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JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2021

Suga joins ranks of Japan's 'revolving-door' prime ministers

Prior to Shinzo Abe's second period as leader between 2012 and 2020, Japan's prime ministers were often known for their short tenures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2021

After dragging its heels, the Biden administration finally embarks on Southeast Asia charm offensive

Against the backdrop of the debacle in Afghanistan, the incidental timing of the U.S. visits to Southeast Asia also helped soothe lingering anxieties over American commitment to the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 1, 2021

Suga to dissolve Diet mid-September and delay LDP race, report says

The PM decided to shunt back the LDP race as he has struggled to solidify support in the party and opponents were likely to gather votes in the coming weeks, the Mainichi reports.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2021

Suga locks up LDP support and tames party rival with shakeup plan

In pushing Secretary-General Toshiro Nikai toward the exit, Suga has bolstered his support base and punctured ex-Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida's momentum ahead of an LDP leadership poll.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 30, 2021

Suga's ratings hit record lows as party leader race looms

A Mainichi newspaper poll showed public support for Suga slid below 30% for the first time, to stand at a dismal 26%, while the Nikkei daily put his rating at 34%.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 29, 2021

U.S. starts troop withdrawal from Kabul and warns of more Islamic State attacks

U.S. President Joe Biden warned on Saturday that another militant attack was highly likely as U.S. troops began leaving Kabul airport
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021

How Rodrigo Duterte can stay No. 1 by becoming No. 2

The president of the Philippines says he'll run for the vice presidency next year. Critics see a plot to avoid prosecution for the killings in his drug war.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Aug 27, 2021

Off to the races: LDP presidential election campaign begins

A number of challengers to Suga are beginning to emerge, with Fumio Kishida currently being the prime minister's strongest rival.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2021

Malaysia returns to the old order, old ways

The return of the old political guard without the public being given an opportunity to weigh in has angered many Malaysians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2021

Has nation-building in Afghanistan failed?

Experts say history has shown that Afghanistan's traditional tribal groups tend to reject central government rule, which was the case during the British, Soviet and U.S. interventions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 26, 2021

Japan maintains economic assessment amid expansion of virus emergency

The report again highlighted a divide between Japan's exporters, which have benefited from the global recovery, and service businesses that have struggled under restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2021

How China's ultraloyal web army can silence Beijing's critics

The Chinese take on cancel culture has been fueled by growing national pride and by increasing hostility toward criticism from other countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2021

Relatives of drug war victims alarmed by Duterte's talk of staying on

The Philippine constitution bars a re-election bid by the president, but he said on Tuesday he would run for vice president in 2022 in order to keep up his crusade.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2021

Japan to expand COVID-19 state of emergency to eight more prefectures

Together with Hokkaido, Miyagi, Gifu, Aichi, Mie, Shiga, Okayama and Hiroshima prefectures will come under the measure from Friday until Sept. 12.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 23, 2021

Loss by Suga ally in Yokohama election rattles the LDP

The prime minister's position has become even more precarious, with questions growing within the LDP over whether he should lead the party into an upcoming general election.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2021

In major blow to Suga, opposition party-backed Takeharu Yamanaka wins Yokohama mayoral election

Takeharu Yamanaka's victory in the Yokohama mayoral also puts the brakes on the city's efforts to host a casino resort in the city's waterfront Yamashita Pier district.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021

Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency

In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 20, 2021

Blaming Biden will not help the Afghans still at risk

Though tragic, the fall of Kabul to the Taliban was not a surprise to many. Laying blame now for the defeat will not help those in need of protection.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 20, 2021

Mizuho Bank’s fifth outage draws government criticism

All 460 Mizuho Bank branches nationwide were not able to process transactions for about an hour on Friday morning due to an IT hardware failure the previous night.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 19, 2021

As outbreak escalates nationwide, Japan's government considers post-emergency plans

Vaccination rates and the number of severely ill patients are likely to play larger roles whenever the country looks to lift the current state of emergency.
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.

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