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BUSINESS / Economy
May 26, 2020

BOJ governor says ready to do more for economy after emergency lifts

Haruhiko Kuroda said Japan's economy and price growth would remain weak for the time being, sticking to his pessimistic view.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020

China is its own worst enemy

Beijing's response to pandemic-related criticism has undermined the country's interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020

How the Hong Kong calamity will play out

The worst is yet to come, as Chinese leaders' efforts to enforce full political control over the city meet fierce local resistance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020

The pandemic is unlikely to cause a food crisis

Labor shortages do not uniformly affect all agricultural sectors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020

Israel’s Michael Jordan has all the shots

Netanyahu has a combination of skill and ruthlessness that has made him unbeatable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2020

The pandemic is exposing the limits of science

The financial crisis tarnished the field of economics; will COVID-19 do the same for medicine?
JAPAN
May 26, 2020

Crown prince's family donates 300 handmade medical gowns

The gowns were donated to the Saiseikai Imperial Gift Foundation, which is headed by the crown prince.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 26, 2020

Hong Kong: What went wrong

Hong Kong retains a residual value for Beijing, but it shouldn't push its luck.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2020

Olympic approval could benefit cricket's development in Japan

The potential inclusion of cricket's shortened T20 format in 2028 would give Japanese cricket access to funding from the Japan Olympic Committee and other organizations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2020

Death of 'Mr. Big' stirs memories of Singapore's gangland past

Early one October morning in 1969, Singapore police officers found the body of a man dumped in a storm drain. He had been stabbed to death, police said, in what became one of the country's most notorious gang killings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2020

Little-known maker of ¥4.3 billion chip machines is Japan’s hottest stock

Lasertec Corp. is the world's only maker of testing machines to verify chip designs that use extreme ultraviolet lithography.
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 26, 2020

Yudai Baba develops positive mentality, improved 3-point shooting in maiden G League season

The former Alvark Tokyo star showed considerable improvement for the Texas Hustle before the NBA's development league was canceled due to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2020

Some parts of Japan reopening faster than others after coronavirus emergency

Tokyo is aiming to initiate phase two of its three-step plan by this weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2020

Japan’s AnGes continues surge as coronavirus vaccine candidate moves closer to human trials

The progress of its drug development has led to wild swings in the stock, with shares falling more than 50 percent in two trading sessions earlier this month.
JAPAN
May 26, 2020

Tokyo logs 10 new coronavirus cases, a day after emergency lifted

The new cases brought the total number of infections in Tokyo to 5,170, with 288 deaths.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 26, 2020

More patients than beds in Mumbai as India faces surge in coronavirus cases

India's booming private hospitals have taken some of the strain off the underfunded public health network, but even private facilities are at risk of being overrun.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 26, 2020

Virus turmoil wipes out year’s growth for Australia pensions

Assets under management fell 7.7 percent to 2.73 trillion Australian dollars ($1.8 trillion) in the three months to March 31.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2020

Apple to start reopening Japan stores this week

Apple will require temperature checks at the door, social distancing and the use of masks by customers and staff alike.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020

Macao gambling king Stanley Ho dies aged 98

Macao gambling king Stanley Ho, who built a business empire from scratch in the former Portuguese colony and became one of Asia's richest men, died on Tuesday at the age of 98, state broadcaster China Central Television reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020

Army and police enforce Indonesia's 'new normal' virus restrictions

Indonesia's military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Monday to enforce rules on wearing masks and safe distancing after reports of people in the world's fourth-most populous nation flouting them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2020

High-stakes power play: Xi moves to subdue Hong Kong

In the aftermath of last year's protests, Beijing appears determined to stamp out any renewed rebellion against the Communist Party's authority.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020

Hong Kong's leader denies security laws will hurt city's rights and freedoms

Beijing unveiled plans last week for national security legislation for Hong Kong that aims to tackle secession, subversion and terrorist activities.

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