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Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 20, 2020

[VIDEO] Highlights from the Democratic National Convention: Night 2

On the second night of the virtual convention, former Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. officially became the Democratic Party's nominee for president.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 20, 2020

Biden expected to push teamwork with Japan and Asian allies if he wins

An administration under the Democratic candidate would stress cooperation and coordination on defense, trade and other regional issues, experts say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

Virus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city

A record 39.8 million foreign visitors visited Thailand last year, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product. This year, a maximum of 8 million are predicted.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 20, 2020

Apple's stock market value tops $2 trillion

Trailing are Microsoft and Amazon, each at about $1.6 trillion, followed by Google-owner Alphabet at just over $1 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 20, 2020

Changing TikTok Japan ownership could address security concerns, ruling party lawmaker says

Norihiro Nakayama said his LDP group was unlikely to seek a ban on TikTok and other apps but would push for measures to ensure protection of user data.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020

Japanese trading giant Itochu edges traditional rivals by shunning energy and metals

Itochu is shattering the old pecking order led by Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo by extending its lead as the nation's most valuable trader.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

Kim Jong Un’s bleak economic assessment hints at growing crisis

North Korea has been hit by torrential rains and food shortages, compounding the effects of U.S.-led sanctions.
WORLD
Aug 20, 2020

United Nations removes survey asking staff if they are 'yellow'

The United Nations has been accused by some of its staff of racism after it issued a survey that included a question asking how they identify themselves, and offered 'yellow' among the possible responses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

An endless first wave: How Indonesia failed to control the virus

Only last week Luhut Pandjaitan, Indonesia’s maritime minister and close confidant of the country’s president, touted herbal mangosteen juice as a coronavirus remedy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2020

Subaru taps Xilinx for chip to allow hands-free traffic-jam driving

The feature will only be available in Japan, and will require the vehicle to be loaded with high-resolution mapping data.
Employees work on photovoltaic cell modules, used in solar panels, at a factory that produces the modules for export to the U.S. and Europe, in Lianyungang, China, on Sept. 26.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2025

China is beating the U.S. in the battle for energy export dominance

This year, more than half of China’s electric-car exports have come from outside the OECD.
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang delivers a keynote address at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas in January.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2025

Competition heats up to challenge Nvidia's AI chip dominance

Nvidia now boasts the world's highest revenue, driven by sales of its GPUs — the processors that are key to building the technology behind ChatGPT and its rivals.
One of the unreleased pencil sketches believed to have been written by Osamu Tezuka that were recently discovered in Niiza, Saitama Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2025

'God of manga' Osamu Tezuka's unknown storyboards discovered

The storyboards are "arguably the biggest discovery" since Tezuka's death in 1989, said Hajime Tanaka, head of materials management at Tezuka Productions.
Russian leader Vladimir Putin shakes hand with U.S. President Donald Trump as they meet at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, in August.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Trump says Putin's offer on nuclear arms control 'sounds like a good idea'

Any agreement on continuing to limit nuclear arms would stand in contrast to rising tensions between the United States and Russia.
Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department headquarters
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 6, 2025

Member of boy band Ae! Group arrested on public indecency charge

Keita Richard Kusama is suspected of exposing his lower body around the entrance of a building in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Shohei Ohtani struck out four times against the Phillies in Game 1 of the NL Division Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2025

Dave Roberts says Shohei Ohtani's pitching might have led to struggles at plate

Ohtani allowed three runs on the mound and struck out four times at the plate in the Dodgers' win in Game 1.
Empress Masako (left), Emperor Naruhito (center) and their daughter Princess Aiko watch the World Athletics Championships held at the National Stadium in Tokyo in September.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

Parliament talks deadlocked on Japan's imperial succession

With no agreement reached during this year's ordinary session of the Diet, Japan's parliament, prospects for a consensus of the legislature remain dim.
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Japan’s new leader to make nuclear center of energy strategy

A pro-nuclear stance would continue the policies of previous administrations, which have pushed to build new units and restart reactors.
British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on the BBC's "Sunday Morning" political television show in Manchester, England, on Sunday. She will give police new powers to place limits on repeated protests
WORLD
Oct 6, 2025

U.K. to introduce limits on protests after synagogue attack

The move comes a day after police arrested nearly 500 people in the latest protest in Trafalgar Square in support of the banned Palestine Action group.
The McLaren team celebrates on the podium after clinching the constructors' title.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Oct 6, 2025

Flare-up between McLaren drivers overshadows team's constructors' title triumph

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella reiterated that Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will remain free to race each other until the end of the season.
An investor watches a board showing stock information at a brokerage office in Beijing.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

Thriving emerging markets look poised to wrap up banner year

Sentiment has rarely been this buoyant, with an HSBC Holdings survey showing emerging markets fund managers as the most bullish since the start of 2021.
People walk past the Taipei Liaison Office — Taiwan's representative office in South Africa’s administrative capital, Pretoria — in October last year.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

Chinese pressure shreds Taiwan’s relationship with South Africa

The dispute is a stark example of the precarious moment facing Taiwan in a world order upended by the U.S. under President Donald Trump.
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2025

‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan

India and Pakistan’s brief war earlier this year has offered numerous lessons on the evolving nature of warfare, according to Indian Army Chief of Staff Gen. Upendra Dwivedi.
A banner of U.S. President Donald Trump on the Department of Labor in Washington, on Thursday
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

Fake job scams cost U.S. job seekers $12 billion as labor market tightens

Employment-related scam cases rose by over 1,000% from May through July, when new graduates typically search for jobs, according to McAfee.
Indonesia's Yance Sayuri (left) and Japan's Shunsuke Mito vie for the ball during a World Cup qualifier in Suita, Osaka Prefecture, on June 10.
SOCCER
Oct 6, 2025

Soccer-mad Indonesia ready to make push to reach World Cup

The soccer-mad nation of nearly 300 million people is on the verge of its first World Cup since gaining independence from the Dutch in 1945.

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