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JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2021
Hip-hop is getting a bad rap this summer
By Patrick St. Michel
After footage of unmasked, crowded rap fans at a festival spread online, mainstream news outlets zeroed in on hip-hop itself.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2021
In LDP race, divided factions and empowered junior lawmakers make election a toss-up
By Satoshi Sugiyama
Unlike last year, when a majority of the party's prominent factions swiftly banded together to back Yoshihide Suga, most factions are divided over who to support.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2021
With Aso’s blessing, vaccine chief Taro Kono officially joins the LDP race
By Satoshi Sugiyama
At a packed news conference on Friday, Kono touched on his achievements as the minister in charge of administrative reform and the vaccine rollout.
JAPAN / Politics / The LDP's game of thrones
Sep 10, 2021
What to watch once official campaigning begins in the LDP race
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
While previous presidential elections have subscribed to a typical formula, this year's vote will be anything but dull.
JAPAN / Politics / View from Osaka
Sep 10, 2021
Who you gonna call?: Parties with Osaka roots sad to see Suga go
By Eric Johnston
With the upcoming change in LDP leadership, Nippon Ishin no Kai may lose its direct line to the Prime Minister's Office at a crucial time in Kansai politics.
JAPAN / Politics / The LDP's game of thrones
Sep 10, 2021
The outliers hoping to be heard in the LDP election
By Michael MacArthur Bosack
While the race front-runners are clear, don't count these names out

ASIA PACIFIC

Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021
'Tiger on my farm': Indian coal mining hub brings new dangers for villagers
By Roli Srivastava
With a dense population of 1.3 billion, India is vulnerable to human-animal conflict as people encroach on wildlife habitats.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021
South Korea's 'Gen MZ' leads rush into the 'metaverse'
By Joori Roh
The metaverse may be a futuristic prospect for most of the world, but it's increasingly a reality in South Korea.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021
Xi's reforms revisit China's socialist roots while tightening his grip on power
By Yew Lun Tian
Since taking office, China's leader has targeted corruption, eliminated space for dissent and reasserted Communist Party power across all aspects of society.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021
ASEAN chair Brunei shares views on bloc’s prospects
By Asean-Japan Centre
The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovernmental organization established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in 1981, serving as a bridge between the two parties for 40 years. It has been promoting exports from ASEAN member states to Japan while revitalizing investment...

BUSINESS

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021
Toyota cuts production forecast by 300,000 cars on COVID-19 and chips shortage
By River Davis
The world's No. 1 automaker is adjusting production in September and reviewing plans for October, while sticking to its forecast for operating profit of u00a52.5 trillion for the fiscal year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021
SoftBank keeps up borrowing spree before bond repayments
By Ayai Tomisawa
SoftBank is having one of its busiest years ever in global issuance markets, and raised more than $7 billion in a debt offering across dollars and euros in June.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2021
Rebellious Tokyo bars flout virus measure requests
By Toru Fujioka
Bars and eateries account for about 17% of Japan's COVID-19-related bankruptcies, the most among any industry group, research shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 10, 2021
What Xi means by ‘disorderly capital’ is a $1.5 trillion question
The slogan, like 'common prosperity,” is among several Xi-isms feeding concerns that China is tilting away from free markets.

Opinion

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2021
Europe’s military presence highlights Asia’s importance
European military forces have an expanding presence in Asia, a recognition of the ever-larger role the Indo-Pacific has assumed in their governments' strategic calculations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 10, 2021
A crippling blow to the global 'war on terror'
By Brahma Chellaney
The U.S. has come full circle by ceding control of Afghanistan to the same organization that gave Osama bin Laden the base from which to plot the 9/11 attacks.

Sports

SUMO
Sep 10, 2021
Door open for Terunofuji to celebrate yokozuna ascension with Emperor’s Cup at Autumn Basho
By John Gunning
It was impossible not to marvel at how Terunofuji fought through the pain and reached the pinnacle of sumo's violent and harsh world while practically held together with duct tape.
SOCCER / WE LEAGUE
Sep 10, 2021
Japan's ambitious WE League aims to empower in historic first season
By Dan Orlowitz
Japan's first professional women's soccer league will launch on Sunday with the goals of promoting gender equality and raising the country's level of play.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2021
Lionel Messi passes Pele for South American record with hat trick
His 77th, 78th and 79th goals marked his seventh hat trick for the national side and lifted him two above Pele on the South American scoring charts.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2021
King & Prince eye J-pop’s throne
By ronald taylor
The Johnny's boy band explores English lyrics on its third album, “Re:Sense,' and embraces showing the more personal sides of its members on social media.
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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