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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020

China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong

For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020

Tokyo reports 290 COVID-19 cases, topping 200 for third day in a row

Saturday's figure comes amid growing public concern over the virus's resurgence in the capital, which Friday logged yet another single-day record of 293 cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

How blind spots with Melbourne’s migrants sparked virus crisis

For months, Girmay Mengesha has been an unofficial translator and health adviser in the public-housing tower he shares with hundreds of migrants in Melbourne.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2020

Trump stands against sanctions on Chinese officials for now

U.S. President Donald Trump has indicated to aides that he doesn’t want to further escalate tensions with Beijing, and has ruled out additional sanctions on top officials for now, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 12, 2020

Katrine Klinken: 'Good sake bars are a must!'

Do Japanese and Nordic cuisine have anything in common? There are some mild similarities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jul 11, 2020

Welcome aboard SG Airways, Shingo Gokan’s cocktail-pairing pop-up

Since early June, The SG Club has hosted a food-and-cocktail-pairing experience that takes guests on a “virtual world tour.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2020

Forecasting rebound, Blackstone weighs investment in Japan tourism

Major U.S. investment firm Blackstone Group Inc. will consider investing in tourism-linked companies in Japan, expecting inbound travel demand to recover after the coronavirus crisis, sources said Monday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 4, 2020

Tokyo burger joint Great Lakes Tokyo goes vegan amid COVID-19

COVID-19's links to animal exploitation spurred owner John Penny to take Great Lakes Tokyo completely vegan.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 1, 2020

Japan's immigration authorities resume processing of visa applications

The move is expected to speed up entry clearance for foreign nationals with applications stuck in pending.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2020

Japan adds Cuba and 17 other nations to entry ban list amid pandemic

The strict entry rules have been met with strong criticism from the expatriate community and foreign business lobby groups.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

Does Japan want migrants more than migrants want Japan?

Regarding the June 22 story “European business group urges Japan to relax travel restrictions,” a recent Gallup world poll found that if everyone in the world could live in their dream migration destination, Canada’s net population would increase by 147 percent. For Japan that increase would be...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2020

American Airlines braces balance sheet with $3.5 billion in financing

American Airlines is selling $750 million of shares and the same amount of senior convertible notes due in 2025, the carrier said in a statement Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 20, 2020

NPB fans feeling impact of COVID-19 as season gets underway

Japanese baseball fans likely won't be able to attend games until at least July due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2020

American Airlines bans conservative activist in showdown over face masks

American Airlines Group Inc. removed a passenger who refused to wear a face covering and banned him from taking flights in the future, capping a week in which U.S. carriers vowed to step up enforcement of mask use.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Jun 18, 2020

NPB set to return in altered form amid pandemic

Stadiums will be devoid of fans initially and socially distant celebrations will be the norm as the league prepares to play ball.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2020

Asian business sentiment fell to 11-year low amid pandemic, survey shows

The Asian Business Sentiment Index captured a negative outlook for only the second time since the survey began in the second quarter of 2009.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 14, 2020

‘Pictures from the Water Trade: An Englishman in Japan’ review: Unveiling Tokyo with a memoir in disguise

Published in 1985, John David Morley's “Pictures from the Water Trade” foreshadowed contemporary methods and approaches to travel writing about Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 13, 2020

U.S. passport services resume as State Department warns of backlog

The State Department is restarting passport services for American citizens as the Trump administration seeks to reopen the economy amid the coronavirus pandemic, but new applicants will have to wait at least eight weeks to get a document, an official said.
Reader Mail
Jun 12, 2020

U.S. consumers should boycott Chinese goods

The June 5 story “‘Get your knee off our necks’: George Floyd mourned in Minneapolis” does a great job in giving a fair and accurate perspective to the protests in the United States. We have all witnessed the gruesome murder of George Floyd on the TV. Floyd’s last words will be forever ingrained...
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 11, 2020

The North Korean abduction issue in Japan: When will the waiting end?

The Japanese government officially claims 17 Japanese nationals were abducted, but adds that there could be more than 800 others.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 11, 2020

China offers in-development vaccines to workers going abroad

China is offering employees of some large state-run companies the option of being inoculated with two coronavirus vaccines currently in development, illustrating how quickly authorities are moving to test the viability of the shots.

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