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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 30, 2020

The language of Black Lives Matter in Japanese

Young Japanese are taking an interest in the Black Lives Matter protests overseas and are trying to adapt the language of the movement in this country.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 28, 2020

Japanese players express concern as tennis tours prepare to restart

Yoshihito Nishioka, Japan's No. 2 men's player, told The Japan Times he thinks it's too early for tennis to resume in light of a spate of positive COVID-19 tests.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2020

Trump demanded Japan cough up $8 billion for U.S. troops — or risk pullout, Bolton says

Ex-top U.S. official writes that the president told him the best way to get allies like Japan to pay for substantial increases is 'to threaten to withdraw all U.S. forces.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 17, 2020

North Korea falls back on familiar playbook to ratchet up tensions

North Korea is literally blowing up its relationship with the South. But its bark looks bigger than its bite — at least for now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2020

Is sudden decision to 'suspend' Aegis Ashore deployment a setback or a calculated retreat?

With Trump distracted by domestic issues, Abe may have judged the timing as ripe for halting the U.S.-made missile system without facing too much of a backlash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 15, 2020

BOJ looks to sit tight while assessing coronavirus response

The central bank doesn't see a pressing need for further moves now but many economists surveyed expect the size of its loan program linked to state lending to rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2020

Russian derangement syndrome

The Democrats and American media's obsession with the Kremlin's antics is becoming self-defeating.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Jun 2, 2020

Students and graduates launch multilingual website on COVID-19

A Kyodo article looks at a student initiative to help non-Japanese people in Tokyo understand what is going on with the novel coronavirus here.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2020

Tokyo logs 10 new coronavirus cases, a day after emergency lifted

The new cases brought the total number of infections in Tokyo to 5,170, with 288 deaths.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2020

Japan cautiously lifts last of virus emergency controls

The government's decision to lift the declaration highlights its strong desire to revive the nation's faltering economy as quickly as possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020

Lockdowns haven’t proved they’re worth the havoc

The U.S. survived the 1968 pandemic without shutting down society, and there isn't much evidence that shutdowns are truly effective this time.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2020

Japan sidestepped COVID-19's worst, so what now?

The number of reported cases accounts for roughly 0.01 percent of the nation's population, but the chance of a second wave remains ever present.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2020

Boris Johnson gambles to save aide who flouted U.K. lockdown rules

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson put his own authority on the line as he fought to save his most senior aide, Dominic Cummings, in the face of growing demands to fire the adviser for allegedly breaking lockdown rules.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2020

No pause in coronavirus trial for Avigan, Japan's lead researcher says

The lead researcher in the coronavirus trial for flu drug Avigan says it’s too early to make a call on whether it works and shrugged off negative reports about the interim results, saying patients are still being enrolled.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 19, 2020

Takehiko Orimo to focus on Levanga from president's desk after calling time on pro career

The former Toyota and Hokkaido star reflected on his 27-year career in an exclusive interview with The Japan Times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2020

A skirmish won in the war on cancer

Scientists have made a breakthrough in early testing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2020

Outbreak on North Korea border raises doubts over its coronavirus toll

Chinese authorities banned all nonessential transportation in the city of Shulan in the northeastern province of Jilin, while residential compounds and villages were closed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 30, 2020

A dispatch from the heart of Japan’s coronavirus epidemic

Disputes over privacy rights and disjointed data collection are spurring tensions between reporters and Tokyo officials about the capital's handling of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2020

Kim rumors rekindle fears of a ‘weak’ North Korea

Instability in North Korea could spark a clash between the U.S. and China over the future of the northern half of the peninsula.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Apr 21, 2020

Let's discuss Hikakin and Yuriko Koike

A Japan Times story looks at the YouTube interview social media personality Hikakin did with Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2020

Trump escalates culture war as coronavirus response hurts his campaign

The scale of the crisis is bigger than anything Trump has faced, and even some Republicans doubt his strategy.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2020

With crisis, old media suddenly has the upper hand

After failing to anticipate the financial crisis, networks and major newspapers have earned a good chance of flourishing in the future.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2020

U.K.'s Johnson leaves intensive care but remains under observation

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson left intensive care on Thursday evening as he continues to recover from COVID-19, but he remains under close observation in hospital, his office said on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2020

Britain's Boris Johnson hospitalized for tests after persistent coronavirus symptoms

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was admitted to a hospital for tests on Sunday after suffering persistent coronavirus symptoms 10 days after testing positive for the virus, though Downing Street said he remained in charge of the government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020

Japanese officials say Tokyo is at risk of an 'overshoot,' but what exactly does that mean?

Health ministry officials are using the term to refer to an explosive spike in coronavirus infections.
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.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
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.

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