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Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 16, 2021

EA Sports making plans for FIFA without FIFA

At least two years of talks about renewing the contract that allows Electronic Arts, through its EA Sports division, to use the organization's name have hit the wall.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2021

U.K. politician’s stabbing death prompts calls for safety review for lawmakers

The attack revives questions about the safety of lawmakers meeting face-to-face with residents in their districts, usually with little security.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Oct 16, 2021

It’s up to Kishida to put Suga’s climate goals in action

Fumio Kishida inherits the lofty climate goals set by his predecessor, Yoshihide Suga.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 16, 2021

When the boss starts behaving like a dictator

Like a political dictator, the corporate tyrant sets things up to stay in power, according to experts. They suppress the talented and reward those who are loyal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Oct 16, 2021

Rena Matsui tackles Shakespeare in an all-female 'Julius Caesar'

The former idol-pop star takes on the role of Mark Antony in a version of Shakespeare's tragedy that focuses on the tense disputes that arose around Julius Caesar's assassination.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 15, 2021

South Korea will donate 1.6 million vaccine doses to Vietnam and Thailand

Around 62% of the South Korean population is fully vaccinated, while Thailand and Vietnam sit at 33% and 17% respectively.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 15, 2021

A.Q. Khan: A hero in Pakistan, a nuclear villain elsewhere

Western governments believe Khan was instrumental in advancing Pyongyang's nuclear program, trading his enrichment technology for North Korea's ballistic missiles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 15, 2021

Microsoft to shut LinkedIn China, citing ‘challenging’ climate

The company will close the current version later this year, but will launch a standalone jobs app in its place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2021

China forcing fashion industry to silence concerns over 'dirty' cotton

In the 12 months since the Better Cotton Initiative published a statement on alleged forced labor in cotton-growing Xinjiang, several brands have suffered major setbacks in the country.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 15, 2021

Japan and U.K. have a major role to play in Afghanistan's future

Defense cooperation between Tokyo and London will be an indispensable pillar to support the next moves taken by Washington in the region.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 15, 2021

Carl Nassib returns to Raiders after taking personal day

Nassib, who became the first openly gay active NFL player when he made the announcement in June, was given the day off Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 15, 2021

Sion Sono brings his brand of dystopia to Hollywood in ‘Prisoners of the Ghostland’

A director known for flouting convention, Sion Sono makes his Hollywood debut with “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” starring Nicolas Cage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2021

'Terrifying' warming ahead as climate pledges fall far short of 1.5 C goal

Current commitments put the world on a trajectory to a catastrophic 2.4 degree Celsius of warming by the end of the century, calculations by a climate policy expert show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 14, 2021

What is ‘Kishidanomics’ and can it live up to the hype?

Some experts say Kishida's plan currently lacks sufficient details about how he will obtain the revenue required for the redistribution of wealth to be feasible.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 14, 2021

U.S. star Allyson Felix says she was never chasing Carl Lewis

Allyson Felix said surpassing Carl Lewis as the most decorated U.S. track and field athlete was "never a goal" but that it was "amazing" to have achieved the feat after winning her 11th Olympic medal at the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 14, 2021

‘Baragaki: Unbroken Samurai’: A historical swashbuckler full of gusto

Director Masato Harada's period film focuses on the rise and fall of the infamous Shinsengumi samurai corps during the years of political tumult leading up to the Meiji Restoration of 1868.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2021

WHO donors seek deeper probe into Congo sexual abuse, diplomats say

Some 83 aid workers, a quarter of them employed by the WHO, were found to have been involved in sexual exploitation and abuse during the country's Ebola epidemic from 2018 to 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021

Twist of fate: Peach Aviation turns to gachapon capsules to spur travel demand

Ordinarily used to dispense small toys, the airline has turned to the capsules to boost a tourism sector still in the doldrums even with the end of Japan's fifth COVID-19 wave.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2021

The myopic and imprudent talk of ‘sustainability'

The rate of income improvement historically has been about 2% per year. That means that our great-grandchildren in 2100 will be over four times better off than we are today.
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.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 13, 2021

Astros blow out White Sox to advance to ALCS

The Astros will face the Red Sox in the ALCS, a rematch of the 2018 series in which Houston lost in five games.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021

Why some nations using the same vaccines have deadlier COVID-19 outbreaks

Everything from dose intervals to the behavior of unvaccinated people has shaped the outcome of recent delta-driven waves in different countries.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Texas report 2021
Oct 13, 2021

Dallas: A second home for Japanese business

As COVID-19 disrupted supply chains around the world, businesses rushed to decentralize their operations and set up regional hubs, a strategy that was commonplace among Japanese companies even before the pandemic.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 12, 2021

2021-22 NHL Season: What’s new and what’s returning to normal

After two chaotic years — and two titles for the Tampa Bay Lightning — the league will be hoping to crown a champion next spring without unwelcome pandemic-related drama.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 11, 2021

Aichi universities resume exchange programs as vaccines ease pandemic fears

While many students have been unable to join exchange programs in person, online classes have lowered costs and made some more determined to go abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 11, 2021

Corporate business travel carbon budgets loom for airlines

Several companies, such as HSBC, Zurich Insurance, Bain & Company and S&P Global, have already announced plans to quickly cut business travel emissions by as much as 70%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021

Home away from home: Mercedes-Benz doubles down on China

Mercedes-Benz is doubling down on bases in Beijing and Shanghai to stay ahead of regulations and consumer trends.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2021

In a world fighting climate change, fossil fuels take revenge

Across the world, fossil fuels are making a remarkable comeback as a supercharged recovery from the pandemic boosts demand.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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