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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 29, 2021

Why Taiwan is more important than ever to the Japan-U.S. relationship

The first reference to Taiwan in a joint statement in half a century shows that Tokyo is under pressure to play an active role in diplomacy.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2021

Complacent France pays price for lacking team factor

'The best team deserves to go to the next round and tonight that is the Swiss,' said former France midfielder Patrick Vieira after a night to forget for Les Bleus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

Will geopolitics pick the green tech winners?

If the goal is net-zero globally by 2050, then mineral inputs would be six times greater in 2040 than they are today.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100

China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021

Arrivals from Indonesia and Uganda to face stricter quarantine on entering Japan

A six-day quarantine at a government-designated facility has been stipulated after a rise in new cases of the more transmissible delta variant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021

In a scarred Hong Kong, 'beautiful things are gone'

People who want a democratic future are regrouping behind an invisible front line: The memory of what happened in 2019.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

A global model to tackle violence against women

In twelve countries tracked by the U.N., the number of cases of violence against women and girls increased 83% from 2019 to 2020, and cases reported to the police grew by 64%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2021

SoftBank pulls the plug on its flagship Pepper 'humanoid' robot

The u00a5198,000 robot was a project Masayoshi Son once personally championed as a symbol of his conglomerate's ambitions in AI and technology.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 29, 2021

ASEAN missing from G7-backed push to protect 30% of nature by 2030

Pledges will fall short of their goal unless biodiversity-rich Southeast Asian nations get behind the ambitious proposal, environmentalists have warned.
Former England assistant Steve Holland is preparing for his first match in charge of Marinos.
SOCCER
Feb 10, 2025

Steve Holland set to begin life with Yokohama in AFC Champions League

Yokohama, which lost in last season's final under Australian Harry Kewell, is at home against Shanghai Shenhua on Wednesday.
Drug rehab patients walk in formation to have lunch at the Mega Drug Abuse Treatment and Rehabilitation Center, north of Manila, in 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 10, 2025

Abuse and coercion rife in Philippines drugs rehab, rights groups say

Rights groups say some facilities fail standards and have called for more health and social support.
A toilet container transported to the roadside station Anamizu for disaster relief in the aftermath of the Noto Peninsula earthquake, on Jan. 12, 2024, in Anamizu Town, Ishikawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2025

Japan to help roadside stations install portable containers for disaster use

Portable containers installed at evacuation centers after the earthquake on the Noto Peninsula in January 2024 were used for multiple purposes, including as medical offices.
On Sunday, U.S. President Donald Trump told reporters that U.S. Steel would remain American.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2025

Nippon Steel goes quiet after U.S. Steel deal seemingly nixed for good

Comments over the weekend by U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba point to the U.S. steelmaker remaining American.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba to the White House in Washington on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 10, 2025

Ishiba builds inroads with Trump, but challenges still loom

Ishiba won praise for his deft handling of Trump, squelching critics’ predictions that the president would walk all over the bookish Japanese leader.
Giving out courtesy chocolates to coworkers on Valentine's Day is becoming obsolete.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 10, 2025

How giving chocolates on Valentine’s Day is evolving in Japan

One change is fewer people are handing out chocolates to others at work, which had been a widespread practice over the past few decades.
Fuji Media's headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2025

Fuji Media shares rise to 17-year high on Rheos’ 5% stake

Rheos, which manages a popular fund called Hifumi, holds 5.12% of Fuji Media shares after building its stake from Jan. 20 to Thursday.
A set of miniature "hina" dolls from the late Edo Period (1603-1868), collected by hina furnishings researcher Yumiko Kawauchi
CULTURE
Feb 10, 2025

Miniatures bring hidden worlds to life at Tokyo cultural site

A set of dolls from the late Edo Period is among the items on display on the premises of Hotel Gajoen Tokyo.
U.S. President Donald Trump welcomes Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House in Washington on Friday. The two leaders expressed views opposing China's military actions in the South and East China seas.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2025

