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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2021
Four vie to lead Japan's CDP after election disappointment
By Eric Johnston
Whether or not to cooperate with the Japanese Communist Party will be a top issue for the next leader of the nation's top opposition party.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2021
Security revamp and passenger awareness urged after train attacks
By Rob Gilhooly
While such crimes are rare in Japan, the copycat nature of the most recent attack has led to calls for further safety measures on trains and other public transportation.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes enter air defense zone
By Hyonhee Shin
Moscow doesn't recognize the zone, while Beijing said that all countries should have freedom of movement there.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 19, 2021
U.S. is ‘considering’ diplomatic boycott of Beijing Olympics, Biden says
By Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Pressure has been growing to hold China accountable for human rights abuses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
India’s Modi says government will scrap farm laws that fueled massive protests
The move marks the biggest step back by the prime minister since he assumed power in 2014.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
Hong Kong under pressure to track residents like China to open mainland border
By Kari Soo Lindberg and Iain Marlow
City leaders have struggled to find a tracking system that both convinces Beijing to the unlock the border and avoids triggering a public backlash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021
First known COVID-19 case was vendor at Wuhan market, scientist claims
By Benjamin Mueller, Chris Buckley and Carl Zimmer
The report will revive the debate over whether the pandemic started with a spillover from wildlife sold at the market, a leak from a Wuhan virology lab or some other way.

WORLD

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WORLD
Nov 19, 2021
Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university
By Stine Jacobsen and Kirsty Needham
Concerns about China's fusion of military and civilian technology have grown in recent years.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Unspoken U.S. aim at Iran nuclear talks may be winning Chinese and Russian support
By Arshad Mohammed and John Irish
One way to pressure Iran to rejoin the original pact or accept another arrangement would be to persuade Beijing and Moscow that Tehran, not Washington, is the obstacle, diplomats said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2021
18,000 still stranded as floods threaten to be Canada's costliest natural disaster
Estimates suggest insured losses will far exceed the CA$3.6 billion caused by wildfires that hit Alberta's oil-producing region of Fort McMurray in 2016.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2021
Brazil's Amazon deforestation hits 15-year high, undercutting state pledge
Brazil's space research agency, INPE, recorded 13,235 square kilometers of deforestation in the world's largest rainforest, an area nearly 17 times the size of New York City.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2021
A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us
By Jeffrey Dastin and Chris Kirkham
The company now makes the data it collects on U.S. customers available upon request failing to defeat a measure requiring such disclosures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2021
Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant
By Ed Ludlow, Siddharth Philip and River Davis
The plant would be the latest in a string of announcements by major automakers preparing to pivot toward full electrification.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Japan stimulus swells to record, but analysts say it amounts to 'pork-barrel spending'
By Kazuaki Nagata
While the stimulus package covers a range of policies and includes help for a battered health care system, many economists have raised doubts over whether it will shore up the economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021
Biden's overture to Asian oil consumers serves warning to OPEC+
By Timothy Gardner
'The strategy here seems like not only a response to the alleged rebuffing of the presidential requests, but also a deliberate threat,' one analyst said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2021
Japan inflation shows continued pulse as gas prices surge
By Toru Fujioka and Yoshiaki Nohara
Soaring commodity prices amid supply chain bottlenecks and a weaker yen are squeezing many Japanese businesses, which are facing the strongest cost pressure in four decades.

Opinion

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2021
COP26 agreement falls short of lofty expectations
The final COP26 agreement is a disappointment and was considerably diminished from drafts circulated only days before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2021
Japan’s media fail to agree on weight of Biden-Xi summit
By Kuni Miyake
Japan has been traumatized from the humiliating experience of the 1972 Nixon-China visit and has since fretted about Washington's intentions regarding Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 19, 2021
Rupert Murdoch has the power if he wants Trump to move on
By Timothy L. O'Brien
To get Trump and his cultists to change their stripes, Murdoch could stop allowing some of Fox's most influential anchors and broadcasters to spew poisonous talking points.

Sports

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2021
Buffaloes and Swallows make final preparations ahead of Japan Series showdown
By Jason Coskrey
There was only one team in NPB with a worse record over the past two seasons combined than the Orix Buffaloes: the Yakult Swallows. Now they'll square off for a championship.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 19, 2021
Angels' Shohei Ohtani named American League MVP
By Jason Coskrey
Ohtani becomes the first Japanese player to win an MVP award since Ichiro Suzuki in 2001
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021
WTA threatens to pull out of tournaments in China over Peng Shuai
By Tony Munroe
Former Tennis doubles world number one Peng Shuai has not been seen or heard from publicly since Nov 2.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021
China can’t censor away growing anger over athlete’s #MeToo accusation
By Steven Lee Myers and Alexandra Stevenson
Peng Shuai's case is the first #MeToo accusation leveled against someone within the highest ranks of power in China.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 19, 2021
Alexander Zverev sets up semi-final clash with Novak Djokovic
World number two Daniil Medvedev struggled past Jannik Sinner to also punch his ticket to the semi-finals.

LIFE

LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 19, 2021
Be active in discussions about crime by mastering the passive voice
By Tadasu Takahashi
With news about train-related crime appearing in broadcasts, we look at the basic structure of talking about victims and perpetrators.

CULTURE

CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 19, 2021
Yoasobi, NiziU, BiSH and KAT-TUN to sing in the new year on 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'
By Patrick St. Michel
According to NHK's official site, this year's theme is “Colorful” to represent the program's mission to bring “color” to the lives of people during COVID-19 and highlight Japan's diversity.
CULTURE / Music
Nov 19, 2021
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu: The reluctant icon?
By Patrick St. Michel
For the better part of a 10-year career, the performer's aesthetic defined Japan's pop culture. Her latest album, “Candy Racer,” marks a fresh start.
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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