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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021

Alibaba worker’s desperate plea for help sparks #MeToo reckoning

The episode has triggered what many say is a long overdue examination of the ways Chinese women are too often treated at work.
JAPAN
Aug 11, 2021

Japan backs 'revolutionary' COVID-19 drug Ronapreve to help tame crisis

The antibody cocktail, intended for mildly and moderately ill patients, could in the near future be used to treat those quarantining at home, helping to ease the strain on hospitals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 11, 2021

Climate change report exposes fault lines within fossil fuel industry

Responses range from the defensive to calling on governments to take the lead on a transition to a future of cleaner energy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

China air travel marks biggest drop since start of pandemic

A surge in COVID-19 cases has dealt a fresh blow to tourism on the mainland during the peak summer holiday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 10, 2021

Cryptocurrency regulator says easing of restrictions in Japan must wait

While the FSA chief is open-minded about the potential benefits that crypto-assets possess as a quick way to send cash, in Japan they are mainly being used for speculation and investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

China’s new oil giants thrive amid Xi’s push for cleaner energy

'Teapot 2.0' firms have built vast refining complexes that are greener and more focused on using crude to make plastics and chemicals instead of more polluting fuels such as diesel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2021

Once largely free of COVID-19, Asian economies are now upended by delta

While consumers are bearing the brunt, supply chains are being disrupted as factories shut down in a bid to stop the spread of the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2021

Alibaba fires manager after sexual assault case rocks industry

The allegations, first reported by an employee on Aug. 2, have unearthed systemic challenges with the company's mechanisms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2021

A viral video and online furor: How Volkswagen stalled in China

After a clip showed the firm's flagship sedan doing poorly in an unofficial safety test, sales in the world's biggest car market began to take a hit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 8, 2021

The Argentine river that carries soybeans to the world is drying up

Drought has deepened the strains on an economy that was already struggling to recover from its pandemic collapse.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Aug 5, 2021

How Japan has tapped into the history of innovation at the Olympics

From electric vehicles to 5G wireless technology, Japanese technology is being showcased to the world at the Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 5, 2021

Investors are ignoring a dangerous crackdown on press freedom

In an era when environmental, social and governance investing is increasingly in the spotlight, press freedom is still low on most investors' list of concerns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 4, 2021

Japan’s post-Olympics stock bounce depends on controlling COVID-19

The Nikkei usually rises when Japan hauls in gold medals, but all bets are off during the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2021

Nissan and AESC to build ¥50 billion car-battery plant in Japan

The plans, to be announced Wednesday, include spending as much as u00a5100 billion and boosting output to 18 gigawatt-hours after about five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 2, 2021

Xi Jinping’s capitalist smackdown sparks a $1 trillion reckoning

The tutoring sector crackdown has triggered a growing realization that the old rules of Chinese business no longer apply.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 30, 2021

Why U.S. and European TV audiences are tuning out the Tokyo Games

TV viewership is up in Japan and Australia, but a downtrend is clear elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2021

Coal country cleanup: U.S. plan sketches out possible future for former miners

The Biden administration wants to spend around $16 billion to help begin to clean up orphaned oil and gas wells and abandoned mine sites
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2021

Doctors blast Biogen Alzheimer approval as ‘regulatory failure’

The New England Journal of Medicine opinion piece is another sign of persistent furor over the agency's decision.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2021

How the delta variant upends assumptions about the coronavirus

The delta variant is the fastest, fittest and most formidable version of the coronavirus that causes COVID-19 the world has encountered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2021

Japanese skateboard stocks jump after host claims gold medals

Shares in Morito Co., which distributes skateboarding gear, were among those that surged Monday after Momiji Nishiya's victory in the Olympic women's street skateboarding event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2021

TSMC weighs Germany and Japan plants to diversify supply chain

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. is in the early stages of considering a new chipmaking plant in Germany, Chairman Mark Liu told shareholders on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2021

China crackdown makes Hong Kong index world’s biggest tech loser

An index launched a year ago to give investors greater exposure to China’s internet giants is now the world’s worst-performing major technology gauge.

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