China complains to Japan about 'negative' references in joint statement

According to a joint statement, the U.S. and Japanese leaders expressed views opposing China's military actions in the South and East China seas.
The site of a sinkhole at a crossroads in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Tuesday
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2025

Saitama sewer rupture expected to take years to repair

Repairs lasting at least two to three years would be necessary if the entire sewer needs to be replaced.
Debt servicing costs are estimated to increase, reflecting the Bank of Japan's interest rate hikes.
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2025

Japan's government debt climbs to record ¥1.32 quadrillion

The combined balance of Japanese government bonds, borrowings and financing bills swelled by ¥7.2 trillion from the end of September 2024.
U.S. President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order on tariffs on aluminum imports in Washington on Monday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 11, 2025

Trump sets 25% tariffs on steel and aluminum, heightening trade war

The move would fulfill what the most extreme trade protectionists have sought for years.
People block the Ayalon highway during a protest in support of the hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas, in Tel Aviv on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 11, 2025

Ceasefire in doubt after Hamas says it will stop releasing Israeli hostages

U.S. President Donald Trump said that if all the hostages are not returned by noon Saturday, he would propose canceling the ceasefire, letting "all hell break loose."
Philippine Vice President Sara Duterte attends a news conference in Mandaluyong, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Friday. Would-be senators elected on May 12 face a duty few bargained for — as jurists in the impeachment trial of Duterte.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Duterte's future in balance as Philippine election season kicks off

Would-be senators elected during the May 12 vote will be jurists in the impeachment trial of the vice president.
U.S. President Donald Trump (right) and Russian President Vladimir Putin talk during a bilateral meeting at the G20 summit in Osaka in 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 11, 2025

Russia seen playing hardball with Trump on Ukraine peace discussions

Donald Trump, who has repeatedly stated he wants to end the war in Ukraine, said he thought he was making progress, though he has not shared how he hopes to end the conflict.
Japan revises 30-year probability rate of Nankai Trough megaquake
A newspaper headline in Japanese about a possible Nankai Trough earthquake. In a report issued Friday, the government's Earthquake Research Committee widened the probability range for a magnitude 8 to 9 earthquake occurring off the country's Pacific coast within the next 30 years from "around 80%" to 60% to 94.5% or higher.
Japanese team detects gradual seafloor caving near Nankai Trough
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Prime Minister's Office on Sept. 1 during an anti-disaster drill simulating an earthquake in the Nankai Trough.
Ukrainian YouTuber arrested in Japan over Fukushima livestream
An empty street is seen in the abandoned town of Okuma, in Fukushima Prefecture, during a temporary return visit by evacuees in February 2012.
Osaka Expo visitors exceed breakeven point
The Osaka Expo in Osaka on Sept. 13. The daily number of visitors to the expo has topped 200,000 since mid-September as its Oct. 13 closing approaches.
Japan private-sector pay hits record in 2024
The average salary for men was ¥5.87 million, up 3.2%, and that of women was ¥3.33 million, up 5.5%, both marking record highs.
Architecture art exhibition highlights unsung industry artists
Yuanhui Li's illustration is one of the awardees in the student category of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators' annual award for artists.
Can Japan crack the China code in table tennis?
Tomokazu Harimoto waits for China's Wang Chuqin to serve during the men's singles final at the WTT Champions Yokohama 2025 tournament on Aug. 11.
Auberge Eaufeu brings French flair to a quiet village in Ishikawa
Located in the village of Kanagaso in Ishikawa Prefecture, Auberge Eaufeu is housed in a former elementary school that has been converted into a French-style inn.
Taiwan showcases chipmaking prowess as a private exhibitor at Osaka Expo
Visitors wait in line to enter the Tech World pavilion at the Osaka Expo on Thursday.
Tokyo retains Michelin crown with 160 starred restaurants for 2026
Tokyo's current crop of three-Michelin-starred establishments includes six Japanese restaurants, five specializing in French cuisine and one that does Chinese cuisine.

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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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