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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022

Troubled Toshiba to split into two firms instead of three

The new plan scraps the earlier intention to separate out its infrastructure operations, which will instead continue to be under Toshiba Corp.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022

U.S. calls for 'concrete action' from China to meet Phase 1 purchase commitments

The officials said Washington was losing patience with Beijing, which had 'not shown real signs' that it would close the gap in the two-year purchase commitments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 7, 2022

Blinken aims to reaffirm U.S. focus on Asia with Pacific trip

The U.S. secretary of state is due to depart on Monday for Australia, Fiji and Hawaii for meetings with key allies and to reaffirm a commitment to push back against Chinese 'coercion.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 7, 2022

Afghanistan’s health care system is collapsing under stress

The funding necessary for Afghanistan's health system to survive has dried up due to sanctions imposed on the Taliban, leading to overburdened hospitals in danger of shutting down.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022

China accused of ignoring hockey player's human rights as isolation complaints grow

Several Games participants have complained about the isolation conditions, as well as the confusing procedures around being allowed to leave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022

How China’s communist officials became venture capitalists

The municipal government of Hefei has pioneered a shift in Chinese capitalism over recent years in which local governments are increasingly taking minority stakes in private companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022

Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs

In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 7, 2022

Biankah Bailey: ‘Poetry speaks to the heart of society as it exists from moment to moment’

During Black History Month, writer Biankah Bailey has worked with the Tokyo Poetry Journal to produce 'Umoja,' a book featuring the work of Black creatives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2022

Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children

The notices started to appear in large numbers after the army announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter to protesters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022

The court of Britain's prime minister is collapsing

Even if Boris Johnson survives the current round of resignations and scandals, he faces a perilous, friendless few months ahead.
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2022

Meet the 'fanyus,' the passionate yet chaotic force behind Yuzuru Hanyu

The two-time Olympic champion's fandom, which spans borders, cultures and generations, is one of figure skating's most passionate — and polarizing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 6, 2022

Japan's star figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu tops Games' mascot in popularity

On Weibo, the phrase 'The time for Hanyu to compete is set' was number one by Sunday evening, with fawning fans pouring out their admiration for the 'Ice Prince.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 6, 2022

A surging population brings risks for next host of global climate talks

Every child comes with its blessing, the Egyptian saying goes. With the country's population now soaring beyond 100 million, that adage is being put to the test like never before.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022

Facebook’s cataclysm was a win for capitalism

Facebook fell because it's being outcompeted. TikTok, a video app that barely existed five years ago, is swooping up younger users.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 6, 2022

Is it time for plant liberation?

Plants don't have central nervous systems, nor the neurons that form the consciousness of animals, but they have dopamine and serotonin, that function like neurotransmitters.
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 6, 2022

Volatile international oil situation takes toll on Japan’s gas prices and policy

The price at the pump reached u00a5170 per liter on Jan. 24 — the highest it's been in over 13 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 6, 2022

Russian forces at 70% of level needed for full Ukraine invasion, U.S. officials say

In the event of an invasion, civilian casualties could range from 25,000 to 50,000, according to U.S. estimates.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Feb 6, 2022

Middle Eastern flavors from Byblos and Falafelista spice up takeouts amid the latest COVID-19 wave

With the amount of new coronavirus cases once again on the rise, you may prefer to revert back to the practice of ordering food to go.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Feb 6, 2022

Recipe: Pulled-pork vindaloo

The real cultural melting pot will be in your kitchen if you opt to make this vindaloo with pulled pork and Japanese touches.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 6, 2022

Boris Johnson’s brave face can’t hide his fading grip on power

Key ministers suddenly appear less willing to give Boris Johnson their full backing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 6, 2022

Australia eyes return of foreign tourists after two-year lockout

Australia plans to open its borders to international tourists as soon as possible.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 6, 2022

China stocks poised for muted reopen after Hong Kong’s surge

Given their weakening correlation with offshore markets, China stocks may struggle to keep up with any initial upward momentum unless policymakers take more steps to restore investor confidence.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022

Norway's Therese Johaug wins first gold of Beijing Games in women's skiathlon

Natalia Nepryaeva, representing the Russian Olympic Committee, took silver, while Austria's Teresa Stadlober snagged the bronze medal.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 5, 2022

Final Beijing Olympic torch-bearer's ethnicity not a factor in selection, IOC says

Yilamujiang Dinigeer, from Altay in China's western Xinjiang region, placed the lit torch onto a giant snowflake on Friday during the opening ceremony.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 5, 2022

Younger Americans benefited less from COVID booster shots than older people

Several recent studies have found that vaccination alone, without boosters, remained strongly protective against severe illness and death in most people, even after omicron's appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 5, 2022

Inside Johnson & Johnson’s secret plan to cap litigation payouts to cancer victims

If J&J succeeds, some experts argue, it could provide a blueprint for corporate America on how to circumvent jury trials involving allegations of defective products or misconduct.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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