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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2021

How errors and inaction sent a deadly COVID-19 variant around the world

In early 2021, flare-ups in the Indian city of Amravati were the first visible warning that the delta variant was spreading. A devastating path across the world would soon follow.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2021

John Madden, exuberant face and voice of the NFL, dies at 85

In his irrepressible way, and with his distinctive voice, Madden left an imprint on the sport on par with titans like George Halas, Paul Brown and his coaching idol, Vince Lombardi.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 25, 2021

Beware that nocebo strapped to your wrist

There's good reason to think twice about whether tech users will truly benefit from 24-7 monitoring and arbitrary goals served up by an algorithm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2021

Biden can promise action, but omicron is in charge right now

The U.S. president's biggest policy promise during the 2020 campaign was perhaps his vow to attack COVID-19 in a professional and competent way.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 21, 2021

U.S. and Britain help Ukraine prepare for potential Russian cyberassault

Russia has attacked Ukraine's power grid in the past, and experts say Moscow might take similar steps as it masses troops along the border.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 18, 2021

Japan business lobbyist backs Myanmar coup and urges investment

A Japanese former politician who campaigned to bring billions of dollars of investment from some of Japan's top companies to Myanmar has urged Tokyo to endorse its military regime.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2021

Helicopters and high-speed chases: Inside Texas’ push to arrest migrants

For several months, Texas has been engaged in an effort to repurpose the tools of state law enforcement to stem the sudden increase of people crossing illegally into the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Ex-Trump aide Mark Meadows cited for criminal contempt by U.S. House

The vote aims to send a message to Trump loyalists that the former president's assertion of executive privilege will not deter the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 siege.
Japan Times
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Dec 15, 2021

COVID-19 uptick impacts major North American sports leagues

At least nine NHL games will need to be rescheduled following outbreaks within the Flames, Ottawa Senators and New York Islanders players and personnel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

As Japan's finance sector ends painful year, ex-Nomura banker vows to bring change

By taking effective control of Shinsei Bank Ltd., Yoshitaka Kitao is setting his sights on creating a banking alliance to rival the conservative old guard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021

South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases

Despite concerns over the invasion of privacy, officials have insisted that COVID-19 contact tracers stick to the rules so there is 'no privacy issue here.'
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
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
Dec 7, 2021

Transgender people waiting years for gender health care as demand surges

Defenders of systems that require transgender people to wait claim it reduces later regrets, but many transgender advocates criticize it as 'gatekeeping.'
Special Supplements / Tokyo Nutrition for Growth Summit 2021
Dec 7, 2021

Tokyo nutrition summit kicks off

The Tokyo Nutrition for Growth (N4G) Summit 2021 is taking place on Tuesday and Wednesday under the auspices of the Japanese government. The summit builds on more than 10 years of international focus on nutrition that kicked off in 2010 with the launch of the Scaling Up Nutrition Movement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 6, 2021

Dyson splits with Malaysia supplier, stoking concern over migrant worker treatment

Revealing what working conditions were truly like was meant to lead to some improvements, but now with Dyson's decision, employees fear losing their livelihoods.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 4, 2021

U.S. State Department phones hacked with Israeli company spyware

Apple Inc. iPhones of at least nine U.S. State Department employees were hacked by an unknown assailant using sophisticated spyware developed by the Israel-based NSO Group.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2021

Pair of quakes shake Japan and prompt fears of more seismic activity to come

A magnitude 4.9 earthquake jolted eastern Yamanashi at around 6:30 a.m., which was followed by a magnitude 5.4 temblor in Wakayama three hours later.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2021

Facebook users rewrite Marcos history in race to succeed Duterte

As one of Asia's most free-wheeling and online democracies, the Philippines is particularly vulnerable to misinformation campaigns and hate speech.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2021

Center-left Kishida endorses bold moves in security realm

It's unlikely Kishida will usher in drastic changes that have not already been gestating inside the LDP and Defense Ministry, but it will be important to see which items gain top priority.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2021

FIFA to trial semi-automated offside technology at Arab Cup

The technology is based on limb tracking and provides the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) with information before the on-field official takes a final call.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2021

Winter is coming for Europe's pandemic optimists

The urge to abandon caution when COVID-19 cases are low, which is essentially what some European nations did this summer, is part of the problem.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Nov 22, 2021

Terry Ellis: ‘You take Japan with you … it’s a way of living’

At the start of the pandemic Terry Ellis made the move to Japan, but the creative part of him had already been calling it home for years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 20, 2021

Biden’s doctors say he’s ‘healthy’ but suffers stiff gait

Biden, the oldest person to ever be elected president, has faced extra scrutiny about his health because of his age and some critics' efforts to undermine him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2021

Migrant crisis in Belarus tests Putin’s uneasy alliance with Lukashenko

With thousands of migrants stranded in the frigid cold on the edge of the European Union, the complex relationship between two allied autocrats looms large over the crisis.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Nov 14, 2021

Elab wants you to opt-in to a circular economy

Operated by a group of young creative professionals, elab — a portmanteau of “laboratory” and erabu, meaning “to choose” — encompasses a kitchen, a living laboratory and a rooftop garden.

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