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Japan Times
Mexico report 2020
Feb 5, 2020

Mayekawa de Mexico upholds tradition to establish better connections

With a strong vision to provide world-class products and to give its customers the best service possible, Japanese company Mayekawa Corp. was able to make a name for itself all over the world.
Japan Times
Mexico report 2020
Feb 5, 2020

Celebrating driving design and experience

Mexico’s automotive sector accounts for 17.6 percent of its manufacturing industry, which is why Mazda’s operations in the country has been a huge success over the years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 4, 2020

Johnson can't be all things to all Britons

The prime minister wants to be a global hero on free trade, while keeping his new working class voters happy, but EU trade talks may make this impossible.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2020

JSA eager to use 2020 spotlight to call attention to sumo culture

The Japan Sumo Association is putting its considerable weight behind the 2020 Tokyo Games as it looks to use the international extravaganza to promote the country's national sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2020

Olympics and Year of the Rat give starring role to capybaras at Japanese zoos

Sinking into steamy hot springs, the giant rodents of Izu Shaboten Koen flick their ears and close their eyes against the camera clicks of fascinated onlookers, drifting into a hazy midday nap.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 4, 2020

Japanese players put skills on display for CFL

The Canadian Football League's global scouting team came away "very, very impressed" by the performances of the athletes who participated in the Japanese stop of the CFL Global Combine over the weekend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2020

Air transit hub UAE to suspend China flights, excluding Beijing

The United Arab Emirates, a major international transit hub, on Monday suspended flights to and from China, except for Beijing, following the outbreak of the new coronavirus in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2020

Xi has lots at stake as Chinese officials point fingers over coronavirus

Since taking power, Chinese President Xi Jinping has effectively made himself "chairman of everything." The coronavirus scare is showing all the risks involved with that strategy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 2, 2020

Japan should boost neighbors' manufacturing industries

The problems both Japan and its neighbors face are mutually complementary.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Feb 2, 2020

Final post informed by nearly 20 years in Japan

Singtong Lapisatepun was 16 when he first came to Japan. A student from the Thai countryside, he received a scholarship to study at a Tokyo high school where he immersed himself in Japanese life, making local friends while living communally.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Feb 1, 2020

Folk fun: Reverence for life-giving soil and agriculture

Reverence for the soil that nourishes life has always been deeply rooted in Japan, where agriculture was central to daily life, and many folk toys and bells were made of clay.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 1, 2020

Tsuta: The original Michelin-starred ramen shop returns, better

Yuki Onishi is clearly not a chef who is ready or able to rest on his laurels. His flagship ramen restaurant, Japanese Soba Noodles Tsuta, is one of the best-known in the city, drawing legions of fans from near and far. He has won accolades, grabbed global media attention and opened several overseas...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / ESSENTIAL READING FOR JAPANOPHILES
Feb 1, 2020

'Untangling my Chopsticks': Searching for the origins of Japanese fine dining

Engagingly written and well-researched, Victoria Abbott Riccardi's culinary memoir, 'Untangling My Chopsticks,' traces her year immersed in Kyoto's kaiseki culture.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2020

Could robots whip up the perfect pizza?

The smartest people in the world are working hard to automate the much-loved meal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2020

China virus cases may be undercounted even as numbers skyrocket

The number of confirmed cases of the new coronavirus in China has skyrocketed to almost 12,000 as of Saturday, surpassing the official count during the SARS epidemic. But the true number of infections may be even higher, as health workers struggle to catch up with the disease.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2020

Coronavirus case in U.S. treated with Gilead drug may spur wider tests

The first reported use of an experimental Gilead Sciences Inc. drug to fight the novel coronavirus has encouraged doctors to support further testing of the medication.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2020

Economist who counted $40 billion cost from SARS predicts far bigger hit from new coronavirus

The global cost of the coronavirus could be three or four times that of the 2003 SARS outbreak, which sapped the world's economy by $40 billion, according to the economist who calculated the SARS figure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 31, 2020

Nintendo shares drop most since April after profit misses estimates

Shares in Nintendo Co. fell the most in nine months on Friday after the firm missed estimates for quarterly profit and forecast full-year earnings that were short of expectations, raising concern about demand for its Switch game console.
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2020

Feeling lucky? Only lottery winners will get to enjoy Suntory's limited edition 55-year-old single malt whisky

The newest bottle in the vaunted lineup of premium Japanese whiskies is more than 55 years old.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / Wide Angle
Jan 31, 2020

Netflix and Hulu unleash Japanese travel shows with improved mileage

Streaming services in Japan offer two very different approaches to travel shows, with 'Ainori Love Wagon: African Journey' and 'Kiko's Infinite Journey'
Japan Times
Norway report 2020
Jan 31, 2020

Japan and Norway — strengthening cooperation and trade

Japan and Norway celebrate their 115th anniversary of diplomatic ties this year and the two countries are now closer than ever politically, economically and culturally. “Norway is an old friend of ours that shares the fundamental values of peace, democracy, freedom and so much more,” said Masahiro...
Japan Times
Norway report 2020
Jan 31, 2020

Western Bulk sets sail with highly effective business model

Since its establishment in 1982, creating and maintaining an effective business model has been essential for dry bulk shipping company Western Bulk.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2020

What we know so far about the deadly coronavirus 2019-nCoV

As reports of the coronavirus being transmitted in Japan start to trickle in, questions are growing about the disease — including how it is passed on and how its spread can be prevented. Below is some basic information about the new strain of coronavirus:
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2020

Nissan takes an ax to the house that Ghosn built with new cost-cutting measures

Nissan is planning aggressive cost cuts to deal with an unexpected slump in sales as the expansionist strategy it inherited from fugitive former Chairman Carlos Ghosn flounders, four people familiar with the plans said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2020

Why Sony has developed an electric vehicle

Sony's Vision-S electric car project may be a harbinger of its true comeback.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2020

Crisis tests China's system of governance

The system's obsession with controlling information means it isn't flexible enough to prevent a crisis from developing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2020

Closing Japan's gender gap: The role of women in media

Women in media are discriminated against first by being women, and then in the way they work once they have children.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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