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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2021

Virus keeps refusing to follow anyone’s partisan script

Among the world's rich countries, the U.S. has a middling COVID-19 death rate: better than the U.K. or Italy, worse than France or Sweden.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2021

Germany and France halt AstraZeneca vaccine despite regulator assurances

Suspensions across Europe mark a U-turn for some countries that had previously said inoculations should continue while reports of serious blood clotting are investigated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 15, 2021

China's ambitious COVID-19 vaccination plan to test its production capability

Little is known about how fully the three approved domestic manufacturers are using their capacity.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2021

BOJ said to be mulling release of analysis on future support for rate cuts

While no decisions have been made, offering a lending incentive and tweaking the reserve system are likely to be among the topics for discussion when the BOJ meets next week.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 13, 2021

Climbing gyms and athletes look to regain footing after Tokyo 2020 delay

The pandemic has put the aspirations of Japanese competition climbers on hold, and affected the operations of climbing gyms they rely on for training.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 12, 2021

Digital piece by Beeple sells for $69 million, blasting crypto art records

The price tag isn't just an unprecedented price for a so-called non-fungible token, it's an unprecedented price for a new artist.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 12, 2021

SoftBank-backed Coupang sees strong debut after major U.S. IPO

South Korean e-commerce giant Coupang Inc. rose 41% in its trading debut after delivering the biggest U.S. initial public offering since Uber Technologies Inc.
CULTURE / Music
Mar 11, 2021

How TikTok resurrected a Japanese pop star's defining hit

Miki Matsubara's 1979 hit song 'Mayonaka no Door: Stay With Me' has been discovered by a new generation of digitally savvy teens. The Japanese music industry has taken notice.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021

Olympic torchbearer aiming to remind the world of 2011 disaster

Kenichi Kurosawa survived the earthquake and tsunami, and has been constantly encouraging his neighbors to stay strong ever since.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 11, 2021

BOJ looking to foster more yield fluctuations in bond market

The range around the 10-year yield target is a key focus for markets as the central bank looks to enhance the sustainability of its monetary stimulus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 11, 2021

Fighting through the pain: Lady Gaga sends message of support to Japan

'It seems like yesterday that I was watching the shocking footage of the devastating earthquake and tsunami on the news and thinking, 'what can I do to help?,'' Lady Gaga said.
Special Supplements / Bosai Special
Mar 11, 2021

Support for tragedy seen in generosity, dedication to charitable efforts

Irene Hirano Inouye dedicated her life to major philanthropic and social causes in America, but perhaps her greatest legacy is her role in strengthening the U.S.-Japan relationship, including support for Tohoku’s recovery and an initiative created to benefit young people in the aftermath of the earthquake....
Japan Times
JAPAN / Remembering 3/11
Mar 11, 2021

Japan remembers 'man-made' Fukushima nuclear disaster, 10 years on

Areas around the Fukushima plant remain off-limits, worries about radiation levels linger and many who left have settled elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 11, 2021

Islands, rocks and tuna: Pacific nations draw new battle lines against rising seas

As global warming pushes waters higher, nations fear their islands could be swamped, shrinking their EEZs and rights to fishing and mining within their boundaries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2021

‘All the systems failed’: Inside America’s mental health crisis

Police in the U.S. spent about a fifth of their time responding to mental health calls, at a cost of $918 million, in 2017, according to the Treatment Advocacy Center.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 10, 2021

Former Rakuten pitcher Darrell Rasner recalls 3/11 'heartbreak'

The American right-hander, who helped the Eagles capture the Japan Series in 2013, vividly remembers the 'strength and compassion' shown by those in the region after the disaster.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 10, 2021

The crisis a decade ago remains relevant today

As we commemorate those losses, we must also remember the heroes of that day and those that followed, men and women who scrambled to combat an unfolding catastrophe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 10, 2021

Japan’s lack of preparedness: Lessons from Fukushima and COVID-19

Abrupt decisions, poor information dissemination and a lack of foresight hampered efforts to assist the country through crises.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2021

Brawling Myanmar monks show Buddhist nationalists backing coup

Buddhist monasteries are usually known as places of solace and meditation. But one in Myanmar's biggest city became the site of an ugly brawl in the aftermath of the Feb. 1 military coup.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 9, 2021

Global warming’s deadly combination: Heat and humidity

The combination of heat and high humidity has already reached dangerous levels in parts of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021

‘It’s better to walk through a minefield’: Victims of Myanmar’s army speak

The military and its brutal practices are an omnipresent fear in Myanmar, one that has intensified since the generals seized full power in a coup last month.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
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.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
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.
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.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
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.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
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.

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