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JAPAN

JAPAN
Mar 21, 2021
Waiting for Tokyo: How 110,000 Olympic volunteers put their lives on hold
By Elaine Lies
Mixed signals from the games' organizers and a recent sexism scandal have left some would-be helpers lacking motivation.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2021
Philippine troops kill Abu Sayyaf leader and rescue Indonesian hostages
Majan Sahidjuan, alias Apo Mike, was severely wounded in a gunbattle with the marines on Saturday night in Languyan town in southern Tawi-Tawi province, and later died.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2021
Myanmar protesters voice defiance under cover of the night
A violent crackdown has forced people determined to resist a return to military rule after a decade of tentative steps toward democracy to think up new ways to make their point.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2021
Contentious hunt for COVID-19’s origin points to China animal trade
By Jason Gale and Corinne Gretler
Findings from experts convened by the World Health Organization and the Chinese government are expected to show parallels to the spawning in 2002 of SARS.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2021
China and U.S. to work on climate, Beijing says after rancorous meeting
Beijing and Washington will set up a joint working group on the issue, in a potentially positive takeaway from the high-level meeting.

WORLD

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WORLD / Society
Mar 21, 2021
Same-sex parenthood draws unexpected support in Hungary
By Zoltan Simon
The Family Is Family campaign has enlisted 140 companies so far, up from 40 in February, in response to steps by the prime minister to effectively ban adoption for same-sex partners.

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2021
Gas won’t save a nation that can’t fill up its tank
By David Fickling
Despite its world-beating exports of coal and liquefied natural gas, Australia is seriously short of oil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2021
The era of the Japan-Australia alliance is here
By Yoichi Funabashi
It seems likely that the Japan-Australia relationship will develop into an alliance in substance if not in name.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2021
We’re being watched. So are our watchers.
By Leonid Bershidsky
In modern society, the legal concept of a reasonable expectation of privacy is increasingly meaningless.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2021
China’s Himalayan salami tactics
By Brahma Chellaney
China's new border villages in the Himalayas are the equivalent of its artificially created islands in the South China Sea, whose map Xi's regime has redrawn without firing a shot.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 21, 2021
Two very different ‘two-plus-two’ meetings
By Kuni Miyake
Were the Tokyo and Seoul two-plus-two meetings successful? For Japan, it was a great beginning and much more successful than expected.

Sports

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SOCCER
Mar 21, 2021
Barcelona women win 20th straight game
An unstoppable Barcelona won their 20th game out of 20 on Saturday, thrashing Rayo Vallecano 4-0 away from home to continue their record-breaking run in Spanish women's soccer's top flight.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2021
The NCAA sees its worst fears realized in a canceled tournament game
By Alan Blinder and Billy Witz
It was a Faustian bargain that college basketball made last autumn when it plowed ahead with a season into the headwinds of the coronavirus pandemic. There would be games, college sports administrators declared, because there needed to be a path to the NCAA men’s tournament, which the governing body...
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Mar 21, 2021
Hawks extend win streak against Lakers as LeBron James injured
The Atlanta Hawks earned their eighth win in a row, a 99-94 road victory over the Los Angeles Lakers.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 21, 2021
Antelopes dominate Sunflowers early to take WJBL finals lead
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Toyota's strong rebounding game helped the Nagoya-based side overcome six-time reigning champion Eneos on Saturday at Yoyogi National Gymnasium No. 2.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 21, 2021
Great Britain to launch bullying hotline for athletes at Tokyo Games
British athletes competing at this year's Tokyo Olympics will be able to report concerns of physical or psychological abuse through an independent hotline service, British Olympic Association chief executive Andy Anson said.
OLYMPICS
Mar 21, 2021
Japanese fans have attended sporting events since July. Will they be safe at the Olympics?
By Dan Orlowitz
Thorough countermeasures and restrictions on active support introduced by the country's professional sports leagues have allowed large crowds back into stadiums.
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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