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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2021

Parler, seen as safe haven by Trump fans, becomes free speech case study

So many new users signed up as other networks clamped down on false claims that the 2020 election had been rigged, they overloaded Parler's systems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2021

Jet crash adds to long list of aviation disasters in Indonesia

Statistics show the nation is the worst place in Asia to take an airplane, with with 104 accidents and 2,353 related fatalities since 1945.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 11, 2021

Dealing with a dire diagnosis in a new country

When Niall Breathnach came down with a rare ailment he was sure to get several opinions before seeking a path for treatment.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Jan 11, 2021

Whether it's a new year or a new lockdown, the time to act on your language-learning resolution is now

A third wave of COVID-19 cases has hit the capital, which means that people may want to stay indoors more. It's a good time to make good on that resolution to learn Japanese.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / ADOPT ME!
Jan 11, 2021

When Koji's happy, everyone knows it

Koji is a 10-year-old Kishu dog weighing in at around 17 kilograms. He’s extremely smart and, once he trusts you, will make for a wonderful companion. He’s a straightforward kind of guy. His loves in life are simple, too: food and walks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Citi and JPMorgan join Marriott in pausing political donations

Events at the U.S. Capitol in the past week have triggered a backlash against politicians who have support President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster

The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday's mob at the Capitol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Pelosi to bring Trump impeachment legislation to House floor

More than 200 House Democrats have signed on to co-sponsor an impeachment resolution that accuses Trump of 'Incitement of Insurrection.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 10, 2021

Travel to Kamikatsu for a green epiphany: ‘Zero waste is about knowing yourself’

The INOW program allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in Kamikatsu's renowned zero-waste lifestyle.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 10, 2021

A ‘new wind is blowing’ for Japan’s coffee culture

Japan's kissaten and coffee shops are no strangers to social change. COVID-19 is pushing both shops and their customers into digital-driven habits.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Jan 10, 2021

VinVie breathes life (and cider) into Matsukawa

Nobuko Takemura co-founded VinVie Winery & Cidery to spread the gospel of cider in Japan and give local apple growers a much-needed boost.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jan 10, 2021

When it comes to sake, a little heat can go a long way

Gone are the days when hot sake implied poor quality, and kanzake is finally taking pride of place at the socially distanced dinner table.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KONBINI WATCH
Jan 10, 2021

FamilyMart spices up the classic Famichiki

This mala-spiced snack is the perfect tongue-tingling pick-me-up.
A banner announcing the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly election is displayed at Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 23, 2025

Koike-backed party gains seats as LDP dealt setback in Tokyo assembly poll

Tomin First no Kai (Tokyoites First), supported by Koike as a special adviser, remained the biggest party, taking 31 seats, up from 26.
People pray during a visit to Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15, the 79th anniversary of Japan's surrender during World War II.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 20, 2025

Why only Japan is criticized for honoring its war dead

Other countries honor the ultimate sacrifice regardless of whether the war was just, later judged a mistake or involved actions that could be seen as war crimes.
A family travels by motorbike in Ho Chi Minh City. Vietnam is grappling with two significant challenges: a declining birth rate, prompting policy shifts to encourage larger families, and the economic threat of U.S. tariffs.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2025

Vietnam has far bigger worries than its baby bust

Vietnam is grappling with two significant challenges: a declining birth rate, prompting policy shifts to encourage larger families and the economic threat of U.S. tariffs.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae-myung shake hands in Canada last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2025

Japan and South Korea mark 60th anniversary of diplomatic ties

The future of the bilateral relationship now appears to depend on Japan policies chosen by new South Korean President Lee Jae-myung.
Arisa Trew competes in the women's vert event at X Games Osaka on Saturday. Trew won the title for her first of two gold medals over the weekend.
MORE SPORTS / Action sports
Jun 22, 2025

Australian Arisa Trew sets new mark at X Games Osaka as Japan athletes shine

Trew, whose mother is Japanese, electrified the crowd at Kyocera Dome with two monster runs in the park final to put her ahead of Tokyo Olympic gold medalist Sakura Yosozumi.
Israeli and U.S. air strikes on Iranian targets have heightened regional tensions, leading airlines to avoid Middle Eastern airspace and suspend flights across multiple countries.
WORLD
Jun 22, 2025

