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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 7, 2021

Japanese films you won't want to miss in 2021

This year's release lineup is stacked with domestic films that have little competition for audiences as many Hollywood films have been set back by the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2021

Emergency declared for Tokyo, Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba

The restrictions will enter into force Friday and remain in place until at least Feb. 7, only being lifted when the areas see a significant reduction in key benchmarks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2021

Demand for Chinese goods creates shipping container shortage 

Global demand for Chinese goods has been so strong recently it’s creating a shortage of containers and driving up shipping costs, potentially impeding the nation’s exports in coming months.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2021

Biden’s presidency is certified after day of debate and violence

Trump says after the certification that there will be an orderly transition when Biden takes office as president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2021

China compares storming of U.S. Capitol to Hong Kong protests

China drew a comparison on Thursday between the storming of the U.S. Capitol by supporters of President Donald Trump and last year's often-violent pro-democracy protests in Hong Kong, but noted that no one had died when demonstrators took over the legislature of the China-ruled city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2021

Masks no obstacle for new facial recognition system from Japan's NEC

The firm had been working on a system to meet the needs of allergy sufferers who wear masks when the COVID-19 pandemic prompted it to accelerate development.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021

Will arrests keep Hong Kong out of the 'abyss’?

Let's be clear. The primary that authorities have labeled subversion is simply democratic politics as it has been conducted in Hong Kong for more than a decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2021

Who's on the hook if vaccines go wrong?

Policy makers in developing nations may not have a choice but to take what they can get — cheaply and quickly. But in so doing, they might just be storing up legal troubles for later.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 7, 2021

Learning to live with COVID-19

Not even in the most optimistic scenarios will SARS-CoV-2 be eradicated in all settings within five years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 7, 2021

Lessons from Rwanda’s fight against COVID-19

The country does not have an abundance of ventilators or intensive-care-unit beds, but it does have a system built on equity, trust, community participation, and patient centrism.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 7, 2021

How Japan can become a data powerhouse

The country's new digital agency must take a lead in forming Japan's data infrastructure and global data rule-making, while benefiting the people.
Naomi Osaka competes at the French Open in Paris on May 26.
TENNIS
Jun 25, 2025

Osaka crashes out as Paolini and Swiatek reach Bad Homburg quarters

The four-time Grand Slam champion Osaka was unable to trouble fifth seed Emma Navarro.
Digital transformation minister Masaaki Taira obtains a certification document using a My Number personal identification card installed on an iPhone in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025

Functions of Japan's My Number card now available on iPhones

The Digital Agency plans to gradually expand the smartphone-compatible functions of the card, including the ability to serve as a health insurance card.
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Itsunori Onodera (right) announces its campaign pledges for the Upper House election at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 25, 2025

Over 470 gearing up to run in Japan's Upper House election

Opposition parties are expected to fight over Upper House seats in over half of the 32 constituencies where one seat each is up for grabs.
Cooper Flagg speaks to reporters during the NBA draft combine in Chicago on May 14.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2025

Cooper Flagg poised to be second-youngest No. 1 pick at NBA draft

The Mavericks are expected to take Flagg, an 18-year-old American who played last season for Duke University before opting into the draft.
Killer whales have been caught on video breaking off pieces of seaweed and using them to rub and groom each other, scientists announced on Monday, saying it is the first evidence of cetacean tool manufacturing.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2025

Killer whales use seaweed as tools to groom each other

The researchers hypothesize that the behavior promotes skin health while strengthening social bonds.
Indiana Pacers guard attends a training session in Paris in January.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 25, 2025

Pacers star Haliburton says 'frustration unfathomable' after Achilles surgery

Haliburton played with a calf strain for the Pacers in Sunday's winner-take-all Game 7, but fell to the court with in pain about seven minutes into the contest.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 25, 2025

BOJ record signals consensus that inflation is faster than expected

The board’s views indicate it’s possible the bank will raise its inflation forecast in a quarterly economic report at the July meeting.
Aichi police have arrested two elementary school teachers for allegedly taking "upskirt" photos of children and sharing them through a private social media group.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2025

Two elementary school teachers arrested for sharing ‘upskirt’ photos of children

Investigators said the two were part of a group chat that included multiple teachers from elementary and junior high schools.
Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis shoots a free throw during a playoff game against the Knicks on May 7.
BASKETBALL
Jun 25, 2025

Hawks reportedly acquire Celtics' Kristaps Porzingis in three-team trade

Porzingis averaged 19.5 points and 6.8 rebounds in only 42 regular-season games last season.
Taxi drivers wait for fares under a patriotic billboard in Tehran on Tuesday, the day of the ceasefire announcement.
WORLD
Jun 25, 2025

Twelve day Middle East war shows how 'normal' the unthinkable has become

The ructions that have torn through the Middle East aren’t likely to fully reveal their impact for years to come.
A worker moves a shipping container at Felixstowe port in Felixstowe, U.K.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 25, 2025

Pressure for Trump trade deals ramps up with two weeks to go

As of July 9, exporting nations without a bilateral accord in place will face Trump’s so-called "Liberation Day” tariffs that are much higher than the current baseline 10% level.
Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani hits a two-run homer in the sixth inning of Los Angeles' win over the Rockies in Denver on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 25, 2025

Ohtani notches 300th pro homer as Dodgers outslug Rockies

The blast was Ohtani's National League-leading 27th of the season and the 300th of his combined career in NPB and MLB.
An undated photo supplied by a resident of an apartment complex in Tokyo's Itabashi Ward shows people who appear to be staff members offering illegal private lodging services. Their faces are blurred for privacy reasons.
JAPAN
Jun 25, 2025

Around 250 takedown requests made in fiscal 2024 over illegal private lodgings

Operators of private lodgings must notify prefectural governments of their businesses, ensure sanitary conditions and handle complaints.
Chelsea's Liam Delap celebrates after scoring his first goal with the club as part of a 3-0 victory over Esperance on Tuesday in Philadelphia.
SOCCER
Jun 25, 2025

Delap notches first for Chelsea as club eases into Club World Cup last 16

A game played in sweaty conditions at the end of a blisteringly hot day in Philadelphia was decided by two goals in first-half stoppage time.
Marubeni will jointly hold Senoko with Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2025

Marubeni boosts power role in Singapore by raising Senoko stake

Following the acquisition, Marubeni will jointly hold Senoko with Singapore’s Sembcorp Utilities.
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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