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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021

Japan and U.S. reach agreement on cost of hosting American troops

The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about u00a5200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 17, 2021

Episode 82: The sexism scandal engulfing the Tokyo 2020 Olympics

New York Times bureau chief Motoko Rich breaks down Tokyo Olympic President Yoshiro Mori's sexist comments and what his resignation says about the status of women in Japanese society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021

Why is China cracking down on Alibaba?

Given the Chinese government's huge regulatory power, investors are rightly anxious about Alibaba's prospects.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 16, 2021

The 12th Japan Spelling Bee ３月６日開催

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）は、小中学生が英単語の正しいつづり方を競うThe 12th Japan Spelling Beeを2021年3月6日（土）に開催します。
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2021

U.K. firms find Brexit reality involves more red tape and less control

With the country now out of the European Union, companies that trade with the continent are contending with expensive disruptions to their businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2021

Will East Asia win the pandemic?

East Asian economies should take great pride in what they achieved in 2020. But they cannot rest on their laurels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2021

Nissan trims full-year loss outlook as virus-hit sales recover

Japan's second-largest carmaker is now forecasting a net loss of u00a5530 billion for the fiscal year through March, narrower than previous expectations of u00a5615 billion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 7, 2021

Game consoles and famous franchises get spruced-up

The Switch gets a Mario makeover, while Super Mario 3D World and Nioh get remastered for new consoles.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 5, 2021

Staging the Super Bowl during a global crisis

The practical question is no longer if they should play Super Bowl LV — the last of 269 NFL games this season — but how to play it and how it will be presented.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 4, 2021

Shiseido to sell affordable personal care unit to CVC for ¥160 billion

Operations divested include well-known drugstore brands such as Tsubaki hair-care products and Senka face wash, as the firm shifts its focus to high-end skin products.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2021

COVID-19 is making rich countries poorer

The cumulative COVID-19 deaths per million people were substantially higher in high-income than in middle-income and low-income countries, even when excluding China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 1, 2021

Vietnam targets growth surge in Communist Party economic blueprint

Having sidestepped the worst of the coronavirus pandemic so far, Vietnam aims to rev up its economy over the next five years, trusting its custom-tooled mix of free trade deals, privatization and tight COVID-19 curbs.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Feb 1, 2021

ニュースリリース配信サービス「News2uリリース」が英文情報発信プラットフォーム「comfacts」として再始動！

Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 27, 2021

Expect revivals and VR from the stage as theater continues to deal with the coronavirus

In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will later be past / The order is rapidly fadin’...”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021

Pandemic-era central banking is creating bubbles everywhere

In 2020, cheap money, gushing in from the world's major central banks, inflated assets and reshaped how we save, invest and spend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2021

All quiet on the populist front?

Liberals around the world are daring to hope that there is a silver lining to the violent denouement of Donald Trump’s presidency: namely, that the inciter-in-chief’s ignominious exit from the political stage will chasten authoritarian populists elsewhere. Unfortunately, their optimism is naive....
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2021

New virus variant may be somewhat deadlier, U.K. warns

The evidence on the fatality rate is worrisome but not yet solid, scientists said. It contrasts with news that Britain is vaccinating its people at a promising pace.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 22, 2021

Radical recombinations: Capture the moment with created kanji

A yearly contest asks Japanese speakers to come up with new kanji to reflect modern times, providing a fun way to learn and understand the characters.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 20, 2021

Health-conscious habits from 2020 to keep up

Looking back on 2020, lockdowns and pandemic restrictions forced many people to start new routines. Work commutes disappeared. Fitness classes were canceled. Homes became classrooms and workplaces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2021

Thailand sold itself as a paradise pandemic retreat. No one came.

The economy is estimated to have contracted 6% in 2020, the biggest decline since the Asian financial crisis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2021

Perhaps it's time to un-discover some of 2020

We discovered a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time, but there are a few things that writer William Lang would like to un-discover about the pandemic if possible.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021

Stories that cater to the soul, the intellect and the stomach

Examining the challenges facing Soka Gakkai, a new teen comic book hero and coffee franchises nationwide amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 15, 2021

Urban Meyer named new coach of Jaguars

Urban Meyer has been hired as the next coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars, the team announced Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021

World economy’s fragile rebound boxed in amid shipping logjams

Some factories complain they can't consider new orders until the clogged pipeline clears.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2021

Merkel’s party, due to pick a new leader, is torn after years of stability

A two-day convention that starts Friday to elect a new leader can go two ways: kick-start a process of renewal or usher in a period of stagnation and decline.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jan 10, 2021

How COVID-19 has changed live events in Japan

While some live events have resumed, the arrival of artists and participants from overseas still may be a ways off.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
MUFG fires worker over ¥2 billion theft from clients’ safe deposit boxes
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group is investigating the incident and consulting with the police.
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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