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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2020

Plan to phase out inefficient coal plants breaks no new ground

Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry Hiroshi Kajiyama said in early July that the government will work out a program to phase out inefficient coal-burning thermal power plants — by either suspending or scrapping these plants. METI later followed up on the move by launching a panel of experts to...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2020

Mitsubishi Motors Chairman Osamu Masuko quits, citing health

Masuko was the last top-level leader remaining from the Carlos Ghosn era in the three-way alliance with Nissan and Renault.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 7, 2020

Canada's last intact Arctic ice shelf collapses, losing 40% of area in two days

Data shows that last month was the world's third-hottest July on record, heat that has also been linked to wildfires that have been scorching patches of Siberian forest.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 6, 2020

Japan's stalled nuclear fuel cycle policy

While the disposal of the spent nuclear fuel is big challenge that must be tackled, it should not stop the government and the power industry from rethinking the costly fuel cycle program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2020

Kim Jong Un directs aid to North Korean town under virus lockdown

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un directed his government agencies to act immediately to stabilize the livelihoods of residents in a city locked down over coronavirus concerns, state media reported Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2020

Initial investigations point to negligence as cause of Beirut blast, source says

Initial investigations into the Beirut port blast indicate years of inaction and negligence over the storage of highly explosive material caused the explosion that killed more than 100 people, an official source familiar with the findings said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 5, 2020

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

It's crucial to keep alive the idea that out of their ashes 75 years ago a better and more humane world can grow.
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
MORE SPORTS
Aug 4, 2020

BYOB: Runners must carry own bottles for trash-free Shonan Marathon

Organizers expect the waste-saving initiative to prevent six tons' worth of carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Aug 4, 2020

Group behind Golden Globe Awards accused of monopoly conduct

The press group that organizes the annual Golden Globe awards was accused of excluding journalists that might compete with its members.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 3, 2020

7-Eleven owner to buy Marathon’s Speedway gas stations for $21 billion

Seven & I shares fell as much as 8.4 percent in early trading, the biggest intraday decline since March.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2020

Iran says it has detained U.S.-based opposition leader over 2008 bomb attack

Iran said on Saturday its intelligence services have detained a U.S.-based leader of a pro-monarchist group whom it accused of being behind a deadly 2008 bombing and of plotting other attacks, and that he is being held in Iran.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 1, 2020

Cowboys listed as world's most valuable sports team for fifth straight year

The Dallas Cowboys were ranked as the world's most valuable sports team for a fifth consecutive year according to an annual list published by Forbes Friday that was dominated by NFL teams.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2020

Epstein's advice to Maxwell: Don’t act like ‘an escaping convict’

Unsealed documents show the pair were communicating as late as 2015, despite claims the British socialite had 'no contact” with the disgraced financier in a decade.
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
MORE SPORTS
Jul 30, 2020

Sprinter Ryota Yamagata using Tokyo 2020 delay to refine technique

The competition between Japanese sprinters has become intense in the past few years as more quality athletes have been added to the mix.
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
CULTURE / Film
Jul 30, 2020

‘Labyrinth of Cinema’: Nobuhiko Obayashi’s final film is a colorful antiwar fantasy

“Labyrinth of Cinema” bursts with energy, passion and dreamlike invention that immerses the audience in a world that is uniquely Obayashi's.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2020

U.S.-China reconciliation is drifting further away

A recent speech by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo deepens the view that peaceful coexistence with an authoritarian and increasingly powerful China isn't possible.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2020

Conviction of Malaysia's Najib Razak bolsters current leader's hopes of staying on

The court decision could bolster Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's political capital at a time when his administration controls a razor-thin majority in parliament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 28, 2020

Astra to pay Daiichi up to $6 billion for new cancer drug

AstraZeneca is forging ahead to become a global oncology powerhouse, even as it works on a vaccine for the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 28, 2020

Trump advances bid to weaken shield for Twitter, Facebook and other social media

The Trump administration pressed its offensive against online companies it accuses of censoring conservatives, asking regulators to dilute a decades-old law that social media giants such as Facebook Inc., Twitter Inc. and Google say is crucial to them.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 27, 2020

These elite contact tracers show the world how to beat COVID-19

In May, when a coronavirus outbreak hit nightclubs in the South Korean capital of Seoul, health officials quickly unleashed their version of the Navy Seals — elite teams of epidemiologists, database specialists and laboratory technicians.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 27, 2020

Lions remain unbeatable with Zach Neal on mound

The Lions are 6-0 when Neal pitches this season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 27, 2020

'Gone With The Wind' star Olivia de Havilland dies at 104

Born in Japan, the last actress of the Golden Age of Hollywood won two Academy Awards and a legal victory over Hollywood's studio system during her storied career.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2020

Victims of Sagamihara care home attack mourned

Mourners Sunday visited the scene of an attack on a care home for people with mental disabilities in Sagamihara, Kanagawa Prefecture, four years ago, to honor the victims.
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.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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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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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