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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2021

Lessons from living through a pandemic

COVID-19 has revealed that collectively we are not very good at dealing with situations of uncertainty.
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2021

Japan's remaining Asia Cup qualifiers relocated to Doha

The Akatsuki Five will play the rest of their Group B games in a bio-secure 'bubble' due in part to the ongoing state of emergency in the Tokyo area.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2021

How U.S. CDC missed chances to spot COVID-19's silent spread

At a key moment in the pandemic when Americans were quarantined after possible exposure to the virus, the CDC resisted studying if the disease could be spread by those without symptoms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2021

If poor countries go unvaccinated, a study says, rich ones will pay

In monopolizing the supply of vaccines against COVID-19, wealthy nations are threatening more than a humanitarian catastrophe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2021

Chile regrets panic triggered by mistaken tsunami warning after quake

Authorities in Chile said on Saturday they regretted spreading panic with a mistaken tsunami warning calling for people to get out of coastal areas following an earthquake in Antarctica.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2021

In crises, vaccines can be stretched, but not easily

Splitting doses, delaying second shots, injecting into the skin instead of the muscle and employing roving vaccination teams have all saved lives — when the circumstances were right.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2021

Biden team to unveil more climate policies as it calls on China to toughen targets

John Kerry, Biden's special climate envoy, said a recent pledge by China, the world's top greenhouse gas emitter, was 'not good enough.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2021

Mass rallies sweep Russia in protests over Alexei Navalny’s arrest

The remarkable defiance displayed by many of the protesters signaled widespread fatigue with the stagnant, corruption-plagued political order under Vladimir Putin.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2021

How will Biden deal with China?

Back in 2008, when Joe Biden was on the campaign trail running for vice president, the Democratic senator from Delaware once told fundraisers that the world will “test the mettle” of Barack Obama.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / CHILD'S PLAY
Jan 23, 2021

Every stay at Zenagi comes with a sprinkle of artistry

The luxury hotel located in Nagano Prefecture's Kiso Valley offers bespoke athletic and artistic workshops for guests, including kids.
A man hangs flowers on the fence of Francoise Dolto middle school in Nogent on Wednesday, a day after a secondary school pupil was arrested after killing a 31-year-old school assistant with a knife during a bag search.
WORLD / Society
Jun 12, 2025

France eyes social media ban for kids under 15 after school stabbing

A ban on the sale of knives to minors is also planned for implementation.
Scottie Scheffler hits off the first tee during a practice round ahead of the Masters at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, on April 6.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2025

Scottie Scheffler leads field into ultimate U.S. Open test at Oakmont

Scheffler enters the U.S. Open in stellar form having secured three wins in his last four starts.
Seven & I Holdings, the operator of 7-Eleven storesm has pushed back against Alimentation Couche-Tard’s unsolicited ¥7.39 trillion ($51.3 billion) takeover proposal and is overhauling its business under a new CEO.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2025

Couche-Tard sees ‘clear path’ to Seven & I deal with U.S. stores divestment

The Canadian retailer says several potential buyers have made proposals to acquire its convenience stores in the U.S. that overlap with Seven & I's.
A ball kid holds tennis balls during a women's quarterfinal match at Wimbledon in July 2023.
TENNIS
Jun 12, 2025

WTA players undergoing fertility treatments to receive protected ranking

Sloane Stephens, the 2017 U.S. Open champion, said the rule will reduce the pressure on players to return to the court too quickly.
The Business Sentiment Index for large firms registered minus 1.9 for the April-June quarter, slipping into negative territory for the first time since the first quarter of 2024.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2025

Japan’s firms see business climate worsen amid U.S. tariff hits

The Business Sentiment Index for large firms slipped into negative territory for the first time since the first quarter of 2024.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth meets with Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles at the Pentagon in Washington in February.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 12, 2025

U.S. to review AUKUS as part of Trump’s ‘America First’ agenda

The decision to review the partnership is likely to raise eyebrows among U.S. allies and partners, but was downplayed by Canberra.
For Japan residents, an unrelenting upward trend in the cost of living is changing the calculus for how to manage daily expenses — and long-term financial goals.
COMMUNITY / How-tos / Age Wise
Jun 16, 2025

