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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2021
Facing intraparty obstacles, Ishiba wrestles with role in LDP election
By Jesse Johnson and Satoshi Sugiyama
The former defense chief has long had ambitions to become prime minister, but his fraught relationship with the LDP could block his way — and change the race for everyone else.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
South Korea joins elite club with test of sub-launched ballistic missile
By Jesse Johnson
South Korea joined an exclusive group last week, becoming only the eighth country — and sole non-nuclear nation — to successfully test-fire a submarine-launched ballistic missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
Myanmar shadow government calls for revolt against military rule
By Ed Davies
Comprised of members in exile or in hiding, Myanmar's National Unity Government has declared a state of emergency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
India 'prepares for the worst' ahead of possible COVID-19 third wave
By Krishna N. Das
New Delhi's premier Sir Ganga Ram Hospital and several others ran so short of oxygen that many patients in the capital suffocated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
Chinese social media site suspends K-pop fan accounts
By Tiffany May
Beijing is concerned that the quest for online attention and celebrity adulation is poisoning the minds of the country's youth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
North Korea elevates key player in country's missile program to ruling party's powerful presidium
In recent years Pak Jong Chon was promoted to a full four-star army general, led the military as chief of the general staff of the army, and made prominent appearances alongside Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021
Curtain divides male and female students as Afghan universities reopen
What happens in universities and schools is being closely watched by foreign powers, who want the Islamist militant movement to respect the rights of women.

WORLD

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2021
Two years on, forest pact's 'good intentions' do little to protect Amazon
By Fabio Teixeira and Anastasia Moloney
Pledges have remained largely unfulfilled, with scant evidence of up-and-running forest protection and restoration efforts as a direct result of the pact, critics say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2021
U.N. summit urged to prioritize adaptation as 'climate emergency' intensifies
By Megan Rowling
More than a decade after rich countries pledged to put funding for adaptation and emissions reductions on an equal basis, the adaptation share remains stubbornly low.

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021
Deutsche Telekom lifts T-Mobile U.S. stake in Softbank swap deal
By Tim Kelly and Douglas Busvine
The deal will make SoftBank the second-largest shareholder of the German telecommunication giant.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021
Japan's top business lobby makes case for eased entry restrictions
By Magdalena Osumi
Keidanren has presented to Suga proposals on relaxed quarantines, opening the border to vaccinated individuals and the domestic use of vaccine passports.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2021
Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas and aid older population
By Shiho Takezawa
The government has earmarked about u00a56 billion ($55 million) for developing autonomous-driving services this fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2021
BOJ needs realistic price goal to avoid endless stimulus, ex-deputy governor says
It's doubtful that a strong yen would deal a big blow to Japanese businesses as it did in the wake of the global financial crisis, Hirohide Yamaguchi said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 7, 2021
Nintendo, Keyence and Murata to join Nikkei in radical overhaul
Nisshinbo Holdings Inc., Toyo Seikan Group Holdings and Sky Perfect JSAT Holdings Inc. will be removed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021
Bitcoin faces biggest test as El Salvador makes it legal tender
By Ezra Fieser and Michael McDonald
The country bought 400 bitcoins ahead of the rollout, with a market value of about $20 million at current prices.

Opinion

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2021
The case for stronger Russia sanctions
By Anders Aslund
The Crimea sanctions have had the intended economic effect. Whereas Central and Eastern Europe's GDP has grown by 3% to 5% per year since 2014, Russia's has stagnated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2021
Climate card isn’t China’s ace in the hole with the U.S.
By Brad Glosserman
It's in Beijing's own interest to work with the United States on climate. China is already profoundly affected by climate change and the impacts will only get worse.

Sports

Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2021
Losing is bad enough, but it now comes with death threats, tennis players say
By Steve Keating
Several players at this year's U.S. Open have said that online abuse is now part of sport.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 7, 2021
Jean-Paul Belmondo, magnetic star of the French New Wave, dies at 88
By Rick Lyman
He was compared to Marlon Brando and James Dean for his portrayals of tough, alienated characters, most memorably in Godard's “Breathless.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 7, 2021
Michael K. Williams, Omar from ‘The Wire’ actor, is dead at 54
By Matthew Haag and Annie Correal
Williams, who also starred in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country,” was best known for his role as Omar Little in the David Simon HBO series.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

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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