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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 18, 2021

'Under the Open Sky' depicts what lies between good and evil

Director Miwa Nishikawa's latest film stars Koji Yakusho as a hardened ex-con trying to restart his life after spending 13 years behind bars.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 18, 2021

A Nikkei milestone is less than it seems

A strong stock market is good for Japan, but more important is the health of the overall economy. That remains in doubt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2021

To revive the two-state solution, Europe must recognize Palestine

Leadership from global players like France and Germany is essential to strengthen the Palestinian negotiating position and push Israel toward a fair peace agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021

A glimpse of the future in Texas: Climate change means trouble for power grids

Huge winter storms have plunged large parts of the central and southern United States into an energy crisis this week as frigid blasts of Arctic weather crippled electric grids and left millions of Americans without power amid dangerously cold temperatures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 16, 2021

Bitcoin surges above $50,000 for first time ever

Bitcoin rose above $50,000 on Tuesday to a new record high, building on a rally fuelled by signs that the world's biggest cryptocurrency is gaining acceptance among mainstream investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 16, 2021

Clubhouse, a tiny audio chat app, breaks through

Robert Van Winkle, who is better known as the rapper Vanilla Ice, held court online last week with more than 1,000 fans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2021

Thai premier faces no-confidence vote as more protests loom

Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is set to face a no-confidence vote this week as opposition lawmakers target his government for its alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak amid a renewed push by pro-democracy activists for the premier’s ouster and monarchy reforms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2021

Trump's impeachment faced partisan doom

Trump may have escaped being convicted by Congress for instigating a murderous mob attack on America's Capitol, yet it seems clear that he will be held accountable for it in history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2021

WHO approval of AstraZeneca-Oxford vaccine widens access in developing world

The WHO's review found that the vaccine met the 'must-have' criteria for safety and that its efficacy benefits outweighed its risks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 16, 2021

Pelosi keeps up pressure over Capitol riot with 9/11-style panel

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Congress must create an independent Sept. 11-type commission to investigate the Jan. 6 storming of the Capitol now that former President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial has ended.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2021

Trump: Was he a would-be dictator or not?

The Italian leader Trump resembles most is not the fascist dictator Benito Mussolini but rather Silvio Berlusconi, the scandal-prone former prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2021

Japan prepares to dispense Pfizer vaccine from Wednesday after formal approval

Up to 20,000 front-line medical staffers at state-run hospitals are set to be the first to receive the vaccines, followed by 3.7 million other health care workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 15, 2021

It's time to replace the outmoded G7

There is talk of permanently expanding the old inner group into a larger team of like-minded countries, reflecting the new realities of world power, as well as the new dangers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 15, 2021

Modi’s fight with farmers is a pivotal moment in India’s growth

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is no stranger to sparking public anger with his determination to push through reforms, but this may be his most vital standoff yet.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Feb 15, 2021

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新プランの登場と新たな機能を追加します

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ（本社：東京都千代田区、代表取締役会長兼社長：末松弥奈子）は、2021年2月15日よりジャパンタイムズが提供するデジタルサクスクリプションに新プランが登場すると同時に新たな機能を追加します。新プランは「プレミアム」と「スタンダード」の2種類、...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 15, 2021

Australia’s ‘rebel reverend’ goes viral with barbed liberal messages

Since 2013, the Rev. Rod Bower has used a small billboard outside the Gosford Anglican Church for pithy messages that merge theology with liberal politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 14, 2021

Rodrigo Duterte’s forces have a new target: university students

The government in the Philippines has announced a decision to end a 32-year agreement barring security forces from a prestigious campus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2021

Taiwan’s opposition party tries to rebrand itself back into relevance

The Beijing-friendly party, which long held an iron grip on the island, is struggling to stay relevant at a time when many residents are wary of China's ambitions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 14, 2021

For Trump, an escape, but not an exoneration

Having failed to convict, Democrats hope that the trial nonetheless made it implausible if not impossible for Trump to ever run for president again as he has hinted he might do.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2021

Trump is acquitted for second time even as seven Republicans vote to impeach

With most of Trump's party coalescing around him, the 57-43 tally fell 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 13, 2021

Bicycle boom: Why transportation in the ‘new normal’ is on two wheels

The COVID-19 pandemic has sent cycle sales soaring, but will the momentum keep rolling forward in Japan?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 13, 2021

Chang-rae Lee's 'My Year Abroad' is about taking the plunge, even when it scares you

The Korean American author has always addressed the issue of race in his writing, but he explores the subject differently in his sixth novel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2021

On WHO trip, China refused to hand over important data

The information could be key to determining how and when the outbreak started, and to learning how to prevent future pandemics.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 13, 2021

A giant of Europe prepares to head Italy’s new unity government

Mario Draghi presented his Cabinet to Italy's president on Friday, all but assuring that he will become prime minister at a precarious moment for the country and the European Union.
Boeing 737 MAX fuselages atop rail cars at a train yard in Seattle last December
BUSINESS / Companies
May 24, 2025

Boeing agrees to resolve U.S. criminal case over 737 crashes

The settlement was disclosed in a federal court filing Friday, just weeks before a trial was set to start June 23 in Fort Worth, Texas.
Yuka Saso of Japan hits a tee shot at the first hole during the first round of The Chevron Championship golf tournament in The Woodlands, Texas, on Apr 24.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
May 28, 2025

Yuka Saso chasing third U.S. Women’s Open title at Erin Hills

The Philippines-born Japanese golfer is gearing up for the U.S. Women's Open this week at Erin Hills in Wisconsin, and she'll do so as the defending champion.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Tens of millions of yen found at home of Aum Shinrikyo founder's wife
The house of the wife of the late Chizuo Matsumoto, the now-defunct Aum Shinrikyo doomsday cult's founder, in Koshigaya, Saitama Prefecture, in July
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.
Tokyo stocks hit by a perfect storm of tariffs, politics and budget worries
Tokyo stocks are underperforming shares in other large markets globally.
Japan researchers identify gut bacteria strain that boosts anticancer drugs
Researchers at the National Cancer Center Japan say a new type of gut bacteria named YB328 could help unlock the potential of cancer immunotherapy.
Tokyobike founder believes in taking in sights of dynamic cities slowly
Ichiro Kanai, founder and president of Tokyobike, is developing a niche but a new customer base who want to cycle as part of a lifestyle.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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