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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 Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 13, 2020

'I have failed': North Korea's Kim shows tearful side in confronting hardships

North Korea watchers say Kim has also sought to portray himself as a more traditional political leader than his eccentric father, Kim Jong Il.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 12, 2020

Tokyo conference debates new normals as coronavirus drives change

Experts at the annual G1 Global Conference discussed the upending of traditional practices, digitalization, working styles and widening inequality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2020

China’s insistence that Taiwan isn’t a country starts backfiring

The more China tells the world that Taiwan isn’t a country, the more Beijing’s adversaries are starting to treat it like one.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 11, 2020

Dozens stage attack on police station in Paris suburb

The motive for the attack, the third on the police station in two years, was not immediately clear.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 11, 2020

Matthew Wilson: ‘Students need to come first’

The dean of Temple University Japan on keeping students safe during COVID-19 and the importance of cultural sensitivity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 11, 2020

How to make Japan great again

The new prime minister should declare that by 2030, Japan will be positioned to make the best possible use of its one and only natural resource — its people.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 10, 2020

Courts struggling to define what constitutes defamation in social media

Journalist Shiori Ito files rare libel lawsuit over use of the 'like' button on Twitter.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Oct 10, 2020

Keiko Seto pushes the limits of vegan food

Art director-turned-chef Keiko Seto harnesses organic produce for Mique's multicultural, plant-based menu — and she does it out of a garage.
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 / Society
Oct 9, 2020

Suicide spike in Japan shows mental health toll of COVID-19

The numbers hint at what may be going on around the world as countries grapple with the fallout from mass unemployment and social isolation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 8, 2020

Who’s still working at home? The affluent is who

Many of the U.S. ZIP codes hit hardest by the pandemic's economic fallout are those where affluent stay-at-home workers have stopped spending money on local services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 8, 2020

Here’s what could happen if China invaded Taiwan

Fears are growing among analysts, officials and investors that an invasion could actually happen, potentially triggering a war with the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2020

Facebook widens ban on political ads as alarm rises over election

The company now plans to prohibit all political and issue-based advertising after the polls close on Nov. 3 for an undetermined length of time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2020

COVID-19 disobedience goes deeper than we think

While respect for mask-wearing and personal hygiene is broadly high, according to surveys of European countries, support for quarantine and self-isolation is wavering.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2020

As Trump seeks to project strength, doctors disclose alarming episodes

New details raised questions about the credibility of the information provided about the president during hospitalization for COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 5, 2020

Japan struggles to fill bullet trains running with empty seats

East Japan Railway Co. and West Japan Railway Co. are forecasting their deepest losses since the country's rail network was privatized in 1987.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2020

Japan's new top spokesman stresses the need for digitalization as part of coronavirus response

The coronavirus pandemic has exposed Japan’s fragility in the digital realm and the need for a quick, broad solution to supply chain issues, the top government spokesman said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Oct 3, 2020

Brazilian food culture is the fragrant heart of Nagoya

Nikkei Brazilian culture manifests in food, and its growing popularity suggests recognition of Japan as a multiethnic country may be on the horizon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 2, 2020

Germany at 30 mature for its age

Saturday marks the 30th anniversary of the unification of Germany. Compared to what happened after the first time it was unified, it has all worked out rather well.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 1, 2020

COVID-19 presents crucial moment for gender diversity in Japan

With the pandemic changing the way we work, the International Conference for Women in Business says women must now be brought to the fore.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2020

Some of Hong Kong's poor finally feel at home in prefabricated 'modules'

When Lau Kai Fai, his wife and teenage son moved into a new Hong Kong flat last month, he thought the 290 square feet (27 square meters) of space in his "module home" felt like "winning the lottery."
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020

In Brazil's Amazon, a COVID-19 resurgence dashes herd immunity hopes

Researchers suggested a fall in COVID-19 deaths in Manaus pointed to herd immunity, but they also believe antibodies may not last more than a few months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 27, 2020

Establishing resistance to overseas influence

With Beijing seeking to build power in other countries, Tokyo must get wise, without turning to anti-China sentiment.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.

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