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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2020

The pandemic has everyone ditching coal quicker — except Asia

While the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the death of coal in developed nations, the dirtiest fossil fuel is alive and kicking in Asia.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2020

World Bank forecasts worst recession in eight decades as virus persists

According to a semi-annual report per-capita output will contract in more than 90 percent of countries, the largest percentage since 1870.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 9, 2020

It's official: U.S. economy entered recession in February

Gross domestic product for the April-June period is expected to show an annualized decline of perhaps 20 percent or more.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 9, 2020

Let's discuss the death of Hana Kimura

A Japan Times article looks at the death of a reality TV show star and issues of cyberbullying surrounding it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020

Hydroxychloroquine farce has tragic consequences

A rush to publish studies based on flawed science gets us no closer to a cure, and hurts public trust.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2020

In George Floyd’s city, inequalities are everywhere

Black communities — and businesses — are at a steep disadvantage in Minneapolis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 8, 2020

New Zealand ends social distancing after eliminating COVID-19

New Zealand will remove social distancing requirements after reporting zero active cases of COVID-19, indicating it has achieved its aim of eliminating the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2020

Analysts see pandemic accelerating pace of mergers in Japan

Transactions here and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific will pick up before the U.S. and Europe do, experts say.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

Torrance: Growth driven by Japanese partners

Torrance has always valued its Japanese businesses and will continue to do so. Amid the ongoing global turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Torrance is gradually reopening for business. In the past year, the city welcomed back Sanrio and Oriental Motor.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

AKT Trading: Growing Asian food culture in the U.S.

Many small- and medium-size food and beverage companies, particularly in Japan, have taken notice of a promising opportunity in the growing market for Asian food around the world, including in the United States, where the population of Asians continues to increase.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Los Angeles report 2020
Jun 8, 2020

Ajinomoto Foods: Preserving healthy eating in the Americas

A melting pot of cultures, the United States has a complex food and beverage industry and a diverse culinary landscape, reflecting the country’s very long history of immigration and welcoming attitude toward other traditions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2020

Taiwan opposition seeks distance from China after top official is recalled

Taiwan's main opposition party moved to distance itself from China after one of its most senior officials lost a highly charged recall election, as attitudes harden toward Beijing on the democratic island claimed by China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2020

Japan threads the needle as U.S.-China animosity hits new highs

When it comes to increasingly fraught ties between Washington and Beijing, Tokyo is facing a “be careful what you wish for” moment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2020

The more COVID-19 vaccines, the merrier

With companies and universities around the world working flat out, it's likely we'll end up with a few coronavirus vaccines, not just one.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 6, 2020

MLB players say teams 'depriving America of baseball games'

MLB and its players continue to clash over money as they try to reach an agreement to start the 2020 season.
PODCAST / deep dive
Jun 5, 2020

Episode 52: Can 'Terrace House' continue after Hana Kimura's death?

Alyssa Smith and Tom Hanaway have been writing recaps of 'Terrace House' and join Deep Dive to discuss Kimura's death, and what it might mean for the show going forward.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2020

India's Yamuna River regains sparkle as coronavirus lockdown banishes waste

The sparkle has returned to the Yamuna River flowing through India's capital of New Delhi, residents say, after decades of filthy and stinking waters, matted with garbage and polluted with toxic effluent from industry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 5, 2020

‘Get your knee off our necks’: George Floyd mourned in Minneapolis

Prominent U.S. civil rights activist the Rev. Al Sharpton told mourners on Thursday that George Floyd's fatal encounter with police and the nationwide protests his death ignited marked a reckoning for America over race and justice, demanding, "Get your knee off our necks."
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

Podcast

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

Longform

An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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