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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 8, 2020
Cancel or proceed? Public statements reignite debate on Tokyo Games
If the games are to be canceled, experts remain divided over how soon the decision needs to be made.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 8, 2020
Facebook widens ban on political ads as alarm rises over election
The company now plans to prohibit all political and issue-based advertising after the polls close on Nov. 3 for an undetermined length of time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2020
An appalling debate is only the latest blow to the U.S. image in the world
Last week's U.S. presidential debate was engrossing — as is a car crash or a tawdry reality TV show. The rudeness and incoherence left most viewers aghast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Biden campaign aims to keep focus on COVID-19 response
Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden's campaign strove on Sunday to keep its focus on the nation's response to the coronavirus pandemic, as President Donald Trump received treatment for COVID-19 at a military hospital.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 5, 2020
Biden leads by 10 points as majority of Americans say Trump could have avoided coronavirus
Democrat Joe Biden opened his widest lead in a month in the U.S. presidential race after President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus, and a majority of Americans think Trump could have avoided infection if he had taken the virus more seriously, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll released...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2020
Trump's positive test underscores that the election is all about the coronavirus
The disclosure returns the virus to center stage with just a month to go until the Nov. 3 election, reminding voters again of the biggest health crisis in a century.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2020
Trump’s COVID-19 news meets a landscape primed for mistrust
Was it a hoax? Was it a lie? Was the president sicker than he claimed — or not sick at all? Was there any way this alarming news was an ultracynical con?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 3, 2020
What if Trump can’t run? Many steps are clear, but some are not
U.S. President Donald Trump’s positive coronavirus test has raised the possibility, however remote, that he could become incapacitated or potentially die in office if his symptoms worsen.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2020
White House kills CDC plan to extend ban on cruise ships
The White House has blocked a new order from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to keep cruise ships docked until mid-February, a step that would have displeased the politically powerful tourism industry in the crucial swing state of Florida.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020
‘Clowns' and 'fools’ mark a U.S. debate with only 'lowlights'
The debate changed nothing, except to diminish the country's dignity just a little bit more.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020
Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump
An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2020
Rejoining Paris deal would be easy for Biden. The hard part is averting climate disaster.
For a U.S. President Joe Biden, rejoining the Paris agreement would be almost as simple as signing an autograph. The hard part would be everything else.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 29, 2020
Biden set to carve own brand of tough-on-China policy if elected
Biden advisers have honed in on questions about the world's second largest economy — anticipating attacks from President Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2020
The Tokyo Olympics should not be held amid coronavirus pandemic
Hiroshi Hoketsu, 79, is a Japanese three-time Olympic equestrian. He made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games and became the oldest Japanese Olympian when he participated in the 2012 London Games at age 71.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020
Trump campaign aide Brad Parscale detained after threat to harm self
U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was detained by police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday after barricading himself in his home and threatening to harm himself, according to a police statement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020
By lowering the debate bar for Biden, has Trump set a trap for himself?
U.S. President Donald Trump has framed the first general election debate as a test for his opponent, former Vice President Joe Biden.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
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.
Agnes b. Japan CEO hopes to evolve the brand with focus on sustainability
Laurent Patouillet, the CEO and president of Agnes b. Japan, says the focus of its business is to remain independent, and evolve and adapt.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.

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