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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2020

Japan’s new wave: Cash, bankruptcies and inequality

The pandemic will widen the wealth gap. Bigger firms will survive, while the small decide it's not worth it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 16, 2020

Japan to end longest IPO drought since 2009 with three listings

Locoguide Inc., Ficha Inc. and Copa Corp. are expected to list on the bourse's Mothers market on June 24.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 14, 2020

Here’s what you need to know before getting a pet in Japan

If time spent at home during COVID-19 made you want to get your own furry friend, here are some points to consider before committing to a new pet.
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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 13, 2020

Japan's parents are struggling with the never-ending cycle of preparing three meals a day

'It's the thought of having to deal with the next meal as soon as this one is over, in whatever shape or form that meal may take.”
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Jun 12, 2020

The summer of our discontent

With the news that this year’s Fuji Rock Festival would be postponed until 2021, summer 2020 became the season of no music in Japan.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 10, 2020

A chill descends on Chinese scholars in Japan

Universities have a duty to stand up for them in the name of academic freedom.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2020

Analysts see pandemic accelerating pace of mergers in Japan

Transactions here and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific will pick up before the U.S. and Europe do, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2020

Suntory chief says worst is over as cities in Japan reopen after coronavirus curbs

CEO Takeshi Niinami estimates roughly 80 percent of the nation's diners will return to their favorite culinary haunts supplied by its drinks.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2020

COVID-19 plays the spoiler as stages try to reopen in Japan

Even in the age of COVID-19, the show must go on, and go on it will.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 2, 2020

The secret of Japan's success in combating COVID-19

The nation's public health workers who tracked down infection routes are the unsung heroes who contained the coronavirus threat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2020

Japan's cash balance hits new high as BOJ pumps out money to combat pandemic

The balance of money circulating in Japan's economy reached ¥543 trillion in May, hitting a record high for the second straight month, as the central bank pumped more cash to cushion the blow to businesses and consumers from the coronavirus pandemic.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 1, 2020

Apple to reopen flagship Tokyo stores as Japan eases virus curbs

All 10 of Apple's stores in Japan will be open by midweek, after the company tentatively resumed sales at two of them a week ago.

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years