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Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 28, 2021

Ralf Rangnick annoyed by passive Manchester United display

Newcastle missed a number of good chances and only a majestic performance by goalkeeper David De Gea spared Rangnick his first defeat as Manchester United's boss.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 28, 2021

The alchemy of angst

How can we decrease the amount of information we deal with on a daily basis, but increase our knowledge and ultimately our wisdom?
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 24, 2021

Merck’s COVID-19 pill comes with warning for pregnant women

U.S. regulators cleared the drug for emergency use Thursday but said it is not recommended for use in pregnant people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 21, 2021

Jikei Hospital grapples with how to protect women seeking confidential births

A hospital in Kumamoto wants babies to be born safely while protecting their mother's privacy — but legal and administrative obstacles put it at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 19, 2021

Looking back on Japan’s secrets protection law

The operative assumption from critics of the secrets legislation was that the new law would restrict freedom of information and make the Japanese government increasingly opaque.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 19, 2021

Hidden Pentagon records reveal patterns of failure in deadly U.S. airstrikes

A trove of documents lays bare how the U.S. air war has been marked by deeply flawed intelligence, rushed and often imprecise targeting and the deaths of thousands of civilians.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 19, 2021

How Amanda Tong finds balance in life and ceramics

Being marooned in Japan due to COVID-19 has helped the Hong Kong artist begin a new journey of discovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 17, 2021

Pfizer will dominate $20 billion COVID-19 pill market in 2022, analysis shows

Demand for the medications is poised to outpace supply as COVID-19 spreads around the globe and scientists question how well vaccines and antibody treatments will hold up against omicron.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

As omicron spreads, vaccine effectiveness against severe COVID drops slightly, WHO says

The variant is probably present in most nations worldwide and should not be dismissed as 'mild,' WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2021

Why Filipino voters are backing another member of the Marcos clan

In the Philippines' strangely frugal electoral system, all Marcos Jr. needs to do to become the next president is to secure the largest share of votes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2021

Evergrande restructuring puts onus on China's Xi to limit contagion

For now, Chinese authorities plan to ring-fence Evergrande and limit contagion rather than orchestrate a rescue as they've done during past crises.
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 30, 2021

Japan's main opposition party seeks to rebuild under new leader Kenta Izumi

In the wake of October's electoral defeat and the resignation of its former leader, the CDP must now craft new strategies — and question old alliances.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 30, 2021

How fast does it spread? Scientists ask whether omicron can outrun delta.

Questions remain over whether the COVID-19 variant will evade vaccine protection and whether it will cause more serious illness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 29, 2021

Indian farmers pressure Modi for more after forcing his retreat

The administration has previously said it will find it difficult to adopt a minimum support price for farm crops as it involves huge budgetary expenditure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 25, 2021

Can a machine learn morality?

Researchers at an artificial intelligence lab in Seattle called the Allen Institute for AI unveiled new technology last month that was designed to make moral judgments. They called it Delphi, after the religious oracle consulted by the ancient Greeks. Anyone could visit the Delphi website and ask for...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021

First known COVID-19 case was vendor at Wuhan market, scientist claims

The report will revive the debate over whether the pandemic started with a spillover from wildlife sold at the market, a leak from a Wuhan virology lab or some other way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 15, 2021

China's Xi expected to prioritize Taiwan issue in Biden discussion

Xi and Biden are scheduled to meet virtually on Tuesday morning Beijing time — Monday evening in Washington — as friction between the countries persists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2021

Rivian IPO is embraced by investors looking for another Tesla

The stock market is playing a crucial role in funneling money into new sectors of the economy, including companies deploying green technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 9, 2021

Investors pushed mining giants to quit coal. Now it’s backfiring.

Mines that were scheduled to be closed have instead been transformed into the engine room for growth-hungry coal businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 9, 2021

Why the U.S. is struggling to formulate a trade policy on China

Any measures taken against Beijing could see retaliatory moves leveled at Washington, and could run counter to world efforts for peaceful exchange.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 6, 2021

Surveillance in the academy: Hong Kong's new compulsory national security courses

Last month, several thousand Hong Kong university students, some of them under the watch of a closed-circuit TV camera, were the first to take compulsory courses on the territory’s national security law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 4, 2021

Hong Kong's top court rules against government move to broaden riot prosecutions

The five-judge panel unanimously rejected an earlier ruling that people could be criminally liable for rioting or illegal assembly without being physically present.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 30, 2021

Amid inequality debate in Japan, capital gains tax hike may have unintended effect

Middle-class investors would likely end up paying a larger share than the rich, undercutting the goal of redistributing wealth.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 29, 2021

Quade Cooper and Samu Kerevi defend decision to skip Australia tour

Flyhalf Quade Cooper said he was "hurting" about his decision to opt out of Australia's season-ending tour of Japan, while center Samu Kerevi told critics not to question his love for the Wallabies as the pair came under fire from fans on Friday.
JAPAN
Oct 26, 2021

Princess Mako weds after drawn-out engagement drama

In tying the knot with her college sweetheart, the princess relinquished her royal status and brought closure to a four-year engagement saga marred by scandal and public backlash.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 18, 2021

An online manga draws attention to toxic work environments in the fashion industry

While the two manga that artist Zenzo produced were meant to focus attention on mental health, the conversation steered into the business practices of clothing boutiques.
SOCCER / From the Spot
Oct 13, 2021

Japan coach Hajime Moriyasu earns a reprieve after win over Socceroos

With his tactics coming under fire after Thursday's loss in Saudi Arabia, Moriyasu couldn't have hoped for a better series of developments to shift the narrative on Tuesday in Saitama.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 12, 2021

How the LDP keeps winning

It's precisely because of the LDP and Komeito's massive vote-generating machine that the ruling coalition has an edge over the opposition in the coming election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2021

Europe’s region of rogues looks to be on more shaky ground

Central Europe has seen the abrupt resignation of one leader, a shock election defeat for another and tens of thousands of anti-government protesters flocking to the streets.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
California says it overtakes Japan to become world’s No. 4 economy
Vehicles travel along the 110 freeway in downtown Los Angeles. California's GDP has overtaken Japan's to become the world's fourth largest economy, according to the U.S. state.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Expo '25 gives the world a masterclass in mascots
2025 Osaka Expo mascot Myaku-Myaku dances on the stage during the event's official opening ceremony on April 12.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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