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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2020

For Japan's nonregular workers, a weaker safety net as COVID-19 spreads

Different conditions from full-time staff creates worries for foreign-language teachers and others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2020

Japan factory output slows, with worse expected as virus grips economy

Industrial output rose in February at a slower pace than the previous month and factories believe production plunged in March, adding to growing signs that the coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on an economy already on the cusp of recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2020

U.S. immigration rules bar thousands of foreign nurses

As the coronavirus pandemic threatens to strain nursing staffs at hospitals across the United States, Melanie N. Beckham knows where to find reinforcements. But first, the Trump administration needs to give its approval.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2020

Japanese hotels lose out on Olympic bet as coronavirus spreads

The Osaka Corona Hotel has been eerily quiet and empty the past few weeks.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / WHY DID YOU LEAVE JAPAN?
Mar 28, 2020

Mitsukuni Baba: Japanese culture blossoms in the Windy City

As executive director of the Japan America Society of Chicago (JASC), Mitsukuni Baba plays an integral role in introducing Japan to the people of Chicago in terms of business, politics, education and culture.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2020

Why nobody mentions universal basic income

When you lock the people down (to save their lives), you inevitably close down a lot of the economy as well. And the lockdown will definitely have to last in most countries until May or June. U.S. President Donald Trump’s promise of a “beautiful timeline” to reopening the American economy just...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2020

Budget in hand, Abe shifts focus to pandemic response as economy reels

Prime Minister Abe's team is working on steps to save jobs and spark a v-shaped recovery, but is money all it takes?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2020

U.K. has no clear plan if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated by coronavirus

What would happen if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's case of coronavirus — so far he has "mild symptoms" — were to become more serious or even incapacitate him and his team? Under Britain's uncodified constitution, the answer is unclear.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 28, 2020

Dealing with anxiety during a global pandemic

As coronavirus news floods our social feeds, it's important to take care of our mental well-being as well as our physical conditions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2020

U.S. firms and labs rush to produce blood test for coronavirus immunity

As the United States works overtime to screen thousands for the novel coronavirus, a new blood test offers the chance to find out who may have immunity — a potential game-changer in the battle to contain infections and get the economy back on track.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 26, 2020

Australia's Great Barrier Reef suffers coral bleaching again

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef has suffered its third mass coral bleaching in five years, according to early results of aerial surveys over the World Heritage site.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 25, 2020

Now is the time for Japan to make a digital shift

The coronavirus pandemic has made it clear that Japan lags far behind other countries in putting new digital technologies to actual use.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020

The ethics of shopping in a pandemic

We have to make choices about what to take, leave and ask others to get for us.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2020

As virus cases surge, Tokyo governor says lockdown may be only way to stem rise

An additional 17 individuals were confirmed on Tuesday to have tested positive, the largest number of cases the city has seen in a single day.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2020

Japan pushes male public servants to take longer paternity leave

The government will encourage its eligible male personnel to use child-rearing leave for at least a month in principle, starting in fiscal 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

How to avoid the end times

It feels like the end times. A mysterious invisible killer stocks the land. Wild rumors abound. The government is useless. There’s no sense that anyone knows anything, much less is in charge. Could the United States become a failed state?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 22, 2020

For many in Japan, remote work during coronavirus outbreak is not an option

Remote work remains off-limits for many — in particular those engaged in occupations that require their physical presence in the workplace, such as cooks, hairdressers, taxi drivers and doctors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2020

Corporate bailouts need strings attached

Americans shouldn't allow themselves to be conned by big corporations once again.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 21, 2020

Why are Japan’s millennials shunning alcohol?

Some time before the coronavirus outbreak put a damper on this year’s hanami (blossom viewing) parties and other social activities, the media had already noted that the decline in alcohol consumption by younger Japanese has been accelerating. This phenomenon even made the front page of the Nikkei Marketing...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 21, 2020

Family dynamic shifts as schools remain closed nationwide

Japanese dads are coming under scrutiny — again. Ever since Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi officially made ikumen (men who take an active role in child-rearing) fashionable by publicly taking two weeks off for paternity leave, fathers who let their spouses shoulder all the burden of child care...
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Honda to expand telecommuting system in April to cover younger workers and increase flexibility

Honda Motor Co. plans to substantially expand telecommuting next month under a work-style reform initiative, it has been learned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Pro tips on teleworking during a virus outbreak

When the novel coronavirus started spreading across Asia in January, forcing the world’s largest work-from-home experiment, not many knew what to expect, least of all Bloomberg’s 400-plus journalists in the region. Six weeks later (and counting), only now are some starting to return to the office....
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Coronavirus will change how we shop, travel and work for years

Every economic shock leaves a legacy. The deadly coronavirus will be no different.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2020

Coronavirus slowing immigration procedures for labor-hungry Japan firms

Businesses reliant on a foreign blue-collar workforce are struggling to fill openings as the coronavirus pandemic slows immigration procedures to a crawl both in Japan and abroad.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020

A silent hero of the coronavirus crisis

Were it not for technology, the battle against COVID-19 would be lost by now.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020

Get ready, a bigger disruption is coming

The COVID-19 pandemic reflects a systemic crisis akin to the seminal crashes of the 20th century.
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, and more 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.

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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
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