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WORLD
Nov 2, 2020

Trump’s dismissal of COVID-19 risk paved way to White House outbreak

The story of the president's inability to fend off the virus inside one of the most secure locations on earth is a microcosm of his administration's wider failure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2020

The publishing empire helping China silence dissent in Hong Kong

When Hong Kong’s richest tycoons declared their support for the city’s national security law in June, it wasn’t what they said that stood out as much as how they said it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2020

Open season on the free press: Journalists targeted in attacks as U.S. protests rage

Over a three-day period, organizations that track press violence documented about two dozen acts of violence.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
May 30, 2020

Public begins to wake up to sheer volume of harassment online

Social media users want abusers to drop their veil of anonymity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2020

Masayoshi Son's SoftBank strained by losses and infighting at the top

In early March, before the coronavirus pandemic triggered a global economic lockdown, SoftBank Group Corp. founder Masayoshi Son paid tribute to Rajeev Misra, the man who runs his $100 billion technology investment fund. Wearing a $70 (¥7,500) Uniqlo down jacket, the Japanese billionaire put his arm...
COMMENTARY
Apr 10, 2020

Will COVID-19 be China’s Chernobyl?

The virus has exposed the structural vulnerabilities of the Communist Party system in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2020

Abe seeks to calm a nervous nation, vowing new steps amid coronavirus outbreak

In a nationally televised news conference, Abe aimed to placate concerns about newly enshrined powers to declare a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 11, 2020

Do the 'people on the street' in Japan still love Carlos Ghosn?

At his explosive news conference in Beirut on Wednesday, Carlos Ghosn claimed Japanese still love him, and haven't fallen for the image of the "cold, greedy dictator," as he says Tokyo prosecutors have sought to paint him.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jul 27, 2019

Aligning 'access journalism' and press freedom

On July 19, NHK's morning information program, "Asaichi," featured a very special guest. Hiroshi Kume is one of the most important figures in the history of Japanese media, initially as a popular announcer in the 1970s and early '80s, but mainly as the anchor of TV Asahi's ground-breaking news show "News...
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 27, 2019

Trump stays on script in Tokyo summit with Abe covering trade and North Korea

Instead, it appears Tokyo was able to avoid the embarrassments that Trump is famous for.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Dec 1, 2018

Netflix hopes to attract new anime fans with old favorites

After launching in Japan in September 2015, Netflix has aggressively gone after the nation’s streaming market with an array of content. Original programming such as “Aggretsuko,” “Terrace House” and a reboot of “Ainori” have helped capture the attention of many cordcutters who want the...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2018

In case you missed it: Trump's awkward response to a Japanese reporter

A reporter, whose question Trump brusquely dismissed as incomprehensible, prompted an array of reactions from those watching the scene unfold.
JAPAN
Nov 7, 2018

Japanese buzzwords of 2018 nominees reflect myriad influences and issues

Thirty candidates for buzzword of the year, announced Wednesday, highlight the numerous scandals that rocked Japan's amateur sports, the brutal summer of natural disasters as well as the country's response to the worldwide #MeToo movement against sexual harassment.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: TECH
Sep 16, 2018

Dealing with disaster in Japan

It's been a tough month for Japan. First the biggest typhoon in 25 years blew through the western region, then a major earthquake in Hokkaido swiftly followed. Both wreaked havoc and recovery is still in process. On Tech takes a look at apps offering disaster prevention information and other services for those looking to stay alert and prepared.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 15, 2018

Japanese media face hostility in disaster coverage on social media

Typhoon Jebi caused all sorts of damage when the storm — the most powerful in 25 years to hit the country — tore through western Japan earlier this month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2018

'Wild Boars' rescued from Thai cave give a wave to the world in first video released since their rescue

The first video of the Thai boys rescued from a flooded cave after 17 days was released on Wednesday, showing them smiling and waving from their hospital beds, looking thin but fine after an ordeal that has gripped the world.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 6, 2018

Aum victims and bereaved express sense of closure, disappointment and confusion over executions

The execution of Aum Shinrikyo leader Shoko Asahara and six others from the doomsday cult leaves some feeling empty, gives others a sense of closure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2018

Japanese researchers seek to read Mario Draghi's poker face to predict European Central Bank policy

If European Central Bank chief Mario Draghi appears slightly more downbeat at his regular news conference than before, it could foreshadow a possible move by the bank to trim its monetary policy stimulus.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 11, 2018

A shooting at my school, Florida's Douglas High, viewed from afar in Japan but still so close

The rest of the world cannot understand America's problem with guns. This hit home for me when yet another school shooting occurred at my alma mater in Parkland, Florida.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 6, 2018

Two Koreas agree to leaders' summit as North voices openness to denuclearization

In stunning and unexpected announcement late Tuesday, Seoul and Pyongyang agreed to a deal that could see South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un meet for a rare leaders' summit at the two countries' heavily armed border next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2018

Russian operatives compromised election systems in seven U.S. states in 2016: report

U.S. intelligence had evidence that voter registration systems or websites in seven states — Alaska, Arizona, California, Florida, Illinois, Texas and Wisconsin — were compromised by Russian-backed operatives before the 2016 election but never told the states, NBC News reported on Tuesday.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jan 21, 2018

Media firm adapts to an ever-shifting Brazilian community in Japan

IPC serves the huge Portuguese-speaking community with radio, TV, mags and more.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 21, 2017

Podcasts for learning Japanese on the go

We spoke to the founders of two successful, but hugely contrasting podcast shows for Japanese learners.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 30, 2017

High-profile journalist with close Abe ties accused of rape

A 28-year-old woman has accused a former TV reporter, regarded as one of the journalists closest to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, of raping her two years ago.
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2017

Newspapers thrive, in India

While print media struggles to survive elsewhere, India's rising literacy rate is keeping its dailies firmly in the black.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 7, 2017

China announces regulations to further tighten control over internet

China will further tighten its internet regulations with a pledge Sunday to strengthen controls over search engines and online news portals, the latest step in President Xi Jinping's push to maintain strict control over content by the Communist Party.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Mar 11, 2017

2017 looks more like '1984' than 1984 ever did

Goerge Orwell's '1984' is a fitting best-seller for 2017, a year of 'post-truth,' 'fake news' and 'alternative facts.'
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2017

Trump has already shifted the media landscape

For the first time in decades, centrist and left-of-center media organizations and individual journalists in the U.S. face strong competition from the right.

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