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JAPAN
Feb 21, 2021

As suicides rise amid the pandemic, Japan takes steps to tackle loneliness

What constitutes loneliness is a trickier question in Japan, where the overarching term 'kodoku' has been used to describe both loneliness and solitude, essentially lumping them together.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 20, 2021

Honda appoints Japan R&D chief Toshihiro Mibe as new CEO

The move marks the latest in a number of bold moves the automaker is taking to step beyond its more than half-a-century-long reliance on selling gasoline-powered cars.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 19, 2021

Japanese firm with all-male board says sorry for failing on diversity

In December, Cybozu announced it was soliciting applications internally for directors in an attempt to diversify its board.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2021

Japan and U.S. reach agreement on cost of hosting American troops

The one-year deal, in which Japan will shoulder about u00a5200 billion — roughly in line with the previous year — is widely seen as a temporary measure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2021

Japan prepares to dispense Pfizer vaccine from Wednesday after formal approval

Up to 20,000 front-line medical staffers at state-run hospitals are set to be the first to receive the vaccines, followed by 3.7 million other health care workers.
JAPAN
Feb 12, 2021

Japan keeps COVID-19 emergency in place as hospital occupancy remains high

A health ministry advisory board warned that while new cases were declining in most areas, clusters at hospitals and care facilities could propel death tolls to high levels.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Feb 12, 2021

WE League chair 'grateful' for Yoshiro Mori's sexist remarks

Kikuko Okajima is pleased that the now-former Tokyo 2020 president brought attention to the issue of gender equality in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2021

'Nothing good will come from replacing him:' Tokyo Olympics chief finds high-level support

Some on the Tokyo organizing committee believe it is important for Mori to 'quietly overcome' the crisis and for officials to do all they can to 'protect' him from the public fallout.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 9, 2021

Japan vaccine czar outshines Suga to rise as potential successor

Polls show Taro Kono is already voters' favorite for prime minister, an ominous sign for Yoshihide Suga ahead of a party leadership vote in September.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2021

SoftBank’s Vision Fund posts record $8 billion profit on IPO boom

A global rally in technology shares has boosted the value of SoftBank's stakes in publicly traded firms like Uber Technologies Inc.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2021

Window of opportunity: Indoor grilling becomes a safe bet during pandemic

Good ventilation is turning into a powerful weapon for yakiniku restaurants, sucking away not just smoke but airborne pathogens quickly.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 8, 2021

Yuta Watanabe's hard work pays off as he earns spot in Raptors' rotation

The next two games carry special meaning for the 26-year-old as the guard-forward takes on his former team and faces compatriot Rui Hachimura.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2021

With COVID-19 cases falling, Osaka may seek early end to state of emergency

Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura is likely to decide as early as Tuesday whether to ask the central government to cancel the state of emergency for the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 6, 2021

Finding the right measure of Olympic success in Japan

Does academic success lead to happiness? Weekly magazine Shukan Gendai offers a cautionary tale u2026
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2021

Barcelona silver medalist Noriko Mizoguchi slams Yoshiro Mori's comments

The former judoka, now a sports sociology professor, is concerned over how the former prime minister's controversial statements on women could impact public opinion toward the Tokyo Games.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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