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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2020

All the happiness money can buy in the winter of COVID-19

While rates of depression and anxiety are up in some countries, many households now have more cash on hand than usual.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2020

North Korean trade hit more by COVID-19 than sanctions

Trade with China, by far the country's largest economic partner, shrank 73% through September and is on course to plunge 80% for the whole year, a trade body says.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020

Grounded pilots out of practice because of COVID-19 spark airline safety fears

As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, pilots aren't getting the opportunity to fly because airlines have grounded planes and scaled back operations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2020

Angry Indian farmers are ‘ready to die’ in showdown with Modi

The Indian prime minister has stood his ground against the protesters, saying Nov. 29 that the controversial new laws gave farmers 'new rights and new opportunities.”
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2020

Suga looks beyond coronavirus pandemic, focuses on economic recovery

The prime minister elaborated on projects he is passionate about such as going carbon neutral by 2050, facilitating digitalization and lowering cell phone bills.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 5, 2020

U.S. efforts on Huawei executive case may save Canada's stalled China policy

Affair shows that without the heft of its southern neighbor, Canada has no bargaining power with China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020

COVID-19 survivors with long-term symptoms need urgent attention, experts say

There is an urgent need to address long-term symptoms of the coronavirus, leading U.S. public health officials said this week, warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions of people worldwide might experience lingering problems that could impede their ability to work and function normally....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2020

Ignored and ridiculed, she wages a lonesome climate crusade

Called the Greta Thunberg of China, Ou Hongyi, 17, has been ignored, ridiculed and ostracized as well as harassed by school officials and the police for her activism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2020

China tweet that enraged Australia propelled by 'unusual' accounts, say experts

A Chinese official's tweet of an image of an Australian soldier that sparked a furious reaction from Canberra was amplified across social media by unusual accounts, of which half were likely fake, an Israeli cybersecurity firm and Australian experts said.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Insurance said Thursday that it will sell to local governments a policy to cover property damage caused by bullets fired during wild bear extermination.
JAPAN
Jul 17, 2025

Japan insurer to launch policy linked to bear culling

The move comes as the revised wildlife protection and management law is set to take effect in September.
Newly appointed Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko attends a session of Ukrainian parliament in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Ukraine reshuffles Cabinet with wartime economy struggling

The reshuffle reflects Ukraine’s effort to spend more on its war effort and to strengthen sometimes strained relations with the administration of U.S. President Donald Trump.
The Cape Town International Convention Center during the G20 Finance Ministers meeting in South Africa in February. Washington is still seen planning to assume the G20 presidency at the end of the year, which coincides with the 250th anniversary of the United States.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2025

U.S. eyes 'back to basics' revamp of G20 when it assumes presidency next year

Washington has scaled back its participation this year, with Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent skipping a G20 event twice this year so far.
Pham Thi Bich Hau (fifth from left) began translating and interpreting for the Vietnamese community in Japan in 2013, when she was working for a trainee management organization. She went on to found the Vietnam Women's Union in Japan, organizing activities like the Tet festival pictured here.
COMMUNITY / Issues / The Foreign Element
Jul 21, 2025

The mothers holding up Japan's Vietnamese community

Online support groups and in-person events are helping Vietnamese women from all walks of life manage motherhood abroad.
Members of Syrian security forces stand on a road as vehicles transporting other Syrian security forces make their way out of the predominantly Druze city of Sweida, Syria, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2025

U.S. does not support Israel's Syria strikes as al-Sharaa vows to protect Druze

Israel launched airstrikes in Damascus on Wednesday, saying it aimed to protect Syrian Druze, a part of a minority that also has followers in Lebanon and Israel.
A migrant is detained by federal immigration officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City on June 6.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 18, 2025

Trump's approval on immigration falls to lowest level of term, poll shows

U.S. President Donald Trump has ordered a nationwide campaign to arrest migrants in the country illegally, executing raids featuring masked officials at work sites.
Sega's first brick-and-mortar store in Japan is an example of how the country's video game industry is thinking of its digital products as tangible experiences.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 18, 2025

Sega’s first Japan store signals ‘immersive entertainment’ push

Opened on July 18 in the Shibuya Parco building, the video game company’s brick-and-mortar venture hints at a broader trend in Japan’s gaming landscape.
A migrant is detained by federal officers at a U.S. immigration court in Manhattan, in New York City, on June 11.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2025

'A trap' — Asylum seekers arrested after attending U.S. court hearings

Homeland Security agents have adopted the tactic of waiting outside immigration courts nationwide and arresting migrants as they leave at the end of mandatory asylum hearings.
England players celebrate at the end of the UEFA Women's Euro 2025 quarterfinal between Sweden and England at Letzigrund Stadium in Zurich on Thursday.
SOCCER
Jul 18, 2025

England beats Sweden in sensational shootout to reach Women's Euro semis

The shootout was a thrilling climax to a game in which England teetered on the brink of elimination, only to snatch victory from the jaws of defeat.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy attend a meeting on the sidelines of NATO summit in The Hague on June 25. Zelenskyy said his latest talks with Trump focused on a deal that would help each country bolster its aerial technology.
WORLD
Jul 18, 2025

Zelenskyy says he and Trump are considering a drone 'mega-deal'

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said drones were the key tool that has allowed his country to fight off Russia's invasion for more than three years.
Fever guard Caitlin Clark (left) dribbles the ball while Golden State Valkyries guard Tiffany Hayes defends in the first half at Gainbridge Fieldhouse, Indianapolis on July 9.
BASKETBALL
Jul 18, 2025

Caitlin Clark to miss WNBA All-Star Game and 3-point contest after injury

Clark, 23, sustained the injury in the final minute of Indiana's 85-77 victory over the Connecticut Sun on Tuesday in Boston.
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 19, 2025

Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo

Located near Higashinakano Station, Pao Compound is an eclectic mix of restaurants, event spaces and an affinity for cultural exploration.
The Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project brings together a traditional Japanese garment and age-old designs from the Middle Eastern region.
LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 19, 2025

In Gaza-made obi, Palestinian embroidery meets Japanese kimono

Kimono sashes from the Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project combine Japanese materials with Middle Eastern designs.
Austrian skydiver Felix Baumgartner in freefall during a practice flight across the English Channel between Dover and Calais on July 30, 2003
MORE SPORTS
Jul 18, 2025

Pioneering skydiver Felix Baumgartner dies while paragliding in Italy

The Austrian made headlines around the world in October 2012 when he jumped from a balloon 38 km above Earth, becoming the first skydiver to break the sound barrier.
Jensen Huang, the CEO of Nvidia, in Beijing on Thursday
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 18, 2025

Trump’s U-turn on Nvidia spurs talk of grand bargain with China

U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick said the administration wanted Chinese developers "addicted” to American technology.
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.
Osaka Expo tickets being resold at exorbitant prices as closing date nears
With just three weeks left until the closing of the Osaka Expo, most admission slots are nearly fully booked. On auction sites, however, many reserved tickets are being traded at high prices.
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.
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.

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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