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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 27, 2020
BOJ board member urges inflation policy review and stronger steps to avert virus-linked recession
A member of its BOJ's Policy Board has called for stronger action by the central bank as the widening fallout from the coronavirus outbreak risks tipping the economy into yet another recession.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 26, 2020
60 years on, alliance with U.S. still Japan's best option
Japan has no other practical choice except to maintain the security alliance with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 26, 2020
Tokyo High Court rejects appeal over law forcing Japanese couples to use same surname after marriage
The Tokyo High Court on Wednesday rejected a damages suit filed by four people arguing that a national law forcing couples to use the same surname after marriage is unconstitutional.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2020
No. 2 reactor at Onagawa nuclear plant in Miyagi, halted by 2011 tsunami, passes safety screening
A nuclear reactor in Miyagi Prefecture damaged by the 2011 earthquake and tsunami disaster formally cleared screening by a national nuclear watchdog on Wednesday, paving the way for it to restart after anti-disaster measures are completed by the end of March next year.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2020
Bamboo crafts: Woven into Japan's art history
The Abbey Collection takes viewers through a modern history of bamboo crafting, from its late recognition as fine art in the 19th century to the elaborate artistic creations of today.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 26, 2020
Critics ask 'Where's Abe?' as coronavirus spreads in Japan
As Japan struggles to stem the spread of a coronavirus within its borders, critics are asking, "Where's Abe?"
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 25, 2020
COVID-19 crisis could get much worse
Failure to contain the coronavirus outbreak could trigger a global recession, which would have an outsize impact on Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 25, 2020
History repeats as consumption tax hike pushes Japan toward recession
Housewife Matsuko Mitsui had been meaning to buy a new air conditioner for years, but it took the looming consumption tax hike in October to spur the 64-year-old to finally make the purchase.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 22, 2020
Tokyo's most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants
There's no need to overspend to eat well in Tokyo. Here are The Japan Times' picks of Tokyo's best affordable Michelin restaurants, all under u00a53,000.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2020
More than 200 cruise ship port calls in Japan canceled amid coronavirus outbreak
A survey shows that more than 200 port calls by international cruise ships have been canceled since the beginning of February because of the coronavirus outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2020
Chiba man denies fatal abuse of daughter but expresses 'deep remorse'
A Chiba Prefecture man on Friday partially denied charges that he assaulted his 10-year-old daughter, who died in January last year in a high-profile abuse case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020
Japan and Australia economies already feeling impact from COVID-19
Asia's biggest economies are already feeling the brunt of new coronavirus COVID-19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 21, 2020
Japan's condo supply shrank to 43-year low in 2019 as high prices hit demand, says economic institute
Last year developers in Japan put the lowest number of condominium units on the market in 43 years as elevated prices, reflecting higher labor costs amid a labor shortage, plus rises in materials and land prices affected demand, a research firm has said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 21, 2020
Peruvian whose arm was broken at Osaka immigration bureau sues Japan
A Japanese Peruvian sued the state on Thursday, alleging that security guards broke his arm while detaining him at the Osaka Regional Immigration Bureau in 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 20, 2020
Losses in Japan from cash card collection scams surged in 2019
Losses from cash card collection scams more than doubled in 2019 from the previous year, with swindlers posing as police officers or bank workers visiting victims' homes and tricking them into handing over their cards, a police report showed Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 19, 2020
Changing attitudes, not regulations, is the key to Japan's future
There is little indication that the Japanese public will change and allow the reforms required to put Japan's economy on a more stable footing and facilitate growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 19, 2020
Moritomo Gakuen couple in Abe cronyism scandal found guilty of fraud
The former head of a nationalist school operator and his wife were found guilty of receiving u00a556.4 million in government subsidies illegally for the construction of an elementary school.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 19, 2020
Japan logged goods trade deficit of ¥1.31 trillion in January
Japan posted a goods trade deficit for the third consecutive month in January, hit by weak exports to China and the United States, government data showed Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2020
February can be the cruelest month
This is the month when students find out whether months or even years of exam preparation have finally paid off or not.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 18, 2020
Take COVID-19, add a trade war and raise taxes: A recipe for disaster
Japan is facing a trifecta of challenges with severe economic consequences.
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.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

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

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'
By Tomoko Otake

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