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JAPAN

JAPAN
Apr 14, 2021
UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022
The UAE is using its space program to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2021
Suga-Biden summit offers chance to hash out a plan on China
By Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
Although the summit will be largely symbolic, it'll also be a chance to cement a unified stance on China — or at least clarify how far they're willing to go together.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2021
Organizers celebrate 100 days until problem-plagued Tokyo Games
By Ryusei Takahashi
Countless controversial elements regarding restrictions on spectator attendance and the priority vaccination of competing athletes, among others, remain undecided.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 14, 2021
Could North Korea rain missiles on Suga and Biden's parade?
By Jesse Johnson
Pyongyang could conduct a missile test or unveil a new weapon as it marks a key anniversary and seeks to force itself back to the top of the U.S.-Japan agenda.

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2021
China says U.S. raising Taiwan tension with Biden-backed visit
By Samson Ellis and Jing Li
'Such a meeting is not helpful for improving cross-strait ties and stabilizing the cross-strait region,” said a spokesman for the Beijing office that handles matters related to Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2021
New Zealand introduces climate change law for financial firms in world first
'We simply cannot get to net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 unless the financial sector knows what impact their investments are having on the climate,' the minister for climate change said.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2021
Could Germany get a Green chancellor? It's within the party's reach.
A Greens chancellor is still only an outside chance after a Sept. 26 federal election, but the party has grown into a formidable force.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 14, 2021
Biden scrambles to create Plan B on LGBT rights as Equality Act meets resistance
Biden vowed on the campaign trail to pass a law protecting LGBTQ Americans from discrimination within his first 100 days in office.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
Facebook’s new target in the misinformation war: Fake news about climate change
By Kurt Wagner
Climate change has emerged as a key priority in Facebook's quest to stomp out misinformation, an effort that involves policing user posts while simultaneously defending free speech.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2021
Vaccine blood-clot side effect puts focus on immune reaction
By Robert Langreth and John Lauerman
Health officials are exploring whether and how an immune reaction may occur in people who have received vaccines made by AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
Cows join carbon market in quest to curb planet-warming burps
By Agnieszka de Sousa
Livestock farming accounts for about 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions, largely from cows, sheep and other ruminants that emit methane.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2021
After another police shooting, Biden urges calm. Activists want answers.
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs and Katie Rogers
After U.S. President Joe Biden abandoned a campaign promise to establish a police oversight commission during his first 100 days in office, administration officials have provided few details about how far he will go to combat racism in policing.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Workers need to make space for robots, South Korean minister says
By Jeong-Ho Lee and Sam Kim
While people will have to increase their adaptability to work in a fast-changing high-tech environment, policymakers will also need to play their part, the minister said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021
Toshiba CEO's exit raises doubts over buyout offers
By Yuki Furukawa and Takashi Mochizuki
The decision came as factions within the firm mounted resistance to a preliminary buyout offer from CVC Capital Partners — where outgoing chief Nobuaki Kurumatani previously worked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2021
Nomura tightens hedge fund financing after Archegos collapse
By Cathy Chan and Takashi Nakamichi
The restrictions include curbing leverage for some clients previously granted exceptions to margin financing limits, one person familiar with the situation said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Skyrocketing metal prices threaten affordability of electric cars
Lithium, the mainstay for rechargeable power packs used in EVs, is roaring back after a three-year slump in prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Treasury traders seek moment of truth from Japan’s life insurers
By Chikafumi Hodo and Chikako Mogi
With combined assets equivalent to $3.6 trillion, and one-quarter of this in foreign securities, even minor shifts in Japanese insurer allocations can impact markets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2021
Chinese students pay agents $12,000 for inside track to Wall Street
The practice has a growing number of detractors, who are questioning whether it's fair or good for the industry to give another leg up to the well-heeled.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
Myanmar’s young demand their future
By Achim Steiner
In 1950, Myanmar's per capita income was higher than that of Malaysia or Thailand. Military rule turned it from one of the most promising economies in Asia into one of its worst performers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
Biden offers false hope to sell his Afghanistan surrender
By Eli Lake
The Taliban announced it will not participate in peace talks in Turkey. That means the U.S. will be leaving Afghanistan's government to fend for itself in the midst of a civil war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
The FDA’s caution on the J&J vaccine is a costly mistake
By Karl W. Smith
The FDA acted after blood clots were observed in less than one in a million people who have received the J&J vaccine. COVID-19 has already killed 1,712 out of every million Americans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
How pandemics change the course of history
By Stephen Mihm
When COVID-19 first arrived last year, everyone’s go-to historical parallel was the 1918 influenza pandemic. Precisely because it was so fleeting, it’s hard to find evidence that it caused a sweeping reorientation of everyday life. In its wake, most people simply forgot what happened. Other global...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021
Yemen faces public health catastrophe from war and pandemic
By Cesar Chelala
The United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs noted that the conflict in the country has claimed some 233,000 lives over a six year period.

Sports

SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 14, 2021
Takakeisho rises to top of sumo's depth chart
By John Gunning
With age and momentum on his side, the burly ozeki has what it takes to add to his two Emperor's Cup titles over the next several years.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 14, 2021
Italy approves opening stadium to fans at 25% capacity for Euros
Italy's government will allow fans to attend matches at this year's European Championship in Rome's Olympic Stadium with at least 25% capacity, the country's soccer federation (FIGC) said in a statement on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 14, 2021
Seishu Hatake nearly tosses shutout to lead Giants past Dragons
By Jason Coskrey
Seishu Hatake lamented the fact he couldn't pitch until the end of the Yomiuri Giants' game against the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 14, 2021
B. League to expand top division to 24 clubs from 2022-23 season
By Kaz Nagatsuka
Japan's pro men's circuit said it would continue promoting teams to the B1 in order to reduce the continued financial impact of the coronavirus pandemic.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2021
‘Ride or Die’: A wild road trip worth taking
By Mark Schilling
Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato deliver committed performances in Netflix's new emotional and sexually explicit drama about two women on the run after killing a man.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2021
‘Blue’: Not your typical underdog story
By James Hadfield
Kenichi Matsuyama plays a fighter on a losing streak in Keisuke Yoshida's “Blue,” a boxing drama that finds nobility in failure.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 14, 2021
Indonesian singer Rainych Ran goes viral amid an online city pop renaissance
By Patrick St. Michel
Rainych Ran's take in Japanese on American singer Doja Cat's chart-topping “Say So” became a hit partially because music from the 1980s is currently enjoying a YouTube-powered revival.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Rare vintage shots and first-time shows at TOP’s 30th anniversary
The museum's curators selected a wide array of works from the archives for the milestone exhibitions. Among other photos, Nobuyoshi Araki's work from the series "Winter Journey" (1990) was included in the "Continuity and Change" exhibition that concluded in June.
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.

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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