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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2020

U.S. college admissions are about to get even more unfair

The pandemic will make institutions even more eager to admit wealthy legacy students.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 23, 2020

Reconsidering post-coronavirus China investment strategies

With China enjoying an ever-increasing position in the global market, Japan has the opportunity to benefit.
CULTURE / Books
Aug 22, 2020

'The Iconoclast' tackles Shinzo Abe’s political legacy

Tobias Harris' sweeping new biography serves as a definitive work on Japan's longest-serving prime minister.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Aug 22, 2020

Jay Rubin: An academic’s path to translation

To introduce our readers to translators of Japanese literature, we'll be highlighting one working translator each month, starting with Jay Rubin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 22, 2020

New antibody tests offer better snapshot of COVID-19 immunity

A new crop of COVID-19 antibody tests measures the level of protection someone has built up against the deadly virus and may help determine which vaccines are most effective.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2020

Calorie counts on restaurant menus probably won’t stop COVID-19

Britain's effort sounds like a good idea, but the evidence suggests it won't protect people.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 21, 2020

The impact of the U.S. presidential election on Japan-U.S. relations

No matter who wins on Nov. 3, the Japan-U.S. alliance maintains its strong foundation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 21, 2020

Would Joe Biden be 'Obama 2.0' when it comes to Northeast Asia?

The former vice president, who formally accepted his party's nomination Thursday, is renowned for his foreign policy chops.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2020

The 'phantom risk' of COVID-19

Some parts of the economy will struggle even after most of the dangers of the virus have passed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 20, 2020

Virus forces tourism rethink in Bangkok, the world's most visited city

A record 39.8 million foreign visitors visited Thailand last year, accounting for 11 percent of gross domestic product. This year, a maximum of 8 million are predicted.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Aug 20, 2020

‘The Girl I Like’: Navigating love with pathos and humor

Shinya Tamada's relationship drama about a man who struggles to admit his feelings for a friend is based on an essay by comedian Naoki Matayoshi.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 19, 2020

Englishman racking up Hakuho-like numbers in online fantasy-style sumo tournament

Simon Siddall continues to dominate and has now been crowned Sumo Games World Champion in five of the last six years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2020

Mystery grows over coronavirus spread via contaminated food packaging

Uncertainty is building over whether the $220 billion cold chain industry could be implicated in the spread of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 19, 2020

Back to the paddy fields: Coronavirus smashes Indian middle-class dreams

For years, people in rural India have been gaining prosperity and moving into what economists call a burgeoning middle class of consumers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 18, 2020

Tokyo wonders who Kamala Harris is

The Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate is a bit of an enigma to Japanese.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2020

Trump as a candidate: Racist attacks, conspiracy theories, war on the post office

How many ways are there to say that this is not normal?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2020

Fraying U.S.-China relations tested by Trump ahead of election

The almost daily drumbeat of tensions shows little sign of letting up, touching on everything from the coronavirus to trade to defense issues to monetary policy.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 17, 2020

Abe hospital visit raises speculation about his health

Sources close to the prime minister brushed off concerns that his health had deteriorated amid criticism of his administration's response to the virus crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Aug 17, 2020

Japan and the 'great power competition'

Return to first principles to get the region and the world right.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 17, 2020

Why do Japan's leaders prefer Republicans?

From the presidential election of 1984 to the present, Tokyo has with few exceptions preferred the Republican nominee.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2020

Not even herd immunity can fully protect us

The prevalence of 'superspreaders' may well show the naive nature of ideas of safety.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2020

Older children and the coronavirus: A new wrinkle in the debate

A study by researchers in South Korea last month suggested that children ages 10-19 spread the coronavirus more frequently than adults — a widely reported finding that influenced the debate about the risks of reopening schools.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 13, 2020

Why young adults are driving Europe’s coronavirus curve

Wider testing explains the spike in reported cases among millennials and Generation Z, but so does social-distancing fatigue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2020

Who owned the chemicals that blew up Beirut? No one will say

A probe reveals an intricate tale of missing documentation, secrecy and a web of small, obscure companies that span the globe.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 12, 2020

Nishikifuji's promotion to jūryō to be among most memorable moments of sumo life

Life isn't going to be all milk and honey for the city of Towada's new favorite son, however.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2020

Trump risks crisis at U.N. by turning to Iran deal he shredded

Moves to reimpose sanctions could leave the United States in an isolated position.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2020

SoftBank is targeting over ¥1 trillion in public investing

The group has been quietly amassing multibillion-dollar stakes in American Big Tech companies over the past few months, sources said.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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