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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 17, 2020
Nippon Steel appeal over South Korea asset seizure unsuccessful at first stage, report says
The company's appeal will be further considered by a higher court under the three-tiered judicial system stipulated for such legal processes.
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
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2020
Tokyo reports 260 infections as summer holidays peak
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government reported 260 coronavirus infections on Sunday as the capital remained on alert at the height of the summer holidays.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2020
Arrest of Hong Kong's 'Goddess of Democracy' may complicate Japan-China ties
Detention of popular protest leader throws rights issues into the spotlight, threatening to further exacerbate tensions between Beijing and Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2020
Chinese fishermen told not to approach Senkakus as Beijing seeks to avoid frictions
Before a summer fishing ban ended, Chinese fishermen said they had been told by local officials not to sail near the disputed islets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
Japan marks 75th surrender anniversary in solemn ceremony thinned by pandemic
A minute of silence was observed to remember the estimated 3 million Japanese who perished in World War II, as the emperor and prime minister paid their respects.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 15, 2020
How COVID-19 has reshaped Japan's drinking culture
Suit-clad office workers are no longer flocking to Japanese-style pubs en masse to unwind after a long day at the office. Where are they drinking instead?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 15, 2020
COVID-19 ruins plans to spend time at the beach (among other things)
Going to the beach in Japan has never been so complicated.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 15, 2020
‘Intimate Disconnections’: What makes marriage work and end?
Allison Alexy's book on divorce, with useful advice and firsthand accounts, is an absorbing study of Japanese attitudes toward love and marriage.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
Tokyo reports 385 new coronavirus cases, while Osaka logs 151 infections
The figure exceeded 380 on Saturday for a second straight day amid signs infection numbers are growing again as the Bon summer holiday period comes to a close.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020
Japan to keep event capacity capped at 5,000 people for time being
The government initially planned to keep the cap in place until the end of the month, but the spreading coronavirus has apparently changed that thinking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2020
Shinjiro Koizumi and other Japan ministers visit war-linked Yasukuni
Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi was the first Cabinet member since 2016 to visit the shrine in central Tokyo on the Aug. 15 anniversary.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020
Japan and Malaysia may resume travel in early September for expats
Japan and Malaysia agreed Friday they may ease coronavirus-related travel restrictions for expatriates in early September, if they take precautionary measures such as a 14-day self-quarantine period after entering their respective countries, the Japanese Foreign Ministry said.
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
JAPAN
Aug 14, 2020
Moon Jae-in to focus on victims in 'comfort women' row with Japan
South Korean President Moon Jae-in vowed Friday to spotlight the plight of South Korea's last few surviving "comfort women," who suffered under Japan’s military brothel system before and during World War II, in efforts to resolve a dispute with its neighbor over the thorny issue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Moon-bound billionaire Maezawa bets on Japan apparel brands
The former Zozotown boss has put his money behind United Arrows and Adastria.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Proxy fight between Ootoya and Colowide intensifies amid pandemic
In the takeover bid, Colowide plans to increase its stake in Ootoya to up to 51.32 percent.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Aug 14, 2020
B. League MVP Daiki Tanaka among three Alvark Tokyo players with virus
Results for the three players, who are asymptomatic according to the club, were received on Thursday evening, two days after all players and team staffers were tested.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Aug 14, 2020
Criticism builds over Sagan Tosu’s handling of coronavirus cluster
While President Minoru Takehara said the cluster “could have happened at any club,” media outlets have raised concern over Sagan's handling of the outbreak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Aug 14, 2020
After 75 years of peace in Japan, wartime issues remain unresolved
Japan has struggled to move on from its World War II history, yet remains tied to events that happened in the aftermath.
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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