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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

China balks at U.S. efforts for nuclear arms talks

Beijing perceives U.S. policy as being increasingly aggressive and aimed at containing China. Nuclear forces are seen as the ultimate guarantor of national security.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 30, 2020

Japan looks to My Number cards to unlock country's digital transformation

Increased uptake of the controversial cards and an expansion of their associated services are seen by the government as key to achieving digitalization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2020

U.S. military patch depicting drone and China stirs anger in Beijing

Chinese media reacts furiously after U.S. airmen show off patch of an MQ-9 Reaper drone superimposed over a red silhouette of China during an island assault exercise.
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BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour

The background of the investors behind the record-breaking deal drew as much interest as the transaction itself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

Two ways to stand against racism and sexism at work

Despite a decade of efforts, women and racial minorities are still underrepresented on corporate boards.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

If we can’t ban nukes, let’s stigmatize them

Since the end of the Cold War, most people have become much less afraid of nuclear war, when instead they should worry more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

China's factory activity accelerates at solid pace in September

China's factory activity extended solid growth in September, twin surveys showed, as the nation's crucial exports engine revved up on improving overseas demand and underlined a steady economic recovery from the coronavirus shock.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

How Harley-Davidson lost its rumble in India

India hasn't been an easy market for Harley, where it's had an assembly plant for a decade and only sells a few thousand bikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 30, 2020

Japan’s offshore wind backers see clean heir to coal and nuclear

Offshore wind could help replace facilities built during Japan's economic boom from the 1960s to the 1980s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

Making sense of China’s new plan

Many observers fear that China is “turning inward” just when the global economy is staring down the barrel of a recession.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

Xi Jinping’s tech wonderland runs into headwinds

The Greater Bay Area's ability to push China toward global tech leadership is facing its stiffest challenge yet from a U.S.-led global backlash against Chinese tech.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2020

'Bring back trust': Carlos Ghosn offers executive training in troubled Lebanon

The former Nissan chief plans programs to coach executives, offer technology training and help startups create jobs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020

What if U.S. forces return to Taiwan?

An ugly but strategically important debate recently erupted between China and the United States over Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2020

NTT to take mobile unit Docomo private for ¥4 trillion

The buyout is expected be the largest tender offer in history for a Japanese company.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020

Batteries are key to a greener and more electric future

The race to improve battery technology is proceeding on several fronts, the most visible of which is that for electric vehicles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Great Reset
Sep 29, 2020

Smart cities need smarter governance

Opening up localities to artificial intelligence and big data needs regulation to ensure it gets off the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020

How ‘Save the Children’ is keeping QAnon alive

The movement was hijacked by QAnon believers, who used it to spread false and exaggerated claims about a global child-trafficking conspiracy led by top Democrats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020

White House wants to know how fast nukes could be pulled out of storage, report says

The report comes as talks over extending the last remaining strategic arms control agreement between the U.S. and Russia remain deadlocked.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2020

SMIC joins the growing list of China security threats

U.S. export restrictions mean American companies will have to apply for a license to sell some products to the Shanghai-based chipmaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 29, 2020

Record ban on short-selling fuels worries of bubble in South Korea

In August, the government extended the ban the country imposed in March for another half a year, much to the consternation of institutional investors.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Sep 29, 2020

B. League Chairman Shinji Shimada pushing for growth amid pandemic

The former Jets president has pledged to protect financially struggling clubs and expand the league's online viewership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 29, 2020

Japan Airlines ditches 'ladies and gentlemen' for gender-neutral greetings

The announcement comes as gender-equality advocates say corporate support for LGBT rights is growing in socially conservative Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 29, 2020

Japan has finally come to its census

Japan undergoes a census every five years and 2020 happens to mark the questionnaire's 100th anniversary.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020

Why the true coronavirus death toll may be way over 1 million

Even in countries with sophisticated health systems, mortality is difficult to accurately gauge.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 29, 2020

Onomatopoeic terms like 'niko-niko' get us smiling

'Kusu-kusu' and 'gera-gera' are two types of laughs that are used in entirely different situations.

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