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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 6, 2020

World economy that took elevator down faces steep stairs back up

Hopes for a V-shaped rebound have been shattered as the reopening of businesses looks shaky at best and job losses risk turning from temporary to permanent.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 3, 2020

NBA reportedly plans Chicago bubble for 'Delete Eight'

The eight teams that weren't invited to participate in the NBA's restarted season near Orlando might be allowed to gather in a separate "bubble" in Chicago, ESPN reported Thursday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2020

Tokyo reports 107 coronavirus cases, highest in two months

Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga again said that the central government is not considering declaring a state of emergency.
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2020

Japan's return to state of emergency an option, but only in 'worst-case scenario'

Remarks by the government's top spokesman came before Tokyo confirmed 67 COVID-19 cases — the highest daily figure since 87 were reported on May 4.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2020

Americans are failing the mask test

The lack of trust in public health officials is baffling.
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2020

Japanese cluster study revives ‘3Cs’ warning as coronavirus cases surge anew

The study, published in the CDC's journal, says closed, crowded environments with close contact and poor ventilation are driving the formation of cluster infections.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jun 25, 2020

High-end French dining with safety in mind

Dishes created by executive chef Masahiro Ishihara of Blanc Rouge at The Tokyo Station Hotel are sophisticated, yet simple in their execution. They are healthy, yet flavorful, and innovative while remaining true to the tenets of French cuisine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2020

Japan’s struggle to reimagine the post-pandemic world

For the nation to be an inspiration, it must make better use of the momentum of the new ways of doing business that the pandemic has brought about across the globe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020

How the U.S. and its allies should prepare for the post-COVID-19 world

With many nations looking to the United States for leadership, the country risks being hemmed in by its economic ties with China.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 23, 2020

Only 10% of firms in Japan have addressed LGBT issues: survey

A Kyodo article looks at a survey that found only 10 percent of Japanese firms taking steps to assist LGBTQ employees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2020

‘We lost our sight’: Life in Myanmar under world's longest internet shutdown

Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, said he must now travel through a war zone to read a signboard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 18, 2020

Beijing's coronavirus outbreak poses test for Xi, China’s chairman of everything

The stakes are especially high for Xi, who has staked his credibility on China's response and sought to frame himself as a global leader in the crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jun 18, 2020

Millions of abandoned oil wells leaking methane, becoming climate menace

Leaks from abandoned wells have long been recognized as an environmental problem, a health hazard and a public nuisance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 16, 2020

Offering your condolences in Japanese

These are tough times, make sure your Japanese hits the right note in terms of sensitivity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2020

How Asia's largest slum chased away COVID-19

India’s Dharavi, Asia’s most crowded slum, has gone from coronavirus hot spot to potential success story, offering a model for developing nations struggling to contain the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2020

Beijing district in 'wartime emergency' after virus spike shuts market

A district of Beijing was on a "wartime" footing and the capital banned tourism on Saturday after a cluster of novel coronavirus infections centred around a major wholesale market sparked fears of a new wave of COVID-19.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 11, 2020

Spend your summer understanding America’s protests by watching, listening and reading

Now is the time to delve deeper into the history of racism in the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2020

An architect of Japan’s virus strategy sees flaws in West’s approach at fighting the pandemic

One of the key architects of Japan’s coronavirus strategy has hailed the country’s response to the pandemic, saying its approach was more effective than those implemented by Western nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2020

A ‘new normal’ in cyberwar should scare us to action

Cyber capabilities are much less expensive to develop and easier to acquire than traditional warfare — and can be just as destructive.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2020

China and scientists dismiss study suggesting coronavirus spread in August 2019

Beijing dismissed as "ridiculous" a Harvard Medical School study of hospital traffic and search engine data that suggested the novel coronavirus may already have been spreading in China last August, and scientists said it offered no convincing evidence of when the outbreak began.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2020

Time to build the post-pandemic world order

This is not only a battle about now but also over what comes next.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2020

Chugai stock surges 60% to rival Sony's value on hopes for virus treatment

Chugai Pharmaceutical is now Japan's biggest drug company by market value after overtaking Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda Pharmaceutical.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2020

Quarantine is terrible but it works

Restricting human contact has had a dramatic effect on COVID-19's infection rates.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 6, 2020

Olympics and UFOs can't shift COVID-19 from the spotlight

First, some glum news: John Coates, head of the International Olympic Committee’s coordination commission, was quoted in The Australian on May 21 as expressing doubt over prospects for the Tokyo Olympics to be held in summer next year. Coates went on record as saying the decision on whether or not...
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jun 6, 2020

U.S. protesters call to 'Defund the Police.' What would that look like?

Nationwide protests over the Minneapolis police killing of George Floyd, the latest in a long string of high-profile slayings of black men by white officers, have featured a common rallying cry: "Defund the police."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 5, 2020

Okinawa project supports essential workers with free rental cars and accommodation

A project in Okinawa is aiming to help workers at risk of COVID-19 infection by offering hotel rooms and cars to help them continue with daily life
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Rodrigo Duterte paying Filipinos to move from Manila to country

The coronavirus pandemic is giving Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a reason to reduce overcrowding in Manila, which in recent decades has swelled into one of the most heavily populated areas on Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Vigil banned, Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen crackdown with 'candles everywhere'

Many in Hong Kong plan to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the city on Thursday evening, circumventing a ban on large public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan Post to stop accepting some parcels for shipment to the U.S.
Japan Post's UGX will still be available for many rejected packages.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
Is Kishida plotting a return of the king? Or would he rather stay a kingmaker?
Former Prime Minister Fumio Kishida chairs a plenary session at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development in Yokohama on Aug. 21.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.

Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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