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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2022

America is focusing on the wrong enemy

U.S. President Joe Biden is treating a “rogue” Russia as a peer competitor, when he should be focused on the challenge from America's actual peer, China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2022

China and Russia have learned well from failed U.S. promises

To the West, Ukraine is a sovereign state that has the right to enter into a security alliance with anyone. In the eyes of Russia and China, this is hypocrisy based in historical amnesia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2022

An Olympic athlete representing two nations

“I'm American when I'm in the U.S. and I'm Chinese when I'm in China,” says Olympic skier Eileen Gu.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 16, 2022

Debutant Denmark and Canada reach men's hockey quarterfinals

Canada's expected victory capped off a day of surprises big and small on the ice, with 2018 silver medalists Germany crashing out and Switzerland stopping the Czech Republic.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 15, 2022

Akito Watabe takes bronze behind Joergen Graabak's gold in Nordic combined

Just as he did last week, Graabak sat back in the field and timed his charge perfectly to edge compatriot Jens Oftebro, who also came from deep to take silver.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Standoff with Russia over Ukraine enters most tense week yet

A frenzy of diplomatic activity — including key leaders cycling through Moscow for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin — has failed to produce an off-ramp.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 12, 2022

Japan's Wataru Morishige takes speedskating bronze as China's Gao Tingyu sets Olympic record

Gao set the pace early as the seventh pairing out of 15, finishing the single lap around the oval in a time that his rivals failed to beat.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 12, 2022

Unpacking the marvelous harmony of Japanese tableware

Musubi Kiln explores the beauty of ceramics and lacquerware via engaging back stories.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Feb 12, 2022

Roger Dahl on surveillance at the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

Yuma Kagiyama and Shoma Uno hoping to reach even greater heights after Beijing success

After finishing on the Beijing 2022 men’s figure skating podium, silver medalist Yuma Kagiyama and bronze-winning Shoma Uno are looking forward to spending much more time with each other.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

China’s anti-graft show is educational, with unintended lessons

The state-produced documentary was meant to celebrate the success of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, but the series may have done the opposite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

Kim Jong Un set to follow missile barrage with military parade

Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's parade training ground taken last weekend showed several hundred personnel in formation, likely signaling a forthcoming celebration.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Speedskating's one constant: Friction between China and South Korea

The rivalry between the two countries took another turn when South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon won the men's 1,500-meter race after a Chinese rival was disqualified.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

South Korea's demographic shift away from reunification

Reunification is falling out of vogue, both in South Korea's progressive and conservative camps, with younger generations becoming increasingly hostile to the North.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 9, 2022

Omicron threatens to extend sumo's two-year absence from Osaka

Losing the spring tournament would be a huge blow to the sport's birthplace, but the spread of COVID-19 within sumo is making it a possibility.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 8, 2022

WTA calls for private meeting with Chinese tennis player Peng Shuai

Peng told the sports daily L'Equipe over the weekend that her November post about Zhang Gaoli had caused a misunderstanding and that she didn't disappear after writing it.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 8, 2022

China gushes over Su Yiming and Eileen Gu, but Zhu Yi mocking rolls on

The 19-year-old fell on the ice and finished last, triggering a fierce backlash on Chinese social media that critiqued her performance.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2022

Meet the 'fanyus,' the passionate yet chaotic force behind Yuzuru Hanyu

The two-time Olympic champion's fandom, which spans borders, cultures and generations, is one of figure skating's most passionate — and polarizing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 6, 2022

China stocks poised for muted reopen after Hong Kong’s surge

Given their weakening correlation with offshore markets, China stocks may struggle to keep up with any initial upward momentum unless policymakers take more steps to restore investor confidence.

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