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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2020

This is the hard-liner China chose to oversee Hong Kong security

Artist. Propagandist. Urban planning enthusiast. Traditional Chinese medicine student. Zheng Yanxiong doesn’t fit the usual mold of a top Communist Party security agent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020

There may never be a 'silver bullet' for COVID-19, WHO warns

The World Health Organization warned on Monday that, despite strong hopes for a vaccine, there might never be a "silver bullet" for COVID-19, and the road to normality would be long.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2020

Can the U.S. and China cooperate? Sure.

There are several areas where both nations' interests align, including climate change and, believe it or not, the Arctic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 3, 2020

Global coal power falls for first time even as China builds more

Development of new power plants has been halted due to the coronavirus pandemic.
COMMENTARY / Japan / The Great Reset
Aug 2, 2020

It's time to reset Japan's digital infrastructure

Despite its image as a world leader, the nation is falling behind as it continues to make use of outdated technology.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 2, 2020

Up against fierce new coronavirus waves, nations turn to sewage and drones

Wearing face shields, masks, two layers of gloves and navy cotton overalls, two scientists carefully lift off a metal manhole cover to reveal the cumulative waste of some 400 migrant workers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2020

Lee Teng-hui, who forged Taiwan's path to democracy, dies at 97

Lee set Taiwan on a path of solidifying its separate status from the mainland and earned the wrath of the Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2020

A new nuclear model could upend how countries count bombs

Nuclear analysts from the U.S. and Russia settled on a new method to account for atomic weapons that may shrink estimates on the size of North Korea’s arsenal and could be used to aid future disarmament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 30, 2020

About 3 billion animals were harmed in Australian bush fires, WWF says

Nearly 3 billion koalas, kangaroos and other native Australian animals were killed or displaced by bushfires in 2019 and 2020, according to a study by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), triple the organization's earlier estimates.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2020

China hawks gain ground among Japan's conservatives, long divided on Beijing

In March, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was forced to postpone plans to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping as a state guest. Months later, the topic is still making waves.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 28, 2020

Since you're studying, why not study 'gatera' while you're at it?

The 'gatera' structure is often used in formal situations and points out that you will do one action because you're already doing another.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 26, 2020

Misty Fujii: 'I love when music was original and raw'

Involved with Black Lives Matter Kansai, DJ Misty Fujii also delivers a stream of soul classics via online radio.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jul 25, 2020

Vegan bakeries are on the rise in Tokyo

A new generation of vegan bakeries and major chains with vegan menus have popped up around Japan's capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 22, 2020

Trump willing to work with China on COVID-19 vaccine for U.S.

U.S. President Donald Trump expressed a willingness on Tuesday to work with China or other countries to bring a successful coronavirus vaccine to the United States, despite rising tensions between Beijing and Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

South Korea's trade fight threatens serious long-term harm to Japan

Businesses in South Korea may someday thank Shinzo Abe for forcing them to develop their own ways to get strategic supplies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Toward a less crowded planet

There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2020

In second Go To Travel reversal, government changes course on cancellation fees

The decision comes just four days after officials said they were not considering reimbursing the cost of canceled Tokyo trips under the troubled discount campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020

China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong

For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020

China’s deepening geopolitical hole

The U.K.'s decision to ban Huawei from its 5G networks is only the latest diplomatic setback for China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2020

This grading algorithm is failing students

Schools around the world are trying to figure out what education in the time of COVID-19 will look like — and specifically how, where personal contact isn’t possible, to monitor and assess students’ progress. The experience of Hadrien Pellous, a high school senior in London, offers a caution: Don’t...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic

Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jul 17, 2020

Re-entry ban causes foreign firms and talent to question long-term plans in Japan

As confusion continues over the Japanese government's re-entry ban for foreign residents, the international business community has started voicing concerns.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 17, 2020

To be (online) or not to be (online), that is the question for Japan's theaters

Two dramatists have opposing views on the theater world's approach to dealing with the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Jul 16, 2020

A Tokyo temple offers pandemic-hit Vietnamese workers a safe haven

Lured by higher wages but often burdened by debt to recruiters, Vietnamese are the fastest-growing group of foreign nationals in Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2020

Japanese students in U.S. breathe sigh of relief after visa curbs dropped

The stunning reversal was announced at the beginning of a court session Tuesday in Boston.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2020

U.S. reverses foreign student visa curbs after fight with Harvard and MIT

The resolution ends a standoff that could have sent thousands of students back to their home countries and left schools scrambling to plan for the fall.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020

The upside of a new cold war with China

Competition with the Soviet Union brought out the best in American democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2020

Are riots ever justifiable?

Three criteria can help assess whether rioting is defensible.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to discount retailer Don Quijote's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.

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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Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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