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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2021

Hong Kong’s colonial-era sedition laws are back

The use of sedition laws also implies that Hong Kong society will be further placed under surveillance with the integration of the new national security law along with other draconian rules.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2021

The Moderna vaccine makes more antibodies than Pfizer's. Does it matter?

Subtle differences between the Pfizer Inc.-BioNTech SE and Moderna Inc. vaccines are emerging across patient groups over time, but what this all means in the real world is still unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2021

Divers to try to locate source of reported oil spill in Gulf of Mexico after Hurricane Ida

A dive team will try to locate the source of a suspected oil spill spotted in the Gulf of Mexico on Sunday, after Hurricane Ida wreaked havoc in the region last week.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 5, 2021

Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?

Tennis players and coaches speak of the singular form of intensity and loneliness that accompanies the game, even compared to other individual sports such as golf.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2021

Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December, report says

The certificates — intended for overseas travel rather than domestic use — will be issued via a QR scan code through a smartphone app from around mid-December, the Nikkei reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 5, 2021

Does Didi's crash point to the future of U.S.-China financial frictions?

While the rivals are said by some to be in the midst of a 'new Cold War,' some financial businesses linking the two are thriving.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 5, 2021

Rats, drought and labor shortages eat into global edible oil recovery

Malaysia is a microcosm of the difficulties facing producers of various edible oils across several continents, from Canadian canola farmers to Ukrainian sunflower growers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 5, 2021

By the end of the year, wealthy nations will have 1.2 billion vaccine doses they don’t need

Wealthy countries face mounting pressure to divert COVID-19 vaccine supplies to lower-income regions.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 5, 2021

'Inspiration porn': Paralympians know it when they see it

The phrase has gained increasing prominence, motivating — or shaming — some news organizations into reconsidering the language and substance of their coverage of people with disabilities.
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 5, 2021

In pictures: Day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

In pictures: Day 11 of the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics
Numbered evidence markers indicate where bullet casings were located at the crime scene outside the New York Hilton Midtown, where Brian Thompson, the chief executive of UnitedHealthcare, was fatally shot, Dec. 4.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024

Suspect in UnitedHealthcare shooting visited Japan, then vanished

New details are emerging about Luigi Mangione’s growing impatience with "a capitalist society” and his search for refuge in the mountains of Japan.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (front right) bows as the fiscal 2024 supplementary budget bill is passed in parliament on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2024

Ishiba makes concessions to opposition to maintain power

The prime minister's minority government has endorsed opposition policies on tax and education to win their support for a supplementary budget.
Photographs of (clockwise from top left) South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, former Defense Minister Kim Yong-hyun, Justice Minister Park Sung Jae, former Interior and Safety Minister Lee Sang-min, and Prime Minister Han Duck-soo are displayed on a screen during a plenary session at the National Assembly in Seoul on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2024

Five minutes to martial law: Yoon stunned his Cabinet with snap move

As South Korea waits for another bid to impeach President Yoon, more details are emerging of what happened in the hours surrounding his declaration of martial law.
England captain Ben Stokes waits for the start of play on Day 2 of the second test against New Zealand in Wellington on Dec. 7.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2024

Stokes wary of Ashes distractions as England aims for sweep

England begins its 17th and final test of the year at Seddon Oval on Friday.
Plaintiffs in a lawsuit against Japan's same-sex marriage ban, along with their lawyers and supporters, hold signs saying the court ruled the ban as unconstitutional on Friday in front of the Fukuoka High Court.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024

Fukuoka High Court rules ban on same-sex marriage unconstitutional

It is the third such high court ruling so far in Japan after the Sapporo High Court in March and the Tokyo High Court in October.
Nobuhiro Ito, who runs casting-maker Ito Tekko, which employs about 100 people, in front of his company's factory in the city of Kawaguchi, Saitama Prefecture, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2024

BOJ's rate hike plans clouded by small firms' wage woes

Next year's wage prospects are crucial for sustaining a consumption-led recovery — a prerequisite for further rate hikes by the Bank of Japan.
Before (top) and after images of the regrowth of a tooth in a ferret (center top and bottom) and mice (right and left)
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 13, 2024

Japanese researchers test pioneering drug to regrow teeth

Tests on mice and ferrets suggest that blocking a protein called USAG-1 can awaken a third set of teeth.
Akihisa Nagashima, national security adviser to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2024

Japan must brace and prepare for Trump tariffs, top adviser says

"Japan must be prepared for Trump following through on his plans,” says Prime Minister Ishiba's national security adviser Akihisa Nagashima.
Yoichi Miyazawa (right), chair of the Liberal Democratic Party's tax panel, said Friday that both the LDP and Komeito have agreed to decide on the start date for higher income taxes at a later date.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2024

LDP-Komeito bloc defers decision on income tax hike to boost defense budget

The bloc originally aimed to raise income tax rates in January 2027, but reconsidered following discussions with the opposition Democratic Party for the People.
The Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture. Brennon Washington was stationed at the base when he abducted a minor on Dec. 24, 2023.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024

U.S. serviceman sentenced over sexual assault of underage girl in Okinawa

Brennon Washington persuaded the girl to get into his car under the pretense of cooking and watching a movie together at his home. Once there, he assaulted her.
Despite ongoing struggles, 2024 had plenty of bright spots for Japan's sake industry.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 15, 2024

Glass half full: Japan’s sake industry celebrates a brighter 2024

Despite a general decline in consumption, new openings and greater awareness gave Japan’s sake lovers reason to cheers this year.
Gucci’s newest boutique bar is moody, chic and delightfully louche.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Kanpai Culture
Dec 15, 2024

From Florence to Osaka, Gucci’s newest concept bar oozes style

Gucci Giardino Osaka carves out its own identity through a fusion of Italian and Japanese influences set against the backdrop of the city’s fast-paced, urban landscape.
The key to cooking these on the stovetop is to keep everything at a very low temperature so that the ingredients slowly steam before setting into a dense, fudge-like texture.
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Dec 15, 2024

A Christmas miracle? No, just brownies ‘baked’ sans oven.

With a bit of ingenuity, it’s possible to “bake” your own brownies on a regular stovetop.
The JR Kyushu group has been working on raising safety awareness among employees, repairing the ship and enhancing governance, with the aim of resuming the Queen Beetle high-speed passenger ship operations.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2024

JR Kyushu may end South Korea ship route over water leak scandal

JR Kyushu Jet Ferry covered up water ingress on the Queen Beetle high-speed passenger ship for more than three months.
The plaintiffs' lawyers hold paper with phrases such as "unjust verdict," after the appeal court ruling in the second-generation hibakusha lawsuit, in Hiroshima Prefecture on Friday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 13, 2024

Second-generation hibakusha's appeal for state compensation rejected

The 27 children of survivors of the 1945 U.S. atomic bombing of Hiroshima have demanded the government pay for damages under the atomic bomb survivors support law.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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