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LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jun 7, 2020

A remastered game gives you 101 reasons to stay home

Revisiting a cannibalistic world, puzzle-filled nightmares and 101 superheroes
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MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2020

New Obic quarterback Jimmy Laughrea adjusts to fatherhood while preparing for unique season

The former Rise QB is using extra time afforded by the cancellation of the spring season to adjust to his new team's playbook.
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WORLD
Jun 6, 2020

How a union and the Supreme Court shield Minneapolis police

After years of enjoying the protection of a powerful union, could the death of George Floyd open police officers in Minneapolis up to greater scrutiny?
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BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2020

Pompeo warns U.S. investors against fraud at China companies

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday warned American investors against fraudulent accounting practices at China-based companies and said the Nasdaq's recent decision to tighten listing rules for such players should be "a model" for all other exchanges around the world.
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CULTURE / Music
Jun 4, 2020

Okamoto's: Rock, rap and the road less traveled

The four-piece band marks 10 years of bucking expectations and musical risk-taking.
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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.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2020

Japan is going for broke, minus the broke part

The prospect of monetary and fiscal coordination means this stimulus bill will get paid. But central bank independence is also on the line.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020

Japan factory output and retail sales slump as pandemic hits autos

Official data Friday showed factory output slipped 9.1 percent in April from the previous month.
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BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020

Japan bankruptcies seen rising to seven-year high amid pandemic

A global economic slowdown triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic is causing companies to go out of business around the world.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020

Masayoshi Son's SoftBank strained by losses and infighting at the top

In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered a global economic lockdown, SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son paid tribute to Rajeev Misra, the man who runs his $100 billion technology investment fund. Wearing a $70 (¥7,500) Uniqlo down jacket, the Japanese billionaire put his arm...
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May 28, 2020

The Japan Times has newly implemented the "Book Viewer" Digitized and released "Japan Illustrated"

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) has added the Japan Times Book Viewer, which allows users to search and view booklets and books. In addition to the previous Japan Times Archive, the Japan Times has begun to digitize and offer new content...
PRESS / Services
May 28, 2020

The Japan Times has newly implemented the "Book Viewer"
Digitized and released "Japan Illustrated"

PRESS / Services
May 28, 2020

ジャパンタイムズが『ブックビューア』を新たに実装、 「ジャパンイラストレイテッド」をデジタル化してリリース

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COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2020

Boris Johnson leaves the dirty work to everyone else

Britain's prime minister has centralized power, but he doesn't seem to want to use it.
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BUSINESS / Tech
May 27, 2020

Amazon in talks to buy autonomous vehicle startup Zoox

Paying drivers to deliver packages is still one of the e-commerce giant's biggest operational costs.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
May 26, 2020

ジャパンタイムズ、「2020世界平和経済人会議ひろしま 東京セッション」にオフィシャルメディアパートナーとして参加

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:末松弥奈子)は、2020年6月11日に開催される「2020世界平和経済人会議ひろしま 東京セッション」において、オフィシャルメディアパートナーとして参加します。...
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COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2020

Tropical storms are growing

People who live in areas with extreme weather know storms are getting worse. Now there is hard data to prove it.
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 22, 2020

Nagano communities plagued by pine parasite at odds over pesticide

The new mayor of Matsumoto has called off aerial pesticide spraying that had been planned for this fiscal year.
Japan Times
May 21, 2020

The Japan Times has newly implemented the "Book Viewer" Digitized and released "Enthronement Number 1928"

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) has added the Japan Times Book Viewer, which allows users to search and view booklets and books. In addition to the previous Japan Times Archive, the Japan Times has begun to digitize and offer new content...
PRESS / Services
May 21, 2020

The Japan Times has newly implemented the "Book Viewer"
Digitized and released "Enthronement Number 1928"

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) has added the Japan Times Book Viewer, which allows users to search and view booklets and books.  In addition to the previous Japan Times Archive, the Japan Times has begun to digitize and offer new content...
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PRESS / Services
May 21, 2020

ジャパンタイムズが『ブックビューア』を新たに実装、「昭和天皇即位特集号1928」をデジタル化してリリース

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長:末松弥奈子)は、以前の『ジャパンタイムズアーカイブ』に加えて、冊子や本を検索・閲覧できる『ジャパンタイムズブックビューア』を新たに実装。また、ジャパンタイムズが過去に出版した「昭和天皇即位特集号1928」を新しいコンテンツとしてデジタル化し、提供を開始しました。...
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COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2020

Is universal basic income a done deal?

The social and economic changes that might deal with the mass destruction of jobs by automation are being road-tested right now.
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WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2020

Democrats launch probe of Trump's firing of State Department watchdog

Lawmakers say the president is escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 16, 2020

Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege

The internal debate over the WHO's messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.
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CULTURE / Music
May 15, 2020

Shibuya's Club Asia stays steady and looks ahead to post-coronavirus clubbing

As some of Tokyo's clubs face permanent closure as a result of COVID-19, others look to the future and ways of ensuring they survive the pandemic.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2020

Las Vegas Sands folds on $10 billion Japan casino project

Announcement of the end of long-term courtship seen as likely to deal further blow to Japan's pandemic-hit tourism numbers.
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JAPAN
May 12, 2020

Outnumbered but unafraid: Japanese climate activists confront society to save it

Myriad challenges are being overcome by 20-year-old Mika Mashiko and other young environmental activists nationwide.
JAPAN
May 10, 2020

In Japan, ‘Sazae-san’ — world's longest-running TV cartoon — switches to reruns

The show, adapted from four-frame comic strips by late author Machiko Hasegawa, was acknowledged by Guinness World Records in 2013.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami