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BUSINESS / Markets / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2020

A falling yen may not be the economic cure Japan seeks

Fallout from the coronavirus outbreak may finally lift the curse of the safe-haven yen for Japan, but policymakers fear fiscal laxity could lead to a freefall for the currency eventually, undermining efforts to cushion the economy from the pandemic.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 26, 2020

Spring Basho provided unique experience but raised concerns

The just-finished Spring Grand Sumo Tournament has left us writers with a wealth of storylines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 25, 2020

G20 finance chiefs and central bankers to develop COVID-19 action plan

Finance ministers and central bankers from the world’s 20 largest economies agreed Monday to develop an action plan to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, which the IMF now expects to trigger a global recession, but disclosed no specifics.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 25, 2020

Maverick presidents Bolsonaro in Brazil and Lopez Obrador in Mexico both in denial over COVID-19

The presidents of Mexico and Brazil scored stunning election victories in 2018 in defiance of the political establishment, but now their unwillingness to follow consensus on the coronavirus pandemic has left the two increasingly exposed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2020

Modi announces 21-day national lockdown as India battles coronavirus

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has imposed a three-week long nationwide lockdown and allocated an extra $1.97 billion for health care to contain the spread of coronavirus infections which are now spiking in the South Asian nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2020

Averting economic disaster is the easy part

It may be too late to avert a public health crisis, but policymakers can still implement the fiscal and monetary measures needed to prevent an economic catastrophe.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 23, 2020

JOC chief Yasuhiro Yamashita advocates shorter postponement for athletes

As the International Olympic Committee begins considering a potential postponement of the Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Japanese Olympic Committee President Yasuhiro Yamashita told reporters on Monday night that the organization would accept such an adjournment if it were a decision to protect...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

U.S.-China media war on truth and trust

China now has a global propaganda machine that can deliver the government's message on its terms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2020

How to avoid the end times

It feels like the end times. A mysterious invisible killer stocks the land. Wild rumors abound. The government is useless. There’s no sense that anyone knows anything, much less is in charge. Could the United States become a failed state?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 23, 2020

Top economists see echoes of depression in U.S. economy's sudden halt

The U.S. is entering a recession. The ultimate fear is that could turn into a protracted malaise that has some flavor of a depression.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 23, 2020

Classics anew for a year of blue

With the 2020 Pantone color of the year being Classic Blue, On: Design introduces a few blue-tinted modern classics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 22, 2020

Apparent false conviction brings Japan's justice system back into the spotlight

After already having served a 12-year prison sentence following her conviction for murdering a patient, former assistant nurse Mika Nishiyama, 40, is expected to finally be acquitted on March 31.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 22, 2020

BayStars manager Alex Ramirez wants more from rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto

One of the biggest adjustments Yokohama BayStars rookie pitcher Yuya Sakamoto made on Saturday was wearing a hat one size smaller than usual.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2020

Water efficiency an under-used weapon in fight against climate change, U.N. says

Using water more efficiently in everything from daily life to agriculture and industry would help reduce planet-warming emissions and curb climate change — a potential benefit that has yet to be widely recognized, the United Nations said on Sunday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Mar 21, 2020

Have an at-home hanami with these cherry blossom-flavored sweets

This year's hanami season is shaping up to be a weird one. The beginning of spring rarely forces people to choose between having a good time under the cherry blossoms and grappling with a pandemic, but that's where we’re at in 2020.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 21, 2020

Kototenzan struggled with sumo lifestyle, but found stardom in pro wrestling

When the 2020 NFL Draft gets under way on April 23rd, Joe Burrow is widely expected to be the first overall pick after leading Louisiana State University to the National Championship, winning the Heisman Trophy and having one of the best seasons for a quarterback in college football history.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2020

Why what does not kill us makes us panic

No one knows where or how fast a new virus will spread. We cannot calculate the risks with confidence, and we will know only in hindsight whether we overreacted or underreacted. Given this uncertainty, how we respond to a viral outbreak is as crucial as the nature of the pathogen. And how we respond...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2020

Virus brings Japan's debate on constitutional revision to a standstill

Until the pandemic settles down, the government's call for restraint on big events means no meetings, rallies or snap elections for Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's revision-minded LDP.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 21, 2020

Mike Bloomberg gave almost $1 billion to his presidential campaign

Mike Bloomberg put a record $935 million into his short-lived Democratic presidential campaign through February, including $474 million last month alone, according to his monthly Federal Election Commission filing on Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2020

A silent hero of the coronavirus crisis

Were it not for technology, the battle against COVID-19 would be lost by now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Mar 20, 2020

Fuji Rock keeps calm and carries on despite coronavirus fears

You can’t fault the organizers of Fuji Rock Festival for failing to predict how thoroughly the COVID-19 outbreak would engulf the planet when they released a solemn announcement in late January, titled “Festival Crisis.”
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 19, 2020

Alexandra Trusova leads quad revolution in debut senior season

Writers dub her the "Quad Queen."
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 19, 2020

Cambodia puts plans for mainstream Mekong dams on hold for 10 years

Electricity-starved Cambodia will not develop new hydropower dams on the Mekong River for the next 10 years, a senior energy official said on Wednesday, as it reviews its policy to seek energy from coal, natural gas and solar.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 19, 2020

Plastics had been falling out of favor. Then came the coronavirus

It took one week after the first U.S. case of COVID-19 with no overseas connection for Starbucks Corp. to temporarily ban customers from bringing in reusable coffee mugs.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
‘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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