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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

Moderna starts trial for omicron-specific booster shot

The news comes a day after rival vaccine developer Pfizer Inc. launched a similar trial.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 27, 2022

‘Pure Japanese’: Dean Fujioka’s passion project is a fascinating muddle

A typical genre-movie premise gets complicated in director Daishi Matsunaga's film about a stuntman living out his fantasies of old-school heroism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 27, 2022

‘The World of You’: Director returns to the complexities of youth

Akihiko Shiota's drama, which features two former members of idol-pop group Sakura Gakuin as teenagers who develop an intense bond, presents the delicate nature of relationships with nuance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

U.S. responds to Russia security demands as Ukraine tensions mount

Washington's response came as Moscow held security talks with Western countries and intensified its military build-up near Ukraine with new drills.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 27, 2022

The designer bringing a new kind of cool to Kenzo

Nigo, the Japanese street wear king, is joining the luxury world and taking on “the greatest challenge” of his career.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022

North Korean internet downed by suspected cyber attacks, researchers say

The incident took place for about six hours on Wednesday morning local time, and came a day after North Korea conducted its fifth missile test this month.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 26, 2022

From 'Spirited Away' to 'Demon Slayer': The meteoric rise of anime

Since 2002, Japan’s anime industry has doubled in size to become worth over ¥2.4 trillion annually.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Freestyle skiing: China pins hopes on Eileen Gu winning Olympic gold

In Beijing, advertisements starring Gu, who is also a highly sought-after model, are increasingly visible at bus stops and subway stations in the run up to the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Snowboarding prodigies return to Olympic slopes in Beijing

Shaun White, a four-time Olympian with three halfpipe gold medals, will look to defend his legacy in the sport as he faces an ever-younger field of rivals.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2022

Green transition slowed by economic and social barriers, not technology

About 90% of the global economy is now covered by pledges to cut climate-changing emissions to net-zero by around mid-century, but at the moment, 'No one is moving fast enough.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

Technology and innovation are needed to battle climate change

Global emissions reduction is essential. But those efforts won't do enough to forestall a looming crisis in the polar regions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

Men are getting left behind in the jobs boom

During each recession for the last 40 years, a sizable number of men — more than women — have left the labor force and not come back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

We’ll all have some immunity to COVID-19 soon

The end of immunological naivete to COVID-19 in the U.S. should change how we think about the disease and what policies we put in place to manage it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

Why the EU can’t get its act together on Ukraine

Geopolitically, Europe is much less than the sum of its 27 parts as its inaction amid the Ukraine crisis demonstrates.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2022

Microsoft’s Activision purchase could leave Japanese video game-makers out in the cold

Japanese gaming firms, which are generally less agile and outward-looking than their U.S. peers, may struggle as companies invest in the metaverse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2022

Crunch time: 'Miracle' Japanese snack gets first price hike in decades

Tokyo-based Yaokin Corp. is increasing the price of Umaibo by u00a52 apiece to u00a512 from April due to higher costs, sources say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022

Clean and compliant: A metaverse with Chinese characteristics

Experts say the infancy of China's metaverse allows Beijing plenty of room to co-opt its development, which some China metaverse advocates fear will stunt its growth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2022

Ukraine envoy to Japan warns of 'butterfly effect' on global security amid Russia tensions

“What is going on in Europe ... is not just about Ukraine,' Kyiv's envoy to Japan said Wednesday in Tokyo. 'It will definitely affect the global arena ... as far as Japan.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

How to withstand China’s property meltdown

Some of China's richest people were forced by the government to part with prized assets, and they were lucky they did.
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022

Japan set to miss booster target as omicron muddles rollout plan

About 2.6 million people had received their third dose as of Tuesday, about 18% of the target for January, according to government figures.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 26, 2022

Mitakeumi primed to shed ‘inconsistent’ image with historic ozeki promotion

Rather than solely benefiting from good timing and a weakened top division, Mitakeumi is arguably just now fulfilling the potential he has always had.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Ice hockey 'the Canadian way': Size, speed and aggression

Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2022

Slowdowns in U.S. and China will hold back global growth, report says

Higher inflation, supply chain chokepoints, and pandemic-related shutdowns and worker shortages continue to afflict rich and poor nations, the IMF said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022

China’s COVID-19 blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory

The abrupt reversal in tone shows the pressures China faces in managing the official narrative as they look to contain omicron outbreaks while also hosting a successful Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2022

Japan leads pack as Twitter sees record number of government demands to remove content

The platform said governments made 43,387 legal demands for the removal of content from 196,878 accounts over a six-month period.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2022

Nvidia quietly prepares to abandon $40 billion bid for SoftBank's Arm

The purchase — poised to become the biggest chip deal ever when it was announced in 2020 — has drawn a fierce backlash from regulators and the chip industry.
Elisabeth Furaha applies medication on the skin of her child, Sagesse Hakizimana, who is undergoing treatment for mpox, near Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Aug. 19.
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 25, 2024

Why mpox vaccines are only just arriving in Africa after two years

The slow arrival of the shots — available in many places outside Africa — showed that lessons from COVID-19 about global health care inequity must still be learned.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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