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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2020

A soaring monument to beauty in China is stirring passions. Mostly anger.

To officials, the statue of Yang Asha, a goddess of beauty, serves as a tribute to the rich culture of the local people. To many others in China, she is another white elephant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 27, 2020

Investors and impacts drive businesses in Asia to take climate risks seriously

After years of pressure from mostly European investors, Asian companies are pulling ahead of their North American counterparts when it comes to climate risk reporting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 26, 2020

'Anime Architecture' brings out the beauty in the details

Stefan Riekeles' book puts a spotlight on the background work that informs the ambience of anime's intricate worlds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 26, 2020

Nintendo adds Sharp as assembler of popular Switch game console

Nintendo is expected to raise its fiscal-year sales target from the current 24 million when it next reports quarterly results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 26, 2020

Amid Thailand’s protests, a feared tool to protect the monarchy returns

Thailand has transformed from a country where criticism of the monarchy was only whispered to a place where protesters have spray-painted 'the king is dead” on Bangkok streets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 25, 2020

Is China a free trader or just a free rider?

On issues of market access for goods, if China wants to join CPTPP, it must negotiate from scratch with all 11 members.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2020

Beyond Meat takes on tough rival in China: tofu

Beyond Meat Inc., the U.S. maker of plant-based burgers and sausages, announced a new product designed to crack China, the world's biggest meat market: imitation ground pork.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 25, 2020

Trump plans to pardon former aide Michael Flynn, source says

U.S. President Donald Trump has told allies he plans to pardon his former national security adviser Michael Flynn, who had pleaded guilty to lying to the FBI during an investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, a source familiar with the situation said on Tuesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 25, 2020

Pope calls Uighurs ‘persecuted,’ prompting pushback from China

The reference to abuses against Uighurs, which Beijing has long denied despite mounting evidence, could tarnish the recent warming of relations between the Vatican and China.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 23, 2020

Dragons ace Yudai Ono wins Sawamura Award

Ono is the ninth Dragons pitcher to win the award and first since Kenshin Kawakami in 2004.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2020

Biden to prioritize COVID-19, but Kim Jong Un may have other ideas

'The Biden administration cannot afford to ignore Pyongyang — and North Korea has ways of ensuring it is not ignored,' says former U.S. State Department official Evans Revere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2020

Biden picks Blinken, defender of global alliances, as top envoy

Antony J. Blinken, a defender of global alliances and one of U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s closest foreign policy advisers, is expected to be nominated for secretary of state, a job in which he will try to coalesce skeptical international partners into a new competition with China, according to...
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Nov 23, 2020

Harris is hoping for a home for the holidays

This golden boy has just flown in from Osaka in the hopes of finding a home for Christmas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 22, 2020

Your sexuality can make you enemy of the state in Poland

Once a model European Union country diligently integrating with its Western allies, Poland stands out even among eastern members for the way it is rebelling against Brussels.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 21, 2020

Hawks cut Giants down to size in Game 1 of Japan Series

Dating back to 2018 against the Hiroshima Carp, the Hawks have now won nine straight Japan Series games as they attempt to win their fourth straight title.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Nov 21, 2020

A frank conversation is needed on euthanasia

In October, New Zealand voters approved a referendum proposal to legalize medically assisted suicide, thus joining a small group of countries and territories that allow euthanasia under specific circumstances. The proposal sprang from a lawsuit brought by a lawyer dying from a brain tumor, and while...
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 21, 2020

Kids see many ads but few educational videos on YouTube, study shows

A report found that adverts were present on 95% of videos analyzed, with a fifth of the ads being categorized as age inappropriate.
PRESS / Events
Nov 20, 2020

話題の大洲の城泊をはじめ、全国で分散型ホテルを展開する バリューマネジメント代表 他力野淳氏がゲスト

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 19, 2020

China’s Xi vows no decoupling in call to reject protectionism

President Xi Jinping pledged that China wouldn’t engage in decoupling, in an address to Asia-Pacific leaders in Kuala Lumpur just days after the region inaugurated the world’s largest free-trade agreement.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Nov 18, 2020

‘Knife’ critiques human nature through mime and dance

Choreographer Shuji Onodera was given total artistic freedom to create his adaption of Guy de Maupassant's “Boule de Suif” with a multicultural cast.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2020

Trump to saddle Biden with last-minute flurry of policy moves

U.S. President Donald Trump is rushing to leave his final mark on energy, financial and foreign policy while stalling the transition to President-elect Joe Biden — who warned that further delays in the handoff risk increasing the coronavirus death toll.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 16, 2020

Walmart to sell 85% stake in Seiyu to Rakuten and KKR

The deal is meant to shore up Seiyu's digital operations with the aid of its new owners as demand for online retail grows in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 15, 2020

What does RCEP mean for Japan and its Asian neighbors?

On Sunday, 15 nations in the Asia-Pacific region signed the world's newest multilateral trade deal, the massive Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Japan worries Trump tariffs will push countries toward China
Liberal Democratic Party Policy Chief Itsunori Onodera (center) speaks at a think tank event Monday in Washington.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
U.S. secretary of the navy weighs ‘dual-use’ shipbuilding with Japan
John Phelan at a Senate confirmation hearing for U.S. secretary of the navy in Washington in February

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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
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