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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2020

Trump signals he might not sign U.S. COVID-19 relief bill

U.S. President Donald Trump injected confusion into the outlook for COVID-19 relief on Tuesday night, demanding changes to the bipartisan legislation approved by Congress less than 24 hours earlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020

Leaving Hong Kong: A family makes a wrenching decision

Hundreds of thousands of Hong Kongers are expected to emigrate as Beijing tightens its grip over its most restive city.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 22, 2020

Big Tech's stealth push to influence the Biden administration

The moves come as a pushback against tech firms from progressive groups and regulators grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020

'Little ghosts': Hundreds of Thai migrants have died in South Korea, investigation finds

Advocates say migrants are overworked, unable to access health care and unlikely to report exploitation for fear of being deported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020

Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse

At the parade, bikers said this year's event meant more, because more children were vulnerable to domestic violence during the pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / 2020 in review
Dec 19, 2020

Our critics’ favorite books published in 2020

As 2021 approaches, six Japan Times book reviewers look back on their top reads released in English this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 19, 2020

Wait before shedding your entire work wardrobe amid the pandemic

Numerous posts on social media have questioned the need to wear a suit while working from home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2020

Biden should look to Obama's Asia-Pacific trade strategies

As president-elect Joe Biden prepares for his inauguration, the international community is anticipating how the incoming administration will approach free trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020

A 10 billion-tree plan is restoring Pakistan’s lost forests

Pakistan's arid climate and rocky deserts may seem like an unlikely place to look for a green revolution, but the nation has begun one of the world's largest reforestation programs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 16, 2020

‘Josee, the Tiger and the Fish’: An impressive debut full of empathy

Kotaro Tamura's feature delivers some of the best animation this year and has a well-rounded character with a disability as the protagonist.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 16, 2020

With goal of herd immunity, Indonesia will give younger people vaccines first

The country is targeting the people who are most mobile due to their jobs, as well as regions with the highest number of coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 16, 2020

South Korean couriers die of overwork as pandemic spurs surge in deliveries

A string of deaths among couriers this year has caused a national uproar, drawing attention to unevenly distributed worker protections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2020

Big Tech turns its lobbyists loose on Europe, alarming regulators

As the European Union has become the global leader in tech regulation, companies have increasingly focused on Brussels in hopes of choking off stiffer rules.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 13, 2020

Japan’s year-end cleaning tradition is doubly important in 2020

Experts offer practical advice to make sure your house is tidy and safe for everyone spending the holidays inside.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 12, 2020

Escaping COVID-19: When you can’t see the virus for the trees

Individuals are replacing forestry companies and large corporations in efforts to buy plots of affordable forestland — but for a very different reason.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 12, 2020

Rising suicide figures reflect many women’s despair in a pandemic

Almost as anguishing as having no future is having an unknown one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2020

Japan firms' winter bonus payments face biggest fall since 2009, Nikkei survey says

The drop would exceed the 5.37% decline in summer bonus payments, according to the Nikkei, showing how the strain on corporate profits from the pandemic is spreading to households.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2020

JUSLP offers future leaders insights on U.S. elections

The Japan-U.S. Leadership Program (JUSLP) of The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs offered a seminar series on the U.S. electoral process and the impact of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on the Indo-Pacific region and U.S.-Japan relations. JUSLP is co-organized...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 7, 2020

The pandemic border policy that will leave a scar on Japan's foreign community

Border restrictions imposed on non-Japanese residents to stop the spread of COVID-19 were seen as discriminatory by many, but they're not likely to prevent travel here in the future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2020

Storms, coronavirus and drought spread hunger to millions in Central America

With measures to contain the coronavirus cutting off supplementary income for many, the number of people who suffer from severe food shortages has sharply increased.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 6, 2020

Biden officials to look to repair alliances and help mend Tokyo-Seoul ties

Trump's 'America First' moves have left something of a leadership vacuum that Beijing has been more than willing to attempt to fill — one of Japan's biggest fears.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2020

Burner phones and banking apps: Meet the Chinese 'brokers' laundering Mexican drug money

Chinese money brokers based in Mexico 'have come to dominate international money laundering markets,' U.S. prosecutors have said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2020

Trump’s final days of rage and denial

The final days of the Trump presidency have taken on the stormy elements of a drama more common to history or literature than a modern White House.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2020

All the happiness money can buy in the winter of COVID-19

While rates of depression and anxiety are up in some countries, many households now have more cash on hand than usual.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020

Grounded pilots out of practice because of COVID-19 spark airline safety fears

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, pilots aren't getting the opportunity to fly because airlines have grounded planes and scaled back operations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020

COVID-19 survivors with long-term symptoms need urgent attention, experts say

There is an urgent need to address long-term symptoms of the coronavirus, leading U.S. public health officials said this week, warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions of people worldwide might experience lingering problems that could impede their ability to work and function normally....
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 4, 2020

Despite scandals, Suga achieves his goals in first Diet session as PM

The prime minister overall stayed on course to pass necessary bills and ward off criticism in relation to a science council and cherry blossom-viewing party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020

Chefs vs scientists: France's pandemic fight to keep eating out

In France and around the world, business owners have pushed back against curbs sought by scientists to slow the COVID-19 pandemic.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2020

Nomura to introduce permanent flexible work for Japan staff

The firm may introduce a minimum 40% of hours to be spent in the office each month, and departments would have discretion within that limit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020

Language and lockdowns amid the pandemic

Reducing the issue to a binary question (Should we lock down or not?), or even a linear one (How much should we lock down?), oversimplifies a complicated problem.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes after completing their stay periods.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
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