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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2020

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son and Alibaba’s Jack Ma part ways

While the mutual departures are unlikely to have an immediate impact on either company, they mark the end of an era.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2020

Japan’s struggle to reimagine the post-pandemic world

For the nation to be an inspiration, it must make better use of the momentum of the new ways of doing business that the pandemic has brought about across the globe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020

Japan's strike options assume new urgency

Strategists and military planners in Tokyo and Washington must rethink what is required to ensure that adversaries are deterred.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2020

‘We lost our sight’: Life in Myanmar under world's longest internet shutdown

Since Myanmar shut off the internet in two states a year ago, lawyer Oo Twan Hla, who was once able to check online when his cases were scheduled, said he must now travel through a war zone to read a signboard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 19, 2020

SoftBank to invest in 14 startups run by minority founders

Companies will receive at least u00a516 million through an accelerator, with further capital available from a u00a510.6 billion fund for founders of color.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 16, 2020

Two-year sentence sought for ex-SoftBank employee over data leak to Russia

Public prosecutors demanded two years' imprisonment and a fine of ¥1 million on Tuesday for a former employee of SoftBank Corp. over a leak of confidential corporate information to a Russian diplomat.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2020

The future of media: more digital and more economic pain, Reuters Institute says

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted a significant increase in news consumption but the economic turmoil is forcing news businesses to accelerate their move to digital, The Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2020

Picture of U.K. black man carrying suspected far-right protester to safety goes viral

"That's not what we do!"
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2020

South Korea crushed a huge coronavirus outbreak. Can it beat a second wave?

The country's mass testing and contract tracing garnered praise as a model for handling the virus.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 11, 2020

Online abuse is a silent pandemic affecting millions

Effective measures needed to address cyberbullying
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2020

Twitter wants to make sure you read the article before you retweet

Twitter Inc. will prompt some users to click links to other websites before retweeting them, part of an effort to discourage the spread of misinformation and foster more thoughtful communication on its social network.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2020

Can the U.S. end China’s control of the global supply chain?

The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 5, 2020

India’s China standoff shows risks of getting too close to Trump

Indian and Chinese forces are facing off by a glacial lake in the Himalayas that traverses their fluid frontier. The standoff at 14,000 feet (4,270 meters) is the most visible theater of conflict between the world’s two most populous nations, but it’s far from the only source of friction.
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 / 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
JAPAN
May 31, 2020

Japan's new contact-tracing app: 'security blanket' or effective tool?

Minimally intrusive and conditional on consent, the app's privacy concerns are minimal, with widespread penetration its largest obstacle to success, observers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2020

Texas is showing the world how to reopen cautiously

A month into the reopening of one of America's biggest economic engines, Texas looks like it's going to take longer than we thought.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020

SoftBank’s Vision Fund plans to cut 10% of staff as startups sour

As the value of its startups declines, the best of the giant fund's 500-strong staff might start looking for other jobs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2020

Nuclear delusions fuel North Korean ambitions

Japan should be especially worried by Pyongyang's announcement that it is strengthening its 'nuclear war deterrence.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 27, 2020

SoftBank’s Vision Fund to explore sale of OSIsoft stake

CEO Masayoshi Son has said he will sell off about $42 billion in assets to finance stock buybacks and pay down debt.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 25, 2020

Formula E driver disqualified for getting impostor to race for him

Audi Formula E driver Daniel Abt was disqualified and ordered to pay €10,000 ($10,900) to charity on Sunday for getting a professional gamer to compete under his name in an official esports race.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos / LIFELINES
May 24, 2020

How U.S. citizens in Japan can apply for coronavirus aid payments from home

Lifelines gets answers from two taxation experts regarding the payments from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

SoftBank to sell 5% of Japan wireless arm for up to ¥313 billion

Mounting losses have imposed immense pressure on the firm's often opaque structure and management.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

China forms new plan to seize world technology crown from U.S.

In the master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2020

Paperwork-heavy Japan trailing tech-savvy South Korea on cash handouts

Lee Jong-chul, a 57-year-old truck driver who lives just south of Seoul, says it took little more than a minute to access his 400,000 won ($330) cash handout from the South Korean government earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 20, 2020

Sharpening the knives for Huawei

A thoughtful discussion about the risks and the opportunities created by the 5G world should be the cornerstone of the Japan-U.S. alliance.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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