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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2020

White House kills CDC plan to extend ban on cruise ships

The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 1, 2020

Ogata Paris acts as an embassy for Japanese elegance in Europe

Ogata Paris, the brainchild of designer Shinichiro Ogata, offers the very best of Japanese craftsmanship and tradition in his fashionable European outpost.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2020

Tokyo trading halted due to hardware failure

Trading was suspended from the start of the morning session at 9 a.m., and the exchange is preparing to resume trading Friday by restarting the overall system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 1, 2020

Seagram liquor heiress gets 81 months for role in Nxivm sex cult

Clare Bronfman, an heiress to the Seagram Co. liquor fortune, was sentenced this week to 81 months in prison and $6.5 million in penalties for her role in luring female victims for the Nxivm sex cult founded by Keith Raniere.
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
Sep 29, 2020

Fiercest clashes since 1990s rage in Azerbaijan's ethnic Armenian enclave

Fighting escalated sharply on Monday between Azerbaijan and its ethnic Armenian mountain enclave of Nagorno-Karabakh, and at least 55 people were killed in a second day of heavy clashes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020

ANA sees largest intraday drop in Tokyo trading since April 1

ANA Holdings Inc. tumbled as much as 8.5 percent in Tokyo trading Monday, its largest intraday drop since April 1, after a report the airline is considering raising ¥200 billion ($1.9 billion) through a public share offering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 28, 2020

U.S. judge puts TikTok ban on hold as ByteDance claims overreach

The Justice Department cited an assessment by the FBI director that China poses the 'greatest long-term threat to our nation's information and intellectual property.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 28, 2020

SpeakHer wants to end the all-male panel and bring women's voices into a range of discussions

SpeakHer provides a database of women professionals who are willing to speak on conference panels in the hopes of narrowing Japan's gender gap.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 28, 2020

A classy cat with a nose for food and fun

Botamochi came to ARK only a few months ago, after his owner unfortunately had to be hospitalized. The 9-year-old handsomely marked male is taking the upheaval in stride.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 27, 2020

China's foreign minister may visit Japan as early as October

Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi may visit Japan as early as October, a government source said Sunday, after the leaders of the two countries agreed to pursue high-level contacts to promote regional and international stability.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2020

As the new administrative reform minister, Taro Kono declares war on fax machines

Kono said his ongoing crusade against hanko will go a long way toward phasing out the nation's entrenched fixation on fax.
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2020

U.S. tightens exports to China's chipmaker SMIC, citing risk of military use

The United States has imposed restrictions on exports to China's biggest chipmaker SMIC after concluding there is an "unacceptable risk" equipment supplied to it could be used for military purposes.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Sep 26, 2020

Painting with an airbrush: Meet contemporary ukiyo-e artist Masumi Ishikawa

Woodblock prints collaborations portraying major musicians and films have spurred new interest in ukiyo-e.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Sep 26, 2020

Japan’s chefs build on the growing market for sustainable seafood

For advocacy group Chefs for the Blue, the long-term goal is to help fish populations return to levels of stability.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2020

Battles over U.S. voting rules fuel concern about postelection fights

With less than six weeks until the U.S. election, laws governing how Americans vote remain in flux in many battleground states, with the two parties locked in an intensive fight over the rules as President Donald Trump continues to suggest he will challenge any outcome unfavorable to him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020

A Hong Kong protester's farewell note and failed escape

Wong Wai-yin's wife feared the worst after reading his short farewell letter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 25, 2020

The subversive happiness of Tom of Finland’s men

The exhibition, which is the first solo show of Touko Valio Laaksonen artwork in Japan, comes on the 100th anniversary of the artist's birth.
Japan Times
SUMO
Sep 24, 2020

A quiet day at the basho: Sumo wrestles on, without the crowd's loud roar

Even sumo's notoriously loyal fan base seems rattled by the risk of infection in a closed arena, despite the Kokugikan's anti-coronavirus measures, which includes reducing the number of tickets being sold.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2020

PM Suga talks with Moon for first time but signals no fresh start

The 20-minute phone call offered a glimmer of hope that the ties between the two Asian countries may finally improve after having come to a standstill.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2020

Promoters push online concerts in an effort to save Japan's live house culture

Kaala, a group of independent music promoters, has launched a concert series called Korona Nights to keep outlets for underground musical expression alive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020

Avoiding a 'climate lockdown'

To avoid such a lockdown scenario aimed at mitigating climate change, the world must overhaul its economic structures and do capitalism differently.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020

Blacklisting U.S. tech would highlight China’s own weakness

Pulling the trigger on such a threat could end up proving that the importance of the world's most populous country as a global buyer may be smaller than many imagine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2020

Is the world ready for a Trump re-election?

“Their eyes fixed on the ballots to be counted starting Nov. 3,” wrote Sylvie Kauffmann of Le Monde for The New York Times, “Western European leaders are hoping for the best, but preparing for the worst.” Alas, here in Tokyo, there are quite similar concerns being expressed, although from a different...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2020

China unlikely to approve Oracle and Walmart's TikTok deal, state media says

Beijing is unlikely to approve an "unfair" deal Oracle Corp. and Walmart Inc. said they have struck with ByteDance over the future of video-streaming app TikTok, state-backed newspaper Global Times said in an editorial.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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