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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 28, 2020

The state of emergency is lifted: What's next?

The nation must now prepare for a second wave of infections.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 27, 2020

Abe Cabinet OKs another ¥117 trillion package to fend off COVID-19 fallout

The new package is aimed at further shoring up steps to help individuals and companies that are financially struggling due to the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020

Beijing draws the line with Hong Kong

The world can't afford to be indifferent to Chinese behavior that flouts international norms and ignores obligations that Beijing has accepted.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2020

Japan sidestepped COVID-19's worst, so what now?

The number of reported cases accounts for roughly 0.01 percent of the nation's population, but the chance of a second wave remains ever present.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2020

Taiwan promises 'necessary assistance' to Hong Kong's people as protests reignite

Taiwan will provide the people of Hong Kong with "necessary assistance," President Tsai Ing-wen has said, after a resurgence in protests in the Chinese ruled territory against newly proposed national security legislation from Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2020

Japan government considers further pandemic relief of more than ¥100 trillion, report says

The package would be funded by a second extra budget for fiscal 2020 and follow the record u00a5117 trillion spending plan deployed last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 25, 2020

Even as virus eases, the worst may be yet to come for Abe

Japan's coronavirus emergency was coming to an end, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political troubles may be just beginning.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

No pause in coronavirus trial for Avigan, Japan's lead researcher says

The lead researcher in the coronavirus trial for flu drug Avigan says it’s too early to make a call on whether it works and shrugged off negative reports about the interim results, saying patients are still being enrolled.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020

Paperwork-heavy Japan trailing tech-savvy South Korea on cash handouts

Lee Jong-chul, a 57-year-old truck driver who lives just south of Seoul, says it took little more than a minute to access his 400,000 won ($330) cash handout from the South Korean government earlier this month.
JAPAN
May 20, 2020

Local leaders prepare anti-coronavirus measures at natural disaster evacuation shelters

June traditionally marks the start of the rainy season in most of Japan, while typhoons normally start to arrive in August.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2020

Japan slips into recession, but worst is yet to come

Data confirm the world's third-largest economy was in recession even before Prime Minister Shinzo Abe declared the April emergency for the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2020

China faces angry world seeking virus answers at key WHO meeting

Possible economic retaliation leaves some countries wary of criticizing the world's second-biggest economy over coronavirus response.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 16, 2020

Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege

The internal debate over the WHO's messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2020

The pandemic has revived all the worst-case U.S.-China scenarios

On Jan. 15, it seemed like the U.S. and China had avoided a quick descent into a new Cold War.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
May 13, 2020

Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura: From man of the hour to future prime minister?

Over the past few weeks, the governor has gone from being a locally liked politician to a national media darling.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 13, 2020

A tithe approach to volunteering in our post-pandemic world

The rewards of volunteering are enormous for one's self and community.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 13, 2020

A tale of two Japanese drugs in tests to fight COVID-19

Avigan and camostat are undergoing trials as they may be effective in treating illnesses brought on by coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 11, 2020

What will happen to inclusion in COVID-19's wake?

The business sector has an unprecedented opportunity to take drastic and audacious initiatives.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
May 11, 2020

EU officials ask if they have the wrong person running the show

National governments are reasserting their power and the coronavirus is exposing the EU's old fault lines with a new ferocity.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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