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Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 19, 2020

U.K. firms apologize for slavery links as Bank of England plans to remove pictures

Global protests sparked by the killing of George Floyd are pushing the U.K. to acknowledge past links to slavery and racism.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 16, 2020

Former South Korean 'comfort women' support group hit by criticism and probe

The lawmaker who previously led the group faces calls to step down after being accused of misusing funds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2020

'Slow-moving train wreck': Hong Kong’s rich preparing for worst-case scenario

One Hong Kong businessman moved $10 million to Singapore and plans to transfer more. Another is eyeing London property, worried that prices in Hong Kong are too high. Well-to-do families across the city are opening offshore bank accounts and applying for alternative passports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2020

Analysts see pandemic accelerating pace of mergers in Japan

Transactions here and elsewhere in the Asia-Pacific will pick up before the U.S. and Europe do, experts say.
LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Getting the wheels back on Japan's travel industry

Unprecedented travel restrictions have crippled tourism, forcing businesses in the sector to rethink strategies and explore new opportunities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020

SoftBank creates $100 million fund to back companies led by people of color

The effort stems from U.S. and international disgust with the death of George Floyd, who died after a white Minneapolis cop knelt on his neck for over eight minutes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 22, 2020

Facebook embracing remote work beyond Silicon Valley, Zuckerberg says

Facebook will also build three new 'hubs' in Atlanta, Dallas and Denver where remote workers in those areas could occasionally convene.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 22, 2020

Italy's heritage authority approves San Siro demolition

Italy's heritage authority raised no objections to tearing down Milan's 1920s-era San Siro arena, a document seen by Reuters showed, removing a major obstacle to plans by the city's top-flight soccer clubs to replace it with a new stadium.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 19, 2020

Uber’s job cuts and office closures reflect narrowing ambitions

As recently as this year, the company was promising to usher in a self-driving revolution and popularize flying cars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2020

Migrant workers on virus front line as Southeast Asia returns to work

Temperature checks and mandatory virus tests are some of the measures becoming the new normal for migrant workers in Malaysia and Thailand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2020

In post-lockdown era, car usage could rebound as people avoid public transport

As lockdowns ease and parts of the world reopen for business, driving has emerged as the socially distant transportation mode of choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing

Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2020

Alcohol fight highlights battle between Indian states and Narendra Modi

In the tug-of-war between India’s states and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s federal government for cash to fight the coronavirus outbreak, liquor has become the latest battleground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 28, 2020

The British expat paying $7,000 a month to swim in Singapore’s lockdown

Not helping any with Singapore’s image as home to a bunch of crazy-rich Asians comes the almost too-ridiculous-to-be-true story of a man who rented a swimming pool for 10,000 Singapore dollars ($7,040) a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 27, 2020

Bailouts and delistings loom for Japan’s beleaguered regional banks

Coronavirus crisis expected to cause bad loans to climb and investment income to evaporate
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2020

Don’t worry, everything will get back to ‘normal’ in America

Once the hazard of coronavirus is gone, the inequities of daily will return with a vengeance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2020

Huge Australian household debt threatens to worsen recession

Thuy Pham has run two jobs for much of her working life, and a little over two years ago all that effort paid off when she realized a dream of buying her own home. As the coronavirus shutdowns have deepened, that’s started to unravel: First she was stood down from one job, then the other, and now she’s...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Fincity.tokyo
Apr 8, 2020

Tokyo initiative, firms committed to boosting Japanese financial market’s image

In recent years, a surge of hedge funds and private equity funds have cropped up in Tokyo’s chief metropolitan area.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 4, 2020

Breaking ground: Young farmers embrace urban agriculture in Tokyo

Kei Kawana’s kingdom is Neighbor’s Farm, a 2,000-square-meter plot overlooked by the Tama Monorail, which regularly zips by overhead. This March, she celebrated her first year of agricultural activity, the culmination of many years of patient work, planning and wading through bureaucracy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2020

Global wave of consumer default underway, beginning in China

Like millions of people around the world, Zhang Chunzi borrowed money she thought she would be able to repay. Then the new coronavirus changed everything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2020

Corporate bailouts need strings attached

Americans shouldn't allow themselves to be conned by big corporations once again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 18, 2020

Japan's exports fall, imports from China slump as virus impact widens

Japan's exports slipped for a 15th straight month in February as U.S. and China-bound shipments declined, suggesting a cooling of business activity in the world's third-largest economy due to the coronavirus outbreak.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2020

Saudi-Russian spat shows Putin is a lot like Trump

The Russian leader's foreign policy is transactional, shortsighted and often counterproductive
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2020

Former Chinese property exec who criticized Xi over virus handling is missing, friends say

An influential former Chinese property executive who called President Xi Jinping a "clown" over a speech he made last month about the government's efforts to battle the coronavirus has gone missing, three of his friends said.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southwestern USA report 2020
Mar 9, 2020

DEN: Soaring higher, reaching farther

Having handled 69 million passengers in 2019, Denver International Airport (DEN) has remained one of the five busiest airports in the United States. Among the 20 busiest airports in the world for several years, the sprawling hub is well positioned to become a major global hub.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
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.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
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.
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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