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JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Sep 14, 2021

The LDP's leadership race kicks into high gear this week: This is how it will go down

Support from rank-and-file members will be key for candidates, but if the election goes to a runoff, LDP lawmakers will have a bigger say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 13, 2021

North Korea tests new cruise missiles that put Japan in striking distance

The new weapon, which could evade missile defenses and deliver nuclear bombs to most of the country, is expected to play into the ongoing debate over Japan acquiring strike capabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 12, 2021

In Japan politics, social media savvy Taro Kono is a rarity. His party isn't fully on board.

Kono's unorthodox communication style is a double-edged sword and has made him a polarizing figure among some of the Liberal Democratic Party's influential old guard.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2021

Return to normal? Japan study suggests adjusting expectations as delta spreads

According to a recent study, people may need to adjust their expectations on what 'normal' looks like due to the spread of the highly contagious delta variant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2021

Biden team weighs China trade probe in bid to press Beijing

USTR has asked outside consultants to help quantify the damage from Chinese subsidies in order to measure the kind of response that's appropriate should an investigation proceed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Perspectives
Sep 11, 2021

What a Japanese diplomat learned from 9/11

The terrorist attacks in the United States on Sept. 11, 2001, diverted Washington's attention away from China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2021

Suga cites coronavirus response, not political quagmire, as reason to quit LDP leadership race

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga on Thursday emphasized it was his desire to focus on the country’s pandemic response, and not a political predicament, that led him to abandon his re-election bid for Liberal Democratic Party president.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2021

Abe ally Sanae Takaichi enters LDP race as underdog

The hawkish conservative backs increased nuclear power over renewables, similar economic policies to her mentor and laws to protect Japanese research.
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2021

Japan’s economy grew at faster clip last quarter as government spent more

Gross domestic product grew at an annualized pace of 1.9% in the three months to June.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021

Japan's top business lobby makes case for eased entry restrictions

Keidanren has presented to Suga proposals on relaxed quarantines, opening the border to vaccinated individuals and the domestic use of vaccine passports.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 7, 2021

Facing intraparty obstacles, Ishiba wrestles with role in LDP election

The former defense chief has long had ambitions to become prime minister, but his fraught relationship with the LDP could block his way — and change the race for everyone else.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2021

BOJ needs realistic price goal to avoid endless stimulus, ex-deputy governor says

It's doubtful that a strong yen would deal a big blow to Japanese businesses as it did in the wake of the global financial crisis, Hirohide Yamaguchi said.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 6, 2021

Kono emerges as top contender to replace Suga in polls as LDP race gains steam

With the party's popularity having taken a hit over the pandemic, and an election due to be held this autumn, public support could give a candidate a crucial edge in the LDP vote.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2021

Suga’s exit adds ¥1.3 trillion to value of Japan’s vilified telecom firms

The Prime Minister's narrow focus on reducing hefty mobile phone bills is unlikely to be matched in any potential successor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2021

Army seizes power in Guinea and arrests president

The coup follows a long period of political tension in Guinea, first spurred by President Alpha Conde's highly contested bid for a third term last year.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2021

Could Japan soon have a female leader? Sanae Takaichi emerges as a contender

With the reported backing of former PM Shinzo Abe, the ex-internal affairs and communications minister has a shot at becoming the nation's first female prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2021

Japan to issue digital COVID-19 vaccination certificates in December, report says

The certificates — intended for overseas travel rather than domestic use — will be issued via a QR scan code through a smartphone app from around mid-December, the Nikkei reported.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 4, 2021

For Suga, the pandemic proved to be his undoing

Since his first day in office, Suga had sought to stamp down the coronavirus and revive the nation's battered economy. But he never came close to achieving either goal.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 4, 2021

Lambda variant has been found in Japan: Here's what you need to know

Despite being listed as a variant of interest by the WHO, Japan has been slow to release information on lambda.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
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.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
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.

Podcast

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

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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
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