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JAPAN

JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021
Japan and U.S. reach agreement on cost of hosting American troops
By Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about u00a5200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021
Shimane governor threatens to cancel participation in Olympic torch relay
By Eric Johnston
The remarks could create a political domino effect among other local governors worried about their own ability to respond to increased infections if the Tokyo Games go forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 17, 2021
This is what you need to know to get a coronavirus vaccine in Japan
By Osamu Tsukimori
More than two months after the U.K. and the U.S., Japan finally embarked on an unprecedented coronavirus vaccination blitz Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021
Twitter star to vaccine czar: Taro Kono's moment in the spotlight
By Elaine Lies
Kono has seen his popularity surge even as the government of his boss, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga, has been battered by criticism over the pandemic.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 17, 2021
LDP wants more women at key meetings, but only as silent observers
Requiring female observers at meetings to remain quiet has drawn criticism on social media that the party is out of touch.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2021
Kim Jong Un’s wife reappears after unusual one-year absence
The wife of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un made her first public appearance in a year, ending an unusual absence that stoked speculation about her condition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2021
U.S. ship sails in South China Sea by China-claimed islands
A U.S. Navy warship sailed by islands claimed by China in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a freedom of navigation operation, marking the latest move by Washington to challenge Beijing's territorial claims in the contested waters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2021
Inspired by protests, India's female farmers revive their own demands
By Anuradha Nagaraj
As protests against agricultural reforms catch global attention, India's neglected female farmers are seizing the moment to dust off their own long-standing demands — from land rights and farm credit to grains subsidies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 17, 2021
Biden builds out China team with staff who reflect tougher tone
By Jenny Leonard and Nick Wadhams
It wasn't always clear that the administration — many of whose officials worked to foster close, cordial ties with China during the Obama era — would press a tough line.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
150 years of spills: Philadelphia refinery cleanup highlights toxic legacy of fossil fuels
By Valerie Volcovici and Laila Kearney
A U.S. refinery cleanup of the size and scope of the one in Philadelphia has no known precedent, remediation experts said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
Upheaval is coming to South Africa over the shift away from coal
By Akshat Rathi, Antony Sguazzin and Paul Burkhardt
For decades almost all the electricity needed to power Africa's most industrialized economy has been produced by a fleet of aging coal-fired plants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2021
'Hard to bring tears out': Stunned by pandemic, some Americans struggle to grieve
By Maria Caspani
Even for those Americans who have grown numb after a year of grim statistics, the 500,000-death milestone is a startling reminder of the monumental loss the pandemic is leaving in its trail.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
After four years of Trump, some scientists are treading into politics
By Leslie Kaufman
Among the things that most inflamed scientists was Trump's rejection of the wide body of research establishing climate change, which he has called a hoax.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 17, 2021
Trump lashes out at Mitch McConnell in deepening feud between top Republicans
'Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,' Trump said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2021
How the warming Arctic helped drive a deep freeze into Texas
Some experts maintain that climate change has increased the frequency with which the polar vortex weakens and allow cold to air to run amok.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021
A glimpse of the future in Texas: Climate change means trouble for power grids
By Brad Plumer
Huge winter storms have plunged large parts of the central and southern United States into an energy crisis this week as frigid blasts of Arctic weather crippled electric grids and left millions of Americans without power amid dangerously cold temperatures.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 17, 2021
The Nikkei is back at 30,000. But it’s a whole different world.
By Toshiro Hasegawa, Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
With the index crash in 1990 that followed the deflating of the asset-price bubble, it would take more than three decades for the benchmark to hit a threshold first reached in 1988.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2021
Twitter’s clash with India government gives boost to local rival
By Saritha Rai
The Koo app shot to prominence after the San Francisco company got into a weekslong standoff with the Indian government over blocking certain content.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
The shapeshifting coronavirus may not be able to mutate forever
By Faye Flam
It’s been about a year since the early coronavirus alarms were raised, and despite a decline in infections, new fears are rising up. New COVID-19 variants are making pessimists worry that an even bigger next wave may be coming.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
A strong Japan-U.K. alliance needed to counter China
By Jeffrey W. Hornung
The U.K. should focus on cooperation with like-minded states like Japan to handle what could be shaping up to be this century's biggest security challenge — China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
Why is China cracking down on Alibaba?
By Angela Huyue Zhang
Given the Chinese government's huge regulatory power, investors are rightly anxious about Alibaba's prospects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
COVID-19 vaccine distribution has a fairness problem
By Faye Flam
Perfection is impossible. But there's a way to do justice to both science and ethics: Focus vaccines on geographic hot spots and the elderly.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
To revive the two-state solution, Europe must recognize Palestine
By Daoud Kuttab
Leadership from global players like France and Germany is essential to strengthen the Palestinian negotiating position and push Israel toward a fair peace agreement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021
Twitter should stick to its guns in India
By Mihir Sharma
In its battles with India's government and others around the world, Twitter needn't surrender its principles too easily.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2021
Biden’s Asia strategy: 'Personnel is policy'
By Yoichi Funabashi
Considering the weak domestic position of the United States, its demands for human rights could be perceived as self-righteous and end up alienating other countries.

Sports

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 17, 2021
Heart-pounding tachiai endures as key piece of sumo puzzle
By John Gunning
The initial clash when two rikishi come together is a moment that has few (if any) parallels in the wider world of sport.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 17, 2021
Japan and B. League in tough spot after cancellation of FIBA Asia Cup qualifying window
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Skipping the qualifiers — when they resume — altogether is not an option.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 17, 2021
No. 1 Ash Barty upset on home turf in Australian Open quarterfinals
Karolina Muchova was like a different player following a medical timeout in the second set and rallied to secure a place in her first Grand Slam semifinal.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 17, 2021
‘The Murders of Oiso’: A whodunnit in search of a crime
By James Hadfield
Takuya Misawa's stylish and enigmatic murder mystery centers on a quartet of friends thrown into disarray after a sudden death in their town.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 17, 2021
‘First Love’: Sensitive topic gets the mainstream treatment
By Mark Schilling
Part mystery, part courtroom drama, Yukihiko Tsutsumi's film focuses on repercussions of sexual abuse, while making the subject matter digestible for a mass audience.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
A prophesied disaster (likely) won’t strike Japan this weekend
A viral manga prediction of a July 5 disaster has gripped Japan with anxiety and triggered an economic impact, but experts warn that while such dates are unreliable, the threat of a massive earthquake remains real. 
Residents of Tokara Islands begin evacuation as seismic swarm continues
Details about evacuations from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecture, is seen written on a whiteboard in the city of Kagoshima on Thursday.
U.S. military apologizes over Okinawa sexual assault case
Col. Neil Owens (right), chief of staff for the 3rd Marine Division, bows in apology at the Okinawa Prefectural Government office in Naha on Thursday.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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