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INTERNATIONAL

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2020
NPC, top U.S. franchisee of Pizza Hut and Wendy's, files for bankruptcy
The plan is to reduce the company's debt and sell some of its restaurants, starting with Wendy's, court papers show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020
Vladimir Putin's plea
The Russian president is scared, and he's probably right to be.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 11, 2020
Tokyo 2020 organizers aim for a simpler, cheaper Summer Olympics
Organizers are looking to reduce costs associated with the one-year postponement of the games by scaling down the usually extravagant sporting event.
OLYMPICS
Jun 10, 2020
IOC to maintain ban on protests during Olympics
The IOC has confirmed athletes will be prohibited from taking part in any protests or demonstrations in Olympic venues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2020
Coronavirus hasn’t killed the global balance of power
Americans who hail a new era of global cooperation haven't been paying attention to what China is up to.
OLYMPICS
May 29, 2020
IOC touts record-high female representation on commissions
The International Olympic Committee says women now account for almost half of the membership of its various commissions, an all-time high in the organization's drive for gender equality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2020
What does China really want? To dominate the world
Stop debating Beijing's intentions and take Xi Jinping both seriously and literally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 13, 2020
Asia needs a megaphone
The region's rise demands attention to a broader cross section of its thinkers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 16, 2020
Organizers meet to discuss new framework for 2020 Games
Local organizers and the IOC are moving ahead with their plans for the Tokyo Olympics
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 11, 2020
ITF advises tennis players to seek local support while sport is on hiatus
The International Tennis Federation is looking at ways to help the players most severely affected by the sport's shutdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is advising them to claim support from their local governments if possible.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 30, 2020
Australia denies collusion was behind decision to withdraw from Tokyo Games
The Australian Olympic Committee has said its decision to pull out of the 2020 Tokyo Games was unilateral and made without the knowledge of Canada or the International Olympic Committee.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 29, 2020
Disappointed Naomi Osaka voices support for postponement of Tokyo Olympics
Tennis star Naomi Osaka, the poster girl of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, took to social media on Saturday to show her support for the decision to postpone the games until next year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020
Beijing and others aim to make the best of coronavirus geopolitics
As the world heads into uncharted territory amid the coronavirus outbreak, it is undergoing stark and dramatic geopolitical shifts.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020
Globalists may soon become extinct
The disruptions caused by the spread of the coronavirus mean supply chains will be moved closer to home rather than in foreign lands.
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.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
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.
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.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
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.
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.
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.

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