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JAPANESE

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 9, 2020
Japan's machinery orders tick up but factory demand patchy
Expenditure unlikely to strengthen, as weak demand and the risk of a second wave of infection are discouraging manufacturers from boosting nonurgent spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 8, 2020
Japan's June business failures hit monthly high for the year
The number of bankruptcies caused by the fallout of the COVID-19 epidemic came to 94 in June, the highest monthly count ever.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 8, 2020
Banks with ‘shattered’ business models warned by Japan to adapt
Concerns are mounting that some banks are too weak to withstand the coronavirus-fueled recession and may eventually need to be rescued or delisted.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2020
Carlos Ghosn’s accused escape plotters tap lobbyists in bid to avoid extradition to Japan
Lawyers and lobbyists for the two men have pressed their case before the U.S. Justice Department and State Department, as well as lawmakers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 1, 2020
Missile defense in Japan after the Aegis Ashore cancellation
Defense Minister Taro Kono's announcement has opened a Pandora's box of politically tough questions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 30, 2020
Japanese factory output drops again even as emergency ends
Japan’s industrial production dropped again in May even as a nationwide state of emergency was lifted, showing the severity of the pandemic’s impact on the export-reliant manufacturing sector.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

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