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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2021

China wanted to show off its vaccines. It’s backfiring.

Delays in getting the Chinese vaccines and the fact that the vaccines are less effective mean some countries may take longer to vanquish the virus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2021

The world is dangerously dependent on Taiwan for semiconductors

With carmakers including Volkswagen, Ford and Toyota forced to halt production and idle plants, Taiwan's importance has suddenly become too big to ignore.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021

Stories that cater to the soul, the intellect and the stomach

Examining the challenges facing Soka Gakkai, a new teen comic book hero and coffee franchises nationwide amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2021

Trump confronts political future with burden of historic rebuke

U.S. President Donald Trump’s political future suffered a grave blow Wednesday after the U.S. House of Representatives impeached him for a second time, an unprecedented rebuke that may result in the White House doors being forever shut to him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 13, 2021

China signals action to block critics from Hong Kong elections

The People's Daily newspaper said in a commentary Tuesday that those found to be disloyal must not be allowed to seek office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2021

Five books that explain the world

To comprehend Russia, including the mindset of Vladimir Putin, I've found more illumination in Pushkin, Dostoyevsky, Tolstoy and above all Gogol than in most CIA reports.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 9, 2021

Bad timing spoils Tomoyuki Sugano's MLB aspirations

Given a market where he apparently didn't get a deal he liked and an offseason changed by the coronavirus, it's not hard to see why Sugano chose another year with the Kyojin.
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 3, 2021

The pandemic season: How Japanese soccer survived the coronavirus

In an extensive interview with The Japan Times, J. League chairman Mitsuru looked back on how the league has navigated the turbulent 2020 campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2020

America can't compete with Chinese tech by walling itself off

As China approaches technological parity with the U.S. in a variety of high-value industries, the U.S. has acted to maintain supremacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Dec 18, 2020

Hokkaido fishing villages face tough decision over nuclear disposal sites

While a traditional industry is slowly dying out, some see a nuclear site as bringing valuable income, while others feel very differently.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2020

A letter from 9 million U.S. expats to Janet Yellen

This change would align American taxation of individuals with the systems of all other developed countries. It would free us expats to live, earn, save and invest as other people do.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020

Australia ‘deeply troubled’ by report on China coal import ban

Australia’s Trade Minister Simon Birmingham says he is "deeply troubled” by reports that China has formally banned imports of Australian coal, in the latest sign the dispute between the nations is worsening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 11, 2020

Hong Kong media magnate Jimmy Lai charged with collusion under new security law

Shares of Next Digital, founded by Lai, climbed 18% after reports he was to be charged — Hong Kong residents have piled into shares of the company to show support for him.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020

Iranian nuclear scientist killing will have fallout

The killing certainly has some of the hallmarks of a campaign of assassinations of Iranian nuclear scientists, attributed to Israel: four were killed between 2010 and 2012.
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 26, 2020

Unstoppable Frontale establishes dynasty bona fides with third title

The Todoroki Stadium residents dominated from start to finish, showing consistency throughout the most unusual season in J. League history.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 21, 2020

Japanese media weigh in on the U.S. election

'Biden may have been elected, but it won't be easy to repair the rifts that have widened over the past four years.'
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 20, 2020

Japan's need for a clear U.S. commitment over the Senkakus

Since 2010, Washington has stated and reiterated its position that the Senkakus fall under U.S.-Japan Mutual Security Treaty obligations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 14, 2020

Al-Qaida’s No. 2, accused in U.S. Embassy attacks, is secretly killed in Iran

Israeli agents shot Abu Muhammad al-Masri on the streets of Tehran at the behest of the U.S., intelligence officials have confirmed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 9, 2020

China extends reach in the Caribbean, unsettling the U.S.

Beijing is expanding its footprint and influence in the region through government grants and loans, investments by Chinese companies, and diplomatic, cultural and security efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020

Celebrations erupt in major U.S. cities after Biden election win

'It's like a pall fell over the country four years ago, and we've been waiting years for it to end.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 6, 2020

Ghosn helpers to stay in U.S. while judge weighs Japan torture claim

The Taylors would be placed in solitary confinement, interrogated without their lawyers present and face 'yelling and denial of medical treatment,” their lawyer argued.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 31, 2020

Revised Chinese law sparks debate on sexuality education

While the country does have some sex education, there are calls for it to go beyond biology and cover relationships and sexuality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 29, 2020

Does America still interfere in foreign elections?

Americans have been understandablyalarmed about foreign electoral interference. But the practice is not new; in fact, the U.S. was for a long time its leading exponent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 25, 2020

In South Korea, draft resisters still go to prison. But now it’s a job.

Alternative service is a seismic shift in a country that considers conscription crucial to its defense against North Korea, with which it is still technically at war.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 22, 2020

Five takeaways from the Australia-Japan defense ministers' joint statement

For Japan, it provides a standard for which other potential security partners like the U.K., Canada and the Philippines can follow.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
U.S. and Ukraine sign resources deal after fraught negotiations
The United States and Ukraine signed a minerals deal on Wednesday, offering a measure of assurance to officials in Kyiv.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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