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WORLD
Aug 26, 2021
Western nations rush to complete Afghan evacuation before troops leave
Pressure to complete the evacuations has intensified amid concerns about the security situation outside the airport, where the Taliban are in control.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2021
Western Digital in advanced merger talks with Japan’s Kioxia
If finalized, a deal worth more than $20 billion could unite the two technology storage providers.
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 26, 2021
In pictures: Day 1 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
It's Day 1 of the Tokyo Paralympics, and already 72 medals have been awarded, include gold medalist Paige Greco of Australia who won the women's C1-3 3000-meter individual pursuit, which happened to be the first medal of the Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2021
OnlyFans drops plan to ban sexually explicit content
Last week the site said it would ban explicit content as of Oct. 1, shifting instead to a model that has increasingly relied on helping celebrities connect to their fan bases.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 25, 2021
14-year-old swimmer Miyuki Yamada wins Japan's first medal at Tokyo Paralympics
Yamada won silver in the 100-meter backstroke S2 class, finishing behind reigning Paralympic and world champion Yip Pin Xiu of Singapore.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 25, 2021
In pictures: Opening ceremony of 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Held under the shadow of the pandemic, the opening ceremony was a riotous explosion of color and energy, celebrating the fact that everyone is capable of flight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 25, 2021
Kamala Harris urges more China pressure in meeting with Vietnam's Phuc
Vaccines have been at the forefront of an American diplomatic offensive in Southeast Asia, with the region accounting for about a fifth of all doses the U.S. has given globally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021
Get ready for the nuclear fusion revolution
Nuclear fusion could one day mean a limitless energy source, produce no long-term waste, emit no greenhouse gases and pose no risk of meltdowns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 25, 2021
In Xi's China, country now comes before profit
Some of the biggest companies operating in China are starting to make a habit out of giving away their earnings.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 25, 2021
Ohtani quiet as Angels rack up 19 hits to send Orioles to 19th straight loss
Jo Adell delivered his second four-RBI game in a week to help the visiting Los Angeles Angels earn a 14-8 win on Tuesday night and send the Baltimore Orioles to their 19th consecutive loss.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 25, 2021
U.S. tennis body announces slate of mental health resources ahead of U.S. Open
The United States Tennis Association announced a mental health initiative for players on Tuesday, with the main draw of the U.S. Open kicking off next week.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Aug 25, 2021
Take home a new pet this summer. Pon, Dorayaki and Kotaro are all ready!
Pon the cat spent many of her years in the house of a hoarder. It's time she gets a shot at living a sunnier life.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021
Japan to expand COVID-19 state of emergency to eight more prefectures
Together with Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures will come under the measure from Friday until Sept. 12.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2021
Chinese cities aren’t ready for climate disasters
Recent tragedies are making it clear to policymakers and citizens that Chinese cities, even Beijing, are far from ready for the extreme weather events wrought by global warming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 24, 2021
Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte agrees to run as vice president in 2022
The planned vice presidential run is seen by political observers as a backdoor to the presidency.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 24, 2021
Australia to host rest of Rugby Championship after COVID-19 disruptions
Organizers had originally weighed whether to move games to South Africa or Britain amid lockdowns and tightening travel curbs in Australia and New Zealand.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 24, 2021
Celtic boss saddened by racist abuse toward Kyogo Furuhashi
Scottish champions Rangers said on Monday they had identified the fans who racially abused Furuhashi and indefinitely banned them from all of the club's games.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2021
LDP heavyweight Toshihiro Nikai reiterates backing Suga for party chief
Nikai, who said he planned to meet Suga on Wednesday to discuss 'the future of the party and the country,' is considered one of the party's most powerful lawmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2021
G7 leaders plan to pledge unity on Taliban recognition and sanctions
Recognition is a political act with important consequences, including allowing the Taliban access to the foreign aid relied upon by previous Afghan governments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 23, 2021
China hits zero COVID-19 cases with month of draconian curbs
It's been just over a month, and China has once again squelched COVID-19, bringing its local cases down to zero.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
Japanese universities step up to help international students after Harvard ban
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. U.S. President Donald Trump has barred Harvard from accepting international students, prompting Japanese universities to offer support.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of an indiscriminate fatal attack on a street of Tokyo's Akihabara area on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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