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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 22, 2020
Democrats tiptoe around how loudly to sound alarm on voting risk
Speakers at the Democratic National Convention this week had to walk a careful line between warning Joe Biden’s supporters of obstacles to voting and being so negative that they discourage participation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2020
Trump postal chief pauses cuts amid outcry as Democrats raise pressure
Critics have accused Trump, trailing Democratic challenger Joe Biden in opinion polls, of trying to hobble the Postal Service to suppress mail-in voting.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 17, 2020
Democrats step up pressure against U.S. postal cuts as Pelosi calls lawmakers back to Washington
Several Democratic state attorneys general said they were discussing potential legal action to stop Postal Service changes that could affect the outcome of the election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2020
U.S. Postal Service overhaul has Democrats crying ‘sabotage’
The U.S. Postal Service overhauled its organizational structure as Democrats called for an investigation into whether the changes implemented by President Donald Trump’s postmaster general pose a threat to mail-in ballots for the November election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2020
U.S. delivery drivers exposed on frontlines of COVID-19 pandemic
In the new COVID-19 economy that divides labor into essential and nonessential, truckers and parcel delivery drivers have become some of the most indispensable — and most exposed — workers as shut-in Americans rely more on online shopping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2020
Japan Post group to halve recruits in 2021 after insurance scandal
Japan Post Holdings Co. plans to hire 2,055 new graduates in April 2021, less than half of some 4,300 slated to start working for the postal service group next month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2020
Over 1,400 Japan Post workers improperly sold insurance products, probe finds
The Japan Post Holdings Co. group said Thursday it had confirmed Japan Post Insurance Co. products were sold improperly by 1,447 post office workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2020
Japan Post Insurance misconduct may have hit 60,000 more customers
Improper sales practices for Japan Post Insurance Co. products may have disadvantaged 60,000 more customers than previously known, sources have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2020
New Japan Post chief vows to probe leak from ministry on insurance scandal
Hiroya Masuda, the new president at Japan Post Holdings Co., vowed Thursday to investigate a leak to the group of information about administrative punishments that were under consideration in relation to its improper sales of insurance products.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
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.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

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