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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2020

Airbnb files confidentially for IPO as travel begins to rebound

The company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30 percent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2020

Trump pushes U.N. to renew Iran sanctions in blow to nuclear deal

The move will set the U.S. on a collision course with other powers, including key allies, who say the U.S. doesn't have the authority to reimpose international sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Aug 20, 2020

Double the disaster means extra preparation for your emergency kit

With the COVID-19 pandemic ongoing and typhoon season approaching, don't forget to update your emergency evacuation bag.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020

DAZN targets $1 billion in new funds as sports streamer rebounds

After its global expansion was hit by the coronavirus, staff have been told the company is on track to return to pre-COVID-19 subscriber levels by the fourth quarter.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Aug 20, 2020

Tokyo now has transparent public toilets. Let us explain.

Public toilets around the globe have a reputation for being dirty and dangerous. Tokyo recently unveiled new restrooms in public parks that aim to address those concerns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020

Never forget the struggles of conflict with these Japanese World War II films

Filmmakers are able to record the feelings of history in ways that you can't get from textbooks at school.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020

‘Crazy Samurai Musashi’: One-cut carnage is bloody exhausting

Yuji Shimomura's “Crazy Samurai Musashi” boasts a 77-minute continuous shot in which Tak Sakaguchi slashes his way through nearly 600 adversaries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020

‘The Girl I Like’: Navigating love with pathos and humor

Shinya Tamada's relationship drama about a man who struggles to admit his feelings for a friend is based on an essay by comedian Naoki Matayoshi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 19, 2020

Taiwan says China behind cyberattacks on government agencies and emails

The attacks, which started as early as 2018, targeted at least 10 government agencies and the email accounts of some 6,000 officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 19, 2020

South Korea warns of nationwide coronavirus risk as church outbreaks spread

The 297 new infections mark the sixth straight day of triple-digit increases in a country that has managed to blunt several previous outbreaks.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 19, 2020

Japan's DPP approves CDP merger as snap poll speculation grows

The merger creates a more organized and numerically viable opposition force to counter Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's ruling bloc amid speculation of a possible snap election.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2020

Russia says its bombers intercepted over Japan during exercise

Russia's defense ministry described the event as a planned military exercise.
Government Pension Investment Fund President Kazuto Uchida has said that an investment approach targeting environmental and social goals ultimately leads to economic and capital markets growth.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 6, 2025

World’s biggest pension fund puts impact investing on the agenda

In Japan, impact investing strategies are likely to center around climate, health care, wellbeing and inclusivity.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (center right) and Papua New Guinea leader James Marape pose with officials after the signing of the Pukpuk Treaty at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2025

With eye on China, Australia and Papua New Guinea ink mutual defense pact

The agreement is mainly intended to offset China’s expanding military clout in the South Pacific and prevent Beijing from projecting power through Australia’s northern approach.
Newly elected Liberal Democratic Party leader Sanae Takaichi celebrates in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Takaichi kicks off LDP presidency with polls showing strong support

Sanae Takaichi, who was elected party leader Saturday, also gave the ruling LDP a much-needed boost, one of the polls showed.
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2025

Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp

If the battle against invasive carp were to fail, the consequences could be both dire and unpredictable.
Cuba Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez addresses the 80th session of the United Nations General Assembly on Sept. 27.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Citing Cuban fighters in Ukraine, U.S. urges allies to shun Havana at U.N.

U.S. diplomats will tell countries that the Cuban government is actively supporting Russia's invasion of Ukraine with up to 5,000 Cubans fighting alongside Moscow's forces.
Association for Philippines-China Understanding (APCU) Chairman Raul Lambino shakes hands with guests during a ceremony for the Award for Promoting Philippines-China Understanding at The Manila Hotel in Manila in June.
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

How China waged an infowar against U.S. interests in the Philippines

China paid for a cyber campaign to weaken support for Philippine government policy and to sow discord over Manila's security alliance with the United States.
Vietnamese Communist Party General-Secretary To Lam
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 6, 2025

Vietnam's top leader to visit North Korea this week

Communist Party chief To Lam's visit will be the first visit by a Vietnamese leader to the largely isolated nation in nearly 20 years.
Vladimir Guerrero Jr. (right) heads back to the dugout after hitting a grand slam against the Yankees in Game 2 of the AL Division Series in Toronto on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 6, 2025

Blue Jays win Game 2 to push Yankees to brink of elimination

Blue Jays fans were treated to five home runs, and a record-setting playoff debut from pitcher Trey Yesavage.
A screen displays Japan's 10-year government bonds and the rate of the yen against the dollar outside a securities firm in Tokyo on Monday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 6, 2025

Goldman sees Japan bond 'shocks' spilling over to Treasurys

Global bonds feel the ripple from Tokyo as investors react to Sanae Takaichi’s election win and looming fiscal stimulus.
Sanae Takaichi (left), newly elected president of the Liberal Democratic Party, and Yuichiro Tamaki, head of the Democratic Party for the People
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 6, 2025

DPP emerges as most likely candidate to help LDP's ruling coalition

With personal ties between their executives and policy proximity, the Democratic Party for the People seems the likeliest to help the Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito coalition.
A not-in-service train is seen derailed early Monday morning after colliding with a passenger train late Sunday at Kajigaya Station on Tokyu Railways' Den-en-toshi Line in Kawasaki.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2025

Den-en-toshi Line trains collide, halting service

No one was injured in the collision, which saw one train derail and disrupted train services on two lines Monday.
Mickael Barzalona rides Daryz (front) to victory in the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
Oct 6, 2025

Daryz wins emotional and thrilling Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe

Japan will once again have to bide its time for its first winner after over 50 years of trying.
Patriots quarterback Drake Maye carries the ball during the first half of his team's game against the Bills in Orchard Park, New York, on Sunday night.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Oct 6, 2025

Previously unbeaten Bills and Eagles fall on wild day in NFL

The Bills had been the last unbeaten team standing after the Eagles were upset at home earlier on Sunday.
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2025

Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack

The 44-year-old tourist was pounced on from behind as he was walking to a bus stop on Sunday.
Emperor Naruhito delivers a speech at the Science and Technology in Society forum in Kyoto on Sunday.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2025

Emperor makes speech in English at international forum in Kyoto

The emperor said that there are a host of challenging issues related to AI that "require careful, thoughtful deliberation."

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