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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2020

Fed slashes rates and central banks pull out stops to cushion coronavirus blow

The U.S. Federal Reserve slashed rates back to near zero, restarted bond buying and joined with other central banks to ensure liquidity in dollar lending to help put a floor under a rapidly disintegrating global economy during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 14, 2020

Tokyo's Takanawa Gateway Station opens to public as Shinagawa development marks milestone

Takanawa Gateway Station opened its doors to the public on Saturday, becoming the latest addition to Tokyo's Yamanote and Keihin Tohoku lines and marking a major milestone in a decadeslong project to transform a large part of the Shinagawa district into a global transportation and business hub.
WORLD / Society
Mar 11, 2020

Belief in witchcraft hampers drive to end female genital mutilation in Guinea, campaigners say

Belief in witchcraft is hampering efforts to eradicate female genital mutilation (FGM) in Guinea, where almost all girls are cut, campaigners said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
Denmark report 2020
Mar 11, 2020

Dania Ship Management builds on reputation and excellent services to clients

Industry newcomer Dania Ship Management has already been making waves in the ship management sector thanks to its excellent services and its strong partnership with V.Group, one of the largest ship management companies in the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2020

Threat of coronavirus pandemic 'has become very real,' WHO chief says

The coronavirus is closer to causing a pandemic, but outbreaks in countries can still be controlled through a combination of containment and mitigation measures, the World Health Organization (WHO) said on Monday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

From forced disruption to a new beginning

The forced disruption of daily activities in Japan is a blessing in disguise that can move the nation forward and change its way of doing things.
SPORTS
Mar 9, 2020

NPB to delay start of regular season due to ongoing COVID-19 outbreak

Nippon Professional Baseball has made the decision to postpone the start of its regular season as a result of the ongoing COVID-19 outbreak, the league announced on Monday afternoon.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 8, 2020

Moving the nation beyond Abenomics

Japan's next government must focus squarely on the supply-side and administrative reforms needed to accelerate and sustain economic growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

South Korea's coronavirus cases rise to 6,767, with most cases traced to secretive church

South Korea's coronavirus cases rose to 6,767 on Saturday, up by 174 from late Friday, with more than 60 percent of the total cases linked to a secretive church at the centre of the country's outbreak, health authorities said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 6, 2020

Organizers manage to hold sport climbing test event without athletes

The Ready Steady Tokyo sport climbing event had a wall, music, PA announcers and even a famous spectator.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 3, 2020

Trump's COVID-19 response bedeviled by missteps, raising risks

The Trump administration's response to global outbreaks of the new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been riven by missteps.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2020

Limited virus testing in Japan masks true scale of infection

Japan is becoming a center of concern as the coronavirus spreads globally, with the country's official infection tally suspected to be the tip of the iceberg of a much wider outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2020

A kiss is just a kiss — except when it spreads a virus

King Henry VI of England banned kissing in 1439 to battle the plague. As the world confronts the coronavirus spreading from China, some health authorities are again urging people to refrain from physical displays of affection.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 26, 2020

Departing from tradition with Hiromitsu Agatsuma and Akiko Yano

Shamisen player Hiromitsu Agatsuma teams up with singer and musician Akiko Yano for a new album which sees both depart from their previous styles and genres.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2020

Critics ask 'Where's Abe?' as coronavirus spreads in Japan

As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2020

Surging Bernie Sanders to be in the cross-hairs at South Carolina Democratic debate

Surging front-runner Bernie Sanders will be in the hot seat at the Democratic debate in South Carolina on Tuesday, when his six presidential rivals try to derail his growing momentum before the next big round of nominating contests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020

COVID-19 crisis could get much worse

Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2020

China pushes plants to reopen, risking renewed spread of coronavirus

China is trying to get people back to work, risking a renewed spread of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2020

Can Michael Bloomberg make America proud again?

The electoral odds inside the Democratic Party are aligning in such a manner that former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg could end up as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. presidency on Nov. 3.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 22, 2020

Jonah Salz: What's life without the drama?

Theater scholar and director Salz on Beckett, kyogen and teaching in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2020

Japan can't run out the clock on coronavirus

Next month the Olympic torch will arrive in Japan for a four-month relay to launch the opening ceremonies for the Tokyo summer games. But rather than anticipating the sight of Olympic torchbearers, much of Japan is fixated on a different relay: hundreds of masked passengers grimly walking off the quarantined...
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Feb 21, 2020

After Hokkaido backcountry skiing deaths, experts call for enforcing 'Niseko Rules'

Following two cases of backcountry skiers being killed by avalanches in Hokkaido since the beginning of this year, safety experts in the prefecture are working to fully enforce the so-called Niseko Rules to keep skiers safe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2020

'Speed science' on new coronavirus carries risks

One scientific post suggests links between the new coronavirus and AIDS. A second says it may have passed to people via snakes. A third claims it is a pathogen from outer space.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2020

Four key dates, four missed chances for China to contain coronavirus

It's been more than two months since Dec. 12, the day doctors first noticed a Chinese patient display symptoms of the highly infectious coronavirus that has claimed more than 2,100 lives across the globe. In the weeks following that early case, authorities missed one chance after another to contain the...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

It has already spread wider than SARS in 2003. It may not sweep the globe as swine flu did in 2009 but is more dangerous. It doesn't kill at anywhere near the terrifying pace of Ebola in 2014 but can be passed through the air.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 18, 2020

'Every scenario on the table' in China virus outbreak, says WHO chief

The latest data provided by China on people infected with coronavirus indicate a decline in new cases but "every scenario is still on the table" in terms of the epidemic's evolution, the World Health Organization said on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2020

University program boosts number of coach developers

Faculty behind the Nippon Sport Science University Coach Developer Academy (NCDA) program are confident that the "athlete-centered" culture it is fostering has made positive international progress since its 2014 inception.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2020

Singapore plans massive budget stimulus to counter virus threat

Singapore is set to deliver a strong budget this week to offset the damage to the economy from the coronavirus, with analysts predicting the biggest deficit in almost two decades.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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