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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 20, 2020
Why Japan's opposition parties falter
Coalescing a viable opposition is not as simple as combining parties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 19, 2020
Japan saw goods trade surplus in July as exports to China recovered
Overall exports remained sluggish, down 19.2 percent from a year ago to u00a55.37 trillion to mark a double-digit fall for the fifth straight month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2020
Japan's low jobless rate masks deepening despair among workers
Official figures belie worsening prospects for temporary workers, who make up about 40 percent of the employment market, and 2.4 million furloughed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2020
A vision for growth, 75 years on
The pandemic has made clear that the world is actually now much more borderless than it has ever been.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 18, 2020
Fears grow that Japan's birth rate and aging crisis could be worsened by pandemic
Japan is struggling to find the funding for childbearing incentives due to the cost of managing the coronavirus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 18, 2020
Man convicted of causing Sapporo blast gets suspended sentence
Takahiro Tsujimoto admitted that he had been careless by emptying 90 cans of flammable gas in an office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2020
Japanese manufacturers' gloom eases slightly but pandemic woes remain
A poll that tracks the Bank of Japan's closely watched quarterly survey pointed to a modest recovery, with manufacturers' morale seen as somewhat less negative.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 17, 2020
Bump up the target for increasing renewable energy
It's time to shift gears in the effort to restructure the nation's energy landscape.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2020
Ainu group's fishing lawsuit is first to seek confirmation of indigenous rights
A group representing the ethnic minority in northern Japan is seeking an exemption from a ban on the commercial fishing of salmon in rivers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 17, 2020
Japanese companies shifting focus to Southeast Asia as U.S. and China clash: JETRO
A rising number of Japanese companies are expanding in Southeast Asia but scaling down in China as tensions escalate between Beijing and Washington, according to the Japan External Trade Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 17, 2020
Japan's second quarter GDP shrinks at record 27.8% amid pandemic
Even before the virus's spread, the economy had been affected by the U.S.-China trade spat and a consumption tax hike last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Total profit at Japan firms cut in half in April-June as pandemic bites
The combined net profit of listed Japanese firms tumbled 53.7 percent in the April-June period from a year earlier to ¥4.68 trillion ($44 billion), hit by the coronavirus pandemic that has depressed global economic activity, data by a securities firm showed Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 14, 2020
Reflections on ‘Japan’s longest day,’ 75 years on
What happened in the lead-up to Japan's surrender reveals just how complex the situation was even at the end of the war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 14, 2020
Japan’s economy set to crater by a record in awful quarter
Analysts see gross domestic product contracting at an annualized pace of 27 percent in the three months through June.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 13, 2020
Explaining Japan’s policy debate on strike capability
The policy debate over Japan's acquisition of a strike capability against enemy bases is not a new topic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2020
Doctors charged over Kyoto ALS patient’s medically assisted suicide
Afflicted since 2011 and hardly able to move, Yuri Hayashi is believed to have wished to die by euthanasia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 12, 2020
Japan to fight ruling recognizing Hiroshima 'black rain' victims
The central government and Hiroshima local governments appealed Wednesday a landmark ruling last month by the Hiroshima District Court that had recognized more victims of radioactive “black rain,” caused by fallout from the atomic bombing of the city, as eligible for support.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Aug 12, 2020
Citizen or not? A conditional love story
Japan's COVID-19 shutout of long-term foreign residents reflects a fundamental dichotomy in how the nation treats Japanese and non-Japanese.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2020
Japan's current account surplus shrinks to five-year low as exports plunge
The effects of the coronavirus are being felt across all branches of the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 11, 2020
Bankruptcies in Japan edge down in July despite COVID-19
The data suggests that government measures may be helping keep businesses afloat amid the pandemic.
Cutting ties with JCP not easy for CDP despite Renho's defeat
When Renho (center) announced her candidacy for the Tokyo gubernatorial election on May 27, the head of the Japanese Communist Party's secretariat, Akira Koike (far left), was also in attendance.
Japan soccer player Sano arrested for alleged sexual assault
Professional soccer player Kaishu Sano has been arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting a woman in her 30s at a Tokyo hotel.
Taro Kono says central bank needs to raise rates to lift yen
Taro Kono, Japan's digital transformation minister, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Trump says Taiwan should pay for defense, sending TSMC stock down
Shares in Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co., the world's largest contract chipmaker and a major Apple and Nvidia supplier, closed 2.4% lower on Wednesday.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
After Tokyo Olympic disappointment, Nadeshiko Japan look for redemption
Japan's Hikaru Kitagawa dribbles past a defender during an Olympic qualifying match against North Korea at National Stadium in Tokyo in February.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.

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You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
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Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
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