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Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Oct 26, 2020

It's game, set and a perfect match for this cat and her new family

Naomi the cat is named after tennis champion Naomi Osaka, and she was first featured in this column in September 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 25, 2020

Is Japan ready to embrace CBD?

Japan's CBD market is on the cusp of taking off, and the economic potential is huge. But it has stiff legal and social barriers to overcome first.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Oct 25, 2020

The Ainu language and the global movement for indigenous rights

With the Ainu language considered to be on the brink of extinction, global connections are breathing new life into revitalization efforts.
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2020

U.N. nuke ban treaty to enter effect Jan. 22, heaping pressure on Japan to join

Tokyo has so far resisted domestic and international calls to join, saying a pact without the participation of nuclear powers was not practical.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 25, 2020

Socialism is no longer just a specter

Today, counter-COVID-19 spending already is approximately five times larger than that triggered by the Great Recession of 2008.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 25, 2020

Lee Kun-hee, who transformed Samsung Electronics, dies at 78

Lee built the company into the electronics powerhouse of today, becoming synonymous with the rise of South Korea on a global economic stage.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 24, 2020

Pandemic pushes Japan's wealthy to spend like there's no tomorrow

Since overseas travel has become virtually impossible, some people have been diverting more of their disposable income into luxury items such as new cars.
JAPAN
Oct 23, 2020

Government suggests extended New Year break to cut COVID-19 risks

During Japan's New Year holiday season, a time for family reunions, train stations and airports typically become overcrowded.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Oct 23, 2020

Oyster firms suffer as travel ban exposes reliance on foreign trainees

The shortage of manpower due to the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to deal a heavy blow to Hiroshima Prefecture's oyster industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2020

Why building an electric car is so expensive, for now

Carmakers are aiming to find new savings on technology, most critically the batteries that can make up a third of a vehicle's cost.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 23, 2020

Postponed NBA Draft will be strictly online

The NBA draft will be an online-only affair on Nov. 18, the league and ESPN announced Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 22, 2020

Sea-based missile defense may cost Japan double price of Aegis Ashore

Delays and higher costs could rekindle support for an onshore plan, as Japan's public finances are strained by debt.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 22, 2020

How Europe’s small businesses are fighting climate change

Smaller companies often don't have the resources to develop sophisticated climate plans but now, slowly, organizations are stepping in to help.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 22, 2020

Harnessing technology key to winning race against COVID-19

Governments that have worked effectively to roll out apps and artificial intelligence for the social good are set to come out on top.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 22, 2020

Thai protesters reject PM’s olive branch and give fresh ultimatum

Past protest movements in Thailand have ended in bloody crackdowns, most recently in 2010.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 22, 2020

Sticking with tradition, Suga makes Southeast Asia his priority

China is credited for making the region a priority for Tokyo, but Southeast Asia has always been one of Japan's vital interests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2020

Doctors probe whether COVID-19 is causing diabetes

Many experts are convinced that COVID-19 can trigger the onset of diabetes — even in some adults and children who do not have the traditional risk factors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2020

Capitalism caused climate change; it must also be the solution

The coronavirus pandemic has caused the the biggest drop in emissions in history and the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 21, 2020

Millions of movie-goers defy pandemic for record opening of 'Demon Slayer'

More than 3.4 million people put the risk of virus infection aside to turn up for the opening weekend of 'Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Infinite Train.'
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2020

As the Arctic's attractions mount, Greenland is a security black hole

Shrinking sea ice in the remote region has fast-tracked a race among global powers for control over resources and waterways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2020

Why Narendra Modi is still so popular even as India fails to fight pandemic

India is battling one of the world’s highest coronavirus caseloads, its worst-ever economic slump, shuttered factories, farmer protests and the deadliest border fighting with China in decades.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2020

It’s hard to make predictions, especially about the future — but it’s not impossible

Given that virtually every decision is to some degree a prediction, it is remarkable just how bad we as a species are at it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2020

U.S. diplomats and spies battle Trump administration over suspected attacks

What began as strange symptoms has turned into a diplomatic mystery spanning multiple countries and involving speculation about secret high-tech weapons and attacks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 20, 2020

2,000-year-old cat etching found at Nazca Lines site in Peru

The etching is believed to be older than any of the prehistoric geoglyphs previously unearthed at Nazca.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

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

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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