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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021

The Western news media’s lurid Orientalism

Western media have been filled with images of dead bodies and other graphic scenes that generally would not be shown following a similar disaster in a Western country.
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May 12, 2021

Rise tap former BayStar Takehiro Ishikawa for gridiron conversion

The longtime infielder will attempt to earn a spot on Sagamihara's roster as a wide receiver for the 2021 X League season.
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BUSINESS / Companies
May 12, 2021

Nomura raises profit target in recovery from Archegos blowup

Nomura Holdings Inc. raised its pretax income target for the financial year ending March 2023 by 14%, with the bulk of growth expected to come from its wholesale division as it moves on from the implosion of Archegos Capital Management.
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May 12, 2021

Kenya's Timothy Cheruiyot adjusts to reality of preparing for the Olympics in a pandemic

Coach Bernard Ouma barked orders to start stretching and the team of a dozen athletes fanned out in the morning sunshine, leaving a good two meters between them.
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LIFE / Lifestyle / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2021

Celebrating Ramadan during a pandemic: ‘As Muslims in Japan, we have to make the vibes by ourselves’

This year, iftar meals were again a homebound affair for many Muslims in Japan, and what used to be grand, communal gatherings changed into much smaller celebrations.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
May 12, 2021

Nick Fazekas says Brave Thunders are the 'team to beat' in playoffs

The naturalized power forward believes that the team's 'Big Lineup' has what it takes to capture their first-ever B. League championship.
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TENNIS
May 12, 2021

Hesitant Rafael Nadal casts doubts over Olympic participation

Rafael Nadal has raised doubts about his participation in this year's Tokyo Olympics amid the COVID-19 pandemic, saying on Tuesday that he has to be flexible and cannot give a clear answer until he organizes his schedule for the year.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2021

What we know about the Indian variant as COVID-19 sweeps South Asia

India has recorded the world's sharpest spike in coronavirus infections this month, with political and financial capitals New Delhi and Mumbai running out of hospital beds, oxygen and medicine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2021

Five things moms gained during COVID-19 — and should refuse to give up

While the pandemic has brought many of us to the brink of our sanity, it has also forced many organizations to give moms long-overdue concessions. We must refuse to give them back.
JAPAN / Politics
May 10, 2021

As opposition to Tokyo Games grows, Suga says he has 'never put Olympics first'

Suga's remarks came the same day an opinion poll showed nearly 60% of people in Japan want the Olympics cancelled less than three months before they begin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2021

Boris Johnson's new wallpaper upgrade is a gamble on Britain's class divisions

The gulf between the top 5% and the rest has never looked so wide, nor been so apparent in everything from vacation choices to home decorations.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Regional voices: Chubu
May 10, 2021

Fraudulent signatures in recall petition rattle Aichi's political world

The names were gathered in an effort to have Aichi Gov. Hideaki Omura resign over his handling of a 2019 exhibition.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021

Australia begins vaccinating athletes ahead of Tokyo Games

Australia started administering COVID-19 vaccines to athletes around the country on Monday to give them "comfort and certainty" during their final preparations for the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021

Naomi Osaka says Japan must carefully weigh risks of staging Tokyo Olympics

Osaka said staging the games should remain a topic of discussion as long as the subject was 'making people very uncomfortable.'
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BUSINESS
May 10, 2021

As cryptocurrencies boom, Japan looks to finally move on from scandals

A hacking attack that hit Coincheck in 2018 put a wet blanket on a growing cryptocurrency frenzy, but local players feel the industry has now turned a corner.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
May 10, 2021

Ethiopia’s crackdown on ethnic Tigrayans snares thousands

Tigray is the most dramatic example of ethnic and regional tensions that are surfacing across Ethiopia, imperiling the multiethnic democracy of Africa's second-most populous nation.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 10, 2021

China tech titans go all in amid global electric car frenzy

The lure is an industry that's becoming increasingly high tech as it pivots away from the combustion engine, with sensors and operating systems making cars more like computers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
May 10, 2021

As the world grays, Japan’s aging market showcases high-tech senior care

Home to the oldest population anywhere on Earth, Japan offers an opportunity to startups operating on medtech's frontier.
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OLYMPICS
May 9, 2021

World Athletics chief insists Olympics can overcome strong opposition

Speaking at a Tokyo 2020 test event hosted at National Stadium, Sebastian Coe said the troubled games would 'act as a beacon of hope and optimism.'
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BUSINESS
May 9, 2021

ByteDance hires thousands in bid to challenge e-commerce king Alibaba

A burgeoning e-commerce business could help the firm surpass its $250 billion valuation when it goes public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 9, 2021

Military coup puts Telenor's future in Myanmar on the line

The firm, one of the biggest foreign investors in Myanmar, must now decide whether to ride out the turmoil, or withdraw from the market.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 9, 2021

Former rugby player calls on athletes to speak out on Tokyo Games

Tsuyoshi Hirao, now a professor of sports education, believes that it's time for Olympic participants to take a stand on whether they want the event to go on.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2021

Chinese rocket debris lands in Indian Ocean

The re-entry ended days of speculation over where the debris would hit but drew U.S. criticism over a lack of transparency.
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ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2021

Tens of millions face poverty in pandemic-ravaged India

After dipping into his savings to weather India’s snap pandemic lockdown last March, Manoj Kumar was just getting his head above water again earning 600 rupees ($8) a day as a construction worker in the tourist hot spot of Goa.
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BUSINESS
May 9, 2021

EU and India agree on trade reboot to confront China threats

The EU's push to deepen its ties with India as well as other Asian nations comes as tensions with China grow.

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