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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2020

U.S.-Germany crisis goes deeper than Trump’s planned troop cuts

The U.S.-German relationship has held the key to European security for seven decades.
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Rugby
Jun 15, 2020

Rugby World Cup star Kenki Fukuoka gives up Olympic aspirations for career in medicine

Brave Blossoms star has decided to focus his attention on club rugby while also trying to get into medical school.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2020

Japan’s 'king of deals' preparing to pounce once valuations dip in pandemic aftermath

Minebea Mitsumi Inc. Chief Executive Officer Yoshihisa Kainuma is preparing to resume acquisitions once the coronavirus pandemic is done gutting corporate finances and valuations.
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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 14, 2020

Six players to watch in the Central League in 2020

BayStars newcomer Tyler Austin and Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami are among several players who could make a big impact this season.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 14, 2020

'Slow-moving train wreck': Hong Kong’s rich preparing for worst-case scenario

One Hong Kong businessman moved $10 million to Singapore and plans to transfer more. Another is eyeing London property, worried that prices in Hong Kong are too high. Well-to-do families across the city are opening offshore bank accounts and applying for alternative passports.
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CULTURE / Books
Jun 14, 2020

‘Pictures from the Water Trade: An Englishman in Japan’ review: Unveiling Tokyo with a memoir in disguise

Published in 1985, John David Morley's “Pictures from the Water Trade” foreshadowed contemporary methods and approaches to travel writing about Japan.
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JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2020

Koike’s first term as Tokyo governor: Eventful, but little to show for it

Each challenge has revealed a new facet of her political persona, and they will also serve as benchmarks against which voters examine her record.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 12, 2020

Bank of Japan’s aid to lenders hasn't warmed them to negative rates

For the country's commercial banks, the BOJ's sub-zero rates strategy aimed at stimulating the economy and prices has eroded their profit margins.
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BASKETBALL / B. League
Jun 11, 2020

Shinji Shimada embraces challenge of leading B. League

Shimada said that having run companies over the last quarter-century, including a travel agency and the Jets, he has been adept at turning them around.
LIFE / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Jun 11, 2020

Views of time change as telework increases

The latest Time Memorial Day report issued by leading timepiece manufacturer Seiko Holdings investigates Japanese responses to ideas about time and how it has changed during COVID-19, the company announced on Monday.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2020

Pyongyang says Washington's meddling could affect U.S. election

The statement comes after the U.S. State Department said it was disappointed at North Korea for suspending communication hotlines with South Korea on Tuesday.
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JAPAN
Jun 10, 2020

Japan says it wants to take lead with G7 on Hong Kong security laws

Observers say Japan has been concerned that taking too hard of a line with China on Hong Kong could alienate Beijing just as stability returns to Sino-Japanese ties.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2020

A ‘new normal’ in cyberwar should scare us to action

Cyber capabilities are much less expensive to develop and easier to acquire than traditional warfare — and can be just as destructive.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 10, 2020

SoftBank to expand Vision Fund cuts to as many as 80 workers

SoftBank Group Corp.’s Vision Fund is preparing to cut staff by about 15 percent after reporting record losses for the last fiscal year, according to people familiar with the matter.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2020

Kim raises pressure on South Korea's Moon to split with Trump

Both North Korea and left-leaning supporters of South Korean President Moon Jae-in want him to restore economic ties broken by security tensions. But pleasing them would mean angering U.S. President Donald Trump.
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BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2020

The pandemic has everyone ditching coal quicker — except Asia

While the coronavirus pandemic is accelerating the death of coal in developed nations, the dirtiest fossil fuel is alive and kicking in Asia.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 9, 2020

Tepco plans ¥2 trillion green power push by 2030

The spending plans are among the most ambitious from Japanese utilities, which lag global peers in shifting away from fossil fuels.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2020

Can the U.S. end China’s control of the global supply chain?

The trade war amplified calls in the U.S. and elsewhere for reducing dependence on China for strategic goods. Now, the pandemic has politicians vowing to take action.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 9, 2020

Men accused of helping Ghosn flee Japan challenges U.S. extradition case

Lawyers for the pair say the crime stated in the Japanese warrants for their arrest is a non-extraditable misdemeanor.
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LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jun 9, 2020

Let's discuss the death of Hana Kimura

A Japan Times article looks at the death of a reality TV show star and issues of cyberbullying surrounding it.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 8, 2020

Chugai stock surges 60% to rival Sony's value on hopes for virus treatment

Chugai Pharmaceutical is now Japan's biggest drug company by market value after overtaking Daiichi Sankyo and Takeda Pharmaceutical.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2020

Japan threads the needle as U.S.-China animosity hits new highs

When it comes to increasingly fraught ties between Washington and Beijing, Tokyo is facing a “be careful what you wish for” moment.
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LIFE / Travel
Jun 6, 2020

Getting the wheels back on Japan's travel industry

Unprecedented travel restrictions have crippled tourism, forcing businesses in the sector to rethink strategies and explore new opportunities.

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