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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020

Xi Jinping's coronavirus crucible

The COVID-19 epidemic presents an opportunity for Japan and other countries to rebalance their bilateral relations with China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2020

How fast can a virus destroy a supply chain?

Just-in-time networks are very efficient but extremely fragile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 27, 2020

Red panda is actually two species, DNA shows

Red pandas, the bushy-tailed and russet-furred bamboo-munchers that dwell in Asian high forests, are not a single species, according to the most comprehensive genetic study to date on these endangered mammals.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 27, 2020

Riken institute develops test to detect coronavirus within 30 minutes

The Kanagawa Prefectural Institute of Public Health and the government-affiliated research institute Riken said Thursday that they have developed a technology that can detect the COVID-19 coronavirus in only 10 to 30 minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 27, 2020

Japan Tobacco to let 8,700 domestic employees telecommute as safeguard against virus

Japan Tobacco Inc. said Thursday it has started to allow its domestic employees to work at home, in principle, to prevent them from being infected with the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

'Corona beer virus' search queries show brewer can't evade brand contagion

The novel coronavirus is threatening an unlikely victim — one of the world's most popular beers.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

Wheelchairs developed by former Japanese Paralympian gaining attention ahead of Tokyo Games

Sports wheelchairs developed by a former Paralympian are drawing attention ahead of the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 27, 2020

Trudeau wants it all on climate and oil, but it's not working out

Justin Trudeau's ambition was to forge a grand bargain to develop Canada's resources. In trying to please everyone, he has pleased no one.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2020

Schools challenged to teach climate change as students join Greta Thunberg's strikes

Dozens of students packed onto a boat docked in a flood-prone area of Bangladesh listen closely to a lesson highlighting the natural life of the rivers around them.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 27, 2020

「ARTISTS’ FAIR KYOTO 2020」開催中止のお知らせ

 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)がメディアパートナーとして参加を表明していた、京都で開催される「ARTISTS‘ FAIR KYOTO 2020」(開催日:2020年2月28日(金)~3月1日(日)、主催:京都府・ARTISTS’...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2020

BOJ board member urges inflation policy review and stronger steps to avert virus-linked recession

A member of its BOJ's Policy Board has called for stronger action by the central bank as the widening fallout from the coronavirus outbreak risks tipping the economy into yet another recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

Airlines unleash herpes disinfectant and other concoctions on coronavirus-tainted planes

Airlines are turning to some of the world's hardest-hitting disinfectants, capable of stopping everything from sexually transmitted diseases to the MRSA superbug, in the fight against the coronavirus.
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Feb 27, 2020

French cuisine made with a Japanese twist

A comfortable and atmospheric dining experience awaits at Vicky's, a newly opened contemporary brasserie at the Hyatt Regency Tokyo.
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

Bank of Japan asks major lenders about contingency plans following infection at MUFG

The rapid spread of the new coronavirus has prompted the Bank of Japan to ask major banks how prepared they are for a worsening of the outbreak, people with knowledge of the matter said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2020

Autonomous driving startup Pony.ai raises $462 million in Toyota-led funding

Autonomous driving firm Pony.ai said it raised $462 million in its latest funding round, led by an investment by Toyota Motor Corp.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 27, 2020

'Followers': Tokyo life as seen through an Instagram filter

Miki Nakatani plays a high-powered fashion photographer loosely based on director Mika Ninagawa in the Netflix series 'Followers.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 27, 2020

Japanese dad tackles train etiquette with a badge to show he's willing to give up his seat

Scenario: You are congratulating yourself on having snagged a seat on a crowded, early morning Tokyo train, when out of the corner of your eye you spot a woman standing nearby who appears to be pregnant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 27, 2020

Werq the World: Bringing the queens of 'RuPaul's Drag Race' to Tokyo is nothing less than a crowning achievement

When Tom Hall had the idea to take monthly 'Drag Race' viewing parties and turn them into performance events he found an unlikely partner in Ni-chome impresario Yuta Furukawa.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Feb 27, 2020

One day he was teaching English in Japan, and the next day, he was blind

'If you start to feel disoriented, you're getting it,' is how one writer describes the process of losing his sight at the age of 29. And after the disorientation comes the process of rebuilding a life in a foreign country.

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?