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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 12, 2021

A slow return to agriculture in Fukushima’s evacuated areas

Ten years on from the triple disaster of 2011, farming in the region is tentatively getting back on its feet. But can this growth be sustained?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2021

European regulator backs AstraZeneca vaccine after suspensions

It's the latest setback for AstraZeneca's European rollout, which has already encountered a number of bumps along the way.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2021

Digital piece by Beeple sells for $69 million, blasting crypto art records

The price tag isn't just an unprecedented price for a so-called non-fungible token, it's an unprecedented price for a new artist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 12, 2021

Inflation is already creeping into some corners of the world

Prices have risen for commodities and in industries for reasons directly tied to the disruptions of COVID-19, the policy response or the surge in demand that comes with hopes of recovery.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 10, 2021

Meghan and Harry's revelations not yet fatal for British monarchy

The monarchy, headed by Queen Elizabeth II, will try to ride out the turmoil and then quietly reform — as it did in the abdication crisis in 1936 when Edward VIII gave up his throne.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021

'Shoot till they are dead': Some Myanmar police flee to India after refusing orders

Around 100 people from Myanmar, mostly policemen and their families, have crossed over a porous border into India since the protests began, a senior Indian official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2021

Global warming’s deadly combination: Heat and humidity

The combination of heat and high humidity has already reached dangerous levels in parts of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021

‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak

The military and its brutal practices are an omnipresent fear in Myanmar, one that has intensified since the generals seized full power in a coup last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021

'I still have dreams about it': Volunteers reflect on 3/11 aftermath

Ten years on from the disaster, expats who gave their time to help the victims have found the experience has stuck with them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Remembering 3/11
Mar 9, 2021

Ten years after the Fukushima nuclear accident

The 2011 Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant accident was Japan's greatest national crisis in the postwar era. In the midst of the crisis, the then Democratic Party of Japan (DPJ) government secretly commissioned experts to create a worst-case scenario in which the fuel rods in the fuel pool would dissolve...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Remembering 3/11
Mar 8, 2021

Tectonic wobbles and muddy deposits: The seismic clues leading up to 3/11

New research is allowing scientists to envision a future where megathrust quakes are not only less unexpected, but perhaps, to a certain degree, predictable.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2021

China says it's ready to provide vaccines to Olympians and overseas Chinese

China has said it plans to provide 10 million doses of COVID-19 vaccines to global vaccine sharing scheme COVAX.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2021

China’s weaponization of rare earths is bound to backfire

There was a time when China could cause the world to tremble by threatening its supply of rare earths. It's long in the past.
PRESS / Services
Mar 6, 2021

Launch of The Japan Times / The New York Times weekend edition

As The Japan Times, Ltd. (President and CEO: Minako Suematsu) enters its 125th year of business, we’re excited to announce the launch of a dedicated weekend newspaper, The Japan Times / The New York Times weekend edition, which will be published on Saturdays. This publication will replace The Japan...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 6, 2021

‘When The Waves Came’: Personal accounts from the 3/11 disaster zone

At the heart of M.W. Larson's book of March 11, 2011, and its aftermath are the stories of the individuals who lived through the disaster, bringing to light all that was lost that day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 6, 2021

Online funerals and Zen apps keep Japan’s Buddhist temples afloat

As the pandemic forces institutions around the world to change the way they do things, new endeavors are some of the ways that Buddhist groups in Japan are trying to survive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2021

The U.S. military and the Capitol mob

I saw the events of Jan. 6 as the predictable culmination of a growing disconnect between the U.S. military and civilian society.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2021

Famed climate scientist reverses course on Atlantic weather after 20 years

The newest climate models can no longer find evidence of a temperature flip in the Atlantic every few decades, suggesting the phenomenon was caused by something else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 4, 2021

Tokyo emergency extension worth the extra financial hit, economists say

Experts say that suppressing activity for a little longer won't add too much extra damage to an economy that is already showing some signs of recovery even under existing restrictions.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 3, 2021

Episode 84: Ghosts of the Tsunami — The tragedy at Okawa Elementary School

'Ghosts of the Tsunami' is a must read for anyone interested in learning about the disaster: a beautifully written, harrowing account of what happened on 3/11 and the events that unfolded afterward
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.

Podcast

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

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
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