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JAPAN

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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021
Bureaucracy blunts impact of Japan's eased border controls
By Kanako Takahara
While lauded by companies and students as a step towards access to Japan, the easing of travel rules may not be as good as it sounds.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2021
Why Japan won't say the coronavirus is transmissible over long distances
By Osamu Tsukimori
There is a growing scientific consensus that the virus is more airborne than many originally thought, but the government claims the jury is still out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Nov 8, 2021
Geologists hope pumice stones drifting off Okinawa will reveal nature's secrets
The stones have previously helped researchers understand the currents and countercurrents that flow south of Japan.
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JAPAN / Science & Health / Regional voices: Chubu
Nov 8, 2021
Parents and children in Japan unaware HPV vaccines are available for free
In Japan, about 11,000 women mainly in their 20s through 40s suffer from cervical cancer every year, of which about 2,800 die from the disease.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
China deems people almost a kilometer apart as ‘close contacts’
The definition of a close contact is getting broader in China, where authorities hunting down every potential COVID-19 infection.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
China uses fake U.S. aircraft carrier for missile target practice
By Iain Marlow
New satellite imagery of a Chinese range in a remote western desert indicates the People's Liberation Army is focused on neutralizing a key tool of U.S. power.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
What’s in a name? For the Koreans of Sakhalin, an anguished history.
By Anton Troianovski
Stranded for decades on the island, some bear three names, Japanese, Russian and Korean, representing different historical chapters. Now, many are planning their return.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021
South Korea to purchase 70,000 courses of new Pfizer COVID-19 pill
Pfizer has said trial results showed that its Paxlovid pill reduced by 89% the risk of hospitalization or death in some patients.

WORLD

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WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2021
Biden's democracy summit: Problematic invite list casts shadow on impact
Rights advocates are questioning whether the virtual Democracy summit can push world leaders who are invited, some accused of harboring authoritarian tendencies, to take meaningful action.
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WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2021
Protesters expose the stark reality of climate progress at COP26
By Akshat Rathi
The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree with: The progress is still not enough to avoid catastrophe.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 8, 2021
SoftBank Vision Fund posts a record loss as Coupang shares fall
The plunging value of some investments and a tech sector crackdown by Chinese regulators have pushed the business into the red.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2021
BOJ policymakers stress need to keep easy policy on weak inflation
While rising energy and food costs are pushing up prices in Japan, inflation remains well below the bank's 2% target.
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BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021
World’s top chipmakers provide data to U.S. as deadline arrives
By Debby Wu
Washington's request sparked controversies in both Taiwan and South Korea, with some fearing the U.S. is demanding that companies hand over trade secrets.
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BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021
Twitter has spoken: Elon Musk should sell $21 billion Tesla stake
By Dana Hull and Ryan Beene
A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users — 58% — said they'd support a sale in a Twitter poll that Musk launched Saturday.

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2021
What's behind the greening of the Kremlin?
By Sergei Guriev
President Vladimir Putin recently announced Russia aims to become carbon neutral by 2060 — 10 years after the United States and the European Union but at the same time as China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2021
Hey, Elon: We made a $6 billion plan to end world hunger
By Amanda Little
In the coming decades, what we eat and how we grow it will change radically, and we need everyone onboard — the U.N. and Elon Musk alike — to fund the shift to sustainability.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Nov 8, 2021
What Japan needs to change to better prepare for the next pandemic
By Edo Naito
COVID-19 won't be the last deadly contagion to strike Japan. Here are six things the government can do right now to ensure it can respond better when the next crisis strikes.

Sports

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SOCCER
Nov 8, 2021
High-flying West Ham ends Liverpool's record unbeaten run
West Ham United validated its place in the Premier League by outmuscling Liverpool for a memorable 3-2 victory at a rocking London Stadium on Sunday.
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TENNIS
Nov 8, 2021
Inaugural Billie Jean King Cup draws mixed reviews from players and fans
Sloane Stevens described the tournament as a 'work in progress.'
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TENNIS
Nov 8, 2021
Novak Djokovic focuses on positives after winning Paris Masters
'I'm not regretting it, really. I'm not spending days suffering because I didn't take the calendar slam this year.'
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 8, 2021
Tokyo Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins NYC marathon
Jepchirchir is the first athlete to pick up Olympic gold and win the New York Marathon in the same year.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 8, 2021
Jaguars' Josh Allen torments Bills' Josh Allen in upset victory
Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Josh Allen recorded a sack, an interception and a fumble recovery off Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, an odd twist to the Jags' 9-6 upset on Sunday.

COMMUNITY

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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 8, 2021
Read the Air guides firms to sustainable ways
By Joe Muntal
Name: Trista Bridges
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COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Nov 8, 2021
Forty years of empowering women in Japan
By Kathryn Wortley
In the 40 years since its inception, FEW Japan has gone from serving a specific subset of non-Japanese women in the country to broadening its scope to help all women living here.
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.
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.
Air India crash report to offer peek into last seconds
Members of the Indian Army's engineering arm prepare to remove the wreckage of an Air India aircraft in Ahmedabad on June 14.
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.
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.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.

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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

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