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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2021

Protesters who fled Hong Kong arrive in U.S., seeking asylum

Their arrival could create further tensions between China and the United States, posing an early challenge for the incoming Biden administration.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Jan 17, 2021

B. League salvages canceled All-Star weekend with online contests

Players contributed dunk videos from their team's practice facilities while a small team broadcast from Adastria Mito Arena, where the festivities had been scheduled to take place.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2021

Australian Open to plow ahead despite players' quarantine anger

Dozens of players who shared chartered flights with three who tested positive for the coronavirus will not be allowed to leave their hotel rooms during their two-week quarantine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 16, 2021

Stories that cater to the soul, the intellect and the stomach

Examining the challenges facing Soka Gakkai, a new teen comic book hero and coffee franchises nationwide amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2021

China says latest COVID-19 outbreak caused by imported cases

Total case numbers remain well below what China saw at the height of the outbreak in early 2020, but concerns about a new wave are growing with the Lunar New Year a month away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2021

As Trump clashes with Big Tech, China’s censored internet takes his side

Blurring the distinction between companies and government, official propaganda outlets use Trump's ouster from Twitter and Facebook to argue that nobody in the world enjoys free speech.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 16, 2021

India's friction with U.S. rises over planned purchase of Russian S-400 defense systems

Washington has told New Delhi it is unlikely to get a waiver on its planned acquisition of Moscow's S-400 air defense systems, raising the risk of sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 16, 2021

Kingmaker maneuvers behind the men vying to succeed Germany's Merkel

The conservative leader favoured by German voters isn't even running in this week's contest to head up Angela Merkel's party, but he aims to play a pivotal role in determining its candidate to succeed her as chancellor, party sources say.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 15, 2021

New rugby league to feature two-conference top flight with 12 teams

The Japan Rugby Football Union hopes a larger first division will result in higher-quality matches when the new league kicks off in January 2022.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2021

North Korea unveils new submarine-launched missile at parade

'Powerful weapon' likely to put all of Japan within range, and experts say it could lay the groundwork for longer-range solid-fueled missile.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2021

China's lockdown-wary cities urge migrant workers to skip new year trips

February usually sees the majority of the country's 280 million rural migrant workers, as well as millions of white-collar workers who live far from home, travel back to see family.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 15, 2021

Ghosn hid Nissan salary fearing Renault ouster, Tokyo court told

Whistleblower Hari Nada says Ghosn concealed his true compensation because he feared the repercussions in France.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2021

This time, Trump impeached himself

Trump had given himself no room for error. He built no relationships with any Democrats, and relatively few with Republicans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2021

WHO finally lands in China to begin tracing the coronavirus. How hard will it be?

The investigation by the team of 10 scientists is a critical step in understanding how the virus jumped to humans from animals so that another pandemic can be avoided.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 14, 2021

How the global chip shortage is impacting domestic carmakers

Lockdowns and travel restrictions are prompting housebound shoppers to snap up more phones, game consoles, smart TVs and laptops.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 14, 2021

Wielding machetes and calipers, sweat-soaked scientists count carbon in Amazon

Brazilian researchers are seeking to learn how much carbon can be stored in different parts of the world's largest rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2021

Public trust crumbles under COVID-19 and fake news, survey says

The Edelman Trust Barometer placed Russia in bottom place for trust in the state, with Japan just above and the U.S. third from last.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2021

U.S. bans all Xinjiang cotton products and tomatoes over forced labor

The move is the latest in a series of actions where the U.S. is raising pressure on China over some companies' alleged ill-treatment of workers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 14, 2021

Hong Kong police arrest 11 on suspicion of aiding activists' escape attempt

Hong Kong police have arrested 11 people over suspected crimes related to assisting a group of 12 pro-democracy activists accused of attempting to flee the city by boat for Taiwan last year, local media and activists reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 14, 2021

Buddhist monks are snapping up ESG bonds in Japan

Japanese religious organizations are also under pressure to earn more from investing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 13, 2021

Honda to pause U.K. car output due to COVID-19-related supply issues

Honda also stopped car output for a few days in December as some major container ports, such as Felixstowe, struggled to cope with disruption caused by COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 13, 2021

COVID-19 batters Asia’s already-struggling democracies

In Asia in particular, democratic or quasi-democratic governments have taken advantage of the COVID-19 pandemic to strengthen their grips on power.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 13, 2021

Chapecoense returns to Brazil's top flight after year in second division

Brazilian side Chapecoense, who lost most of their squad in an air crash in 2016, was promoted to the first division on Tuesday after spending a year in the second tier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 13, 2021

SoftBank sells $2 billion in Uber stock as services recover

Uber's food delivery business has surged during the pandemic, making up for losses suffered by its ride-hailing service.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Voters in Tokyo reflect shifting political views across Japan
Pedestrians walk in front of an election notice board displaying posters of candidates in Tokyo on Sunday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood

Podcast

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

Longform

In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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