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Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 9, 2020

ESG: Special Award winner

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Sep 8, 2020

Japanese beat the summer heat with fan-fitted clothes

As Japan swelters through record temperatures, fan-fitted clothing moves beyond workwear and into new markets.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Sep 7, 2020

A field guide to anti-racist organizations in Japan

Groups fighting for equality in Japan focus on the rights of immigrants, refugees, Ainu and Zainichi residents.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2020

Beijing may be more addicted to coal than oil

PetroChina's announcement in its half-year results last week that it would seek a 'near-zero” target for emissions by 2050 was unexpected.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 6, 2020

A supersurveillance society and its impact on democracy

The coronavirus pandemic has given rise to stronger authoritarianism, populism and nationalism, threatening to harm rights-based systems.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2020

Harsher treatment or second chances? Japan at crossroads in juvenile law debate

A Justice Ministry panel has proved sharply split over whether to exclude 18- and 19-year-olds from correctional programs guaranteed by the law.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 5, 2020

‘Astral Season, Beastly Season’: The ambiguity and conflicting extremes of being a teenager

Poet Tahi Saihate's novel centered on adolescence offers an authentic yet compassionate view of searching for meaning and human connections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2020

Why Facebook’s blocking of new U.S. political ads may fall short

Political ads on Facebook are just one piece of content; political misinformation also flourishes in messages that people post and in discussions in private groups.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2020

U.S. and China should seek a truce in tech cold war

In the absence of shared global norms on how data flows should be governed, domestic policymakers everywhere are developing their own 'patches” to regulate data and protect national security and their citizens' privacy.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 2, 2020

Vegalta transfers women's team to title sponsor Mynavi

Vegalta Sendai will transfer ownership of its women’s side to sponsor Mynavi, the J. League club announced Monday, in a decision intended to protect the future of both teams in the wake of the economic impact of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2020

One of the world’s richest petro states is running out of cash

When Kuwait’s then-Finance Minister Anas Al-Saleh warned in 2016 that it was time to cut spending and prepare for life after oil, he was ridiculed by a population raised on a seemingly endless flow of petrodollars. Four years on, one of the world’s richest countries is struggling to make ends meet...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2020

With eye on China, U.S. aims to 'formalize' four-nation 'Quad' security grouping

The move comes as Japan, Australia, India and U.S. increasingly take a hard line on Beijing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 1, 2020

Let's discuss a case of possible defamation

A story compiled from Jiji and Kyodo reports looks at the latest efforts by Shiori Ito to protect her reputation, and takes a look at the English behind the piece.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2020

Trump lauds Abe as Japan's 'greatest prime minister' as bromance set to end

In their phone call Monday morning — the pair's 37th such call — Abe said Japan would continue working to develop new national security policies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2020

Montenegro’s election inconclusive amid east-west tug of war

While the ruling party has declared victory, opposition groups believe forming a coalition could give them the upper hand.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 29, 2020

U.S. to hold high-level 'Quad' talks with Australia, Japan and India

Top officials from all countries set to meet in Hawaii in September and October, U.S. national security adviser says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

The Japan that Shinzo Abe has left behind

Shinzo Abe’s sudden resignation (on health grounds) ends the tenure of Japan’s longest-serving prime minister. The country’s most internationally recognized statesman since 1945, Abe has been, among other things, the world leader most keen on playing golf with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2020

World’s richest people smashed wealth records this week

It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Donald Trump is not a racist

Regarding the Aug. 14 article “Trump gives credence to false, racist Kamala Harris theory,” the lunatic-left, fake-news media has “reported” for 45-plus years on Trump’s “racism,” but the facts below prove unequivocally that he is the most racially colorblind president ever. Period!
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...
Japan Times
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
CULTURE / Music
Aug 28, 2020

Phew alternates between jagged noise and soft vocal elements at a dizzying pace on 'Vertigo KO'

Phew takes inspiration from the pandemic and her punk roots on 'Vertical KO.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020

Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record

Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.

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