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Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled "Diversity and the Future of...
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled “Diversity and the Future...
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

The Japan TimesとサイボウズのグローバルメディアKintopiaがタイアップ企画 日本の外国人やマイノリティの働き方に関するコンテンツを英語で発信!

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、以下 ジャパンタイムズ)と、サイボウズ株式会社(本社:東京都中央区、代表取締役社長:青野 慶久、以下、サイボウズ)の英字オウンドメディアであるKintopiaは、8月28日からタイアップ企画...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 27, 2020

Abe to serve out term as ruling party leader, aide says

The 65-year-old prime minister has visited Keio University Hospital twice in the past two weeks, telling reporters that he was undergoing tests to maintain his health.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2020

Honda Motor units to pay $85 million to settle U.S. states' probe over Takata air bags

Since 2008, Honda has recalled nearly 13 million U.S. vehicles equipped with Takata inflators, and has replaced more than 16 million inflators.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2020

China’s expansionism enters dangerous phase

From the East and South China seas to the Himalayas and Central Asia, the region is becoming more volatile and unstable.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 25, 2020

Usain Bolt tests positive for coronavirus

World-record sprinter and eight-time Olympic gold medalist Usain Bolt has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating at his home in Jamaica after last week celebrating his 34th birthday with a big bash mask-free.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2020

The crippling return of long-term unemployment

When joblessness is prolonged, more than people's economic security is at stake.
MORE SPORTS
Aug 24, 2020

Javelin thrower Genki Dean finds footing at National Stadium

The Golden Grand Prix was the first senior track event since the completion of the new National Stadium, and most athletes praised the facilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 24, 2020

Jackson Hole conference goes virtual as monetary experts discuss life after ‘peak central banking’

After convening every August since 1982 at the edge of Wyoming’s magnificent Teton mountain range, monetary policymakers will hold a virtual Jackson Hole conference this week that will look pale by comparison. The same could probably be said of the central banks themselves.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2020

Abe faces hurdles to ambitions despite latest milestone

With criticism over his coronavirus response and questions about his health, Abe faces questions about what he might still be able to accomplish before his term ends.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 22, 2020

Political documentaries in Japan struggle to inspire

Japanese documentaries analyze entrenched political power with largely unsurprising results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020

Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?

The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
Reader Mail
Aug 21, 2020

Trump's mail-in voting ruse is farcical

Regarding the article “Trump admits he’s blocking postal cash to stop mail-in votes” in the August 14 edition, the "debate" over mail-in voting is preposterous, an outright non-issue — except among conspiracy-theory obsessives adrift in the Trumpiverse. The “controversy” is a farcical ruse,...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2020

Museum showcases global, Japanese timekeeping history

At the grand opening of The Seiko Museum Ginza in that district on Aug. 19, one wonders whether company founder Kintaro Hattori, who initially established K. Hattori in Ginza back in 1881, was watching proceedings from above.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2020

Much changed world, same Joe Biden seeking to undo what Trump has done

Global affairs have strayed a great distance from the status quo Biden might recall from the last time he stepped out of the Situation Room.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2020

Japanese manufacturers' gloom eases slightly but pandemic woes remain

A poll that tracks the Bank of Japan's closely watched quarterly survey pointed to a modest recovery, with manufacturers' morale seen as somewhat less negative.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2020

Abe hospital visit raises speculation about his health

Sources close to the prime minister brushed off concerns that his health had deteriorated amid criticism of his administration's response to the virus crisis.

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?