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Rugby
Apr 24, 2020

Raelene Castle's 'welfare' played a part in her removal: Rugby Australia chairman

Concerns about Raelene Castle's welfare contributed to a loss of confidence in her leadership before her abrupt resignation as chief executive, Rugby Australia (RA) chairman Paul McLean said on Friday.
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 24, 2020

Racking up the views on YouTube with The First Take

There’s nothing complicated about The First Take, and perhaps that’s why it has become an online hit. A notable Japanese musician enters a sparse room, banters with the crew and performs a song in front of a high-end microphone in one take.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 23, 2020

Resetting the political calendar after COVID-19

Politics are still politics even in the COVID-19 pandemic, and they will still go on, albeit with a new calendar in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2020

From Peru coca farmers to Paris pushers, coronavirus upends drug trade

Countries around the world have spent billions of dollars bailing out firms affected by COVID-19. Peru's coca farmers, who grow the bushy plant used to make cocaine, say they want help, too.
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JAPAN
Apr 23, 2020

Japan's 'Abenomask' drive tainted by gripes over mold, stains and bugs

Government's 'two masks for every household' policy faces renewed criticism as social media spreads stories of poor quality control.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2020

American quandary: How to secure weapons-grade minerals without China

The United States wants to curb its reliance on China for specialized minerals used to make weapons and high-tech equipment, but it faces a Catch-22.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 23, 2020

Time to tackle two crises at once, activist Greta Thunberg says on Earth Day

Swedish activist Greta Thunberg joined calls for a combined effort to tackle coronavirus and the climate crisis, saying the 50th anniversary of Earth Day on Wednesday was the time to choose a "new way forward."
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

A funding freeze won’t fix the WHO’s China problem

The organization should be held responsible for its failings, but Donald Trump is wrong to cut off U.S. contributions.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

Debunking the myth of ‘helicopter money’

What does Modern Monetary Theory actually say about financing government borrowing and spending?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2020

The role of privacy in ending the lockdown

It is now clear that the only way to protect public health and restart the economy is gradually, through widespread tracking and tracing. But to make such systems palatable, regulatory and technological hurdles will need to be cleared.
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BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2020

IMF and regional bodies agree to cofinance pandemic responses

The heads of the International Monetary Fund, European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and other regional financing arrangements on Tuesday agreed to work together to mitigate the economic and financial impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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WORLD
Apr 22, 2020

Trump immigration ban to last 60 days, targeting those seeking permanent residency

President Donald Trump said on Tuesday his new U.S. immigration ban would last 60 days and apply to those seeking green cards for permanent residency in an effort to protect Americans seeking to regain jobs lost because of the coronavirus.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2020

Don’t worry, everything will get back to ‘normal’ in America

Once the hazard of coronavirus is gone, the inequities of daily will return with a vengeance.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 21, 2020

As most airlines scrap jet orders, one tiny carrier is throttling up

Airlines are doing everything they can to scrap or delay jetliner deliveries amid an unprecedented collapse in air travel. Not Air Baltic Corp.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Wisdom in the age of the coronavirus pandemic

The unfolding pandemic tells us that 20th century lessons that must not be forgotten in Japan and elsewhere.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Grim truth of the ‘Swedish model’

The lack of a lockdown has led to one of the world's highest COVID-19 death rates.
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WORLD / Society
Apr 20, 2020

People are paying real money to get into virtual Zoom nightclubs

It’s only 5 p.m. on a Saturday in Los Angeles, but the Zone — a 16-room virtual club on the videoconferencing app Zoom — is already in full swing.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2020

Viral Authoritarianism

COVID-19 is a threat not just to public health, but also to human rights.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2020

Warmest oceans on record could set off a year of extreme weather

The world’s seas are simmering, with record high temperatures spurring worry among forecasters that the global warming effect may generate a chaotic year of extreme weather ahead.
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WORLD
Apr 19, 2020

Trump says China should face consequences if it was 'knowingly responsible' for outbreak

U.S. President Donald Trump warned China on Saturday that it should face consequences if it was "knowingly responsible" for the coronavirus pandemic, as he ratcheted up criticism of Beijing over its handling of the outbreak. "It could have been stopped in China before it started and it wasn't, and the...
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WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2020

Voting by mail in the spotlight as U.S. Congress debates how to secure November elections

Congress is scrambling for ways to safeguard the Nov. 3 U.S. elections amid the coronavirus pandemic, with a partisan fight shaping up over a Democratic proposal to require states to offer the option of voting by mail.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 18, 2020

Delay to games, while frustrating, may allow Kumamoto runner to showcase Aso Bridge rebuilt after earthquakes

As a torch relay runner for the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, second year junior high school student Teppei Miyata had planned to run near the Aso Bridge in his village in Kumamoto Prefecture, which collapsed during the April 2016 Kumamoto earthquake. Then the games were postponed to next summer, due...
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 17, 2020

'Lofi hip-hop — beats to study to' genre also provides an escape from coronavirus mania

While the world succumbs to COVID-19 panic, some musicians are keeping things calm with a range of live and recorded output aimed at retaining a level or normality.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘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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