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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2020

North Korea calls party meeting to discuss ‘crucial’ issue

The announcement comes as the country battles catastrophic flooding that's dealt a blow to its staggering economy and tries to head off a coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 18, 2020

Bank of Japan refuses trader requests to work from home

The central bank doesn't allow home computers to connect to its network for conducting asset purchases, raising concerns at financial firms as virus cases in Tokyo surge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2020

SoftBank bets $3.9 billion on U.S. giants, from Amazon to Tesla

SoftBank is expanding investment activities from private startups to publicly traded equities at a time the biggest technology stocks are near record highs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2020

India’s tense borders threaten plan to ban some weapons imports

The country is committed to manufacturing its own defense equipment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020

The popularity of jeans in Japan begins to fray

According to industry data, total sales of jeans of all types reached 78 million pairs in 2002. The current annual figure is believed to have fallen below 40 million.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2020

As climate change bites, Greenland ice has shrunk beyond return

Greenland's ice sheet may have shrunk past the point of return, with the ice likely to melt away no matter how quickly the world reduces climate-warming emissions, new research suggests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020

Moon Jae-in to focus on victims in 'comfort women' row with Japan

South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women," who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II, in efforts to resolve a dispute with its neighbor over the thorny issue.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 14, 2020

B. League MVP Daiki Tanaka among three Alvark Tokyo players with virus

Results for the three players, who are asymptomatic according to the club, were received on Thursday evening, two days after all players and team staffers were tested.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 14, 2020

'Sponge city': China tries new tack after centuries of trying to curb floods

In Chongqing’s ramshackle neighborhood of Old Street, down by the Yangtze River, shopkeeper Liu cleans up the mess from last month’s floods. She lines up dozens of pairs of sodden, mud-caked shoes on the pavement outside, appealing hopefully to a passerby. "I will sell at any price,” she says....
Reader Mail
Aug 14, 2020

Kamala Harris is Donald Trump's nemesis

Regarding the Aug. 12 article “'Fearless Fighter’: Biden picks Kamala Harris as running mate,” Trump's laughably lame attacks against Harris since then ("nasty," "disrespectful" "most horrible") have been typically predictable and embarrassingly ineffective. The obvious truth is that Trump despises...
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2020

Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say

A probe reveals an intricate tale of missing documentation, secrecy and a web of small, obscure companies that span the globe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 12, 2020

Back from the dead? Stem cells give hope for revival of Malaysia's extinct rhinos

Some skin, eggs and tissue samples are all that remain of Malaysia's last rhino, Iman, who died last November after years of failed breeding attempts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020

Eyes on the skies: SkyDrive plans to launch flying cars in three years

The human race is about to witness another mobility revolution, according to the former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer who now heads the ambitious startup.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2020

Chinese influence operations struggle for traction in Japan

There is little evidence that China has tried to impact debate in Japan as it has done in other countries.
Japan Times
LIFE
Aug 11, 2020

Beetlemania: Japanese collectors pay high prices for big bugs

The nation's love of stag and rhinoceros beetles has flourished during the pandemic, with families driving demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2020

Media tycoon’s arrest sends warning to Hong Kong’s free press

Right before China retook control of Hong Kong in 1997, tycoon Jimmy Lai started Apple Daily in part to promote democracy in the city. For 25 years, the newspaper survived advertising boycotts and political pressure, but never backed off its tough coverage of the Chinese government and pro-Beijing lawmakers....
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Aug 10, 2020

Stefen Romero flying high with Eagles

Romero signed with the Eagles as a free agent in January and he's been a hit in Sendai so far.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2020

Thailand bets on private medical marijuana to lift economy

Agriculture and tourism are crucial to Thailand's economy, but the wellness-tourism sector generated domestic expenditures of $12 billion in 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2020

India faces lost generation as virus pushes children to work

Civil groups are rescuing more kids from forced labor and warn many others are being compelled to work in cities as migrant labor is cut off by the coronavirus.

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