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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2022

Tycoons keep building Hong Kong offices as vacancies jump

The oversupply underscores an unprecedented challenge to property developers as they grapple with an expat exodus and some of the world's harshest border controls to curb the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 1, 2022

Ukraine crisis reinforces need for an economic security strategy

The government must balance three competing imperatives: securing a reliable supply of energy, meeting climate goals and ensuring that national security is not compromised.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2022

In the Spotify saga, there are no real heroes

Some see both Neil Young and Joe Rogan as heroes for taking a stand; yet their records in these areas are far from pristine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 1, 2022

Investor clash on gas and nuclear muddies EU green finance drive

In a market already divided, the attempt to reach a common definition for sustainable investments risk could fragment things further.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 1, 2022

Japan scrambles to speed up slowest booster rollout among developed nations

Less than 4% of all residents have received their booster, with the rollout stymied by initial plans for an eight-month shot interval and a seeming preference for Pfizer's vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2022

David Attenborough, WHO and Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize

Other nominees included jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the International Criminal Court in the Hague, WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, among others.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 1, 2022

Why economic security in Japan needs to include the defense industry

At present, the defense industry appears to be absent from government efforts to achieve economic security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2022

Exxon unveils sweeping restructuring in latest cost cutting move

The broad restructuring marks its latest cost-cutting effort after activist investors seeking to boost returns and address the energy transition won three seats last spring on its board.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2022

How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?

Pfizer said final trial results showed that its treatment reduced the chance of hospitalization or death by 89%, while Merck said their pill reduced those chances by 30%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 1, 2022

Japan's top currency diplomat says weak yen a mixed bag for economy

The boost a weak yen gives to Japan's export volumes has declined compared with the past, as manufacturers target shipments of high-end, state-of-the-art products overseas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2022

For some of Ukraine’s neighbors, ‘Defend Europe’ has another meaning

For the populist leaders of Poland and Hungary, Russia's saber-rattling on the border with Ukraine takes a back seat to domestic politics and issues like immigration.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2022

Japan OKs World Heritage bid for Sado mine despite South Korean protest

The attempt to register the mine, one of the world's largest producers of gold in the 17th century, may face hurdles as issues dating back to World War II fray ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2022

Angry U.S.-Russia exchange at U.N. punctuates deepening Ukraine rift

The Americans accused Russia of endangering peace and destabilizing global security, while Kremlin diplomats dismissed what they called baseless and hysterical U.S. fear-mongering.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / BLACK EYE
Feb 1, 2022

A photographer to the stars takes up in Tokyo

There are billions of unique individuals in the world. Matthew Jordan Smith says if you want to stand out as a photographer, you need to fine-tune your vision.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 1, 2022

Sony buys Halo game developer Bungie for $3.6 billion

Sony is a regular acquirer of video game studios, though Bungie is by far its largest of the past decade.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 1, 2022

Johnson faces fresh calls to quit as report slams lockdown parties

The report into the lockdown gatherings — at a time when Britons were all but banned from social mixing — pointed to 'serious failures of leadership' at the heart of government.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
Jan 31, 2022

Looking to get your booster in Japan? Here's what you need to know.

Efforts to increase the administration of boosters are ramping up, with a mass vaccination site run by the Self-Defense Forces having opened in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2022

Tokyo loses population for first time in 26 years amid pandemic

The population of the capital has dropped by about 48,600 people to just under 14 million, the first decline since 1996.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 31, 2022

Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.

Challenges to books are nothing new, but according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates, the tactics and venues where they play out are changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2022

Can the U.N. do more than talk about the Russia and Ukraine crisis?

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet to discuss Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine, but there will be no action by the council — even if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2022

NATO concerned over Europe's energy security amid standoff with Russia

The European Union depends on Russia for around a third of its gas supplies and any interruption would exacerbate an existing energy crisis caused by a shortage.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 31, 2022

'Big dates, big fireworks': North Korea signals more launches as anniversaries loom

Japan and South Korea find common ground amid growing possibility that Pyongyang will test-fire an intercontinental ballistic missile to mark key dates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 31, 2022

Hong Kong's 'COVID-zero' strategy is on the brink of collapse

Officials instead are pursuing what they call 'Dynamic Zero,” an approach that emerged from China and aims to work toward no new infections while acknowledging some may still occur.

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