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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2020

Creditors at odds with shareholders over Seven & I's Speedway mega-deal

The bond market is raising questions about what the price tag would mean for the company's relatively strong credit ratings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2020

TikTok’s price is a giant question mark in an already complex deal

Analysts and bankers have pegged the value of the video-sharing app's U.S. business at anywhere from $20 billion to $50 billion.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 5, 2020

[VIDEO] Surfing was set to debut at the Summer Olympics. 2020 had other plans.

This was going to be a historic year for the sport of surfing. We spoke with the world's top surfers to go behind the scenes as the sport prepares to make its Olympic debut u2026 next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

The China hawks got it mostly right

Are there any China accommodationists left in Washington?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2020

Seven & I deal shows store sales make gas-stations appealing despite virus

'The disadvantage of not winning this bid would have been other competitors expanding their business,” said the president of the 7-Eleven Inc. U.S. operation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2020

Japan’s steel woes set to be laid bare as top mills give updates

The coronavirus pandemic has seen steel mills across the country reduce or halt production.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 4, 2020

Casino giant Wynn closes Yokohama office amid license delay

Wynn Resorts Ltd. said it closed its Yokohama office after plans for Japan to award casino licenses were delayed but remains interested in the project.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 4, 2020

American journalists in Hong Kong could be Beijing’s next target

China could take aim at American journalists in Hong Kong, if the U.S. doesn’t renew visas for Chinese journalists, Global Times Editor-in-Chief Hu Xijin said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 3, 2020

How Tokyo sees Pompeo’s 'Communist China' speech

Despite the U.S. secretary of state's welcome call for a new international alliance to induce Beijing to change its behavior, his address had several shortcomings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2020

Can the U.S. and China cooperate? Sure.

There are several areas where both nations' interests align, including climate change and, believe it or not, the Arctic.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2020

Okinawa virus outbreaks ignite scrutiny of U.S. SOFA privileges

The Okinawa clusters have illustrated anew how Japan's authority as a host country is weaker than that of some peers in Europe and Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 3, 2020

Hong Kong denies mass Chinese virus tests are bid to harvest DNA

The Hong Kong government 'solemnly clarified that this is absolutely unfounded,” pledging that samples 'will not be transported to the mainland for testing.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2020

With heavy hand, India rides out Kashmir's year of disquiet

Local politicians warn that anger is rife with young men still picking up stones and arms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2020

7-Eleven owner to buy Marathon’s Speedway gas stations for $21 billion

Seven & I shares fell as much as 8.4 percent in early trading, the biggest intraday decline since March.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 3, 2020

[VIDEO] ‘That’s ridiculous.’ How America’s coronavirus response looks abroad.

From lockdowns to testing, The New York Times showed people from around the world the facts and figures on how America handled the virus. It wasn't pretty.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 2, 2020

Will Japan pursue a strike capability in lieu of Aegis Ashore?

Hard decisions lie ahead to make sure the nation has an effective defense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2020

Peace at last for Yemen?

The window to end the country's long-running civil war won't stay open for long
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Aug 2, 2020

South Korea ruling on wartime labor to have major implications for Seoul-Tokyo ties

Bilateral ties will almost certainly worsen if the Nippon Steel shares are sold to compensate laborers from the war, with tariffs eyed as potential retaliation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 2, 2020

China sends team to Hong Kong to do widespread coronavirus testing

Seven Chinese health officials were due to arrive in Hong Kong on Sunday, the first members of a 60-person team that will carry out widespread testing for COVID-19 in the territory as it races to halt a third wave of illness.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Aug 1, 2020

Japan Times 1945: New-type bombs used in raid on Hiroshima

Readers get news of a new bomb being used by the Americans in the war.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 1, 2020

‘A Late Chrysanthemum’: A short story collection full of pathos and maturity

This anthology of short stories may tend toward the morally dubious, but it's a solid introduction to literary masters of the 20th century.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 1, 2020

Berg: A classic Shinjuku pit stop, 30 years on

There was already a lot to celebrate about cafe-bar Berg. Now there's two more: Its 30th birthday and new nonsmoking status.
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.
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

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

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