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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2020

Japan pump price down for 13th straight week

The average retail gasoline price in Japan as of Monday fell ¥1 from a week before to ¥130.9 per liter, down for the 13th consecutive week, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

Power-use patterns reveal secrets of world's new lockdown lifestyle

Life in lockdown means getting up late, staying up till midnight and slacking off in the afternoons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 22, 2020

It’s time for arms talks with China

We're heading toward a future in which nuclear weapons will move from the background to the foreground of the U.S.-China relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

A funding freeze won’t fix the WHO’s China problem

The organization should be held responsible for its failings, but Donald Trump is wrong to cut off U.S. contributions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Will the comeback of plastic bags outlast the COVID-19 pandemic?

Reusable products are eyed with suspicion now, but sustainability still has a bright future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Debunking the myth of ‘helicopter money’

What does Modern Monetary Theory actually say about financing government borrowing and spending?
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Iran’s provocations would be deadlier without sanctions

Imagine if the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps had more money to spend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

The role of privacy in ending the lockdown

It is now clear that the only way to protect public health and restart the economy is gradually, through widespread tracking and tracing. But to make such systems palatable, regulatory and technological hurdles will need to be cleared.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 22, 2020

Norika Konno reflects on first season in U.S. with Louisville

Sendai native Norika Konno spent this season playing in the U.S. as a freshman with Louisville in the ACC
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 22, 2020

Lockdown exit set to show Europe’s domestic abuse toll

For most of Europe, the easing of coronavirus lockdowns in the coming weeks will bring relief and a sense that the worst is over. For the social workers tracking domestic abuse, it’s likely to uncover more terrible news.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2020

Facebook agreed to censor posts after Vietnam slowed traffic, sources say

Facebook's local servers in Vietnam were taken offline early this year, slowing local traffic to a crawl until it agreed to significantly increase the censorship of "anti-state" posts for local users, two sources at the company said Tuesday.
Reader Mail
Apr 22, 2020

Flying empty planes is wasteful

Regarding the April 17 story "Japan's airlines fly empty domestic flights as they stick to schedule," what an utter waste of resources in the land of "mottainai". Flying almost empty airplanes at a time when climate change is threatening the planet, is highly irresponsible. Thanks Japan Times for bringing...
Reader Mail
Apr 22, 2020

A pandemic deadlier than COVID-19?

Climate change has been a matter of concern over the years. With the World Health Organization report that links over 2 million deaths to air pollution, the need to ensure a sustainable environment attracted expedited concerns, advocacy and policies. Though these efforts have recorded some level of success,...
Reader Mail
Apr 22, 2020

Eliminate China's live animal markets completely

Regarding the April 18 opinion piece “Can China end its wildlife trade?” the writer's solutions to the Chinese live animal markets and wildlife trade will do nothing to stop the pandemics and epidemics that emanate from these evils and will certainly not stop the horrific abuse of animals that define...
Reader Mail
Apr 22, 2020

Japan needs a center for disease control

My connection to Japan goes back to my birth, it's the homeland of my mother, it's also where I have friends and family, and it's where I spent a memorable year at Waseda University as a student. Looking at the news, I feel a deepening concern regarding Japan's lack of a body like the U.S. Centers for...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 22, 2020

Tokyo reports 132 new coronavirus cases

Tokyo confirmed 132 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2020

Recovered, almost: China's early patients unable to shed coronavirus

Dressed in a hazmat suit, two masks and a face shield, Du Mingjun knocked on the mahogany door of a flat in a suburban district of Wuhan on a recent morning.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Apr 22, 2020

J. League offers clubhouses as PCR testing sites

The J. League isn’t just doing everything it can to help players and fans stay safe when professional soccer returns to Japan — it’s also stepping up to help the country’s efforts against the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 22, 2020

Hong Kong reshuffles government as debate rages over Beijing's role

Hong Kong unveiled a government shake-up on Wednesday that it said was aimed at reviving the financial hub's beleaguered economy and had nothing to do with a recent controversy over Beijing's role in the city's affairs.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

‘We needed to go’: Rich Americans activate pandemic escape plans

As coronavirus infections tore across the U.S. in early March, a Silicon Valley executive called the survival shelter manufacturer Rising S Co. He wanted to know how to open the secret door to his multimillion-dollar bunker 11 feet underground in New Zealand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2020

North Korean media silent on Kim's whereabouts as speculation on health rages

North Korean state media made no mention on Wednesday of new appearances by leader Kim Jong Un, a day after intense international speculation over his health was sparked by his absence from a major celebration last week.
Apr 22, 2020

Suntory Group to start providing sanitizing solutions in Japan to fight against the spread of COVID-19

TOKYO, JAPAN —Suntory Group, a global leader in both the alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages industry, is stepping up its efforts to support the global fight against COVID-19 by providing sanitizing solutions to help meet the demands of hand sanitizers.
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’s ‘Mr. 119’ might be facing his biggest challenge yet
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi touts his own "experience and achievement" during the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election candidate debate at Nihon Kisha Club in Tokyo on September 24.
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 faces fresh energy challenge as it seeks to expand power-hungry data centers
Data storage tapes at the National Energy Research Scientific Computing Center facility in Berkeley, California. Data centers consume massive amounts of electricity and water, and that will only rise as generative artificial intelligence takes off in earnest.
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.
On defense and foreign policy, LDP candidates largely align — except where they don’t
The Liberal Democratic Party presidential election candidates in Nagoya on Friday
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.

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

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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?
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