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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
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2020

Singapore's expat model is broken

Lee Kuan Yew, the country's first leader, laid out the welcome mat for multinational corporations. Now his vision is running into the wall of COVID-19.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2020

COVID-19 disobedience goes deeper than we think

While respect for mask-wearing and personal hygiene is broadly high, according to surveys of European countries, support for quarantine and self-isolation is wavering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 6, 2020

Half a billion travelers show China’s economy moving past COVID-19

With the pandemic largely under control, the Golden Week holiday is putting on display the country's confidence in its economic rebound and its public health measures.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020

Japan's new top spokesman stresses the need for digitalization as part of coronavirus response

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed Japan’s fragility in the digital realm and the need for a quick, broad solution to supply chain issues, the top government spokesman said.
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
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2020

A million COVID-19 deaths must drive world to act together

The economic impact of this crisis has reached historic proportions; and, while not as bad as the Great Depression, it is far worse than the Great Recession a decade ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 1, 2020

COVID-19 presents crucial moment for gender diversity in Japan

With the pandemic changing the way we work, the International Conference for Women in Business says women must now be brought to the fore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

China's factory activity accelerates at solid pace in September

China's factory activity extended solid growth in September, twin surveys showed, as the nation's crucial exports engine revved up on improving overseas demand and underlined a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus shock.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2020

Rejoining Paris deal would be easy for Biden. The hard part is averting climate disaster.

For a U.S. President Joe Biden, rejoining the Paris agreement would be almost as simple as signing an autograph. The hard part would be everything else.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2020

After oil: Throwing money at green energy isn’t enough

COVID-19 and factors are giving governments the chance to move ahead on ambitious plans to advance the transition to alternative energy sources.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 28, 2020

Masks, noisy TVs and the lessons my students have learned from Corona-san

With language lessons on hold for many English teachers due to the pandemic, William Lang catches up with some of his own Japanese students.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2020

A closer look at the LDP lawmakers who support Suga

Yoshihide Suga became prime minister because he was able to secure the support of the most powerful formal faction leaders in the Liberal Democratic Party, whose members voted for him over rivals Fumio Kishida and Shigeru Ishiba, who also lead their own factions. But behind that support from top formal...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2020

Brushing off criticism, China’s Xi calls policies in Xinjiang ‘totally correct’

Xi made the remarks at a conference that is likely to set the direction of Chinese policy in Xinjiang for years to come.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 26, 2020

The changing social narrative on Japan's entrenched gender roles

Little can be done as long as a country's cultural norms are built into a social structure that delineates gender roles.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 26, 2020

Telltale signs that a business in Japan may be teetering on the edge of financial ruin

One reliable way to discern if the corporate ship is listing severely is to scrutinize the behavior of its president.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 25, 2020

Forced to halt output in pandemic, a Toyota plant in Aichi evolved

Workers use virus-related downtime to introduce new innovations at the facility.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2020

Promoters push online concerts in an effort to save Japan's live house culture

Kaala, a group of independent music promoters, has launched a concert series called Korona Nights to keep outlets for underground musical expression alive.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 23, 2020

Double whammy for minorities key in vaccine race, Fauci says

There is a toxic combination for minorities that translates into higher COVID-19 hospitalization rates than the population at large, according to Dr. Anthony Fauci.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2020

China sharply expands mass labor program in Tibet

The program mirrors the one in the western Xinjiang region that rights groups have branded coercive labor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2020

In SUVs and on planes, richest 1% drive climate-heating emissions

The coronavirus pandemic has, though, opened the door to new, progressive policies to help tackle climate change.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 20, 2020

A digital pivot at Japan’s universities: ‘A lot of us expected to have our worst semesters online’

The COVID-19 pandemic has complicated the fall term, leaving professors and students scrambling to adapt to shifting rules and digital education.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2020

As COVID-19 persists, Japan looks to send in the robots

A new wave of service machines has emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic to help maintain safety and social distancing.

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