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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 17, 2020

Restaurant industry unlikely to look the same even after outbreak subsides

American restaurants, battling for survival amid the coronavirus, are starting to ask the question: Even when the lockdown lifts, how do we lure back skittish diners? Their margin for error is very small.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 17, 2020

Naoki Kobayashi: A J-pop star jumps to a new stage

Having already tasted success in the world of J-pop, Naoki Kobayashi has now set his sights on an acting career overseas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 17, 2020

China’s economy shrinks for first time in decades amid virus shock

China’s economy recorded the first contraction in decades in the first quarter as the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19 shut down large parts of the world’s second-largest economy and dimmed the global outlook.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 16, 2020

Trump’s WHO attack accelerates breakdown in global cooperation

U.S. President Donald Trump’s broadside against the World Health Organization is another blow to international institutions designed to help nations confront global crises — and may leave countries even less prepared for the next one.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2020

WHO regrets Trump funding halt as global coronavirus cases top 2 million

The head of the World Health Organization said on Wednesday he regrets U.S. President Donald Trump's decision to pull funding for the agency, but that now is the time for the world unite in its fight against the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2020

COVID-19 pandemic prompts a digital revolution

Even as the novel coronavirus pandemic throws the global economy into turmoil and as commercial activities are paralyzed in Japan under the state of emergency declared by the government, at least one sector is seeing an expansion in demand — “virtual” business models and online transactions that...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2020

Telework giving the global economy a glimpse of the virtual future

The lockdown gripping much of the world economy has spurred a real-time stress test of the long-heralded digital future.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2020

B. League to realign teams into two conferences for 2020-21 season

The B. League will play its 2020-21 season with teams split into two conferences — the East and West — instead of three, which has been the format since its inception in 2016, the league announced following a meeting of its governors on Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 13, 2020

Coronavirus pandemic to test China's unemployment safety net

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to cause millions more people in China to lose their jobs, leaving many of them stranded without a safety net, unable to access state unemployment benefits, economists say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 11, 2020

Counting the cost of postponing the Tokyo Olympics

Nearly a month before the decision was announced to postpone the 2020 Olympics, the media was already speculating over their fate. On Feb. 24, the headline in Nikkan Gendai read, “Relinquishing of the Tokyo Olympics would mean ¥20 trillion in economic losses.”
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 11, 2020

Can esports save post-Olympics Japan?

The government recently announced an ambitious plan to nurture Japan’s nascent esports industry. And both gamers and business leaders alike were left with a simple question:
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 10, 2020

Sumo's rigid lifestyle offers bubble of protection against coronavirus disruption

With just one case of infection and wrestlers already living in a state of near-isolation, professional sumo may survive the COVID-19 pandemic without a significant decrease in the level of competition.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 10, 2020

Shochiku celebrates a century of Japanese cinema hits

Despite setbacks caused by COVID-19, film studio Shochiku is determined to go ahead with its program of anniversary events and releases where possible.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 10, 2020

Orchestrating a COVID-19 stopgap for classical concerts

Facing cancellations and postponements as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra has taken to livestreaming its concerts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 9, 2020

Japan carmakers cut off pay to 32,000 in North America

The bulk of the furloughs are at Honda and Nissan, while Toyota is mainly targeting its temporary staff for now.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 9, 2020

Huge Australian household debt threatens to worsen recession

Thuy Pham has run two jobs for much of her working life, and a little over two years ago all that effort paid off when she realized a dream of buying her own home. As the coronavirus shutdowns have deepened, that’s started to unravel: First she was stood down from one job, then the other, and now she’s...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 8, 2020

China and the Japanese sage

When Chinese entrepreneurs found themselves in an existential crisis, the philosophy of Kazuo Inamori provided much-needed answers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2020

Rush to buy masks and toilet paper slows Japan's decline in household spending

Consumer spending fell in February but at a slower than expected pace as households scrambled to buy protective masks, toilet paper and food staples amid the worsening COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2020

In the world’s informal economy, there’s no shelter from the virus

Some of the world's most vulnerable workers are also the hardest to help in a crisis.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 5, 2020

Twenty20 World Cup organizers hopeful for successful tournament despite potential clash with other sports

Organizers expect this year's Twenty20 World Cup to be a success even if it has to vie with Australian rules football and rugby league for viewers due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the head of the organizing committee said on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Apr 4, 2020

Who suffers the most from the postponement of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

Media outlets have long been trying to figure out what cancellation or postponement of the games would mean to Japan economically. They now have a much better idea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2020

No lockdown needed? Japan stores are shutting down voluntarily

Japan's restaurant, bar and chain stores are taking matters into their own hands by voluntarily shuttering hundreds of stores to help curb the coronavirus spread.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Apr 3, 2020

Ensuring live music survives the pandemic

While the COVID-19 pandemic has all but shut down Japan's live music scene, innovative acts and labels are still reaching fans in the country.
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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