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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 2, 2020

U.S. emergency approval broadens use of Gilead's COVID-19 drug remdesivir

Gilead Science Inc.'s antiviral drug remdesivir was granted emergency use authorization by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for COVID-19 on Friday, clearing the way for broader use of the drug in more hospitals around the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 1, 2020

Virus drugmaker caught between making a profit and treating the world

Gilead Sciences Inc. may spend $1 billion on its breakthrough new treatment for COVID-19 this year alone, Chief Executive Officer Daniel O’Day said. How much revenue — if any — the company expects to generate is another matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2020

Global smartphone market suffers worst contraction on record

Market trackers estimated the decline from the same period in 2019 at between 11 and 17 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
May 1, 2020

Drive-thru services in Aichi support butchers and restaurants

Firms have been hit hard by requests from municipal governments to shut down businesses and for people to avoid nonessential outings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 30, 2020

An independent COVID-19 investigation is an imperative

As “real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance,” the realization of the 'Chinese Dream' will require the courage to face the shortcomings that led to the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2020

China in Africa is more than a land grab

Beijing is after political influence, and its coronavirus aid will count for much.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2020

Companies bet on AI cameras to track social distancing and limit liability

Stores and workplaces eager to avoid spreading the novel coronavirus are equipping existing security cameras with artificial intelligence software that can track compliance with health guidelines including social distancing and mask-wearing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020

The British expat paying $7,000 a month to swim in Singapore’s lockdown

Not helping any with Singapore’s image as home to a bunch of crazy-rich Asians comes the almost too-ridiculous-to-be-true story of a man who rented a swimming pool for 10,000 Singapore dollars ($7,040) a month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2020

Data show huge drops in urban traffic as Japan weighs state of emergency extension

Data showed that foot traffic Sunday afternoon in major urban areas across all 47 prefectures was 50 to 80 percent lower compared with figures from those areas in January and February.
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2020

Foreign students in Japan fear pandemic narrows job opportunities

As the outbreak continues to take a serious toll on Japan's economy, those hoping to find work here now fear they will be first to miss out.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 23, 2020

Web-conferencing biz booming as pandemic sends Japan's workers online

Japan’s biggest power producer, Jera Co., holds executive and other important meetings on the internet and, except for power plant personnel, about 1,300 of the 1,700 employees at its headquarters and branch offices worked from home last week in response to the government’s call to curb social interaction...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2020

Google says state-backed hackers are increasing coronavirus phishing attacks

Security experts at Alphabet Inc.'s Google have identified more than a dozen government-backed hacking groups using the coronavirus pandemic as cover for phishing and malware attempts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2020

Japan pump price down for 13th straight week

The average retail gasoline price in Japan as of Monday fell ¥1 from a week before to ¥130.9 per liter, down for the 13th consecutive week, the Agency for Natural Resources and Energy said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Will the comeback of plastic bags outlast the COVID-19 pandemic?

Reusable products are eyed with suspicion now, but sustainability still has a bright future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

‘We needed to go’: Rich Americans activate pandemic escape plans

As coronavirus infections tore across the U.S. in early March, a Silicon Valley executive called the survival shelter manufacturer Rising S Co. He wanted to know how to open the secret door to his multimillion-dollar bunker 11 feet underground in New Zealand.
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.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
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.
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.

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