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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 12, 2020

Karen Hill Anton: Crossing boundaries without a map and finding home abroad

In her memoir, the former Japan Times columnist delves into her unplanned travels across the globe and reveals a trove of insights about living life in far-flung places.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020

What happens when a superspreader event keeps spreading?

A new analysis of a conference at a Boston hotel has concluded that the coronavirus strains loosed at the meeting have since migrated worldwide and sickened about 245,000 Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2020

For Biden’s economic team, an early focus on climate

One issue that could distinguish Biden's core economic team from its predecessors? Climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2020

How China is trying to subdue Taiwan with 'gray-zone' warfare

Beijing is conducting waves of threatening forays from the air while ratcheting up pressure tactics to erode Taiwan's will to resist, say current and former Taiwan military officers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2020

‘It’s hard to prove’: Why antitrust suits against Facebook face hurdles

Any company breakup may face the skepticism of courts, which have been hesitant about undoing mergers because that can sometimes cause more harm to consumers than good.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 11, 2020

ESG awards recognize efforts on energy, child labor

To achieve the 17 U.N. sustainable development goals and bring a better future for all, what is needed is action by not just every government but also all organizations and each person. Borderless collaboration will accelerate such efforts.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 10, 2020

Hayabusa2's successful mission may help us reclaim our own past

Science now allows us to pluck pieces of our history from asteroids as they whiz by.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020

Earth is still sailing into climate chaos, report says, but its course could shift

While there are signs of a sea change, including from some of the biggest polluters in the world, all is not well.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2020

For Canadians held in China, two years of isolation and uncertainty

The fates of the two men are seemingly intertwined with the future of China's tumultuous relationships with Canada and the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 9, 2020

Australia and Japan edge toward an alliance

On Nov. 17, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison became the first foreign leader to visit Japan since Yoshihide Suga assumed the prime ministership.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2020

JUSLP offers future leaders insights on U.S. elections

The Japan-U.S. Leadership Program (JUSLP) of The George Washington University’s Elliott School of International Affairs offered a seminar series on the U.S. electoral process and the impact of President-elect Joe Biden’s victory on the Indo-Pacific region and U.S.-Japan relations. JUSLP is co-organized...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2020

Zombie companies feed off the living

Like their namesakes, zombies feed off the living. They are companies that should close their doors but don't, cannibalizing healthy businesses, depriving them of customers and income.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 7, 2020

'Shogun' Spencer Patton hits pandemic-era free agent market ready to play ball

Patton had a solid year under strange circumstances as COVID-19 forced NPB players and teams to deal with a lot as they tried to complete a season amid a pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 6, 2020

Why China is eager to promote atomic energy

Beijing is effectively using its technology to ink construction and hardware deals around the world, enhancing its global status as a nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2020

TikTok sale deadline on hold as talks with U.S. continue

A deadline set by the Trump administration for the forced sale of TikTok’s U.S. assets will come and go Friday without a final deal, according to people familiar with the discussions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 4, 2020

How a mother's comment gave a Japanese intern an idea worth billions

Yuta Tsuruoka's Base Inc. has been a beneficiary of a rally in small-cap technology stocks in Japan as retail investors sought to pick winners in the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 4, 2020

Some aspects of Sino-U.S. ties 'beyond repair,' China state media warn

Relations between the world's two largest economies have sunk to their lowest point in decades over issues such as trade, technology, security, human rights and COVID-19.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020

'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices

Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 4, 2020

Vienna Philharmonic's Japan tour offers hope for overseas ensembles

The Japanese government granted the orchestra a special entry permit and allowed them to forgo a 14-day quarantine, after considering the “importance of cultural exchange.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2020

Nomura's Asia hiring spree aims to boost wealth and fixed income

'We see the Asia region as becoming more and more important for the global economy,” said the firm's head of global markets for Asia excluding Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Dec 1, 2020

Pacific League far ahead of Central League in NPB arms race

Factors such as pitching have created a gulf on the field, while the PL has also innovated more with online broadcasting and brand marketing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 1, 2020

A verb tense for when you've been the subject of someone else's machinations

When you've been made to do something against your will, try and wrap your tongue around the causative passive to express yourself.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 30, 2020

Hong Kong’s courts are still independent. Some want to rein them in.

As the Chinese Communist Party extends its grip over Hong Kong, pro-Beijing forces are increasingly targeting the city's independent judiciary.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2020

Beijing takes its South China Sea strategy to the Himalayas

This year, China's military built up forces in the Himalayas and crossed into territory that India claimed, leading to China's bloodiest clash in decades.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Nov 28, 2020

'There's No Such Thing as an Easy Job': How hard is it to find meaning in the modern workplace?

In Kikuko Tsumura's surreal and humorous novel, “There's No Such Things as an Easy Job,” an unnamed narrator sets her sights on trivial work after giving up her 14-year career.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 27, 2020

Coronavirus is helping African economies compete

Africa's 54 countries now include seven of the globe's 10 fastest-growing economies, in part because the lethal virus may have improved their competitive advantage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2020

A soaring monument to beauty in China is stirring passions. Mostly anger.

To officials, the statue of Yang Asha, a goddess of beauty, serves as a tribute to the rich culture of the local people. To many others in China, she is another white elephant.
SOCCER
Nov 27, 2020

'A god': Young Diego Maradona left lasting impact on Japanese soccer

The late legend touched a generation of fans with his effortless talent, but his struggles with substance abuse prevented him from bringing his trademark flair to the J. League.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 26, 2020

Yosakoi gets a second chance during Kochi hero’s birthday celebrations

There is no place that loves Sakamoto Ryoma like Kochi.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2020

After admitting error, AstraZeneca faces hard questions on vaccine

Scientists said a series of irregularities and omissions in the way AstraZeneca initially disclosed the data have eroded their confidence in the reliability of the results.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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