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WORLD
Oct 24, 2021

Alec Baldwin film set had previous accidental gun discharges, crew members say

In addition to safety complaints, several workers had quit — just hours before the fatal shooting — because of unpaid labor and poor working conditions.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 19, 2021

What scientists know about the risk of breakthrough COVID-19 deaths

After former U.S. Secretary of State Colin Powell died Monday from COVID-19 complications, vaccine skeptics immediately seized on news that he had been vaccinated to stoke doubts.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Oct 17, 2021

Chimikepp: Modern French cuisine finds a home in Hokkaido

For some, the allure of this remote region is its bracing snowscape or outdoor activities. For others, it's knowing they will dine very well at Chimikepp Hotel.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

A surprise sports hero broadens Italy’s image of itself

Lamont Marcell Jacobs, the son of a Black American father and white Italian mother, has broadened the public imagination of what Italian athletes, and Italians, can look like.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

Moderna, racing for profits, keeps COVID-19 vaccine out of reach of poor

Moderna has shipped a greater share of its doses to wealthy countries than any other vaccine manufacturer, a data-tracking firm has said.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021

How Evergrande's rags-to-riches founder is trying to save his empire

Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan's fortune is plunging and his sprawling real estate empire is on the verge of collapse.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021

U.S. lawmakers see path to rein in tech, but it isn’t smooth

The road ahead is likely to be a yearslong, complicated path toward new rules and regulations, with no guaranteed result.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 9, 2021

Las Vegas Raiders coach made racist comment about NFL players’ union chief

The email surfaced just hours before the player representatives for the 32 teams voted to give Smith a fifth term as the union's leader.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2021

They had the vaccines and a plan to reopen. Instead they got cold feet.

Many considered Singapore to be a COVID-19 success story in Southeast Asia — but instead of opening up, it's doing the opposite.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Oct 4, 2021

David Jack: ‘One of the most inspiring people’ in Kansai

David Jack, who passed away last month due to a stroke, helmed Kansai Time Out, a lifeline for the non-Japanese community between 1977 and 2009.
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BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Sep 20, 2021

Sendai throws weight behind efforts to develop tech for disasters

Companies in the Tohoku region are developing apps to help with the distribution of relief supplies and the management of evacuation centers.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2021

Russian election shows declining support for Putin’s party

The weekend's elections came amid a harsh crackdown on dissent by the Kremlin and murmurings of popular discontent.
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CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 15, 2021

Norm Macdonald, ‘SNL’ comic dripping in dry wit, dies at 61

Norm Macdonald, the acerbic, sometimes controversial comedian familiar to millions as the 'Weekend Update” anchor on 'Saturday Night Live” from 1994 to 1998, died Tuesday in Los Angeles.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 15, 2021

Biden floated meeting with Xi that Chinese leader declined

Biden suggested an in-person meeting with Xi, but the Chinese leader declined as he continues to avoid leaving his country even for major gatherings amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
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BUSINESS
Sep 13, 2021

Building a more sustainable car, from headlamp to tailpipe

Carmakers around the world are turning away from traditional materials that are hard to recycle, such as leather and plastics.
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BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2021

Why China’s economy is threatened by a property giant’s debt problems

The real estate developer Evergrande once binged on debt; now the music has stopped, investors are panicking and experts are warning of an imminent failure.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2021

20 years on, the 'war on terror' grinds along with no end in sight

The 'war on terror' waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines — less an epochal clash than a low-grade condition and one that flares up occasionally.
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WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

Did Nazis produce these uranium cubes? Researchers look for an answer.

Determining whether the cubes were produced by Nazi Germany could lead to more questions, such as whether the Nazis could have had enough to create a critical reaction.
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2021

King & Prince eye J-pop’s throne

The Johnny's boy band explores English lyrics on its third album, “Re:Sense,' and embraces showing the more personal sides of its members on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2021

U.S. citizens and Afghans wait for evacuation flights from country’s north

The holdup reflects the challenges of foreign governments working with the Taliban, which has yet to form a government.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 5, 2021

Why does playing tennis make so many pros miserable?

Tennis players and coaches speak of the singular form of intensity and loneliness that accompanies the game, even compared to other individual sports such as golf.
PARALYMPICS
Sep 4, 2021

After nine-year wait, Shingo Kunieda is king of Paralympic court again

The Japanese ace went from heartbreak in Brazil five years ago to jubilation in Tokyo as he cruised past the Netherlands' Tom Egberink 6-1, 6-2 to win gold.
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CULTURE / Music
Sep 3, 2021

Unsettling, unrelenting and confident: Ms. Machine's debut is one of the year's best

Ms. Machine's debut features Nordic-inspired lyrics and a sludgy sound that recalls witch house, industrial and metal, making it one of the best Japanese albums released this year.
PRESS / Services
Sep 1, 2021

ANA電子書籍サービスにジャパンタイムズ・ジャパンタイムズアルファのコンテンツ提供を開始します。

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:末松弥奈子)株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:同上、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、全日本空輸株式会社(ANA)の提供する電子書籍サービス「eライブラリ」へ、ジャパンタイムズとジャパンタイムズアルファのコンテンツ提供を開始しました。...
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PODCAST / deep dive
Aug 25, 2021

What will be the legacy of the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics?

Amid the COVID-19 pandemic and with no fans to watch them, will the Paralympics lead to a more inclusive society in Japan or will they fail to make a lasting impression?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2021

Climate change made Germany's deadly floods more likely, scientists report

'We aren't safe and we can expect this to happen again,' said Professor Maarten van Aalst, director of the international Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Center.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 24, 2021

Athletes to watch at the 2020 Tokyo Paralympics

A primer on 10 Paralympians who are poised to make their mark on the Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 21, 2021

Philip Jodidio: ‘A willingness to transgress and a desire to be extremely innovative’

u2018Contemporary Japanese Architecture' author Philip Jodidio discusses the past and future significance of Japanese architecture and his career as an art/architecture critic and editor.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 15, 2021

Poverty, disease, customs: Why so many Indonesian children die of COVID-19

Even when children are visibly ill, parents and doctors may mistake the symptoms for other conditions, particularly because of the widespread misperception that children cannot get COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2021

As American schools shut down due to COVID-19, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed

Last year, the rate of drug-related emergency calls for young people age 20 and under increased by 43%, an analysis of emergency response data found.

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