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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2020

New antibody tests offer better snapshot of COVID-19 immunity

A new crop of COVID-19 antibody tests measures the level of protection someone has built up against the deadly virus and may help determine which vaccines are most effective.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020

Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?

The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2020

Mizuho becomes first Japan megabank to set fee for new passbooks

The bank's move could have an impact on rivals MUFG Bank and Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp., and regional lenders.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Local shopping districts deserve our support

The Aug. 8 article “Face value; Japan’s traditional shopping arcades struggle to remain relevant” inspired me to write about the shōtengai, the retail sector around us.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Trump's mail-in voting ruse is farcical

Regarding the article “Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes” in the August 14 edition, the "debate" over mail-in voting is preposterous, an outright non-issue — except among conspiracy-theory obsessives adrift in the Trumpiverse. The “controversy” is a farcical ruse,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2020

Museum showcases global, Japanese timekeeping history

At the grand opening of The Seiko Museum Ginza in that district on Aug. 19, one wonders whether company founder Kintaro Hattori, who initially established K. Hattori in Ginza back in 1881, was watching proceedings from above.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2020

Da-iCE is set to roll out pop singles to satisfy your senses — all of them

J-pop act Da-iCE's first single for a project based on the five senses was selected to be the opening theme song for the anime TV series, “One Piece.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2020

Putin critic Alexei Navalny fights for his life as aides suspect poisoning

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny was fighting for his life in a Siberian hospital on Thursday after drinking tea that his allies believe was laced with poison.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 21, 2020

Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia lineup delivers despite COVID-19

Other than delaying the festival from its usual June starting date, things are on track for the event, which will screen more than 200 films at venues around Tokyo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2020

Japan's football leagues seek new normal for tackling coronavirus infection

Many players are not to used to playing with shields on their faceguards, but it could become a new normal in football at least here in Japan this season.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2020

Airbnb files confidentially for IPO as travel begins to rebound

The company began seeing signs of recovery in June, with bookings down only 30 percent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020

DAZN targets $1 billion in new funds as sports streamer rebounds

After its global expansion was hit by the coronavirus, staff have been told the company is on track to return to pre-COVID-19 subscriber levels by the fourth quarter.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 19, 2020

Englishman racking up Hakuho-like numbers in online fantasy-style sumo tournament

Simon Siddall continues to dominate and has now been crowned Sumo Games World Champion in five of the last six years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Aug 19, 2020

Coal’s days may be over in the U.S.

Renewables will most likely surpass the fossil fuel in electricity generation this year despite Trump's best efforts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020

SoftBank bets $3.9 billion on U.S. giants, from Amazon to Tesla

SoftBank is expanding investment activities from private startups to publicly traded equities at a time the biggest technology stocks are near record highs.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2020

Trump as a candidate: Racist attacks, conspiracy theories, war on the post office

How many ways are there to say that this is not normal?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2020

Major Toshiba stakeholder 3D Investment demands probe into annual shareholder vote

The incident is likely to raise fresh questions about the relationship between foreign investors, who make up 60 percent of Toshiba's shareholders, and the company.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2020

Coronavirus reignites push to levy congestion charges on drivers in more cities

Congestion pricing, which charges private vehicles entering a city's busiest areas, debuted in Singapore in 1975 and is also used in London, Milan, Oslo and Stockholm.
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2020

Japan shouldn’t ignore potential TikTok data risks, top LDP official says

Japanese companies should assume that partnerships with Chinese firms could lead to data being leaked, the veteran LDP legislator said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020

Toshiba shareholder 3D Investment wants independent probe into AGM vote

A major investor in Toshiba Corp. has called for a third-party investigation into the conglomerate's annual shareholders meeting, saying its vote was not fully recognized in a potential breach of governance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020

New Zealand reports more COVID-19 cases and extends Auckland lockdown

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern extended a lockdown in the country's biggest city on Friday in response to the first national coronavirus outbreak in months, sticking with a "go early, go hard" approach she said has proven effective.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020

Travel bans throttle Japanese universities’ global ambitions

Non-Japanese students and faculty find study and research plans upended by pandemic restrictions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2020

Why young adults are driving Europe’s coronavirus curve

Wider testing explains the spike in reported cases among millennials and Generation Z, but so does social-distancing fatigue.
SOCCER / J. League
Aug 13, 2020

Sagan Tosu suspends season after coronavirus cluster within organization

Initial results from Sagan's PCR tests resulted in the J. League's decision to cancel Wednesday night's Levain Cup match between Sagan and Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2020

3.4 million, or 6%, in England had COVID-19, antibody study shows

Around 3.4 million people in England — 6 percent of the population — have contracted coronavirus, with infection rates twice as high in London, a major antibody study found.

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