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SOCCER
Sep 29, 2020

Swede Tony Gustavsson named head coach of Australia's Matildas

Tony Gustavsson, who helped the United States win back-to-back Women's World Cups, has been appointed coach of Australia's women's soccer team, Football Federation Australia announced on Tuesday.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 28, 2020

After oil: Throwing money at green energy isn’t enough

COVID-19 and factors are giving governments the chance to move ahead on ambitious plans to advance the transition to alternative energy sources.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020

China developer Evergrande spooks investors with liquidity crunch warning

If the firm fails to win approval for a listing in Shenzen it will need to repay debt valued at around 92 percent of its cash, threatening the broader financial system.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 15, 2020

Let's discuss (and remember) Toshimaen

A Japan Times piece looks at the fond farewells Tokyoites are saying as the amusement park Toshimaen shuts its doors.
Rugby
Sep 5, 2020

Can Japan make the most of its Rugby World Cup legacy?

One year after the global tournament kicked off, the impact of COVID-19 is hampering efforts to build on the hugely successful event.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 5, 2020

Toshimaen fans bid final farewells to a 94-year-old Tokyo institution

'We loved Toshimaen because it was uniquely Japanese,” one fan wrote on Twitter. “Now it's going to be just another imported theme park.'
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2020

Japan looks to AI as coronavirus challenges quality control mantra

A rethink of the factory floor has been prompted by COVID-19, leading to an increased use of robots in manufacturing.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 4, 2020

Honda and GM seek North America alliance to share car platforms

Honda Motor Co. and General Motors Co. are laying the groundwork for a deeper partnership in North America to jointly develop gasoline engines and crossover SUVs, seeking to cut costs as the auto industry moves toward electric vehicles.
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ESG CONSORTIUM
Aug 31, 2020

Possible tech for more viable recycling

More than half of the total output of plastic waste in Japan is currently used for thermal recycling. A new joint venture company, R Plus Japan Ltd., consisted of 12 cross-industry companies within the plastic supply chain, aims to introduce a new and more sustainable way of recycling that makes it possible...
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BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 31, 2020

Japan stocks a buy for funds betting on Abenomics continuity

The central bank is going to continue with its current monetary easing to meet its objectives despite Abe's resignation, according to people familiar with the matter.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2020

Abenomics here to stay despite Japan PM's looming departure

Policy is crucial for the next leader to send messages of continuity to avoid surprising financial markets, but the pandemic will keep the government on the defensive.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 24, 2020

European battery-makers power up for a 'green' recovery

European firms are focusing on niche markets and new technologies rather than taking on Asian firms whose mass production is aimed at supplying electric vehicles.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020

China's wedding gown city sees trade shrink as couples cut back amid virus

By 2023, China's market for goods and services related to nuptuals was expected to be worth 3 trillian yuan.
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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2020

Japanese trading giant Itochu edges traditional rivals by shunning energy and metals

Itochu is shattering the old pecking order led by Mitsubishi, Mitsui and Sumitomo by extending its lead as the nation's most valuable trader.
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BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2020

Tabletop games on a roll as families in Japan stay home in pandemic

Sales of board, card, dice and other traditional games have skyrocketed as people spend more time indoors.
BASKETBALL
Aug 8, 2020

JBA reveals provisional rosters for national teams

The Japan Basketball Association revealed the provisional squads for the men's and women's national teams and also the male and female 3x3 squads.
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jul 31, 2020

Suspended resort plan forces Hokkaido city to rethink tourism strategy

The plan was to construct luxury hotels and condominiums for affluent foreign visitors on a plot of about 1,000 hectares.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 28, 2020

Japanese automakers eye e-fuel as alternative to EVs

Europe has been looking at carbon neutral e-fuel and plans to have it play a crucial role in many modes of transport, from planes and ships to large trucks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

South Korea's trade fight threatens serious long-term harm to Japan

Businesses in South Korea may someday thank Shinzo Abe for forcing them to develop their own ways to get strategic supplies.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 22, 2020

July meet could go down as one of most important in sumo history

Less than a third of the way through 15 days of action at Tokyo's Ryogoku Kokugikan there are talking points aplenty.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2020

WeWork set to lose major Japan tenant Rakuten, sources say

The e-commerce giant will let its contract run out in August without renewing, leaving about 700 desks empty in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2020

Japan's core consumer prices flat in June as deflation risks remain

The reading dashed expectations for a third straight month of decline, after central bank comments that the economy would likely shake off the pandemic hit.
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BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2020

Tech firms start to leave Hong Kong after Beijing enacts security law

About half of U.S. business people say they plan to depart from the territory, according to a recent survey by the American Chamber of Commerce in Hong Kong.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
Japan, India to set up new consultation defense cooperation framework
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani (right) stands alongside his Indian counterpart, Rajnath Singh, during a ceremonial reception in New Delhi on Monday.
About 30% of those in de facto marriages refuse to marry over surname change
A survey by a private group found that 30% of people in de facto marriages in Japan have not filed for marriage registration because they or their partners do not want to change their surnames.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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