Planning for the future in a time of inflation

A retirement expert says that income, investments and interest rates are all long-term factors to consider for Japan residents facing soaring prices.
The Pacers' Obi Toppin dunks over Thunder guard Lu Dort during Game 3 of the NBA Finals in Indianapolis, Indiana, on Wednesday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 12, 2025

Pacers bounce back to take 2-1 lead over Thunder in NBA Finals

Haliburton scored 22 points with nine rebounds and 11 assists to spearhead a tremendous collective effort.
Mitsubishi Estate is one of Japan’s largest property companies and the firm has been growing its investment management business.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 13, 2025

Mitsubishi buys stake in private equity real estate firm Patron

The deal will see Mitsubishi commit about €600 million of equity to Patron’s funds to help it build out new strategies including its nascent credit business.
Aichi police have arrested a 19-year-old woman and a 23-year-old man in connection with the discovery of a man found dead in a hotel in Nagoya's Sakae district last Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2025

Aichi police make two more arrests over Nagoya hotel robbery-murder

Investigators believe the suspects conspired to extort the victim by threatening to report him to the police for alleged sexual misconduct.
Sauber's Nico Hulkenberg rides a bike before the Monaco Grand Prix on May 25.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 12, 2025

Nico Hulkenberg says Le Mans-F1 double too much for drivers to handle now

Nico Hulkenberg raced in the 24 Hours of Le Mans a decade ago when the Formula One calendar allowed it, and he came away a winner with Porsche.
Nike branded shoes on display at a store in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on April 11
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2025

Vietnam trade envoy meets U.S. execs at Nike and Walmart ahead of tariff talks

Vietnam has engaged in weeks of intense diplomacy with the U.S. — the largest export market of the trade-reliant country — as it seeks to avert a threatened 46% tariff.
WADA President Witold Banka attends the World Anti-Doping Agency Symposium in Lausanne, Switzerland, on March 12, 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 12, 2025

WADA calls on U.S. to stop Enhanced Games from taking place

The first Enhanced Games will be staged in Las Vegas in May 2026, with athletes participating in three sports — athletics, swimming and weightlifting.
Shareholders passed a motion to reappoint Chairman Akio Toyoda during Toyota Motor's general shareholders' meeting on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2025

No mention of buyout as Toyota shareholders reappoint Chairman Akio Toyoda

Questions about the privatization of Toyota Industries and Toyoda’s role in it never came up, in stark contrast to earlier this week at Toyota Industries’ annual meeting.
The Club World Cup trophy is displayed before a Bundesliga match in Dortmund, Germany, on April 30.
SOCCER
Jun 12, 2025

Expanded Club World Cup set to have far-reaching impact on global soccer

The 32-team tournament, with $1 billion dollars in prize money on offer, has been crammed into an already overloaded schedule
40 years after Plaza Accord, Japan still at mercy of forex swings
The Plaza Hotel in New York, where finance ministers and central bank chiefs from the Group of Five countries met and struck the Plaza Accord on Sept. 22, 1985.
As Japan keeps buying gas, Aboriginal Australians pay the price
Paulina “Jedda” Puruntatameri with Antonia Burke and Tiwi fisher Clinton offshore of Melville Island, one of the Tiwi Islands, in Australia's Northern Territory. Together with other Tiwi, Jedda has been campaigning for years to stop Australian company Santos and its backers, including Japanese investors, from drilling for natural gas at the Barossa gas field.
Abuse of 'zombie cigarettes' among Okinawa youths raises alarm
A street in Naha in August. In entertainment districts in southern Okinawa, a drug known as "laughing gas vape" is being abused at nightclubs and bar. Now, some establishments have put up warning notices.
Boom in business class travel from Japan fuels airlines profits
A business class suite of an Airbus SE A350-1000 aircraft operated by Japan Airlines is seen during a media preview at the company's hangar at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in January last year.
The Japanese face and body patches that have had the world wondering
Japan's Mebuki Suzuki in action with Uganda's Oscar Chelimo in the men's 10,000 meter final at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo on Sept. 14
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(From left) Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi; former foreign minister Toshimitsu Motegi; Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Shinjiro Koizumi; former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi; and former minister of state for economic security Sanae Takaichi, speaking at events in Tokyo.
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.
YouTuber Gigguk shifts from talking anime to making anime
The process of making “Baan” was personal and enlightening for Maneetapho, who spent years talking about anime on his YouTube channel and podcast before making the jump to becoming an anime creator himself.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan
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