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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2021

Governments exploit COVID-19 tracing data for other uses, risking backlash

In Singapore, public support for a contact tracing app took a hit after authorities disclosed in January that police had used the app's data in a murder investigation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

North Korea’s new economic plan looks a lot like the old one

International sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns have resulted in an unprecedented level of isolation that is quickly becoming an existential issue for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 9, 2021

Insects: The future of food?

A thriving industry looks promising if consumer aversion can be overcome.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 5, 2021

Hundreds of Google employees unionize after years of activism

The union's creation is highly unusual for the tech industry, which has long resisted efforts to organize its largely white-collar workforce.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Dec 31, 2020

A New Year's resolution for the world: Find a common path to recovery

The 2020 crisis has shown us that we need even more global cooperation in order to face this century's toughest challenges.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2020

Japan lays out plan to steer economy away from carbon by 2050

The home of the world's third-largest economy is also the world's fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2020
Dec 23, 2020

Aerogen: Japan breathes new life into pioneering Irish company

Aerogen is the world leader in acute care aerosol drug delivery, having treated 12 million patients in 75 countries through its pioneering aerosol technology. A recipient of several international accolades, including the American Association of Respiratory Care Zenith Award for the last six years, Aerogen...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2020
Dec 23, 2020

Arran Chemical Co.: Forming bonds with Japan

Located in central Ireland, Arran Chemical Co. (Arran) has been manufacturing up to several hundred tons of high-quality chemicals for a wide range of pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries for more than three decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2020

‘It’s hard to prove’: Why antitrust suits against Facebook face hurdles

Any company breakup may face the skepticism of courts, which have been hesitant about undoing mergers because that can sometimes cause more harm to consumers than good.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 24, 2020

Undersea internet cables offer more resilient connection

Japan has a new role to play in helping connect Asia with the rest of the world through a growing network of fiber optics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2020

Corporations and foreign nations pivot to lobby Biden

While Biden has taken steps to demonstrate his distance from lobbyists, his presidency is being welcomed in Washington's influence industry.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2020

Ant's IPO gets stepped on

The $37 billion initial public offering would have been the world's largest and conferred a value of $316 billion on the Chinese financial giant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 5, 2020

Derailing of Jack Ma’s Ant IPO shows Xi Jinping is in charge

For global investors, the episode is likely to reinforce the notion that the Communist Party calls all the shots when it comes to major business decisions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Oct 29, 2020

Designart Tokyo forges ahead with hybrid approach

Like many industries, design, art and fashion has been hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic — from major exhibitions and trade fair cancellations to drops in consumer sales.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 25, 2020

Is Japan ready to embrace CBD?

Japan's CBD market is on the cusp of taking off, and the economic potential is huge. But it has stiff legal and social barriers to overcome first.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2020

Five Eyes spy alliance trains focus on China in echo of Cold War

The network, made up of the U.S., the U.K., Canada, Australia and New Zealand, is also facing renewed requests to take on additional member nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2020

California judge blocks Trump from restricting visas for highly skilled workers

The order, at odds with the conclusion reached by a federal judge in Washington, means the fight will likely move to an appeals court.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

Making sense of China’s new plan

Many observers fear that China is “turning inward” just when the global economy is staring down the barrel of a recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2020

'Bring back trust': Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon

The former Nissan chief plans programs to coach executives, offer technology training and help startups create jobs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020

Avoiding a 'climate lockdown'

To avoid such a lockdown scenario aimed at mitigating climate change, the world must overhaul its economic structures and do capitalism differently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2020

China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says

Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2020

What will 'Suganomics' look like?

Drastic reforms tend to draw fierce opposition. But Suga's administration may be able to take advantage of the pandemic to drive forward challenging policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2020

Bankers hit the limits on working from home

While it was possible to trade securities from home during the pandemic, regulators will want to keep a tight grip on trader compliance in a post-virus era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

The never-ending negotiation

Even with a broad agreement, EU-U.K. talks will go on and on — but that is only natural.
A mosaic portrait of Russian President Vladimir Putin exhibited at the Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum in Saint Petersburg on Wednesday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 19, 2025

'Russia's Davos' yet to recover Western appeal despite thaw with Washington

The annual Saint Petersburg International Economic Forum is designed to attract foreign investment and is the biggest showcase of Russian technology and business.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
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