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Rugby
Jun 14, 2021
Rugby World Cup star Ayumu Goromaru has no regrets about retirement
Former international fullback Ayumu Goromaru, one of the stars of Japan's 2015 Rugby World Cup campaign, said Monday he had "no regrets" and "felt refreshed" following his retirement from the sport.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2021
Alzheimer’s drug furor highlights U.S. health system’s failures
The FDA didn't deny that the clinical-trial evidence was poor. It simply ignored that problem and used different reasoning to grant the drug 'accelerated approval.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 14, 2021
Okinawa activists fear land-purchase bill will hit anti-base movement
Residents are asking the government to provide an explanation as to why the legislation is necessary.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 14, 2021
In Japan, families hit by COVID-19 struggle to care for infected children
Some have to rely on food delivery services to survive, while some children are missing school or kindergarten for over a month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2021
Airlines plan to plow billions into flying taxis
Flying taxis have moved a step closer to becoming a fixture buzzing across the world’s urban skyscapes after startups in the U.K. and Brazil made commercial breakthroughs and a closely watched effort was unveiled in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2021
Myanmar junta to start Aung San Suu Kyi’s first trial since February coup
Suu Kyi and former President Win Myint, who have been in detention since the Feb. 1 coup and face multiple charges, are expected to testify in person at a special court.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2021
With Trump gone, NATO wages war on climate threat
Facing a battle against global warming, NATO has for the first time made it a central focus of planning and strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2021
Japan to start antitrust probe on Apple and Google, says Nikkei
The probe will include input from executives from domestic smartphone handset-makers as well as manufacturers of smart speakers and personal computers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 13, 2021
Reigning 400 champion Mack Horton misses Australia team for Tokyo
The 25-year-old missed the top-two finish that would have allowed him to defend his title at next month's Olympics by just 0.65 seconds.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 13, 2021
Unseeded Barbora Krejcikova wins maiden Grand Slam title in Paris
The 25-year-old Czech, a former doubles No. 1, defeated Russia's Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova to continue a streak of women's players winning their first major at Roland Garros.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 12, 2021
G7 to counter China's Belt and Road initiative with infrastructure project
U.S. President Joe Biden would also push other G7 leaders for 'concrete action on forced labor' in China, and to include criticism of Beijing in their final communique
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 12, 2021
Shohei Ohtani stars on the mound and at the plate as Angels win in 10
Ohtani struck out eight and walked two and yielded five hits. He also drove in a run, scored another and set up a run in the seventh with his second double off the wall.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2021
Beijing official says 'real enemies' want Hong Kong to be 'pawn in geopolitics'
Luo Huining, director of China's Hong Kong Liaison Office, said the financial hub remained one of the world's most competitive economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2021
U.S. Justice Department watchdog to probe seizure of Democrats' communications data
The inspector general announced his review after Senate Democrats on Friday demanded that two former U.S. attorneys general testify about reported subpoenas of records.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2021
Putin eyes working with 'predictable' Biden as Russia-U.S. ties remain tense
Putin suggested that, in spite of heightened tensions with the U.S., he may be able to work with Biden in part because he's more predictable than Trump.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2021
Women's sports ready for take off
Those looking to invest in sports should bet on women's leagues, with post-pandemic interest presenting new opportunities, according to Angela Ruggiero, the former International Olympic Committee executive board member and co-founder of the Sports Innovation Lab.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2021
Bellator president opens door for Logan and Jake Paul to compete in MMA
Logan and Jake Paul would make great mixed martial arts (MMA) fighters, Bellator president Scott Coker said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2021
An agreement on tax could remind world of G7’s value
The G7 could be relevant, however, as an avatar for democratic and value-oriented leadership and some leaders see the institution evolving in that direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021
Elon Musk's China nemesis William Li survived once, but he has a fight ahead
On the road to recovery, Li's Nio delivered more than 20,000 vehicles, all of them SUVs, in the first quarter at an average price of $68,000.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021
China asserts broad power to seize assets with anti-sanctions law
The legislation appears likely to put greater pressure on multinationals seeking to avoid getting caught in the tussle between the world's two largest economies.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic