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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2021

America, Japan and how best to defend Taiwan

The most important form of preparation is in fact not military at all; it is, rather, to mitigate the developed world's economic dependence on key commodities and components made in China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 27, 2021

China tech giants spend billions to fuel growth after crackdown

Companies are digging deep into their pockets to open up new avenues of growth as Beijing curtails their most lucrative businesses from fintech to e-commerce.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2021

Biden renews COVID-19 origin probe that’s so far come up empty

After more than a year hunting for the pandemic's mysterious origins, it's unclear what new resources American spies may bring to the search.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 27, 2021

Jaguars QB Trevor Lawrence praises new teammate Tim Tebow

Trevor Lawrence has something in common with the newest tight end on the Jacksonville Jaguars.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2021

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point, U.N. warns

Every year from 2021 through 2025 is likely to be at least 1 degree Celsius warmer, according to the study.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 26, 2021

‘The Women’: A harrowing journey with a tidy end

Yukiko Shinohara's vulnerable character is put through the wringer, dealing with one disaster after another. But all is not lost in Nobuteru Uchida's latest drama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2021

Taiwan says China blocked deal with BioNTech for COVID-19 shots

While Taiwan has previously said it had been unable to sign a final contract with BioNTech, it had only implied that Chinese pressure was to blame.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 26, 2021

Japan's Olympic delegation to receive vaccinations from June 1

The Japanese Olympic Committee says it will avoid using public health officials in order to reduce the strain on the country's medical system amid efforts to vaccinate senior citizens.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2021

George Floyd's family lobbies Biden for U.S. police reform on anniversary of death

Tuesday's private Oval Office visit marked the first time any of Floyd's family had been hosted at the White House.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2021

Burnout and depression spiral among India’s traumatized doctors

Doctors describe a nightmare scenario: continued high-risk exposure to the virus, a never-ending flow of patients and deaths, and long hours in sweat-drenched PPE.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2021

Elon Musk’s Mars ambition could be the riskiest human quest ever

A spate of robotic missions to the red planet, including NASA's Perseverance rover and China's Zhurong, have led to the inevitable question: When can humans follow?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 26, 2021

SoftBank-backed Jellysmack eyes global expansion and acquisitions

The New-York based company helps online content creators and brands promote their offerings across platforms like Instagram and YouTube, taking a share of revenue in return.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls

The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China's tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

COVID-19 fears paralyze global carmakers in India’s Detroit

Companies are suspending operations and reducing shifts as employees threaten to go on strike due to health concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2021

Moderna shot effective in teens, opening path for clearances

The company said its vaccine was between 93% and 100% effective in preventing symptomatic COVID-19 in a study of teenagers.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2021

Airlines avoid Belarus as opposition says journalist was beaten

The moves came as international outrage mounted over Minsk forcing down a jetliner and arresting a dissident journalist on board.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 25, 2021

Dangerous gamble: Japanese investors talk up benefits of shelving Olympics

Pointing to the risk of political and economic instability, a growing number of investors in Japanese stocks now believe that canceling the games would be better for the market.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 25, 2021

Reduced human element turning tennis into esport, says Mats Wilander

As more tournaments around the world opt for electronic line-calling systems instead of human line judges, seven-time Grand Slam champion Mats Wilander says tennis is losing its intrigue and personality and is in danger of becoming an esport.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 25, 2021

This Bitcoin chaos will blow up your cyberpunk utopia

The mania and panic that have gripped decentralized cryptocurrencies are heightening the attraction of their coming rivals: digital cash, issued by central banks.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021

Exiled Belarusians fear they could be next to be captured

After Minsk reportedly diverted a commercial aircraft to allow the arrest of a reporter, others are worried for their safety.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2021

Myanmar news site says American editor detained

The man, the fourth foreign journalist held since a coup in February, was detained as he attempted to take a flight out of the country Monday, his news organization said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021

Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner 'state piracy' and arrest of journalist

EU leaders called for Belarusian airlines to be banned from the 27-nation bloc's airspace and urged EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2021

'The Big Lie' and its consequences

Under President Donald Trump, the cooked-up issue was whether the count in the electoral college actually represented the popular vote in their states.
Japan ruling bloc projected to lose majority in Upper House election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters Sunday after exit polls showed poor results for the ruling coalition in the Upper House election.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
‘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
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
In Gaza-made obi, Palestinian embroidery meets Japanese kimono
The Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project brings together a traditional Japanese garment and age-old designs from the Middle Eastern region.

Podcast

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

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
By Megha Wadhwa

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