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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 16, 2020

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son reportedly brokering a Grab-Gojek truce

A key sticking point remains whether the two companies merge all operations or whether Grab acquires Gojek's business only in Indonesia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2020

SoftBank to combine frenzy of SPACs with CEO’s eccentric vision

For Masayoshi Son, creating such a vehicle may give him a new way to invest in nascent companies while tapping the surging public markets for money.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2020

South Korea's Big Hit market debut tempered by reliance on K-pop group BTS

Big Hit Entertainment, the management label of South Korean superstar K-pop group BTS, hit the stock market with a 9.6 trillion won ($8.38 billion) valuation on Thursday before worries over its narrow revenue stream pulled shares below the debut price.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 14, 2020

Episode 68: Naomi Osaka — seven matches, seven masks, seven names

News editor Joel Tansey discusses the impact of Naomi Osaka's support for the Black Lives Matter movement both in the U.S. and Japan, and what a new wave of activism in sports might mean for next summer's Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2020

The COVID-19 crisis exposed what financial reformers missed

Outside the banking system — in the realm of specialized lenders, hedge funds and money market mutual funds — reforms have proven inadequate.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2020

Courts struggling to define what constitutes defamation in social media

Journalist Shiori Ito files rare libel lawsuit over use of the 'like' button on Twitter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 10, 2020

A coronavirus vaccine is coming, so who gets it first?

While many people will want to be protected against COVID-19, nations will need to decide who needs prioritizing for vaccination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2020

Suga signals openness to Science Council of Japan reform

Hakubun Shimomura, the LDP's policy council chairman, said this week the party will establish a task force to assess the academic organization's need for reform.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Oct 9, 2020

The pressure to be perfect turns deadly for celebrities in Japan

Yuko Takeuchi is the latest in a succession of suicides that has shown the burdens of a society where many feel that they must conceal their personal struggles.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 9, 2020

Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19

The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020

How to build a better 'Quad'

The Quad 's future will mostly depend on the trajectory of China's development in the coming years.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 8, 2020

Episode 67: 'Convenience Store Woman' and the art of translation

Ginny Tapley Takemori discusses the process of translating Japanese literature into English — a somewhat forgotten art.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2020

Can K-pop superstars be exempt from military service?

Calls are mounting within South Korea for members of megaband BTS to be granted alternatives or delays to mandatory military service, with some lawmakers and fans arguing they are doing plenty for their country without wearing a soldier's uniform.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2020

Putin, long the sower of instability, is now surrounded by it

Concurrent crises have blindsided the Kremlin, undermining the Russian leader's image as a master tactician on the world stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020

The race to replace the city of London begins

Nobody's saying that Paris or Frankfurt will suddenly replace London. But we're in a decentralizing phase where many centers can happily coexist.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 7, 2020

Eddie Van Halen, virtuoso of the rock guitar, dies at 65

Van Halen's razzle-dazzle guitar-playing made him the most influential guitarist of his generation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2020

How to end the pandemic this year

A properly designed universal COVID-19 testing program could bring the pandemic to an end within just a few months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Top Global Universities in Japan
Oct 5, 2020

Top Global University Project for a brighter future

Japan has long had a reputation for impenetrability and separation from the outside world. However, this is changing rapidly in a number of ways. One example is the university system, which is quickly shifting to a globalized footing, becoming home to emerging international powerhouses in academia.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 4, 2020

Chiefs-Patriots game off after Cam Newton positive for COVID-19

The game is the second to be postponed due to a coronavirus infection, joining the Titans-Steelers game that has been pushed back to Oct. 25.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 2, 2020

In world of video game development, chronic overtime is endemic

Polish game developer CD Projekt Red this week asked all of its employees to work six-day weeks in the lead-up to the November release of Cyberpunk 2077.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 2, 2020

Hong Kong ensures ‘stable’ holiday with thousands of riot police

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam relied on thousands of riot police to enforce what she declared was a return to stability, sweeping up scores of would-be protesters before they could mobilize another mass demonstration on the anniversary of communist rule in China.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020

Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure

Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Sep 30, 2020

Episode 66: Kōji — the magical mold of Japan

Japan Times food editor Claire Williamson joins Deep Dive to discuss her new found passion for Aspergillus oryzae, the mold better known in Japan as ku014dji.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020

Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump

An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

If we can’t ban nukes, let’s stigmatize them

Since the end of the Cold War, most people have become much less afraid of nuclear war, when instead they should worry more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

Xi Jinping’s tech wonderland runs into headwinds

The Greater Bay Area's ability to push China toward global tech leadership is facing its stiffest challenge yet from a U.S.-led global backlash against Chinese tech.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2020

U.S. tightens exports to China's chipmaker SMIC, citing risk of military use

The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China's biggest chipmaker SMIC after concluding there is an "unacceptable risk" equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.

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