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JAPAN
May 1, 2021

A new virus variant is infecting millions in India. What could its spread mean for Japan?

The Japanese government announced on Monday that it has so far detected a total 21 cases of the Indian variant, including 20 cases confirmed via airport quarantine.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 1, 2021

Hate speech can’t be met with indifference and ignorance

When the head of DHC began making anti-Korean comments, many news outlets decided it was just better not to talk about it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 1, 2021

Tokyo’s restaurants have a story to tell. Somekind Japan’s ‘Take away Tokyo’ series helps them do it.

With the purchase of a book written by and about their favorite restaurants, foodies can support local establishments and learn more about the people behind them.
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COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2021

Biden’s great tax rebalancing act

With U.S. government spending likely to remain high after the COVID-19 pandemic, tax revenues must increase, because additional borrowing can finance only so much.
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 1, 2021

Japan's political state of play following the by-elections

The LDP's inability to pick up seats in the by-elections was unsurprising; after all, two of those seats were only up for election because of highly publicized scandals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2021

Alexei Navalny’s network crumbling under Kremlin pressure

The move seems likely to push resistance to Putin further underground as the Kremlin's yearslong effort to suppress dissent enters a more aggressive phase.
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WORLD
Apr 30, 2021

Dozens killed in stampede at religious bonfire festival in Israel

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered at the Mount Meron tomb of the 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
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JAPAN / Society
Apr 29, 2021

Tokyo to push Olympic sponsors on gender parity following gaffes

A pledge to advance equality and inclusion is also expected to come next month from the games' organizing committee.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 29, 2021

Germany to tap Rhine's 'white gold' as its automakers pivot to electric cars

Power and mining companies alike are striving to bring to the surface lithium trapped in underground springs in the Upper-Rhine Valley.
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BUSINESS
Apr 29, 2021

The Nio normal: Chinese electric car firm seeks to plug buyers into lifestyle app

The automaker operates its own digital currency with tradable credits that clients can gain from buying a car, attending events or even simply posting their stories on the Nio app.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021

India’s COVID-19 tsunami

Now, with more than 300,000 new cases a day and the death toll evidently much higher than reported, India is no one's idea of a global leader.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2021

Australia to begin vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes next week

Officials said that Olympic and Paralympic participants will be inoculated by private contractors in order to avoid burdening the public health system.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 28, 2021

Imax to almost triple its Japan network in bet moviegoers will return

The jumbo-screen operator is targeting an expansion to 100 theaters from 39 now and has also renewed an agreement with Toho Co. to release five more of the studio's films.
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BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021

Billionaire founder of Nidec hands reins to ex-Nissan star

Shigenobu Nagamori is stepping down almost half a century after founding his pioneering motor maker on the family farm.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 27, 2021

Japan to miss key 2% inflation target again as policy coordination loosened

'It's hugely symbolic that even Kuroda can't hit the target after a decade,” said a chief economist and former Bank of Japan official.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 27, 2021

Economic issues, once divisive, now bind Japan and the U.S.

The two governments' discussion of economic issues is a path to mobilization and cooperation, not contestation (at least between themselves).
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2021

Suga faces prospect of joining long list of short-term leaders

The triple loss in the weekend elections came on the same day that a new virus emergency was imposed on about a quarter of the population.
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

Nelson Pine Industries grows happiness from trees

Nelson Pine Industries Ltd. (NPIL) is an innovative leader in wood-processing solutions.
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

Toyota: Winning the hearts of New Zealanders

Toyota has been the market leader in New Zealand for a record 33 consecutive years.
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

N.Z. blackcurrant: The king of berries

Scientific research supporting the nutritional power of blackcurrants (Ribes nigrum) outnumbers that for other superfood berries including bilberries, acai, goji, cranberries and elderberries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021

More than 20 new cases of Indian COVID-19 variant found in Japan

A senior government official acknowledged that it would be 'difficult' to completely stifle the variant in the country if it began to spread more widely.
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2021

They know the drill: Dentists tapped to speed up Japan's slow vaccine rollout

Their involvement will be contingent upon municipalities not being able to secure enough doctors and nurses to go ahead with mass vaccinations at public facilities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2021

As satellites proliferate, telescopes go dark

Satellites reflect sunlight, causing bright trails across the night sky, which in turn can impede crucial observations or corrupt astronomical data.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 25, 2021

‘Lonely Castle in the Mirror’ helps us face the consequences of bullying

Mizuki Tsujimura's touching novel about teenage bullying in the Tokyo suburbs illuminates the importance of compassion and reaching out.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2021

Biden tells Turkey leader he’ll brand Armenian massacres as genocide

U.S. President Joe Biden told Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday that he intends to recognize the 1915 massacres of Armenians as a genocide, according to people familiar with a call between the leaders, a move that will likely strain already tense U.S.-Turkish relations.

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