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OLYMPICS
Jul 6, 2021
Born to ride: Jessica Springsteen named to U.S. show jumping team
The 29-year-old, daughter of legendary rocker Bruce Springsteen, was an alternate at 2012 London but failed in her bid to make the 2016 Rio Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2021
Pfizer shot halts severe illness in Israel as delta variant spreads
However, the vaccine's ability to protect people against COVID-19 dropped to 64% between June 6 and early July, down from a previous 94%.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jul 5, 2021
Accident that paralyzed woman in Hiroshima highlights high bar for 'dangerous driving'
Dangerous driving resulting in death or injury became a criminal offense in 2001 in response to a series of tragic traffic accidents.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 5, 2021
Testing the waters: Japanese schools resume swimming classes amid pandemic
Experts say it is necessary to think about the risk of not having swimming classes in addition to the risk of infections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2021
Europe’s diplomats to China push human rights and respect
Leading European diplomats in Beijing have stressed their commitment to human rights and appealed to China for mutual respect and understanding following a defiant speech from Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 5, 2021
Myanmar forces kill 25 in raid on town, residents and media say
Myanmar security forces killed at least 25 people on Friday in a confrontation with opponents of the military junta at a town in the center of the Southeast Asian nation, two residents and Myanmar media said on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2021
China blocks SoftBank-backed Didi from app stores days after U.S. IPO
The surprise probe and rapid decision by China's powerful internet regulator piles on the scrutiny of Didi over issues ranging from antitrust to data security.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 4, 2021
Roger Federer ends British hopes in Wimbledon men's draw
'Super relieved. It was a tough battle and it was so close,' a beaming Federer told the crowd after making it into the second week at the All England Club for the 18th time.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 4, 2021
China names experienced gymnastics lineup for Tokyo Games
Experienced squads on both the men's and women's sides will be looking to recapture the gold medals that eluded them at the Rio Olympics in 2016.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 4, 2021
Bucks head to finals against Phoenix after ousting Hawks
The Bucks earned the right to duel the Western Conference champion Suns despite having to play a second straight game without injured star Giannis Antetokounmpo.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 4, 2021
Biden on Sha'Carri Richardson's suspension: 'The rules are the rules'
The suspension of the flamboyant sprinter for marijuana use, which will force her to miss the 100-meter sprint at the Tokyo Olympics, has sparked bipartisan criticism in Washington.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jul 4, 2021
Japan Times 1946: Parliamentary Japan ushers in new era as five women mount Lower House rostrum
History takes place in the Diet as five women politicians address the Lower House. Hisako Yoneyama, a Social Democrat, has the distinction of being the first woman to speak.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2021
COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 716 new cases as virus surge continues
Highlighting the recent rise, the capital's daily infection tally averaged 563.1 in the week to Saturday, compared with 476 the previous week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 3, 2021
Shohei Ohtani belts two homers, scores winning run as Angels down Orioles
Ohtani's two home runs give him a major league-leading 30 on the season, the most in Angels history before the All-Star break.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2021
South Korea's Moon and North's Kim exchanged letters ahead of Biden summit, report says
South Korean President Moon Jae-in reportedly sought to explore ways to hold a summit, including online, if possible, with the North's Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2021
China's foreign minister warns foes not to misjudge China’s will
Wang Yi showcased China's rising confidence and assertiveness in global affairs, while criticizing the U.S. and its allies for grasping to an outdated Cold War mentality.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 3, 2021
Sha'Carri Richardson suspended after positive marijuana test, to miss Olympic 100-meter event
American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson, expected to be one of the biggest draws at the Tokyo Olympics, will miss the 100 meters at the games after accepting a one-month ban.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 3, 2021
Taiwan's Terry Gou and TSMC reach initial deals for BioNTech vaccines
Taiwan had tried for months to buy the shots directly from Germany's BioNTech and has blamed China for nixing a deal the two sides were due to sign earlier this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2021
U.S. looks into having three Central Asian states take in at-risk Afghans
Sources said Washington is in talks with Kazakhstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan about letting in the at-risk Afghan citizens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2021
Era ends and uncertainty looms after U.S. forces leave main Afghanistan base
U.S. troops pulled out of their main military base in Afghanistan on Friday, leaving behind a piece of the World Trade Center they buried 20 years ago in a country that could descend into civil war without them.
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 district 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.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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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