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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 1, 2021

Silicon’s 300% surge throws another price shock at the world

One of our most diverse building blocks, silicon is used to make semiconductors, solar panels, medical implants and more. Such a drmatic price spike could shift markets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 30, 2021

South Korea's ruling party retreats on 'fake news' law after backlash

Opposition politicians, human rights activists and both conservative and liberal leaning media organizations said the amendments would shield those in power from legitimate scrutiny.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 30, 2021

‘Yellow Dragon's Village’: Scrappy indie delivers a weekend to die for

Yugo Sakamoto's latest feature is an action-packed horror flick about a trip to the mountains gone horribly wrong thanks to some creepy locals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 29, 2021

COVID-19 pandemic pushes Chinese tech giants to roll out more courier robots

More than a thousand courier robots are set to join the delivery personnel ranks over the next year as the pandemic fuels demand for contactless services.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021

Even the People’s Bank of China can’t kill Bitcoin's appeal

The bulls reckon the latest attempt by Beijing to crack down on crypto — the seventh — will fail to throttle an asset that bypasses borders and banking systems.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 28, 2021

Japan prime minister hopeful charts collision course with China

If China has a favorite in the battle to be Japan's next prime minister, it's probably not Sanae Takaichi, who has taken hawkish stances toward her country's powerful neighbor.
Japan Times
Sep 27, 2021

Developed a novel, “Soft Rubber Bolus” for radiation therapy Easily shapable by hand, leading to high-precision irradiation and more adapted treatment

A research group led by Professor Hajime Monzen of Kindai University (Osaka-Sayama City, Osaka) Faculty of Medicine (Department of Radiation Oncology) and Hayakawa Rubber Co. Ltd. jointly developed a new "Soft Rubbers Bolus," for radiation therapy , which can be freely shaped by hand with heating and...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Sep 27, 2021

Premature birth in Okinawa highlights COVID-19's impact on pregnant women

When an expectant mother is infected with the coronavirus, the risk of having the baby prematurely increases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 27, 2021

China’s humbled tech tycoons pledge allegiance to Xi’s vision

The top tech bosses vowed to support the leader's 'common prosperity” policy and market-roiling regulatory onslaught on the digital sector, at the country's annual internet conference.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2021

Deserted factories in Nanjing show how China's electric car boom went too far

Scores of firms have fallen by the wayside, unable to raise the crazy amounts of capital needed to make automobiles at scale.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 25, 2021

Sanae Takaichi asserts her independence with the media

Sanae Takaichi is pushing back against assertions in the press that she is a right-wing figure. What stands out more is that none of her views are that new.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 24, 2021

Balance of nuclear and renewables looms large in LDP presidential race

While all candidates see some future for nuclear energy, they are divided on whether to increase its share of electricity generation and how to handle renewables.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 23, 2021

Japan prepares booster shots amid worries over waning vaccine efficacy

Preparations have begun to administer additional shots to health care workers and older people, but debate still swirls around how extra doses should be given and when.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 22, 2021

SoftBank to be ‘more cautious’ with investments in China, CEO says

The Japanese group's stock came under pressure in recent weeks as a widening crackdown by Beijing regulators on China's tech sector battered the value of some of its biggest holdings.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Sep 21, 2021

At 2020 Games, NTT made watching events remotely feel live

Spectators heard many athletes express appreciation in postgame interviews for Japan holding the Olympic and Paralympic Games even before they thanked their families and supporters. No one in the world had ever before done or witnessed anything like Tokyo 2020. It was a tremendous challenge for those...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 21, 2021

LDP leadership contender Sanae Takaichi holds rare talks with Taiwan president

Tsai Ing-wen joined the meeting with the conservative LDP politician, who is known for her hawkish views on China, in her capacity as head of Taiwan's ruling DPP.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2021

The submarine row that is sinking diplomatic relations

France is furious that its plan to supply Australia with submarines has been swept aside by the new pact with the United Kingdom and the United States.
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.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2021

Candidates to lead Japan say fiscal reconstruction target may have to be postponed

All four contenders in the LDP's presidential election said the government's goal may have to be delayed to prioritize resuscitating an economy ravaged by the pandemic.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
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.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes after completing their stay periods.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
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.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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