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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 5, 2020

Boris Johnson’s party wonders if he’s losing his grip

After months of policy blunders and with the economy deep in recession, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson needed a new enforcer to help him rescue a leadership in trouble. So he called the future king.
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
WORLD
Sep 4, 2020

Waves of Russian and Emirati flights fuel Libyan war, U.N. finds

As war raged in Libya last winter, a dozen world leaders gathered in Berlin to talk peace. The contradictions surrounding the conference were no secret: Many of the global leaders who pledged to end foreign meddling in Libya’s conflict were themselves fueling it.
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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2020

Fumio Kishida unveils platform in bid to stand out from Suga

The LDP leadership contender also took a subtle swipe at Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, whose policies have been criticized as polarizing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 3, 2020

Japan's convenience stores are told to stop pushing 24-hour schedules

The firms' business models have been criticized for putting profit ahead of the needs of franchise owners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2020

Trump visits Wisconsin, not to urge racial healing but to back police

U.S. President Donald Trump defied requests to stay away and visited Kenosha, Wisconsin, on Tuesday, not to urge racial healing after a white officer shot a Black man in the back but to express support for law enforcement in a city rocked by civil unrest.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2020

Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19

Efforts to turn an effective institutional response to the pandemic into a political or ideological battleground are misguided, at best.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2020

How to end America's loneliness epidemic

Making people more economically secure is the first step to ending the 'intimacy apocalypse.'
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 31, 2020

A costly waiting game for inbound foreign workers

While some permanent residents and students are slowly trickling back into Japan, businesses are waiting to hear if new hires can join their ranks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 29, 2020

Exporting Japanese culture abroad in the guise of a TV drama

'Hanzawa Naoki 2' borrows from traditional kabuki stagecraft to heighten the show's dramatic effect.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

Navigating geopolitical uncertainty in a post-Abe world

Japan, under Abe's stewardship, proved to be a source of stability and balance. What's next?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 28, 2020

Coconut and palm oil industries at loggerheads over environmental impact

A report highlighting the harmful environmental impact of coconut oil production by a researcher with links to the palm oil industry has sparked a heated debate over coveted green credentials in the multibillion dollar industries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2020

Surging demand for China flights gives travel industry new hope

Financial statements from China's so-called Big Three may point to a nascent recovery in air travel as demand in the vast market grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020

Republicans emphasize law and order as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests

Republicans opened the third night of their convention on Wednesday with a strong law-and-order message, casting U.S. President Donald Trump as a supporter of law enforcement amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2020

The never-ending negotiation

Even with a broad agreement, EU-U.K. talks will go on and on — but that is only natural.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 26, 2020

In a second Trump term, Tokyo would need to bolster ties elsewhere

The U.S. president has repeatedly voiced disdain for the existing alliance system, calling allied countries freeloaders that should pay more of its costs.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2020

South Korea closes most schools in Seoul area to battle resurgent coronavirus

South Korea on Tuesday ordered most schools in Seoul and surrounding areas to close and move classes back online, the latest in a series of precautionary measures aimed at heading off a resurgence in coronavirus cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2020

First documented coronavirus reinfection reported in Hong Kong

A 33-year-old man was infected a second time with the coronavirus more than four months after his first bout, the first documented case of so-called reinfection, researchers in Hong Kong reported Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 23, 2020

Alexei Navalny, being treated in Germany, looms over Russian politics

How the incident will affect Russia's political scene will hinge in part on Navalny's longer-term condition and whether he will be able to return home, analysts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 21, 2020

Macroeconomic challenges amid the COVID-19 crisis

The government faces a difficult road ahead in guiding the economy through all the twists and turns of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2020

Don’t drink the tea: Poison is a favored weapon in Russia

Without the slightest premonition of any issues with his health, Pyotr Verzilov, a Russian opposition activist, suddenly fell violently ill two years ago and slipped into a coma, a common problem for opponents of the Kremlin.
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
CULTURE / Music
Aug 21, 2020

Da-iCE is set to roll out pop singles to satisfy your senses — all of them

J-pop act Da-iCE's first single for a project based on the five senses was selected to be the opening theme song for the anime TV series, “One Piece.”
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MORE SPORTS
Aug 20, 2020

Japan's football leagues seek new normal for tackling coronavirus infection

Many players are not to used to playing with shields on their faceguards, but it could become a new normal in football at least here in Japan this season.

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