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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2020

SoftBank founder has $80 billion to defend his AI vision

Son has repeatedly affirmed his conviction that a global digital transformation and the advent of artificial intelligence will help his investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2020

Will Trump's defeat prove lethal for populism across the globe?

Donald Trump's election loss amounts to a warning for other far-right populists, such as Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 18, 2020

‘Knife’ critiques human nature through mime and dance

Choreographer Shuji Onodera was given total artistic freedom to create his adaption of Guy de Maupassant's “Boule de Suif” with a multicultural cast.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2020

In the U.S., socialism isn't the way to win the working class

Unions and infrastructure don't fulfill the Republican's small-government dreams of previous decades, but they could represent a centrist alternative to the growing popularity of socialism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020

What happens when Singapore runs out of sand for construction?

Singapore's appetite for sand has become controversial. Some neighbors that used to sell it have objected, citing concerns about environmental degradation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2020

Biden speaks with world leaders and national security experts

U.S. President-elect Joe Biden said Tuesday he would work to rebuild international institutions he said were damaged during Donald Trump’s presidency and that his message to world leaders is that "America is back.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2020

China takes risk in rushing to use unproven coronavirus vaccines

China has made its unproven candidates widely available to demonstrate their safety and effectiveness to a country that has long been skeptical of vaccines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2020

Corporations and foreign nations pivot to lobby Biden

While Biden has taken steps to demonstrate his distance from lobbyists, his presidency is being welcomed in Washington's influence industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 18, 2020

Twitter launches disappearing 'fleets' worldwide

Twitter Inc. said on Tuesday it was globally launching tweets that disappear after 24 hours, similar to the stories feature that is popular on Snapchat and Facebook's photo-sharing app Instagram.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 18, 2020

Pfizer reaches safety milestone for COVID-19 vaccine, CEO says

Pfizer Inc. Chief Executive Officer Albert Bourla said that a key safety milestone had been reached in the study of its COVID-19 vaccine, and the drugmaker is now preparing to seek an emergency-use authorization from U.S. regulators.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 18, 2020

Trump fires official who challenged false election claims

U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced he had fired a Department of Homeland Security official who has publicly contradicted the president’s unfounded claims about widespread election fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 18, 2020

How Pfizer and BioNTech sprinted ahead in extraordinary race for a COVID-19 vaccine

Researchers were asked to tackle something that had never been done before: design a vaccine to stop a pandemic in its tracks in less than a year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020

As Asia moves forward, the U.S. sits on the sidelines

Donald Trump's absence marked the third consecutive year in which he failed to show up for the annual ASEAN get-together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020

Trumponomics won’t outlive Trump

Trump did put the working class at the center of his rhetoric, and GOP politicians noticed. Now, the party needs to translate this rhetorical emphasis into a policy agenda.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2020

Trump to saddle Biden with last-minute flurry of policy moves

U.S. President Donald Trump is rushing to leave his final mark on energy, financial and foreign policy while stalling the transition to President-elect Joe Biden — who warned that further delays in the handoff risk increasing the coronavirus death toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Nov 17, 2020

What you need to know about the latest travel restrictions for Japan

Japan is cautiously relaxing its strict border control policy to start allowing more foreign nationals to enter the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2020

Here's my card. It's written all over my face.

The 100% cotton, three-layer Meishi Masks come in three different models: “reception mask,” “sales mask” and “business activity mask.”
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 17, 2020

Pandemic-era Japan Series has more than a title chance on the line

The migration of players, fans and officials across the country will serve as a test of Japan's ability to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2020

Trump sought options for attacking Iran to stop its growing nuclear program

The president was dissuaded from moving ahead with a strike by advisers who warned that it could escalate into a broader conflict in his last weeks in office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2020

Trump’s near-concession shows he recognizes loss, allies say

Republicans outside Trump's innermost circle are increasingly showing their frustration with the president's rejection of his defeat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2020

Carlos Ghosn’s grand alliance showing cracks two years after his arrest

Nissan is exploring ways to sell some or all of its 34% stake in Mitsubishi Motors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2020

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine: What you need to know

Coming a week after similar news from Pfizer and BioNTech, Moderna's announcement offered more hope that there's going to be a way out of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2020

WHO warns against COVID-19 complacency after Moderna vaccine news

'Right now we are extremely concerned by the surge in cases we are seeing in some countries,' WHO director-general Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a news briefing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 17, 2020

How the Moderna and Pfizer coronavirus vaccines stack up

The encouraging late-stage trial results from Pfizer Inc. and Moderna Inc. set a high bar for rivals that are expected to follow soon with their own pivotal reports.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 17, 2020

An abundance of grammatical gratitude

As we approach a time of giving thanks, whether it's Thanksgiving or the year-end holidays, brush up on your ability to show gratitude in Japanese.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 17, 2020

You should know there's nothing better than 'ni koshita koto wa nai'

The 'koto da' and 'ni koshita koto wa nai' structures express strong certainties that you should do something.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 17, 2020

Let's discuss moving to the countryside

The pandemic has taken the shine off city life for some, which means a move to the countryside.

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