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COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2020

Scientists are already working on cures for Wuhan coronavirus

After the SARS and MERS outbreaks, the U.S. began funding potential treatments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2020

Ghosn's escape exposes business jet industry's security loopholes

Beside the prominent entrance to Kansai International Airport's Terminal 2, which serves several budget airlines, is a nondescript door to which a sign saying Premium Gate Tamayura has been affixed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2020

Davos sees Trump's China love as short-term affair

Donald Trump tried hard to convince the world's elite this week that he and Chinese President Xi Jinping have left their trade war behind them and they've moved on to a brighter future.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2020

How lessons learned from SARS could apply to the coronavirus outbreak

With the arrival of the Lunar New Year, Japan and other international destinations are bracing for an annual influx of tourists.
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jan 24, 2020

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu and Hatsune Miku help Coachella's Japan contingent to grow

The California festival adds two Japanese pop heavyweights to its lineup, following a successful appearance by Perfume there last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 23, 2020

Coronavirus spotlights Japan contagion risks as Olympics loom

An outbreak of a new virus in China has raised fears of a global pandemic, forcing Japan to confront the possibility of a deadly contagion and disruption as it prepares to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
WORLD
Jan 23, 2020

U.S. plans to expand travel ban but hasn't decided which countries

President Donald Trump said Wednesday the U.S. would soon be imposing visa restrictions on more countries — though it's not clear yet how many nations will be affected by his expansion of the travel ban.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Jan 22, 2020

In an uncertain East Asia, Japan's security choices face balancing act between U.S. and neighbors

As the distribution of power in the regional order becomes fragmented with intensifying Sino-U.S. strategic competition, Japan remains at the front line of East Asian security. With Chinese unilateral and coercive efforts altering the status quo on the one hand and the complexity of denuclearization...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2020

North Korea closes borders to all foreign tourists as new coronavirus spreads from China

North Korea has blocked foreign tourists from entering the country, travel operators said Wednesday, amid fears over the spread of a new coronavirus first detected in China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 22, 2020

'Polish Posters for Films': Expression born from suppression

At times outlandish, other times artistically stunning, Polish film posters proved that postwar communism couldn't crush creativity.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2020

Key ministers remain as Russia gets new government in what Putin calls 'major renewal'

Russian President Vladimir Putin approved a new government on Tuesday which he described as a break with the past, bringing in some fresh faces but retaining many senior ministers.
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2020

As foreign tourists to Japan increase, so do their consumer gripes

As visitors to Japan increase ahead of the Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer, so have cases of tourists becoming embroiled in consumer problems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2020

Deadly coronavirus finds a breeding ground in China's food markets

Leaning over a metal cage stuffed with live hens in Shanghai, Ran looked for just the right specimen for her chicken soup. The 60-year-old was shopping at one of China's wet markets, where sales of freshly slaughtered, unpackaged meat have become the focus of an investigation into an outbreak of a potentially...
Japan Times
Brazil report 2020
Jan 21, 2020

Innovation drives Konica Minolta’s Brazilian market breakthrough

A world reference in the hardware and technology industry, Konica Minolta Inc. is committed to advancing society through its management philosophy, “The Creation of New Value.”
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 20, 2020

The state of the Japan-U.S. alliance at 60

Over the longer term, the alliance must cope with a growing sense of fatigue among the U.S. public about overseas engagements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2020

Hong Kong leaders rebuff protest demand as violence persists

Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam's government again pushed back on a key demand of protesters as a downtown rally turned violent, showing the unrest that began last June still has no end in sight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020

China unveils plan to reduce single-use plastic by 2025

China's top economic planner said it would cut the production and use of plastic over the next five years, helping reduce one of the world's biggest sources of plastic pollution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2020

Search for four South Korean trekkers and guide trio missing in Nepal avalanche could take weeks

A search and rescue operation for the four South Korean trekkers and three Nepali guides missing after being struck by an avalanche in northwest Nepal could take weeks due to bad weather, rescuers said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2020

Climate activists dressed as koalas set off on mountain hike to Davos

Climate activists set off on a three-day hike from Landquart in eastern Switzerland to the ski resort of Davos on Sunday to draw attention to global warming at the World Economic Forum this week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Jan 19, 2020

New opportunities sown from the need to evolve

Having lived in Japan since 2002, Nicolas Floquet feels integrated and comfortable in this country he considers home.
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
Jan 19, 2020

The Japan-U.S. alliance is stronger than ever, but that doesn't mean it's on autopilot

When the Japan-U.S. security treaty was revised 60 years ago, nobody expected that it would become one of the most remarkable security alliances in history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2020

On 60th anniversary, Japan and U.S. hail security pact that Trump branded unfair

Japan and the United States on Friday lauded the decades-old security treaty that is the bedrock of their alliance, but which U.S. President Donald Trump has criticized as "unfair" and imbalanced.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 17, 2020

Who benefits from the Henoko delay?

Most people in Okinawa Prefecture in fact do not truly desire a solution to the so-called Okinawa problem.
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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