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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 31, 2020
Hong Kong tensions a risk to global economy, Japanese official says
Economic revitalization minister Yasutoshi Nishimura said friction between the U.S. and China over Hong Kong poses a risk to the global economy if the city ceases to be an international financial hub.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 30, 2020
Tokyo reports 14 COVID-19 infections, breaking four-day uptrend
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 14 coronavirus infections on Saturday, bringing the total in the capital to 5,231.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 30, 2020
Texas is showing the world how to reopen cautiously
A month into the reopening of one of America's biggest economic engines, Texas looks like it's going to take longer than we thought.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2020
Not just another day at the office: Rethinking Japan’s business culture amid the COVID-19 pandemic
The workplaces that employees nationwide are slowly returning to are unlikely to be the same as the ones they left when the COVID-19 pandemic emerged.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 30, 2020
COVID-19 reminds us what everyday words such as 'viral' really mean
Will the global pandemic prompt us into changing the way we speak?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2020
How safe are pets from COVID-19?
Back in mid-April, I took my 13-year-old cat to the vet for some tests. They told me his chronic heart disease had worsened, but it was nothing alarming. His condition started to deteriorate a few days later, ultimately leading to a 3 a.m. trip to the emergency room on April 27. The emergency veterinarians...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2020
No way back: Indian workers shun city jobs after coronavirus lockdown
When power loom operator Lokanath Swain boarded a bus home after a 40-day wait in the Indian textile hub of Surat, he took a silent vow — to never return to his workplace of two decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 30, 2020
How China tested 11 million people for the coronavirus in just two weeks
Wuhan is set to complete the testing of its entire population of 11 million as China pours massive resources into avoiding a resurgence of COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 30, 2020
Trump cutting U.S. ties with World Health Organization over virus
The United States will end its relationship with the World Health Organization over the body's handling of the coronavirus pandemic, U.S. President Donald Trump said on Friday, accusing the U.N. agency of becoming a puppet of China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 29, 2020
Japan's low official jobless rate conceals deeper pain in its labor market
The real unemployment rate is closer to 11 percent, one think tank says.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2020
What COVID-19 means for the Japan-U.S. alliance
With both militaries having to fight the pandemic alongside their existing operations, how can Japan and the U.S. keep deterrence robust?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2020
Six deadly lockdown sins
The lockdowns across the world will likely kill more people than they saved.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2020
Japan is going for broke, minus the broke part
The prospect of monetary and fiscal coordination means this stimulus bill will get paid. But central bank independence is also on the line.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 29, 2020
Japan factory output and retail sales slump as pandemic hits autos
Official data Friday showed factory output slipped 9.1 percent in April from the previous month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2020
Tokyo nears phase two of virus recovery plan as Osaka to fully reopen
As business-minded Osaka prepares to go full bore with Tokyo trailing close behind, infections continue to fluctuate in the capital.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

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