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Japan Times
JAPAN
May 13, 2021

Japan to ban re-entry of foreign residents who visit India, Nepal and Pakistan

The new rules will still allow Japanese nationals to re-enter and will not bar many foreign residents who left before the measure takes effect.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2021

Elon Musk sends Bitcoin tumbling with shock U-turn on payments

In a post on Twitter Wednesday, Musk cited concerns about 'rapidly increasing use of fossil fuels for Bitcoin mining and transactions.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2021

Feasts and prayers mark end of Ramadan

After a month of prayer, fasting and other spiritually orientated activities, Muslims around the world commemorate the end of Ramadan with the festival of Eid al-Fitr.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 13, 2021

‘Headless Girl’: A lighter approach to the act of historical interpretation

A planned peace memorial triggers open conflict in Ken Kawai's “Headless Girl,” a scattershot satire about who gets to write history.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 12, 2021

Tokyo 2020 sponsor Toyota 'conflicted' over pandemic Olympics

'To be honest, we are conflicted every day over what the best course of action is,' said Jun Nagata, the automaker's operating officer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021

France’s culture war intensifies

Few in France are happy with the country's political leaders, which is why successive presidents have failed to win reelection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2021

As COVID-19 ravages India, one Mumbai slum succeeds in turning the tide

The pandemic crisis has forced both authorities and local people to rethink sanitation and public health issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021

Hong Kong’s fading attractions: Will the new Carrie Lam Show help?

Hong Kong is changing so much that it is quickly becoming unrecognizable. With China tightening its grip over the former British colony, it is losing much of its old attraction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2021

Unused doses pile up as mistrust blights Hong Kong vaccine drive

So many shots are languishing that the government has warned that some will expire in September.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 9, 2021

A shaky future for Sony's Japan Studio after mass staff exodus

A slew of veteran game developers and producers announced their departure from the studio in advance of its April 1 restructuring.
JAPAN
May 8, 2021

Unused COVID-19 shots piling up in Japan amid slow rollout

Japan imported 28 million doses of Pfizer Inc.'s COVID-19 vaccine through late April, but has so far used only 15% of the stockpile, with the remaining 24 million doses sitting in freezers.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 8, 2021

Former Chiba Lotte manager Bobby Valentine running for mayor of hometown

Valentine spent eight seasons spread over two stints managing the Chiba Lotte Marines in NPB's Pacific League.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 8, 2021

Why wild animals are making their way back onto plates across Japan

In the past few decades, hunting wild animals has made a comeback in Japan, and gibier (as game is called) is finding its way onto upscale tables across the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2021

Myanmar’s humanitarian crisis threatens to entangle neighbors

Myanmar's humanitarian crisis is now at a crossroads. The economy has collapsed and the banking system is on life support. The state is also ceasing to function due to the rising violence.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2021

France battles over whether to cancel or celebrate Napoleon

By choosing to lay a wreath Wednesday at Napoleon's tomb under the golden dome of Les Invalides, Macron is stepping into the heart of France's culture wars.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2021

Bill and Melinda Gates to divorce with $146 billion at stake

The announcement has the power to ripple through the tech industry and a vast portfolio of business, and into the realms of global health, climate change policy and social issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2021

Not just India: Developing nations see explosive rise in COVID-19 cases

The reported spread in these handful of nations has been far more rapid, and signals the dangers of allowing the novel coronavirus to go uncontrolled.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2021

White House backs Pfizer’s move to begin vaccine exports

Early U.S. production wasn't subject to an export ban but was gobbled up entirely by the government, which used wartime powers to prioritize its orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
May 3, 2021

Hokkaido Shinkansen struggling amid competition from airlines and ferries

With other operators offering discounts during the coronavirus pandemic, JR Hokkaido is being urged to improve its discount system, too.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2021

NGOs call on Asian Development Bank to end fossil fuel loans

The international lender holds its annual meeting this week with a focus on a green economic recovery.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
May 3, 2021

Moving house in a pandemic: Meeting the neighbors and readying your child for their 'playground debut'

In the final entry of a three-part series on moving house during the pandemic, our writer masks up to meet the neighbors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 2, 2021

Indian diaspora struggles to help homeland ‘gasping for air’

The diaspora is collecting funds, lobbying governments in countries where they reside and making pledges to shuttle essential supplies and equipment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
May 2, 2021

Japan Times 1921: Crown Prince urges peace for world

While on tour in Europe a century ago, the man who would become Emperor Hirohito delivers a speech on world peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2021

Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.

In March and early April, millions of largely unmasked people attended religious festivals and political rallies that were held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition parties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 1, 2021

Solitude or isolation? Whatever it is, it's spreading.

While humanity is a social species, there's something to be said about solitude. The good kind, that is.
JAPAN
May 1, 2021

Japanese frustrated over vaccine rollout after learning of EU exports

The EU has said that it had authorized some 52.3 million doses made in European factories for export to Japan, the highest volume among all 43 countries to which vaccines have been shipped.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021

A grudge match in Japan: One corner, two 7-Elevens

A fight playing out in Osaka will have ramifications for 7-Eleven and the rest of Japan's major franchises.
Japan on edge but prepared for tsunami after huge Kamchatka earthquake
Police officers ask a man to evacuate from an empty beach following a tsunami warning, in Fujisawa, Kanagawa Prefecture, on Wednesday.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japan marks highest-ever temperature of 41.2 C in Hyogo
Japan's temperature soared to a record 41.2 degrees Celsius in Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, on Wednesday, surpassing the previous high of 41.1 C.
Japan should take all possible measures to raise wages, white paper says
Prolonged high prices for food and other goods have pushed down consumer sentiment and real wages, according to the Annual Report on the Japanese Economy and Public Finance for fiscal 2025.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Why Ishiba refuses to quit even amid intense pressure for him to go
Supporters of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba take part in a rally across the street from the Prime Minister's Office on Friday.
Behind the scenes at the Baseball Hall of Fame's new Yakyu/Baseball exhibit
“Yakyu / Baseball: The Transpacific Exchange of the Game” is set to remain on display in Cooperstown for at least five to 10 years — and possibly indefinitely.
Boys’ love dramas from Thailand make waves in Japan
Wakana, a Japanese fan of Thai BL, visits a temple in Thon Buri, Bangkok featured in the Thai adaptation of the Japanese series “Cherry Magic.” Her media consumption kindled an interest in Thai culture and language, and ultimately led her to relocate to Thailand. “I fell in love with the whole country,” she says.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
By Jason Coskrey

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