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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 11, 2021

Buffaloes ace Yoshinobu Yamamoto shines again on big stage in playoff debut

Yamamoto struck out 10 in a shutout of the Marines in Game 1.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 10, 2021

Dalai Lama says China's leaders 'don't understand variety of cultures'

Tibet's spiritual leader criticized the leaders of China on Wednesday, saying there is too much control by the main Han ethnic group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 8, 2021

China deems people almost a kilometer apart as ‘close contacts’

The definition of a close contact is getting broader in China, where authorities hunting down every potential COVID-19 infection.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 7, 2021

Carp's Seiya Suzuki to be made available to MLB teams

The five-time NPB All Star, a member of Japan's gold-medal-winning Olympic team, is expected to be one of the most coveted outfielders of the offseason.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 2, 2021

Handball federation ends bikini bottom requirement for women

A fine against Norway's team shortly before the Tokyo Olympics added to the global discussion over double standards affecting female athletes at every level of competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021

Guests locked in Shanghai Disneyland as China maintains strict COVID-19 controls

Nearly 34,000 people underwent testing, which ended close to midnight. Ferried home on 220 special buses, all were negative but are still required to isolate and retest.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 1, 2021

The LDP won the Lower House election, but it has few reasons to celebrate

Despite achieving a strong majority of its own, high-profile upsets and a reduced ruling coalition seat count have taken the edge off victory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2021

Isolated China is cracking under the strain of keeping COVID-19 out

The toll of the nation's tough measures on its people and economy has been so severe — with little payoff in terms of eliminating the pathogen — that some are speaking out.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2021

Hamburg is at the heart of Germany’s growing dilemma over China

Away from the business of trade that Hamburg has thrived on for centuries, the tighter embrace of China is stirring concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 22, 2021

Nations are lining up at the U.N. to criticize China on Xinjiang

The rebuke was joined this year for the first time by countries including Turkey, Eswatini and Liberia.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 22, 2021

With Biden and Xi meeting, U.S. aims to show responsible handling of China ties

Departing from Trump's go-it-alone approach to China policy, Biden has staked his strategy on mobilizing allies and partners in Europe and Asia.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 19, 2021

Seiya Suzuki's dominant autumn keeping Carp's postseason hopes alive

Seiya Suzuki is on a different level right now.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2021

Lack of unified vaccination passport and testing threaten Japan's reopening

If botched, the reopening could also prove costly for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who faces an election in under two weeks.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Podcast

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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