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JAPAN
Jan 29, 2021

Suga forced to compromise on virus penalties as revised bills reach Diet

An unusual compromise between ruling and opposition parties reflected Suga's desperation to curb virus transmission and stamp out criticism over his handling of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021

Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders

Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 29, 2021

Casting the demons out with some fiendish Japanese idioms

Setsubun comes before the arrival of spring and it's marked by efforts to cast demons out of your home. However, we can't get the demons out of the Japanese language.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 28, 2021

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney throws support behind holding Tokyo Games

U.S. Sen. Mitt Romney has thrown his support behind the Tokyo Olympics this summer, saying the games should be held with a limit on the number of fans and would serve as an inspiration for the world during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 28, 2021

Taiwan asks Germany to help obtain coronavirus vaccines

The request comes after Berlin asked for the island's assistance in easing a shortage of automobile semiconductor chips.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2021

Why some in Japan are unsettled about Biden

There is a strong undercurrent of nostalgia for some of the more combative elements of the Trump administration among a swath of both Japan officialdom and the public.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 28, 2021

Australia planning to vaccinate athletes before Tokyo Games

Australia is planning to vaccinate its Olympians against COVID-19 before they head to the Tokyo Games, federal sport minister Richard Colbeck said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2021

Xi signals more Hong Kong curbs with call for ‘patriots’

Xi told Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam, whose term expires next year, that having loyal leaders was the only way to ensure the city's stability, state media said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2021

Pfizer shot only slightly less effective against key South African mutations, study says

Pfizer Inc. and BioNTech's COVID-19 vaccine appeared to only lose a small bit of effectiveness against an engineered virus with three key mutations from the new variant found in South Africa, according to a laboratory study conducted by the U.S. drugmaker.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

Biden gets dream team on China: But what if the game is changing?

It is unclear whether Biden's team can remain immune to the wish-lists of the consulting firms and corporate hands that put a silver lining on their political exile during the Trump years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2021

Thurgood Marshall’s visit to Japan 70 years on

Marshall called his January 1951 trip to Japan “the most important mission thus far of my career.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2021

Indonesia boosts steps to curb climate risks as disasters hit growth

The country is expanding programs to mitigate the impact from climate change following a recent spate of natural disasters that has added pressure to economic recovery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jan 27, 2021

Expect revivals and VR from the stage as theater continues to deal with the coronavirus

In his 1964 anthem, “The Times They Are A-Changin’,” Bob Dylan sings: “As the present now / Will later be past / The order is rapidly fadin’...”
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jan 27, 2021

We don’t need another war on terror

Prosecute the Capitol rioters. But new antiterrorism laws could end up targeting people of color.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 27, 2021

Short sellers crushed like never before as retail army charges in

Following a more than 350% surge this year alone, one hedge fund has already endured big losses on its bearish bet against the consumer electronics firm Gamestop.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021

U.S. Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial

There is a debate among scholars over whether the Senate can hold a trial for Trump now that he has left office.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2021

Biden may struggle to calibrate his Asia policy

The first challenge for the new Biden team, made up of many veterans of the Obama administration, is to resist the instinct to resume where it left off four years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2021

Nissan flips the switch on electric reboot in China

At least one new Nissan car will hit the Chinese market each year through 2025.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2021

Nidec to buy back shares as outlook improves and profit, sales top estimates

The manufacturer raised its operating income forecast for the current fiscal year to u00a5155 billion, up from u00a5140 billion and an average projection by analysts of u00a5149 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2021

Trump Senate trial starts as House delivers impeachment article

Delivery of the impeachment article formally signals the start of the proceedings, though arguments won't begin until the week of Feb. 8.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021

How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the U.S. and China

Among the most important national security issues now facing U.S. President Joe Biden is how to contend with the threat that China poses to the American military in space.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 25, 2021

With bid policy set, localities in Japan roll dice on casinos

Areas interested in submitting proposals now have a clear schedule of when they can do so, and a better understanding of what they can and can't do during the selection process.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2021

Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity months after Olympics

Japan has arranged to buy 314 million doses, but problems seen in vaccine rollouts elsewhere have stirred doubt that Japan will get those supplies on time.

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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