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AVIATION

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 24, 2020
Zipair, Japan’s newest low-cost carrier, is hiring around 100 staff
At a time most airlines are shedding jobs, there is one that’s hiring — a new low-cost carrier called Zipair Tokyo Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2020
'Bad math': Leading expert challenges airlines' COVID-19 safety claims
Airlines and plane-makers are anxious to restart international travel, even as a second wave of infections and restrictions takes hold in many countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2020
First 'no-quarantine' flights arrive in Australia as coronavirus cases fall
Hundreds of New Zealand plane passengers started arriving in Sydney on Friday as part of a new trans-Tasman travel bubble amid a rapidly falling growth rate in cases at the epicenter of Australia's coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2020
Mass air travel two years away, says Singapore transport minister
The global aviation industry will take at least two years to recover from the coronavirus pandemic and for mass travel to return, Singapore’s Transport Minister Ong Ye Kung has said, stressing the importance of developing a widely available and effective vaccine to help countries open their borders....
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2020
Airports deploy rapid virus tests and sniffer dogs to unlock travel
Europe turns to new measures to help the travel industry get back off the ground.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2020
Travelers snap up Asian airlines' scenic 'flights to nowhere'
Airlines including EVA Airways Corp. and ANA Holdings Inc., desperate for revenue and to keep their pilots' licenses current, are turning to a new revenue stream.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2020
With borders closed, airlines invent wild ways to stay afloat
From fresh vegetables to peanuts and pajamas, they're selling almost anything to make it through the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2020
Surging demand for China flights gives travel industry new hope
Financial statements from China's so-called Big Three may point to a nascent recovery in air travel as demand in the vast market grows.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 12, 2020
35 years after horror of JAL 123 crash, some still wait for answers
A team consisting of scientists, members from among the bereaved and independent experts is campaigning for full information disclosure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Eyes on the skies: SkyDrive plans to launch flying cars in three years
The human race is about to witness another mobility revolution, according to the former Toyota Motor Corp. engineer who now heads the ambitious startup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2020
Virgin Atlantic files Chapter 15 petition to aid U.K. rescue
The firm's reservations are down 89 percent year-on-year so far in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 22, 2020
Bleak aviation outlook has Asian refiners juggling fuel output
Firms are having to make a decision on how best to refine their oil to meet current demand amid the coronavirus pandemic.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2020
Japan to build prototype of F-2 successor fighter from fiscal 2024
A company to undertake the manufacturing of the fighter body will be selected as early as in October, the Defense Ministry said.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Ishiba aggravates his own political failures with diplomatic faux pas
Prime Minster Shigeru Ishiba is greeted at the APEC summit in Lima by Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday. The Japanese leader was criticized for remaining seated while meeting several world leaders at the event.
Japan's 3.31 million visitors in October set monthly record
Kiyomizu Temple in Kyoto in December 2023. Famous autumn leaf colors contributed to increased tourism demand last month from many markets across Asia, Europe and North America, the Japan National Tourism Organization has said.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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