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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2020

With Buffett's seal of approval, overseas investors revisit Japan stocks

Last week, foreign traders spent u00a51.42 trillion ($13.5 billion) on Japanese stocks — the most in more than 18 months and the fifth-largest amount on record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2020

More Australian QE threatens a source of yield for Japan investors

Options for Japanese investors, among the biggest buyers of global debt, have shrunk this year as central banks slashed rates.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2020

Space garbage solutions could help fix Earth’s plastic problem

We’ve launched 9,600 satellites since 1957. For the first few decades, no one thought about what would happen once they reached the end of their lives. By the time space agencies decided to do something, it had become a problem.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 20, 2020

A crash course in the language of driving

If you're going to get your driver's license in Japan, knowing the language is par for the course.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2020

Basketball's Winter Cup to be held in December

The Japan Basketball Association announced Monday that it would host the annual All-Japan High School Tournament in December.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 19, 2020

NPB stars prepare to say goodbye as season winds down

It's retirement season in NPB.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2020

All eyes on Suga's foreign-policy agenda

His pledge for a continuity of Abe's policies has been welcomed, but still many questions loom among the foreign-policy community about Japan's new leader.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2020

Russia’s post-Soviet hegemony is fading

Moscow's backyard is not what it was. A multi-polar world is emerging, but not the one Vladimir Putin has sought to promote.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2020

Taiwanese diplomat hurt in scuffle with China officials in Fiji

Chinese diplomats injured one of their Taiwanese counterparts during a scuffle in Fiji earlier this month, a senior Taiwanese official said, highlighting rising concerns over Beijing’s aggressive tactics as part of their "wolf warrior” diplomacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2020

Beijing threatens to detain Americans if U.S. prosecutes Chinese scholars

The threats are another striking escalation in tensions between the United States and China, which have been rising for years.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 19, 2020

A transgender woman caught in the system finds help from the community

Dealing with immigration can be daunting at the best of times, but when you're a member of a minority community it can be harmful for your health.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 19, 2020

A cutie of a kitten for that special person

Choco is new to the world, about 3 months new. And, incredible though it may seem, he was already spotted by a scout who knew talent the moment he saw it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2020

Now is a good time for Japan to re-focus on quality infrastructure lending in the Indo-Pacific

Tokyo must promote both the quality of output from the increasing number of new infrastructure initiatives it is signing and re-approach some of the older projects.
SOCCER
Oct 18, 2020

Ritsu Doan nets first Bundesliga goal in Bielefeld's loss to Bayern

Midfielder Ritsu Doan opened his account for Arminia Bielefeld at home on Saturday and recorded his maiden goal in the German first division.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2020

Michael Gove says U.K. 'well prepared' for no-deal Brexit, even as businesses sound alarm

Michael Gove, the minister handling Brexit divorce issues for Britain, said on Sunday that the U.K. is "increasingly well-prepared" for a no-deal Brexit, even as businesses urged Britain and the European Union to find a compromise over trade terms.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 17, 2020

Hans Brinckmann: Bearing witness to Japan’s postwar transformation

The Dutch writer's follow-up to his 2005 memoir offers insight into Japan's economic, political and cultural changes between 1950 to the present.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020

U.S. gun sales soar amid pandemic, social unrest and election fears

The U.S. gun market is widening this year to include a new rush of first-time buyers who once would not have considered gun ownership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2020

Thailand steps up response as anti-government protests escalate

Protesters were forcibly dispersed and two of the movement's participants were charged with violating an obscure law against endangering the royal family.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020

U.S. warns Turkey after Ankara apparently tests Russian-made defense system

A missile was fired into the sky on Friday on Turkey's Black Sea coast where the military was expected to test its Russian-made S-400 defense systems, according to local video obtained by Reuters, drawing a strong warning from the United States.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2020

Doha to host single-leg Asian Champions League final

Qatar will host the single leg final of this year's Asian Champions League in Doha on Dec. 19 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, the Asian Football Confederation said on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 16, 2020

BLM Tokyo continues the conversation on race with webinar series

Speakers Jamie Smith and Eric L. Robinson will participate in BLM Tokyo's online series that provides information on racial inequality and systemic injustice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 16, 2020

Japan needs another extra budget to help ailing economy, experts say

Ruling-party lawmakers have likewise called for another stimulus package funded by a third extra budget.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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