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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021

Why shortages of a $1 chip sparked crisis in the global economy

The trouble for the chip industry — and increasingly companies beyond tech, like automakers — is that there aren't enough display drivers to go around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2021

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen calls for global minimum corporate tax

Yellen said Monday she was working with G20 countries to agree to the measure, in hope of ending a 'thirty-year race to the bottom.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2021

Chaos is opportunity for Myanmar’s drug trafficking syndicates

Over the past two decades, meth production has jumped up in Myanmar, displacing the opium and heroin production that once made the Golden Triangle a byword for the international drug trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

With stories and puppets, environmentalist battles to save Indonesia's mangroves

Caked in mud up to their knees, a small group of Indonesian youngsters plant mangrove saplings along a stretch of exposed coastline next to the Java Sea under the watchful eye of local environmentalist Samsudin.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Apr 5, 2021

社会課題の解決へ、「空気を入れないボール」の挑戦

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ(代表取締役:末松弥奈子)は、日本国内でESG(環境・社会・企業統治)について積極的に発言するリーダーにインタビューするシリーズ、「ESG Talk」の第4回目ゲストとして、株式会社モルテン...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2021

Pope, in Easter message, slams weapons spending in time of pandemic

Pope Francis urged countries in his Easter message on Sunday to quicken distribution of COVID-19 vaccines, particularly to the world's poor, and called armed conflict and military spending during a pandemic "scandalous."
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021

Biden's White House trying to craft gun executive orders that can't be undone

Among the measures being considered — and strongly encouraged by activists — is one directing the U.S. Justice Department to reinterpret existing law on untraceable 'ghost guns.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 4, 2021

A eulogy for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s last portable console

By announcing the end of the PS Vita's warranty extension, Sony is signaling that the PS Vita's era is fading to black.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 3, 2021

B. League clubs placing more emphasis on early development

The idea of starting that development from a young age is one that has been rapidly spreading around the B. League over the last several years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Apr 3, 2021

When life gave him olives, this Shodoshima farmer made world-class beef

Shodoshima's Olive-fed Wagyu Beef is taking the “Wagyu Olympics” by storm, and putting the island on the gastronome's map.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021

Humanity can't seem to escape its own web of lies

When did you last tell a fib? Go on u2026 be honest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough

Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021

'Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction' shows the gory details of modern-day publishing

Director Daihachi Yoshida brings a sympathetic lens to an industry in trouble in his film “Kiba: The Fangs of Fiction.”
PRESS / Events
Apr 1, 2021

気候変動対策先進国へ、ESG投資が加速

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ(代表取締役:末松弥奈子)は、日本国内でESG(環境・社会・企業統治)について積極的に発言するリーダーにインタビューするシリーズ、「ESG Talk」の第3回目ゲストとして、グリーン・ファイナンス・ネットワーク・ジャパン事務局長...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2021

Global rainforest loss 'relentless,' but Southeast Asia offers hope

The loss in 2020 of 4.2 million hectares of primary forest — intact areas of old-growth trees — equaled the size of the Netherlands.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021

‘Junk Head’: One man’s imaginatively twisted labor of love

Takahide Hori's stop-motion animation feature, which took seven years to complete, has finally arrived in Japanese theaters after receiving a warm reception overseas.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2021

Will data handling setback damage Line’s dominance in Japan?

A scandal over a Chinese firm's access to user data could derail Z Holdings' plan to facilitate the digital transformation of the public sector.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 31, 2021

World’s top pension fund faces moment of truth on China debt

The GPIF's decision will also be crucial for other Japanese public and private pension funds which have been mulling opportunities to invest in Chinese government debt.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 31, 2021

Inter-Korean missile race may leave North Korea with tactical nuclear weapons

North Korea's yearslong quest to develop precision missiles capable of evading detection and striking targets in South Korea has accelerated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2021

A better way for farmers to cash in on carbon

U.S. President Joe Biden's climate plan calls for the establishment of a carbon bank that would pay farmers and ranchers to store carbon dioxide in their soil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2021

Tackling the global learning crisis

School closures due to COVID-19 have disproportionately harmed students from socioeconomically disadvantaged backgrounds and low-income countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2021

Suu Kyi ally wants equal rights for persecuted Myanmar Muslims

Under the previous government led by Suu Kyi, who is now detained, Myanmar defended the military against accusations of perpetrating genocide on the Rohingya.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 27, 2021

What happened to Japan’s promised outdoor dining renaissance?

New rules were supposed to make it easier for shops to set up outdoor dining. But the regulations are so convoluted, few can take advantage of them.

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami