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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2022

How China’s 'COVID zero' policy is giving a polish to gold

Gold has mostly traded sideways since the start of the year, and the usual negative correlation between higher U.S. Treasury yields and lower gold prices — and vice versa — has disappeared.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2022

Thought to be a success story, South Korea is forced to alter its COVID approach

The government will shift to dedicating its monitoring efforts to high-risk patients who are staying at home, supplying them with at-home treatment kits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022

Japan’s slower inflation offers BOJ support for stimulus stance

Growth in consumer prices excluding fresh food slowed to 0.2% in January from a year earlier, compared with 0.5% the previous month, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2022

Beijing Olympics reports no new COVID-19 cases for the first time

'The daily COVID cases are falling, thanks to everyone strictly following the COVID prevention measures,' said Huang Chun, a top virus-control official.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 16, 2022

Where the wild things grow — foraging in Japan

Winifred Bird is the author of 'Eating Wild Japan,' a book that goes deep into the foraging culture of Japan and contains essays on foraging, a selection of recipes and a guide to forageable plants.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 16, 2022

Hope rises for return of sumo's regional tours as pandemic abates

Jungyu014d events between major tournaments are not only sources of revenue for the Japan Sumo Association, but also an important means of promoting the sport and recruiting new wrestlers.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 15, 2022

Novak Djokovic will skip Grand Slams if COVID-19 vaccine is required

The 20-time Grand Slam winner said he was ready to sacrifice his shot at the milestone over the 'freedom of choice' but he was keeping an open mind about taking the jab in the future.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 15, 2022

Brazil-Argentina World Cup qualifier to be replayed after farce

The match was halted after five minutes when Brazilian health officials invaded the pitch, accusing Argentina's England-based players of breaching the country's COVID-19 quarantine rules.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2022

Hosting the Olympics is costly. For China, it’s worth every billion.

For many cities, the Games make no economic sense. National pride and an enthusiasm for building transportation infrastructure change the equation for Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2022

How China's cybersecurity laws could backfire

China wants to have control over the information cars have about drivers, roads and the faces and voices they pass, according to a draft law on data-security management issued in May.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Afghan smugglers hike prices and expand networks after Taliban takeover

The Taliban's lightning capture of Afghanistan has prompted a mass exodus, and smugglers are taking advantage of Afghans' desperation to leave by hiking prices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2022

The era of pandemic restrictions is fast coming to an end

While the world has changed since early 2020 and new approaches to restrictions are justified, health officials warn that the coronavirus remains part of our reality.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2022

Failed test casts shadow over figure skating, the Olympics’ showcase event

'It's either an intentional delay to allow her to compete or gross incompetence and has resulted in mayhem,' the head of the U.S. Anti-Doping Agency has said.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Feb 12, 2022

Tour Japan's luxury ryokan without stepping a foot outside of Tokyo

The 'Essence of Japan' series brings several 'okami,' the female proprietor of a traditional inn, from across the country to act as guides to regional specialties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2022

‘Contactless’ humanitarian aid has its perks, and pitfalls

COVID-era travel restrictions have mostly prevented expatriate aid workers from flying into Pacific island nations after natural disasters. The results have been mixed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 11, 2022

Breaking the coronavirus pandemic's grip

There is a significant risk that we will become trapped in an endless cycle of booster vaccinations, chasing the virus rather than getting ahead of it.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

ITA confirms figure skater Kamila Valieva failed drug test

Valieva's provisional suspension was lifted by the Russian Anti-Doping Agency, a decision the International Olympic Committee will appeal in the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022

Japan’s biggest airline calls for border controls to be eased

The strictest among the G7, Japan's border controls have attracted criticism as the country slammed its door shut to foreign visitors and students.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics

The South Korean curling team helped revive a painful discussion about the mistreatment of athletes in their country, leading the way for others to come forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 10, 2022

The 'stealth' subvariant of omicron is spreading in Japan. What impact could it have?

A look at the two known types of the omicron variant and what BA.2's spread could mean for the nation's health care system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2022

What kind of ally is Germany?

Germany has come under fire for its weak response to the standoff between Russia and NATO over Ukraine, with some even questioning its reliability as an ally.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

U.S. trade data reveals shortfall in China's purchases under Trump-administration deal

Goods exports to China fell in December, underscoring Beijing's two-year failure to deliver under the 'Phase 1' trade deal negotiated by the previous U.S. leadership.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

Biden moves to soothe allies in China’s shadow with Japan deal

The deal would allow most steel shipments from Japan to to enter tariff-free for the first time since 2018 and would see the countries working together to combat Chinese trade practices.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 9, 2022

How Olympians embraced mental health after Simone Biles showed the way

The American gymnast's public struggles gave other Olympians tacit permission to share their vulnerabilities. Some of them have.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo
Foreign wrestlers have a long history in sumo

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