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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

Fuji Natural Foods: Safety is top-of-mind

For more than 40 years, Fuji Natural Foods has actively advocated for higher food quality and safety standards in the United States. Beginning its operations in 1979 as a sprout grower in California, Fuji has developed a food safety plan that has played an important role in the company’s success. ...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2020

Protesters hit Tokyo and Osaka streets with rallies against racism and police brutality

Protesters said racial discrimination and the treatment of foreigners in Japan are topics often avoided by the media and in public discourse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2020

Japan’s challenges balancing national security and economics

National security and economic interests are perhaps more tightly bound together than ever before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2020

COVID-19 vaccine trials are unnecessary, uninformative and unethical

Deliberately infecting human volunteers with the coronavirus could be far more costly than the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2020

Quarantine is terrible but it works

Restricting human contact has had a dramatic effect on COVID-19's infection rates.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jun 7, 2020

South Korean boyband BTS donates $1 million to Black Lives Matter

Popular South Korean band BTS donated $1 million to Black Lives Matter (BLM) in support of U.S. protests against police brutality, its music label, Big Hit Entertainment, said Sunday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2020

Taiwan opposition seeks distance from China after top official is recalled

Taiwan's main opposition party moved to distance itself from China after one of its most senior officials lost a highly charged recall election, as attitudes harden toward Beijing on the democratic island claimed by China.
JAPAN
Jun 7, 2020

Tokyo reports 14 new coronavirus cases as daily average in June hits 21

A growing number of recent cases have occurred in popular nightlife areas such as Shinjuku's adult entertainment district.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2020

China denies cover-up and rejects ‘politicization’ of coronavirus

China lambasted suggestions that it hid information about the coronavirus outbreak, saying in a newly published white paper that it has acted transparently and informed the world of developments in a timely manner.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 7, 2020

Here's hoping this Seven can find some luck

Seven is another of the shy animals that has languished for years at ARK.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 7, 2020

A remastered game gives you 101 reasons to stay home

Revisiting a cannibalistic world, puzzle-filled nightmares and 101 superheroes
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2020

New Obic quarterback Jimmy Laughrea adjusts to fatherhood while preparing for unique season

The former Rise QB is using extra time afforded by the cancellation of the spring season to adjust to his new team's playbook.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2020

Japan threads the needle as U.S.-China animosity hits new highs

When it comes to increasingly fraught ties between Washington and Beijing, Tokyo is facing a “be careful what you wish for” moment.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2020

Japan's ultralow official jobless rate ignores 4 million on leave

Factor in those on partially paid leave and the 2.6 percent rate hits 11.5 percent. Then there's the 940,000 who left the labor force in April but weren't counted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2020

Nomura to rethink office space as new CEO seeks deeper cuts

Nomura Holdings Inc.’s use of office space is part of a sweeping review ordered up by its new chief executive as the brokerage looks to shave costs in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jun 7, 2020

Roger Dahl on Pokemon birthdays

LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Getting the wheels back on Japan's travel industry

Unprecedented travel restrictions have crippled tourism, forcing businesses in the sector to rethink strategies and explore new opportunities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Photo essay: Kyoto without tourists

It is rare to see Kyoto's most popular tourist spots with so few people, but due to COVID-19, the number of visitors to Japan, and to Kyoto, has plunged to record low levels, leaving many of sightseeing destinations deserted.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 6, 2020

Understanding the reach of a Japanese political dynasty

Could Daigo's uncharacteristically serious tone in recent times indicate that he is finally thinking of a career in politics?

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?