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WORLD
Dec 24, 2021

Biden signs bipartisan law punishing China for Uyghur moves

The measure is motivated by concern about the oppression of Uyghur Muslims in the Xinjiang region, which holds a major place in global supply chains.
CULTURE / Music
Dec 24, 2021

Escapist bops and deep pop: Music was a mood in 2021

After a year in which Japan's music industry had to make its peace with streaming, this year saw more of the holdouts get on board with the times.
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2021

Concern grows as highly transmissible omicron variant finds foothold in Japan

The Kyoto Prefectural Government said it has confirmed that one person has been infected with the variant, and that their infection route has not been traced so far.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 23, 2021

Alexander Zverev expects to form new Big 3 with Novak Djokovic and Daniil Medvedev in 2022

'The big titles were the Olympics, U.S. Open, Turin (ATP Finals) and Wimbledon, and they were all won by Medvedev, Djokovic and me,' Alexander Zverev said this week.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2021

Volunteers: The unsung heroes at the Tokyo Paralympics

Japan's Paralympics volunteers went out of their way with every person treating the competitors with respect and compassion and leaving a lasting, positive impression of the country.
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WORLD
Dec 22, 2021

Afghanistan's young Taliban fighters face the challenge of peace

Most Taliban members have known only fighting and while their battlefield memories may be a source of pride, they must now adjust to a world that wants to forget about war.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2021

China puts regulatory spotlight on livestream retail boom

Viya, dubbed the country's 'queen of livestreaming,' had her e-commerce and social media accounts shut down after she was fined more than $200 million for tax evasion.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2021

Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months

The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2021

A fond farewell to two musical inspirations

The music world lost two legendary musicians in December, Robert Michael Nesmith and Robert Warren Dale Shakespeare.
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WORLD
Dec 21, 2021

U.S. and Britain help Ukraine prepare for potential Russian cyberassault

Russia has attacked Ukraine's power grid in the past, and experts say Moscow might take similar steps as it masses troops along the border.
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WORLD / Society
Dec 21, 2021

Buying influence: How China manipulates Facebook and Twitter

Swarms of accounts are amplifying Beijing's brash new messaging as the country tries to shape the global narrative about the coronavirus and much else.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 21, 2021

Artisan’s $9 billion manager eyes backing Toshiba plan to split

Artisan Partners, one of the biggest U.S. investors in Toshiba Corp., generally supports the conglomerate's plan to separate into three companies.
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WORLD
Dec 21, 2021

WHO sounds warning over fast-spreading omicron

WHO chief scientist Soumya Swaminathan said it would be 'unwise' to conclude from early evidence that omicron was a milder variant than previous ones.
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WORLD
Dec 21, 2021

EU backs Novavax shot as region's fifth COVID-19 vaccine

It is not clear yet how Novavax performs against the omicron variant, or whether a booster dose will be needed.
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JAPAN / First Person
Dec 20, 2021

Quarantining at home after returning to Japan? Omicron means you shouldn’t count on it.

I had settled back into the pandemic lifestyle at home after getting back from the U.K., only to be asked to again head to a quarantine hotel due to an omicron case on my flight.
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WORLD
Dec 20, 2021

With its human rights record in question, China turns to an old friend

Perhaps no international organization has a more symbiotic relationship with Beijing than the IOC.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2021

Singapore’s economy faces multiple threats as growth slows

The global spread of the omicron variant has rekindled concern of restrictions, but so far the government is staying the course of reopening.
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WORLD / Politics
Dec 20, 2021

Leftist Gabriel Boric wins Chile presidency pledging economic revamp

Leftist Gabriel Boric was elected president of Chile on Sunday, vowing higher taxes, greener industries and greater equality, after tapping into discontent over an investor-friendly economy that has left many behind.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 19, 2021

Cash is dying, but we aren’t ready to bury it

As cash vanishes — without a central bank digital currency replacing it — the public's trust in the convertibility of deposits into official money may become an issue.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2021

Looking back on Japan’s secrets protection law

The operative assumption from critics of the secrets legislation was that the new law would restrict freedom of information and make the Japanese government increasingly opaque.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 19, 2021

Chinese tech hub's tennis ambitions in danger due to Peng Shuai scandal

For Shenzhen, the WTA Finals was supposed to be a boost to its cultural and sporting prestige.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2021

Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly U.S. airstrikes

A trove of documents lays bare how the U.S. air war has been marked by deeply flawed intelligence, rushed and often imprecise targeting and the deaths of thousands of civilians.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2021

U.S. recommends approving Google and Meta undersea data cable to Asia

Around 300 subsea cables form the backbone of the internet, carrying 99% of the world's data traffic.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2021

Four ways the U.S. can keep Putin from invading Ukraine

The U.S. should consider disconnecting Russia from the Swift international payment system used by banks around the world, a penalty that helped devastate Iran's economy a decade ago.
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United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Business Britain

Japan and the United Kingdom share a strong bond.
Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Greenback Alan: Helping businesses achieve greater profitability and growth

“Our success is driven by our ability to get the basics right — technical expertise, attention to detail, agreeing on deadlines, reasonable fees and clarity,” said Jon Fisher, deputy managing partner of Greenback Alan LLP.

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.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight