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WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2021

Biden sworn in to lead U.S. burdened with historic challenges

Biden said that the 'world is watching,' and that the U.S. would work to 'repair our alliances and engage with the world once again,' following four years of Trump's 'America First' policy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 16, 2021

Hopes for Tokyo’s Summer Olympics growing dim

Officials both in Tokyo and with the International Olympic Committee have begun to acknowledge that holding a safe games might not be possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 15, 2021

Japan must embrace international cooperation in the age of COVID-19

If the nation wants to maintain its current standard of living, it has no choice but to maintain a course that embraces international cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 14, 2021

U.S. House impeaches Trump for a second time after Capitol riot

The vote in the Democratic-controlled House was 232-197, with 10 Republicans joining the Democrats in backing impeachment as the president's fate rests with Senate.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2021

Several Republicans join impeachment push; Pence won't move to expel Trump

The House is poised to vote as soon as Wednesday on a single article of impeachment accusing the president of inciting the mob that attacked the U.S. Capitol.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 12, 2021

J. League, NPB meet with task force medical panel to discuss plans for spring camps

Some J. League teams are set to begin their training camps later this month while NPB camps are scheduled to start Feb. 1.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 12, 2021

How Japan can lead a free and open Indo-Pacific

As a friend of the U.S. and a key trading partner for China, Japan has a role to play in calming tensions in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2021

Why is it so hard to mourn the vast number of COVID-19 dead?

An empathy scientist reveals how our brains get in the way of comprehending — let alone mourning — calamity on this scale.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Straddling Senate and pulpit, Warnock highlights rise of U.S. religious left

'Jesus was very political,' said the Reverend Mark Sandlin, a Presbyterian minister in Greensboro, North Carolina, who helps run Christian groups with about 400,000 members nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2021

Pandemic showcases corner of Europe derided by Trump advisers

Denmark, Norway, Sweden and Finland have suffered a smaller economic setback during the COVID-19 crisis than the eurozone or the U.K.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 9, 2021

Europe’s watershed year

Despite much naysaying, Europeans not only stuck together during the COVID-19 crisis, but grew together, forging a more cohesive bloc.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 8, 2021

After riot, business leaders reckon with their support for Trump

The executives who stood by Trump were ultimately among his enablers, bestowing him with mainstream business credibility and normalizing a president who has turned the U.S. against itself.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 3, 2021

Brexit’s silver lining for Europe

The bloc has in some ways been galvanized by the trauma of the drawn out divorce, overcoming long-standing obstacles and lifting its ambitions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2020

25 days that changed the world: How COVID-19 slipped China’s grasp

China's delayed initial response unleashed the virus on the world and foreshadowed battles between scientists and political leaders that would play out across continents.
JAPAN
Dec 30, 2020

Tokyo’s pandemic border policy highlights insecure status of foreign residents

Chaos, lack of debate and fears of public backlash are thought to have been behind unequal treatment of foreign nationals residing in Japan.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 29, 2020

Athletes head into 2021 uncertain over Olympic qualification outlook

Many Olympic sports are still working to schedule events that will give athletes a fair opportunity to earn a place in the postponed Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2020

China should join the Paris Club

The problem is that China, the largest sovereign lender in the world, is not a member, because other leading creditors complain that its loans and lending conditions are not transparent.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2020
Dec 23, 2020

Dillon Eustace: An expert on Irish law and Japan

In order to foster the many valued, established and developing relationships with its clients in Japan, the Irish law firm Dillon Eustace opened a representative office in Tokyo in 2000. The office was set up by Partner Brian Dillon, who was admitted by the Japanese Bar Association while a resident in...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2020

EU clears Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for first inoculations

Preparations for the vaccine roll-out come as the identification of a highly infectious new strain of the coronavirus in Britain caused chaos across the region.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 21, 2020

How has COVID-19 changed Japan's pop culture? Episode 1: Collapse

In Episode 1 of Recultured, we look at how 2020 ground to a halt through the lens of "Terrace House," and hear from stars of the show about its dramatic ending amid the arrival of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2020

Biden wins Electoral College to cement victory and rebuff Trump

The formal vote capped a tumultuous period sparked by Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge he lost — with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 13, 2020

Japan’s year-end cleaning tradition is doubly important in 2020

Experts offer practical advice to make sure your house is tidy and safe for everyone spending the holidays inside.

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