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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020

How Putin's Russia bungled the pandemic

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has strained a health system that's suffering from poor funding and incomplete post-Soviet reforms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020

Coronavirus safety can be fun

Nobody likes masks or social distancing. But everybody can be nudged.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020

Britain doesn't want to come out of lockdown

On the question of whether to prioritize the economy or the well-being of older people, Brits are much more bothered about the latter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2020

The big failure of small government

Countries that have embraced a proactive state have fared better against COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 20, 2020

Climate change turning Antarctica's snow green

Antarctica conjures images of an unbroken white wilderness but blooms of algae are giving parts of the frozen continent an increasingly green tinge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 20, 2020

China's new outbreak shows signs that coronavirus could be changing

Chinese doctors are seeing the coronavirus manifest differently among patients in its new cluster of cases in the northeast region compared to the original outbreak in Wuhan, suggesting that the pathogen may be changing in unknown ways and complicating efforts to stamp it out.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
May 20, 2020

Who should be engraved on sumo's Mount Rushmore?

If Hakuho and Futabayama are locks, then who should occupy the remaining two slots is far less clear.
JAPAN
May 20, 2020

Local leaders prepare anti-coronavirus measures at natural disaster evacuation shelters

June traditionally marks the start of the rainy season in most of Japan, while typhoons normally start to arrive in August.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 20, 2020

Surveillance and monitoring invade European post-pandemic workplaces

A "Romware Covid Radius bracelet” beeps every time a Tata Steel Ltd. worker in the U.K. or a docker at Belgium’s Antwerp port is within virus-catching distance of someone. At Bouygues SA construction sites and in Sanofi and Schneider Electric SE offices in France employees enter after thermal cameras...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 20, 2020

As lockdowns fuel domestic abuse, social media users fight back

When British teenager Kaitlyn McGoldrick heard domestic violence was increasing under lockdown, she posted a video on social media showing victims how to make a silent emergency call to police without their attackers finding out.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2020

Man sentenced to death in Singapore via Zoom call

A man has been sentenced to death in Singapore via a Zoom video-call for his role in a drug deal, the city-state's first case where capital punishment has been delivered remotely.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2020

U.S. military faces down two challenges in western Pacific: COVID-19 and China

The U.S. military has battled to maintain its formidable presence in the western Pacific while reassuring allies about its readiness.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 20, 2020

John Millman says resumption of tennis season will reveal where officials' priorities lie

The timing of professional tennis' return will reveal whether the tours and federations are more interested in making money or looking after the health of players, Australia's John Millman said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 20, 2020

Facebook to limit offices to 25% capacity, require masks at work

The social media company outlined to staff globally how it plans to handle a return to major job sites starting July 6.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 20, 2020

The struggles of homeschooling in the world’s tiniest apartments

Tao Xiaorong spent a month’s rent to buy her 12-year-old son a used laptop in February, a few weeks after schools in Hong Kong closed and classes went virtual. But their internet service is so spotty that he’s had trouble participating in online classes.
JAPAN
May 20, 2020

Japan Defense Ministry probing hack of next-gen missile data, report says

Among the leaked details may have been range, propulsion and heat resistance, the report said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 20, 2020

South Korea restarts schools after coronavirus spread slows

The nation has been able to sharply slow coronavirus infections by launching a massive testing and contact tracing campaign.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 20, 2020

Millions of newly jobless in China pose a looming threat to Xi

The Pearl River Delta industrial belt has served as one of China’s most important growth engines since the Communist Party opened the economy four decades ago, propelling its rise to become one of the world’s leading powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 19, 2020

'Don't come': Hawaii mothballs $17.8 billion tourist industry

Venturing out of a hotel room in Hawaii right now might land you in handcuffs.
Japanese team detects gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
Osaka Expo visitors exceed breakeven point
The Osaka Expo in Osaka on Sept. 13. The daily number of visitors to the expo has topped 200,000 since mid-September as its Oct. 13 closing approaches.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024
The average salary for men was ¥5.87 million, up 3.2%, and that of women was ¥3.33 million, up 5.5%, both marking record highs.
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.
Auberge Eaufeu brings French flair to a quiet village in Ishikawa
Located in the village of Kanagaso in Ishikawa Prefecture, Auberge Eaufeu is housed in a former elementary school that has been converted into a French-style inn.
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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?
By Alex K.T. Martin

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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