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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2020

Japan’s economy set to crater by a record in awful quarter

Analysts see gross domestic product contracting at an annualized pace of 27 percent in the three months through June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 13, 2020

Tabletop games on a roll as families in Japan stay home in pandemic

Sales of board, card, dice and other traditional games have skyrocketed as people spend more time indoors.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 8, 2020

Japan's summer holiday begins quietly amid requests to avoid trips

Japan's summer holiday season started quietly on Saturday, with no congestion at stations and airports after local governments asked residents to avoid traveling to help keep the coronavirus spread from worsening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 5, 2020

COVID-19 cases are climbing in Japan. Where is Shinzo Abe?

'The supposed position is that authorities will provide health care, medicine and vaccines, but if you get infected that's on you,' said one observer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2020

Japan’s economy shrinks at same pace in first quarter as capital expenditures hold up

The data that continued to show Japan was in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 2, 2020

Autumn snap election speculation recedes amid Japan's coronavirus resurgence

An election win this fall could help Abe pick a successor or extend his term past 2021, but it would also prove highly unpopular in the middle of a pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 1, 2020

Let Tokyo Eat Cake: One man’s cake-baking journey to support Japan’s food banks

Justin Mackee has been baking his way through COVID-19, selling cakes and donating the profits to nationwide food bank Second Harvest Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 31, 2020

Japan's post-pandemic information technology challenges

A 'shock therapy' policy that identifies clear targets and timelines, and implements reforms in one go, is needed to push forward Japan's digital transformation.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jul 31, 2020

Japan Basketball Association to host marquee event in Yoyogi

Elite players from the country's men's and women's teams as well as members of Japan's 3x3 and wheelchair basketball sides are set to participate.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2020

Split over Japan's virus law between cities and government widens

A nationwide surge in new infections has triggered debate at all levels of government on not only how the law should be changed but when.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020

U.K. and Japan close to post-Brexit trade accord replacing EU deal

The U.K. and Japan are close to agreeing on a post-Brexit trade accord, a deal that would replace the free-trade agreement Britain enjoys through its membership of the European Union and avoid the introduction of tariffs next year.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2020

Fitch revises Japan’s long-term outlook from stable to negative

The firm kept the rating itself unchanged, following a similar move last month by S&P Global Ratings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2020

McDonald’s to sell chunk of Japan business and speed closures in U.S.

McDonald's said it will cut its ownership in McDonald's Holdings Co. Japan to at least 35 percent from 49 percent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2020

Japan’s China engagement conundrum

Should “business as usual” continue if liberal, democratic values are threatened?
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2020

Fears grow over complacency as Japan sees nationwide coronavirus spike

The government has said there is no need to reimpose a state of emergency despite the country's own apparent second wave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 25, 2020

Japan and Britain agree to protect encryption keys in upcoming trade pact, report says

The two are expected to protect the free flow of data by not forcing firms to set up servers and other related facilities within their borders.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2020

Japan's athletes hitting reset button in preparation for postponed Tokyo Olympics

The Japanese Olympic Committee is sticking to its goal of winning 30 gold medals at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2020

Japan's core consumer prices flat in June as deflation risks remain

The reading dashed expectations for a third straight month of decline, after central bank comments that the economy would likely shake off the pandemic hit.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2020

Human Rights Watch report documents abuse of child athletes in Japan

A Human Rights Watch report has found child athletes in Japan often suffer physical and verbal abuse and sometimes sexual abuse during training.
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.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
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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