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JAPAN
Mar 24, 2021
Japan's cherry blossom season: A time for cautious appreciation
By Eriko Yamakuma
People viewing the blossoms in Tokyo share with The Japan Times their feelings on this year's subdued festivities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 24, 2021
Ad saying gender equality is 'outdated' sparks outrage in Japan
The online advertisement for an evening news program featuring a woman playfully criticizing the debate over gender equality was criticized as being sexist.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Failure to communicate: Suga’s media messaging falls short
By Eric Johnston
Putting his policies and statements aside, the prime minister is doing a poor job at conveying his message and convincing people of his leadership qualities, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Japan state-funded hotel deal pays rent to Myanmar Defense Ministry
By Ju-min Park and John Geddie
The payments, starting in 2017, are not illegal but are potentially embarrassing for Tokyo given alleged human rights abuses by Myanmar's military.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
How the Tokyo Olympics became one big public relations quagmire
By Yuki Hagiwara
Japan's Olympic organizers have all but lost control of any messaging, with no real strategy to generate any momentum toward holding the fast-approaching games.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 24, 2021
China embassy takes swipe at 'fusty' Japan over South China Sea
The comment was a direct response to a Twitter remark on 'action that heightens tensions' by Japan's ambassador to the Philippines, Kazuhiko Koshikawa.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2021
Bangladeshi returnees from jobs overseas sink into debt amid glut of workers
By Naimul Karim and Mohammad Rakibul Hasan
The novel coronavirus has devastated the South Asian nation, which is one of the world's largest exporters of workers and the world's second largest supplier of clothing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2021
North Korean missile test: The start of a fresh cycle of provocations?
By Jesse Johnson
The fresh weapons test could put Washington in a tough spot as it prepares to brief allies in Tokyo and Seoul next week on a review of U.S. policy toward Pyongyang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2021
In India's tea estates, next generation of pickers want land, not jobs
By Roli Srivastava
In the green, undulating hills of eastern India that supply the world with Darjeeling tea, revolution is brewing as a new generation dreams of life beyond the confines and hardship of plantation work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2021
Agon Shu adheres to social distancing in Fire Rites Festival
A long procession of people dressed as yamabushi mountain priests makes its way into an amphitheater in the hills of eastern Kyoto to the sound of majestic symphonic music. This is how the Agon Shu Buddhist Association’s annual Fire Rites Festival always begins. But this year there were some very visible...

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2021
Manslaughter probes in Italy worsen AstraZeneca vaccine troubles
Two doctors and a nurse in Sicily were placed under investigation following the sudden death of a navy officer hours after he received the shot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2021
China lashes out at U.S. allies in bid to thwart Biden strategy
China's assertive response on the heels of a rare public dust-up with U.S. officials in Alaska last week shows Xi's government is digging in against international criticism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2021
AstraZeneca’s pain grows as U.S. questions beleaguered COVID-19 vaccine
By Marthe Fourcade and Suzi Ring
U.S. trial data showing the firm's shot to be highly effective was a welcome reprieve this week, but the good news lasted less than a day.

BUSINESS

BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Line data scandal highlights perils of storing information across borders
By Osamu Tsukimori
Concerns over Japan's national security have arisen because of the obligations of a Chinese affiliate under that country's National Intelligence Law.
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2021
Chip shortage makes repair of Renesas factory in Japan a national effort
By Yuki Furukawa and River Davis
The auto sector and chip manufacturing are among top export categories for the world's third-largest economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2021
Nintendo to use faster Nvidia chips in new 2021 Switch model
By Ian King and Takashi Mochizuki
The new version will support Deep Learning Super Sampling, a novel rendering technology that uses AI to deliver higher-fidelity graphics more efficiently.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2021
From pet food to video games: Inside Ryan Cohen's GameStop obsession
By Svea Herbst-Bayliss
Cohen is pursuing an against-the-odds transformation of the brick-and-mortar retailer into an e-commerce firm that can take on big-box retailers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021
Politically correct? Bond market steers clear of judgment calls.
By Tom Arnold, Simon Jessop and Karin Strohecker
For all the hype and billions of dollars globally pouring into investing based on ESG factors, it is a niche play in the sovereign bond market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2021
Bitcoin’s carbon footprint conveniently downplayed during rally
By Claire Ballentine and Vildana Hajric
The level of emissions, which have risen alongside a spike in Bitcoin's price, have grown by more than 40 million tons in the past two years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. trade chief Katherine Tai highlights China and climate in talks with Japan and France
In her call with Motegi, Tai voiced U.S. support for engagement on digital trade issues and participating in international forums.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
The U.S. must approach North Korea as it is
By Dan Depetris
For Pyongyang, a nuclear deterrent is inextricably linked to the regime's survival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
U.S. and China deviate from the diplomacy script
By Philip J. Cunningham
“Strong smell of gunpowder and drama” was the way Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian described the U.S-China meeting in Anchorage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
Who helps pay Amazon’s low-wage workers? Americans do.
By Timothy L. O'Brien and Nir Kaissar
Amazon can afford to lift its workers out of poverty, so why does it rely on taxpayers to fill in the blanks?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2021
When vaccination is a 'crime'
By Peter Singer
It is not difficult to think of something better than throwing away potentially life-saving vaccines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2021
Don’t forget the U.S.-Japan trade agreement
By Riley Walters
Not investing more in bilateral U.S.-Japan trade negotiations would be a mistake for both the Biden administration and Congress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2021
What can Japan do in a Taiwan-China clash?
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
In the “two-plus-two” meeting that took place last week, the Japanese and U.S. governments unequivocally called out China, highlighting the country's unilateral and unlawful attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific. Since then, there has been much debate on what this means for the region, especially in the context of Taiwan.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 24, 2021
Central League teams out to end Giants’ reign at top
By Jason Coskrey
The first of a two-part NPB preview beginning with the 2021 Central League.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2021
Naomi Osaka still searching for perfect schedule to aid in quest for more Grand Slam titles
'I've never thought of myself to be the type of player that would play week in and week out,' said Osaka. 'I personally get homesick quite often and it makes me kind of sad sometimes.'
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2021
Simona Halep on hunt for Grand Slam titles and Tokyo Olympic medal
World No. 3 Simona Halep said she is more interested in silverware than her ranking and will focus on the Grand Slams and the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 24, 2021
Nadeshiko Japan hero Homare Sawa to miss Tokyo Olympic torch relay
Homare Sawa, the most valuable player and top goal scorer of the World Cup in Germany, is dealing with a long-term condition affecting her inner ear and will not run in the relay.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Chinese fighters came within 30 meters of Japanese spy aircraft, Tokyo says
A Chinese JH-7 fighter jet makes an near an Air Self-Defense Force YS-11EB surveillance aircraft over the East China Sea this week in this image released Thursday.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
What Japanese politics could look like after Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who heads the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (center) waves to attendees as he departs after delivering a campaign speech in Yokohama on Sunday.
New IG Arena set to dial down temperature at Nagoya Basho, in a good way
With IG Arena getting glowing early reviews as the Nagoya Basho’s replacement venue, it may be a while before fans wax nostalgic about the Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium.
Once a niche, anime is now mainstream content for Netflix and other streaming services
Though Netflix remains the dominant choice globally for anime viewers, Amazon Prime Video has also invested heavily in anime, steadily adding titles to their catalogue.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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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