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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 10, 2020

Trump to resume campaigning as second debate canceled

The U.S. leader refused to participate in the debate after a nonpartisan commission switched it to a virtual contest in the wake of Trump's COVID-19 diagnosis.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 9, 2020

Suga signals openness to Science Council of Japan reform

Hakubun Shimomura, the LDP's policy council chairman, said this week the party will establish a task force to assess the academic organization's need for reform.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020

The U.N.’s existential crisis

Trump's announcement that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO may be a harbinger of a broader unraveling of the multilateral system constructed after WW II.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020

Cancel or proceed? Public statements reignite debate on Tokyo Games

If the games are to be canceled, experts remain divided over how soon the decision needs to be made.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 8, 2020

The 'Quad' offers hope for a free and open Indo-Pacific

Mounting concern about Chinese behavior prompted the four countries that make up the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue to resurrect the forum in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020

Remembering legacy of Nippon Otis CEO Guillaume Renaud

From the Empire State Building to the Eiffel Tower, Otis Elevator Co. has helped to build cities and transformed the world of movement. Today it continues to drive forward its global presence with dynamic leadership at the vanguard of its designs for reinventing the way people move. One of its dynamic...
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 7, 2020

'Quad' meeting in Tokyo prizes symbolism over substance

With China the elephant in the room, just showing up may have been part, if not the main point, of the dialogue for the U.S., Japan, India and Australia.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2020

Merkel is shying away from action that would really hurt Putin

Action in response to poisoning of top Kremlin critic likely to have a muted effect.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2020

Thousands of Indonesians protest against passage of jobs bill

The law removes the three-year maximum duration of contracts and reduces severance benefits — provisions the government said are intended to promote formal hiring.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Oct 6, 2020

Suga's rejection of nominees to top advisory body prompts calls for reform

The way the council chooses its members has prompted criticism and calls for reform from supporters and opponents of Suga's decision.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2020

Plastic pandemic: COVID-19 trashed the recycling dream

The pandemic has intensified a price war between recycled and new plastic, made by the oil industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 5, 2020

Suga says politics wasn't behind blocking nominees, but won't say why

The veto of six appointments to the science council has raised concerns that the administration is trying to weed out scholars critical of the government.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 5, 2020

NPB and J. League to explore raising current attendance limits

Nippon Professional Baseball and the J. League will explore the possibility of raising the current caps on attendance, a process that will include consultations with an epidemiologist, among others, the two leagues announced following the latest meeting of their joint COVID-19 task force on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2020

Australia's miners carve themselves an ugly heritage

Digging iron ore out of the ground and carrying it to port inevitably involves conflicts between miners and the Aboriginal traditional owners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2020

How coal-loving Australia became the leader in rooftop solar

Homeowners are responding to incentives offered by state governments, a sharp drop in the price of solar panels and an increase in electricity rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2020

Trump tests positive for COVID-19, and the world shudders

Once again, the world shuddered at news about President Donald Trump. This time, it wasn’t something Trump said or did, but rather the announcement early Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2020

Ski, party, seed a pandemic: Travel rules that let COVID-19 take flight

Nine months into an outbreak that has killed 1 million people, Ischgl, Austria, is where the era of global tourism collided with a pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2020

Ten Japanese albums Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest' list

Rolling Stone compiled a list of the 500 greatest albums of all time but there were no Japanese entries. So we came up with a few candidates of our own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

If we can’t ban nukes, let’s stigmatize them

Since the end of the Cold War, most people have become much less afraid of nuclear war, when instead they should worry more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

Making sense of China’s new plan

Many observers fear that China is “turning inward” just when the global economy is staring down the barrel of a recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020

Trump campaign aide Brad Parscale detained after threat to harm self

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was detained by police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday after barricading himself in his home and threatening to harm himself, according to a police statement.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 27, 2020

Goro Koyama, PI: A private investigator who serves the international community

From trailing secret lovers to suspicious dentists, Goro Koyama says his job isn't quite what you see portrayed in film noir.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2020

Japan is paying firms to make things at home. But China’s pull is still strong.

The pandemic — and Beijing's increasingly combative behavior during it — has driven home the risks of overreliance on China for the production of a broad range of goods.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2020

As U.S. and China squabble at U.N., a plea — and warning — from Micronesia

As China and the United States feuded at the United Nations last week over COVID-19 and the climate, one of the world's smallest states pleaded for detente.

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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