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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 25, 2020

China developer Evergrande spooks investors with liquidity crunch warning

If the firm fails to win approval for a listing in Shenzen it will need to repay debt valued at around 92 percent of its cash, threatening the broader financial system.
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 25, 2020

Forced to halt output in pandemic, a Toyota plant in Aichi evolved

Workers use virus-related downtime to introduce new innovations at the facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 25, 2020

Rules on buying farmland eased in rural Hiroshima amid depopulation

Smaller plots are being made available in a bid to attract younger people from the cities to the countryside.
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Sep 25, 2020

How to steal ¥28 million: Lessons learned from the Docomo swindle

Japan's largest mobile phone carrier made headlines after its e-money service was used to defraud people who weren't NTT Docomo customers.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Sep 25, 2020

Soccer world hails 'King Kazu' after J1 appearance at age of 53

There may have been plenty to talk about on Wednesday as the J. League first division rounded the corner into the second half of its tumultuous season, but the only story that mattered was evergreen Kazuyoshi Miura’s first time stepping onto a J1 pitch since 2007.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2020

Young women take a front-line role in Thailand’s protests

In addition to political reform, the demonstrations have addressed concerns including abortion, taxes on menstrual products and school rules that force girls to conform to an outdated version of femininity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 25, 2020

Thai parliament stalls constitution decision, angering protesters

Thai lawmakers Thursday failed to reach an agreement on a pathway to amend the constitution, further angering anti-government demonstrators calling for more democracy and reform of the monarchy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2020

Facebook's Oversight Board plans to launch just before U.S. election

The board will initially review only appeals over posts that Facebook has taken down, rather than content the company decides to leave up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020

Hong Kong democracy activist Joshua Wong arrested for 2019 illegal assembly

Hong Kong police arrested prominent democracy activist Joshua Wong on Thursday for participating in an unauthorised assembly in October 2019 and violating the city's anti-mask law, according to a post on his official Twitter account.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 25, 2020

A Hong Kong protester's farewell note and failed escape

Wong Wai-yin's wife feared the worst after reading his short farewell letter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 25, 2020

Republicans push back at Trump threat not to abide by poll results

Adding to opposition to the president's remarks, the Senate agreed by unanimous consent to a resolution reaffirming support for a peaceful transition of power.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 25, 2020

How an Oregon wildfire became one of the most destructive

The Almeda fire left a path of destruction as it tore through the Rogue Valley in southern Oregon. About 24 hours after it started, an estimated 2,350 homes had been left in ashes. We used satellite images, videos and social media posts to track what happened.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2020

Volkswagen aims to turn legions of SUV buyers into electric converts

The ID.4 electric vehicle will compete with the likes of Toyota's RAV4, Honda's CR-V and Subaru's Forester.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2020

PM Suga talks with Moon for first time but signals no fresh start

The 20-minute phone call offered a glimmer of hope that the ties between the two Asian countries may finally improve after having come to a standstill.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 24, 2020

Mizuho to shrink New York and London offices following remote work success

Contrary to other financial institutions, the mega-bank says productivity hasn't suffered while employees have been working remotely.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2020

U.N. fails to shine at its diamond jubilee

The world is facing a set of unprecedented crises and the world body is distracted by geopolitical rivalries and a growing tendency of governments to go it alone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2020

China accuses foreign correspondents of meddling in Hong Kong

Beijing warned Hong Kong’s foreign correspondents to stop interfering in the city’s affairs under the guise of press freedom, piling further pressure on media organizations in the financial hub.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 24, 2020

Post-Abe, Japan matters even more for Canada

A re-elected Trump will likely double-down on his “America first” policy, further eroding the rules-based order countries like Canada and Japan depend on for stability.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 24, 2020

A new justice wouldn't guarantee a pro-Trump election verdict

For liberal court watchers, the situation is dire. But it is not yet time to write off the Supreme Court.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2020

North Korean troops killed missing South Korean official then burned body, Seoul says

According to media reports, the 47-year-old man had been attempting to defect to the North at sea from a fisheries patrol boat.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 24, 2020

California sets 2035 goal to ban sale of new gasoline-powered passenger vehicles

The move, the most significant yet by a U.S. state aimed at ending the use of fossil fuel-burning engines, was criticized by some carmakers including Toyota.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 24, 2020

IMF official warns coronavirus will weigh on some economies for years

The novel coronavirus crisis is lasting longer than expected, and it will take some countries years to return to growth, the No. 2 official at the International Monetary Fund said Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2020

China still expanding Xinjiang re-education camps, report says

The findings could bolster calls to punish Beijing over its human rights practices in the predominately Muslim region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2020

Europe tries partial lockdowns in shifting fight against COVID-19

One lesson from the Asia Pacific region is that partial lockdowns work only when paired with a broader strategy of testing and tracing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 24, 2020

How Trump fell out of love with his generals, and why the feeling is mutual

The president has ridiculed his top generals, ignoring their advice on some key issues and questioning their intelligence, courage and commitment to their soldiers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2020

China pledge and Biden win could move climate goals into view, scientists say

Keeping planetary heating in check could help avoid some of the worst predicted impacts of climate change, from wilder weather and sea level rise, scientists say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 24, 2020

Promoters push online concerts in an effort to save Japan's live house culture

Kaala, a group of independent music promoters, has launched a concert series called Korona Nights to keep outlets for underground musical expression alive.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Wakatakakage bring balance to the banzuke?
Wakatakakage during a ring entering ceremony in February 2020
Taiwanese drama 'Zero Day Attack' on Chinese invasion to stream in Japan
A scene from the Taiwanese television drama "Zero Day Attack," which will stream in Japan from Friday.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief
An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike, on July 30. Moscow has dispatched military specialists to train the Korean People’s Army on how to use combat drones and air-defense systems.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

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

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
By Naoko Abe

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