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Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2021

Xi's absence provides Japan with a diplomatic window of opportunity

Xi's diplomatic absence is Kishida's opportunity to shift the diplomatic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region to favor Japan and like-minded countries' interest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

Abandoned projects shatter confidence in China’s home market

Across China, scores of unfinished apartment buildings — the legacy of a real estate boom gone awry in 2021 — are derailing countless dreams of owning a home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

Australia to buy South Korean weapons in boost for defense ties

Australia agreed to buy K9 Thunder artillery from South Korea and increase defense industry ties amid increasing tensions with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Billionaire’s bet on Pfizer vaccine for China fails to pay off

Xi Jinping's administration has backed a nationalist agenda on all fronts, including in the fight against the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021

South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases

Despite concerns over the invasion of privacy, officials have insisted that COVID-19 contact tracers stick to the rules so there is 'no privacy issue here.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

Move over, tennis and golf. Networks and brands are cashing in on pickleball.

In 2020, roughly 4.2 million people played pickleball — a paddle sport often described as a hybrid of tennis, ping pong, and badminton.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 10, 2021

Sports, silent meals and 'Shut Up!': What Japan was talking about in 2021

The year's top buzzwords were announced to great fanfare, but the real word on everyone's lip last week was 'omicron.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2021

China guilty of Xinjiang genocide, says independent U.K. panel

The tribunal has no government backing, meaning its conclusions are nonbinding, but its decision is certain to elicit an angry response from China.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 10, 2021

Simone Biles honored as Time's Athlete of the Year

Four-time Olympic gold medalist Simone Biles has earned Time magazine's "Athlete of the Year" honor, the publication said Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2021

Trucks catch up in the self-driving vehicle race

In the year through Dec. 6, total investment activity for self-driving logistics vehicles leapt fivefold to $6.5 billion from $1.3 billion in the same period in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 10, 2021

Xi's next term needs a new China portfolio, investors say

What's whacked markets and put investors on guard is the unpredictable application of the 'common prosperity' doctrine, especially as Xi has worked to consolidate his power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2021

TSMC leads rush for renewables ahead of Taiwan energy vote

This month, Taiwan will hold a referendum that could have far-reaching effects on the world's supply of semiconductors.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 9, 2021

Japan must take a multifaceted approach to its economic security

Focusing on collaboration with Washington in a range of areas will help Tokyo to make its presence felt across the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2021

Morgan Stanley sees Japan assets more than double on ESG surge

It's a global trend predicted to grow beyond $50 trillion by 2025, but cases of 'greenwashing' mean companies must stay cognizant of possible risks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2021

Trump just made $1 billion. Where did it come from?

The former president's social media enterprise just raised a lot of money, but from where? And what are the security implications if he assumes the presidency again?
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 8, 2021

All Japan tournament an optimistic indicator of a return to normal

Sunday's action at Ryogoku Kokugikan featured not only talented wrestlers with promising futures, but an upbeat atmosphere that hinted at a promising 2022 for the sport.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2021

New video embarrasses Boris Johnson on alleged illegal party

The episode casts further doubt over government integrity, while fueling a view that there is one rule for the government and another for the governed.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 8, 2021

MLS boss calls Las Vegas the 'frontrunner' for expansion

The support the city has shown for expansion teams in other leagues is a big reason why MLS Commissioner Don Garber is optimistic about Sin City's prospects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2021

Pfizer shot provides partial omicron shield, study finds

Researchers in South Africa found omicron reduces virus-blocking antibodies by 40-fold in people who have received two doses of the shot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2021

Transgender people waiting years for gender health care as demand surges

Defenders of systems that require transgender people to wait claim it reduces later regrets, but many transgender advocates criticize it as 'gatekeeping.'
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2021

Japan sees fewest COVID-19 deaths in 16 months as cases plummet

No other G7 nation has had so few deaths since the pandemic started in earnest.
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.
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.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
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.

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
By Naoko Abe

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