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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 20, 2020

'Xi Thought' creeping into everything from Chinese sci-fi to company filings

No other leader besides Mao has had his ideology raised to the level of 'thought,” which carries a special meaning in Communist Party propaganda.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Oct 20, 2020

Japan Airlines abandons 'ladies and gentlemen' flight announcements

A Kyodo article looks at how English in Japan is changing with alterations to some airline announcements.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 19, 2020

NPB-J. League COVID-19 task force to take more data-oriented approach to virus issue

The sports bodies have sought input from epidemiologists and other experts as they seek ways to boost attendance at games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 19, 2020

No, we shouldn’t report partying neighbors to the pandemic police

The pandemic has prompted European citizens to accept changes in social behavior that would have seemed impossible only a year ago. People have stopped shaking hands, started wearing masks and learned to talk at some distance. They have adhered to government rules keeping them at home and closing down...
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BUSINESS
Oct 19, 2020

OPEC+ faces growing pressure to change course as ministers meet

With oil stuck at around $40, and more supply coming online from Libya, the cartel is now under pressure to revise its plan to ease output cuts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2020

Taiwanese diplomat hurt in scuffle with China officials in Fiji

Chinese diplomats injured one of their Taiwanese counterparts during a scuffle in Fiji earlier this month, a senior Taiwanese official said, highlighting rising concerns over Beijing’s aggressive tactics as part of their "wolf warrior” diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Oct 19, 2020

A transgender woman caught in the system finds help from the community

Dealing with immigration can be daunting at the best of times, but when you're a member of a minority community it can be harmful for your health.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2020

In Hong Kong, Chinese Communist Party officials stride out of the shadows

Xi Jinping is intent on extending party dominance across the entire country, especially in Hong Kong, an enclave of resistance that erupted in protest last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 16, 2020

Aichi city invites and trains youth to become independent fishers

Gamagori in Aichi Prefecture is putting young people through a training program of up to three years to get them on the seas in their own vessels.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 16, 2020

Twitter changes course on New York Post article after Republicans claim ‘election interference’

On Thursday, simmering discontent among Republicans over the power that Facebook and Twitter wield over public discourse erupted into open acrimony.
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2020

North Korea’s Kim Jong Un rattles his sabers

North Korea sent a simple message at the military parade last week to mark the 75th anniversary of the founding of the ruling Korean Workers' Party: Kim Jong Un's commitment to his nuclear arsenal is unflagging.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2020

The jailed activist left a letter behind. The message: Keep fighting.

Outspoken Vietnamese journalist and activist Pham Doan Trang was arrested on charges of making and disseminating propaganda against the state.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2020

‘Wife of a Spy’: Gripping drama lays bare wartime atrocities

Fresh off a win for best director at the Venice International Film Festival, Kiyoshi Kurosawa's masterful look at war heroes is out in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2020

New Zealand gives U.S. a lesson in pandemic democracy

The U.S., a nation founded on the principle that all people are created equal and endowed with inalienable rights, would do well to heed the example given by New Zealand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2020

Anti-Rohingya hate spreads unchecked on Facebook in Malaysia

Six months after rights groups reported the material to the social media giant, many xenophobic posts targeting Rohingya in Malaysia remained on the platform.
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2020

Japan firms fall woefully short of goals on women in management

About one-fifth of Japanese companies have no female managers and most say women account for less than 10% of management, a Reuters monthly poll found.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 13, 2020

Getting 'Suganomics' on track: Three points to gauge PM's progress

The new Japanese government will be successful if early and small successes can be achieved to give it momentum.
JAPAN
Oct 13, 2020

Government to spend more on Go To Travel campaign after discounts restricted

Travel agencies started to impose stricter conditions on the discounts as a surge in bookings caused the funds they had been allocated by the government to run short.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 13, 2020

Referendum a pivotal moment for Osaka and its politicians

On Nov. 1, the city's residents will be asked whether to merge Osaka's 24 wards into just four.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Oct 12, 2020

Marines soldier on after virus outbreak

What a week it was for the Chiba Lotte Marines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2020

Little war in the Caucasus has big lessons for U.S. and Russia

The resumption of hostilities in Nagorno-Karabakh against Armenia, a longtime enemy of Turkey, indicates the war is part of a larger Turkish power play.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2020

As virus surges in Europe, resistance to new restrictions also grows

Still reeling from the toll of nationwide lockdowns, government officials are finding that the public might not be so compliant the second time around.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 10, 2020

Disney says it had to work with Chinese government on ‘Mulan’

Walt Disney Co. defended its cooperation with government entities accused of human-rights abuses in China’s Xinjiang region, saying the company had to work with the government in order to make films there.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear