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OLYMPICS
Jan 2, 2022

Team Canada CEO admits being worried about Beijing Games

With just over a month until the opening ceremony of the Beijing Winter Olympics, the CEO of the Canadian Olympic Committee (COC) said he is increasingly concerned if the Games can go ahead as planned.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2022

In New Year's speech, Taiwan president warns China against 'military adventurism'

Taiwan leader Tsai Ing-wen marked the new year with a message for China: military conflict is not the answer.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Jan 1, 2022

Roger Dahl on Japan's immigration obstacles in 2022

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WORLD
Jan 1, 2022

Studies suggest why omicron is less severe: It spares the lungs

Compared with earlier variants, omicron may cause less damage to the lungs, new animal research suggests.
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021

2022 will offer key tests of Kishida's ability to grow into PM role

An upcoming Upper House poll and the omicron variant are among the things that will test the prime minister's capacity to build on successes and lessons from 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021

Expect more turbulent years ahead for the oil producers

The next five years may be no smoother for oil producers than its first five have been.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021

South Korea presidential candidate pushes for nuclear-powered submarines

Lee Jae-myung also pledged to put aside 'strategic ambiguity' in the face of an intensifying Sino-U.S. rivalry, vowing pragmatic diplomacy instead.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021

Stay or go? For Myanmar’s latest wave of refugees, there’s no good choice.

For Biak Tling and his family, who have left Myanmar entirely, it is a life in limbo as they struggle to adapt to a new environment, surrounded by numerous uncertainties about the future.
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WORLD
Dec 30, 2021

Images of 2021: COVID-19

Despite a burst of optimism as vaccinations were rolled out, the emergence of the delta and omicron variants of COVID-19 meant that life in general remained stuck in limbo in 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 30, 2021

From Kabul to Kentucky: Afghans put down roots in refugee haven

The city of Bowling Green has welcomed waves of refugees over four decades, beginning with the Cambodians in the 1980s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 30, 2021

Preventing a U.S.-China nuclear arms race

Tensions in Asia are rising as Beijing rapidly expands its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 30, 2021

Post-peak China at a crossroads

Has Beijing squandered the years of power China had gained because of its economic strength and the problems faced by Western countries since the 2008 global financial crisis?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2021

Mercedes-Benz swept up in latest China internet furor over model’s eyes

The episode, reported by a state media outlet, has made the maker of luxury cars the latest target of consumer nationalism in China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

How world leaders can make their COP26 deforestation pledge a reality

More than 100 leaders agreed to halt and reverse harm to forests and land by 2030, but similar zero-deforestation pledges had repeatedly been made and not met.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2021

Developing young minds for a better future

Many academics and policy pros travel in their own bubbles, seeing only counterparts or folks who pay for the privilege. Who they don't mix with are tomorrow's future leaders.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2021

Germany wants its Russian pipeline. German allies aren’t sure it’s a good idea.

With thousands of Russian troops massing on the border with Ukraine and a threat of possible U.S. sanctions against the pipeline, the future of Nord Stream 2 remains anything but certain.
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BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2021

Expect more shipping chaos as omicron forces transport workers to quit

The transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply-chain disruptions as seafarers refuse to get back on ships and truck drivers quit over COVID-19 concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2021

U.S.-Russia alliance in space shaken by events on planet Earth

For decades, the space station has been a symbol of diplomatic triumph between the U.S. and Russian space agencies, NASA and Roscosmos, and the two countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 28, 2021

How Japan should approach military tech competition

It is vital for the nation to grasp the trends in national security and game-changing military technologies that are at the core of economic security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 27, 2021

Tardy COVID-19 vaccine makers under fire for trials in developing nations

Vaccine developers at the testing phase now are seeking developing countries where vaccination rates remain low and the virus is still active.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 27, 2021

Efforia races to victory in Arima Kinen

The three-year-old colt, this year's Satsuki-sho and Tenno-sho winner, completed the 2,500-meter turf race at Nakayama Racecourse in 2 minutes, 32 seconds.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2021

Global coal hypocrisy

India's supposed crime in Glasgow was to join China in insisting on a last-minute change to the final declaration in which countries pledged to “phase down” rather than “phase out” coal.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan