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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021

Police checks and patriotic flowers: Beijing leaves nothing to chance ahead of party centenary

Beijing has shut down traffic, decked streets in patriotic flower arrangements and national flags, and ramped up surveillance and security.
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.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 26, 2021

Mapping the cyber-activism of Japanese rightists

Jeffrey J. Hall's 'Japan's Nationalist Right in the Internet Age' brings academic rigor to exploring how neo-nationalist groups use the internet to bypass the mainstream media.
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
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

A mining startup’s rush for underwater metals comes with deep risks

DeepGreen Metals has successfully sold itself to investors as a game-changing source of minerals to make electric car batteries that can be obtained in abundance-and at great profit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021

U.N. says 230,000 displaced by Myanmar fighting

The organization said 177,000 people were displaced in Karen state bordering Thailand, 103,000 in the past month.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 24, 2021

Time to re-examine Japan’s longstanding ambiguity over Taiwan

Tokyo has historically walked a fine line between Beijing and Taipei, but recent tensions point to a need to re-evaluate its stance.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2021

As seas rise, coastal communities face hard choices over 'managed retreat'

Rising seas, driven by melting glaciers and polar ice and by the expansion of warming oceans, threaten low-lying communities from the Pacific islands to U.S. cities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2021

In India's storm-battered Sundarbans, villagers have no place to call home

Having a house with no walls has meant a much longer stay at an overcrowded relief center for one family, despite health concerns amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2021

Workplace and university vaccinations ramp up in Japan

The government had received applications from 3,479 sites to function as vaccination venues as of Friday, with nearly 14 million people estimated to be immunized under the framework.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2021

COVID-19 counting enters new era as threat shifts away from cases

With rich countries vaccinating growing proportions of their vulnerable populations, the link between infection numbers and deaths appears to be diminishing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2021

In the new Hong Kong, booksellers walk a fine line

Amid a widening crackdown, many independent bookstores have strengthened their resolve to connect with their readers and crystallized their roles as vibrant community hubs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2021

Facebook's Neighborhoods feature faces crowded niche market and profiling concerns

Facebook, which is rolling out the feature in four U.S. cities, is already playing catch-up in the red-hot market for local social apps.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2021

Nigeria’s cratering economy threatens to spread poverty and violence

Policy missteps, entrenched corruption and an over-reliance on crude oil mean that a country that makes up a quarter of Africa's economy risks becoming its biggest problem.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021

Proposed changes to South Korea citizenship law face anti-China headwinds

The controversy highlights the challenges South Korea faces as it seeks to ensure a robust population in the face of declining birthrates and rapidly aging workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 16, 2021

BOJ sees no need for extra bond-buying tweaks for now, sources say

The BOJ starts its two-day meeting Thursday, with a majority of economists expecting the bank to extend its special COVID-19 funding program to help struggling businesses.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jun 14, 2021

In Japan, families hit by COVID-19 struggle to care for infected children

Some have to rely on food delivery services to survive, while some children are missing school or kindergarten for over a month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 14, 2021

In a crisis, India’s Modi could always change the narrative. Then came COVID-19.

Modi's efforts to squelch dissent and to accentuate the positives may not be able to counter widespread anger over his government's stumbling response to the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2021

Kim Jong Un calls K-pop a ‘vicious cancer’ in the new culture war

K-pop's growing influence has drawn the leader's ire. But even a dictator may have trouble holding back the tide.
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
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 12, 2021

Tapping into the travel dreams of overseas visitors to Japan

Traveling to Japan is unlikely to resemble trips prior to the emergence of COVID-19.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 12, 2021

Magazines shed some light on the successes and failures of the vaccination rollout in Japan

With the rollout in vaccinations for those age 65 and over finally underway, magazines in Japan have taken up the topic from a variety of perspectives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 11, 2021

Indians still battling impacts of COVID-19 now burdened with medical debt

Even before the pandemic struck, India's out-of-pocket expenses on health care were among the highest in the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2021

Keeping free speech safe

There was a time when the threat to academic freedom in democratic countries came primarily from the right. Today, however, most of the opposition to freedom of thought comes from the left.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021

Renewable energy boom unleashes a war over talent for green jobs

Difficulty securing a well-trained workforce could end up being a bottleneck in an industry that is key to slashing emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 8, 2021

NFT interest growing in Japan, but legal worries persist

While the local NFT market is still in its infancy, there has already been a battle among businesses to team up with popular intellectual-property holders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 7, 2021

AI is taking over job hiring, but racism concerns persist

The risk of discrimination is a central issue for lawmakers around the world as they weigh how to regulate the use of AI technology, particularly in the labor market.

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