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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 17, 2020

'Hero' nurses struggle to leave Philippines amid pandemic

With infections surging in the Philippines, the government in April banned health care workers from leaving the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Commentary
Sep 16, 2020

Breaking down Suga's picks for his first Cabinet

With Yoshihide Suga formally appointed as prime minister on Wednesday, all eyes will be watching to see how the newly minted leader will steer Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2020

Post-pandemic investment climate appears promising

How will foreign direct investment (FDI) levels for 2020 play out globally in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic? It is a question being asked by government officials, policymakers, business leaders and relevant parties worldwide, with optimistic scenarios painting declines of about 30 percent.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 16, 2020

Arsenal ties down Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang with new three-year deal

Arsenal striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a new three-year deal, the Premier League club said on Tuesday, ending speculation over a potential exit as he entered the final year of his contract.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 15, 2020

Japan's table tennis players assemble for first exhibition since pandemic

The T. League hopes the successful event will be a springboard toward the start of its third season in November.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 15, 2020

Boris Johnson’s lawbreaking Brexit bill passes first Parliament hurdle

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s plan to renege on part of the Brexit divorce deal passed its first hurdle in Parliament late Monday after a bruising debate in which senior members of his own party denounced the move.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020

Japanese Defense Ministry unveils protocol for encountering UFOs

Defense chief Taro Kono asked the SDF to record any such objects that they encounter or that enter Japanese airspace and to take steps to analyze them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Sep 12, 2020

It’s time to resurrect the tradition of boozy breakfasts with friends in Tokyo

We all deserve a morning meal cooked to order paired with a craft cocktail. “Kanpai Culture” has you covered with three new cafe-bar hybrids.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2020

LDP candidates make their pitch in final debate before party chooses Abe's successor

Yoshihide Suga, Shigeru Ishiba and Fumio Kishida entered the home stretch Saturday, touting their policies during the final debate of the brief campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 12, 2020

As Myanmar erases names of destroyed Rohingya villages, U.N. map-makers follow suit

On maps produced in 2020 by the U.N. mapping unit in Myanmar, which it says are based on Myanmar government maps, the site of the destroyed village is now nameless.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 12, 2020

Bahrain follows UAE in normalizing ties with Israel

Bahrain joined the United Arab Emirates in agreeing to normalize relations with Israel on Friday, a move forged partly through shared fears of Iran but one that could leave the Palestinians further isolated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2020

'Green recovery' offers Japan a chance to slash carbon emissions

A slight reduction in Japan's carbon dioxide output has already been seen this year as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2020

South Asian migrants seek justice as wage theft worsens in pandemic

Migrants face difficulty seeking justice when things go wrong — as they have for large numbers in recent months as the pandemic has closed borders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2020

Trump’s ‘ending’ the Iraq war is a gift to Iran

When I was supreme allied commander at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, we had a small training mission in Iraq. U.S. President Barack Obama’s administration was in the process of drawing down the massive U.S. troop presence there, which peaked at around 170,000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 9, 2020

What to watch for in the LDP leadership race

With Yoshihide Suga's assured victory, we now have a clearer outlook of Japan's political landscape for the next twelve months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / SATOYAMA & ESG AWARDS
Sep 9, 2020

ESG: Special Award winner

Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 8, 2020

Take notes: This is the stationery lesson

September reminds us all of heading back to school even during a pandemic. Hit the local stationery story with the correct Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2020

Saudi Arabia jails eight over Jamal Khashoggi murder as fiancee decries trial

The trial was criticized by a U.N. official and human rights campaigners who said the masterminds of the murder remained free.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

China returns to old stimulus playbook to boost growth

Much of the money borrowed by local governments looks to be going to build the same kind of projects as in past years, which struggle to generate sufficient revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020

With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat

From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they're selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Sep 6, 2020

Landmark moments for video games in Japan

The Tokyo Game Show moves online; one of the best shoot 'em ups gets a physical version; and Japan now has a legal video game bar.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 5, 2020

Rise & Win: A victory for beer lovers (and sustainability)

Rise & Win beer is brewed in the zero-waste town of Kamikatsu, and that philosophy is built into the foundation of its brewery and Tokyo taproom.
Japan Times
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
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2020

Tokyo's Toyosu fish market, the world's largest, taking outsized hit from pandemic

Businesses had hoped for more activity after the end of the state of emergency in late May, but big events have remained on hold and restaurants are struggling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 5, 2020

Carlos Ghosn's accused escape plotters can be extradited to Japan, U.S. judge says

A U.S. judge on Friday ruled two Massachusetts men can be extradited to Japan to face charges that they helped smuggle former Nissan Motor Co. Chairman Carlos Ghosn out of the country while he was awaiting trial on financial crimes.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Tokyo’s take on that viral chocolate from Dubai
Cafe N°_5's take on the Dubai chocolate craze that has been circulating on social media over the past few months is a mix of bitter and sweet.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki 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.

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