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WORLD
Sep 26, 2021

World’s top shale oil field is still spewing methane by the ton

Methane is the chief component of natural gas and packs more than 80 times the planet-warming power of carbon dioxide over a 20-year period.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021

Hong Kong quietly widens national security law with subtle shift

City authorities have begun using the phrase 'contrary to the interests of national security” in recent weeks to define new red lines in the entertainment industry and the tax code.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2021

A path-breaking deal to bolster Indo-Pacific security

If AUKUS works as advertised, the “enhanced trilateral security partnership” will be a turning point for the Indo-Pacific and regional security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 21, 2021

BP gambles big on fast transition from oil to renewables

All oil majors face mounting pressure from regulators and investors worldwide to develop cleaner energy and divest from fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2021

COVID-19 was expected to spur a remote-work revolution in Japan. What happened?

A lack of digital infrastructure and an archaic corporate culture that values long working hours and face-to-face meetings is slowing down the nation's push toward working remotely.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2021

The scientist and the AI-assisted, remote-control killing machine

Israeli agents had wanted to kill Iran's top nuclear scientist for years. Then they came up with a way to do it with no operatives present.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Sep 18, 2021

Nihonryori Yukimoto: Grounded in tradition, a kaiseki lineage evolves

Chef Takayuki Hagiwara blends Japanese aesthetics with a quietly contemporary cooking style that uses the local bounty of Nagano Prefecture to its fullest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 14, 2021

Amazon hikes starting pay to $18 an hour as it hires for 125,000 more logistics jobs

Most new hires will help run 100 new logistics facilities in the United States, on top of more than 250 that opened earlier this year.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Sep 14, 2021

The LDP's leadership race kicks into high gear this week: This is how it will go down

Support from rank-and-file members will be key for candidates, but if the election goes to a runoff, LDP lawmakers will have a bigger say.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 12, 2021

What makes virtual fashion shows work? Clever videos certainly help

With even big-name houses struggling for views, brands that abandoned the typical film format found the most success.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

In U.S. drone strike, evidence suggests no Islamic State bomb

U.S. officials said a Reaper drone followed a car for hours and then fired based on evidence it was carrying explosives. But an in-depth analysis and interviews cast doubt on that account.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 11, 2021

Utagawa Kuniyoshi: When censorship strikes, art gets playful

Ota Memorial Museum of Art's two-part exhibition of the woodblock print artist's works reveals his impish sense of humor.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 6, 2021

Nighttime emergency rooms busier as more COVID-19 patients recuperate at home

Overnight emergency medical services are intended as a last resort, but doctors fear the facilities will soon be too full to offer care.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 3, 2021

Space junk, long feared, is now an imminent threat

Although the vast majority of space junk is the size of a grain of sand or smaller, at least 26,000 pieces are big enough to destroy a satellite.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 3, 2021

New York paralyzed as Ida hits U.S. Northeast with unexpected strength

Estimates now place the storm fifth on the list of the most costly hurricanes to hit the U.S., as climate change continues to make extreme weather more frequent and severe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2021

How one COVID-19 case upended Toyota’s just-in-time supply chain

The problems have sparked questions about whether the auto industry's strategy of prioritizing efficiency and maintaining minimal inventory will endure in the post-pandemic world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021

Afghanistan's youth fear for future and hard-won freedoms

Following the withdrawal of the bulk of the remaining U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban began a lightning advance across the country, culminating in the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15.
JAPAN
Aug 25, 2021

Japan's state of emergency to be expanded to eight more prefectures

With COVID-19 measures now covering the vast majority of the country, there are growing calls for a state of emergency or quasi-emergency to be implemented nationwide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2021

South Koreans now dislike China more than they dislike Japan

More than 58% of the 1,000 respondents called China 'close to evil,” while only 4.5% said that it was 'close to good.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Aug 21, 2021

Uozen: Where hunting, fishing and nature find harmony

Swapping the concrete jungle of Tokyo for rural Niigata Prefecture, chef Kazuhiro Inoue has created inventive menus starring locally sourced produce, seafood and game meat.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 18, 2021

Tokyo American Club takes vaccination process into its own hands — and into arms of Minato Ward residents

Almost a century old, the Tokyo American Club has added a new mission for the pandemic era: Get people vaccinated.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 13, 2021

Space billionaires stir alarm with absence of safety oversight

The success of two privately funded human-space launches last month has supercharged the U.S. commercial launch industry, and advocates say the lack of rules is a key component.

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years