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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 21, 2021

During COP26, Facebook served ads with climate falsehoods

Oil and gas companies have placed ads across a broad range of other media properties ahead of and during the COP26 summit, including on podcasts, newsletters and through TV commercials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 26, 2019

How China is replacing America as Asia's military titan

In 1938, in the midst of a long campaign to bring China under Communist Party rule, revolutionary leader Mao Zedong wrote: "Whoever has an army has power."
JAPAN / History / Defining the Heisei Era
Jul 28, 2018

Defining the Heisei Era: Japan embraces insularity

The third installment of a monthly 12-part series that looks back at the leading issues of the past three decades.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Jul 4, 2020

Grappling with the 'American idea' from across the Pacific

Tokyoites with close connections to the United States express empathy for the present and optimism for the future of the country.
JAPAN / History
Aug 15, 2015

Dependence day: Japan's lopsided relationship with Washington

Of all the post-World War II changes in Japan, the most momentous is that it never regained the status of a genuinely independent country.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 24, 2022

Is Japan the model for Elon Musk's Twitter?

Elizabeth Beattie explains how the social media platform's Japan team has been affected since Elon Musk's purchase of Twitter.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 10, 2020

The danger lurking behind the U.S.’s reciprocity policy

Washington must take care when fighting Beijing's tariff hikes and visa restrictions with like-minded measures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 10, 2016

President Trump: Japanese-Americans, Japanese in U.S. weigh in

People of Japanese ancestry speak up about their impressions of President-elect Donald Trump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 8, 2019

Lawyer Takashi Takano is all apologies for Ghosn's dramatic bail release and the disguise that wasn't

The lawyer who freed Nissan's savior confesses it was his idea to have the beleaguered auto exec dress like a construction worker with allergies to elude the media upon release.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021

Peng Shuai case is the latest glimpse into the machinery of Beijing's control

The tennis star was not heard from publicly for nearly three weeks after alleging former vice premier Zhang Gaoli sexually assaulted her.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 17, 2021

On podcasts and radio, misleading COVID-19 talk goes unchecked

According to a survey, many young people primarily get their news through audio, trusting it more than print or video.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jan 21, 2021

The ugly truth about a 'beautiful sight' in Hong Kong

One weaponized use of the Nancy Pelosi's quote in reference to the Capitol attack comes from a staunchly nationalistic Beijing tabloid.
JAPAN
Nov 17, 2016

Japan's top buzzword candidates for 2016 range from Pikotaro to 'the Trump phenomenon'

The 30 nominees for Japan's top buzzwords of 2016 were announced Thursday by the Jiyukokuminsha publishing house, covering a variety of new popular terms ranging from the "Shin Godzilla" film to the "Zika fever."
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 5, 2016

Jennings predicts jail time for Blatter

For decades, British investigative reporter Andrew Jennings has exposed corruption at the highest levels in global sports.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2014

The bill for Putin's policy will be high

Virtually every retaliatory move against the West proposed by Vladimir Putin as a result of the Ukraine crisis has backfired on Russia and left it in a far weaker financial position.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Mar 20, 2012

Reflections on 3/11: reporters' dispatches

Initial hopes turn to frustration In the immediate aftermath of 3/11 I penned several optimistic pieces for European newspapers predicting that the disaster might jolt Japan out of its long period of economic torpor and social ennui. I wouldn't write the same today.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 24, 2022

The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia

At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31 despite Western sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2022

Ultrafast fashion charms young despite damaging environment

Greenpeace has slammed the 'throwaway clothing' phenomenon as grossly wasteful, arguing it takes 2,700 liters of water to make one T-shirt that is swiftly binned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022

Xi moves to stop Shanghai's COVID rage from sweeping across China

The lockdown in China's main financial hub, now in its third week, has spawned some of the most anti-government criticism in years on social media.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2022

Bots and fake accounts push China’s vision of winter Olympic wonderland

Inside the Potemkin village of China’s propaganda, the Winter Olympics have unfolded as an unalloyed success, a celebration of sports and political harmony that has obscured — critics say whitewashed — the country’s flaws and rights abuses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021

Alibaba worker’s desperate plea for help sparks #MeToo reckoning

The episode has triggered what many say is a long overdue examination of the ways Chinese women are too often treated at work.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 12, 2021

How Trump’s pied pipers rallied a faithful mob to the Capitol

The backers were inspired by conspiracy theories and whipped into action by Trump's desperate calls to 'save” democracy by reversing his loss to Democrat Joe Biden.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2017

Trump's assault on the liberal international order

It is an irony of history that the president with the least previous foreign policy interest and experience could end up having the biggest impact on global affairs in a century.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jul 29, 2015

A Chinese front opens in the battle over Taiji's dolphin drive hunts

There was much media coverage in April of the decision by the World Association for Zoos and Aquariums (WAZA) to suspend its Japanese affiliate, JAZA, because of concerns over animal cruelty due to the sourcing of captive dolphins from the infamous drive hunts in Taiji, Wakayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Jul 9, 2013

Can METI's ¥50 billion fund unfreeze 'Cool Japan'?

Naysaying is almost always risk-free, especially if you do it online. If you're a cynic, you're usually right, and if you're wrong, you can just delete those errant tweets and posts and join the party.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE ZEIT GIST
Jan 25, 2011

Waiting for the WikiLeak dam to break

Like a giant dose of salts to a bloated and constipated patient, "Cablegate" has scoured its way through the post-9/11 United States empire, exposing its internal workings to merciless scrutiny: In Iraq, U.S. forces and their Iraqi subordinates kill civilians and journalists while their commanders turn...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 22, 2023

Lionel Messi, Saudi Arabia and a deal that paid off for both sides

Messi's deal offers an inside glimpse of the oil-rich kingdom’s use of its wealth to enlist marquee athletes in its effort to burnish its global image.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2023

Japan delegation wraps up China visit as nations fine-tune ties 

Despite admonishing Tokyo over trade and geopolitical disputes, Beijing welcomed the Japanese delegation amid efforts to encourage economic and cultural cooperation. 
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2022

Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook operator after 14 years

Sandberg's departure marks an end of an era for the firm after years of scandals over privacy abuses and the spread of conspiratorial content on its platforms.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
Tokyo and Kyoto feature among top ‘noctourism’ destinations
Tokyo ranked second after New York and ahead of Dubai and Singapore in a ranking of the top global cities for nighttime tourism.
Elon Musk says he has created a new U.S. political party
Elon Musk looks on during a news conference with U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on May 30.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.
As Southeast Asia heats up, a Japanese cooling giant sees a major opportunity
An employee of Daikin Cambodia explains the use of different tools during an air conditioner installation training session in Phnom Penh. Daikin is one of Japan’s oldest air conditioning companies, but as Japan’s population falls, the firm is keying in on overseas growth.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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