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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2021

Bruised by border politics, some Biden officials cling to Trump order on migrants

The order enables U.S. officials to rapidly expel migrants at both the southern and northern borders during the COVID-19 pandemic, essentially cutting off access to asylum for most migrants.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2021

World’s richest face tax squeeze after 40% boost to fortunes

The proposals form part of a global revival of initiatives to target the rich, including new taxes on capital gains, inheritances and wealth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 11, 2021

Google and Facebook pledged millions for local news. Was it enough?

Critics say the funding does not nearly compensate for the tens of billions of dollars publishers lost as the tech companies gobbled up the digital advertising market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2021

Fixing the broken pandemic financing system

The devastation caused by COVID-19 has underscored what experts have said for years: our national, regional and global systems are grossly inadequate for detecting and containing outbreaks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021

Art is sometimes in the eye of the accountant

Art as investment is a tricky business. Stocks and bonds have cash flows that can be projected and discounted to arrive at a theoretical value. Even commodities are subject to supply and demand curves. Art is altogether more nebulous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2021

Chinese maker of tiny EVs bets on cult status to sell a million cars

The new Macaron comes in avocado green, lemon yellow and white peach pink, with an optional solid-color roof for contrast, to mimic the vanilla butter cream in its namesake confections.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2021

Meghan and Harry name baby daughter after Queen Elizabeth and Diana

Meghan, Britain's Duchess of Sussex, has given birth to her second child, a girl, whom she and husband Prince Harry have named after Queen Elizabeth and his late mother Princess Diana.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Jun 7, 2021

Change of direction: Opting for a midlife career change

The pandemic's impact on people's lives has caused many to rethink not only work goals and priorities, but also how work affects their quality of life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 4, 2021

Nissan delays release of flagship electric car amid chip crunch

The struggle to release new models amid a global shortage of automotive chips is one that automakers worldwide are facing, but the issue is particularly acute for Nissan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2021

This deadly coral disease is threatening more than just reefs

In South Caicos, researchers have reported a 62% loss of live hard coral coverage at three long-term research sites since stony coral tissue loss disease was first detected there in 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2021

What happens when you provoke Putin’s strongman in Belarus

Hope of change among some Belarusians has been gradually yet fiercely snuffed out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2021

From Nigeria to Brazil 'halo' crops reap pandemic profits

Increasingly health conscious consumers have given an already buoyant global spice market a further boost during the pandemic, heightening investor interest in the sector.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 31, 2021

Dragons help Central League get off to fast start in interleague play

Round one goes to the Central League and, of all teams, the Chunichi Dragons.
CULTURE / Longform
May 31, 2021

Cool Japan campaign at a crossroads 10 years after setting sights abroad

The government-funded initiative's future looks uncertain given its mixed results so far in promoting Japanese culture overseas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2021

Hong Kong's old boys club is living on borrowed time

Blame Hong Kong's clubby world of family-controlled and male-dominated businesses. Close to a third of the city's 2,500-odd listed companies had no women on the board as of the end of 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2021

Southeast Asian states pay price for virus complacency

Many Southeast Asian states have experienced sharp new surges in cases, and some countries could wind up with COVID-19 disasters on a scale with that of India.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 29, 2021

Paralympics chief ‘confident with level of protection’ in Tokyo

'We would not be organizing the games if we believed they could cause a big spread of the virus,” said Andrew Parsons, the head of the International Paralympic Committee.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 28, 2021

Exxon's reckoning: The little engine that could, and the oil giant that couldn't

Stakeholders familiar with Exxon's thinking said Wednesday's board defeat was years in the making due to ongoing weak returns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

China should celebrate its Mars success by sharing

The propaganda value of a landing on another planet, as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate its centenary, is not lost on Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 25, 2021

Uniqlo made a bet on comfortable bras. Now it’s paying off.

The firm edged out bra specialist Wacoal Holdings Corp. last year to become the top seller of women's intimate wear in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2021

The U.S. and its immigration calculus

Higher levels of immigration may help to explain why U.S. GDP growth often exceeds that of Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 24, 2021

Pacific League clubs likely looking forward to return of interleague play

If Pacific League fans and teams look happier and more upbeat than usual, it's probably because it's that time of year again.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2021

Japan, Myanmar and the illusion of a value-oriented foreign policy

Interestingly, Japan does not even have a legislative foundation to apply sanctions based on human rights violations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 24, 2021

Huarong drama: Inside the race to avert disaster at China’s biggest ‘bad bank’

The company's fate will test China's vast, debt-ridden financial system, the technocrats working to fix it, and the foreign banks and investors caught in the middle.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 21, 2021

Delaying second doses offers wider immunity where vaccines are scarce

The initially controversial strategy has now been vindicated by scientific studies, allowing supplies to be more widely distributed and boosting their protective power.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan's top COVID-19 adviser says fate of Olympics needs scrutiny

The organizers of the Summer Olympics must decide whether to go ahead with the games after scrutinizing the impact they may have on the nation's medical system, Shigeru Omi said.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China and Russia start joint military drills in Sea of Japan
Russian and Chinese naval officers take part in a ceremony Thursday ahead of the start of joint naval drills in the Sea of Japan, following the arrival of Chinese military vessels in Vladivostok, Russia.
Kamchatka quake may have awakened volcano dormant for 600 years, Russia says
Kamchatka. Krasheninnikov Bay
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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