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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 17, 2021

Time to ourselves is both a curse and a blessing

The wave of loneliness that afflicts modern Japan continues, but an athlete from Myanmar sends a warning not to take what we have for granted.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jul 17, 2021

Yuzu icebox cake with strawberries and shiso

Icebox cakes are quick, customizable and visually stunning. The best part? You can spend less time in the kitchen, and more time eating dessert.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jul 17, 2021

Trolli Planet Gummi: Taking a bite out of Earth never sounded so great

Japanese teens are concerned about the planet, sort of. Chikyu Gumi, a candy that looks like the Earth, have been selling out in stores across the country.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jul 17, 2021

Roger Dahl on roses and radishes

Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 17, 2021

Biden says social media ‘killing people’ with virus fiction

Biden's comments came shortly after the head of the CDC said the U.S. is seeing a 'pandemic of the unvaccinated” in parts of the country where inoculation rates are low.
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2021

Japan’s Olympic history

Looking back at some of Japan's most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2021

U.K.’s divided city seeks to escape a past inflamed by Brexit

Britain's departure from the European Union has exposed fault lines across the U.K., and no more so than in Northern Ireland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 16, 2021

Citing China’s pressure, U.S. warns investors on Hong Kong

Washington says Beijing's push to exert more control over the financial hub threatens the rule of law and endangers employees and data.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 16, 2021

South Korean youth fight 'click war' in hunt for COVID-19 vaccines

Many young South Koreans feel unfairly singled out by authorities as the main driver of its COVID-19 outbreak, even as the government prioritizes vaccine distribution to older people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 16, 2021

Tokyo's neighbors brace for fallout as cases rise in the capital

Kanagawa Prefecture — which logged 403 cases on Thursday, its highest tally since late January — is considering requesting a state of emergency, and Chiba Prefecture may do the same.
The government has nominated Waseda University professor Junko Koeda to join the Bank of Japan’s policy board at the end of March.
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2025

Ishiba’s government taps academic Koeda to join BOJ board

In 2022, Koeda argued in a column in the Nikkei newspaper that it’s important to look at the negative impact of prolonged ultralow interest rates.
U.S. President Donald Trump said last week that he was in talks with multiple people over buying TikTok and would likely have a decision on the popular app's future in 30 days.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 28, 2025

Trump says Microsoft is in talks to acquire TikTok

Microsoft emerged as a top bidder in 2020, but the talks soon collapsed, and a divestment push by Trump ended a few months later when his first term ended.
Webcam model Tania Rios looks at a computer screen in Soacha, near Bogota, Colombia, on Dec. 17. Unhealthy rooms, shared sex toys, excessive shifts, clients with degrading requests and harassment — for years silenced, webcam models are denouncing the abuses they have suffered in Colombia, a mecca of this multimillion dollar business.
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2025

Colombian 'webcam models' denounce abuse in online sex industry

Despite their clients being thousands of kilometers away, many webcam sex workers say they have suffered physical and emotional mistreatment.
Sanjay in front of his home in Texas
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2025

Trump’s birthright citizenship rattles H-1B visa workers expecting a baby

The U.S. is fairly unique in offering unconditional birthright citizenship, creating a special enticement for foreign workers.
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. C.Q. Brown, Jr. salutes U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth as he arrives at the Pentagon in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2025

Trump takes aim at DEI, COVID expulsions and transgender troops

Some of Trump's plans have been heavily criticized by advocacy groups, which say his actions would be illegal.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba answers questions during a Lower House plenary session on Monday. Ishiba needs to secure passage of the annual budget to demonstrate he can run policy effectively with his minority government.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 28, 2025

Japan's opposition DPP to block budget without higher tax allowance

The ruling LDP and Komeito are also negotiating with Nippon Ishin no Kai, who want the government to make school education free for all students.
The Tiffany & Co. store on Fifth Avenue in New York in 2023
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2025

Tiffany workers mock forced 'joy' that exacerbated staff exits

When Tiffany & Co. executives were looking for ways to boost staff morale, they rolled out an internal social app called "Tiffany Joy.” It didn’t take long to turn into a chore.
Honda's electric two-wheeler concept models are on display at it's headquarters in Tokyo. Honda aims to capture half of the world’s motorbike market.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 28, 2025

Honda sets its sights on 50% share of world’s motorcycle market

The company's global motorcycle sales are forecast to reach 20.2 million for the fiscal year ending this March, which would give it a share of about 40%.
Properties destroyed by the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, California, in 2017
WORLD
Jan 28, 2025

Earlier California fire shows how Los Angeles could rebuild

The experiences of those who rebuilt in Coffey Park and Santa Rosa show the power of collective action, and local government success in streamlining construction.
Bushfires in Little Desert National Park in the Australian state of Victoria. Firefighters were scrambling Tuesday to control the blaze tearing through rural southeastern Australia, as stranded locals were warned it was "too late to leave" if they had not already fled.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2025

Fast-moving fires torch national parks in southeast Australia

Hotter temperatures are fueling increasingly severe natural disasters across Australia, researchers have found.
Harris English plays his shot from the fairway on the 15th hole during the final round of the Farmers Insurance Open golf tournament in San Diego, California, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 28, 2025

PGA Tour's slow pace rears head after pedestrian start to season

The PGA Tour has said it expects slow play to improve from next year due to smaller fields being introduced for many events.
Al Hilal's Neymar during an Asian Champions League fixture against Al Ain, in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates, on Oct. 21
SOCCER
Jan 28, 2025

Neymar and Al Hilal agree to terminate contract, club says

The 32-year-old forward played just seven times since joining the club in August 2023.
The flags of Panama and China are seen during a meeting held with Chinese and Panamanian companies to sign several trade agreements, in Panama City, Panama, on Aug. 26, 2024.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 28, 2025

U.S. has options to address Chinese influence in Panama, U.S. official says

Trump has previously refused to rule out the possible use of military force, drawing criticism from Washington's Latin American friends and foes alike.
A woman walks past a mural adorning a family clinic in Nairobi in 2017.
WORLD / Society
Jan 28, 2025

Trump 2.0 instills fear in African abortion activists

Trump has reinstated an anti-abortion pact that cuts off U.S. funds to foreign charities that provide or promote abortions.
With Donald Trump's second term as U.S. president, Japan faces a new era in its relationship with the United States, requiring a shift from values-based diplomacy to a transactional approach.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2025

New era for U.S.-Japan depends on adapting to Trump’s America

The next four years will be more consequential and transactional for leaders in Tokyo as the Trump administration puts America first.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

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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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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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