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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2022

Beijing wanted the Winter Olympics. All it needed was snow.

The secret of winter sports is that many competitions take place on artificial snow. China's water-scarce capital had to go to enormous lengths to make enough of it.
JAPAN
Feb 7, 2022

Japan's booster rollout is relying on Pfizer and Moderna. How do the shots compare?

Despite an apparent preference among some in the general public for Pfizer, experts have emphasized that getting a booster jab as soon as one is eligible, no matter which type, is key.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022

How China’s communist officials became venture capitalists

The municipal government of Hefei has pioneered a shift in Chinese capitalism over recent years in which local governments are increasingly taking minority stakes in private companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2022

Younger Americans benefited less from COVID booster shots than older people

Several recent studies have found that vaccination alone, without boosters, remained strongly protective against severe illness and death in most people, even after omicron's appearance.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 5, 2022

Quilting in the midst of a pandemic

Japan's quilters use new work and a new show to sew past to present
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 4, 2022

The end of ‘Fight Club’ was cut in China. The pattern goes back decades.

The 1999 cult classic starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton is not the only foreign film to be altered for audiences in mainland China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 3, 2022

How advocates for democracy can stop military coups

Wherever possible, elected leaders should work to build public support for constitutional changes that dilute the power of militaries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Feb 3, 2022

In Japan, a thousand digital eyes keep watch over the elderly

The surveillance programs offer the promise of protecting those in cognitive decline while helping them retain some independence, but they have also evoked fears of authoritarian overreach.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2022

Biden calls out Putin’s actions — but is he pushing Moscow to war?

The administration's goal is to expose Russia's plans at every turn, but that approach could also provoke Putin at a time when many believe he has not yet decided whether to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2022

A journey across Ukraine shows invasion would come at high price

The potentially ruinous cost of occupying a part of one of Europe's poorest countries explains why many Ukrainians believe Russia won't do it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Feb 2, 2022

Is Wordle too easy for you? Try it in Japanese.

Excitement over a simple online word game has spread to Japan for an entertaining way to practice your kanji and vocabulary.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 2, 2022

Beijing 2022 — A second pandemic Olympics

This Friday, the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off in Beijing, the second Olympics to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first ever to be held on entirely artificial snow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2022

Ukraine crisis reinforces need for an economic security strategy

The government must balance three competing imperatives: securing a reliable supply of energy, meeting climate goals and ensuring that national security is not compromised.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 1, 2022

A photographer to the stars takes up in Tokyo

There are billions of unique individuals in the world. Matthew Jordan Smith says if you want to stand out as a photographer, you need to fine-tune your vision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 31, 2022

Buyback regulation concerns are overblown, Tokyo Stock Exchange chief says

Kishida's 'new capitalism” has been among the major themes for investors in Japan since he became prime minister last autumn.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022

American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower

One activist said, 'Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 30, 2022

When omicron isn’t so mild

Throughout the pandemic, some people have been at higher risk for serious illness from COVID-19 because they have underlying medical conditions, like asthma, diabetes, heart or lung disease.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 30, 2022

Pandemic provides an opportunity to improve access to contraception

With COVID-19 restrictions preventing many women from accessing health services when they need it most, authorities have shown a little more openness in embracing change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2022

'Rip It Up': Enter the kaleidoscopic world of Ko Machida

Daniel Joseph's translation of the punk rock artist turned author's novella, 'Rip It Up,' opens the door to a more avant-garde, experimental kind of Japanese literature for English readers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 29, 2022

Fiery North Korean defector charged under new propaganda law

South Korea banned the spreading of leaflets across the border last year. Park Sang Hak, an outspoken activist who defied the ban, was indicted this week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2022

Fewest bankruptcies since 1966 raise fears of Japan 'zombie' firms

Japan has a long history of easy credit that's been blamed for keeping 'zombie” firms alive, which 'bring down the potential growth rate and can even sap the impact of monetary easing.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 26, 2022

Japanese company joins march back to the moon in 2022

This year is packed with other moonshot ambitions and rehearsals that could foretell how soon humans get back to the lunar surface.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2022

Minds behind the missiles: North Korea's secretive weapons developers

North Korea's flurry of new missile tests has underscored the importance of the country's missile engineers and scientists, a high-profile group that remains opaque to outsiders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022

Voter suppression can’t save the Republicans

Low turnout in America is usually blamed on voter apathy, but 2020 proved that the real problem has always been barriers to voting.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 21, 2022

Translator trip-ups: What do they mean for learning Japanese?

Have you ever had trouble precisely translating a word? While it may prove difficult in the moment, you're likely getting a free lesson in Japanese culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2022

‘We are Taiwanese’: China’s growing menace hardens island’s identity

Beijing's anti-democratic authoritarianism has only solidified the island's identity, turning the Taiwan Strait into one of Asia's biggest potential flashpoints.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
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