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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 21, 2020

The coronavirus is mutating. What does that mean for us?

It will be very hard for the coronavirus to escape the body's defenses, despite the many variations it may adopt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020

Taiwan sends ships and aircraft as Chinese carrier passes island

On Saturday, a U.S. warship sailed through the Taiwan Strait, the 12th such mission by the U.S. Navy this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 20, 2020

South Korea sets record COVID-19 cases as prison reports major outbreak

With daily infections over 1,000 for a fifth consecutive day, some medical experts and politicians criticized the government for being too loose with social distancing rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020

Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse

At the parade, bikers said this year's event meant more, because more children were vulnerable to domestic violence during the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020

The real trees behind fake corporate climate progress

Carbon offsets — an increasingly popular tool used by thousands of companies to declare improved environmental performances — sometimes fall short of big claims.
JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020

Kansai leaders declare state of emergency for New Year's period

Concerned about a spike in infections, and anxious to prevent a collapse of medical systems, governors are calling on residents to avoid returning to their hometowns over the holidays.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 20, 2020

Sunflowers come back to beat Antelopes in Empress Cup final

Guard Saori Miyazaki led the team to their eighth straight title just one day after ace forward/center Ramu Tokashiki's ACL injury was announced.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 20, 2020

Oji turns wood into alternative materials of glass and plastics

Oji Holdings, with a history of more than 140 years since its establishment, has always been a leader in Japan’s pulp and paper industry. Its efforts have expanded to nurturing forests both in Japan and abroad to secure the materials for its products while preserving the environment.
The Culver City Express Car Wash remains closed after a raid by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency detained many of its workers in Culver City, California, on June 11.
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2025

Immigration raids derail Los Angeles economy as workers go into hiding

Few places in the U.S. are feeling the shock as acutely as Los Angeles, a longtime sanctuary city and home to one of the nation’s largest migrant labor forces.
A screen displays news on U.S. President Donald Trump on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (on June 27.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2025

Investors head into Trump tariff deadline benumbed and blase

The 90-day pause on the U.S. president's "Liberation Day" tariffs expire Wednesday.
A person wears a mask depicting Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on the back of the head during the Budapest Pride March on June 28.
WORLD / Society
Jul 7, 2025

Inside Budapest Pride: How organizers defied Orban's ban

The team behind the parade in Budapest went offline, meeting in private behind closed doors with everyone leaving their laptops and phones outside.
Despite perceptions of Russian weakness after Israel’s attack on Iran, that conflict has helped Vladimir Putin by diverting U.S. resources, eroding support for Ukraine and possibly setting the stage for the war to shift in his favor.
COMMENTARY
Jul 7, 2025

The U.S. bombing of Iran was a win for Putin

The possibility of another war in the Middle East has sucked attention, energy and resources away from Ukraine.
The Arch of Independence in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan. Central Asia is shaking off its Soviet past, driven by economic momentum, demographic strength and strategic diplomacy, even as hurdles remain.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2025

Central Asia changes its playbook

In recent years, the five Central Asian countries have managed to rebuild their economies, stabilize their politics and deepen their engagement with the rest of the world.
The U.S. and the world will become unhealthier and vast numbers of children may die now that Donald Trump’s health secretary, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., has pulled funding from the global vaccine program GAVI. 
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2025

RFK Jr. is playing with babies’ lives

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s cut to U.S. funding for GAVI risks lives globally and damages America’s international standing.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s unilateral tariffs mark a shift toward centralized control, eroding checks and balances and raising risks of corruption and unpredictability.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 7, 2025

Unchecked and unbalanced: The future of U.S. economic policymaking

The U.S. government is defined by its separation of powers, where authority is not concentrated in a single actor but divided between the different branches.
Switzerland's Alayah Pilgrim celebrates after scoring her team's second goal against Iceland in their UEFA Women's Euro 2025 Group A match in Bern, Switzerland, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jul 7, 2025

Swiss beat Iceland 2-0 to keep alive Women's Euro knockout hopes

Iceland became the first team to be eliminated from the competition.
McLaren's Lando Norris celebrates after winning the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, England, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 7, 2025

Norris revels in emotional first home win

"I've joined a long list of pretty incredible winners who have won here in the past," Norris said.
Carlos Alcaraz celebrates after winning against Andrey Rublev during their men's singles fourth-round tennis match at the 2025 Wimbledon Championships in Wimbledon, London, on Sunday.
TENNIS
Jul 7, 2025

Alcaraz finds magic touch at Wimbledon as Sabalenka heads to quarterfinals

Women's world No. 1 Sabalenka has yet to drop a set in four rounds at the All England Club as every other top-six seed has fallen.
A pastry chef prepares croissants for sale at a Bakehouse bakery in the Causeway Bay area of Hong Kong on July 25, 2024.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 7, 2025

Butter’s global price surge hits croissants and kitchens alike

Around 70% of the butter exported around the world comes from Europe and New Zealand, and each began 2025 with historically low stockpiles.
The Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Kadena, Okinawa Prefecture, in August 2023. An airman from the base was arrested last weekend for allegedly assaulting his girlfriend.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2025

Two U.S. servicemen arrested in Okinawa over assaults

A 25-year-old airman is accused of punching his girlfriend while, separately, a 21-year-old marine allegedly put his hands around the neck of an unacquainted man.
Police officers stand near the site where two women working at a girls bar were fatally stabbed in Hamamatsu, Shizuoka Prefecture, on Sunday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2025

Customer allegedly stabs girls bar manager and employee to death in Shizuoka

The customer had visited the bar several times before the incident, according to police.
Every year, an amount equivalent to roughly 15% of the world's economy flows through Visa's networks, and bad actors are constantly trying to siphon off some of that.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 7, 2025

Visa's 24/7 war room takes on global cybercriminals

The payments giant has invested $12 billion over the past five years building artificial intelligence-powered cyber fraud detection capabilities.
Mexico players celebrate after defeating the United States in the 2025 Gold Cup Final in Houston on Sunday.
SOCCER
Jul 7, 2025

Mexico beats United States 2-1 to win 10th Gold Cup title

Despite Mexico's first-half dominance, the team struggled to capitalize on numerous golden opportunities.
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.
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
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.
Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
Trump switches gears on Ukraine war, but fears of disengagement rise
U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the United Nations General Assembly at U.N. headquarters in New York City on Tuesday.
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
Tax-advantaged investments no lost cause for U.S. residents of Japan
While some American taxpayers assume they are ineligible to participate in Japan’s tax-deferred savings schemes, certified public accountant Rick Gundlach says that this is no longer the case.
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.

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
By Christoph Sponsel

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