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JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020

Tokyo Olympics will most likely go ahead as planned, but coronavirus could still damage attendance

As outbreaks of COVID-19 continue to spread in Japan, so too does speculation that they could force the cancellation or postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 26, 2020

First Iraqis catch coronavirus amid fear of Iran epidemic spillover

Iraq shut schools and universities on Tuesday and told citizens to avoid mass gatherings, as it rushed to prevent the spread of the coronavirus from its neighbour Iran, hit by what appears to be the worst outbreak outside of China.
BASKETBALL
Feb 25, 2020

Ryan Rossiter, Kosuke Kanamaru provide big boost in Japan's rout of Taiwan

National team debutant Ryan Rossiter and sharpshooter Kosuke Kanamaru provided stellar performances in Monday’s 96-57 win over Taiwan, and perhaps showcased new dimensions for the Akatsuki Five during the 2021 FIBA Asia Cup qualifier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2020

Big data won't save you from COVID-19

In an era where everything seems quantifiable, it's unsettling that the information we've got on this deadly outbreak is approximate at best.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 23, 2020

Chinese coronavirus cases fall outside Wuhan, but South Korean cases surge again

China reported another fall in the new coronavirus infections outside of its epicenter on Sunday, but world health officials warned it was too early to make predictions about the outbreak as new infections and fears of contagion increased elsewhere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2020

Michi no eki: Japan's rest areas are kings of the road

This isn't your modest highway truck stop with parking, public toilets, a few vending machines and a kiosk.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
Feb 22, 2020

Ephemeral bliss: Castles in bloom

The parks surrounding Japan's historic castles are among the best spots to enjoy cherry blossoms. For a brief period every year, the cherry blossoms conspire with the regal architecture to create a spectacular sight.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 21, 2020

How the U.S. election will impact Japanese politics

This year's U.S. presidential election could serve as an existential shock that Japanese politics may desperately need to revitalize itself, forcing a generational change in political leadership that is long overdue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020

Japan and Australia economies already feeling impact from COVID-19

Asia's biggest economies are already feeling the brunt of new coronavirus COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 21, 2020

Lab-grown meat? Dutch start-up keeps pork on your plate without wrecking the planet

A Dutch start-up may have found a workaround for eco-conscious consumers struggling to give up meat: pork grown in a laboratory that doesn't harm animals or damage the planet.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Long-time partners find new areas for growth

This year marks the 160th anniversary since the escort ship Kanrin Maru sailed into San Francisco, carrying onboard a Japanese diplomatic delegation. From 1860 until the turn of the century, a wave of Japanese immigrants regularly set sail for Northern California, seeking a new life and bringing with...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Northern California report 2020
Feb 21, 2020

Kintone: The future of the digital workspace

In 2010, amid increasing digitalization and cloud computing, Japan-based Cybozu saw a need to create a platform that fostered more collaboration and more transparent communication among teams in the workplace while empowering individual workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2020

U.S. judge rejects Huawei challenge to federal law restricting its business

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday rejected Chinese telecommunications equipment maker Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.'s constitutional challenge to a U.S. law that restricted its ability to do business with federal agencies and their contractors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 18, 2020

Rare release of Xi's speech on coronavirus puzzles top China watchers

China's elite politics are a black box, and the country's leaders like to keep it that way. That's what makes the events of this weekend so perplexing — even to seasoned China watchers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2020

Yes, Ukraine matters to the U.S.

Now that impeachment is over, we can get back to why keeping Russia at bay is a key element of foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 15, 2020

Alvin Cheung: Coffee and keyboards — a perfect combo

Alvin Cheung talks about the caffeine-charged world of entrepreneurism, design and 'coffee terroir.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2020

As quarantine nears end, clearing coronavirus-hit ship is daunting task for Japan

With thousands to be tested before the quarantine ends on Wednesday, the outgunned health ministry is mum about the idea of an extension.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 13, 2020

'37 Seconds': A woman's journey of self-discovery

In Hikari's debut feature, first-time actor Mei Kayama plays a woman determined to become a manga artist, but who must overcome her lack of life experience, her physical disability and her contolling mother.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2020

Japan faces COVID-19 test kit shortage as infections on ship rise

Daily reports of new COVID-19 cases on the Diamond Princess, quarantined near Yokohama with thousands trapped aboard, have raised a question: Why can't Japan test all passengers at once?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 12, 2020

How Xi's 'controlocracy' lost control of the coronavirus

The high-tech dictatorship kept a lid on information, allowing the virus to spread.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 12, 2020

Legendary Ryogoku Kokugikan has adapted to modern needs

One of sport's most overused cliches is the labeling of a ballpark or stadium as the mecca of football, baseball or basketball.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Feb 11, 2020

Batterymates Katsuya Nomura, Joe Stanka shared special bond decades after playing for Hawks

The ball that brought an end to the 1964 Japan Series between the Nankai Hawks and Hanshin Tigers landed, as so many others had over those seven games, in Hawks catcher Katsuya Nomura's mitt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 11, 2020

Coronavirus cases outside China 'could be spark for bigger fire,' WHO warns

The World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday the spread of coronavirus cases that had no history of travel to China could be "the spark that becomes a bigger fire" as people across China trickled back to work after an extended Lunar New Year holiday.
Japan Times
Feb 10, 2020

The Japan Times to participate in the UN SDG Media Compact to raise awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Tokyo, February 10, 2020 —The Japan Times, Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo. Representative: Takeharu Tsutsumi) signed an agreement with the United Nations to participate in the SDG Media Compact on Jan. 28, 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2020

Coronavirus cases in Wuhan may be nearing peak, study finds

The new coronavirus may have infected at least 1 in 20 people in Wuhan, the Chinese city at the epicenter of the global outbreak, by the time it peaks in coming weeks, according to scientists modeling its spread.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 8, 2020

Muddy waters: The battle to save Japan's ailing freshwater pearl industry

While Lake Biwa played a key role in the establishment of a domestic freshwater pearl industry, farmers are now facing a bleak future.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped