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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2020

Weather the storms together: Building new bridges from New York to Japan

Resiliency has always been a defining theme between the U.S. and Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2020

Despite pandemic, Uniqlo to open new store in Tokyo's Harajuku

The opening of the shop follows a 56.5 percent plunge in Fast Retailing's domestic same-store sales in April, its worst year-on-year decline.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2020

Tokyo issues coronavirus alert after 34 new daily cases reported

“The purpose of this alert is to make residents aware of our precarious situation and urge them to be cautious,” Gov. Yuriko Koike says during coronavirus task force meeting.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 2, 2020

Trump envisions a three-way nuclear pact. China has other ideas.

Washington takes aim at Beijing's atomic ambitions as Trump administration vows to craft 'new era of arms control.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 1, 2020

E-ticketing platform Zaiko's livestream success sees unwelcome imitators

The ticketing company pivoted to livestreaming events when the coronavirus struck, a move that may change how we experience music in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

China forms new plan to seize world technology crown from U.S.

In the master plan backed by President Xi Jinping himself, China will invest an estimated $1.4 trillion over six years to 2025.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
May 21, 2020

Japan's acting troupes turn your home into a stage

With the curtains remaining closed at theaters across Japan, some acting troupes are adopting new methods of reaching their audiences.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 16, 2020

Romancing the phone: Japan navigates love in the time of coronavirus

With social distancing measures likely to stay in place in Japan for some time, what impact will they have on the way we interact with each other?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 12, 2020

Wuhan to test whole city of 11 million after new cases emerge

Wuhan, where the global coronavirus epidemic first started, has ordered officials to prepare to test its entire 11 million population after the central Chinese city reported a handful of new infections for the first time since its lockdown was lifted, according to state media reports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 7, 2020

Toward a new and better 'normal'

The forces toward digitalization unleashed by the COVID-19 crisis will make Japan stronger, more competitive and more prosperous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 5, 2020

Nissan to retrench further in new plan to focus on U.S., Japan and China

The carmaker will pull back from Europe and elsewhere to focus on the United States, China and Japan under a plan that represents a new strategic direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2020

Researchers nearly double U.S. coronavirus death projection due to easing

Nearly 135,000 Americans were forecast to die from COVID-19 through the beginning of August, almost double the last prediction, due to loosening of lockdowns, according to an updated forecast from the University of Washington on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2020

Australia launches controversial COVID-19 tracking app as some states start easing rules

The Australian government launched a controversial coronavirus tracing app on Sunday and promised to legislate privacy protections around it as authorities try to get the country and the economy back onto more normal footing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2020

South Korea's new coronavirus cases fall to single digits for first time in two months

South Korea on Sunday reported single digit new coronavirus cases for the first day in two months with eight new infections.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 6, 2020

Take that island vacation you've been waiting for with Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Escape self-isolation with Animal Crossing: New Horizons; get in touch with your softer side with the coral Switch Lite; and Evil is back for a new round.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2020

China sees rises in new coronavirus cases and asymptomatic patients

Mainland China reported 39 new coronavirus cases as of Sunday, up from 30 a day earlier, and the number of asymptomatic cases also surged, as Beijing continued to struggle to extinguish the outbreak despite drastic containment efforts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 1, 2020

NSC change prepares Japan for new global realities

Japan is moving toward a wiser decision-making process when it comes to key security questions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2020

South Korea reports fewest new coronavirus cases since Feb. 29 peak

South Korea on Monday reported its lowest number of new coronavirus cases, and the extended downward trend in daily infections since the peak on Feb. 29 has boosted hopes that Asia's largest outbreak outside China may be abating.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2020

South Korea reports 74 new COVID-19 infections, including church cluster

South Korea reported 74 new coronavirus infections Monday, slightly lower than the previous day, health officials said, taking the tally of cases to 8,236, with 75 deaths.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2020

Coronavirus conference canceled because of coronavirus

So much for keeping business rolling during the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

From forced disruption to a new beginning

The forced disruption of daily activities in Japan is a blessing in disguise that can move the nation forward and change its way of doing things.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2020

China reports almost all new virus infections outside Wuhan originated abroad

About a quarter of China's new confirmed cases and almost all of those outside the epidemic's epicenter in Wuhan originated outside the country on Friday, according to official data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 5, 2020

South Korea declares Gyeongsan 'special care zone' as 438 new cases reported

South Korea declared a "special care zone" Thursday around a second city hit hard by the coronavirus while the U.S. military confirmed two new cases among relatives of its troops in the country, which is battling the biggest epidemic outside China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 4, 2020

Nissan faces more pain before gain as business hit further by coronavirus, new CEO says

CEO Makoto Uchida promised to unveil a turnaround plan in May, on top of cutting more than 12,500 jobs amid decade-low profits and management turmoil caused by Carlos Ghosn's 2018 arrest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 29, 2020

Mainland China, excluding Hubei, reports lowest new daily infections

Mainland China — excluding Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak originated — reported four new cases of infection on Friday, the lowest since the national health authority started compiling nationwide data in January.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2020

South Korea reports doubling of coronavirus patients to 433, with over 1,000 at new outbreak site feeling ill

South Korea said on Saturday that the number of new coronavirus cases in the country had doubled to 433, and officials suggested the tally could rise significantly as more than 1,000 people who attended a church at the center of the outbreak reported flu-like symptoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 20, 2020

'Speed science' on new coronavirus carries risks

One scientific post suggests links between the new coronavirus and AIDS. A second says it may have passed to people via snakes. A third claims it is a pathogen from outer space.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 19, 2020

Coronavirus outcomes range from pandemic to a new flu, experts say

It has already spread wider than SARS in 2003. It may not sweep the globe as swine flu did in 2009 but is more dangerous. It doesn't kill at anywhere near the terrifying pace of Ebola in 2014 but can be passed through the air.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
Bonsai thefts sweep Japan as miniature trees grow more popular
According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, there were about 30 cases of bonsai theft last year.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
China deports Japanese tourists over Great Wall buttocks pic, reports state
The Great Wall of China near Beijing. Two Japanese tourists were detained in China for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the World Heritage site.
Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reversal over medical co-payments late last week and the revelation he gave gift vouchers to lawmakers have weakened his political standing.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
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