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LIFE / Style & Design
Jul 4, 2021

No time to die, but a great time to wear a maekake apron

Once standard workwear for tradespeople, Anything Co. Ltd.'s maekake feature contemporary graphic designs, iconic ukiyo-e prints, manga characters and sports team logos.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021

North Korea's Kim slams officials over 'great crisis' in virus fight

Kim accused senior officials of failing to carry out strict anti-virus measures, leaving the isolated country vulnerable to 'grave consequences,' state media reported Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021

How China’s security law changed Hong Kong forever in 12 months

The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2021

YouTube takes down Xinjiang videos, forcing rights group to seek alternative

The channel's administrators appealed the blocking of 12 videos, with some reinstated — but they say YouTube did not provide an explanation as to why others were kept out of public view.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 26, 2021

Road signs that point to a 'post-corona' Japan

What does Japan look like after the COVID-19 pandemic? An economic recovery? A downturn for all-night industries? The tabloids are getting into predictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2021

WHO estimates COVID-19 boosters needed yearly for most vulnerable

A document shows that the WHO considers annual boosters for high-risk individuals as its 'indicative' baseline scenario, and boosters every two years for the general population.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2021

An earthquake in Kobe speaks to a sea wall in San Francisco

Researchers worldwide view Kobe as an example of a modern city where, in 1995, structures failed to perform the way engineers thought they would.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2021

Bringing gluten-free concepts and cuisine to Japan

The medical problems associated with gluten are not as common in Japan, though some think this may not be the case a few years down the road.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021

The Biden-Putin summit through Tokyo's eyes

The long-anticipated first summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin was held in Geneva last week. Tokyo’s initial reaction was rather unnoteworthy, partly because the meeting ended at midnight Japan time.
JAPAN
Jun 16, 2021

Japan to cap big event audiences at 10,000 after COVID-19 emergency

The announcement — made less than five weeks before the opening ceremony of the Olympics — effectively determines how many local fans will be able to attend the games in person.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 16, 2021

G7 offers hope for new nature pact but pandemic threatens deadline

Agreement on the text of a new global treaty to safeguard plants, animals and ecosystems may not be reached without in-person talks, officials and observers have said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 16, 2021

Biden wrings a plan out of a reluctant Europe to stand up to China

A deal on aircraft subsidies includes a commitment for the U.S. and the EU to tackle practices that could threaten Boeing Co. and its European rival Airbus SE.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2021

A top virologist in China, at center of a pandemic storm, speaks out

The virologist, Shi Zhengli, said in a rare interview that speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless. But China's habitual secrecy makes her claims hard to validate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2021

China’s censorship widens to Hong Kong’s vaunted film industry, with global implications

The new guidelines, which apply to both domestically produced and foreign films, come as a sharp slap to the artistic spirit of Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 14, 2021

Uniting G7 nations on China proves daunting task for Biden

G7 leaders agreed to a joint communique that singled out China by name a handful of times, but did not overtly condemn Beijing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 13, 2021

Mental health during the pandemic: ‘A lot of us feel like we’re in a dark tunnel’

More than one year on, Japan is still subject to pandemic-related stresses and government-imposed measures. How is this impacting long-term mental health?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

China asserts broad power to seize assets with anti-sanctions law

The legislation appears likely to put greater pressure on multinationals seeking to avoid getting caught in the tussle between the world's two largest economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

China’s new data law gives Xi the power to shut down tech firms

Xi's administration has tightened control over the hoard of information produced by the nation's tech companies as part of broader efforts to position China as a leader in big data.
Marine Le Pen's far-right National Rally surged in French legislative elections last year. Despite social media being a key megaphone for political campaigning, issues like voter dissatisfaction still play a determinant role in electoral outcomes.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 5, 2025

Social media alone didn’t decide last year’s elections

Last year's record number of elections around the world hold some important lessons. One is that social media wasn't the key determinant of outcomes that many made it out to be.
People hold placards as the USAID building sits closed to employees after a memo was issued advising agency personnel to work remotely, in Washington on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 7, 2025

Trump to keep only 294 USAID staff out of over 10,000 globally

Washington's primary humanitarian aid agency has been a target of a government reorganization program spearheaded by businessman Elon Musk
Demonstrators rally during a protest against U.S. President Donald Trump and the actions he has taken in the first weeks of his presidency, in Washington, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 7, 2025

U.S. judge blocks Trump buyout program as 60,000 sign up to quit

The Trump administration is pressuring workers to leave their jobs in an unprecedented drive to overhaul the federal government.
The three megabank groups including Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group posted record consolidated net profits in April-December 2024.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 9, 2025

Japan firms to log record profits — driven by finance and AI biz

Leading the growth is the financial sector, buoyed by the return of positive interest rates to Japan thanks to the Bank of Japan's rate hikes
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin shake hands as they hold a joint news conference after their meeting in Helsinki, Finland, in 2018.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2025

Trump says U.S. making progress on talks with Russia to end war

Trump says he will meet Putin "at an appropriate time" to discuss ending the war, but no date has been set.
Donald Trump’s demand for Ukrainian resources in exchange for aid may be unseemly, but Europe should accept it as the price of keeping the U.S. engaged in Ukraine and Europe's defense.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2025

Trump’s resource grab in Ukraine is a price worth paying

Europe shouldn’t complain. This is a cost of its defense failures.
One-third of elementary school students in Japan do not like learning English, according to a 2021 poll, an 8% rise since 2013. The pressure of taking proficiency tests is eroding children's  engagement with studying English and its benefits.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2025

Japan’s English-language education doesn’t pass the test

An excessive focus on testing students' English ability is turning language learning into a chore, depriving children of the joy and opportunities of intercultural communication.
A Delta Air Lines plane sits upside down at Toronto Pearson Airport in Toronto, Ontario, on Monday.
WORLD
Feb 18, 2025

Delta plane flips upside down in Toronto crash, injuring 18

Three people on flight DL4819 from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport suffered critical injuries, among them a child.
Work to dismantle wastewater storage tanks are under way at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant as part of steps to decommission the entire facility.
JAPAN
Feb 18, 2025

U.N. nuclear chief to view soil removed from Fukushima

Workers at the wrecked plant on Japan's northeast coast last week began dismantling wastewater storage tanks to free up space for tons of nuclear debris.
Demonstrators rally in support of USAID in Boston on Feb 17. Women and children are the main beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance, so they are the biggest victims of what is unfolding with the agency’s closure.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2025

Mr. President, foreign aid does put America first

Women and children are the main beneficiaries of humanitarian assistance, so they are the biggest victims of what is unfolding with USAID's closure .
U.S. President Donald Trump has in recent days rolled out a memorandum telling a key government committee to curb Chinese spending on tech, energy and other strategic American sectors.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2025

Trump targets China with biggest salvo so far in second term

In recent days, U.S. President Donald Trump has rolled out a memorandum telling a key government committee to curb Chinese spending on tech, energy and other strategic sectors.

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