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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 29, 2022

To reduce traffic, this company wants cargo e-bikes to replace delivery vans

URB-E, which started out as a company that made mini e-scooters, is pivoting to monetize the demand from companies that need their own low-emissions delivery systems.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 29, 2022

A musical match made in heaven … or was it Harajuku?

Fiddling Leona and JP Mathes teach the art of the deal on the Netflix series 'Swap Shop,' a reality TV show that sees them antique hunting in Tennessee.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
May 28, 2022

Natsumi Yamada: ‘We need to make the issues LGBTQ people face visible’

Natsumi Yamada is co-president of Tokyo Rainbow Pride. She credits a youth with no television and “gyaru” fashion as helping her realize her best, authentic self.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 28, 2022

Puberty starts earlier than it used to. No one knows why.

Some girls are starting to develop breasts as early as age 6 or 7. Researchers are studying the role of obesity, chemicals and stress.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022

Uvalde had prepared for school shootings. It did not stop the rampage.

The carnage has renewed a decades-old debate about how to end the horror of U.S. school shootings, with many political leaders once again calling for heightened school security measures.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 27, 2022

Paris Saint-Germain announces three-match tour of Japan

PSG will be the first club from Europe to visit Japan since before the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2022

Discord between China's top leaders paralyzes officials responsible for economy

The stakes are especially high as the Chinese Communist Party prepares to hold a twice-a-decade leadership conclave later this year, where Xi is expected to win a landmark third term.
JAPAN
May 26, 2022

It's official: Japan to allow in foreign tourists on package tours from June 10

Kishida has said that Japan's strict border controls were necessary to buy time, but the government will ease restrictions from here on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2022

In Asia, Biden’s good work and best intentions can only go so far

U.S. President Joe Biden's five-day trip to Japan and South Korea will be judged a success.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 26, 2022

With an eye on China, Japan asks universities to screen foreign students and scholars

The measures are also intended to help safeguard exchanges with American and European institutions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2022

As heat cuts power in India's 'coal capital,' locals seek fair energy share

Jharkhand locals say the lack of power is unfair on their state, whose coal reserves light up big cities and power the nation's industries.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2022

Qantas pilots warn safety risks loom as air travel rebounds

There are concerns some proposals to handle a faster-than-expected recovery may be too much for a global workforce decimated by layoffs and bereft of its most experienced pilots
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2022

China’s Xi holds rare meeting with U.N. human rights official

Beijing is willing to discuss rights issues and cooperate with all parties on the basis of mutual respect, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a video call.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022

China's Gen Z has the power to make or break western brands

The 270-million-strong cohort born since the mid-1990s is already flexing their power: They have the fastest spending growth out of any generation in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2022

North Korea launches apparent ICBM, a day after Biden departs Asia

South Korea's military said its nuclear-armed neighbor had launched an apparent long-range missile just a day after U.S. leader Joe Biden wrapped up his first visit to Asia as president.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 25, 2022

Caster Semenya offered to show her body to officials to prove she was female

The two-time Olympic champion has been locked in a battle with World Athletics over rules requiring female athletes with hyperandrogenism to medically lower their testosterone levels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 25, 2022

Japan steps up monkeypox surveillance amid growing outbreak in Europe

More than 100 confirmed and suspected cases of monkeypox have been reported in Europe, North America and Australia, but none have been found in Japan so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2022

Climate won Australia's election. Wielding power will be harder.

Voters have identified their issue. Whether new Prime Minister Anthony Albanese can deliver is an open question.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
May 24, 2022

Yankees' Josh Donaldson suspended for incident with Tim Anderson

The Yankees third baseman called the Orioles shortstop 'Jackie,' a reference to Jackie Robinson, during Saturday's game, leading to a bench-clearing incident between the two teams.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2022

U.S. should follow the EU model for baby formula

American parents shouldn't have to turn to Europe for the highest-quality products — nor rely on foreign supplies when their own market is disrupted.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2022

U.N. Human Rights chief due to arrive in China for historic visit

The May 23 to 28 trip has been long in the making after the commissioner said in 2018 she wanted unfettered access to Xinjiang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022

Millions at risk as India's severe heat wave exposes cooling gaps

Almost 323 million people across India are at high risk from extreme heat and a lack of cooling mechanisms such as fans and refrigerators.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
May 22, 2022

Kishida and Biden to vow bolstered defenses as Ukraine war looms large for Asia

Kishida is expected to use plans for boosted defense spending and a tougher public stance on China as a way to nudge Biden to more clearly recognize and address Tokyo's concerns over Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 22, 2022

How Anthony Albanese went from public housing kid to Australia’s new PM

One of the country's first prime ministers in decades with a working-class upbringing, Albanese ends nine years of conservative rule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022

In sharp switch, Australia votes for climate action

The election represents a remarkable change for Australia, one of the biggest per capita carbon emitters and exporters of coal and gas.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2022

Mito Pereira grabs PGA Championship lead as Tiger Woods withdraws

Playing in just his second major, Pereira has refused to surrender to pressure carding a one-under 69 to get to nine-under 201 and a three-shot advantage going into Sunday's final round.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 22, 2022

Australia's Labor Party takes power as Morrison concedes defeat

The Labor Party is set to take power for the first time since 2013, as voters booted out Morrison's conservative government in a shift likely to bring greater action on climate change.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
Two men suspected of smuggling 1 ton of gold into Japan from South Korea
U.K. gold bullion bars and coins are displayed at Baird & Co. in Hatton Garden in London.
Takaichi rejects China's demand to retract Taiwan remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has rejected China's demands for her to retract her comments on Taiwan, saying Tokyo's stance on a major regional security crisis remains unchanged.
Japan set to lean on U.S. allies for support if China escalates
U.S. President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi in Tokyo, on Oct. 28.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

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

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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