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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2021

China using surveillance firms to help write ethnicity-tracking specs

Concern over racial detection in facial recognition systems is growing globally.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 30, 2021

National consensus needed on the role of Self-Defense Forces in emergencies

While the SDF provide invaluable assistance in times of natural disaster, their potential role in large-scale international crises still needs to be examined.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2021

H&M stores closed by China landlords as Xinjiang fallout continues

Some of the mall operators said the decision to shutter was made by the landlords because of disrespect shown by H&M toward China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2021

Prince Harry fits right in as a Silicon Valley executive

Harry is far from the first royal to trade the palace for the boardroom.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2021

China’s accelerating fertility crisis

China has always been cautious about loosening family-planning rules. But, if it is to sustain its economic dynamism in the decades to come, it must work hard to expand its labor force.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2021

Japan’s ¥106 trillion record budget could just be the start in election year

Some ruling party lawmakers are calling for more stimulus along the lines of the massive aid package adopted this month in the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 29, 2021

Nomura’s loss warning said to be tied to Archegos selloff

Nomura said in a statement on Monday that the estimated amount of the claim against the U.S. client was about $2 billion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2021

More Myanmar violence reported as activists seek help from ethnic groups

After the bloodiest day since last month's military coup with 114 deaths on Saturday, security forces opened fire at a funeral on Sunday, witnesses said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2021

China’s go-it-alone five-year plan

To meet the challenges ahead, China is banking on its 14th Five-Year Plan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2021

Suspected suicide bombing at Indonesian church wounds 14 people

Two suspected suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a Catholic church in the Indonesian city of Makassar on Sunday, wounding 14 people on the first day of the Easter Holy Week, the country's national police said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2021

China hits U.S. and Canada with sanctions in Xinjiang fallout

The Xinjiang controversy adds to a wider standoff between China and the U.S. and its allies that took root under Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2021

Chinese apps join celebs in backlash against Western fashion brands over Xinjiang

China's top ride-hailing app dropped Swedish fashion retailer H&M from its listings as Chinese celebrities stopped endorsing foreign labels in a growing uproar over Western accusations of forced labor in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2021

Myanmar's junta says it will strive for democracy after chilling warning to protesters

The leader of Myanmar's ruling junta said on Saturday the military will protect the people and strive for democracy, as protesters called for a huge show of defiance against last month's coup despite chilling warnings they risked being shot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2021

Former CDC chief says he thinks coronavirus came from Wuhan lab

Robert Redfield said that he was 'not implying any intentionality,” or accusing China of purposefully releasing the virus.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 26, 2021

Japan's Olympic hopefuls outclassed by Argentina in narrow defeat

A strong effort by Japan’s under-24 team was not enough to overcome their Argentine counterparts as head coach Akinobu Yokouchi’s side suffered a 1-0 loss at Ajinomoto Stadium on Friday night in the first of two scheduled friendlies between the two sides.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2021

Japan comfortably beats rival South Korea in friendly

The Samurai Blue defeated the visitors 3-0, with Miki Yamane, Daichi Kamada and Wataru Endo scoring in Japan's first home game since November 2019.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 25, 2021

Hawks remain team to beat in Pacific League as new challengers emerge

The following is the second of a two-part NPB preview ending with the 2021 Pacific League.
COMMUNITY / Issues / LAW OF THE LAND
Mar 25, 2021

Privacy or rehabilitation? How criminal records are treated in Japan

With background checks unobtainable and information about lawbreakers kept under wraps, dealing with a person's past can be tricky.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2021

Honey-gathering tribe protest against eviction from Indian tiger reserve

Hundreds of people from the community were evicted after authorities designated the park as a tiger reserve in 1999 and dismissed their claims for land rights
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2021

Samsung unveils next-gen memory for data-hungry AI and computers

DDR5 memory will be twice as fast as the current DDR4 while reducing leakage and using about 13% less power, the company wrote in its announcement.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 25, 2021

Yokozuna Kakuryu had serene journey through sumo’s often treacherous straits

Kakuryu's nature never allowed him to play the black hat role, and his style of sumo, and gradual ascent to the top, also meant that he flew under the radar for many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2021

H&M faces boycott in China over stance on treatment of Uyghurs

A similar statement from Nike was also attracting criticism on Wednesday, a sign that Western clothing manufacturers could face growing hostility in China.
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.
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.
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘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.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
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’

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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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