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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
May 22, 2021

A shiitake pate to liven up any meal

This punchy vegetarian appetizer is endlessly customizable, and is a great way to familiarize oneself with the four elements of good cooking — salt, fat, acid and heat.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2021

Red Bull boss says Max Verstappen getting under Lewis Hamilton's skin

Hamilton is 14 points ahead of Verstappen after winning three of four races. The Dutch youngster won the other race and has finished second three times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021

Psychedelic drugs will follow pot’s path to legalization

What distinguishes the movement to legalize psychedelics is that it is substantially more elite than the movement surrounding pot, a drug that crosses economic and cultural lines.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 22, 2021

Make semiconductors a Japan-U.S. alliance priority

Consumer electronics makers, such as computer, video game and phone makers, have warned that they cannot keep pace with demand.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 22, 2021

Media fails to agree on Fukushima water discharge

The general public is unable to comprehend the mixed messages it's hearing from the nation's leading news outlets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021

In preparing Taiwan contingency, Tokyo must remain discreet

Experts are divided on the question of China's ability to launch an invasion of Taiwan and the merits of its strategy.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 22, 2021

Roger Dahl on Japan's vaccine rollout

Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
May 22, 2021

Roger Dahl on finding European clothes sizes in Japan

JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 22, 2021

Some food for thought amid the COVID-19 pandemic

New research warns that produce once billed as healthy can wreak havoc on the body.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 22, 2021

Calling out the elephant in the blogosphere

Two Japanese blogs have made headlines recently for racist remarks against ethnic Koreans, while online discussion starts to ask what Japanese people should do in response.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2021

Delaying second doses offers wider immunity where vaccines are scarce

The initially controversial strategy has now been vindicated by scientific studies, allowing supplies to be more widely distributed and boosting their protective power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says fate of Olympics needs scrutiny

The organizers of the Summer Olympics must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing the impact they may have on the nation's medical system, Shigeru Omi said.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

State of emergency expanded to Okinawa as calls grow for stronger steps

The state of emergency will be in place from Sunday through June 20 in the country's southernmost prefecture.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2021

Private equity falling out of love with plastic packaging

Many buyout firms are steering clear while some holding assets are struggling to offload them at palatable prices, as environmental factors become dealmakers and breakers.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan issues final approval for Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines

The formal approvals, following a health ministry panel's sign-off Thursday, mark a major step toward speeding up the nation's sluggish inoculation drive.
A counterfeit new ¥10,000 bill has been used at a convenience store in Tokyo — the first such case involving Japan's new banknotes.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 13, 2025

Man arrested on suspicion of using counterfeit new ¥10,000 bills

The suspect, Mizuki Saito, whose job is unknown and resides in Tokyo’s Taito Ward, admitted to the charges, the Metropolitan Police Department said.
Toyota vehicles are loaded onto a ship at the Port of Nagoya in June last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2025

Concerns grow over possible U.S. tariffs on Japan's auto sector

U.S. President Donald Trump has pointed out that the U.S. is importing a "very big" amount of Japanese cars while other countries are not really buying American cars.
Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani poses with President of Baseball Operations Andrew Friedman at Ohtani's introductory news conference at Dodger Stadium on Dec. 14, 2023.
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 13, 2025

Dodgers' Andrew Friedman hails team's growing Japan connection

“I think the atmosphere is going to be electric. ... I think it’s the closest I’ll ever get to traveling with the Beatles."
Some 40% of online casino users are unaware that gambling via the casinos is illegal, a survey by the National Police Agency shows.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2025

3.37 million in Japan use overseas online casinos, police survey suggests

Around 40% of respondents in the survey said they were unaware using paid services offered by such sites was illegal, according to the National Police Agency.
Red Bull driver Max Verstappen attends a press conference at the Albert Park circuit in Melbourne on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Mar 13, 2025

Verstappen says Red Bull 'not the quickest at the moment'

Verstappen acknowledged there had been improvements to his car in the offseason but said it was too soon to know how it compared to McLaren, Ferrari and Mercedes.
Rolled steel is stored at a Hyundai Steel plant in Dangjin, South Korea, in 2011.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 13, 2025

South Korean steelmakers eye U.S. investments as Trump tariffs kick in

Posco and Hyundai Steel say investments in operations in the U.S. are among their options. Meanwhile, European steel mills warn of a flood of surplus metal.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 13, 2025

How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps

An unprecedented second amendment to Japan's budget shows opposition in the Lower House is not the only external pressure to which the government is exposed.
Alimentation Couche-Tard founder and executive chairman Alain Bouchard (left) and President Alex Miller hold a news conference in Tokyo on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2025

Alimentation Couche-Tard ramps up campaign to take over Seven & I

The Canadian convenience store giant and owner of Circle-K has sought to combat skepticism surrounding the deal, most recently with a news conference in Tokyo.
Participants perform Kagami Biraki (the opening of the sake barrel) at an event promoting this year's World Exposition held at the Japanese Embassy in Brasilia on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2025

Japan embassy in Brazil holds Osaka Expo promotional event

The tourism promotion event comes as this year marks the 130th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries being established.
Dodgers stars (from left) Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto and Roki Sasaki disembark at Haneda Airport after arriving on Thursday for the upcoming MLB Tokyo Series games at Tokyo Dome.
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2025

Hundreds of fans vie for glimpse of homecoming MLB hero Ohtani

The roughly 500 fans who waited at Tokyo's Haneda airport did not get a chance to welcome their hero, with strict security measures in place.
Horses attempt to graze on a hill covered with snow in Argalant, in central Mongolia's Tov province. The vast country is one of the most affected by climate change, by some counts warming three times faster than the global average.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Mar 13, 2025

On the Mongolian steppe, climate change pushes herders to the brink

The vast country is one of the most affected by climate change, by some counts warming three times faster than the global average.
Naoya Inoue celebrates after winning a fight in Glasgow, Scotland, in 2019. Inoue has fought eight times in Japan since his last overseas bout, a KO against Michael Dasmarinas in Las Vegas in June 2021.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 13, 2025

Naoya Inoue to end four-year Las Vegas absence against Ramon Cardenas

The 31-year-old, known as "Monster," will defend his undisputed super bantamweight world titles in his first fight outside of Japan since 2021.
Prime Minsiter Shigeru Ishiba
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 13, 2025

Ishiba Cabinet disapproval rises to 44%

It was the highest level since the launch of Ishiba's administration in October last year.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters at the prime minister's official residence on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Opposition blasts Ishiba over gift certificates given to LDP lawmakers

Ishiba gave gift certificates worth ¥100,000 each to over 10 new lawmakers, sources have said. The prime minister apologized but said the move was not illegal.
Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a news conference following a meeting with his Belarusian counterpart at the Kremlin in Moscow on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 14, 2025

Putin suggests U.S. ceasefire idea for Ukraine needs serious reworking

Putin's statements looked designed to signal goodwill to Washington, but his conditions appeared to rule out a swift ceasefire.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
How Yuki Joseph Nakajima turned failures into breakout success at Tokyo worlds
Yuki Joseph Nakajima after finishing sixth in the men's 400-meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Thursday.
Robot tour guides in Tokyo offer way for those with disabilities to work
Tours are being offered in Tokyo using a shoulder-mounted robot equipped with a camera, speaker and microphone. The robot twitches its wing-like arms, which it can fold together as if in prayer when visiting a temple.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.

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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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