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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2020

Tokyo gubernatorial candidates face off in first joint news conference

With candidates taking every chance they could to target incumbent Gov. Yuriko Koike, the initial debate may foreshadow how the election campaigns will proceed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020

Asian business sentiment fell to 11-year low amid pandemic, survey shows

The Asian Business Sentiment Index captured a negative outlook for only the second time since the survey began in the second quarter of 2009.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2020

Japan's long-term foreign policy: building resilience

Japan's domestic political flux coincides with a deterioration in its geopolitical environment.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 16, 2020

Tokyo 2020 executive says another delay should be an option

Tokyo 2020 board member Haruyuki Takahashi has said a further delay to the already-postponed Olympics should be considered instead of canceling the event if the COVID-19 pandemic does not improve, Japanese daily Nikkan Sports reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2020

BOJ looks to sit tight while assessing coronavirus response

The central bank doesn't see a pressing need for further moves now but many economists surveyed expect the size of its loan program linked to state lending to rise.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 11, 2020

Mizuho to deploy billions in riskier funding to help Japan's firms with virus fallout

The bank is in talks with corporate clients to provide financing via subordinated loans and purchases of preferred shares totaling more than u00a5100 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2020

Travel restriction poses challenges for Japanese firms with international workforce

Researchers who work in laboratories and new employees expected to acquire skills during workplace training sessions have been left in limbo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 4, 2020

Japan's smart cities: Technological dreams or 'Big Brother' nightmares?

Late last month, the Diet passed a revised bill paving the way for so-called “super cities” or “smart cities.” Supporters tout them as high-tech marvels where artificial intelligence and big data are to be used to provide more efficient and cost-effective solutions to social problems, especially...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2020

China to dominate nuclear power as Beijing bets on homegrown reactors

China probably won’t hit its nuclear energy target this year, but that’s unlikely to derail a broader ambition to become the planet’s chief proponent of the climate-friendly fuel by the end of the decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2020

'We thought too big,' Renault says as it axes 15,000 jobs

Faced with a slump in demand, the French carmaker detailed plans on Friday to find u20ac2 billion in savings over the next three years.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 30, 2020

Resignation raises uncomfortable questions about Japan prosecutors' powers

The public and the media cried foul because Kurokawa was seen to be sympathetic to the interests of the administration of Prime Minister Shinzo Abe.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2020

Olympic approval could benefit cricket's development in Japan

The potential inclusion of cricket's shortened T20 format in 2028 would give Japanese cricket access to funding from the Japan Olympic Committee and other organizations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 26, 2020

Little-known maker of ¥4.3 billion chip machines is Japan’s hottest stock

Lasertec Corp. is the world's only maker of testing machines to verify chip designs that use extreme ultraviolet lithography.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2020

Fading fossil fuel prices next big test for Russia’s battered economy

Some predict the peak for oil prices was in 2019, about 15 years earlier than the Kremlin was expecting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 20, 2020

Millions of newly jobless in China pose a looming threat to Xi

The Pearl River Delta industrial belt has served as one of China’s most important growth engines since the Communist Party opened the economy four decades ago, propelling its rise to become one of the world’s leading powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2020

Space exploration’s next frontier: Remote-controlled robonauts

As Japan’s second female astronaut to fly up in the Space Shuttle Discovery, Naoko Yamazaki didn’t expect to spend a quarter of her time dusting, feeding mice and doing other menial jobs.
JAPAN / Politics
May 15, 2020

In blow to Abe, panel delays showdown over prosecutor retirement bill

The bill is a target of protests from the opposition and lawyers, who claim it would enable the politicization of an independent judiciary system.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
May 8, 2020

What will Tokyo’s postponed Olympics mean for Japanese politics?

The possibility of the 2020 Games' cancellation and the economic fallout created by the pandemic could deal a blow to Abe's legacy.
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.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
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.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
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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