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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020

Vaccines, not spy planes: U.S. misfires in Indonesia

Not only has the United States not promised to help with vaccine supplies, it also shocked Indonesia officials by asking to land its spy planes in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2020

Trump’s closing argument on virus clashes with science — and voters’ lives

The U.S. president has continued to declare before large and largely maskless crowds that the virus is vanishing, even as case counts soar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2020

The Middle Eastern past is never dead

If Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu fails to develop a viable Palestinian state, his escape from history could prove very short-lived.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2020

A Liberal Democratic party heavyweight toppled?

Ishiba's decision to step down as leader of his faction has left many wondering what it may portend in terms of LDP factional politics and his future political prospects.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 28, 2020

‘Living in the Sky’: Trust your cat, not your lover

Cannes winner Shinji Aoyama and the pop group collective Exile Tribe joined forces for this film about the complexities of personal relationships.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 28, 2020

Banzuke remains essential part of sumo culture

Distributed before each grand tournament, the hand-written rankings list has been a part of the sport's lore for centuries.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 28, 2020

Hawks capture predictable pennant in unpredictable season

SoftBank's quest for Pacific League dominance began in empty stadiums and ended in front of just under 20,000 fans at PayPay Dome.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2020

South Korea's conscripted doctors feel like 'human shields' in virus battle

As the coronavirus pandemic began sweeping through South Korea late in February, Dr. Nam Ha-jong received an order to report overnight to Daegu, a city that was to become the epicenter of infections.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2020

China shocked to discover the developed world views it in a negative light

China risks losing the trade and investment that it needs from the developed world. To be seen as a “responsible major country,” it must behave accordingly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2020

COVID-19 tests are the real pandemic moneymakers

Renewed outbreaks highlight the need for a better approach to containing the virus, and broad surveillance testing offers a way forward that's easy on the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 27, 2020

Nine scenarios for the 2020 U.S. elections

Can U.S. voters really stop the degradation of their politics? Will they make the right decision on Nov. 3? There is not much that friends and foes can do about it now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 27, 2020

Malaysia’s embattled premier retains support of key ally

Malaysia’s biggest ruling party said it would continue to support the government, providing a reprieve for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin amid calls for him to step down after a failed bid for emergency rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2020

U.S. backs Taiwan missile sale with China tensions soaring

The State Department has signaled its approval for a potential $2.4 billion sale of anti-ship missiles to Taiwan, a move certain to anger Beijing and raise tensions further between the U.S. and China days before the American election.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 27, 2020

Historic ninja residence in Japan avoids demolition

A Kyodo story looks at the campaign to save a house supposedly used as a ninja base hundreds of years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 27, 2020

U.K. study finds evidence of COVID-19 antibody immunity waning over time

Antibodies against the novel coronavirus declined rapidly in the British population during the summer, a study found on Tuesday, suggesting protection after infection may not be long lasting and raising the prospect of waning immunity in the community.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 26, 2020

COVID-19 explodes the myth that women ‘opt’ out of the workforce

While time away from work is often portrayed as a choice for women, the evidence shows that it's usually a choice reluctantly made.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 26, 2020

'It'll be carnage': British companies dread a Brexit border breakdown

Even the government has said 7,000 trucks could be held in 100-kilometer queues in Kent, south-east England, if companies do not prepare.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 26, 2020

Suga aims for greener Japan with carbon pledge, but details lacking

Some fear the prime minister's plan to achieve net zero carbon emissions by 2050 may lack the mechanisms and vision to actually deliver decarbonization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 26, 2020

Nomura seeks M&A bankers as Japan deals surge during pandemic

Japan has driven a global revival in M&A activity in recent months, as the economy shows early signs of a recovery.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Niseko Winter Special 2020
Oct 26, 2020

Powder hub offers outdoor activities, culinary treats

Fresh powder, lots of it, almost every day — that simple combination is enough to bring hundreds of thousands of skiers and snowboarders to the slopes of the western Hokkaido town of Niseko every winter.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 26, 2020

It's game, set and a perfect match for this cat and her new family

Naomi the cat is named after tennis champion Naomi Osaka, and she was first featured in this column in September 2019.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2020

Apple’s shifting supply chain creates boomtowns in rural Vietnam

The boom in Bac Giang highlights how the shift in the world's supply chains is touching regions previously left behind.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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