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Japan Times
Special Supplements / EU Special
May 9, 2020

Solidarity amid global challenges

It is a great pleasure and honor to address readers of The Japan Times on Europe Day. The day is especially significant this year, as it marks the 70th anniversary of the call by then French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman to create a European coal and steel community, the embryo of what is the European...
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 8, 2020

How to celebrate Mother's Day — or anyone you love — during a pandemic

With everyone's attention focused on the coronavirus pandemic, you could be forgiven for forgetting that it's Mother's Day this weekend. Just remember, it's never too late to tell anyone in your life that they matter.
BUSINESS
May 8, 2020

India firms are leaning more on Japan banks amid funding freeze

In these times of crisis, India’s top companies are leaning on Japanese lenders for funding.
Reader Mail
May 8, 2020

Time to heed the warning bell

These are my thought about the recent coronavirus pandemic.
Reader Mail
May 8, 2020

Life outweighs paperwork

It is amazing that hanko seals have hundreds of years’ history (the May 3 article “Abe directs review of hanko custom”). It was new to me that they spread among the public in the 19th century. In terms of its experienced craftsmanship and tradition, this custom should be handed down to the next...
Reader Mail
May 8, 2020

Government must look out for society’s most vulnerable, especially now

Echoing the April 23 editorial "Government assistance is vital in pandemic," one unfortunate consequence of the COVID-19 outbreak is that it hits vulnerable populations especially hard. Our experience so far has suggested that the current outbreak unveils and even reinforces the vulnerability of those...
Reader Mail
May 8, 2020

Japan and U.S. need true statesmen to handle Beijing

Regarding the May 4 opinion piece "Think the U.S.-China row is bad now? You ain't seen nothing yet,” some observers say that 21st century Japanese nationalism, especially that espoused by Prime Minister Abe, is "parasitic nationalism." While before 1945, Japan's militaristic nationalism was dependent...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 8, 2020

Live music needs structural change to survive COVID-19

With footfall having dropped dramatically at Japan's live music venues, many are turning to crowdfunding. But whether this will help mid-sized spaces remains to be seen.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2020
May 8, 2020

Sakata Inx: Providing sustainable solutions for the Indonesian community

Since it first began its operations in the ‘90s, Indonesian company PT. Sakata Inx has committed to deliver, not just top quality products, but also sustainable solutions to its clients worldwide.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 7, 2020

Shore up Japan's weakened health care system

The coronavirus crisis has exposed grave vulnerabilities in the nation's medical services.
Reader Mail
May 7, 2020

Only U.S. can ensure freedom of navigation in South China Sea

Regarding the May 1 opinion piece “COVID-19 is finishing off the Sino-American relationship,” while there was a pre-coronavirus symbiotic economic relationship between China and the United States and will be a markedly changed one after the virus settles in as a manageable seasonal disease, there...
Reader Mail
May 7, 2020

Now is the time to determine our future

Regarding the April 25 Media Mix column titled “A decentralization opportunity goes begging amid COVID-19 outbreak,” the coronavirus outbreak has prompted a period of rupture.
Reader Mail
May 7, 2020

Not enough testing to grasp COVID-19’s scope

I wonder how Japan can decide whether to extend the emergency declaration for the coronavirus outbreak without any convincing data or explanation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 6, 2020

Mike Tyson back in shape, considering charity exhibitions

Mike Tyson's decision to return to training has been met with enthusiasm from fans and some fellow fighters after the release of a short video that shows the 53-year-old still has plenty of speed and power as he ponders boxing in exhibition bouts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2020

It’s 2024, and we’re still stuck at home

Wishful thinking can't overcome the scientific models that point to years of COVID-19 outbreaks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2020

How South Korea stopped COVID-19 early

NGOs and trade unions played a vital role in complementing government testing and tracing.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Nuclear power is getting hammered by green energy — and the pandemic

Generating power without harmful carbon emissions has never been more urgent, yet one of the biggest sources of clean power is struggling to turn a profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 5, 2020

SUVs parked out at sea reveal scope of U.S. auto market glut

Even as ports struggle to cope with excess auto inventory, they're preparing for an even worse outcome — deliveries stopping altogether as the recession digs deeper.
JAPAN
May 4, 2020

Abe extends Japan's nationwide state of emergency, but prepares to relax some restrictions

The prime minister strikes a cautiously optimistic note, but adds that the situation remains grim for the country's strained health care system.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2020

Itsuki Hirata not rushing on road to ONE Championship gold

The Tokyo native has found early success in the cage after converting from judo to mixed martial arts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2020

Coronavirus resurgence carries warning signs in home of India’s Taj Mahal

Agra, once celebrated for appearing to have contained the virus, is experiencing a second wave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2020

China's young spenders say #ditchyourstuff as economy sputters

Tang Yue, a 27-year-old teacher from the city of Guilin, China, steam-presses a blue dress and takes dozens of photographs before picking one to clinch her 200th online sale.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person