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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2020

Joe Biden was rescued by black voters. Now he has to excite them

African American supporters have been urging him to offer concrete solutions, and they say not being Donald Trump isn't enough.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Rodrigo Duterte paying Filipinos to move from Manila to country

The coronavirus pandemic is giving Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte a reason to reduce overcrowding in Manila, which in recent decades has swelled into one of the most heavily populated areas on Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Cheap holidays target locals across tourism-reliant Southeast Asia

With cash flow drying up at Thailand’s popular beach resort of Phuket, hotels are racing to restart tourism — starting with local travelers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2020

Japan's COVID-19 recovery plan frustrates struggling restaurants

The nation's u00a5230 trillion stimulus is falling short of sufficient support for small businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 4, 2020

Japan's smart cities: Technological dreams or 'Big Brother' nightmares?

Late last month, the Diet passed a revised bill paving the way for so-called “super cities” or “smart cities.” Supporters tout them as high-tech marvels where artificial intelligence and big data are to be used to provide more efficient and cost-effective solutions to social problems, especially...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Thailand's 1 million health volunteers hailed as coronavirus heroes

Nearly every day, 77-year-old Surin Makradee goes door-to-door in her village in Thailand, visiting every home to check people's temperatures in a routine repeated in communities across the country during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2020

Will U.S. protests spread coronavirus? Experts say it’s too soon to tell

The demonstrations are a new challenge in efforts to test and trace new infections, a key step to swatting down new clusters of cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2020

Vigil banned, Hong Kong to mark Tiananmen crackdown with 'candles everywhere'

Many in Hong Kong plan to commemorate the bloody 1989 crackdown by Chinese troops in and around Tiananmen Square by lighting candles across the city on Thursday evening, circumventing a ban on large public gatherings amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 4, 2020

Okamoto's: Rock, rap and the road less traveled

The four-piece band marks 10 years of bucking expectations and musical risk-taking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 3, 2020

Troubling trends demand that Japan take action at sea

The Maritime Self-Defense Force will likely be relegated to second place permanently within this decade if China's naval construction program maintains its current pace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

Time for the world to embark on a Great Reset

The pandemic represents a window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable and more prosperous future.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

America’s mis-police state

The mass protests sweeping the U.S. are born of many factors, but chiefly reflect frustration and rage at America's long history of racist law enforcement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

Biden’s old-time liberalism finds its moment

The Democratic candidate's speech repudiated progressives by condemning riots.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 3, 2020

Wrestlers with amateur backgrounds may begin to make mark in near future

Wajima is the only former collegian to reach sumo's highest rank
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 3, 2020

Pandemic gives Yuriko Koike the edge as key Tokyo poll approaches

The election is expected to give a measure of how much voters trust Koike to lead Tokyo through this tumultuous chapter in the capital's history.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 3, 2020

Perils for the Pentagon as Trump threatens to militarize response to civil unrest

As Trump increasingly turns to militaristic rhetoric at a time of national upheaval, the U.S. military appears to be playing a supporting role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Using their noodle: Cup ramen-maker Nissin seizes on pandemic momentum with new products

Social distancing measures have created new habits that will outlast the outbreak, according to the company's chief executive officer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2020

Trump’s show of force fizzles in backlash over protest crackdown photo op

Images of police using tear gas and flash-bang devices to clear protesters ahead of Trump's walk to the church marred his presidency anew.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Automating factories creates $100 billion Japan corporate giant

Keyence is famed for its dizzying profitability with an operating profit margin of more than 50 percent, among the country's highest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2020

Hong Kong’s leader decries U.S. ‘double standards’ over protests

Hong Kong’s leader blasted the U.S. for "double standards” in the way it handles protests after the Trump administration vocally supported sometimes-violent demonstrations in the Asian financial hub.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2020

Rethinking the world's largest cities in wake of COVID-19

Grammy award-winner Petula Clark famously sang that the "lights are much brighter" downtown, but the coronavirus pandemic may change city centers across the world, as more people choose to work remotely and companies ditch large office towers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 3, 2020

Most Americans sympathize with protests and disapprove of Trump's response

A majority of Americans sympathize with nationwide protests over the death of an unarmed black man in police custody and disapprove of President Donald Trump's response to the unrest, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020

Tokyo issues coronavirus alert after 34 new daily cases reported

“The purpose of this alert is to make residents aware of our precarious situation and urge them to be cautious,” Gov. Yuriko Koike says during coronavirus task force meeting.
WORLD
Jun 2, 2020

U.K. warns China: Do not destroy the jewel of Hong Kong

The United Kingdom warned Beijing on Tuesday to step back from the brink over an "authoritarian" national security law in Hong Kong that it said risked destroying one of the jewels of Asia's economy while ruining the reputation of China.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers