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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020

Lost Seoul: Middle-class dreams spoiled by soaring house prices

Even with unemployment spiking as the coronavirus pandemic swept South Korea in February, Baek Seung-min asked his wife to quit her nursing job to help reach a dream they had spent a lifetime chasing: buying their own apartment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2020

Local governments in U.S. 'overwhelmed' in race to trace COVID-19 contacts

Many city and county departments say they lack the money and staff to expeditiously identify people who have been exposed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2020

This is the hard-liner China chose to oversee Hong Kong security

Artist. Propagandist. Urban planning enthusiast. Traditional Chinese medicine student. Zheng Yanxiong doesn’t fit the usual mold of a top Communist Party security agent.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 4, 2020

Talking politics in Japanese as the U.S. election heats up

A lot of people are talking about the upcoming U.S. election, so it's time to brush up on your campaign vocabulary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2020

Are the tech titans at bay?

Recent congressional antitrust hearing showed that they can no longer avoid the harsh glare of the political spotlight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020

Eat or stay cool? Cities test ways to protect the vulnerable from rising heat

Many people do not realize that they are at risk from the heat inside their homes, and may lack the resources to do anything about it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2020

Japan’s economy shrinks at same pace in first quarter as capital expenditures hold up

The data that continued to show Japan was in a recession before the coronavirus pandemic took its heaviest toll.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 1, 2020

Let Tokyo Eat Cake: One man’s cake-baking journey to support Japan’s food banks

Justin Mackee has been baking his way through COVID-19, selling cakes and donating the profits to nationwide food bank Second Harvest Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

U.S. virus relief checks offer no relief to Honda's short-handed office staff

Due to a staff shortage, the office workers are now toiling away on the assembly line.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 31, 2020

Is an old political dream coming true at last?

A new kind of egalitarianism is pushing its way to the center of the global stage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 31, 2020

Gifu factory town shocked by news of Mitsubishi SUV plant closure

According to the Sakahogi Municipal Government, the plant was partially closed around March following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 31, 2020

A totally green electric grid will dramatically speed up climate action

Policy experts question the 15-year timetable for eliminating emissions from the U.S. electrical system, which would indeed be an immense challenge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2020

Xi calls for pivot to domestic economy as China recovery continues

China, where the coronavirus originated, appears to be weathering the pandemic and seeing its situation improve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 30, 2020

Good time for a 'workation' but is Japan Inc. ready?

Are the nation's employers ready to let workers telecommute from hotels, resorts and other destinations where they can escape the mundane reality of life?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 30, 2020

'We finally feel vindicated': Najib Razak's critics hail Malaysia verdict

Fahmi Reza was once sentenced to jail in Malaysia for portraying former prime minister Najib Razak as a clown. That image has now been updated and re-posted with "GUILTY" written across Najib's eyes in red.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Nissan sees sharp sales and profit drop as business struggles

Nissan will shut three production lines and cut about 14,000 jobs globally, up from 12,500 announced a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2020

Big companies track workforce diversity but won't share the results

Among companies in the Russell 1000 index, 72 percent don't disclose any racial or ethnic information about their employees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 25, 2020

Illustrator Tokyo Genso presents images of a deserted capital that have never looked more timely

The global pandemic has inspired some artists around the world to work on projects reflecting the anxiety and isolation of life under lockdown in recent months. Others, however, have found inspiration in the tranquility that descended on the country’s cities when businesses closed and people generally...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2020

Bribery scandals taint efforts to save U.S. nuclear plants

Back-to-back bribery scandals involving utility giants in Ohio and Illinois over the past week have given a black eye to efforts to prop up struggling U.S. nuclear plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Another internet border has just gone up

Europe blocked the highway for sending data from the region to the U.S. Conduits remain, but it'll be much easier for tech behemoths to adapt than small startups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 22, 2020

Nissan offers to postpone Barcelona plant closure and discuss 'everything'

The three factories, which employ around 3,000 workers, were originally due to close by December this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2020

Coronavirus cases surge among factory workers in post-lockdown India

When Bajirao Thengde voiced his fears about going to work after dozens of colleagues fell sick with coronavirus, his boss at a motorbike factory in western India said he should "learn to live with the virus."
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 22, 2020

Sign of the times: Helping deaf people get by in Japan

Attempts are being made to enhance the visibility and availability of sign language across the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2020

The contours of future cooperation

Aligning responses to the economic crisis could serve as the spark that resets global postures away from rivalry and toward cooperation over the long term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2020

Japan's core consumer prices flat in June as deflation risks remain

The reading dashed expectations for a third straight month of decline, after central bank comments that the economy would likely shake off the pandemic hit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 19, 2020

Japanese robot to clock in at a convenience store in test of retail automation

FamilyMart hopes to have robots working in 20 stores around Tokyo by 2022.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, deeper levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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