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SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Oct 25, 2021

Suntory invests for future with initiatives toward zero emissions

Suntory Holdings, a global leader in both the alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverage industries, has been making concrete plans and taking action to achieve its ambitious target of halving its greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 with the ultimate goal of realizing net zero greenhouse gas emissions throughout...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Oct 23, 2021

Tokyo International Film Festival’s animation section aims beyond hardcore fans

The 34th iteration of TIFF will feature a retrospective, recent and upcoming films, and a look at a live-action tokusatsu special effects franchise.
SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Oct 22, 2021

Sky not falling as J. League adjusts hometown rules

For a few hours on Sunday, it appeared as though the J. League was preparing to abolish its long-cherished hometown regulations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 22, 2021

Loud, but not so clear: Discussing ‘noise’ and the rules surrounding election cars in Japanese

The sound trucks that make the rounds on Japanese streets are unanimously thought to be noisy. However, are they effective?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2021

Changing Facebook's name will not deter lawmaker or regulatory scrutiny, experts say

Facebook is battling intense scrutiny after a whistleblower leaked thousands of internal documents that showed it contributed to increased polarization.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 21, 2021

‘Pretenders’: Much ado about altruism in the social media age

Izuru Kumasaka's film about the slippery slopes of tricking people into being good Samaritans and chasing internet fame combines a scrappy energy with guerilla-style shots of Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 21, 2021

Powerful auction veterans aim new company at Asian market

Amy Cappellazzo, Yuki Terase and Adam Chinn have joined forces to reach a growing pool of young collectors in Hong Kong and beyond.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2021

New multilingual vaccine sites open to cater to foreign residents in Japan

Interpretation services available in 13 languages are intended to ease access to COVID-19 shots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 20, 2021

If COVID-19 rattled our food chain, climate change is a seismic shock

Climate change is having an impact on agriculture more grave than COVID-19, and far more complex — driving a paradigm shift in the business of food.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2021

Google’s new Pixel handsets and Android system boost iPhone competition

The two U.S.-based firms are competing in a much-changed smartphone market this year, with Chinese Android vendors having improved significantly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2021

Court rulings under new law free Hong Kong police to probe older offenses

When Beijing's national security law was passed, senior Chinese and Hong Kong officials repeatedly stressed that it would not be retroactively applied.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2021

Tradition versus credibility: Inside the ASEAN meet that snubbed Myanmar

Southeast Asian ministers were divided between sticking to a tradition of non-interference and the need to retain credibility by sanctioning coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021

Hate-speech case forces Japan to confront workplace racism

A case brought against an employer over discriminatory office handouts is representing a fresh test for Japan's legal system and its measures to combat harassment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2021

Richest families in Southeast Asia scout for the next unicorn

Moguls from Thailand's Dhanin Chearavanont to the Philippines' Lance Gokongwei are either plowing millions of dollars directly into promising companies or setting up venture capital funds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 17, 2021

Netflix estimates ‘Squid Game’ will be worth almost $900 million

The robust figure underscores the windfall that one megahit can generate in the streaming era.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2021

YouTube's moves against election misinformation were potent

Stricter policies resulted in sharp drops in false and misleading videos on Facebook and Twitter, underscoring YouTube's power across social media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 15, 2021

An important issue for Japan’s coming Lower House election: Defending Taiwan

Japan's security, and hence its future, is directly related to Taiwan's security and future existence. A vote for Taiwan is a vote for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2021

China forcing fashion industry to silence concerns over 'dirty' cotton

In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative published a statement on alleged forced labor in cotton-growing Xinjiang, several brands have suffered major setbacks in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2021

China isn't the AI juggernaut the West fears

China's AI isn't so much a tool of world domination as a narrowly deployed means of domestic control.

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A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped