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WORLD
Nov 11, 2021

China and the United States agree to work together to tackle climate change

The United States and China announced a joint agreement Wednesday to "enhance ambition” on climate change, saying they would work together to do more to cut emissions this decade while China committed for the first time to reduce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2021

Energy’s year of recovery more like a remission

Until news of the COVID-19 vaccine broke, energy had been the worst performing sector in 2020, falling by more than half.
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BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2021

Six automakers and 31 countries say they’ll phase out gasoline car sales

Toyota, Volkswagen and the Nissan-Renault alliance did not join the pledge, and the governments of Japan, the United States and China — three of the largest car markets — also abstained.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021

India’s battle against heat shows stakes of COP26 climate talks

It will take decades for COP26 measures to have a tangible impact on temperatures. In the meantime, countries like India have to learn to deal with heat that's already baked in.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 9, 2021

Nissan lifts annual profit outlook despite supply disruptions

The upbeat forecast comes despite Nissan having to trim production in recent months in response to an outbreak of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia that disrupted access to chips.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Nov 9, 2021

TSMC's Japan plant was seen as a win, but its future is more complicated

With the chip plant's profitability in question, its contribution to the nation's economic security and technological progression will likely determine its worth.
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JAPAN
Nov 8, 2021

Bureaucracy blunts impact of Japan's eased border controls

While lauded by companies and students as a step towards access to Japan, the easing of travel rules may not be as good as it sounds.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021

China uses fake U.S. aircraft carrier for missile target practice

New satellite imagery of a Chinese range in a remote western desert indicates the People's Liberation Army is focused on neutralizing a key tool of U.S. power.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Nov 8, 2021

Read the Air guides firms to sustainable ways

Name: Trista Bridges
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021

What’s in a name? For the Koreans of Sakhalin, an anguished history.

Stranded for decades on the island, some bear three names, Japanese, Russian and Korean, representing different historical chapters. Now, many are planning their return.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 8, 2021

BOJ policymakers stress need to keep easy policy on weak inflation

While rising energy and food costs are pushing up prices in Japan, inflation remains well below the bank's 2% target.
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BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021

World’s top chipmakers provide data to U.S. as deadline arrives

Washington's request sparked controversies in both Taiwan and South Korea, with some fearing the U.S. is demanding that companies hand over trade secrets.
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BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2021

Twitter has spoken: Elon Musk should sell $21 billion Tesla stake

A majority of 3.5 million Twitter users — 58% — said they'd support a sale in a Twitter poll that Musk launched Saturday.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Nov 7, 2021

Meet the unofficial mayor of New York’s ‘Little Tokyo’

With little fanfare, since the 1980s Bon Yagi has helped transform New York's grungy East Village into a trendy hub for Japanese cuisine. His motto? “Visit Japan without airfare.”
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 6, 2021

‘Dr. Brain’: Your new South Korean TV crush

In the afterglow of Netflix's “Squid Game,” Apple TV+ premieres its first Korean-language series, a mind-melding sci-fi mystery.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Nov 6, 2021

On the slopes of Yamanashi, Domaine Mie Ikeno puts nature in a bottle

The first woman to establish a domaine in Japan, vintner Mie Ikeno cut her teeth in France before returning to carve out her own niche (and producing some highly sought-after wines).
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Nov 5, 2021

The samurai philosopher, the baseball star and language used in a Japanese boardroom

The lingo inside a Japanese boardroom tends to borrow a lot from baseball as well as from 16th-century samurai philosopher Miyamoto Musashi.
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BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 4, 2021

China's wind giants hatch plans to muscle in on U.S. and Europe

Chinese companies have typically made only small inroads into overseas markets, but they now plan to invest in factories abroad.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 3, 2021

Yahoo exits China due to 'challenging business and legal environment'

Fortnite creator Epic Games will also halt its China servers this month, and the latest moves follow Microsoft's recent decision to shutter LinkedIn in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 2, 2021

Leaders warn of climate ‘doomsday’ as old rifts divide summit’s first day

Long-running fault lines in the global debate over who should be the most responsible for cutting emissions emerged in the opening speeches of the assembled heads of state.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2021

Japanese startup designs wind turbine that can harness typhoon energy

Challenergy has designed a turbine that works in cyclonic conditions, which typically shut down most wind installations.
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MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2021

Handball federation ends bikini bottom requirement for women

A fine against Norway's team shortly before the Tokyo Olympics added to the global discussion over double standards affecting female athletes at every level of competition.
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BUSINESS
Nov 2, 2021

EV startup Rivian could be valued at nearly as much as Honda in U.S. IPO

The firm is currently pursuing a two-track strategy, building electric delivery vans for Amazon and developing an electric-pickup and SUV brand aimed at affluent individuals.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021

Guests locked in Shanghai Disneyland as China maintains strict COVID-19 controls

Nearly 34,000 people underwent testing, which ended close to midnight. Ferried home on 220 special buses, all were negative but are still required to isolate and retest.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
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