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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 26, 2020

Five criteria for choosing Biden's running mate

Who will be presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s running mate? The answer to this question will reveal much about the remainder of this year’s election campaign in the United States, the policy direction of a potential Biden administration and the future of the Democratic Party...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2020

Coronavirus further widens India’s devastating gender gap

Women around the world have been hurt financially by the coronavirus outbreak, but the situation in India, where women suffer from a wide gender gap in employment, wages and education, is more precarious for them than almost anywhere else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 26, 2020

Bank of Japan likely to cut economic forecasts again on COVID-19

The IMF now sees Japan's economy contracting more than first thought as it takes a 5.8 percent hit in 2020 from the virus.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

Does Japan want migrants more than migrants want Japan?

Regarding the June 22 story “European business group urges Japan to relax travel restrictions,” a recent Gallup world poll found that if everyone in the world could live in their dream migration destination, Canada’s net population would increase by 147 percent. For Japan that increase would be...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 26, 2020

Comic Saku Yanagawa was on his way to cracking the U.S. — then COVID-19 happened

Comic Saku Yanagawa is making a name for himself in the U.S., but with racist hecklers and awkward Zoom gigs, he's facing his toughest crowds yet.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 25, 2020

Time to do something about overpopulated Tokyo

The COVID-19 crisis should prompt renewed action to address the overconcentration of people and business in the Tokyo metropolitan area.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2020

Narendra Modi's plan to save the Indian economy: Look inward

Faced with millions of job losses following a nationwide lockdown, Modi has ratcheted up calls to boost local manufacturing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2020

Japan’s conservatives are reveling in their COVID-19 ‘success’

Japan's right wing is claiming “victory” in the pandemic, but no one seems to understand what, exactly, averted disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2020

Japan's retailers gain as sales data hints at post-outbreak rebound

Nitori same-store sales jumped 47 percent in June from the same month the previous year, the most on record in data going back to 2012.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 24, 2020

Trump's threat to 'decouple' U.S. and China hits trade and investment reality

Conflicting talk from White House officials about "decoupling" the U.S. economy from China is running into a challenging reality: Chinese imports of U.S. goods are rising, investment by American companies into China continues, and markets are wary of separating the world's biggest economies.
SOCCER / Women's World Cup / From the Spot
Jun 23, 2020

Japan must build foundation for women's game after withdrawing bid

The Japan Football Association has lost its easy route to building momentum for the sport after dropping out of contention for the 2023 World Cup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 23, 2020

Biden team asks social media to remove Trump posts bashing mail-in voting

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's political campaign has asked social media giants Facebook and Twitter to remove posts by Republican President Donald Trump on Monday that it said made false claims aimed at discrediting mail-in voting.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020

Gilead targets remdesivir supply for 2 million COVID-19 patients by year-end

The company also said it hoped to start trials in August of an easier-to-use inhaled version of the medicine, which is currently administered only intravenously.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 22, 2020

Japan-China relations: Xi said, Xi said

There is growing concern in Tokyo these days that what Xi said may not be what he does.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 22, 2020

NPB, J. League looking to admit limited number of fans in July

Fans may be allowed to attend pro baseball and soccer games in Japan beginning in July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 22, 2020

Japanese firms’ cash-hoarding now viewed as boon for dividends

The mountains of cash once criticized as lack of capital efficiency are now being touted as a reason to buy Japanese stocks as dividends decline elsewhere.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2020

The case for Japan-U.S. space cooperation in the Indo-Pacific

To combat China's space ambitions, Japan and the U.S. need a coordinated, regional approach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2020

'Rolled by America’s teens': Youths on TikTok reserved Trump rally tickets with no plans to go

Some Trump opponents organized efforts on social media apps to sign up for the rally, sometimes with fake names or burner email accounts.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 21, 2020

NFL players warned against group workouts after surge in virus cases

NFL players should avoid engaging in group workouts as COVID-19 cases are rising again in the United States, the medical director of the sport's players association said on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2020

Biden campaign ramps up criticism of Facebook for disinformation

The campaign is focused on Facebook because of its reach. About 43 percent of voters consume news on the platform, according the Democratic National Committee.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / DESSERT WATCH
Jun 20, 2020

Boozy classics and cute cakes to gift the dads in your life

Anyone still searching for a Father's Day gift is cutting it close. Here's two sweet options for the perfect last-minute gift.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2020

Putin uses WW2 anniversary to push idea of Russian-backed summit to stabilize world

Russian President Vladimir Putin has called on the leaders of the five permanent members of the U.N. Security Council to make good on an agreement to hold a face-to-face summit to try to tackle the world's problems as soon as possible.
University of Tokyo lands its highest spot ever in global higher education ranking
The University of Tokyo in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
After ruling bloc breakup, CDP and Komeito eye unified PM candidate
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda speaks to reporters at the Diet in Tokyo on Friday.
As the Osaka Expo comes to a close, what will its legacy be?
After a run-up marked by apathy, organizers soon found they had the opposite problem as crowd control became a concern.
Why Japan's coalition collapsed — and what's next
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi enters party headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.
‘Save the Ring’ calls intensify as Osaka Expo’s end nears
Visitors lounge on the grassy hill on the top of the Grand Ring during the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka in May.
A Japanese comedian walks into an Aussie bar … and stays there
Takashi “Waka” Wakasugi stopped by the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya Ward last month following his stint at Edinburgh Festival Fringe performing his show “Comedy Samurai.”
Chemistry Nobel winner Kitagawa says downtime helped him think up new material
Susumu Kitagawa speaks to reporters at Kyoto University on Wednesday after receiving the news that he had been awarded the Nobel Prize in chemistry the same day.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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