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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2022

No exit from 'COVID-zero': China struggles to find policy off-ramp

While some analysts view China's approach as 'unsustainable,' many health experts say the country has no choice but to continue given its less developed health system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2022

Appeasing Putin on Ukraine may be the only option

Today we live in a new strategic environment. The bipolar Cold War era has been replaced with a new one where U.S. superiority still persists, but is no longer unchallengeable.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2022

Hawaiian Air aiming to ramp up flight service to Japan

Japan represents the largest foreign market for Hawaiian, which had about a quarter of its business outside the U.S. before the pandemic struck in early 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

China’s espionage plans for the 2022 Winter Olympics

Saving face is a particular paranoia for the Chinese Communist Party; it is what maintains China's dictatorship — thus the spying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2022

U.S. orders families of diplomats out of Ukraine citing war risk

The action, as well as possible plans to deploy troops, reflects the U.S. position that Russian President Vladimir Putin could launch an invasion at any time, State Department officials said
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 24, 2022

New U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel brings China focus with Japan arrival

The new U.S. envoy — known for having the ear of President Joe Biden — arrived in Japan on Sunday and will be focused on China and deepening the U.S.-Japan alliance.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 23, 2022

Kishida and Biden in lockstep, but COVID-19 means 2022 goals may prove elusive

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was able to tick many of the boxes on Japan's wishlist during his virtual summit with U.S. President Joe Biden, but now the hard part begins.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2022

Indian skier Arif Khan ready for date with destiny in Beijing

The alpine skier is India's sole representative at the Games, and his path to the Olympics from the snowy slopes of conflict-ridden Kashmir was far from straightforward.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2022

U.K. says Russia plotting to put pro-Kremlin leader in Kyiv

The U.K. says it has information that Moscow is plotting to install a pro-Russian leader in Kyiv as fears of an invasion of Ukraine persist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 23, 2022

How a billionaire’s global cruise empire imploded in Hong Kong

Lim Kok Thay started a cruise ferry and gambling boat business in 1990s Hong Kong and turned it into one of Asia's biggest cruise operators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 22, 2022

IMF chief urges debt-laden nations to act now to avoid problems

Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said that her worry is greatest for low-income countries because 60% are in debt distress or in danger of reaching that point.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2022

Kishida and Biden vow to boost economic cooperation and 'push back' on China

In wide-ranging talks, the two leaders agreed to set up an economic version of a 'two-plus-two' ministerial meeting in a bid to promote cooperation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2022

Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen master and political reformer, dies at 95

A monk with global influence and an ally of Martin Luther King, he championed what he called “engaged Buddhism,” applying its principles in pressing for peace.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022

Biden’s disappointing first year

Biden's most important job was to restore some semblance of national unity and persuade Democrats and Republicans to work together. If he tried, it wasn't hard enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2022

Surging gasoline costs unsettle Asia as inflation poses challenge

South Korea has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the key fuel while tracking prices, and Japan may soon hand aid to local refiners.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2022

Japan prices fail to make more progress toward distant BOJ goal

The subdued inflation reading is likely to cool speculation that the BOJ may take steps to adjust policy in light of expected price increases.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 21, 2022

Decades on, text governing U.S. forces in Japan is yet to be revised

Scrutiny of the Status of Forces Agreement has been renewed after U.S. military personnel were exempted from Japanese COVID-19 measures and areas around U.S. bases saw rises in cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022

How new Western sanctions might affect Russia

Similar curbs to the former Soviet Union's access to global electronics supplies were deployed during the Cold War, keeping it technologically backward and crimping growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2022

Deal over 5G cell towers soothes U.S. aviation turmoil, for now

Hundreds of 5G cell towers near U.S. airports broadcast on frequencies adjacent to those used by radar altimeters that help aircraft land in poor weather.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2022

China’s global dragnet grinds on after bringing back 10,000 overseas ‘fugitives’

The campaign has spanned more than 120 countries, including Australia, Canada and the U.S. — destinations popular among those sought by Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2022

Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 defense gets weaker with every omicron case

Port disruptions and citywide shutdowns are increasingly common, and the central bank has had to cut its key interest rate.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2022

Japan plans to issue quasi-emergency status for 13 omicron-hit prefectures

With quasi-emergency measures already in place in Yamaguchi, Okinawa and Hiroshima prefectures, the expansion would bring the total to 16 out of 47 prefectures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022

Economists warn of inflationary effect as shipping firms enjoy record profits

Supply chain issues and high shipping rates have thrown a spotlight on the market concentration of shipping lines and their legal immunity from antitrust laws.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2022

China decides not to sell Olympics tickets to Chinese public

Authorities in China, who had pressed ahead defiantly to fill the venues with spectators, have now had to bow to the grim realities of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 16, 2022

The decades of discoveries before the ‘miraculous’ sprint to a vaccine

The breakthroughs behind the vaccines unfolded over decades, little by little, as scientists across the world pursued research in disparate areas.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 16, 2022

‘Kofu II’: Meitei’s sonic landscapes conjure the Japan of yesteryear with Edo aesthetics

Meitei has come a long way from the chilly, ambient flavors of his 2019 album “Komachi.” That offering, released on Berlin label Metron Records, left us with a headful of fragile soundscapes and nature-inspired sculptures — much of it born of a ghostly lo-fi world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 15, 2022

Europe sees ‘new normal’ of constant Russia tensions on doorstep

As the U.S. and its allies struggle for a sense of Putin's true intentions, their attention is turning to what might happen either alongside, or in place of, a full military attack.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 14, 2022

Australia cancels Novak Djokovic's visa again ahead of Australian Open

The Australian government says Djokovic, who is unvaccinated, may pose a risk to the community.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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