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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 5, 2020

Preventing the 'Japanification' of East Asia's economies

The former 'tigers' must tackle structural weaknesses to avoid a low-growth future
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020

Ten passengers on quarantined cruise ship test positive for coronavirus

Fear of possible coronavirus infections on a cruise ship carrying about 3,700 people became reality Wednesday as 10 of 31 passengers tested positive for the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020

Naha goes on high alert, days after visit by virus-hit cruise ship

A Naha official said the municipal government was trying to verify whether any passengers who left the Diamond Princess had spread the virus while it was docked in the city.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2020

Swedish and American researchers named Japan Prize winners

The Japan Prize Foundation said Tuesday it will award the 2020 Japan Prize to two scientists from overseas for their contributions to research into Neanderthals and the development of fifth-generation, or 5G, wireless communications technology.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

JR East to test new app for reporting train gropers on notorious Saikyo Line

East Japan Railway Co. (JR East) said Tuesday that it has developed a smartphone app for sharing reports of train gropers that it will test on its Saikyo Line, notorious for the frequency of such incidents.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Bar and restaurant chain Watami to close all seven directly run eateries in mainland China

Bar and restaurant chain Watami Co. said Wednesday that it will close all seven directly run Watami brand eateries in mainland China in spring in the wake of the widespread outbreak of pneumonia blamed on a new strain of coronavirus in the country.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres to visit Hiroshima in August

U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday he will visit Hiroshima in August for the 75th anniversary of the U.S. atomic bombing of the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Nomura pushes ahead with China hiring, says virus outbreak may slow plans

Nomura Holdings Inc. is moving forward with plans to hire wealth managers for its new China operation, though the outbreak of the new coronavirus threatens to slow the expansion, according to an executive overseeing the project.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

Japan to improve how its passports show birth names of married citizens

The Foreign Ministry will change the way it records birth names in passports for those who adopt the surname of their spouse, in order to display both names more clearly, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Air cargo carriers say China demand weak despite passenger flight cuts amid virus

Major air cargo carriers said they have no immediate plans to add China flights to replace the capacity lost amid steep cuts to passenger travel due to the new coronavirus, as many factories have remained shut down after the Lunar New Year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 5, 2020

Passengers and crew held on cruise ship in Hong Kong as authorities check for virus

More than 1,800 passengers and crew on a cruise ship that docked in Hong Kong on Wednesday were being kept on board while they were tested for a coronavirus after some crew reported fever, authorities said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Aeon Financial Service to enter life insurance market

Aeon Financial Service Co. has announced a plan to enter the life insurance business by acquiring a Japanese unit of German insurer Allianz SE.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Nihon Kotsu and DeNA to integrate taxi-hailing services

Major taxi operator Nihon Kotsu Co. and information technology firm DeNA Co. will integrate their taxi-hailing app businesses April 1.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 5, 2020

Trump strikes defiant tone, using State of the Union to tout economic accomplishments

Donald Trump struck a triumphant tone in Tuesday's State of the Union address, staking his bid for re-election squarely on the U.S. economy and embracing the deep partisan rancor over his presidency on the eve of his likely acquittal in the Senate's impeachment trial.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

MUFG just posted first quarterly loss in a decade

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc. has posted its first quarterly loss in a decade and cut its annual profit forecast after booking a hefty charge on its stake in an Indonesian bank.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

No-fly zone: Japan urging foreign nationals to be aware of drone rules

Japanese authorities are introducing a variety of measures to prevent the wrongful use of drones, which has been increasing due to many people being unfamiliar with regulations, especially tourists from abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2020

With Pete Buttigieg and Bernie Sanders, Iowa Democrats plot two futures

Bernie Sanders' strong showing in the Iowa caucuses had become the conventional wisdom. But Iowa politics is an expectations game, and Pete Buttigieg played it expertly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Commentary
Feb 5, 2020

Robots, including one by Sony, are coming for fund management jobs

Remember Aibo, the computerized dog Sony Corp. started selling in 1999 as the first personal robot? Hiro Mizuno, the chief investment officer of the Government Pension Investment Fund, does. So he asked Sony's computer science lab unit to build him a cyberhound using artificial intelligence to help oversee...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2020

Coronavirus outbreak likely began with bats, an omen for next epidemic

Somewhere in China, perhaps in the southern Yunnan province, there's a cave that may hold the mysterious origins of the deadly coronavirus that's infected thousands, cut off millions of Chinese from their jobs and families and wreaked havoc in global financial markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 5, 2020

Top U.S. partner at SoftBank's $100 billion Vision Fund is leaving

A top U.S. partner at SoftBank Group's technology fund is stepping down after the company posted declining returns on its investments and struggled to raise capital for the next Vision Fund.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2020

A trip to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant: Full-body suits and three layers of socks

Reuters was recently given exclusive access to the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant, where three reactors melted down in 2011 after a powerful earthquake and tsunami overwhelmed the seaside facility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 5, 2020

Updating 'Romeo and Juliet' in a bid to fight prejudice in Japan

Wishing Chong brings an all-male version of 'Romeo and Juliet,' set in post-war Western Japan, to the stage in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2020

'The Tradition of Edo Creativity: The Skill and Soul of Craftsmen Give Birth to Japanese Beauty'

Feb. 8-April 5
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2020

Constructing the self in 'One's Behavior'

A chamber piece of artworks, 'One's Behavior' explores both the connection and alienation that pervades the human psyche.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 5, 2020

'Metamorphosis of Classicism and Mythological Theme in the Art of 1750s-1980s'

Feb. 8-March 22

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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