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BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 31, 2020

Japan Basketball Association to host marquee event in Yoyogi

Elite players from the country's men's and women's teams as well as members of Japan's 3x3 and wheelchair basketball sides are set to participate.
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WORLD
Jul 31, 2020

EU sanctions North Korean and Chinese firms and Russian intelligence over cyberattacks

The measures come in response to attacks on power grids, banks and a film studio.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

Uber and Lyft drivers win unemployment insurance payments in New York

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that New York Department of Labor was taking too long to make payments, citing a backlog of claims by the ride-share drivers.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Nissan sees sharp sales and profit drop as business struggles

Nissan will shut three production lines and cut about 14,000 jobs globally, up from 12,500 announced a year ago.
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BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2020

Big companies track workforce diversity but won't share the results

Among companies in the Russell 1000 index, 72 percent don't disclose any racial or ethnic information about their employees.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2020

Kashmir domicile law raises fears of losing land and culture

At 75 years old, Zareef Ahmad Zareef has been witness to several major events that have shaped Kashmir — for the worse, he says — since it became part of India in 1947.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2020

The supply chain to save the world is unprepared for a vaccine

The industries that shepherd goods around the world on ships, planes and trucks acknowledge they aren’t ready to handle the epic challenges of shipping an eventual COVID-19 vaccine from drugmakers to billions of people.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2020

Britain's response to COVID-19 has been world class

One country has done more than any other to stop the spread of the coronavirus.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 25, 2020

Four Japanese home cocktail recipes starring The SG Shochu

These four cocktail recipes featuring The SG Shochu lineup include one by Yusuke Sakabe of bar Lurra in Kyoto, and three designed by Shingo Gokan.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 25, 2020

Vegan bakeries are on the rise in Tokyo

A new generation of vegan bakeries and major chains with vegan menus have popped up around Japan's capital.
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jul 24, 2020

Get chills and thrills with binge-worthy miniseries on streaming

Summer heat and self-isolation got you down? Cool down with these six miniseries that you can stream in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2020

Saying China on ‘correct side of history,’ Xi urges innovation to bolster struggling economy

As the coronavirus outbreak and U.S. efforts to restrict technology access take their toll, the leader is now embracing globalization.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2020

What’s in a name? NFL team’s decision should make us ask

The fight over naming — whether it's a sports team or a country music band — is really a fight about power.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2020

U.K. fight with China gets ugly over Hong Kong extradition pact

If the U.K. suspends its extradition treaty with Hong Kong, it would mark a further escalation in a fray already strained by the 5G exclusion of Huawei Technologies Co.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2020

Ex-Nissan boss Ghosn says Renault-Nissan financial results 'pathetic'

The low stock prices of the alliance partners are more a reflection of poor leadership than the COVID-19 pandemic, the fugitive ex-boss says.
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JAPAN / Society
Jul 18, 2020

Call of the wild: The challenges of rural migration in Japan

The surge in new COVID-19 cases in urban areas has had some residents weighing opportunities in more isolated communities. But what sort of life can they expect?
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020

Japanese distrust of government stalls adoption of My Number card

Officials might have better success getting the public to sign on by providing clear information about what exactly is monitored through the program.
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CULTURE / Stage
Jul 17, 2020

To be (online) or not to be (online), that is the question for Japan's theaters

Two dramatists have opposing views on the theater world's approach to dealing with the pandemic.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 14, 2020

Seoul mayor’s death exposes split in South Korean ruling party over #MeToo

An old guard wanting to honor one of their own faces a younger generation looking to steer clear of someone suspected of sexual harassment.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 14, 2020

Let's discuss Uber

This week's Morning English lesson takes a look at Uber and asks if you've been using its food service.

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers