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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2020

Twitter probes alleged racial bias in image cropping feature

Social media giant Twitter said Monday it would investigate its image-cropping function after users complained it favored white faces over Black ones.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 22, 2020

You ought to know how 'beki' can help your Japanese

The negative 'bekarazu' structure may be old, but you can still find it in written Japanese with a strong prohibitive nuance attached to it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 21, 2020

Chinese military video appears to show simulated attack on U.S. air base on Guam

The video, released on the People's Liberation Army Air Force Weibo account, came as China carried out a second day of drills near Chinese-claimed Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020

China’s rejection of Taiwan buffer zone raises risk of clash

The latest actions come as Beijing seeks to deter Taipei from continuing to deepen ties with the U.S. and other like-minded democracies.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Sep 21, 2020

Enoki sets his sights on the great outdoors

To look at Enoki is to hear the howl of the wolf, the yip of the coyote or, in essence, the very call of the wild.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2020

Tories may warm to Biden, but they’ll miss Trump

Chances are that Joe Biden, if he wins in November, would be a little less interested in Britain and a little frostier toward Boris Johnson.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2020

Hong Kong offers a glimpse of one Belarus future

From the start, the crowds in Minsk learned from Hong Kong's broad-based, leaderless campaign. They, too, were making demands of a system ill-equipped to compromise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2020

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny posts photo of himself walking

Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny was seen walking down the stairs in a photo posted on his Instagram feed on Saturday, five days after a Berlin hospital said he had been taken off a ventilator and could breathe independently.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 20, 2020

How Mitch McConnell can quickly push through Trump's top court nominee

The process is likely to be ugly, but it can be done.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2020

Spinning clock in New York counts down time until climate devastation

Climate campaigners unveiled a huge countdown clock on Saturday, showing how little time is left before global temperatures hit a critical high, to kick off a week of climate action in New York.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2020

Sudden Supreme Court vacancy a new 'wild card' in U.S. presidential race

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent U.S. presidential race, potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy into a political battle over her successor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 19, 2020

Japan and Russia: Sharing a view of the West

There are striking affinities between Japan and Russia, noticeable even before either country was fully aware of the other.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 19, 2020

Despite pandemic, some individuals are living ordinary lives

While enormous things are currently happening in the world, we shouldn't altogether lose sight of the small things either.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2020

Tokyo confirms 218 new COVID-19 cases, for second straight day over 200

The number of novel coronavirus cases newly confirmed in Tokyo came to 218 on Saturday, topping 200 for the second consecutive day, the metropolitan government said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2020

Oracle’s TikTok deal pours Trump toxin into capitalism

The idea a country's leader decides which deals get done — and that it's contingent on how friendly the company is with the leader — is how it works in Putin's Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 18, 2020

Trump blames protests on ‘radical’ schooling about slavery and racism

Trump denounced school curricula that emphasize the impact of slavery and racism on American history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2020

Poisoning of Alexei Navalny has turned Merkel against Putin

What Western officials call a botched attempt to kill a leading opposition figure has triggered a new downward spiral in Russia's ties with Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 18, 2020

Singapore worried about growing U.S.-China divide even beyond Trump

U.S. political and economic interests in Southeast Asia will not change regardless of who wins the presidential election in November, Singapore Minister for Trade and Industry Chan Chun Sing said Thursday evening.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 18, 2020

Kiyoshi Kurosawa's best director win at Venice is a career changer

The reaction to Kiyoshi Kurosawa winning the Silver Lion for best direction has been overwhelmingly positive, but 'Wife of a Spy' isn't entirely free of controversy.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 17, 2020

Formidable challenges ahead as Suga era begins

Suga's career has been marked by hard work. He knows how to maneuver in a bureaucracy. But those efforts, until now, have been in the service of someone else's agenda.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 17, 2020

Nobuo Kishi, Abe's younger brother, seeks to carve out new role as Japan's defense chief

Past statements suggest the 61-year-old is aligned with his brother ideologically, having spent his career championing hawkish attitudes in defense and diplomacy.

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