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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2020
The low-tech way that Japan managed to tackle the virus quickly
Experts contend that the existence of public health centers are one of the key reasons Japan was able to avoid an explosion in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2020
Japan's retailers gain as sales data hints at post-outbreak rebound
Nitori same-store sales jumped 47 percent in June from the same month the previous year, the most on record in data going back to 2012.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Weddings starting to be held again in Japan
The number of couples in Japan planning to hold wedding ceremonies is increasing gradually after the government lifted its coronavirus emergency in late May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020
How to prevent a societal schism in Japan
Forces trying to cause social divides are on the rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020
America's 2020 is not like 1968: It may be worse
Social unrest helped doom Lyndon Johnson's presidency. It may end up saving Trump's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2020
Hungary's Orban uses COVID-19 crisis for another power grab
Cracking down on an authoritarian regime, even a seemingly inconsequential one, would send a message to America's other backsliding allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 23, 2020
How the U.S. and its allies should prepare for the post-COVID-19 world
With many nations looking to the United States for leadership, the country risks being hemmed in by its economic ties with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020
SoftBank to sell slice of T-Mobile in a $21 billion deal
The transaction is part of a broader $42 billion push by SoftBank to unload assets to finance stock buybacks and pay down debt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2020
Taiwan raps China for military activity, saying it should fight virus instead
China should focus on fighting the resurgent coronavirus in Beijing rather than "disturbing" Taiwan with military drills near the Chinese-claimed island, Taiwan Premier Su Tseng-chang told reporters Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2020
Japan carmakers see untapped market as 'paper drivers' ease onto roads
Some driving schools in Japan are reporting an uptick in lapsed drivers taking refresher courses to get back on the roads.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Travel from Japan to Vietnam to partially resume as virus curbs eased
Travel from Japan to Vietnam will partially resume this week, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said Tuesday, marking the first step in easing travel restrictions aimed at stemming the spread of the novel coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2020
Trump says China trade deal ‘fully intact’ after adviser roils markets
Adviser Peter Navarro sowed confusion and spurred a temporary stock slump with comments interpreted as a decision to end the agreement.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2020
Tokyo reports 31 new coronavirus cases Tuesday
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government confirmed 31 new coronavirus infections Monday, the sixth straight day to see the figure top 20, officials said.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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