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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 8, 2021

Activist investors get their moment in Japan with $21 billion Toshiba bid

In corporate Japan, activist investors have gone from largely impotent onlookers to kingmakers in the space of just a few years.
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
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2021

Japan steps up marijuana warnings following legalization in New York

The Consulate General of Japan in New York warned last week that Japanese residents and tourists can still be penalized for possessing marijuana under Japan's anti-cannabis law.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 7, 2021

Talk of U.S.-led Beijing Olympics boycott puts Japan in tight spot

Japan has been wary of checking China on rights issues, partly out of fear of economic retaliation from its largest trading partner.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2021

World powers and Iran hold 'constructive' talks on reviving nuclear deal

While longtime foes the United States and Iran say they do not expect any quick breakthroughs, both governments and the EU described the early exchanges in positive terms.
PRESS / Events
Apr 6, 2021

ジャーナリストに学ぶ 世界で通用する英文ライティング

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ(本社:東京都千代田区、代表取締役社長:末松弥奈子)と英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン(本社:東京都新宿区、代表取締役:三宅義和、以下「イーオン」)は、テレワークやオンライン会議の急増とともに、英語でのメールやコミュニケーションも頻繁になる中、文章によるコミュニケーションに課題を感じている英語学習上級者の悩みを解決すべく、英文ライティングにフォーカスしたオンラインセミナー「ジャーナリストに学ぶ...
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 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 / ANALYSIS
Apr 5, 2021

China sends aircraft carrier strike group near Okinawa in message to U.S. and Japan

The carrier and five other ships' sailing over the weekend was a signal of China's growing ability to counter U.S. and Japanese military power further from its shores, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2021

'No singing, eat in silence': How Japanese schools have stayed open despite the pandemic

Japanese schools — which unlike many parts of the world have mostly remained open — are experimenting with various ways to co-exist with the coronavirus while keeping children safe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021

Biden's White House trying to craft gun executive orders that can't be undone

Among the measures being considered — and strongly encouraged by activists — is one directing the U.S. Justice Department to reinterpret existing law on untraceable 'ghost guns.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2021

NFT price crash stirs debate on whether stimulus-led fad is over

While some are skeptical, others who study the technology argue the use of blockchain to create scarcity for digital collectibles is a lasting innovation.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 4, 2021

Grant Hill to succeed USA hoops boss Jerry Colangelo

Hall of Famer Grant Hill will succeed Jerry Colangelo as the managing director of the U.S. men's national team, USA Basketball's board of directors announced Saturday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 4, 2021

Badminton federation to vote on post-Olympics scoring system change

Badminton's world governing body will vote in May on a proposal to change the sport's scoring system after this year's Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics, it said on Saturday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 4, 2021

The possibilities (and perils) of Japan’s youth spending more time online

Even as most public schools struggle to embrace remote learning, the soaring amount of time kids spent on screens at home put many on alert.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 3, 2021

B. League clubs placing more emphasis on early development

The idea of starting that development from a young age is one that has been rapidly spreading around the B. League over the last several years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2021

Strong relations likely to keep Thailand from toughening stance on Myanmar coup

Military ties and fears of a flood of refugees mean Bangkok is unlikely to go further than saying it is 'gravely concerned' over bloodshed in its neighboring country, analysts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021

Humanity can't seem to escape its own web of lies

When did you last tell a fib? Go on u2026 be honest.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Apr 3, 2021

Is change sweeping the sclerotic Japanese film industry?

The Japan Academy awarded top honors to the LGBTQ-themed drama “Midnight Swan” and its star, and Tokyo International Film Festival announced that its 34th edition would see more diversity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 3, 2021

U.S., Japan and South Korea agree to keep up pressure on North Korea

The top security officials from the three countries reaffirmed their commitment to address the North Korean nuclear issue 'through concerted trilateral cooperation towards denuclearization.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

Train crash kills 48 in Taiwan's deadliest rail tragedy for decades

The train was carrying many tourists and people heading home at the start of a long weekend traditional holiday to tend to family tombs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021

While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough

Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 2, 2021

U.S. seeks to get allies 'on same page' on North Korea as policy review ends

While U.S. officials have remained mum on details of the review, Biden has put a heavy emphasis on the importance of working with allies to help craft the strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2021

Kioxia is said to focus on IPO in next few months

Kioxia could be valued at u00a53.32 trillion in the current market, said Hideki Yasuda, an analyst at Ace Research Institute.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2021

Out of my mind: Advances in brain tech spur calls for 'neuro rights'

Scientists and lawmakers are working to rein in the potential abuses of neuroscience by companies from tech giants to wearable startups.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2021

In mutant variants, has the coronavirus already revealed its hand?

Emergence of the same few mutations simultaneously in different parts of the world gives scientists cautious optimism that there may be limits on the pandemic's endurance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 1, 2021

‘Signal The Movie Cold Case Investigation Unit’: Obvious but with plenty of panache

This cop thriller based on a 2018 Fuji TV series may be gimmicky, but it delivers in the action department.

Longform

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