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JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021
In Japan, anti-vaccine movement threatens to make widespread hesitancy worse
By Tomohiro Osaki
“Zero-risk worship” in Japan has made experts concerned about the impact that a fringe community of outspoken vaccine opponents could have on the public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2021
Senior Japanese defense official says democracies must back up Taiwan and stand up to China
By Jesse Johnson
The state minister of defense has suggested that Japan, the U.S. and other countries re-examine their decisions to follow the “One China” policy that recognizes Beijing instead of Taipei.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021
Arrivals from Indonesia and Uganda to face stricter quarantine on entering Japan
By Magdalena Osumi
A six-day quarantine at a government-designated facility has been stipulated after a rise in new cases of the more transmissible delta variant.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021
In a scarred Hong Kong, 'beautiful things are gone'
By Jessie Pang and Yik Lam
People who want a democratic future are regrouping behind an invisible front line: The memory of what happened in 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021
ASEAN missing from G7-backed push to protect 30% of nature by 2030
By Michael Taylor
Pledges will fall short of their goal unless biodiversity-rich Southeast Asian nations get behind the ambitious proposal, environmentalists have warned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 29, 2021
China's ruling Communist Party censors its past as centenary nears
By David Stanway
President Xi Jinping has spearheaded a campaign against 'historical nihilism,' defined as any attempt to use the past to question the party's leading role.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021
Delta variant outbreak sees once-envied Australia losing its luster
By Shamsiya Hussainpoor and Jason Scott
Prime Minister Scott Morrison's balancing act of keeping Australians safe and the economy open is becoming increasingly precarious as the outbreak worsens.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021
Ghosn accomplices 'deeply regret' helping him escape Japan
By Reed Stevenson and River Davis
By pleading guilty and showing remorse, the Taylors appear to be seeking a speedy sentencing and reduced sentence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021
China's bitcoin crackdown sparks fears of dirtier cryptomining
By Beh Lih Yi and Umberto Bacchi
By cutting off access to China's power grid, with its plentiful supply of affordable renewable energy, the new restrictions could push miners toward dirtier sources of electricity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2021
SoftBank pulls the plug on its flagship Pepper 'humanoid' robot
By Takahiko Hyuga and Pavel Alpeyev
The u00a5198,000 robot was a project Masayoshi Son once personally championed as a symbol of his conglomerate's ambitions in AI and technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2021
Beware of ‘ESG bubble,’ says ex-chair of world’s biggest pension fund
By Emi Urabe, Gearoid Reidy and Shoko Oda
Eiji Hirano says the Government Pension Investment Fund needs to 'think about how to analyze if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardize ESG.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2021
Eye-popping returns lure hedge funds to neglected Japanese startups
By Bei Hu
The moves are being driven by surging share prices of startups that went public in recent years, along with renewed government efforts to promote digitalization and entrepreneurship.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2021
Nissan’s Chinese battery partner plans U.K. project ‘very soon’
The firm may announce an agreement with Envision Group to upgrade a battery factory in Sunderland, England, as soon as this week, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Opinion

COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 29, 2021
Why Taiwan is more important than ever to the Japan-U.S. relationship
By Masaya Inoue
The first reference to Taiwan in a joint statement in half a century shows that Tokyo is under pressure to play an active role in diplomacy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
Will geopolitics pick the green tech winners?
By Brad Glosserman
If the goal is net-zero globally by 2050, then mineral inputs would be six times greater in 2040 than they are today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100
By Stephen R. Nagy
China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021
A global model to tackle violence against women
By Antonio Guterres
In twelve countries tracked by the U.N., the number of cases of violence against women and girls increased 83% from 2019 to 2020, and cases reported to the police grew by 64%.

Sports

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SOCCER
Jun 29, 2021
Complacent France pays price for lacking team factor
By Simon Evans
'The best team deserves to go to the next round and tonight that is the Swiss,' said former France midfielder Patrick Vieira after a night to forget for Les Bleus.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2021
Switzerland beats France on penalties to reach Euro 2020 quarters
'We showed courage, heart, we left everything out there. When you come back from two goals down against the world champions it is just unbelievable,' said Swiss goalkeeper Yann Sommer.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2021
Kevin Durant headlines U.S. men's roster for Tokyo Olympics
The Nets forward was Team USA's leading scorer at both the 2016 Rio Games and 2012 London Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 29, 2021
Gary Bettman says time running out on NHL participation at Beijing Games
The NHL hopes to settle the matter of whether or not its players will participate in the Olympics before the league's 2021-22 schedule is finalized and announced prior to next month's draft.
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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