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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jul 31, 2020

Suspended resort plan forces Hokkaido city to rethink tourism strategy

The plan was to construct luxury hotels and condominiums for affluent foreign visitors on a plot of about 1,000 hectares.
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Jul 30, 2020

Sprinter Ryota Yamagata using Tokyo 2020 delay to refine technique

The competition between Japanese sprinters has become intense in the past few years as more quality athletes have been added to the mix.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020

Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on

The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2020

Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs

Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Japan’s banks may stave off hit from bad loans in first-quarter results

Analysts predict expenses booked in the April-to-June quarter were relatively low, because companies have tapped credit lines and central bank assistance.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 27, 2020

The U.S. has more COVID-19 testing than most. So why is it falling so short?

As infection rates spike nationwide, many labs aren't running anywhere near capacity because of supply-chain bottlenecks.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2020

Europe rescues itself

A groundbreaking agreement for a new EU-financed recovery fund doesn't satisfy all of Europe's needs.
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ESG CONSORTIUM
Jul 26, 2020

Japan alliance hopes to recycle 100% of plastic products by 2050

With 2015 research led by University of Georgia professor Jenna Jambeck revealing that approximately 8 million tons of plastic waste flows into the ocean every year, combating marine plastic litter has emerged as a major global challenge.
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CULTURE / Art
Jul 23, 2020

Staying real for the sake of art: Museums and festivals proceed with caution

Japan's artistic institutions stress the importance of in-person exhibitions and events after months of closures and COVID-19-related fears.
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WORLD
Jul 23, 2020

Bribery scandals taint efforts to save U.S. nuclear plants

Back-to-back bribery scandals involving utility giants in Ohio and Illinois over the past week have given a black eye to efforts to prop up struggling U.S. nuclear plants.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 22, 2020

Britain's economy racing as lockdown lifts, but outlook has not improved

Britain will expand at its quickest pace in decades this quarter after shrinking at its fastest pace in centuries last quarter, a Reuters poll found, as vast swathes of the economy have reopened following a nationwide shutdown to control the coronavirus.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2020

Nissan offers to postpone Barcelona plant closure and discuss 'everything'

The three factories, which employ around 3,000 workers, were originally due to close by December this year.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020

Tesla boom supercharges stock of world’s biggest EV battery firm

This Asian company has a $124 billion order backlog and a valuation of more than $30 billion.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2020

Justice delayed? Pandemic tests Japan's court system

The virus has exposed shortcomings, prompting calls from legal experts and law practitioners for reforms to keep courts operational and effective.
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SOCCER
Jul 19, 2020

Matildas head coach Ante Milicic steps down due to Olympics delay

Australia women's soccer coach Ante Milicic has stepped down from his role because of the delay of the Tokyo Olympics due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Football Federation Australia said on Sunday.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020

The Abe doctrine on 'Quad plus'

The narrative offers a strategic direction for Japan's international activism.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jul 17, 2020

Atsunori Inaba to remain in charge of Samurai Japan for 2020 Olympics

The former outfielder, who represented Japan at the 2008 Beijing Games, remains steadfast in his goal of achieving a gold medal at the postponed competition.
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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2020

The world has changed too much for Joe Biden to erase the Trump effect

At last year’s Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of military chiefs and political leaders, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a promise to America’s allies: "This too shall pass,” he assured them, "we will be back.”
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech coronavirus vaccine candidates on FDA fast track

The U.S.-listed shares of the German firm climbed about 15 percent, while Pfizer's stock rose about 5 percent.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 12, 2020

China's CanSino in talks for COVID-19 vaccine Phase III trial overseas

Chinese vaccine developer CanSino Biologics is in talks with Russia, Brazil, Chile and Saudi Arabia to launch a Phase III trial of its experimental COVID-19 vaccine, its co-founder said on Saturday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2020

Empty offices growing in Tokyo as virus gives tenants pause

Vacancies in five major business districts rose to 1.97 percent in May, the largest monthly gain in over a decade.

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan