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BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2020

Fearing germs on steering wheels, Japanese shun car-sharing

With people being asked to stay at home, car rental services took a hit across the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 19, 2020

We will be living with the coronavirus pandemic well into 2021

The virus is winning. That much is certain more than six months into a shape-shifting pandemic that’s killed 450,000 people worldwide, is gaining ground globally and has disrupted lives from Wuhan to Sao Paulo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2020

Black Americans disproportionately die in police Taser confrontations

A previous investigation identified more than a thousand cases since 2000 in which people died after being shocked by police with the weapons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 17, 2020

The four-day work week's time may be here

It's a good idea as devastated economies reopen, but it's no magic bullet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2020

China’s Great Firewall looms over Hong Kong as surveillance grows

Residents and activists worry that proposed national security legislation will further encroach on civil liberties in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 17, 2020

Community, workers prioritized amid pandemic

Suntory Holdings Ltd., a global leader in both the alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages industry, has been making a shift from shareholder capitalism to stakeholder capitalism in the belief that efforts to vitalize communities will benefit the company and its shareholders in the long run.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020

Nissan email trail casts new light on takedown of Carlos Ghosn

The documents show that a powerful group of insiders viewed his detention and prosecution as an opportunity to revamp Nissan's relationship with Renault.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2020

COVID-19 patients with no symptoms likely to stay that way, Japan researchers say

The findings showed that only 11 people out of 90 without symptoms on the Diamond Princess cruise ship would go on to develop them later.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2020

How Asia's largest slum chased away COVID-19

India’s Dharavi, Asia’s most crowded slum, has gone from coronavirus hot spot to potential success story, offering a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Jun 10, 2020

'No justice, no peace': The sentiment that resonates in America, Japan and all over the world

The mainstream Japanese media continues to mess up on issues of race. It's time for a new generation of talking heads.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 8, 2020

Why we're marching for Black lives in Japan

What we are witnessing is a simple matter of human rights, which makes it an issue for everyone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 5, 2020

World Theatre Festival Shizuoka heads online in desperate times

By taking a key arts festival online, Satoshi Miyagi is finding ways to ensure that theater survives the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2020

Joe Biden was rescued by black voters. Now he has to excite them

African American supporters have been urging him to offer concrete solutions, and they say not being Donald Trump isn't enough.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Rodrigo Duterte paying Filipinos to move from Manila to country

The coronavirus pandemic is giving Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a reason to reduce overcrowding in Manila, which in recent decades has swelled into one of the most heavily populated areas on Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2020

Will U.S. protests spread coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell

The demonstrations are a new challenge in efforts to test and trace new infections, a key step to swatting down new clusters of cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2020

Facebook and Twitter chart divergent paths in face of Trump threats

Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both sparked the ire of Donald Trump, but the social networks have taken nearly opposite approaches to politics and the president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2020

Army and police enforce Indonesia's 'new normal' virus restrictions

Indonesia's military ordered the deployment of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and police on Monday to enforce rules on wearing masks and safe distancing after reports of people in the world's fourth-most populous nation flouting them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020

Lockdowns haven’t proved they’re worth the havoc

The U.S. survived the 1968 pandemic without shutting down society, and there isn't much evidence that shutdowns are truly effective this time.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 24, 2020

Ongaeshi and food security in the midst of COVID-19

On April 21, Charles McJilton, CEO of Second Harvest Japan (2HJ), took to social media to broadcast an impassioned plea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2020

How South Korea turned urban planning system into a virus tracking database

System seen as critical in helping health authorities identify coronavirus hotspots.
JAPAN
May 16, 2020

Masks might increase risk of heat-related illnesses this summer, Japanese experts warn

Masks and other gear worn to prevent coronavirus infections might restrict breathing and increase heatstroke and heat exhaustion, they say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2020

Crowds at Wuhan clinics fear coronavirus testing could rekindle disease

As Wuhan, the Chinese city where the COVID-19 pandemic began, revs up a massive testing campaign, some residents crowding the test centres expressed concern on Saturday that the very act of getting tested could expose them to the coronavirus.
JAPAN
May 15, 2020

Kansai fears virus relapse as Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo blaze own trails

Despite regional concerns in Kansai, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo are going their own way on reviving their economies amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 12, 2020

South Korea investigators comb digital data to trace club virus cluster

South Korean authorities were combing through mobile phone data, credit card statements and CCTV footage on Tuesday to identify people who visited nightclubs at the center of one of the capital's biggest novel coronavirus clusters.
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Osaka police crack down on crime ring over underage prostitution
Osaka Prefectural Police headquarters
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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