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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 3, 2020

Wall Street starts 2020 at record levels on China stimulus and trade hopes

U.S. stocks extended their rally into the new year, with all three major indexes hitting record highs on Thursday, as fresh stimulus from Beijing to prop up its economy added to optimism fueled by easing trade tensions and an improving global outlook.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2020

U.S. sees signs Iran or its allies may be planning attacks: Pentagon chief

U.S. Defense Secretary Mark Esper said on Thursday that there were indications Iran or the forces it backs may be planning additional attacks and said it was possible the United States might have to take preemptive action to protect American lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 2, 2020

A Masayoshi Son shopping list for 2020

Softbank's chief could do worse than to take this advice.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / HOTELS & RESTAURANTS
Jan 2, 2020

Strawberry desserts bursting with flair

Japan's love affair with strawberries remains unabated at ANA InterContinental Tokyo, with the Strawberry Sensation 2020 extravaganza, using approximately 7,000 kilograms of strawberries, scheduled to run from Jan. 15 until May 31.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2020

Rock-throwing Iraqi militias end protest at U.S. Embassy

Supporters of Iranian-backed Iraqi paramilitary groups who stormed the U.S. Embassy's perimeter and hurled rocks in two days of protests withdrew on Wednesday after Washington dispatched extra troops and threatened reprisals against Tehran.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jan 2, 2020

Art from the silver lining of life's dark clouds

Threatening the precarious peace of everyday life are unforeseen incidents, disease and emotional turbulence. Such are the narrative threads running through 'Song to Life, Struggles of the Soul' at Wacoal Studyhall Kyoto.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2020

U.K.'s Lloyds Banking Group reports disruption to online services

Britain's Lloyds Banking Group suffered an outage on Wednesday that left customers of its Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland operations unable to access their accounts online.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2020

U.S. chief justice who will preside over Trump's trial prefers to fly under the radar

U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts will be a central figure in the ongoing drama of the Donald Trump presidency in the coming months. He is due to preside over a Senate impeachment trial, while the Supreme Court he leads will rule on a titanic clash over the president's attempts to keep his financial records...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 1, 2020

Airbus knocks ailing Boeing off top spot with 863 deliveries in 2019

Airbus has become the world's largest planemaker for the first time since 2011 after delivering a forecast-beating 863 aircraft in 2019, seizing the crown from embattled U.S. rival Boeing, airport and tracking sources said Wednesday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 1, 2020

Vissel rings in new year with first-ever Emperor's Cup title

A new year, a new decade, a new stadium and a new champion.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 1, 2020

Republican Sen. Susan Collins open to calling witnesses at Trump impeachment trial

GOP Sen. Susan Collins said she's open to calling additional witnesses for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump's impeachment, but stopped short of backing demands from Democrats for testimony to be set before the process begins.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 31, 2019

Tesla delivers its first China-built cars in Shanghai

Tesla Inc. is about to find out whether the second time is the charm for Elon Musk making bold predictions about how many cars the company can build and sell.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 31, 2019

China's factory activity expands for second month as output and export orders pick up

Manufacturing activity in China expanded for a second straight month in December as seasonal demand and signs of progress in trade talks with Washington boosted factories' output and order books.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2019

North Korea's Kim calls for 'diplomatic and military countermeasures' as year-end deadline looms

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for "diplomatic and military countermeasures" for preserving the country's sovereignty and security ahead of Pyongyang's self-imposed year-end deadline for U.S. concessions in nuclear talks, state-run media reported Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 31, 2019

Cleaning house (and head) at the end of the year

In the tradition of year-end cleaning, writer Daniel Morales takes a look at his Japanese study notes and tidies up some loose ends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 31, 2019

Germany takes nuclear plant offline, with final six to close within two years

Germany will take another step toward completing its withdrawal from nuclear power when EnBW pulls the plug on the Philippsburg 2 power station on New Year's Eve, leaving half a dozen plants still to close over the next two years.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2019

Collective action needed to meet existential threats

The threats posed by climate change and mass surveillance will worsen if we continue the laissez-faire approach that fails to intervene and bend both phenomena toward more sustainable trajectories.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 30, 2019

Christianity Today's split with Trump highlights deeper issue in white evangelical America

After evangelical publication Christianity Today published a blistering editorial on what it called U.S. President Donald Trump's "grossly immoral character," some church leaders and the president himself denounced the criticism as elitist and out of touch.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2019

Old habits die hard: Japan still struggling with push toward working style reform

Older managers are failing to recognize changing expectations among a younger workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / CURRENCY MARKET
Dec 30, 2019

Good time to buy yen with your dollars, history suggests

The last quarter of 2019 has been painful for yen bulls, but if history is any guide, good times may be just around the corner.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / JAPAN LITE
Dec 30, 2019

A Japanese tradition to greet the new year

One new year tradition that has managed to stick around is making mochi, just make sure to watch your hands while you do it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2019

Republican senator: No rules, many options for Trump impeachment trial

Republican Sen. John Kennedy, a frequent defender of President Donald Trump, said on Sunday there were no real rules for how the U.S. Senate should run its impeachment trial and that the chamber could choose to hear witnesses and evidence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2019

Ghana determined to join West African neighbors' new currency, eco

Ghana is determined to join a new West African currency, called the Eco, which is expected to replace the CFA Franc as early as 2020, according to a statement from the presidency.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Dec 29, 2019

December 30, 2019

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

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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