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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2021

Doctors weigh COVID-19 impact on children as vaccine drives ramp up

While cases of severe illness and death remain far more rare among pediatric patients than adults, tens of thousands of children may struggle with its effects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

Kishida’s latest move to rejig Japanese capitalism focuses on wages

Kishida has made boosting middle-class incomes a centerpiece of his agenda, but many businesses don't have breathing room to consider wage increases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2021

Omicron variant threatens U.N. talks to seal global nature deal

The rapid spread of the omicron variant around the world could throw a spanner in the works of the COP15 nature talks scheduled for April 25 in Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2021

Supply chain woes force Murata to ship lithium batteries by air

On top of inflated base cargo fees fueled by high demand, batteries shipped via air incur extra handling charges because they're a fire hazard.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Dec 10, 2021

How do this year's English buzzwords translate into Japanese?

Collins Dictionary announced its 'Word of the Year' and technology-related terms came out on top.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

China Evergrande defaults on its debt. Now what?

A ratings agency's declaration confirmed what investors had already suspected, but they now must wait on a restructuring plan overseen by the firm hand of Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2021

'Robotaxis' roaming around Yokohama are winning over unlikely fans

Regulations and the need for further technology improvements mean a full-scale launch is still some years away, however.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 9, 2021

Stefanos Tsitsipas' tongue-twisting name lands on list of most mispronounced words in U.S.

Tsitsipas advanced to his first Grand Slam final at June's French Open, giving the 23-year-old Greek added exposure and sports commentators around the world a hard time.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2021

Japan’s ruling coalition to seek fairer capital gains tax

The ruling parties have said there is a need to consider rectifying a situation in which people with higher incomes sometimes pay lower rates of tax.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2021

Biden says U.S. will not put troops in Ukraine as tensions with Russia ease

Biden said the United States had a moral and legal obligation to defend NATO allies if they are attacked, but that obligation did not extend to Ukraine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2021

‘What She Likes …’: LGBTQ drama gets stuck on stereotypes

Shogo Kusano's film about the relationship between a closeted gay teenager and a girl obsessed with homoerotic manga has its heart in the right place, but gets everything else wrong.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021

Healing Washington and Beijing’s wounded relationship

China does see a global contest with the capitalist United States on one side and socialist China on the other. And it believes that history is on its side.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021

Confronting the Kremlin’s new hybrid war in Europe

Russia's recent aggressive moves have multiple objectives. But the Kremlin's greatest desire is to divide and weaken the European Union.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 8, 2021

Malaysian court upholds guilty verdict against former PM Najib Razak in 1MDB case

A judge in the case blasted Najib as a 'national embarrassment,' affirming that he was guilty of all seven charges and upholding his 12-year prison sentence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2021

Amazon says it resolved network device issue that caused outage

Beginning around 10 a.m. Eastern time, the outage affected the online presence of various industries, as well as Amazon's own services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2021

New international golf event to tee off in ’22

The ISPS Handa-Championship, a golf tournament sponsored by the International Sports Promotion Society (ISPS), will be held next spring as the first DP World Tour event in Japan. With DP World, a multinational logistics company based in Dubai, as the new title sponsor, the European Tour group’s main...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2021

SoftBank wants to sell a quarter of the $2.2 billion WeWork rescue debt

WeWork continues to be unprofitable, and the omicron variant of the coronavirus could further weigh on its future results.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2021

BOJ likely to scale down COVID-19 aid, former executive says

The BOJ could extend some parts of the program beyond March, while scaling back other areas such as its corporate debt buying, says the former leader of the bank's pandemic crisis response.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 8, 2021

American rider Christina Birch swapping velodrome for outer space

The 11-time national champion said the intense physical demands of her years of cycling training will prepare her for a journey she hopes will end on the International Space Station.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 7, 2021

Evergrande's debt deadline passes as Kaisa adds to China's property crisis

With $300 billion of liabilities, Evergrande is at the heart of a property crisis in China that has crushed almost a dozen smaller firms.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2021

Japan’s first escort of Australian frigate highlights deepening defense ties

The two nations are working toward a new bilateral defense pact and have recently conducted joint naval drills.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 7, 2021

New COVID-19 pills offer hope as omicron looms

Two new antiviral pills are coming soon, and are expected to work against all versions of the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 7, 2021

North Korea's Kim calls for 'absolutely loyal' military officers

Kim Jong Un said the country's military education system must redouble efforts to turn out officers who 'remain absolutely loyal' to the North's ruling party.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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