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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2021

Inside America’s polarized views on race

Democrats are much more likely to attribute racial gaps to systemic causes such as the legacy of slavery while Republicans believe individual actions and decisions explain the disparity.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 30, 2021

‘Every hooper’s dream’: NBA hopefuls get their chance during crisis

A 10-day contract has typically been like a tryout for players, with several signees getting longer deals to stay with their teams for the rest of the season and beyond.
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.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2021

This college bowl season, the toughest opponent is COVID-19

On Tuesday, hours before the scheduled kickoff in San Diego, UCLA announced that it would not be able to play North Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 30, 2021

Novak Djokovic skips ATP Cup, adding to Australian Open uncertainty

There has been intense speculation over Djokovic's participation in both events, with the 34-year-old repeatedly declining to say if he has been inoculated against COVID-19.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 30, 2021

New Year's TV sees us spoiled for choice

Japanese broadcast television's slate of new year programming features star-studded blowouts that offer the perfect dose of moderately entertaining content as we head into 2022.
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
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2021

America would be much happier with more people

Even measured in absolute terms, the increase in U.S. population growth was smaller than during the confluence of World War I and the Spanish flu pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

Run, rebuild, repeat as floods eat away at India's indigenous land

With limited work options and a high dependence on natural resources, the Mising — like other indigenous communities around the world — often suffer the worst of the extreme weather.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2021

A diplomatic way out in Ukraine

With Russia facing such clear downsides if it opts for war, diplomacy has a reasonable chance of averting conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2021

Hong Kong police raid pro-democracy media outlet and arrest six

The raid raises more concerns about freedom of speech in the former British colony, which returned to Chinese rule in 1997 with the promise that rights would be protected.
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
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2021

John Madden, exuberant face and voice of the NFL, dies at 85

In his irrepressible way, and with his distinctive voice, Madden left an imprint on the sport on par with titans like George Halas, Paul Brown and his coaching idol, Vince Lombardi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2021

As miners chase clean-energy minerals, tribes fear a repeat of the past

Mining interests have long overrun tribal rights in Idaho, and as the Biden administration seeks to start a revolution in renewable energy, tribes worry about the past being repeated.
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2021

Taxing economic credibility

All political leaders feel pressure to try to circumvent the laws of economics or even the laws of arithmetic — as Biden has done by claiming that his Build Back Better bill costs nothing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2021

As omicron surges, officials shorten isolation times for many Americans

By shortening the recommended isolation period, federal health officials hope to minimize disruptions to the economy and everyday life.
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 / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 28, 2021

The alchemy of angst

How can we decrease the amount of information we deal with on a daily basis, but increase our knowledge and ultimately our wisdom?
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.
Japan Times
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 26, 2021

Asia geopolitics in review: A year of shadowboxing

The year 2021 — which saw green shoots of proactive diplomacy — could ultimately prove to be the temporary lull before the geopolitical storm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2021

Myanmar’s army is accused of massacring dozens of civilians

Members of a human rights group said they found the burned bodies of internally displaced people, including elders, women and children.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2021

Worldly, charming and quietly equipping a brutal military

An investigation of Myanmar's Kyaw Thaung family exposes a vast web of military procurement that was strategically hidden from the public.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 25, 2021

Johnny's pop stars get pumped for 'Sasuke'

Members from Snow Man, A.B.C-Z, 7 Men Samurai and Shonen Ninja take on the ultimate physical challenge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2021

East Asia’s 'Squid Game' economies

Nowadays, South Korean capitalism seems more noxious — perhaps because it has been converging with the liberal Anglo-Saxon model, with its weak investment, slow growth and high inequality.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2021

Going nowhere: Central banks face inflation fears

Central bankers balance two priorities: prices and employment. Unfortunately, a slowing economy generally reduces employment, which means that those two priorities compete with each other.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2021

An existential threat to humanity: Democracy’s decline

Increased outsourcing of production has contributed to hypernationalism, which in turn is fueling the rise of anti-democratic leaders who exploit people's desperation.
SOCCER
Dec 24, 2021

Kumi Yokoyama pushes LGBTQ conversation forward in Japan while raising game on pitch

Yokoyama was praised by U.S. President Joe Biden for showing courage after coming out as transgender earlier this year.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
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
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.
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.

Podcast

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

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
By Hanako Lowry

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