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JAPAN
Jul 2, 2021

As Tokyo heads to the polls, it's shaping up to be a race for second place

While projections and public polls vary, the LDP is expected to win anywhere from 50 to 55 metropolitan assembly seats on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / View from Osaka
Jul 2, 2021

Amid overspending, Kyoto stares down threat of bankruptcy

Some might attribute the city's financial woes to COVID-19's impact on tourism, but the mayor puts the lion's share of the blame elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2021

U.S. calls buildup of China's nuclear arsenal 'concerning'

The buildup had become more difficult for China to hide and it appeared it was deviating from decades of nuclear strategy based around minimal deterrence, a U.S. spokesperson said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 2, 2021

U.S. sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson could lose Olympic 100-meter spot after testing positive for cannabis: report

American sprinter Sha'Carri Richardson has tested positive for cannabis, sources have told Reuters, and is unlikely to get the chance to challenge for the Olympic 100-meter title in Tokyo later this month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 2, 2021

Canada Day muted as country reckons with treatment of indigenous people

The discovery of hundreds of remains of children in unmarked graves at former indigenous schools has sparked a reckoning with the country's colonial past.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 1, 2021

Japan names women's basketball team for Tokyo Olympics

The Japan Basketball Association announced the 12-player roster for the women's national team for the Tokyo Olympics on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 1, 2021

Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers improves in June survey

The Bank of Japan survey came as a sign that solid global demand was helping the economy emerge from pandemic-induced doldrums.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2021

Banks and their role in the green transition

The increased frequency and severity of weather-related disasters will gradually come to be reflected in insurance coverage and costs, affecting profitability and the default rates of loan portfolios in the banking sector.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 1, 2021

Foodman escapes the city for ‘Yasuragi Land’

Music producer Foodman's new album is an ode to the places and objects that make up the landscape of everyday life beyond the dense cities of Osaka and Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021

How the Irish question affects us all

Partition of Ireland was the solution in the last century, but now it persists as the impossible problem in this one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021

A half-century of an endless drug war

Fifty years of failure is enough. Now is the time for the U.S. to lead the world toward humane, people-centered and evidence-based drug policy for the twenty-first century.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2021

Finding relevance in the Communist Party among China's Gen-Z

Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021

Coronavirus and China’s geopolitical rollercoaster

It seemed for a time that the pandemic could mark a moment of ascendancy in the “psychological balance of power” as China moved to supplant America's leadership role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021

Elon Musk touts Starlink progress as cost and demand hurdles linger

If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband internet around the world and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic internet needs.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 30, 2021

Is there such a thing as too much Shohei Ohtani?

The Angels' two-way star has leapt into this year's MVP conversation, but in order to prove himself a winner he will have to balance his workload on the mound and in the batter's box.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jun 30, 2021

Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2021

How China’s security law changed Hong Kong forever in 12 months

The law China imposed on Hong Kong a year ago was much more than a piece of legislation: It showed Beijing was now running the show.
Japan Times
Jun 30, 2021

Bringing awareness to the circularity and longevity of fashion -Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100

China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 29, 2021

Gary Bettman says time running out on NHL participation at Beijing Games

The NHL hopes to settle the matter of whether or not its players will participate in the Olympics before the league's 2021-22 schedule is finalized and announced prior to next month's draft.
Hypothermia in the land of the rising Sanae
Amid the election of Sanae Takaichi as Liberal Democratic Party president, and possibly the next prime minister, Japan's economy shows signs of recovery, but weak wages, a conservative corporate culture and currency issues raise doubts about a true economic thaw.
Number of scenarios now on the table for who might be Japan’s next prime minister
Newly-elected leader of Japan's Liberal Democratic Party Sanae Takaichi (right) celebrates with Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba after winning the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on October 4.
After plenty of ups and downs, Osaka Expo concludes with message of unity
The sun sets on the Grand Ring on the final day of the Osaka Expo on Monday.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
Pace eyes great strides for Japan’s art market
Pace Japan Vice President Kyoko Hattori, the de facto head of the nation’s business, believes a larger, more lucrative art market will allow Japan to be more attractive for collectors.
A frenetic diplomatic schedule looms for Japan’s next leader — whomever that may be
As horse-trading and speculation surge over who will be elected the next prime minister in parliament — the ruling Liberal Democratic Party's Sanae Takaichi or a possible candidate put forward by a unified opposition — Japan’s next leader will be confronted with a quick succession of key diplomatic events.
Ghost of Yotei’s bloodstained fun sidesteps Ainu identity
Ghost of Yotei, the follow-up to 2020's smash hit Ghost of Tsushima, is a violent, vengeful and engaging romp through 17th-century Hokkaido that fails to stick the landing on its most sensitive cultural material.
At Osaka Expo, gas giants promote a greener future. But is it a lot of hot air?
The Gas Pavilion had welcomed around 500,000 visitors by the end of August, making it one of the most popular exhibits at the Osaka Expo.
‘Takaichi trade’ starts unwinding as political calculus upended by Komeito exit
Less than a week ago, Sanae Takaichi seemed set to become Japan's first female prime minister.

Podcast

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

Longform

Rock group The Yellow Monkey played K-Arena Yokohama in June as part of a nationwide tour. Concerts are increasingly popular in the age of social media as users value in-person experiences.
Inside Japan’s arena boom: Sports, sound and city-building
By Patrick St. Michel

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