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BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020

Trump bans U.S. investments in firms linked to Chinese military

The order could impact some of China's biggest companies, including telecoms firms China Telecom Corp Ltd, China Mobile Ltd and surveillance equipment maker Hikvision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 13, 2020

Stranded coal ships caught in crosshairs of China-Australia spat

The political spat between the two countries has escalated into a one-sided trade war, with China blacklisting commodities and foodstuffs from coal to lobster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2020

Has Disney put the worst of the pandemic behind it?

The firm has seen success with its streaming service, which it says has now signed up 73.7 million subscribers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2020

Trump’s Taiwan and Hong Kong support poses early test for Biden

Biden faces a tough choice on China: Restore the status quo and face accusations of weakness, or continue Trump's provocations and risk undercutting cooperation with Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 13, 2020

TikTok gets reprieve on Trump’s demand for a ban on the app

The president has said nothing about TikTok since the election, but on Thursday issued an order prohibiting investment in firms owned or controlled by the Chinese military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2020

Tokyo’s tiny ramen bars close up shop rather than raise prices

'A price increase was never an option because passing our burden onto customers would be totally unfair,' said a worker at one restaurant that closed in August.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2020

Biden’s path back to the Iran nuclear deal won’t be easy or fast

Iran's mid-2021 presidential election, as well as likely continued Republican control of the U.S. Senate, will put the brakes on quick, substantive action, analysts said.
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020

Suga says he got Biden's backing on Senkakus in first phone talks

Suga congratulated Biden on winning last week's presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump and stressed the importance of the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 12, 2020

PlayStation dominates Xbox and will for years to come

As incredible it may seem that Microsoft had no new games ready for its first console launch in seven years, it now looks like the disparity for 2021 will be just as bad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 12, 2020

How the dream of Hong Kong democracy was dimmed

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy lawmakers said Wednesday that they would resign en masse to protest Beijing’s growing control over the local legislature, one of the last remaining centers of dissent in the Chinese city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020

Brazil says Chinese vaccine trial can resume after suspension

Brazil health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday allowed resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials for China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to a study subject's death that was registered in Sao Paulo as a suicide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020

China's lesson from the U.S. election? No, thanks.

Beijing has made clear it hopes that a change in the U.S. administration will lead to an improvement in the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2020

Boris Johnson has a serious Joe Biden problem on Brexit

Donald Trump's very presence encouraged Johnson's Brexit brinkmanship with Brussels. Britain could threaten to walk away knowing a friendly White House approved.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 11, 2020

Former UCLA player Tatsuaki Shojima finds footing with Seagulls

The Tokyo native, who grew up in California, remained positive after missing out on the pros in the United States on the way toward earning a starting role for the X League club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 11, 2020

Japanese banks to hit profit goals as stimulus curtails bad loans

Any moderation of bad-loan charges would mirror a trend seen around the world this earnings season, after banks from Singapore to the U.S. kept defaults at bay.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2020

G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response

Despite repeated pledges to end subsidies for oil, gas and coal, G20 governments continue to fund fossil fuels, with the COVID-19 crisis doing little to change that, a new report says.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2020

Japan should brace for 'leaderless era' as U.S. turns inward, Suga adviser says

Concerns about America's inward turn have simmered in Japan for years, intensifying in the face of China's growing military and economic assertiveness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 10, 2020

Could listening to the deep sea help save it?

Scientists have been capturing the sounds of the ocean off Japan in a bid to understand the mysteries of the world below the surface.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2020

America’s dangerous transition

Biden now, like FDR then, must reiterate his message of hope and unity as an antidote to the coronavirus and political division.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020

Why Pfizer’s vaccine won't be at the local pharmacy anytime soon

The vaccine's complex and supercold storage requirements are an obstacle for even the most sophisticated hospitals and may impact when and where it is available.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 9, 2020

Hayato Sakamoto reaches 2,000 hits with real chance for run at 3,000

Gaining entry into the 2,000-hit club is usually among the final chapters in most players’ careers. For Yomiuri Giants star Hayato Sakamoto, though, reaching one of the game’s crowning achievements for a hitter might just be a stepping stone to even more rarefied heights.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

Trump loses immunity from persecution after leaving office

Those consequences of a Trump defeat could lead him, if not to jail, at least to years of persecution by justice.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 9, 2020

After sending congratulatory note, Suga ponders his approach to Biden

Moving from Trump's impetuous style to a more conventional approach will be an abrupt change for Tokyo, which has grown accustomed to the president's mercurial manner.

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