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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2022

Swift end to pandemic threatened by unvaccinated faraway locales

Logistical issues are relentlessly hounding vaccine rollouts in poorer countries, becoming one of the world's biggest public health challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022

BOJ sticks with current policy but changes view on inflation risks

The bank said the risks to prices are balanced instead of tilted downward, in a change that shows the bank now sees the possibility of inflation outstripping their projections.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 18, 2022

Warriors co-owner sparks fury after saying ‘nobody cares’ about Uyghurs

Palihapitiya's comments drew sharp rebuke on social media, with many focusing on his role as a minority owner of the Warriors and on the NBA's already delicate relationship with China.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 18, 2022

Yao Ming says he and Peng Shuai 'chatted merrily' at event last month

The former NBA star did not comment on the controversy that flared up last year after Peng appeared to allege that a former vice premier had sexually assaulted her in the past.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022

Olympic athletes told to leave phones at home to dodge spying in China

Beijing has promised the world's top athletes access to a partially unfettered internet during the Winter Games, but security experts say there are reasons to exercise caution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022

China points finger at overseas mail for Beijing omicron case

Authorities are trying to figure out how COVID-19 seeped through tight borders ahead of the Winter Olympics that start next month.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 18, 2022

Jamaican Benjamin Alexander beat odds to qualify for giant slalom

Alexander said his career was made possible by the Jamaican bobsleigh team that competed in Calgary, Canada in 1988, which inspired the movie 'Cool Runnings' five years later.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 17, 2022

Kishida vows to lay out road map for 'new capitalism' in the spring

Covering topics ranging from COVID-19 to climate change and diplomacy, the prime minister offered a comprehensive wrap-up of his policy agenda at the start of the parliamentary session.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022

Omicron penetrates China’s political, financial and tech hubs

China has detected locally-transmitted omicron infections in the capital Beijing, the financial center Shanghai, and Guangdong, which together account for one-fifth of the country's GDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2022

BOJ’s future path could start to emerge during Kuroda’s last lap

Surveyed economists say that in the unlikely scenario the BOJ responds to price pressures or yen weakness, the most likely step would be to adjust its messaging rather than policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2022

Japan machinery orders rise more than expected in November

Japan's core machinery orders rose for a second straight month, government data showed Monday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022

Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts

As reports of the volcano's effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 17, 2022

What you need to know about the omicron surge in Japan

The number of new COVID-19 cases is rising and while you're not as likely to be hospitalized, it doesn't hurt to be prepared.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2022

Pay your power bill, Myanmar soldiers say, or pay with your life

After the coup, millions in Myanmar refused to work or pay for electricity — an act aimed at depriving the junta of crucial sources of revenue.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2022

Investors search for safe havens as omicron takes hold in Asia

The threat of the omicron variant is becoming real for many of Asia’s biggest countries just as it looks set to subside in some Western nations, and that’s complicating investors’ search for winning share bets in the region.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 16, 2022

Sevilla derby abandoned after Sevilla player hit by pole

Video replays showed a pole-shaped object hitting Jordan on the head moments after Nabil Fekir had equalized for host Real Betis to draw the last-16 tie level at 1-1.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 15, 2022

U.S. rallies a united front against Russia as Putin seeks cracks

A week of diplomacy by U.S. President Joe Biden failed to defuse tensions between Russia and Ukraine, but has maintained unity with European allies, foreign policy analysts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2022

U.S. bill would block defense contractors from using Chinese rare earths

The bipartisan legislation would force defense contractors to stop buying rare earths from China by 2026 and use the Pentagon to create a permanent stockpile of the strategic minerals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2022

U.S. talks to energy firms over EU gas supply in case of Russia-Ukraine conflict

Any interruptions to Russia's gas supply to Europe would exacerbate an energy crisis caused by a shortage of the fuel.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Jan 15, 2022

‘Drive My Car’ won a Golden Globe. Could it also pick up an Oscar?

“Drive My Car,” a film based on a short story by Haruki Murakami and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi, has garnered a long list of prizes since premiering last July at the Cannes Film Festival, where it won three awards, including best screenplay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2022

Takeaways from Japan’s recent security meetings

Some observers have interpreted Japan's effort to foster relationships with other security partners as a sign of fissures in the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2022

Green push ending 150-year tradition of bank passbooks in Japan

The country's largest bank will soon require new clients to pay u00a5550 a year for a passbook in a bid to encourage them to embrace digital services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2022

North Korea vows ‘stronger’ action in response to U.S. sanctions over tests

North Korea's Foreign Ministry said that the pursuit of an advanced hypersonic missiles system is the country's 'legitimate right,” and accused the U.S. of using 'gangster-like” logic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2022

U.K.'s Prince Andrew stripped of royal and military links

A statement from Buckingham Palace said the move had been given Queen Elizabeth's approval.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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