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JAPAN

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JAPAN
Mar 17, 2021
Suga says COVID-19 emergency will be lifted for Tokyo region on Monday
By Satoshi Sugiyama
The prime minister's decision comes after Tokyo reported a monthly high for new coronavirus cases.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2021
Jack Ma’s SCMP latest Hong Kong outlet to face Chinese threat to press freedom
By Kari Lindberg and Isabella Steger
Fears are growing among staff that a Chinese state-owned company could take over from Alibaba and put the 117-year-old newspaper under Beijing's thumb.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2021
U.S. general says North Korea might test new ICBM design 'in the near future'
The warning by Air Force Gen. Glen VanHerck appeared to be based on North Korea's October unveiling at a parade of what would be its largest ICBM yet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 17, 2021
Thailand has three paths to recognizing same-sex partnerships
By Randy Thanthong-Knight
The country markets itself as a liberal destination for LGBTQ people, yet the nation still doesn't recognize same-sex unions. That could change as soon as this year.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2021
Putin likely directed 2020 U.S. election meddling, U.S. intelligence finds
The report added heft to longstanding allegations that some of Trump's top lieutenants were playing into Moscow's hands by amplifying claims made against Biden.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2021
Biden backs filibuster reform despite Republican threats
The parliamentary custom has long been seen as a mechanism requiring bipartisan consensus that distinguishes the Senate from the House of Representatives.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2021
Clubhouse’s founder is in a state of perpetual motion
Over the past 15 years in Silicon Valley, the Clubhouse chief executive officer has explored the depths of how technology can be used to connect people in new ways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2021
Chip shortage and bad weather hit Honda and Toyota in North America
By Tsuyoshi Inajima and Shiho Takezawa
The bad weather has added to disruptions for automakers already battling a shortage of semiconductors, which are being gobbled up by consumer-electronics companies.
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2021
Corporate Japan offers lowest pay rises in eight years
By Tetsushi Kajimoto
The annual wage talks serve as a barometer of corporate strength and household purchasing power.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
The Scottish drama Shakespeare couldn’t make up
By Therese Raphael
Sturgeon has been weakened, no doubt, but in Westminster only one question matters: how best to keep the union intact.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
After Brexit, a better union for the U.K.
By David Howell
The need for radical reform in the British system clearly remains, with an end to the monopoly of power at Westminster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
Putin's Potemkin empire
By Anders Aslund
Putin's Russia is shakier than most believe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
The future of money is digital, but is it Bitcoin?
By Andy Mukherjee
The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans, but it acknowledges the possibility 'of a surge in public demand” for official digital cash going forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
Why the Chinese love big food even more than big tech
By Shuli Ren
Every time there's a price spike in pork or vegetables or fruit or Moutai somewhere in the country, China's investors rush to buy their Big Food stocks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021
Why China’s Hong Kong crackdown could backfire
By Minxin Pei
The Year of the Ox has begun darkly for the people of Hong Kong. On Feb. 16, nine pro-democracy activists, including 82-year-old Martin Lee, the revered long-time leader of the city’s Democratic Party, went on trial facing charges of illegal assembly.

Sports

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 17, 2021
Fall of Azumazeki stable represents tragic loss for professional sumo
By John Gunning
Established in 1986 by former sekiwake Takamiyama, Azumazeki was the first heya in history to be run by a foreign-born stablemaster.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2021
Tiger Woods continuing recovery at home after leaving hospital
'Happy to report that I am back home continuing my recovery,' the 45-year-old golf great said on Twitter.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 17, 2021
Kento Momota fully healthy and ready to make run for gold at Tokyo Olympics
Kento Momota was afraid he would be unable to play badminton again after a traffic accident in Malaysia left him with serious injuries last year. But now that he's fully fit again, the world No. 1 says he's gunning for gold at the Tokyo Olympics.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 17, 2021
‘Kontora’: A poetic meditation on the human cost of war
By Mark Schilling
Director Anshul Chauhan's second feature is a haunting drama that transcends its Japan-specific World War II subject matter.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 17, 2021
Standout talent tries a new path with ‘No Call No Life’
By Mark Schilling
Aya Igashi's latest work, 'No Call No Life,' is based on a novel and enhanced with the director's own vivid colors and thematic visuals.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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