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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2020

Facebook threatens to cut off Australians from sharing news

The threat escalates an antitrust battle between Facebook and the Australian government, which wants the social-media giant to compensate publishers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 31, 2020

B. League players briefed on virus protocols ahead of new season

Japan's pro basketball league will largely follow the lead of NPB and the J. League as it embarks on its fifth season.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2020

Minimizing the social cost of COVID-19

Efforts to turn an effective institutional response to the pandemic into a political or ideological battleground are misguided, at best.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 31, 2020

Post-graduate degree continues to hold appeal with global firms

Demand for MBA graduates seems to be on the rise globally. It is especially high in the Asia-Pacific region in recent years. In the wake of the coronavirus crisis, business schools with increased online features and the working generation that benefited from more flexible working styles may activate...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 31, 2020

Berkshire Hathaway takes stakes topping $6 billion in Japan's top five trading companies

Shares in the trading houses leaped on news of the foray, one of billionaire Warren Buffett's biggest in Asia's second-largest economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 31, 2020

Millions of beetles are wiping out forests around the world

Due to climate change, trees are more easily attacked and killed by the insects, in turn impacting forests' ability to absorb carbon and emit oxygen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2020

In COVID-19 era, United and American Airlines pull out more tricks to fill seats

Airline executives are having to innovate to get people traveling again to stave off the worst consequences for the industry, including massive job losses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 29, 2020

Japan's small-scale sake breweries struggle to survive

2020 is proving to be a rough year for sake breweries, and the pandemic has forced many into making tough decisions about marketing and production.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 29, 2020

After Abe’s exit, who should lead Japan?

On Friday, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe expressed his intention to resign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2020

China captures Hong Kong activists fleeing to Taiwan by sea

Chinese authorities have detained a dozen activists from Hong Kong who were attempting to leave the territory via speedboat, according to people familiar with the attempt and the individuals captured, as Beijing intensifies a campaign to seek out protest leaders and others resisting the Communist Party’s...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 29, 2020

World’s richest people smashed wealth records this week

It’s been one of the most lucrative weeks in history for some of the world’s wealthiest people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 28, 2020

Abe's resignation catches even Japan's political insiders off guard

Reporters, lawmakers, Cabinet ministers and staff at the Prime Minister's Office all talk to each other on a daily basis, but none of them seemed to know this was coming.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 28, 2020

Epidemics, economics and externalities

The COVID-19 pandemic and environmental threats will hopefully fuel demands for greater social solidarity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 28, 2020

Abe vows COVID-19 vaccinations for all Japan citizens by mid-2021

In view of the coming flu season, test kits will be provided at a volume that will allow for an average of 200,000 tests to be conducted every day.
Reader Mail
Aug 28, 2020

Donald Trump is not a racist

Regarding the Aug. 14 article “Trump gives credence to false, racist Kamala Harris theory,” the lunatic-left, fake-news media has “reported” for 45-plus years on Trump’s “racism,” but the facts below prove unequivocally that he is the most racially colorblind president ever. Period!
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled "Diversity and the Future of...
Japan Times
Aug 28, 2020

“The Japan Times and Cybozu-owned media Kintopia launch a joint series on diversity and the future of the Japanese workplace”

The Japan Times, Ltd. (Head Office: Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; Chairperson and publisher: Minako Suematsu) and Cybozu Inc.’s (Head Office: Chuo-ku; Tokyo; President Yoshihisa Aono) Kintopia, an English-language online media, have jointly launched a six-part feature series titled “Diversity and the Future...
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Aug 28, 2020

The Japan TimesとサイボウズのグローバルメディアKintopiaがタイアップ企画 日本の外国人やマイノリティの働き方に関するコンテンツを英語で発信！

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長：末松 弥奈子、以下 ジャパンタイムズ）と、サイボウズ株式会社（本社：東京都中央区、代表取締役社長：青野 慶久、以下、サイボウズ）の英字オウンドメディアであるKintopiaは、8月28日からタイアップ企画...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 27, 2020

Abe's milestone marks mixed and incremental record

Say what you will, his long tenure has been consequential.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 27, 2020

Morgan Stanley-run ESG fund marks biggest Japan debut in 20 years

The fund has raised an initial amount of u00a5383 billion, making it Japan's second-biggest launch of all time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2020

Trump looks past U.S. law separating presidency and campaign

U.S. President Donald Trump has freely blended his campaign with the federal government during this week’s Republican convention, staging a series of events pushing the limits of laws prohibiting government employees from engaging in politics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2020

Surging demand for China flights gives travel industry new hope

Financial statements from China's so-called Big Three may point to a nascent recovery in air travel as demand in the vast market grows.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2020

Kim Jong Un’s regime baffles world with contradictory signals

The coronavirus has further cut the flow of intelligence out of the country, with North Korea slashing traffic across the Chinese border.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 27, 2020

With new arrests, Hong Kong’s police try to change the narrative

Authorities have tried to recast the facts around an incident last year at Yuen Long station in which a group of men in white shirts struck unarmed commuters with bats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020

Republicans emphasize law and order as Trump wades into Wisconsin protests

Republicans opened the third night of their convention on Wednesday with a strong law-and-order message, casting U.S. President Donald Trump as a supporter of law enforcement amid protests over the police shooting of a Black man in Wisconsin.
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.
‘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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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