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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2021

Omicron variant threatens U.N. talks to seal global nature deal

The rapid spread of the omicron variant around the world could throw a spanner in the works of the COP15 nature talks scheduled for April 25 in Beijing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

Worst could be over for Tokyo real estate as vacancy rate drops

Vacancies fell by 0.12 percentage points to 6.35% in the capital's five main business districts, ending months of increases amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2021

'Silent financier': How Bangladesh's poor are paying the costs of climate damage

As climate change disasters and losses surge around the world, the world's poorest, who can least afford it, are paying the bulk of the costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2021

Supply chain woes force Murata to ship lithium batteries by air

On top of inflated base cargo fees fueled by high demand, batteries shipped via air incur extra handling charges because they're a fire hazard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 10, 2021

Trucks catch up in the self-driving vehicle race

In the year through Dec. 6, total investment activity for self-driving logistics vehicles leapt fivefold to $6.5 billion from $1.3 billion in the same period in 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2021

China Evergrande defaults on its debt. Now what?

A ratings agency's declaration confirmed what investors had already suspected, but they now must wait on a restructuring plan overseen by the firm hand of Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2021

TSMC leads rush for renewables ahead of Taiwan energy vote

This month, Taiwan will hold a referendum that could have far-reaching effects on the world's supply of semiconductors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2021

U.K. and Canada join diplomatic boycott of Beijing Winter Games

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Beijing would be aware of long-standing Western concerns about human rights in China.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2021

Japanese scientists warn vaccines may be less effective against the omicron variant

The findings came after a fourth omicron case was found Wednesday in a man in his 50s who arrived in Japan from Nigeria.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2021

If Tesla's got troubles, everyone should worry

Tesla is struggling to procure a raw material only available in China for a battery cell that it's trying to develop, but U.S.-China trade tensions could stand in the way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2021

The end of free money

Rising inflation does not look to be a just a temporary problem, and supply bottlenecks are not the only cause.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 9, 2021

Washington Football Team heads into clash against Cowboys with playoff aspirations

Here comes the Washington Football Team.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2021

Lithuania braces for China-led corporate boycott over Taiwan office

China has told multinationals to sever ties with Lithuania or face being shut out of the Chinese market.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2021

Meet the new climate refugee in town: coyotes

Drought and heat waves are not only fueling catastrophic wildfires in California, they're also driving wildlife into the streets in search of food and water.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2021

Crypto chiefs face Democrat skeptics and GOP supporters at House hearing

The nearly five-hour-long hearing could help further legitimize crypto, though it also revealed the difficulties federal officials face in regulating the industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 9, 2021

Emerging markets’ pandemic-fueled debt party is coming to an end

The amount that developing-economy issuers borrow in the world's biggest debt markets is expected to slow as interest rates rise and pandemic spending is scaled back
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2021

U.S. House passes bill to punish China over oppression of Uyghurs

The 428-1 vote on the Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act demonstrated the broad, bipartisan sentiment in Congress for the U.S. taking a harder line against China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2021

Morgan Stanley sees Japan assets more than double on ESG surge

It's a global trend predicted to grow beyond $50 trillion by 2025, but cases of 'greenwashing' mean companies must stay cognizant of possible risks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2021

Biden says U.S. will not put troops in Ukraine as tensions with Russia ease

Biden said the United States had a moral and legal obligation to defend NATO allies if they are attacked, but that obligation did not extend to Ukraine.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 9, 2021

IOC welcomes support for Olympic teams despite growing diplomatic boycott

'We welcome that they (athletes) will be there, we welcome that they are supported by their national governments. The rest is politics,' IOC President Thomas Bach said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2021

Amarachi Nwosu tackles diversity issues with 'Women of Color in Japan'

Filmmaker Amarachi Nwosu's short film, which follows three women of different ethnicities who navigate their opportunities and challenges in Tokyo, seeks to dismantle stereotypes in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2021

‘What She Likes …’: LGBTQ drama gets stuck on stereotypes

Shogo Kusano's film about the relationship between a closeted gay teenager and a girl obsessed with homoerotic manga has its heart in the right place, but gets everything else wrong.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 9, 2021

‘Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy’: A triptych on life and love well worth a spin

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's three-part anthology, which centers on three women whose lives are changed by chance, solidifies his reputation as a director of rare talent and ambition.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2021

COVID patients in Japan recovering in robot-staffed hotels

Some COVID-19 patients get a hotel booking — and can enroll in clinical trials during their stay — with their positive test results.
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.
Japanese universities step up to help international students after Harvard ban
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. U.S. President Donald Trump has barred Harvard from accepting international students, prompting Japanese universities to offer support.
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.
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.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
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.

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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