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JAPAN
Jun 1, 2022

Japan eliminates airport testing and quarantine for some arrivals

The eased measures come as the country plans to open its borders to inbound tourists on guided tours from June 10.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 12, 2022

When will Japan open to tourists?

Kanako Takahara joins to discuss when Japan might reopen to international tourism, and what form that reopening might take.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2022

Beyond cigarettes: Philip Morris lights up race with Swedish Match bid

Tobacco companies have scrambled over the past decade to find new markets as regulators crack down on cigarettes and more people quit smoking due to the health risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2022

Philip Morris in talks to buy Swedish Match, maker of oral nicotine pouch products

The deal would accelerate the Marlboro-maker's push beyond cigarettes and broaden its distribution network in the U.S. for reduced-risk products.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2022

How well do you know Japan's Oscar history?

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's “Drive My Car” is nominated in four categories at the 94th Academy Awards, but win or lose, the film joins an exclusive club for cinematic greats.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 23, 2022

One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan

Kanako Takahara explains Japan's efforts to help these refugees, and why the government here isn't calling them by that name.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 15, 2022

‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?

“Drive My Car,” a film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has garnered a long list of prizes since premiering last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, including best screenplay.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2021

Typhoon Rai's deadly path through Philippines 'exceeded all predictions,' forecaster says

A lack of real-time data and case studies of similar storms in the region made it difficult for forecasters to predict just how much the storm would intensify.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

China Evergrande defaults on its debt. Now what?

A ratings agency's declaration confirmed what investors had already suspected, but they now must wait on a restructuring plan overseen by the firm hand of Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021

Chinese province targets journalists and foreign students with planned new surveillance system

While it is unclear if the surveillance system is currently operating, security officials in China plan to use it to track 'suspicious people.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2021

Trash and burn: Big brands' new plastic waste plan faces skepticism

Experts say that burning plastic in cement kilns, a practice firms are promoting, emits harmful emissions and amounts to swapping one dirty fuel for another.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

Contentious climate debate: Should rich nations pay for damage done to poorer countries?

Developing nations contribute the least to climate change but they are the most affected, leading some to discuss whether or not developed nations should take responsibility for the damage.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 2, 2021

Why Markus Rehm was slightly disappointed with his gold medal-winning jump

Rehm has won three straight long jump gold medals and owns a world record that would have given him gold in the last seven Olympic Games. But he's still looking to push things forward.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021

New Orleans gripped by floods and blackouts as Ida unleashes fury

The storm, wielding some of the most powerful winds ever to hit the Louisiana, drove a wall of water inland when it thundered ashore Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021

Biden’s vow to protect Afghans who wish to flee faces headwinds as deadline looms

Advocates for Afghans who want to evacuate argue that Biden is underestimating the number of people who want to escape and the speed at which it can be done.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

Hong Kong’s quarantine flip-flop creates chaos for travelers

The city has abruptly scrapped a new rule allowing vaccinated residents returning from medium-risk locations to quarantine in a hotel for just one week, half the typically required time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2021

Zoom's next act is a big threat to the rest of tech

The pandemic catapulted Zoom Video Communications Inc. from a scrappy upstart into a $111 billion video-conferencing behemoth, central to the lives of millions of remote workers and other socially distant users.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 26, 2021

In times of disaster, Japan's hazard maps provide crucial information

July's deadly mudslide in Shizuoka has put renewed focus on hazard maps for areas at risk from floods, landslides and other natural catastrophes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 25, 2021

Day 2 recap: From skateboarding to judo, Japan brings home the gold

Japanese judoka Uta and Hifumi Abe became the first siblings to win gold medals on the same day, while Yuto Horigome bagged skateboarding's first gold.
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2021

For karateka at the Games, the goal is gold. For karate the sport, the goal is inclusion.

Karate is getting its moment to shine at the Olympics, but are the Games simply catching up to something a lot of us already know?
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2021

Japan’s Olympic history

Looking back at some of Japan's most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jun 28, 2021

Osaka: The world’s ‘second city’ … but by whose metrics?

The Economist Intelligence Unit has declared Osaka the second most livable city in the world. Does a former resident remember it being so wonderful?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 21, 2021

New Zealand's Laurel Hubbard to become first transgender Olympian

'I am grateful and humbled by the kindness and support that has been given to me by so many New Zealanders,” Hubbard said in a statement Monday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2021

Japan Display, a fading iPhone LCD screen-maker, pivots to virtual reality

The Tokyo-based LCD specialist expects its favored display technology to become the standard for VR because it can achieve higher resolution than OLED.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2021

Seeking nominations for the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize

Nominations are now open for the Fourth Hideyo Noguchi Africa Prize. This international award recognizes medical research and medical services in Africa and honors change-makers — both individuals and organizations — at the forefront of efforts to combat diseases and improve lives there.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2021

Why I pay my seventh grader in Bitcoin

Some 68% of Americans make a major financial mistake before the age of 30. Seventy percent of wealthy families lose their wealth by the next generation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2021

China, Myanmar and others criticized in report on rising religious persecution

'The apparatus of repression constructed by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) in recent years is ... fine-tuned, pervasive, and technologically sophisticated,' the report said.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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