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Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2021

The world’s oldest monarchy is running out of royals

There were 67 members of Japan's royal family after World War II. After Princess Mako leaves, there will be just 17, and only three heirs to the throne among them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2021

If COVID-19 rattled our food chain, climate change is a seismic shock

Climate change is having an impact on agriculture more grave than COVID-19, and far more complex — driving a paradigm shift in the business of food.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2021

A.Q. Khan: A hero in Pakistan, a nuclear villain elsewhere

Western governments believe Khan was instrumental in advancing Pyongyang's nuclear program, trading his enrichment technology for North Korea's ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2021
Oct 13, 2021

Switchplace: The right place to stay in Texas, the U.S. and the world

Texas-based Switchplace overcomes the disruption in the temporary housing sector by offering customizable solutions to businesses that need transitional accommodations and related amenities for their employees.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2021

History looms large as Japan seeks much-needed win over Socceroos

In Tuesday's crucial showdown at Saitama Stadium, Japan will face an Australia that has won a record 11 straight matches in qualifying for Qatar 2022.
Japan Times
The Netherlands report 2021
Sep 10, 2021

Kintetsu World Express (Benelux): Supporting people in their daily lives

The Netherlands is at the heart of the European freight forwarding, customs brokerage and logistics industries.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 20, 2021

The Taliban say they’ve changed; now they must prove it

As the Taliban offer assurances about the militant group's readiness to govern humanely, their record encourages deep concern.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2021

Taliban mullahs vow softer approach to win over skeptical world

Even before the group announces what's next, it appears to be in a stronger position on the world stage than it ever achieved during its five-year rule that ended after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 7, 2021

Paying pilgrimage to the last kissaten on the Kumano Kodo trail

Writer Craig Mod takes inventory of the coffee shops that are left alongside the old roads of the Ohechi Kumano Kodo UNESCO World Heritage routes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 6, 2021

Day 13 recap: Giants of the track fall, skateboarders soar and a bite backfires

U.S. men continued to splutter on the track, kayaker Lisa Carrington became New Zealand's most decorated Olympian and American Ryan Crouser broke his own shot put world record three times.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Day 12 recap: Women's 400-meter hurdles world record obliterated at Tokyo Games

A Belarusian athlete departs Tokyo for Poland three days after refusing an order to return home against her wishes and seeking diplomatic protection.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

American Sydney McLaughlin breaks world record to win women's 400 hurdles

The 21-year-old stuttered on the penultimate barrier but surged down the home stretch to power across the line in a record 51.46 seconds.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 26, 2021

Biracial representation, game soundtracks and shiny pecs: bright moments at a somber Olympic opening

The program lacked the over-the-top glitz originally planned, but still served some memorable scenes, with pantomime performers and Naomi Osaka stealing the show.
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

At long last, the Tokyo Olympics have begun

After a tumultuous year, an unprecedented Olympics got underway in Tokyo in the age of the new normal.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2021

World carved up into haves and have-nots by mRNA vaccine access

The cutting-edge technology, which made its debut during the pandemic, has proven more effective than any other in staving off infections and serious illness from the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 29, 2021

Beware of ‘ESG bubble,’ says ex-chair of world’s biggest pension fund

Eiji Hirano says the Government Pension Investment Fund needs to 'think about how to analyze if ESG is really profitable, as well as how to evaluate and standardize ESG.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2021

U.K.'s Boris Johnson calls on G7 to vaccinate world by end of 2022

Johnson will host the first in-person summit in almost two years of G7 leaders and said he would seek a pledge to hit the global vaccination goal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 5, 2021

Facebook suspends Trump until 2023 and shifts rules for world leaders

The social media platform had suspended Trump's account the day after the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol Hill riot, determining he had incited violence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 5, 2021

TikTok, YouTube, drag and a World of Xtra

As World of Xtra, Stan Fukase promotes pride and understanding in the Japanese LGBTQ+ community.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021

La Nina gives a turbocharge boost to already high food prices around the world

Global prices for food and crops in much of the world are at multi-year highs and there's a culprit far larger than human commerce: La Nina.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 30, 2021

COVID-19 shots come in bulk, but the world needs single servings

Vials full of doses often must be kept in extreme cold, and once opened have to be used quickly, making delivery to smaller, far-flung populations difficult.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 24, 2021

Pro surfer Connor O’Leary embracing Japanese heritage

O'Leary, 27, was born in Australia and is a proud Australian, but his Japanese heritage is an equally important part of his identity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2021

AstraZeneca clot worries complicate bid to vaccinate the world

Reviews by U.K. and European Union regulators finding potential links to the unusual side effects are another blow for the shot.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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