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LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 25, 2020

Vegan bakeries are on the rise in Tokyo

A new generation of vegan bakeries and major chains with vegan menus have popped up around Japan's capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020

Trump willing to work with China on COVID-19 vaccine for U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States, despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

South Korea's trade fight threatens serious long-term harm to Japan

Businesses in South Korea may someday thank Shinzo Abe for forcing them to develop their own ways to get strategic supplies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Toward a less crowded planet

There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2020

In second Go To Travel reversal, government changes course on cancellation fees

The decision comes just four days after officials said they were not considering reimbursing the cost of canceled Tokyo trips under the troubled discount campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020

China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong

For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020

China’s deepening geopolitical hole

The U.K.'s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G networks is only the latest diplomatic setback for China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020

This grading algorithm is failing students

Schools around the world are trying to figure out what education in the time of COVID-19 will look like — and specifically how, where personal contact isn’t possible, to monitor and assess students’ progress. The experience of Hadrien Pellous, a high school senior in London, offers a caution: Don’t...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic

Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 17, 2020

Re-entry ban causes foreign firms and talent to question long-term plans in Japan

As confusion continues over the Japanese government's re-entry ban for foreign residents, the international business community has started voicing concerns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 17, 2020

To be (online) or not to be (online), that is the question for Japan's theaters

Two dramatists have opposing views on the theater world's approach to dealing with the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 16, 2020

A Tokyo temple offers pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers a safe haven

Lured by higher wages but often burdened by debt to recruiters, Vietnamese are the fastest-growing group of foreign nationals in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2020

Japanese students in U.S. breathe sigh of relief after visa curbs dropped

The stunning reversal was announced at the beginning of a court session Tuesday in Boston.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020

U.S. reverses foreign student visa curbs after fight with Harvard and MIT

The resolution ends a standoff that could have sent thousands of students back to their home countries and left schools scrambling to plan for the fall.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020

The upside of a new cold war with China

Competition with the Soviet Union brought out the best in American democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020

Are riots ever justifiable?

Three criteria can help assess whether rioting is defensible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2020

Grab deal just the start of MUFG's focus on technology investment, says CEO

Hironori Kamezawa, 58, say the digital shift has picked up pace in the wake of the novel coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 13, 2020

Dozens of U.S. universities support challenge to Trump's order on foreign students

About 60 U.S. universities on Sunday filed a brief supporting a lawsuit by two others, seeking to block a Trump administration rule barring foreign students from remaining in the country if educational institutions don't hold in-person classes this fall.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2020

Half of U.S. firms in Hong Kong feel 'less safe' under new security law, survey finds

Nearly half said the possibility of extradition to the mainland for trial was a 'game changer” for the city's position as a trusted international financial center.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 12, 2020

New intimacy: COVID-19 offers a chance to take things slow

Online dating is a safer alternative for those looking for relationships during COVID-19. But that doesn't mean physical intimacy is on pause.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jul 11, 2020

Trump vows to sign executive order to change immigration laws

Critics — including members of his own party — immediately questioned whether he has the legal authority to do so without passing legislation through Congress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2020

The 'British' 3 million

It will be surprising if at least half a million Hong Kong residents don't take up the U.K.'s offer of residency.
Reader Mail
Jul 10, 2020

Japan’s pandemic mail restrictions make no sense

I would like to comment on the temporary ban on posting letters abroad to 126 countries, due to the current coronavirus situation. This is extremely inconvenient for those who need to post letters abroad. I don’t believe it makes any difference in containing the virus: a recent study in the Lancet...
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JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 9, 2020

Cash and politics may stymie any push for strike capabilities in Japan

The ruling Liberal Democratic Party is discussing the issue and is expected to put forward its conclusions later this month.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2020

The mistakes that pushed an Australian city back into lockdown

All it took was missteps in the handling of travelers returning from overseas and complacency in a handful of neighborhoods to plunge Australia’s second-largest city into lockdown for the second time in four months.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 7, 2020

JR East to consider time-of-day fare system

The study comes in response to a drop in the number of passengers and changes in lifestyles following the novel coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2020

America and China are entering the dark forest

To know what the Chinese are really up to, read the futuristic novels of Liu Cixin.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020

'Horrifying' new U.S. rules on online college courses leave Japanese students in limbo

Depart the country or transition to another college if classes are moved entirely online, new Trump administration regulations say.

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