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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Dec 12, 2020

Rising suicide figures reflect many women’s despair in a pandemic

Almost as anguishing as having no future is having an unknown one.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020

The vaccines are coming. A divided and distrustful America awaits.

As the Lopez family of Truckee, California, gathered to prepare dinner on a recent evening, one subject dominated the conversation: the coronavirus vaccine that will soon be shipped out across the country, giving Americans the first concrete hope that the pandemic will eventually end.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 11, 2020

Japan climate summit draws participants from around globe

The Japan Climate Action Summit 2020 brought together leaders in the public and private sectors from around the country, as well as climate activists from Japan and overseas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2020

Australia and Japan edge toward an alliance

On Nov. 17, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison became the first foreign leader to visit Japan since Yoshihide Suga assumed the prime ministership.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2020

How to vaccinate a nation of skeptics against COVID-19

How to convince people to actually take the shot. Achieving herd immunity may mean at least 80% of people will need the vaccine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 8, 2020

Japan's 2020 buzzwords still contain a sense of whimsy in spite of trying times

At the start of the year it was expected that 2020's buzzwords would all be related to the Olympics. Oh, how quickly that can change.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2020

'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball

Patton had a solid year under strange circumstances as COVID-19 forced NPB players and teams to deal with a lot as they tried to complete a season amid a pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 7, 2020

The pandemic border policy that will leave a scar on Japan's foreign community

Border restrictions imposed on non-Japanese residents to stop the spread of COVID-19 were seen as discriminatory by many, but they're not likely to prevent travel here in the future.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Dec 7, 2020

'My business is going down the drain': Stories from residents stuck outside Japan

It's hard to list the stories of every person still stuck outside of Japan due to the country's border policies, but two of them show just how complicated the situation can get.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2020

Burner phones and banking apps: Meet the Chinese 'brokers' laundering Mexican drug money

Chinese money brokers based in Mexico 'have come to dominate international money laundering markets,' U.S. prosecutors have said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2020

'Finding the Heart Sutra': Alex Kerr finds humor at the heart of wisdom and enlightenment

In his book 'Finding the Heart Sutra,' Alex Kerr breaks down the ancient Buddhist text character by character to reveal why the sutra has remained influential for over 1,000 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 5, 2020

COVID-19 survivors with long-term symptoms need urgent attention, experts say

There is an urgent need to address long-term symptoms of the coronavirus, leading U.S. public health officials said this week, warning that hundreds of thousands of Americans and millions of people worldwide might experience lingering problems that could impede their ability to work and function normally....
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 2, 2020

Episode 75: What will a Joe Biden presidency mean for Japan?

Sheila A. Smith joined us from Washington earlier this week to give her take on what a Biden presidency might mean for Japan going forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020

China scores big against poverty but the poor haven’t gone away

Almost 90% of the population was below the international poverty threshold in 1981, according to the World Bank; by the 2019, that was under 1%.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 2, 2020

What Bitcoin's new record means for Wall Street

Bitcoin won't be viewed as an existential threat to the banking system just because its price is soaring. But it won't be ignored either.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 1, 2020

‘Trump Is Better’: In Asia, pro-democracy forces worry about Biden

Some pro-democracy campaigners in Asia are drawn to Trump's willingness to flout diplomatic protocol, abandon international accords and keep his opponents off-balance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2020

Left bankless due to sanctions, Hong Kong's Carrie Lam says she uses ‘piles of cash’

The chief executive has described being subject to U.S. sanctions over undermining Hong Kong's autonomy as 'very honorable' and 'an honor.'
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Nov 29, 2020

Cherry blossom scandal returns to haunt Abe and Suga

Allegations that the former prime minister's office illegally paid out over u00a59 million to make up the costs of parties at Tokyo hotels are now being investigated by prosecutors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2020

China wields patriotic education to tame Hong Kong's rebellious youth

Targeting the city's teachers has become part of a broader plan by China's leaders to reform the city's youth after last year's sometimes-violent pro-democracy demonstrations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 28, 2020

Gunmen assassinate Iran’s top nuclear scientist in ambush, provoking new crisis

For two decades, the scientist, Mohsen Fakhrizadeh, was the driving force behind what U.S. and Israeli officials describe as Iran's secretive nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 27, 2020

Amazon unions around the world plan Black Friday protests

The company has a history of guarding against unions' influence, posting a job listing in September for an analyst to research 'labor organizing threats against the company.”
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
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2020

Xi seeks to ‘manage differences’ as he congratulates Biden

China’s President Xi Jinping broke his silence on U.S. President-elect Joe Biden’s election victory, sending him a message that he hopes to "manage differences” and focus on cooperation between the world’s two largest economies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2020

Biden urged to bolster John Kerry by declaring climate emergency

Progressive environmentalists are mounting a long-shot bid to get President-elect Joe Biden to go beyond naming a climate czar and declare an environmental national emergency, borrowing a tactic employed by President Donald Trump to fund part of his border wall.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 25, 2020

Reimagining Japan's post-pandemic tourism industry

International travelers to Japan increased from 8.6 million in 2010 to just shy of 32 million in 2019. Then came 2020. Now, with the pandemic reducing international tourism to near zero, what's next for Japan's travel industry?
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 25, 2020

Blunt claim on Senkakus overshadows progress in China-Japan meeting

During an at times uneasy news conference in Tokyo, Beijing's foreign minister seemed determined to send a clear message over territorial disputes: China won't back down.
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 22, 2020

Kimchi-making at home was going out of style. Rural towns to the rescue.

Families that have grown weary of eating commercial kimchi in big cities have started making pilgrimages to the countryside where they can learn how to prepare it on their own.

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