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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, targeting those seeking permanent residency

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking green cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2020

Be the boss parents working from home need

To provide flexibility and establish trust, managers have to set the right priorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 19, 2020

Komeito cash handout demand highlights Abe's fading power amid outbreak

The turnabout marked an extraordinary moment in the over seven-year-long reign of Abe, providing a glimpse of the ruling coalition's mounting exasperation with his administration.
Reader Mail
Apr 16, 2020

Watch out for Abe's vision of 'unity'

Regarding Yoichiro Sato’s April 14 opinion piece “Will Abe’s conservative nostalgia beat COVID-19?” Prime Minister Abe's vision for a "beautiful" Japan seems to be based on the "unity" of good and beauty through the sameness of the community (and, it seems reasonable to say, the essential...
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2020

Trump’s WHO attack accelerates breakdown in global cooperation

U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadside against the World Health Organization is another blow to international institutions designed to help nations confront global crises — and may leave countries even less prepared for the next one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2020

Some companies are too connected to fail

Policymakers must act now to lower the risk of cascading bankruptcies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2020

Reopening is more about ethics than science

But scientists can give us the information we need to make an informed decision.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2020

U.S. military says coronavirus likely occurred naturally but not certain

U.S. intelligence indicates that the coronavirus likely occurred naturally, as opposed to being created in a laboratory in China, but there is no certainty either way, the top U.S. general said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 15, 2020

Obama bursts back on the scene with endorsement of Joe Biden

Barack Obama roared back into presidential politics by endorsing Joe Biden on Tuesday as Democrats work to unify ahead of a nasty general election campaign against President Donald Trump made trickier by the coronavirus pandemic and a worsening economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2020

EU pandemic failure isn’t about money

This has been a crisis of health-care cooperation, not cash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2020

Apple and Google’s huge coronavirus partnership

The tech giants are using smart engineering to use their power as a force for good without compromising privacy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2020

Make-or-break moment in coronavirus fight could happen this week

The world’s ability to check the coronavirus contagion and fully recover from the worst peacetime recession since the Great Depression may depend on what international economic policy makers decide this week.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 11, 2020

To meat, or not to meat: The future of Japanese cellular agriculture

Would you notice if the cubed meat in your cup noodle wasn’t “real” meat? If you did, would you care? What if the future of our meat supply counted on it?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2020

How do you lift a coronavirus lockdown? Ask Austria

Ending strict confinement measures should be done extremely carefully.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2020

Crisis offers an opportunity for radical educational reform

Shifting the start of the school year to fall would bring the nation a number of benefits.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020

Coronavirus tests Abe’s leadership as economy stalls

The prime minister's economic package may look bold, but action comes late.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2020

Isolation changes everything for status seekers

COVID-19 is upending all the usual ways for people to win the approval of their peers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2020

The EU’s latest existential crisis might be its biggest one yet

When the European Union’s 27 leaders last managed to gather in person, they didn’t even talk about the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2020

Poland moves to hold Europe’s only national vote in lockdown

Poland’s ruling party is pressing forward with conducting Europe’s only national election during the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020

Sunday in the park with COVID-19

The only way to safely enjoy nature these days is to keep away from one another.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2020

Spain’s tragedy was all too predictable

The prime minister dithered before imposing lockdown measures that could have saved thousands of lives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020

A vision of post-pandemic New York

Once this is over, the city will be younger, cheaper, poorer and segregated in a new way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2020

How contagious are asymptomatic carriers?

Researchers are still trying to understand why COVID-19 is deadly for some and invisible in others.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2020

Over half of Americans are postponing their weddings as industry reels

One of the last weddings performed in public in Las Vegas was on St. Patrick’s Day. The groom wore a dark suit. The bride wore a rockabilly-style black halter dress. The minister was Slash from Guns N’ Roses — or, rather, a licensed officiant performing as the shaggy-maned, top-hatted guitarist....
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020

Better ties with China: Japan’s coronavirus silver lining?

COVID-19 has caused surprisingly little damage to Japan-China relations. In fact, ties may emerge stronger in unexpected ways.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2020

Wannabe autocrats love the COVID-19 pandemic

In Hungary and Poland — as in Israel and elsewhere — liberty suddenly seems cheap. Even in a pandemic, it shouldn't be.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2020

Are Tokyo's hospitals and health care system ready for a COVID-19 storm?

With the number of COVID-19 cases in Tokyo having nearly quadrupled in 10 days, it seems no longer a question of whether Japan will declare a national emergency, but when and how.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2020

With U.S. 2020 race all but halted over coronavirus, Joe Biden quietly widens lead over Trump

Democratic presidential front-runner Joe Biden has quietly expanded his lead over President Donald Trump among registered voters, even as the rapidly spreading coronavirus has all but sidelined the former vice president's campaign, according to a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll released on Tuesday.
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

Podcast

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

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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