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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020

Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump

An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 29, 2020

B. League Chairman Shinji Shimada pushing for growth amid pandemic

The former Jets president has pledged to protect financially struggling clubs and expand the league's online viewership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020

By lowering the debate bar for Biden, has Trump set a trap for himself?

U.S. President Donald Trump has framed the first general election debate as a test for his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2020

Japan is paying firms to make things at home. But China’s pull is still strong.

The pandemic — and Beijing's increasingly combative behavior during it — has driven home the risks of overreliance on China for the production of a broad range of goods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2020

Brushing off criticism, China’s Xi calls policies in Xinjiang ‘totally correct’

Xi made the remarks at a conference that is likely to set the direction of Chinese policy in Xinjiang for years to come.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020

Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights

With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020

Advice on virus transmission vanishes from CDC website

The rapid reversal prompted consternation among scientists and again called into question the credibility of the world's premiere health agency.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 21, 2020

Show some love for your elders with these films to bond over

In honor of Respect for the Aged Day on Sept. 21, here are some heartwarming films to watch with the more mature people in your life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020

China’s rejection of Taiwan buffer zone raises risk of clash

The latest actions come as Beijing seeks to deter Taipei from continuing to deepen ties with the U.S. and other like-minded democracies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 20, 2020

In South Korea, COVID-19 comes with another risk: online bullies

Governments around the world have grappled with misinformation and outright lies about the coronavirus. In South Korea, that struggle has become uniquely personal.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 18, 2020

Black Girl Hockey Club aims to diversify NHL stands and boardrooms

When the idea to create the Black Girl Hockey Club hit Renee Hess almost two years ago, she couldn’t have foreseen the degree to which it has insinuated itself into hockey culture in the United States and Canada.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2020

Gen Zers take on the Silicon Valley establishment

For young people, breaking into the cutthroat tech industry — or any industry, really — has become far more difficult during the pandemic. In-person networking events and club meetings are on hold, there aren’t many online hubs for informal connection, and the investors and founders whose buy-in...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2020

Veterans fortify the ranks of militias aligned with Trump’s views

The role of veterans in the newly proliferating groups — which sometimes are steeped in racism — has increased over the last decade.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 13, 2020

Outstanding Osaka: Japanese star captures second U.S. Open title

Naomi Osaka completed a nearly flawless two weeks of tennis with a tight three-set win over Victoria Azarenka to capture her third major title.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 11, 2020

Fund managers expect Japan top blue-chip M3 to extend 6,400% surge

Shares in M3 Inc., a spinoff from Sony Corp., are poised to climb further in the long run thanks to rising demand for online health care services, investors say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 9, 2020

Conservation and environmental efforts gain recognition

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 8, 2020

Chess (yes, really) finds an eager audience during pandemic

The exploits of grandmaster Hikaru Nakamura and other top players have drawn thousands of viewers to Twitch in recent months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2020

Apple App Store draws fresh scrutiny in Japan, the epicenter of gaming

Epic Games Inc.'s decision to sue Apple over its mobile store practices sparks new scrutiny and prompts questions about how to counter the tech giant's dominance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2020

Joe Biden's Wisconsin visit stands in stark contrast to Trump's

Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Joe Biden put himself squarely in the middle of U.S. tumult over racial injustice and police brutality on Thursday, visiting strife-torn Kenosha, Wisconsin, and speaking by phone with the Black man shot there by police
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 3, 2020

The search for a leader in the post-coronavirus new order

With the United States and China facing issues over lack of action and trust, Japan needs to step up to make itself heard on the world stage.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 3, 2020

Dangerous tensions at the top of the world — again

Nationalist leaders, the general antagonistic public, military confrontations and nuclear-armed neighbors: This is as dangerous a combination as can be imagined.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 29, 2020

Small luxuries offer some consolation amid COVID-19 pandemic

With more time on their hands, consumers are shopping online to make their home lives more comfortable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 28, 2020

Trump heads into election he casts as a crusade for law and order

U.S. President Donald Trump accepted the Republican Party’s nomination for a second term Thursday, joining a general-election contest against Joe Biden that he and his party cast this week as a crusade against left-wing ideology and violent social disorder, fought against the backdrop of a virus that...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2020

China fires missiles into South China Sea as U.S. sanctions Beijing

Japan's top government spokesman says Tokyo has been watching Beijing's recent moves in the South China Sea 'with concern.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2020

With new arrests, Hong Kong’s police try to change the narrative

Authorities have tried to recast the facts around an incident last year at Yuen Long station in which a group of men in white shirts struck unarmed commuters with bats.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 27, 2020

How the Hollywood Fix cornered the influencer paparazzi market

Fletcher Greene has an encyclopedic knowledge of the web's daily dramas — which influencers are feuding and who hosted a socially undistanced party last weekend
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 26, 2020

Melania Trump offers sympathy on coronavirus and racial suffering in speech

U.S. first lady Melania Trump offered sympathy for victims of the coronavirus pandemic and a plea for racial understanding in a Republican convention speech Tuesday aimed directly at the women voters who have abandoned U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Aug 26, 2020

Urbanites work to help sustain rural areas

Setouchi Jam’s Garden, a jam producer on the remote Suo Oshima island in Yamaguchi Prefecture, contributes to the local economy by selling jams made of local produce to tourists and online with the help of a web marketer living and working in Tokyo. The owner of Setouchi Jam’s Garden, the web marketer...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020

Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?

The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 21, 2020

Airing games in U.S. only first step in Pacific League's plan to take Japanese baseball abroad

For a nation so famous for its baseball exports — from Hideo Nomo to Shohei Ohtani — Japan hasn’t done a very good job at promoting Nippon Professional Baseball outside its own borders.

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes