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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 2, 2021

Exciting books and translations from Japan to look out for in 2021

It's time to put 2020 behind us and look ahead to a new year with a new reading list. Here's a selection of intriguing titles coming out in the next 12 months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2020

North Korea seeks economic boost amid COVID-19 and sanctions pain

The figures point to an accelerated need for Kim to come up with a new five year economic plan to survive the crisis.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 28, 2020

Diversity on display on court during All-Japan High School Tournament

Rui Hachimura — born to a Japanese mother and Beninese father — is the most prominent example, but the number of players with at least one non-Japanese parent is growing.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2020

Japan lays out plan to steer economy away from carbon by 2050

The home of the world's third-largest economy is also the world's fifth largest emitter of carbon dioxide.
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2020

Ezra Vogel always believed in Japan’s potential

Vogel's passing leaves a great void and his death — like his life — should occasion reflection and action in Japan to honor and continue his efforts.
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2020

Sky Scape: Beat the pandemic gloom with a view above the clouds

Sky Scape mimics a plane ascending and descending through clouds from sunrise to sunset, with no views of airports, cities or runways.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020

Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson

The situation on Britain's borders is clearly serious, but will it wound Johnson fatally? That all depends on how many Britons are inclined to blame the virus for the chaos.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 23, 2020

Hidden gems await fans who dig deep into sumo's lower divisions

The sport's second and third ranks offer a chance to see both rising stars and wily veterans engaged in the sort of exciting bouts that are sometimes rare in the top level.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 22, 2020

SolarWinds adviser warned of lax security years before hack

Cybersecurity researchers have described glaring security lapses at the company, whose software was used in a suspected Russian hacking campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2020

New tricks and old truths for the world’s second oldest profession: spying

The SolarWinds attack was a supply chain hack. One of the most successful U.S. espionage programs of the Cold War was a 20th-century version of this attack.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 22, 2020

WealthNavi gives Tokyo Stock Exchange one of its biggest IPOs of year

The wealth management platform has debuted at a time when amateur investment in Japan is heating up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 21, 2020

The SolarWinds cybersecurity wake-up call

The SolarWinds attack unfolded over many months, and coincided with governments' latest negotiations to strengthen and clarify cyber norms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 21, 2020

Foreign investors eye return to Japan stocks after years of selling

The Tokyo Games and a recently forged Asia trade pact will serve as some of the reasons for investors to seek Japan-specific exposure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020

The real trees behind fake corporate climate progress

Carbon offsets — an increasingly popular tool used by thousands of companies to declare improved environmental performances — sometimes fall short of big claims.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 20, 2020

U.S. hacking attack adds to Putin mystique, even if Russia faces pain

The storm over the cyberattack on U.S. government agencies only helps Putin's image at home as a strong leader unafraid to confront the former Cold War enemy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2020

'Powerful tradecraft': How foreign cyberspies compromised America

Officials and researchers believe at least half a dozen U.S. agencies have been infiltrated and thousands of firms hit with malware in what may be one of the biggest hacks ever uncovered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2020

Trump claims credit for vaccines. Some of his backers don’t want to take them.

Elizabeth Graves, an ardent supporter of President Donald Trump, is not opposed to vaccines. She said she had taken flu shots and pneumonia shots and, having just turned 50, was interested in being vaccinated against shingles.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 18, 2020

Russia's Olympic doping ban halved, but flag barred from Tokyo Olympics

The ruling by the Court of Arbitration for Sport drew criticism for anti-doping officials who claimed that Russia was not sufficiently punished for its state-sponsored doping activities.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Dec 17, 2020

Tomoyuki Sugano and Yuki Yanagita win MVP honors in NPB

The Giants ace and Hawks slugger each won the award for the second time.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 17, 2020

Bringing the MSDF to Ishigaki Island amid China’s ramped-up territorial ambitions

Ishigaki Island voters have a keen awareness of national security needs. This is especially true in recent years as China's territorial ambitions toward the Senkaku Islands
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Trump’s peace-deal demands leave Ukraine's Zelenskyy with only bad options
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy speaks during a joint news conference with the European Commission president in Brussels on Sunday.
Japan watches nervously as Trump ramps up pressure on Zelenskyy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba takes part in an online meeting focused on Ukraine, with leaders from the "coalition of the willing," a group of nations that have pledged support for Kyiv against Russian aggression, late Sunday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

Podcast

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

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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