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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 15, 2020

Japanese least satisfied with aid to firms amid pandemic, survey finds

The Japanese public was least satisfied with government support to businesses amid the novel coronavirus pandemic in a six-nation survey by German-U.S. communications consultancy Kekst CNC, it was learned Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2020

Trump vs. Biden: Who is better for Japan?

No matter who is the president, it has been always difficult for Japan to deal with the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2020

Weather the storms together: Building new bridges from New York to Japan

Resiliency has always been a defining theme between the U.S. and Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020

Uniqlo rolls out reusable mask line as retailers adapt to virus

Uniqlo joins a constellation of businesses seeking to offer new products and services as the coronavirus pandemic upends lifestyles around the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2020

Atlanta protesters burn down Wendy's where black man was killed by police

The unrest broke out after dark in Atlanta following the death on Friday night of 27-year-old Rayshard Brooks at the restaurant.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 13, 2020

Prosecutor gambling scandal lifts veil on press access in Japan

Will the incident prompt any major media outlet to change its ways when socializing with sources?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 13, 2020

What constitutes nothingness? The answer could drive you insane

If we assume that everything is something, then nothing is in fact nothing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 13, 2020

Top U.S. diplomat Mike Pompeo plans to meet Chinese officials in Hawaii: report

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is planning to travel to Hawaii to meet with Chinese government officials, Politico reported Friday, citing two unnamed sources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 12, 2020

Bank of Japan’s aid to lenders hasn't warmed them to negative rates

For the country's commercial banks, the BOJ's sub-zero rates strategy aimed at stimulating the economy and prices has eroded their profit margins.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2020

Nissan to ax nearly 250 jobs at U.K. plant after virus hits demand

Output at the Sunderland plant in northern England was halted in mid-March, with one production line resuming operations at the start of this week.
Reader Mail
Jun 12, 2020

Japanese media misrepresenting U.S. anti-racism protests

Regarding the June 7 story “Protesters hit Tokyo and Osaka streets with rallies against racism and police brutality,” in the past week or so I have seen coverage of the Black Lives Matter protests in Japanese news media, and I must say that I am extremely disappointed in how the issues are being...
Reader Mail
Jun 12, 2020

New international order versus nature

An important question to ask about Yoichi Funabashi’s June 9 opinion piece “Time to build the post-pandemic world order” is: Why doesn’t he understand the most basic fact about COVID-19, the current pandemic?
Japan Times
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.
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2020

Tokyo to move to third and final stage of reopening

The capital lifted its coronavirus alert and will move to the third phase of its plan to reboot businesses on Friday.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 11, 2020

Shinji Shimada embraces challenge of leading B. League

Shimada said that having run companies over the last quarter-century, including a travel agency and the Jets, he has been adept at turning them around.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 11, 2020

Tokyo deaths up by 1,000 in April from monthly average as virus peaked

The city officially reported just over 100 deaths from the coronavirus in April, but mortality data suggests there were around 1,000 more deaths in the month than average.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2020

Japan's AnGes speeds toward 2021 rollout in coronavirus 'vaccine war'

The Osaka-based firm got a headstart in the vaccine development by repurposing its hypertension vaccine, which had already passed various safety hurdles.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 11, 2020

Zoom suspends U.S.-based activists' account after online Tiananmen event

Humanitarian China founder Zhou Fengsuo said that the group had yet to receive an answer from Zoom about why its account was closed.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Japan lawmakers eye firm response to Chinese envoy's threat to behead PM
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi speaks at a Lower House Budget Committee meeting on Friday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.

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