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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 18, 2020
Can Japan bridge the vaccine divide?
Japan too has been developing its own drug, Avigan, against COVID-19. Yet the drug being developed by Fujifilm is not a vaccine but rather a treatment for coronavirus symptoms.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2020
Suga and U.S. Marines chief oppose China's actions in Indo-Pacific
The two sides shared strong concerns about Beijing's unilateral attempts to change the status quo in the East and South China seas by force and coercive measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2020
Tokyo to raise alert as Japan sets daily record with 2,000-plus COVID-19 cases
The alert level was established to warn residents to exercise further caution but can also be used to signal the announcement of additional virus countermeasures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 18, 2020
Obama recalls with frustration Japan's 'revolving-door' leadership
The former U.S. president describes one of his former counterparts, Yukio Hatoyama, as 'awkward' in his new book 'A Promised Land.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 18, 2020
Decline in Japan exports slows to almost pre-pandemic levels
The goods trade surplus stood at u00a5872.90 billion in the reporting month, securing black ink for the fourth month in a row.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 18, 2020
Job offers to new graduates in Japan fall sharply due to pandemic
As of Oct. 1, 69.8% of university students who will graduate next spring had received job offers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 18, 2020
AirAsia flags cash drain in India after Japan unit goes bust
AirAsia, which reported its largest loss on record in the second quarter ended June 30, has been under immense pressure this year as COVID-19 roils the aviation industry.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2020
Hokkaido raises alert level for Sapporo as virus surge continues
Move comes after the central government pledged to financially support shops and restaurants that are asked to shorten their business hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Nov 17, 2020
What you need to know about the latest travel restrictions for Japan
Japan is cautiously relaxing its strict border control policy to start allowing more foreign nationals to enter the country.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 17, 2020
Motegi says keeping U.S. focus on Indo-Pacific ‘major challenge’
The foreign minister says Tokyo expected to play a key role in encouraging Washington to engage in international issues as virus roils U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2020
IHO approves proposal that maintains exclusive use of 'Japan Sea'
Japan has argued 'Japan Sea' is the only internationally established name and there is no need to change it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2020
Here's my card. It's written all over my face.
The 100% cotton, three-layer Meishi Masks come in three different models: “reception mask,” “sales mask” and “business activity mask.”
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Nov 17, 2020
Pandemic-era Japan Series has more than a title chance on the line
The migration of players, fans and officials across the country will serve as a test of Japan's ability to reduce the risk of coronavirus infection ahead of the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 17, 2020
APEC vows cooperation to foster economic recovery amid pandemic
It is the first time in three years for the ministers of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum to release a joint statement.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2020
Sapporo residents to be asked to stay home amid virus surge
Sapporo is expected to raise its alert for the pandemic to the fourth level, the second highest of the five on the prefecture's coronavirus scale.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2020
Remembering the Okinawa rape incident that changed Japan-U.S. military relations
It was twenty-five years ago nearly to the day, following the tragic early September 1995 rape of an Okinawan school girl in Kin Village, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two Marines and a Navy medic — that the Commander-in-Chief U.S. Pacific Command made an inexcusable remark during...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Nov 16, 2020
Japan hopes RCEP deal pushes Biden and U.S. to rejoin trade frameworks
The trade pact could create momentum for a shift away from the protectionism pushed by Trump and a return to multilateralism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2020
Emperor's New Year's event may be canceled due to pandemic
It would be the first time the event has been canceled since 1990, when the country was mourning the death the previous year of Emperor Showa.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 16, 2020
Japanese economy rebounds from record slump as pandemic pain eases
Gross domestic product grew an annualized 21.4% in the three months through September from the previous quarter, expanding at the fastest clip since 1968.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Nov 16, 2020
'The bond between a blind person and her guide dog is hard to compare to any other relationship'
In the pursuit of a truly inclusive society, Uyanga Erdenebold makes the case for attitudinal accessibility in addition to the physical kind.
Japanese gymnast Shoko Miyata leaves Olympic team over drinking and smoking
Shoko Miyata had been set to lead the Japanese women's gymnastics team at the Paris Games.
U.S.-Japan Patriot missile production plan hits Boeing component snag
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit in Tokyo in October 2017.
Nippon Steel hires Mike Pompeo to help clinch purchase of U.S. Steel
Former U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks during the last day of the 2024 Republican National Convention on Thursday in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Secluded at beach house, Biden stews at allies’ pressure to drop out
U.S. President Joe Biden and former President Barack Obama attend a campaign fundraiser at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on June 15.
Japanese culture festival kicks off in London
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
How to prevent and respond to heatstroke in Japan this summer
A passerby holding a parasol wipes her face as she walks on the street amid a heatstroke alert in Tokyo and other prefectures, in Tokyo on July 9.
‘Sniper from Oita’ sets her sights on Paris Olympics target
Misaki Nobata competes at the World University Games in 2023. A hero in her hometown of Oita, Nobata is one of three Japanese shooters who will compete at the upcoming Paris Olympics.
Households struggle as Japan’s inflation rises near U.S. levels
The Nishiki market in Kyoto. June’s inflation report shows extraordinary jumps in the prices of some items favored by households, including cabbage (27.6%), potatoes (28.5%) and tomatoes (15.6%).
As risk of heatstroke rises in Japan, so does that of COVID-19
People hold umbrellas while watching baseball to deal with the heat in the city of Shizuoka on July 7.
German, French and Spanish fighter aircraft arrive in Japan for joint drills
Two Air Self-Defense Force F-15s (right) escort two German Air Force Eurofighter jets and an A330MRTT aerial tanker on their arrival in Japan Friday. The ASDF is conducting training exercises with the German, French and Spanish air forces this weekend.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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