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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 17, 2020

The individual makes a comeback in Japan amid COVID-19

Companies are successfully offering goods and services that target individuals in the “solo” market. But there's a catch u2026
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 17, 2020

Zoo closures put conservation programs in jeopardy

Animal welfare and research facilities around the world are feeling the financial pinch of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2020

In Hong Kong, Chinese Communist Party officials stride out of the shadows

Xi Jinping is intent on extending party dominance across the entire country, especially in Hong Kong, an enclave of resistance that erupted in protest last year.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 16, 2020

In first foreign trip, Suga faces test of diplomacy — and resolve on China

Many are keen to see how Japan's new leader will embody his vision for diplomacy in one of the world's most critical geopolitical arenas.
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
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 16, 2020

A digital agency would crown Japan's IT strategy

Prime Minister Suga aims to put his own stamp on policy by erasing the government's lag in digitization.
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2020

Sydney seeks quarantine assurances ahead of Asian Champions League

A-League champion Sydney FC may not travel to Qatar for the Asian Champions League if the Australian government does not give them permission to train together during quarantine on their return, coach Steve Corica has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

Trump administration ups Tibet scrutiny with new appointment

The Trump administration has appointed a senior official to oversee Tibetan issues after a vacancy for almost four years, as the U.S. increases pressure on China over its human rights record, including the use of forced labor among ethnic minorities.
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 14, 2020

‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ conjures dark fantasies

Director Silviu Purcarete reveals the murky and bizarre aspects of humanity in a modern adaptation of Shakespeare's comedy about love and magic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2020

Can the iPhone 12 accelerate 5G's lagging rollout in Japan?

Currently, there is hardly any content that takes full advantage of 5G's tech merits and network coverage remains spotty.
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2020

As cinemas struggle worldwide, Japan’s movie king Toho nears new high

The firm, which owns theaters and also produces movies, has seen its stock recover 45% from its March low.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 13, 2020

Japan national park facilities upgraded with 'workation' in mind

You're on vacation and u2026 what's that, work is calling? Parts of Japan think a wave of teleworking could allow for a rethink of your work day.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2020

China ends virus-free streak as cluster in port city emerges

The development underscores the risk of resurgence in countries that have achieved near-eradication of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 11, 2020

Trump seeks to put COVID-19 behind him and get back to election campaign

The U.S. president, trailing his Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, addressed supporters from a White House balcony on Saturday afternoon.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Oct 11, 2020

Tokyo’s fashion weeks kick off live (and with precautions)

It's business as usual, save for sparse seating and masks. But the streaming options mean this is the most accessible these events have ever been.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 10, 2020

U.S. election coverage falls flat in Japan

Japan's mainstream media might be taking their cue from the new administration of Yoshihide Suga
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 10, 2020

Savings rate in Japan hits 20-year high as cash handouts get banked

Japan’s savings rate rose to its highest level in two decades, as anxiety over the pandemic and the economic outlook appeared to encourage people to pocket cash handouts from the government instead of spending them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2020

Trump to resume campaigning as second debate canceled

The U.S. leader refused to participate in the debate after a nonpartisan commission switched it to a virtual contest in the wake of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2020

Foreign travelers to Japan plummeted 75% in first half of 2020

The drop is the first since the 2011 earthquake and tsunami devastated the Tohoku region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020

The U.N.’s existential crisis

Trump's announcement that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO may be a harbinger of a broader unraveling of the multilateral system constructed after WW II.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 8, 2020

As Cineworld closes its theaters, Japan’s Toho on a upward trajectory

While global cinemas are reeling from the coronavirus and delays to “Dune” and the latest James Bond release, shares of Japan's biggest movie company are climbing back toward a record high as the world's third-largest movie market slowly returns to normal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 8, 2020

Who pays for toilet paper? Big questions loom in work-from-home era

As the world convulses in crisis, and tens of millions of us dig in for the long haul of working from home, one question looms large: Who pays for the tea and toilet paper?
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2020

Merkel is shying away from action that would really hurt Putin

Action in response to poisoning of top Kremlin critic likely to have a muted effect.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 6, 2020

If only there were one way to write 'only' in Japanese

The various ways of saying 'only' in Japanese can convey a number of nuances.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2020

The coronavirus may be adrift in indoor air, CDC acknowledges

Two weeks after the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention took down a statement about airborne transmission of the coronavirus, the agency Monday replaced it with language citing new evidence that the virus can spread beyond 6 feet (1.8 meters) indoors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2020

Trump press secretary Kayleigh McEnany tests positive for coronavirus

President Donald Trump’s press secretary, Kayleigh McEnany, tested positive for coronavirus infection on Monday, she said in a statement posted on Twitter.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.

Podcast

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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