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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2021

Right to disconnect gains ground as pandemic brings work home

Ireland introduced a legal right for employees to not respond to emails, telephone calls or other messages during nonwork hours from April 1.
JAPAN
Apr 29, 2021

As Osaka’s COVID-19 crisis worsens, Tokyo and Aichi offer to take patients

Hospitals have been forced to turn away patients who, in some cases, then had to spend hours in an ambulance before they could finally gain admission.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021

Marine Le Pen doubles Macron's pandemic pressure

Emmanuel Macron's voter base of affluent urban white-collar workers still supports him, but his push for economic reform and European integration no longer resonates.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2021

LDP’s triple by-election loss a long-term worry for Suga

Opposition victory in Hiroshima could fuel further questions about a vote-buying scandal there, with any revelations having a knock-on effect on September's LDP presidential race.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2021

Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble set to start on May 26

Preparations for the travel corridor have been stop-start since an initial plan to open it last November was shelved after coronavirus cases picked up in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 26, 2021

With digital yuan trials, Beijing looks to claw back data from Alipay and WeChat

'Big data is wealth. Whoever owns data thrives,' said a banking official tasked with promoting the digital yuan.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2021

Behind the scramble over Japan's third coronavirus emergency

Behind the scenes, the central and local governments bickered over how best to effectively implement COVID-19 countermeasures, even as cases surged to fresh highs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 24, 2021

Is the IOC putting a torch to ‘freedom of speech’?

Press outlets that are not affiliated with the Summer Games are calling foul on a number of directives issued by Olympics bodies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2021

After tech crackdown, Xi looking to tap Chinese firms' wealth of data

Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021

Amnesty urges probe of junta chief ahead of ASEAN summit on Myanmar

'As a state party to the U.N. Convention Against Torture, Indonesia has a legal obligation to prosecute or extradite,' Amnesty said in a statement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2021

Why would anyone want to be president?

More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful office, hearing “Hail to the Chief,” receiving military salutes, and being called “Mr....
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2021

Osaka to seek another state of emergency declaration over virus

The decision to request a declaration is expected to be formalized at a prefectural task force meeting Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Apr 19, 2021

Don’t stay silent on gender equality in Japan. Voice up!

Students are promoting discussions on gender equality via platforms such as Instagram and podcasting, and the mainstream media in Japan is starting to take notice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2021

Telemedicine will be great after COVID-19, too

By April 2020, half of U.S. physicians had adopted some version of telemedicine, up from 18% in 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2021

In a spasm of violence, Indianapolis faces its third mass shooting in 2021

'It is a national embarrassment, what's going on,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a news conference Friday, as he repeated his support for a ban on assault weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2021

COVID-19 is more deadly in Brazil than India, and no one knows why

Why the Latin American country has been far more devastated by the pathogen is baffling experts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 16, 2021

'Run, Sara, Run': Is Duterte's daughter playing her father's game?

Campaigns backing Sara Duterte-Carpio, 42, to succeed the autocratic and capricious president whose war on drugs killed thousands are gathering pace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2021

Hong Kong schools devote a day to China’s national security

The shift to a forceful inculcation of national security issues, even among young children, comes as Beijing increases its control over almost all sectors and institutions in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2021

China still needs an expansionary economic policy

The People's Bank of China (PBOC, the central bank) is likely to maintain its monetary policy stance, if not tighten it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2021

How China fell behind after passing up a vaccine opportunity

In the early stages of the pandemic, China and other Asian nations failed to jump on mRNA tech, which has become the breakout star of the COVID-19 era.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021

Toshiba CEO's exit raises doubts over buyout offers

The decision came as factions within the firm mounted resistance to a preliminary buyout offer from CVC Capital Partners — where outgoing chief Nobuaki Kurumatani previously worked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021

Nomura tightens hedge fund financing after Archegos collapse

The restrictions include curbing leverage for some clients previously granted exceptions to margin financing limits, one person familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

How pandemics change the course of history

When COVID-19 first arrived last year, everyone’s go-to historical parallel was the 1918 influenza pandemic. Precisely because it was so fleeting, it’s hard to find evidence that it caused a sweeping reorientation of everyday life. In its wake, most people simply forgot what happened. Other global...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021

Chinese students pay agents $12,000 for inside track to Wall Street

The practice has a growing number of detractors, who are questioning whether it's fair or good for the industry to give another leg up to the well-heeled.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 12, 2021

For Suga and LDP, worries build over Hiroshima poll in election year

A vote-buying scandal that forced the resignation of the previous representative has rocked the local political establishment and sparked voter anger.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2021

Asian nations scale back AstraZeneca rollout amid safety woes

The moves may delay protection for the region amid concerns that the shot could trigger a rare and potentially deadly blood clotting condition.

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