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PRESS / Services
May 21, 2020

The Japan Times has newly implemented the "Book Viewer"
Digitized and released "Enthronement Number 1928"

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) has added the Japan Times Book Viewer, which allows users to search and view booklets and books.  In addition to the previous Japan Times Archive, the Japan Times has begun to digitize and offer new content...
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PRESS / Services
May 21, 2020

ジャパンタイムズが『ブックビューア』を新たに実装、「昭和天皇即位特集号1928」をデジタル化してリリース

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長:末松弥奈子)は、以前の『ジャパンタイムズアーカイブ』に加えて、冊子や本を検索・閲覧できる『ジャパンタイムズブックビューア』を新たに実装。また、ジャパンタイムズが過去に出版した「昭和天皇即位特集号1928」を新しいコンテンツとしてデジタル化し、提供を開始しました。...
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COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2020

Is universal basic income a done deal?

The social and economic changes that might deal with the mass destruction of jobs by automation are being road-tested right now.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 17, 2020

Democrats launch probe of Trump's firing of State Department watchdog

Lawmakers say the president is escalating his fight against any oversight of his administration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 16, 2020

Caught in Trump-China feud, WHO leader under siege

The internal debate over the WHO's messaging around China provides a window into the challenges facing the 72-year-old U.N. organization and its leader.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 15, 2020

Shibuya's Club Asia stays steady and looks ahead to post-coronavirus clubbing

As some of Tokyo's clubs face permanent closure as a result of COVID-19, others look to the future and ways of ensuring they survive the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 13, 2020

Las Vegas Sands folds on $10 billion Japan casino project

Announcement of the end of long-term courtship seen as likely to deal further blow to Japan's pandemic-hit tourism numbers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2020

Outnumbered but unafraid: Japanese climate activists confront society to save it

Myriad challenges are being overcome by 20-year-old Mika Mashiko and other young environmental activists nationwide.
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JAPAN
May 10, 2020

In Japan, ‘Sazae-san’ — world's longest-running TV cartoon — switches to reruns

The show, adapted from four-frame comic strips by late author Machiko Hasegawa, was acknowledged by Guinness World Records in 2013.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
May 10, 2020

Sustainable lifestyle key to a stable society

As a society with an aging population and dropping birthrate, Japan is facing the question of what sustainable development is — and how to achieve it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2020

Why America can make semiconductors but not swabs

U.S. factories are as productive as ever, but they've lost the process knowledge needed to retool quickly in a crisis.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2020

Ibaraki — Japan’s ‘least attractive prefecture’ — struggles to shed label

When the Ibaraki Prefectural Assembly broached the subject of renaming Ibaraki Airport as “Tokyo North Airport” last year, the debate touched a raw nerve for residents in the much-maligned prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 9, 2020

‘If I Had Your Face’ review: Are South Korean women really so obsessed with beauty?

Published in April, “If I Had Your Face” is a story of gender inequality and lives ruled by the money of men, of impossible beauty standards and their effect on South Korean women.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Commentary
May 8, 2020

What will Tokyo’s postponed Olympics mean for Japanese politics?

The possibility of the 2020 Games' cancellation and the economic fallout created by the pandemic could deal a blow to Abe's legacy.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2020
May 8, 2020

PT Dan Liris: A compassionate approach toward employees leads to manufacturing success

Indonesian textile and garment manufacturer Dan Liris considers employee well-being and the delivery of quality products to customers as equally important.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Nuclear power is getting hammered by green energy — and the pandemic

Generating power without harmful carbon emissions has never been more urgent, yet one of the biggest sources of clean power is struggling to turn a profit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 1, 2020

Deflation fears reignited as pandemic hits consumer prices in Japan

Core consumer prices in the capital, a leading indicator of nationwide inflation trends, slipped 0.1% in April from a year earlier, government data showed.
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BUSINESS
Apr 30, 2020

Japan factory output sagged 3.7% with retail sales down 4.6% in March

The ouput reading is the sharpest since October and retail figure indicates the spending recovery from the tax hike has been infected by the coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 29, 2020

The world’s economic visionaries can't see past tomorrow

The Bank of Japan was once a monetary policy pioneer. Now it's in crisis mode.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

Children may be the silent victims of coronavirus

With schools closed and health systems overwhelmed, the pandemic may impose high costs on vulnerable kids.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 24, 2020

Slowdown in Japan inflation amid virus crisis sparks deflation fears

Sources have said the Bank of Japan will sharply cut growth forecasts and take further steps to ease funding strains on firms affected.

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