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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Amazon to hire 100,000 workers as online orders surge on coronavirus worries

Amazon.com Inc. says it will hire 100,000 warehouse and delivery workers in the United States to deal with a surge in online orders, as many consumers have turned to the web to meet their needs during the coronavirus outbreak.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2020

Amid outbreak, Japan firms are revoking informal job offers

Cancellations of informal job offers are increasing as companies grow more concerned about the impact on their earnings from the spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2020

Nine years after Fukushima, Japan can't quit its coal habit

A return to coal has left Japan with long-term climate goals that are unambitious — and increasingly, the subject of international censure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2020

Trump urges U.S. to halt most social activity in virus fight, warning of recession

U.S. President Donald Trump urged Americans on Monday to halt most social activities for 15 days and not congregate in groups larger than 10 people in a newly aggressive effort to reduce the spread of the coronavirus in the United States.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 17, 2020

Tame Impala and The Strokes set to headline Fuji Rock 2020

With the festival set to the be held in late August, all eyes will be on whether the COVID-19 situation improves before then.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 17, 2020

Looking for luck in Japanese amid a pandemic

It's St. Patrick's Day and with the spread of coronavirus taking place it's a good time to talk about lucky charms.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 17, 2020

Celebrating special occasions with 'ni atatte' and 'ni saishite'

A more formal construction, 'ni atatte' is used when you are marking the occasion. 'Ni saishite' has a similar nuance, think of both as a fancy way to say 'when.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Mar 17, 2020

Will the coronavirus wreck Tokyo's cherry blossom season?

Tradition has come down with the flu this year as the virus known as COVID-19 has people rethinking their party plans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Mar 17, 2020

Let's discuss NHK's new web service

NHK plans to offer broadcasting on the internet, though the organization has had to scale back its goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2020

Hong Kong shutdown is a lesson to the world in halting the coronavirus

As the world struggles with the rapid spread of COVID-19, Hong Kong appears to be having success controlling it — in part because the memory of a similar virus in 2003 prompted a public outcry early on.
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Mar 16, 2020

Dollar hovers around ¥106.50 after jumps in Tokyo trading

The dollar moved narrowly around ¥106.50 after topping ¥107 at some points in Tokyo trading Monday.
WORLD
Mar 16, 2020

Airlines seek emergency aid as coronavirus brings industry to a near-halt

Airlines made unprecedented cuts to flights, costs and staffing on Monday, and stepped up calls for emergency government aid, as coronavirus lockdowns and new travel restrictions hit more major routes.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2020

Will Japan's virus testing policy be enough to flatten the curve?

With the number of COVID-19 infections continuing to grow in Japan and the nation's efforts to contain the outbreak having yet to show results, some are asking whether current testing policy is adequate to manage the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

Egos and U.S. fracking trigger Russia-Saudi oil price war

The fight between Russia and Saudi Arabia looks like a personal struggle between the leaders of the two countries as well as a broadside at the U.S. fracking industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

U.K. has advantage in trade talks with EU

The EU member governments and commission bureaucrats will learn a hard lesson if they consider Britain easy to deal with.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

China's information warfare is failing again

Beijing may have failed in its international effort to pin the COVID-19 outbreak on the U.S., but don't underestimate its ability to control information domestically.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

A made-in-China pandemic

Only by loosening China's grip on global supply networks — beginning with the pharmaceutical sector — can the world be kept safe from the country's political pathologies.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

Saudi-Russian spat shows Putin is a lot like Trump

The Russian leader's foreign policy is transactional, shortsighted and often counterproductive
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

The Fed's barrage faces some obstacles to success

The U.S. central bank's intervention carries the risk of backfiring.
SUMO
Mar 16, 2020

Oshio's career in ring had longevity, but limited success

Without checking, do you know who has fought the most bouts in professional sumo history?
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 16, 2020

Hideaki Wakui, Yuki Matsui key to Eagles' attack on mound

Hideaki Wakui gave himself a passing grade following his start against the Yomiuri Giants on Sunday, the final scheduled day of preseason games in Japanese baseball.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Mar 16, 2020

Virus fears lead to chaotic weekend for B. League clubs

There was confusion and mixed reactions from players and coaches over the weekend as the B. League resumed its season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2020

'Big Short' investor Michael Burry sticks with Japan picks even as market drops

Michael Burry has vowed to stick with his long-term stock investments even as markets tumble on the coronavirus.
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.
Japan sees 40% surge in chronic bowel disease cases over eight years
Japanese researchers estimated that as of 2023, there were 316,900 people in Japan with ulcerative colitis and 95,700 with Crohn’s disease.
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.
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.
Onosato’s fifth title cements preeminent position in Japan’s national sport
Onosato's victory at the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament gave him his fifth Emperor’s Cup at the age of 25.
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
Chef Shota Itoi’s innovative take on modern French cuisine at Auberge Eaufeu elevates the produce of rural Ishikawa Prefecture.

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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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