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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021

The U.K.’s bizarre $1.7 billion vaccine rug-pull

The British government abruptly canceled its supply contract, having found Valneva in breach of its obligations without specifying how — something Valneva contests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2021

Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw

The spyware, called Pegasus, uses a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims' knowledge.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 14, 2021

‘Imminent threat’ or aid worker: Did a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan kill the wrong person?

The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing who it was hitting.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 13, 2021

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez offer glimpse of exciting future for women's tennis

No one could have predicted it would be left to two teenagers to create this kind of frenzied hype in women's tennis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2021

Data privacy Chinese-style

The new privacy law will probably do less to protect Chinese users than many believe, and it might even entrench further the dominance of incumbent tech giants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 13, 2021

North Korea tests new cruise missiles that put Japan in striking distance

The new weapon, which could evade missile defenses and deliver nuclear bombs to most of the country, is expected to play into the ongoing debate over Japan acquiring strike capabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2021

With economies on the brink, Southeast Asian nations choose to reopen

Patience among the public is wearing thin across the region, especially as they've battled the virus for longer than most of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 13, 2021

Shanghai to cancel most flights and shut schools as Typhoon Chanthu approaches

Chanthu dumped heavy rains on the city of 25 million people on Sunday after hitting the country's coast in the southeast and the Philippines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

In U.S. drone strike, evidence suggests no Islamic State bomb

U.S. officials said a Reaper drone followed a car for hours and then fired based on evidence it was carrying explosives. But an in-depth analysis and interviews cast doubt on that account.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

Did Nazis produce these uranium cubes? Researchers look for an answer.

Determining whether the cubes were produced by Nazi Germany could lead to more questions, such as whether the Nazis could have had enough to create a critical reaction.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 10, 2021

Hip-hop is getting a bad rap this summer

After footage of unmasked, crowded rap fans at a festival spread online, mainstream news outlets zeroed in on hip-hop itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2021

With Aso’s blessing, vaccine chief Taro Kono officially joins the LDP race

At a packed news conference on Friday, Kono touched on his achievements as the minister in charge of administrative reform and the vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
The Netherlands report 2021
Sep 10, 2021

Discover the Utrecht region

In 1961, Anton Geesink, originally from Utrecht, was the first foreigner to win gold at the World Judo Championships. Miffy, the little bunny, was “born” in Utrecht, and Siegfried Aikman from Amersfoort in the Utrecht region helped Japan’s national men’s hockey team win gold at the 2018 Asian...
Japan Times
The Netherlands report 2021
Sep 10, 2021

McDermott and Bull: Empowering change

As a global boutique executive search firm, McDermott and Bull prides itself on understanding client goals and making the best possible match for candidate, company and culture.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2021

Afghan journalists beaten in Taliban detention, editor says

Incidents of abuse since the Taliban came to power have raised doubts among some Afghans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2021

The West owes Qatar a favor over Afghanistan. That was the point.

Qatar can bring real value through the relationships it maintains, especially across Western and Islamic parties
JAPAN / Politics / The LDP's game of thrones
Sep 9, 2021

The LDP's outspoken 'maverick' steps up to fight for the party's top spot

Cosmopolitan and media savvy, Taro Kono is a reformist but has his share of liabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 9, 2021

Dozen Hong Kong activists plead guilty over 2020 Tiananmen vigil

A dozen Hong Kong activists have pleaded guilty to charges related to a vigil last year to commemorate the Tiananmen Square crackdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 9, 2021

SoftBank eyeing battery-maker 3DOM for 6G and mobile base stations

Japanese startup 3DOM is developing new battery separator technology that helps overcome the physical limitations of current lithium-based batteries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 9, 2021

El Salvador president steps in to fix bitcoin rollout snags

Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele stepped in on Wednesday to manage the fraught roll-out of a payment app that underpins the nation's adoption of bitcoin as legal tender, and called on users to report any problems on his Twitter feed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2021

U.S. warship sails near man-made South China Sea islet, flouting new Chinese law

The U.S. Navy vessel passed near a Chinese-held island for the first time since Beijing began implementing a law requiring foreign vessels to give notice before entering waters it claims.
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.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
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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