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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2020

Coronavirus crisis has made Brazil an ideal vaccine laboratory

With a medical manufacturing infrastructure and plenty of vaccine trial volunteers, Brazil has emerged as a potentially vital player in the scramble to end the pandemic.
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Aug 15, 2020

Under cloud of pandemic, Osaka referendum remains a key issue for Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura

More in Osaka are asking whether the vote should be postponed until after the coronavirus crisis has passed.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 15, 2020

Waking up to child abuse by caregivers

Children who are sexually abused may not understand what is happening to them or are cowed into silence by their abusers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2020

New Zealand scrambles to trace cluster, reporting 14 new coronavirus cases

New Zealand officials continued to investigate the source of an outbreak of the coronavirus Thursday, reporting 14 new cases the same day as long queues of people formed to escape a renewed lockdown in the country's biggest city or be tested for the virus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 13, 2020

Local Visions web label creates a digital oasis for pop

Masayuki Funo, founder of the music label Local Visions, gives burgeoning artists the freedom to explore their own sound.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2020

Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos

Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 12, 2020

The Nagasaki bombing wasn't the last aerial attack on Japan

Civilians always pay the highest price in war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2020

Defectors say South Korea probes threaten North 'Underground Railroad'

A combination of coronavirus border closures and an unprecedented pressure campaign by a South Korean government keen to engage with North Korea may destroy networks defectors have long used to start new lives, activist groups say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2020

Chinese influence operations struggle for traction in Japan

There is little evidence that China has tried to impact debate in Japan as it has done in other countries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 11, 2020

Mexico's legendary masked wrestlers thrown out of ring by coronavirus

With fans barred from attending live shows, thousands of wrestlers are relying on food donations or streaming underground fights.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 7, 2020

Summer 2020’s roster of new anime TV shows is short but sweet

While this season features fewer anime releases than usual due to COVID-19, there are still plenty of shows to keep you entertained.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2020

Europe has a weak dollar problem

It's hard to criticize Europe for its relatively sound management of the COVID-19 crisis, but a strong euro won't help its export-led economic model.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 6, 2020

The bombing of Hiroshima: 'I thought it was the end of the world'

Hibakusha Yachiyo Kato saw the full horrors of the A-bomb and has been telling her story since.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 6, 2020

City Pop on Vinyl brings back the glitzed-out sounds of Japan's bubble

Soak up the sounds of city pop with five albums that highlight old-school heavyweights or showcase newer artists' takes on the bubble era genre.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 5, 2020

Heat wave Harry? As temperatures soar, naming the threat may save lives

Giving heat waves names and strength ratings, as is done with typhoons and hurricanes, could drive home the spiking danger from a threat that kills more people in the United States each year than storms and floods but rarely hits headlines, heat experts said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 4, 2020

How long should governments spend away?

Today's pandemic spending may leave future generations with an unpayable bill.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 4, 2020

COVID-19 long-term toll signals billions in health care costs ahead

Late in March, Laura Gross, 72, was recovering from gall bladder surgery in her Fort Lee, New Jersey, home when she became sick again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 1, 2020

COVID-19 is forcing clothing retailers to reassess their physical presence

Without workplaces or recreational spots to go to, consumers have little reason to buy new outfits.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2020

Good time for a 'workation' but is Japan Inc. ready?

Are the nation's employers ready to let workers telecommute from hotels, resorts and other destinations where they can escape the mundane reality of life?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020

A new nuclear model could upend how countries count bombs

Nuclear analysts from the U.S. and Russia settled on a new method to account for atomic weapons that may shrink estimates on the size of North Korea’s arsenal and could be used to aid future disarmament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020

Global prospects dim for China's tech champions as great powers clash

China's top tech players are having contracts canceled, products banned and investments blocked, with more restrictions on the horizon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2020

Hong Kong faces worst wave of virus, but tiny apartments mean it can’t just lock down

Once a coronavirus success story, Hong Kong is facing its worst outbreak yet, and policymakers are realizing how little they can do without making a bad situation worse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Astra to pay Daiichi up to $6 billion for new cancer drug

AstraZeneca is forging ahead to become a global oncology powerhouse, even as it works on a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2020

Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs

Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 28, 2020

Cushy coronavirus aid contract puts Japan ad giant Dentsu under spotlight

The ad giant has acquired the task of distributing a $20 billion package to help ailing businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2020

The supply chain to save the world is unprepared for a vaccine

The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships, planes and trucks acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the epic challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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