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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2021

White House considering nearly doubling Obama’s climate pledge

Targets under discussion for the U.S. pledge include a range of 48% to 50% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions from 2005 levels by 2030, according to a source.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

China’s Taiwan conundrum: Will use of force to unite be followed by new division?

If Taiwan doesn't agree to be absorbed peacefully, it will be forced to do so. Beijing now feels that there is little likelihood of peaceful unification.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 7, 2021

Rihito Itagaki brings a splash of color to Japanese television

Actor Rihito Itagaki takes on his first lead role, playing a gender-fluid character in Yomiuri TV's new series “Colorful Love: My Androgynous Boyfriend.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 7, 2021

Japan could leverage ODA to broker Myanmar peace

Japan's economic weight and diplomatic trust in Myanmar should be wisely leveraged in order both to dissuade the military from invoking further violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

Disorder from the courts

Judges have probably done as much as any band of revolutionaries to disrupt political systems — in the process often undermining, rather than advancing, the cause of justice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 7, 2021

What happens when women run the economy? We're about to find out

Women hold top jobs in U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and many of his economic advisers also are women, as are nearly 48% of his confirmed cabinet-level officials.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2021

China says carrier group exercising near Taiwan and drills will become regular

'Similar exercises will be conducted on a regular basis in the future,' the Chinese navy said without elaborating.
Japan Times
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Apr 6, 2021

Katsuhiro Matsumoto gunning for gold after earning first Olympic spot

The 24-year-old matched Sun Yang's winning 200-meter freestyle time at Rio 2016 during Monday's national championships and promised to lower his time even further before the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021

Accounts differ after three brothers killed by Indonesian soldiers at Papuan health clinic

The United Nations and rights advocates say Indonesia's security forces are carrying out grave abuses.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2021

Jets trade quarterback Sam Darnold to Panthers

The New York Jets traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers on Monday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and second- and fourth-round selections in 2022.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2021

China tests Biden with South China Sea tactic that misled Obama

It appears that Beijing is probing whether Biden will take action after pledging to work with allies to deter Chinese assertiveness.
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Apr 5, 2021

Rikako Ikee adds Tokyo Olympic berth to emotional comeback story

The 20-year-old swimming star, who is recovering from leukemia, punched her ticket to the games by winning the 100-meter butterfly final at the national championships on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2021

Chaos is opportunity for Myanmar’s drug trafficking syndicates

Over the past two decades, meth production has jumped up in Myanmar, displacing the opium and heroin production that once made the Golden Triangle a byword for the international drug trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

Phuket sees mass vaccination drive ahead of the rest of Thailand

The island aims to deliver shots to at least 460,000 people as it gears up for July 1, when vaccinated overseas visitors will no longer be required to quarantine.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 5, 2021

Susan Mercer’s 15-year quest to educate on pet adoption in Japan

Canadian Susan Mercer founded HEART Tokushima 15 years ago. Amid a rise in pet ownership due to the pandemic, she's asking people to get educated before committing to a new furry friend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2021

Was the Suez container ship crisis unforeseeable?

Last week, a massive container ship wedged itself between both banks of the Suez Canal in Egypt, completely blocking the waterway and affecting 10% of the world’s trade traffic. I could not keep silent about the matter, having been to the canal several times, as I spent two years beginning in 1979...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 4, 2021

A eulogy for the PlayStation Vita, Sony’s last portable console

By announcing the end of the PS Vita's warranty extension, Sony is signaling that the PS Vita's era is fading to black.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2021

As turmoil deepens, Haitians fear democracy is slipping away

Haiti emerged from a brutal dictatorship 35 years ago. Now, many Haitians fear a return to autocracy as President Jovenel Moise has been steadily amassing power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2021

Taiwan says European countries helping with submarine project

The revelation by the country's Defense Ministry was a rare admission that the sensitive program is not getting assistance solely from the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2021

Millennials and global consumers push U.S. companies to get political

Georgia's decision last month to strengthen identification requirements for absentee ballots drew condemnation from many U.S. companies this week, including Microsoft Corp. and Citigroup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2021

Can Joe Biden re-create the U.S. economy he grew up with?

The Democrat's jobs and infrastructure plan and the corporate tax increase to help pay for it contrasts with the deference to private markets begun by Republicans since 1980.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 3, 2021

Mister Karaage’s mission? Spreading the gospel of Japanese fried chicken

Kenji Usui runs a specialty fried chicken food truck out of Nelson, New Zealand, where he's promoting Japanese “soul food.”
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 2, 2021

British skateboard prodigy Sky Brown back from accident with renewed vigor

Twelve-year-old skateboarding prodigy Sky Brown said she has fully recovered from her life-threatening fall last May and plans to broaden her horizons by adding surfing to her Olympic schedule.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2021

When will Japan's economy return to pre-pandemic levels? Not soon, say economists.

Most say a full economic recovery is unlikely until well after the vaccination of the general public is underway.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Apr 2, 2021

Prospects looking brighter for Japan's senior and Olympic squads

To say that the last week was a good one for followers of Japan's men's teams is somewhat of an understatement.

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