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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 14, 2021

Nissan CEO says $1.4 billion U.K. electric vehicle hub ‘just a start’

The automaker is betting that roughly a decade of experience making EVs will give it a leg-up over rivals in the increasingly crowded segment.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 13, 2021

Shohei Ohtani puts on show at Home Run Derby but bows out in first round

The New York Mets' Pete Alonso, the defending champion, won the eight-man competition to retain his title.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021

The stickiness of pandemic-driven economic behavior

In a survey of 5,000 full-time employees in nine countries, 52% said they would like a hybrid remote-work plan in the future, a 22-percentage-point increase compared to before the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021

Didi’s data wars will become the new normal

The real issue is more basic, however: It's national security. Like all such services, Didi collects vast amounts of user location and trip route data for legitimate business purposes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2021

On this German farm, cows are in charge. Or at least coequals.

At Hof Butenland, the turn away from animals as commodities is not only a question of human morality but of planetary survival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2021

The Tokyo Games will go on despite COVID-19

Ultimately, it will not be a COVID-19 crisis in Japan that determines the fate of the Tokyo Olympics, because there is no such crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2021

It’s not only guns; it’s also the U.S.' violent culture

Gun violence, however, should be seen in the wider context of a culture of violence, which is not just the result of gun ownership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 12, 2021

China's crackdown on its ultrarich set to reshape its most profitable sectors

With an age of unfettered gains now coming to an abrupt end, investors are likely to be more cautious.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2021

The parking garage of the future

Inventive entrepreneurs see the parking garage as a 'mobility hub” or 'silo,” fashioned with whole lot of advanced software and hardware.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2021

Like in ‘postapocalyptic movies’: Heat wave killed marine wildlife en masse

Heat has killed hundreds of millions of marine animals and continues to threaten untold species in freshwater, according to a preliminary estimate and interviews with scientists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2021

Branson and Virgin Galactic pull off key test for space tourism

The suborbital journey kicks off a landmark month for the future of space tourism, with Amazon.com Inc. founder Jeff Bezos set to fly on a rocket made by Blue Origin, his space venture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jul 11, 2021

‘Lady Joker: Volume One’: A crime thriller opus’ weighty first half

Kaoru Takamura isn't playing around with “Lady Joker,” her two-part novel that reveals the social and economic inequities in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021

China’s youth are embracing Mao's message

The chairman's call for struggle and violence against capitalists is winning over a new audience of young people frustrated with long work hours and dwindling opportunities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 10, 2021

North Korea's Kim lost as much as 20 kg, South Korean spies say

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un lost up to 20 kg (44 pounds) but has no major health issues affecting his rule, according to a South Korean lawmaker briefed by a spy agency.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Jul 10, 2021

A digital calico is melting hearts (and napping a lot)

The cat has drawn crowds and sparked joy on social media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021

How does the delta variant dodge the immune system? Scientists find clues.

The variant, first identified in India, is believed to be about 60% more contagious than alpha, the version of the virus that thrashed Britain and much of Europe earlier this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 8, 2021

An outside look at the Chinese Communist Party's 100th birthday

President Xi Jinping's speech marking the 100-year anniversary of the Chinese Communist Party was never going to win the hearts and minds of China's neighbors — including Japan's media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2021

Building the inclusive, networked U.N. we need

The U.N. has never been more vital. But it needs renewed imagination, vigorous adaptation to changing global circumstances and emboldened advocates from within and outside governments.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2021

Tokyo Olympics spectator issue moves into the political arena

With signs emerging of a new wave of infections in the capital, competing narratives are emerging about the safety of allowing fans at Olympic venues.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2021

Experts in Japan warn of unseasonable spread of cold-like virus

RSV usually causes cold-like symptoms, including fever and a severe cough, and most people recover in a week or two, but it can lead to more serious complications.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2021

The logic of effective climate action

The China shock gave us Donald Trump. A carbon tax, imposed willy-nilly, could result in even worse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 7, 2021

Studies show vaccines are effective against delta variant

Jerusalem, however, announced that the effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine was seen to be 64% against all COVID-19 infections — down from about 95% in May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021

No closer to knowing anything about UFOs

U.S. intelligence report concludes we need more data to confirm if UFOs are really out there
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 6, 2021

Australian Grand Prix and MotoGP round axed for 2021

Race organizers had been in negotiations with Australian authorities for an adjustment to the two-week quarantine policy, which made the races logistically impossible.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 6, 2021

Unleashed Shohei Ohtani redefines what's possible in baseball

After struggling through injuries and a frustrating 2020 season, the Angels star is finally showing off his true potential on the mound and in the batter's box.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 5, 2021

Underwhelming Tokyo result offers LDP a warning for general election

Many Tokyoites are voters without party affiliation, and their vote is often a reflection of broader public sentiment.
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.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Worker shortage forcing home care providers to turn away clients, survey finds
A survey by a labor union of home care business operators and care managers found that nearly 90% of facility managers had turned down service requests at least once during the past year, citing insufficient staffing.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
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.
Plug and Play wants to help Japanese startups go global
Phillip Vincent (right), Japan CEO of Plug and Play, and Ma Jingqian, head of ventures, at Plug and Play's Tokyo office, last month
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.
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.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.

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