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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2021

Fishing and boating lure more enthusiasts in pandemic-hit Japan

Sales of fishing gear and used boats are up, and 2020 saw an increase in the number of Japanese people obtaining boating licenses.
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2021

Government OKs discharge of Fukushima nuclear plant water into sea

Any release of treated water into the Pacific will be done in small quantities each time and carried out over a period of about 30 years.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 12, 2021

Virus variants could propel fourth wave to new heights as Japan's cities clamp down

A significant increase in testing and genomic screening would better reveal the spread of virus variants, but experts question the country's ability and willingness to do so.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 12, 2021

From suits to T-shirts: Menswear shops face hard times as pandemic alters trends

Apparel companies are testing new business models to attract more customers amid a downturn in sales.
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2021

Japan's GPIF, forerunner on ESG investing, pulls back as trend catches on

Constrained by stricter legal restraints, the world's top pension fund has largely been quiet on impact investing since appointing a new chief investment officer in April 2020.
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2021

Japan’s slow vaccine rollout pushes back recovery time frame

The slow rollout means struggling businesses and fearful shoppers will have to hold out for longer as the economy's recovery is delayed by as much as two years compared with global peers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 11, 2021

Astra vaccine unmasks EU split between West and desperate East

The former Eastern Bloc is home to almost a quarter of the EU's 440 million population and is struggling to tame the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2021

Amazon's win in union fight shows harsh realities facing labor movement

Amazon's fierce resistance to unionization, skepticism among workers that organizing could get them a better deal and decisions on election parameters all contributed to the defeat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2021

Aggressive U.S. climate plan puts pressure on China and India

It's uncertain whether the U.S. can actually deliver on the plan, but the indication that it is willing to significantly up the ante on emissions targets may put pressure on China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2021

Netflix gets ‘Spider-Man’ and ‘Jumanji’ franchises in multiyear Sony deal

Financial terms of the deal weren't disclosed, though previous reports suggest Sony was seeking as much as $250 million a year.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2021

Japan denies it may allow Olympic athletes to jump vaccine queue

Only a million people have received the first dose of the Pfizer vaccine since February. The elderly do not even start getting their shots until next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2021

Activist investors get their moment in Japan with $21 billion Toshiba bid

In corporate Japan, activist investors have gone from largely impotent onlookers to kingmakers in the space of just a few years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 8, 2021

The next electric-car battery champion could be European

With Europe expected to lead the world in electric-car sales for a second straight year, a rush to build a battery-supply chain from scratch is playing out across the continent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 7, 2021

Suga says time ripe to decide fate of treated Fukushima No.1 water

The prime minister is likely to call a Cabinet meeting on the fate of the water next Tuesday, local reports say, after meeting with national fisheries association chief.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2021

Toshiba shares surge on possible buyout by CVC Capital

The bid comes as Toshiba faces scrutiny from activists following a series of scandals, including a record fine for faulty accounting and billions of dollars in writedowns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2021

Biden plan still faces Senate hurdles even after procedural win

While the U.S. president now likely has several chances to pass parts of his economic agenda without needing any Republican votes, he still needs to keep his party unified.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2021

Colorado to host MLB All-Star Game after Georgia voting law prompts pullout

The annual midseason event was relocated from Atlanta in protest over Georgia's new voting restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021

Biden's White House trying to craft gun executive orders that can't be undone

Among the measures being considered — and strongly encouraged by activists — is one directing the U.S. Justice Department to reinterpret existing law on untraceable 'ghost guns.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021

World economy risks ‘dangerously diverging’ even as growth booms

It could take years for swaths of the world to join the U.S. and China in fully recovering from the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2021

U.S. travel guidance eased as CDC says vaccinated people at low risk

The CDC said vaccinated individuals don't need a COVID-19 test and don't need to quarantine, when traveling domestically. They should still wear a mask and avoid crowds.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2021

U.K. regulator found 30 cases of blood clot events after AstraZeneca vaccine use

The total number of cases are 25 more than the agency previously reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2021

For climate progressives, Biden’s $2.25 trillion isn’t enough

The fact that the bill contains extensions of a tax credit for carbon capture stood out to some as proof that the administration was addressing climate change only superficially.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2021

In mutant variants, has the coronavirus already revealed its hand?

Emergence of the same few mutations simultaneously in different parts of the world gives scientists cautious optimism that there may be limits on the pandemic's endurance.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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