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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 18, 2022

Kaori Sakamoto eyeing quad jumps as way to keep up with Russians

Kaori Sakamoto is feeling the pressure to do quadruple jumps as more Russian skaters successfully land them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022

Coal is still raising trillions of dollars despite green shift

Commercial banks have channeled more than $1.5 trillion into the coal supply chain since the start of 2019, according to a report.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2022

It's official: Japan eases entry restrictions for foreign students, business travelers and other nontourists

The move comes amid growing concerns over economic and reputational costs, and as Kishida indicates exiting the sixth wave.
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WORLD
Feb 17, 2022

The Queen’s Jubilee year has just started, but the bad news hasn’t stopped for the royals

For all the differences, the troubles of Prince Andrew and Prince Charles both raise murky questions about money and how it moves in the opaque world of royalty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2022

America is focusing on the wrong enemy

U.S. President Joe Biden is treating a “rogue” Russia as a peer competitor, when he should be focused on the challenge from America's actual peer, China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2022

COVID-19 patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems

A new study has found that people who had COVID-19 were 39% more likely to be diagnosed with depression and 35% more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 17, 2022

Adam Rippon calls Kamila Valieva ruling 'slap in the face' to clean athletes

'This situation is super unfortunate and it's also unprecedented that someone with a failed doping test is allowed to compete in the Games,' Rippon said.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2022

Hong Kong can’t live with the virus. It can’t stop it, either.

With hospital beds on sidewalks and testing lines winding through parks, the city's flailing response has exposed crucial weaknesses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2022

Taiwan sees China's Xi as too focused on party reshuffle for any attack

The Taiwanese government has assessed the current risk of a Chinese attack to be low, regardless of what happens between Russia and Ukraine.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 16, 2022

Where the wild things grow — foraging in Japan

Winifred Bird is the author of 'Eating Wild Japan,' a book that goes deep into the foraging culture of Japan and contains essays on foraging, a selection of recipes and a guide to forageable plants.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

Chinese viewers flock to Olympics even as the world tunes out

With Chinese fans largely shut out from attending the Winter Games, local fans have resorted to watching the events on state broadcaster China Central Television and the internet.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

France's Clement Noel conquers 'Ice River' to win men's slalom gold

The 24-year-old, who finished just off the podium four years ago in Pyeongchang, became the third French skier in history to win slalom gold at the Games.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2022

Is the civilian resistance tipping the balance in Myanmar?

'Myanmar has been in a state of civil war for a long time, but until now it has been limited to certain territories and ethnic regions. Now, even the Bamar heartland is in conflict.”
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WORLD
Feb 16, 2022

Ukraine hit by cyberattack as U.S. questions Russian troop pullback

Ukrainian officials did not say who it believed was responsible for the cyberattack, but a statement suggested it was pointing the finger at Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022

U.S. arms sent to Ukraine would blunt but not stop a Russian invasion

Since 2014, the United States has committed more than $2.7 billion in security assistance to Ukraine, according to the Pentagon, including a $200 million package in December.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022

Behind the fractious collaboration steering the Canada trucker protests

The protesters' disciplined and highly coordinated occupation has been orchestrated by a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

Nana Takagi gets sister's support after shock fall in final

The 29-year-old, who won two gold medals at the 2018 Games in Pyeongchang, was consoled by younger sister Miho after falling in the last lap of Tuesday's final against Canada.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

Debutant Denmark and Canada reach men's hockey quarterfinals

Canada's expected victory capped off a day of surprises big and small on the ice, with 2018 silver medalists Germany crashing out and Switzerland stopping the Czech Republic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2022

Akito Watabe takes bronze behind Joergen Graabak's gold in Nordic combined

Just as he did last week, Graabak sat back in the field and timed his charge perfectly to edge compatriot Jens Oftebro, who also came from deep to take silver.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2022

‘We need to oppose Russia’: Ukrainians find common purpose

Across the country, Lenin statues and hammer-and-sickle emblems of the Soviet past have been toppled, replaced by monuments to Ukrainians killed in the 2014 uprising.

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past