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BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 22, 2020

Japan's financial and monetary authorities taking hard look at minting digital currencies

The Finance Ministry, Financial Services Agency and Bank of Japan have met to promote research on digital currencies for possible issue by central banks, it has been learned.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Feb 22, 2020

Delicacies and the devout in northern Tsuruoka

Still off the beaten tourist trail, Tsuruoka, Yamagata Prefecture, is a untapped wealth of natural splendor, mysticism and fresh, organic cuisine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 21, 2020

Fires and climate fears rattle Australia's giant coal lobby

As bush fires and floods fuel public concerns in Australia about global warming, the country's powerful mining lobby is facing increasing pressure from investors to drop support for new coal mines, according to a dozen interviews with shareholders in global mining companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Why Singapore's admired coronavirus playbook can't be replicated

A day after Jeanhee Kim learned of a coronavirus case in her Singapore apartment block, she was visited by a distinguished-looking man she later learned was a senior government minister.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Feb 21, 2020

Six-time world champion Shu Takada has got the world on a (yo-yo) string

Six-time world champion yo-yo performer Shu Takada wants to take the yo-yo mainstream and show his tricks to the world
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Kintone: The future of the digital workspace

In 2010, amid increasing digitalization and cloud computing, Japan-based Cybozu saw a need to create a platform that fostered more collaboration and more transparent communication among teams in the workplace while empowering individual workers.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2020

COVID-19's economic hit is all in your mind

Psychology can be more powerful than facts when it comes to an epidemic's impact
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / TELLING LIVES
Feb 20, 2020

'Kurly in Kansai' host Ayana Wyse: 'I'm involved in the community, not the society'

As one half of the duo hosting the podcast 'Kurly in Kansai,' Ayana Wyse is doing her part in building a community for the international community in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 20, 2020

Taigen Kawabe's Ill Japonia: Allowing yourself to learn from the new wave

Bo Ningen's Taigen Kawabe drops the guitars and starts rapping on his first release as III Japonia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2020

Boeing heads to court to oppose release of 737 Max documents

Boeing Co. heads to court on Wednesday to dispute a request from lawyers representing victims of a 737 Max crash for documents related to the aircraft's design, development and two fatal disasters involving the now-grounded plane.
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2020

COVID-19 takes toll on students' job-hunting in Japan

While job-seekers are enjoying a seller's market due to severe labor shortages, many firms are busy coming up with measures to deal with the virus situation, including switching to online briefings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 19, 2020

How to navigate social media and a social city with Netflix's 'Followers'

Artist and director Mika Ninagawa launches new streaming about the lives of Tokyo's bright young things and their quest for recognition
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 19, 2020

Barry McGee: Painting outside the lines

'Potato Sack Body' can be enjoyed as a semi-abstract display of shapes and colors, but there are also cryptic artifacts, notations and visual references. If you lived through the '60s and '70s, the overall design and color palette will remind you that those decades were the best, and worst, of times.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 18, 2020

Nissan CEO tells angry shareholders he is ready to be sacked if no turnaround

Nissan Motor Co.'s new chief executive said Tuesday he will accept being fired if he fails to turn around Japan's second-biggest automaker, which is grappling with plunging sales in the aftermath of the scandal surrounding former Chairman Carlos Ghosn.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2020

India's use of facial recognition tech during protests stirs criticism

When artist Rachita Taneja heads out to protest in New Delhi, she covers her face with a pollution mask, a hoodie or a scarf to reduce the risk of being identified by police facial recognition software.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020

As some head home after COVID-19 ship quarantine, one slams U.S. 'flip-flopping'

While some Americans aboard the Diamond Princess cruise ship, quarantined in Yokohama port, left Monday on chartered flights back home, others opted to stay.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2020

Health hotlines in Japan flooded with coronavirus test requests

As the new coronavirus threatens to spread through Japan, hotlines for virus-related consultations are being flooded with requests from concerned people who want to be tested.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2020

Sustainability disclosures by European firms generally poor, study says

European corporate disclosures on climate change and other sustainability issues are generally poor, a study Monday showed, as regional policymakers mull toughening up the rules.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Feb 17, 2020

Shy Sue is ready to form a bond with a special person

Sue and her two siblings were rescued one rainy day as kittens more than two years ago. The three of them still currently call ARK home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 16, 2020

With racketeering charges, U.S. releases potent weapon against China telecom giant Huawei

By filing a racketeering charge against Huawei Technologies Co., U.S. federal prosecutors have unleashed a potent legal weapon in a multipronged and increasingly noisy American campaign against the Chinese technology giant.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 15, 2020

Virtual idols, anime and a rock 'n' roll spirit: Nakamura Shido II leads kabuki's evolution

The audience, most of whom are in their 20s and 30s, wave glow sticks and holler as the lights go down for the start of the show. Above the stage, a frame of blue lights throbs and pulses like a circuit board before the curtain draws back.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020

News outlets weigh whether new virus will affect Olympics

Since mid-January, the name on the lips of increasing numbers of TV news announcers and commentators has been "Bukan," which is how the Chinese city of Wuhan is pronounced in Japanese.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2020

Japan Atomic accused of altering data about fault under Tsuruga reactor

The Nuclear Regulation Authority on Friday accused Japan Atomic Power Co. of modifying the original geological data used to determine whether a fault under the Tsuruga power plant's controversial No. 2 reactor is active or not.

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