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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2020

Pandemics, fear and discrimination: Are Japanese cities ready for life with COVID-19?

Fighting discrimination is a key issue in municipal integration policy.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / Commentary
Jun 22, 2020

COVID-19's potential lasting influence on post-pandemic governance

Once a vaccine is found, will world powers embrace globalism or isolationist policies?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2020

Amid COVID-19 outbreak, old tensions rear their heads

Amid an all- consuming fight against the coronavirus, the U.S. and Japan must be ready for renewed tensions with China over Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 22, 2020

Taiwan, excluded from WHO, calls on China to share 'correct' virus information

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen called on China on Wednesday to share "correct" information about a new coronavirus and for the World Health Organization (WHO) not to exclude Taiwan from collaboration on the outbreak for political reasons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2020

No soul-searching for Xi Jinping after Taiwan rebuffs China in election

In a democracy, two resounding election defeats in a matter of months might prompt some soul-searching in the losing camp.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2019

Spain to host COP25 climate talks in December after Chile cancels due to riots

Spain will host U.N. climate change talks in December after Chile withdrew, the United Nations said on Friday, a last-minute switch that raises big logistical challenges and has left activist Greta Thunberg stranded on the wrong side of the Atlantic.
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BUSINESS
Oct 16, 2019

Mizuho Bank increases risky credit in competitive market

Mizuho Financial Group Inc. is extending riskier types of corporate credit to fend off competition in a country that's awash with easy money.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 11, 2019

Asylum-seekers occupy U.S.-Mexico border bridge, close key crossing

U.S. asylum seekers camped out in a dangerous Mexican border town occupied a bridge to Brownsville, Texas on Thursday, leading to the closure of the crossing, witnesses and authorities said.
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2019

Where the Japan-U.S. trade deal falls short of the Trans-Pacific Partnership abandoned by Trump

President Donald Trump has called his new trade deal with Japan a "phenomenal" victory for U.S. farmers.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Mauritius report 2019
Aug 29, 2019

Fintech: Fusion of finance and new technology drives digital success

The birth of fintech has created a highly competitive global industry focused on innovation and compliance with strict regulations, with Mauritian firms playing a big part in the digital quest
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 26, 2019

Focus, breathe and learn some Japanese

With modern life getting ever more hectic, yoga and meditation are popular ways to unwind, and knowing the terminology will help you de-stress.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 26, 2019

Kinugawa Onsen: A dilapidated hot spring town in Tokyo's backyard

Kinugawa Onsen may have had its heyday in the 1980s, but this retro hot spring town still has plenty to offer Tokyoites looking for a weekend getaway close to home.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 5, 2019

Reputation and success developed via resilience

LIFE.14 works with a diverse clientele, providing photography and video services for embassies, chambers of commerce, major corporations and nonpolitical organizations, and President Antony Tran's background is equally eclectic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2019

Blazing the way forward in Japan-Australia security ties

RAA negotiations are an epoch-making template for Japan's security relationships.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 13, 2019

British lawmakers handed 11-day break to ruminate over ways to break Brexit deadlock

Britain's overwrought members of Parliament have been sent home for 11 days, to rest and reflect on how to get the country out of the Brexit deadlock. As they ponder the future of the divorce talks, which now look like dragging on until the end of October, here are some scenarios they will be weighing:...
EDITORIALS
Apr 7, 2019

Military tensions on the rise in the Taiwan Strait

Japan should counsel restraint on all sides, and insist on the peaceful and diplomatic resolution of all disputes.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2019

How Australian sex abuse victim's 'powerful' testimony sank pope aide Cardinal George Pell

"Guilty." There was a gasp in the Australian courtroom as the jury foreman read out the first verdict on child sex offenses against Cardinal George Pell, the Vatican's treasurer, then stunned silence as the same word was repeated for each of the four other charges he faced.
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WORLD
Feb 19, 2019

India says mastermind of Kashmir bombing killed in clash along with five of its troops, as tensions with Pakistan soar

Indian forces on Monday killed three militants, including the suspected organizer of a suicide bombing in the disputed region of Kashmir that fueled tension between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, police said, with five troops also killed in the clash.
Japan Times
SOCCER / From the Spot
Jan 31, 2019

Do or die for Samurai Blue

This week has provided ample opportunity for all of us who doubted Japan's ability to reach the Asian Cup final to take a long, deep drink from the fountain of hubris.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2019

May's humbling offers a glimmer of hope

There was not much meaningful about Tuesday's Brexit vote, but at least the prime minister is now finally promising to build consensus.
EDITORIALS
Nov 14, 2018

Which China will prevail?

Whether China embraces economic globalism or self-reliance is a matter of grave consequence for the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / INSIDER REPORT
Oct 29, 2018

Sōgō shōsha: Thriving through adversity in postwar Japan

This is the fourth part of a new series of reports written by industry specialists. The first 12 articles are about Japanese general trading companies, or sōgō shōsha.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2018
Oct 23, 2018

Suzuki: A way of life in Hungary

Suzuki Motor Corp. has driven the development of Hungary’s automotive industry since establishing Magyar Suzuki Corp. (MSC) in 1991. By successfully combining Hungarian talent and Japanese expertise, the company has become a strong driving force in the Hungarian automotive sector and is reaching out...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2018

The dollar and its discontents

Trump's enforcement of Iran sanctions could undermine the dollar's global primacy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2018

Deadlocked North Korean nuclear talks likely to be at top of Trump's mind after flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals

Deadlocked denuclearization talks between Pyongyang and Washington are expected to again weigh heavily on U.S. President Donald Trump's mind after North Korean leader Kim Jong Un offered up a flurry of seemingly tantalizing proposals Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Sep 18, 2018

With latest MSDF submarine exercise, Tokyo expertly navigates Beijing's red lines

The revelation this week by Japan that the Marine Self-Defense Force has conducted submarine exercises in the disputed South China Sea is, while striking, unlikely to dampen enthusiasm on either side for improved Sino-Japanese ties, experts say.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers