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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2021

India must legalize same-sex marriage

India is clearly lagging behind, so much so that the country's courts took close to 25 years to merely decriminalize consensual and private same-sex activity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2021

Bank of Japan policy review seen as fine-tuning, not game-changing

BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has a history of delivering surprises, so investors have been left guessing about what the policy assessment announced last month will deliver, if anything.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2021

Suga vows to restore ‘safety’ and ‘hope’ amid declining approval rate

In a speech to kick off the new Diet session, Suga asked the public to trust his ability to modernize the nation and steer Japan through the COVID-19 storm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2021

China becomes only major economy to report growth in 2020

The nation's economy exceeded its pre-pandemic growth rates in the fourth quarter, propelling it to full-year expansion of 2.3%.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2021

From the bubonic plague to COVID-19, why lockdowns look set to stay

When the first large-scale lockdown in modern times was implemented in China on Jan. 23, it was then deemed unproven and unthinkable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2021

How to (literally) drive the coronavirus away

In a new study, researchers used computer simulations to map how virus-laden airborne particles might flow through the inside of a car.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2021

Thailand sold itself as a paradise pandemic retreat. No one came.

The economy is estimated to have contracted 6% in 2020, the biggest decline since the Asian financial crisis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Jan 18, 2021

Let's take stock on the progress we've made this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a good day to look back on how we've progressed and plan how we'll continue to move forward.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Jan 18, 2021

ジャパンタイムズは、ブランドキャンペーン、 “#BeyondVS (ビヨンド・ヴァーサス)” を開始します。

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、新たなブランドキャンペーン、“#BeyondVS (ビヨンド・ヴァーサス)” を開始いたします。
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 18, 2021

Hamo is the perfect complement to a friendly and quiet home

The beautiful white Hamo is actually quite shy, but if it’s a camera he's posing for then he’ll ham it up. Shy though he is, Hamo loves to be stroked and now that he’s in a smaller area with his best bud, Eso, he has become more and more affectionate.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2021

Perhaps it's time to un-discover some of 2020

We discovered a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time, but there are a few things that writer William Lang would like to un-discover about the pandemic if possible.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2021

Putin critic Alexei Navalny detained by Russia on return to Moscow

Navalny, whose anti-corruption exposes and success in galvanizing anti-government votes have increasingly needled the authorities, had been recovering in Germany from a nerve-agent attack.
Taiwan is strengthening its capacity to produce blood bags domestically in preparation for emergencies.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2025

Taiwan targets blood-bag production as China steps up pressure

President Lai Ching-te has made preparing the self-ruled archipelago for a possible conflict with China a central part of his policymaking.
Yuichiro Tamaki, leader of the Democratic Party for the People (center right), and others on Tuesday at the Diet building after announcing their campaign promises for the upcoming House of Councilors election.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2025

Japan's opposition DPP pledges lower taxes and higher take-home pay

The Democratic Party for the People also emphasized support for young people and the working generation, proposing to double the budget for child-rearing and education.
Dodgers starting pitcher Roki Sasaki looks on from the dugout during a game against the Los Angeles Angels at Dodger Stadium on May 18.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2025

Dodgers' Roki Sasaki may not return this season

Sasaki, 23, landed on the 15-day injured list on May 13 with an impingement in his right shoulder.
An internal affairs ministry study group for reviewing regional administrative services compiled a draft report that stressed the need for reallocating tasks from a fresh perspective.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2025

Japan study group seeks review of local government tasks

The current approach to administrative work is "creating challenges in light of sustainability," a government study group said.
Ippei Mizuhara, a former interpreter for Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani, in February in California
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2025

Ohtani's ex-interpreter Mizuhara begins prison sentence

Mizuhara, 40, was sentenced to four years and nine months in prison on charges of bank and tax fraud in a high-profile theft case.
Israeli air defense systems are activated to intercept Iranian ballistic missiles over Tel Aviv amid a fresh barrage from Iranian forces on Monday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2025

Israel’s defense shield is tested like never before as Iran fires ballistic missiles

In total, Tehran has sent 370 ballistic missiles toward Israel, with around 30 hitting targets in the country, the Israeli government says.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen races during the F1 Montreal Grand Prix at Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 17, 2025

Red Bull warned FIA of potential trickery against Verstappen

Red Bull spoke to race director Rui Marques after a drivers' meeting on Friday to express its concern and ask him to watch out for any potential trickery.
Arsenal players and fans celebrate outside Emirates Stadium in London after winning the Women's Champions League on May 26.
SOCCER
Jun 17, 2025

Nielsen projects women's soccer to become top-five most popular sport

Women's soccer is already one of the top 10 most followed sports globally, and momentum appears to be building.
A satellite image shows the Fordo nuclear facility in Iran in January.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 17, 2025

Iran’s best-protected nuclear site is deep underground

Only the U.S. military has the 30,000-pound bomb capable of reaching the facility and the bomber that can carry it.
After decades of dominance by foreign wrestlers, last month Onosato became just the second Japanese this century to be named to sumo's highest rank of <i>yokozuna</i>.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2025

The national sport of Japan wrestles with a generational change

As one legend departs, another star is rising. In a new era, sumo is grappling with its future.
A statue of Mohandas Gandhi in Tetsugakudo Park, Tokyo. The Indian nationalist saw lessons for humanity in the trajectory of modern Japan and the violence wrought by — and perpetrated upon — the nation.
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Jun 21, 2025

Gandhi and Japan: Turning away from ‘brute force’ and toward love

“I did not move a muscle when I first heard that an atom bomb had wiped out Hiroshima.”
U.S. President Donald Trump’s reversal on the Nippon Steel deal creates a "win-win-win-win" situation benefiting both companies, the U.S. economy, and the Japan-U.S. alliance, but the golden share raises concerns about increased government control.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 17, 2025

Nippon Steel deal signals a win for the U.S. economy and Japan alliance

Last week, Trump lifted the Biden block, saying that the acquisition could go forward if the two companies signed a national security agreement with the U.S. government.
A Formula One logo is displayed ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix on May 22.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jun 17, 2025

Thai cabinet approves bid to host Bangkok F1 race

The bid, worth a reported $1.2 billion, could see the Thai capital host races from 2028 to 2032.
Japan will be the newest addition to the list of countries where TikTok Shop is available, which already includes the U.S. and the Philippines.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 17, 2025

TikTok Shop to launch e-commerce service in Japan as soon as this month

The service, already available in several other countries, allows users to purchase promoted products directly from the social media app.
Goldin Auctions CEO Ken Goldin speaks to a collector in Ikebukuro on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2025

Ken Goldin brings his sports memorabilia from Netflix to Tokyo

Goldin Auctions CEO Ken Goldin brought some high-end sports memorabilia for the public to see on his first trip to Japan.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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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