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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2022

Omicron takes off in China as variant moves closer to Beijing

Previously isolated outbreaks are bleeding into one another, preventing the country from reverting to the 'COVID zero” status it maintained for much of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2022

Philippines urges Indonesia to lift coal export ban

The Philippines' move follows similar requests from other Asian governments such as Japan and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 10, 2022

That New Year's resolution to improve your Japanese can help with other aspects of life here

Whether you've resolved to stress less or find a new job in 2022, bulking up your Japanese vocabulary can be key to achieving any new goal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2022

Vaccine skeptics slammed across Europe as omicron variant rages

Amid a seemingly unstoppable surge in infections, officials are focusing restrictions on unvaccinated people rather than resorting to widespread clampdowns.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2022

Naomi Osaka pulls out of semifinal of Australian Open tuneup event

'Sad to withdraw due to injury from my match today, my body got a shock from playing back to back intense matches after the break I took,' Osaka said on Twitter.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 8, 2022

Putin sends message to the West as his troops turn tide in Kazakhstan

Ahead of high-stakes security talks with the U.S., it also sent a reminder of just how determined the Russian president is to defend what he sees as his own neighborhood.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2022

Omicron study in South Africa points to end of acute pandemic phase

The infection wave moved with 'unprecedented speed” and caused much milder illness than earlier strains, a study at a hospital where the first South African outbreak was recorded showed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2022

Hong Kong birthday bash lands 30 officials in quarantine

Many senior politicians — including over 20% of the new 'patriots-only” legislature — flouted safety rules and will now be confined to quarantine with no wifi access.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

Kazakh president gives shoot-to-kill order to put down uprising

What began as demonstrations against fuel prices grew into a protest against the government and the longest-serving ruler of any former Soviet state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022

The Jan. 6 riot and the possessive white male

In the grand scheme of things, it is tempting to interpret the far-right's rage now and on Jan. 6 as a sign that things ultimately are changing for the better as theirs is a losing battle.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 7, 2022

Dominant Ash Barty cruises past Sofia Kenin to reach semifinals

World No. 1 Ash Barty delighted the Memorial Drive crowd by breezing into the Adelaide International semifinals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sofia Kenin on Friday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2022

Record bond sale from SoftBank to test demand after risks surged

SoftBank has been the single-biggest issuer in the Japanese corporate bond market in the past decade, raising more than u00a56 trillion from investors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2022

South Korean conservatives' plan to regain power starts to unravel

People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol's campaign has been beset by infighting as he struggles to quiet ethical controversies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

China proposes cutting carbon quotas to help meet climate goals

The existing quotas have been quite lenient to polluters, creating a surplus of allowances that has weighed on prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2022

Myanmar visit by Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks protests and ASEAN division

The junta's failure to implement a peace deal has fanned divisions within the 10-member bloc, and some say Hun Sen is backing Myanmar's military rulers by making the trip.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

Brazil stops tracking savanna deforestation despite rising destruction

The Cerrado, which neighbors the Amazon rainforest and stretches across several Brazilian states, is a major bulwark against climate change due to the carbon it absorbs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 6, 2022

Kyrie Irving returns as leagues take new approach toward unvaccinated athletes

Critics feel sports leagues are giving in to their unvaccinated star players.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2022

COVID-19 testing policies under scrutiny worldwide as omicron surge drives up demand

This time last year, vaccines offered hope that the pandemic might be over by now. Instead, the new variant is overloading public health systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2022

U.S. and Taiwan pledge to assist Lithuania in countering China’s ‘economic coercion’

Lithuania has faced unofficial trade hurdles and a downgrade of diplomatic ties with China after it allowed Taiwan to open an office in its capital.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2022

Russia sends troops to Kazakhstan to put down deadly uprising

Russia sent paratroopers into Kazakhstan on Thursday to help put down a countrywide uprising after deadly violence spread across the tightly controlled former Soviet state.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 6, 2022

Jerome Powell is no Paul Volcker

The U.S. Federal Reserve chief has tried to argue that the central bank's expansionary monetary policy is not to blame for inflationary pressure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2022

Behind Brazil's 'green' charcoal industry, illegal deforestation and workers' misery

This year, 66 workers were found in slavery-like conditions at just one site, according to the head of the Brazil's anti-slavery authority.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 5, 2022

Boris Johnson and the woeful and costly Tory war on woke

While freedom-loving Tories make their last stand, the evidence shows that coordinated action by governments and solidarity among citizens are what will contain the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 5, 2022

At CES, chipmakers show off plans to go after each other’s turf

Intel's loss of leadership in chip-manufacturing technology has exposed it to challenges from newly confident rivals in the PC market.

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