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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2021

Rampant variant derails U.K. plan to lift COVID-19 measures

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson pushed back his plan to lift coronavirus restrictions by four weeks as a more infectious variant spreads rapidly across the U.K. and threatens to undermine the country’s effort to vaccinate its way out of the pandemic.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 11, 2021

Robust vaccine supply chain is key to ending the pandemic

Japan has a part to play in preventing the spread of infections and stopping the coronavirus from mutating.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 10, 2021

Hong Kong considers shorter quarantine for some vaccinated travelers

The move would mark an easing of some of the world's strictest COVID-19 restrictions for travelers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2021

European and African leaders call for a 'New Deal' for Africa

In one year in Africa, the pandemic has halted a quarter century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 2, 2021

Brazil names Rio among host cities for 2021 Copa America

The legendary Maracana will be among venues chosen to hold the tournament, which was moved from Argentina due to that country's worsening COVID-19 situation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021

Athletes rally around Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal

While her original stance had earned little backing from her fellow professionals athletes, her withdrawal triggered a wave of support from around the sporting world.
JAPAN
May 30, 2021

Flexible approach: Japan municipalities get OK to vaccinate more than just older people

Although older residents will still be prioritized for now, municipalities have the freedom to decide how to set aside shots for other demographics and professions.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 29, 2021

Creative solutions (and confusion) abound as regional governments carry out a national vaccination plan

Japanese press outlets focus on individual stories amid the start of the COVID-19 vaccination rollout in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 28, 2021

Japan to consider sharing COVID-19 vaccines amid calls to help Taiwan

Japan approved AstraZeneca's vaccine last week, but there are no immediate plans to use the shots in the country amid lingering concerns over rare blood clots.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2021

No comment: Naomi Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open

Osaka says she hoped the 'considerable amount' that she expected to forfeit as a penalty would go toward a mental health charity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

COVID-19 fears paralyze global carmakers in India’s Detroit

Companies are suspending operations and reducing shifts as employees threaten to go on strike due to health concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021

Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner 'state piracy' and arrest of journalist

EU leaders called for Belarusian airlines to be banned from the 27-nation bloc's airspace and urged EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021

Myanmar's Aung San Suu Kyi appears in court in person for first time since coup

Suu Kyi appeared to be in good health and held a face-to-face meeting with her legal team for about 30 minutes before the hearing, her lawyer said.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2021

How the India COVID-19 variant exposed Britain’s weaknesses

U.K. Prime Minister Boris Johnson was slow to ban travel to India, even as cases of a dangerous COVID-19 variant in the world's second most populous country surged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

Guam offers vaccine vacations for U.S. expats in Asia, but not a relaxing break

Travelers to the Pacific island, which has travel alerts in place and a rising number of coronavirus cases, will face challenges including quarantine protocols.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2021

Pressure grows for Japan to call nationwide state of emergency

Kamon Iizumi, president of the National Governors' Association, has said a national emergency “may be necessary considering the situation in a growing number of prefectures.”
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 15, 2021

Athletes willing and eager to participate in Tokyo Olympics

Athletes have apparently not been deterred by the conditions they will likely compete under in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021

‘COVID-Zero’ havens may find reopening harder than taming virus

Some fear territories that prioritized safety early in the pandemic may be left behind by rivals with higher caseloads that have boosted vaccine uptake.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
May 13, 2021

Chinese shot takes controversial path to vaccinating the world

Used to operating within China, where public opinion is censored, Chinese vaccine-makers have had a tough time showing their 'growth in front of the world,' an expert said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2021

India's oxygen shortage sparks hunt for $1,000 machines

Portable oxygen concentrators are becoming a line of defense for those seeking to avert breathing difficulties while recuperating at home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 12, 2021

Taiwan stocks sink most in 14 months on virus woes and tech rout

Investors have become wary as authorities continue to battle a widening coronavirus outbreak that threatens Taiwan's status as one of the safest places to ride out the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2021

As COVID-19 ravages India, one Mumbai slum succeeds in turning the tide

The pandemic crisis has forced both authorities and local people to rethink sanitation and public health issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 12, 2021

China bets on productivity over population to drive its economy

China's total population could peak in the next few years, spurring profound changes for the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

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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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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