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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 25, 2020

Japan Times 1970: Writer Yukio Mishima commits ritual suicide

100 YEARS AGO
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2020

A tale of two Chinese cities: Shenzhen and Shanghai

Shanghai and Shenzhen are both vital to China's economic future. But neither is more important than the other and each has a unique role to play.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 24, 2020

World economy risks buckling into 2021 despite vaccine nearing

Economists say it wouldn't take much for the U.S., euro area and Japan to each contract again either this quarter or next.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2020

The secret origins of China’s 40-year plan to end carbon emissions

With a September speech to the United Nations, Chinese President Xi Jinping put a 2060 end date on his country's contribution to global warming, taking almost the whole world by surprise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2020

World leaders praise Paris climate pact as Trump slams accord

Most leaders spoke in favor of the pact and more broadly of the need to sustain momentum on climate goals even as economies around the world are ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 22, 2020

The new normal that will arise after COVID-19

In the post-COVID-19 world, the coronavirus should prove far less dangerous, eventually becoming as common as the flu. But that doesn't mean life will completely revert to the way it was.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 20, 2020

What COVID-19 is costing women?

The pandemic has compounded a longstanding problem for women around the world: large and persistent barriers to participating in the economy and public life on an equal basis with men.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2020

‘Inclusion’ the watchword as Japan tackles trainees’ isolation

Participants in a recent Tokyo forum said young interns can become socially excluded because their interactions tend not to extend beyond the work sphere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2020

AirAsia flags cash drain in India after Japan unit goes bust

AirAsia, which reported its largest loss on record in the second quarter ended June 30, has been under immense pressure this year as COVID-19 roils the aviation industry.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 17, 2020

You should know there's nothing better than 'ni koshita koto wa nai'

The 'koto da' and 'ni koshita koto wa nai' structures express strong certainties that you should do something.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Nov 17, 2020

Let's discuss moving to the countryside

The pandemic has taken the shine off city life for some, which means a move to the countryside.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 16, 2020

A vaccine won't derail the easy money train

Don't get carried away by the good news on vaccine development. Central banks are miles from the exit ramp for the tremendous stimulus they've pumped into the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2020

U.S. doctors are calling it quits under stress of the pandemic

Thousands of medical practices have closed during the pandemic, according to a July survey of 3,500 doctors by the Physicians Foundation, a nonprofit group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2020

Pakistani fishermen fear a 'new Dubai' could empty their nets

In the quarrel over building a gleaming "new Dubai" on two small islands off Pakistan's Arabian Sea coast, the voices of the fishermen who have plied these waters for centuries often go unheard.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2020

Australia becomes climate change outlier after Biden victory

As the world's largest exporter of coal and gas, the country may struggle as other nations take pledges to go carbon neutral.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 14, 2020

Boris Johnson clears out his Brexit gang to take back control

Boris Johnson was livid, and so was Dominic Cummings. After a series of rows that boiled down to who was really running Britain, the prime minister threw his most powerful adviser out of Downing Street on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020

Trump floats improbable survival scenarios as he ponders his future

By dominating the story of his exit from the White House, he hopes to keep his millions of supporters energized and engaged for whatever comes next.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2020

‘Life: Untitled’: The fables and foibles of sex work

Kana Yamada's film about a motley crew of employees at an escort agency called Crazy Bunny is based on her own stage play.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2020

G20 countries still backing fossil fuels through COVID-19 response

Despite repeated pledges to end subsidies for oil, gas and coal, G20 governments continue to fund fossil fuels, with the COVID-19 crisis doing little to change that, a new report says.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020

Trump’s environmental legacy may be lasting harm to the climate

Greenhouse pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, so the heat-trapping gases emitted as a result of loosened regulations will remain for decades, regardless of policy shifts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia

Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020

China extends reach in the Caribbean, unsettling the U.S.

Beijing is expanding its footprint and influence in the region through government grants and loans, investments by Chinese companies, and diplomatic, cultural and security efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 6, 2020

Chinese journalists sought freedom in the U.S. Now they’re in limbo.

Caught in a tit-for-tat battle over the media between the two countries, the worried reporters say they help bring a nuanced view of American life back home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 4, 2020

The choice between Biden’s America and Trump’s

How a divided nation decides on a leader to represent it.

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