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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 25, 2020
Japan must start drafting an Indo-Pacific charter
After watching dozens of webinars, including one co-hosted by the Canon Institute for Global Studies and the Stimson Center, it seems clear that no one knows what will happen to the international order in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
How Germany contained the coronavirus
In addition to a properly funded health system, technological edge and decisive leadership, public trust played a key role.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
The impact of COVID-19 on Africa
Global solidarity with Africa is an imperative.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2020
China tests global diplomacy and economy
The country risks nations' pushback as it moves ahead with its ambitions under the cover of COVID-19.
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
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB
May 25, 2020
NPB can play ball in Japan from June 19, but minus fans
The Japanese baseball season, which was scheduled to open in late March, will be reduced from 143 games to about 120.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2020
Europe’s debt reckoning may mean tough choices on who to tax
As European governments rapidly ramp up borrowing to aid economies, the region's experience of austerity is framing the debate on how to tackle debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
May 25, 2020
Nissan-Renault-Mitsubishi ties more crucial than ever as pandemic rocks carmakers
Revising their strategies this week, the firms will at least have the opportunity to show progress in moving beyond last year's management paralysis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 25, 2020
Japan government considers further pandemic relief of more than ¥100 trillion, report says
The package would be funded by a second extra budget for fiscal 2020 and follow the record u00a5117 trillion spending plan deployed last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 25, 2020
Japanese government panel says time right to lift emergency in five prefectures
The Japanese government was set to end its nationwide state of emergency by lifting the order for Tokyo, its surrounding areas and Hokkaido on Monday.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 25, 2020
Huddersfield owner says up to 60 clubs could go bust in next year
Up to 60 English lower-league soccer clubs could go out of business if the sport fails to plan for the impact of COVID-19 beyond the current season, Huddersfield Town owner Phil Hodgkinson said on Sunday.
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
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 25, 2020
Even as virus eases, the worst may be yet to come for Abe
Japan's coronavirus emergency was coming to an end, but Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's political troubles may be just beginning.
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.”

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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