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JAPAN

JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 21, 2022
Foreign policy and security top Japan election agenda. But for how long?
By Jesse Johnson
With voters expressing worries over inflation and less than three weeks to go before the Upper House poll, there's plenty of time for the political winds to shift.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2022
As Japan's verdict on Shionogi's COVID pill nears, questions persist over efficacy
By Tomoko Otake
There have been calls for Japan to acquire more weapons against COVID-19, especially domestically produced ones, but medical experts are unsure of the drug's merits.
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JAPAN
Jun 21, 2022
Japan's Justice Ministry to propose shared parental authority after divorce
By Kanako Takahara
Under the system, parents would be able to jointly make major decisions for their child, such those related to health care and education.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 21, 2022
Ex-member of J-Pop group KAT-TUN found guilty of drug possession and use
Koki Tanaka 'seems highly addicted to illegal drugs,' Nagoya District Court presiding Judge Fumiaki Hiraki said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 21, 2022
Invasive rats spreading across Yamaguchi, damaging crops
The nutria, a kind of large rat native to South America, has expanded its habitat to almost all areas of the prefecture, with municipalities stepping up measures against the animal.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
China probes police over attack on women that stunned nation
The ruling party has repeatedly suppressed China's nascent #MeToo movement, viewing it as a vehicle for spreading liberal Western values.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
Red flags for forced labor found in China’s car battery supply chain
By Ana Swanson and Chris Buckley
The previously unreported connection between critical minerals and forced labor in Xinjiang could prove trouble for industries like the global auto sector, which relies heavily on China.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2022
China faces power supply risk despite surge in coal output
By Muyu Xu
Much of the new supply is of lower quality than before and burns more quickly in power stations.

WORLD

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WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 21, 2022
What to know about the COVID vaccine for little kids
By Melinda Wenner Moyer
An advisory panel to the Food and Drug Administration voted unanimously last week to recommend that the agency authorize the Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna vaccines for use in very young children.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2022
EU and China aim for talks in next few weeks, ambassador says
Relations between the two sides have soured since they signed a long-awaited investment treaty at the end of 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 21, 2022
Ukraine is poised to get backing of EU states on membership path
By Chiara Albanese, Samy Adghirni and Alberto Nardelli
Discussions are going in the right direction and Ukraine's candidate status is on track to be approved, according to an EU official.
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WORLD
Jun 21, 2022
Russian oil flows to Europe have quietly started creeping up
By Alaric Nightingale and Julian Lee
Europe’s resolve to stop buying Russian crude may be starting to ebb.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2022
Sumitomo Mitsui to take 10% stake in SBI Holdings, source says
The deal would mark another significant acquisition for Sumitomo Mitsui after a string of other deals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Thai market helps mobile payments firm join list of unicorns in Japan
By Takahiko Hyuga and Min Jeong Lee
Mobile payment gateway provider Opn Co. owes much of its success to its early entry into the Thai market in 2013.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. sanctions helped China supercharge its chipmaking industry
Nineteen of the world's 20 fastest-growing chip industry firms over the past four quarters, on average, hail from the world's No. 2 economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 21, 2022
Tax reform key for Japan’s ¥10 trillion startup push, says head of ruling party group
By Yuki Hagiwara, Emi Urabe and Yuko Takeo
The government is set to put together a five-year plan by the end of 2022 that will seek to increase money going to startups tenfold.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Nearly 1 in 4 European firms considering shifting out of China
The number of European firms reassessing their options was the highest proportion in the European Union Chamber of Commerce in China's survey in a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022
Surging energy prices force Japanese steel giant to revisit coal
By Masumi Suga
Nippon Steel's potential move to bolster its upstream presence underscores how inflation is making companies prioritize their short-term operational needs over longer-term emissions goals.

Opinion

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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 21, 2022
Ukraine war shows us the enemies of our friends are not always our enemies
By Yoichi Funabashi
It is impossible to cast the war in Ukraine as a black-and-white struggle between democracy and despotism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2022
U.S. monkeypox response repeats COVID-19 mistakes
By James Lawler and Richard Danzig
Health officials, with the monkeypox outbreak, are again failing to understand that a new epidemic may not take the same course as the last one.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 21, 2022
As China's nuclear weapons multiply, U.S. and Japan work on deterrence
By Ken Jimbo
Washington, together with Tokyo, has been urging Beijing to halt its arms ambitions, while at the same time boosting its nuclear umbrella in the region.

Sports

BASKETBALL
Jun 21, 2022
Washington Mystics' Rui Machida learning ropes in debut WNBA season
By Jason Coskrey
Japan's standout at the Tokyo Olympics is adjusting to the challenges of professional ball in the United States after making the move from the Fujitsu RedWave earlier this spring.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 21, 2022
Warriors celebrate championship with parade, champagne and ice cream
The players basked in the adoration of the crowd, with several of them leaving their buses to embrace delirious 'Dubs' fans under sunny skies clouded only by blasts of confetti.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 21, 2022
Nick Kyrgios becomes first to sign to Naomi Osaka's sports agency
The agency founded by the four-time Grand Slam champion touted the talented and controversial Australian as an 'icon' among Gen Z tennis fans.
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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