Airlines avoid Middle East airspace after U.S. attack on Iran

Japan's foreign ministry said on Sunday it had evacuated 21 people, including 16 Japanese nationals, from Iran overland to Azerbaijan
Taiwan President Lai Ching-te finishes delivering a speech at the opening ceremony of Computex in Taipei on May 20.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 22, 2025

Taiwan is 'of course' a country, President Lai says in rebuke to China

China says the 1971 United Nations resolution, which took away Taipei's seat in the body and gave it to Beijing, is one of the legal bases of its claims.
A worker checks sunscreen products during the final manufacturing process at a factory for the Japanese chemical and cosmetics company Kao in Odawara, Kanagawa Prefecture.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 23, 2025

Why Japanese sunscreen is going viral — and selling out

Japanese skincare is getting its moment in the sun thanks to the help of beauty influencers on YouTube and other social media platforms.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi shake hands during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow on Monday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025

Israel hits Iran's Evin prison, says strikes on Tehran are biggest yet

Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz made clear that Israel was no longer limiting its attacks and would go after the Tehran government's ability to maintain power.
An Iraqi woman walks past a portrait of Iraq's top Shiite cleric, Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani (left), and Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei during protest march in the Kadhimiya district of Baghdad on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2025

Iran stands alone against Trump and Israel, stripped of allies

Following the U.S. bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities, its partners in Russia and China are sitting on the sidelines, while its proxies are unable or unwilling to join the fray.
A U.S. Air Force B-2 stealth bomber is flanked by four F-22 fighter jets during a flyover of military aircraft down the Hudson River and New York Harbor past New York City in July 2020.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2025

Decoy stealth bombers and Tomahawk missiles: How the U.S. hit Iran

As one group of U.S. B-2 bombers flew west across the Pacific Ocean, more B-2s flew east — literally under the radar — to attack Iranian nuclear sites.
People and rescuers inspect the damage at the site of a reported suicide attack at the Saint Elias church in Damascus on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025

Twenty killed in suicide bombing at Damascus church

It was the first suicide bombing in Damascus since Bashar Assad was toppled by an Islamist-led rebel insurgency in December.
Dodgers starter Shohei Ohtani pitches against the Nationals at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2025

Shohei Ohtani pitches and homers as Dodgers rout Nationals

Ohtani, making just his second appearance on the mound since undergoing elbow ligament surgery in 2023, recorded two strikeouts in an 18-pitch appearance at Dodger Stadium.
The Russian military is preparing for a war of attrition, Ukrainian army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in Kyiv on Saturday.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2025

Ukraine says Russia not winding down and now eyeing Europe

Russia is "preparing new military operations on European territory,” Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said.
Suranaree Task Force personnel stand guard at Morakot Operations Base amid a border dispute between Thailand and Cambodia, in Ubon Ratchathani province, Thailand, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2025

Thailand and Cambodia shut land crossings in escalating border spat

Former Cambodian leader Hun Sen leaked his phone conversation with Thailand's prime minister, in which she appeared to criticize the Thai army’s role in the border standoff.
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.
South Korea’s baby bust threatens its demographic future
Marriage is rapidly declining in South Korea as rising education and career aspirations collide with traditional gender norms.
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.
German companies choosing Japan as Asia manufacturing hub: survey
Japan has many positive qualities for German companies, but the market does face some challenges, such as talent acquisition and retention, particularly as demand for skilled workers grows, a survey by the German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Japan showed.
Who’s who in the LDP presidential race?
(Clockwise from top 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
Aichi Triennale’s message from the world: Free Palestine
“Between Currents and Bloom,” an eye-popping crocheted seascape by Indonesian artist Mulyana, dazzles with Instagram-ready cuteness while recalling a vibrant ocean now threatened by warming seas.
Twice-a-year injection could make HIV prevention easier, developer argues
Jared Baeten, Gilead Sciences' senior vice president and virology therapeutic area head, hopes regulatory approval elsewhere for lenacapavir as a preexposure prophylaxis — for reducing the risk of contracting HIV — could lead to real discussions toward ending HIV in Japan.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

"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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