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JAPAN
Jan 4, 2022

One more time? Sapporo, like Tokyo, wants to host its second Olympics

It is hoped that plans to make use of existing facilities will allay fears over costs, but nonetheless local support for a bid for the 2030 Winter Games looks to be on the wane.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

UAE risks inclusion on global watchlist over dirty money

The Financial Action Task Force is leaning toward adding the UAE to its 'gray list,” which would make the country subject to more oversight for shortcomings in combating money laundering.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes found guilty of defrauding investors

Holmes was acquitted on three counts of defrauding patients who paid for tests from the blood-testing startup, however.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

The epic rise and fall of Elizabeth Holmes

In Silicon Valley, where the line between talk and achievement is often vague, there is finally a limit to faking it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 3, 2022

No. 1 Ash Barty says increased depth good for women's tennis

World No. 1 Ash Barty said 2021 was a big year for breakout performances and that there was real depth in women's tennis, which bodes well for the sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 3, 2022

Hokkaido's Ishikari Beach offers rich bounty for beachcombers

The Tsushima Current carries objects from the south as it flows northward in the Sea of Japan, and the west wind from the Eurasian continent pushes them ashore.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 3, 2022

Tesla smashes quarterly delivery record with 308,600 cars

The record quarter underscores the 'green tidal wave taking hold” for Tesla and Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk heading into 2022, one analyst has said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 2, 2022

John Madden endures as larger-than-life face of gaming empire

'You won't see Bill Belichick Football in 40 years,” EA's Donny Moore said. 'It is unique in video games. It is unique in sports how one person's name transcends the sport itself.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2022

Komeito chief calls for Japan to create Asian security framework

Natsuo Yamaguchi proposed that Japan take the lead in establishing an Asian architecture that would include China and the U.S. in a bid to stem soaring regional tensions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2022

Can Europe stay neutral and avert a U.S.-China war?

While the EU wants to deepen trans-Atlantic cooperation, there is no consensus on how to do so without alienating China or undermining the very international system it aims to defend.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 2, 2022

‘Don’t Look Up’: Tick, tick, kablooey

Adam McKay wants you to know that it's the end of the world and you should absolutely, unequivocally not feel fine. (But do laugh.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jan 2, 2022

Recipe: Sourdough onion focaccia

Try a little 'koji alchemy' of your own at home with this recipe for an onion-flavored loaf.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Jan 1, 2022

For Kishida, 2022 could be make or break in security and diplomatic sphere

The omicron coronavirus variant may throw a wrench in the prime minister's plans to have 2022 be a 'year of actively promoting summit diplomacy.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 1, 2022

‘The End of the Pale Hour’: Love at first sight can be blinding

Takumi Kitamura stands out as one half of an unnamed couple in Hana Matsumoto's drama, which follows a typical movie romance arc until a cleverly devised twist changes everything.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

Southeast Asia the battleground for geo-economic competition between China and the U.S.

Washington has opened markets to ASEAN nations but not public investment in public goods such as infrastructure — nowhere close to the scale of Chinese investment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

The big issues for 2022

Many of the big questions for 2022 are related to inflation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 1, 2022

What to expect in the Year of the Tiger

Astrologers say the tiger denotes strength, vitality and growth — qualities that will hopefully stand us in good stead as we look to move past the uncertainty that COVID-19 has wrought.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021

What inflation in 2022 will teach us about capitalism

Since the 1980s, capitalism has evolved to keep inflation under control. The risk now is that capitalism has embarked on a regime change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

China punishes people trying to flee COVID-19 controls in Xian

Local police have had to track down people attempting to duck the tight controls, with quarantine and other, unspecified, penalties being handed out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2021

South Africa passes fourth wave and counts few added deaths

The data offered cautious hope to other countries grappling with the variant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2021

In an ‘age of unpeace,’ civilians become new pawns of war

While migration has become a political football in Western Europe, it has been fully weaponized in an obscure strip of land between Belarus and Poland.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 30, 2021

‘Every hooper’s dream’: NBA hopefuls get their chance during crisis

A 10-day contract has typically been like a tryout for players, with several signees getting longer deals to stay with their teams for the rest of the season and beyond.
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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