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JAPAN
Jun 22, 2021
One month out, Tokyo Olympics enter 'full delivery phase'
By Ryusei Takahashi
In the Olympics, 339 gold medals will be up for grabs across 33 sports, including five competitions making their Olympic debut or being reintroduced to the event.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2021
Olympic pin collectors lament loss of trading chances in Tokyo
By Sakura Murakami
Mostly produced by media and sponsors and given to their staff, the rarest badges can fetch hundreds of dollars on auction websites.
JAPAN
Jun 22, 2021
Japan to relax quarantine measures for travelers from certain areas
By Magdalena Osumi
The government has begun to loosen its quarantine measures for travelers from several American states, including New York, as well as countries in Europe and the Middle East.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2021
Myanmar anti-junta militia vows to take on army in a major city
Groups of opponents of the coup known as people's defense forces have sprung up across Myanmar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 22, 2021
Hong Kong court upholds decision for no jury at first national security trial
The decision to deny a trial by jury to the first person charged under a new national security law marks a departure from the global financial hub's common law tradition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 22, 2021
North Korea ridicules U.S. hopes for talks as allies rethink approach
By Josh Smith
Kim Yo Jong, the sister of leader Kim Jong Un, said the United States appears to be interpreting signals from Pyongyang in a way that would lead to disappointment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2021
Philippines' Duterte threatens those who refuse the COVID-19 vaccine with jail
If implemented, Duterte's threat could be among the severest measures to boost inoculations in a nation where majority are unsure of or reject vaccines.

WORLD

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WORLD
Jun 22, 2021
Delta variant gains steam in undervaccinated U.S. counties
The ongoing spread of the variant in pockets of low vaccine uptake are troubling because they create more opportunities for the virus to thrive and mutate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. Navy ships close to getting interceptors that could stop an ICBM
By Tony Capaccio
The new missile is being developed jointly with Japan. Congress in 2019 cleared the sale to Japan of as many as 73 of the new version in a potential $3.2 billion sale.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2021
Can we be friends? Dating apps say sex isn't everything in a post-pandemic world
Amorous entanglements aren't uppermost in the minds of many people emerging from long periods of pandemic isolation. Instead, they crave the friendships and social groups.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2021
Iran vote points to hard-line goal of long-term power
By Parisa Hafezi and John Irish
Recent election results effectively bring all arms of the state under the control of hardliners suspicious of the West, analysts and officials say.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 22, 2021
Nvidia hedges against crypto hangover with chips just for miners
By Ian King
Nvidia's extreme action is one result of the rising influence of cryptocurrencies, touching on the retail market, the environment and the worlds of finance and technology.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2021
Carlos Ghosn looms over Nissan annual meeting years after arrest
By River Davis
Shareholders at the automaker's annual meeting Tuesday repeatedly questioned executives about the events surrounding Ghosn's 2018 arrest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2021
World’s biggest stock owner grapples with a child labor dilemma
By Leanne de Bassompierre and Lars Erik Taraldsen
As ethical matters take center stage, the world's biggest investors are navigating gray areas and trying to figure out the best way to engage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 22, 2021
Japan needs billions now to stem chip decline, top adviser warns
By Yuki Furukawa and Yoshiaki Nohara
The country must contribute at least u00a51 trillion toward chip development this fiscal year and trillions more after that to help revive its national industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2021
U.S. employers wrestle with COVID-19 vaccine requirements in regulatory 'hairball'
By Tom Hals
Monitoring the vaccination status of staff members may require identifying those who got a COVID-19 shot with badges or bracelets, raising discrimination issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2021
Asia’s richest man says ‘no option’ but to make businesses green
By P R Sanjai and Debjit Chakraborty
Mukesh Ambani says he plans to transform each of the units under Reliance Industries Ltd. to create a sustainable business model.

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2021
Face masks were a booming business. Until they weren’t.
By Brooke Sutherland
Face masks were the most ubiquitous visual symbol of the COVID-19 pandemic, but they're fading from sight as more and more people get vaccinated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2021
With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water
By Brahma Chellaney
Giant dams damage ecosystems, drive freshwater species to extinction, cause deltas to retreat and often emit more greenhouse gases than fossil-fuel power plants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2021
Lessons from a half century ago can shape thinking about alliances today
By Brad Glosserman
Closing this gap is natural and proper. It would be unnatural and dangerous for the U.S. to continue to monopolize wealth and power more than a half century after the end of World War II.

Sports

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SOCCER
Jun 22, 2021
Hajime Moriyasu looks to Europe-based players for Olympic soccer success
By Dan Orlowitz
Half of Japan's 18-man squad for the Tokyo Games are based overseas, adding experience to a team hoping to win its first-ever gold medal when the postponed event kicks off next month.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2021
Filmmaker Naomi Kawase eager to improve WJBL's reach as new chair
By Kaz Nagatsuka
The award-winning director is among seven women appointed to the Women's Japan Basketball League's expanded board as it seeks to capitalize on basketball's rising popularity in the country.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 22, 2021
Nets' Kevin Durant and James Harden commit to Olympic team: report
The pair would become the biggest stars on what is shaping up to be a star-laden team.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 22, 2021
Raiders' Carl Nassib becomes first active NFL player to come out as gay
His announcement, which comes during Pride month, was greeted with support from the league and his team, which praised his courage.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 22, 2021
Jon Rahm takes over No. 1 world golf ranking
Rahm briefly held the spot twice in 2020, after winning the Memorial and after tying for 13th at the PGA Championship.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 22, 2021
Athlete return could lead to easier travel for vaccinated Australians
By Nick Mulvenney
Australia's delegation of about 480 athletes and more than 500 officials and media will be forced into mandatory hotel quarantine for 14 days when they get back from Tokyo.
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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