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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 3, 2021
Tokyo shows an inflation pulse for the first time in a year
Prices in the capital, excluding those for fresh food, ticked up by 0.1% in July compared with a year earlier as electricity costs stabilized and newspaper prices rose.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
German Malaika Mihambo aces long jump final with last leap
Reigning world champion Malaika Mihambo of Germany won the women's long jump gold with her final leap of 7.00 meters at the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 3, 2021
With time slipping away, prospects of a climate deal at COP26 are waning
With less than three months before climate talks in Glasgow, diplomats are struggling to pull global climate policy back from the brink of disaster.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 3, 2021
Day 10 recap: Politics and drama as Biles, Belarus and New Zealand's Hubbard in spotlight
China has pulled ahead on the medals tally with 29 golds, followed by the United States with 22 and Japan on 17.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 3, 2021
In pictures: Day 10 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
The Olympics first openly trans woman debuted, Team USA got a reality check on the soccer pitch and the baseball diamond, and unseeded Indonesian badminton duo shattered China's lock on gold.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2021
More shots alone won’t win the global war on variants
The delta COVID-19 variant is tipping the pandemic into a frightening new stage and vaccination efforts are unable to keep up.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 2, 2021
Learning from disaster: Across Tohoku, a race is on to preserve vital records
Volumes of archived materials outline the ordeal communities have been through over the past decade. Soon they could be lost.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021
Cycling fans finally get up close at Izu velodrome
A 50% capacity of up to 1,800 is permitted at the track cycling venue up in the forested hills near Mount Fuji, outside Tokyo, where tougher COVID-19 restrictions apply.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021
Japan's Takefusa Kubo ready to give '150%' to beat Spain
Kubo's stints at several Spanish clubs have not yielded much in terms of success, further adding to his motivation to make an impression against the nation on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 2, 2021
Hiroshima doctor advocates for dual surname system
Unmarried couples face legal restrictions such as an inability to inherit property when a partner dies.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 2, 2021
In pictures: Day 9 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
It was a day of firsts at the Tokyo Olympics, most notably Emma McKeon becoming the first female swimmer to win seven medals at a single Olympic Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 2, 2021
Day 9 recap: Italy hails new sprint king as drama unfolds at airport
It was a day of firsts across Tokyo's sporting arenas on Day 9 of the Summer Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim, Italian Gianmarco Tamberi share men's high jump gold
Qatar's Mutaz Essa Barshim and Gianmarco Tamberi of Italy shared the men's high jump gold at the Tokyo Olympics on Sunday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Xander Schauffele wins golf gold for U.S. in Tokyo as Matsuyama comes up short in playoff for bronze
Rory Sabbatini claimed an unlikely silver for adopted nation Slovakia while Taiwan's CT Pan secured bronze.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Tokyo temperatures roast Olympic athletes as fears grow over heatstroke risk
As competitors battled for the podium on the third day of Olympic athletics on Sunday, it was Tokyo's stunning heat that perhaps dished out the most pain.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
'Surreal!' says Australia's Emma McKeon after picking up seventh medal in Tokyo
McKeon won four gold medals in Tokyo and she joins Michael Phelps, Mark Spitz and Matt Biondi as the only swimmers with seven medals at a Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
China's Gong Lijiao takes shot put gold as trackside temperatures hit 40 degrees
New Zealand's Valerie Adams became the latest mother to medal as she added a bronze to her Olympic collection of two golds and a silver.
MULTIMEDIA
Aug 1, 2021
In pictures: Day 8 of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
It was the day when BMX freestyle riders backflipped on to the global stage and Jamaica's Elaine Thompson-Herah proved she is the fastest woman in the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Taiwan and Hong Kong welcome at 2022 Beijing Games, IOC says
'The host city contract is extremely precise about what is expected. We see absolutely no sign that it will be any different. Everybody welcome,' Olympic director Christophe Dubi said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 1, 2021
Simone Biles withdraws from Olympic floor exercise final
'Simone has withdrawn from the event final for floor and will make a decision later this week on beam,' USA Gymnastics said in a statement on Twitter.
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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