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JAPAN
Mar 23, 2020

Singer and welfare facility founder Mariko Miyagi dies

Singer Mariko Miyagi, who founded Nemunoki Gakuen, a welfare facility for children with physical disabilities, died of malignant lymphoma at a Tokyo hospital Saturday. She was 93.
Japan Times
Company / Others
Mar 23, 2020

Nicolas Villeger

Date of publication: Mar 23, 2020Nicolas VillegerFounder, Managing DirectorTradentrywww.tradentry.com
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2020

SoftBank soars after unveiling ¥4.5 trillion plan to slash debt

SoftBank Group Corp. has unveiled a plan to raise as much as ¥4.5 trillion to replenish its coffers and slash debt over the coming year, moving to address investors' concerns about its exposure to money-losing businesses during the coronavirus pandemic. Its shares surged.
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2020

Japan's Princess Aiko graduates from high school

Princess Aiko, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, attended a graduation ceremony at Gakushuin Girls' Senior High School on Sunday afternoon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2020

Top economists see echoes of depression in U.S. economy's sudden halt

The U.S. is entering a recession. The ultimate fear is that could turn into a protracted malaise that has some flavor of a depression.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2020

WeWork directors prepare to take on SoftBank if it abandons rescue deal

Two independent WeWork directors are weighing all options, including legal action, after SoftBank Group Corp. advised the company's shareholders it may renege on part of its rescue package.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2020

Warmest oceans ever force tuna titan to start protecting fish

Helping the canned tuna industry cope with climate change tops an already lengthy to-do list for Darian McBain, chief sustainability officer at the Thailand company that owns the Chicken of the Sea and John West brands.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 23, 2020

U.S. raids unlikely to crack Mexican capo's drug empire

A major bust by U.S. drug authorities targeting Mexico's fastest-growing gang will likely do little to stem the rise of the ultraviolent Jalisco New Generation Cartel (CJNG) and its shadowy leader, Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, alias 'El Mencho.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 23, 2020

Joe Biden says 'no need' to postpone November vote over coronavirus

Joe Biden pushed back on suggestions that the November election could be postponed amid the coronavirus pandemic, saying Sunday it's important that voting continues as it has during other crises in American history.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2020

U.K. scientists to track mutations in coronavirus and map its spread

U.K. scientists plan to track the spread of the new coronavirus and watch for emerging mutations by using gene sequencing to analyze the strains causing thousands of COVID-19 infections across the country, Britain said on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2020

'We are at war': Spain seeks extended state of emergency as virus toll surges

The Spanish government sought on Sunday to extend until April 11 a state of emergency that it has imposed to try to control Europe's second-worst outbreak of coronavirus.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 23, 2020

Classics anew for a year of blue

With the 2020 Pantone color of the year being Classic Blue, On: Design introduces a few blue-tinted modern classics.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Mar 23, 2020

Teens can sharpen their cooking skills with Japanese recipes

When older kids become a little reluctant to hang out with the parents, enticing them out with food often works, and what better way than with a cooking class, where everyone can eat the results of an educational day out.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Mar 23, 2020

The way of the toddler: Sōranbushi and sumo

April is approaching and with it comes the start of the new school year. Ordinarily, this would be a time for ceremonies replete with tears and smartphone-captured sentimentality. In the midst of the coronavirus outbreak, however, even such small-scale public gatherings are less visible.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Mar 23, 2020

ジャパンタイムズがNPO法人WELgeeを支援

 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:堤丈晴、以下 ジャパンタイムズ)は日本に逃れた難民とともに未来を築くために活動するNPO法人WELgee(所在地: 東京都渋谷区、代表: 渡部カンコロンゴ清花、以下...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2020

Whatever it takes: Ventilator industry enlists army in battle to save coronavirus patients

On March 6, Gianluca Preziosa, the head of an Italian ventilator maker, received an urgent request. The Italian authorities wanted his help for an all-out effort to meet a desperate need for ventilators.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2020

Lockdown: Nursing homes in Spain a vector for deadly coronavirus

Death arrived slowly at the nursing home where Chelo Megia works. Then it was everywhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2020

U.S. axed CDC expert job in China months before coronavirus outbreak

Several months before the coronavirus pandemic began, the Trump administration eliminated a key American public health position in Beijing intended to help detect disease outbreaks in China, Reuters has learned.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 23, 2020

Ibaraki group offers cultural workshops

Spinning cotton, crafting traditional decorations and cooking hand-picked edible grass are just a few of the activities organized by the Tsukuba Green Tourism Association, a collection of some 15 local organizations and individual members in the city of Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 23, 2020

IOC to start discussions on possible Tokyo 2020 postponement

The International Olympic Committee is stepping up its "scenario planning" for the Tokyo 2020 Games — including a possible postponement — as the coronavirus pandemic spreads, it said after an emergency meeting on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 22, 2020

Masayoshi Son’s empire wobbles as virus hits debt load

Investors are growing increasingly skittish about the stability of Masayoshi Son’s empire.

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