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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 30, 2021

North Korea appears to restart nuclear reactor, presenting fresh challenge to Biden

The restart of the plutonium-producing reactor at the Yongbyon nuclear site has been described as 'deeply troubling' by the U.N. atomic agency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Aug 30, 2021

Agricultural income insurance gains traction in Japan's Tohoku region

The insurance covers nearly all products as well as losses resulting from a wide range of circumstances such as lower yields due to typhoons and the effects of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 30, 2021

Observers puzzled by delays in China's approval of BioNTech-Pfizer vaccine

Some believe Beijing may be concerned that approval of the BioNTech shot could be interpreted as an acknowledgment that local shots are less effective than Western ones.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021

Afghanistan's youth fear for future and hard-won freedoms

Following the withdrawal of the bulk of the remaining U.S. forces in Afghanistan, the Taliban began a lightning advance across the country, culminating in the fall of Kabul on Aug. 15.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2021

With hopes of escape dashed, two Afghan women look to future under Taliban

Thousands have been evacuated, but they are far outnumbered by those who could not get out.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 30, 2021

NASA taps Kyoto startup to make maps of the wind for drones

The U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration is turning to a Japanese startup for help in creating maps of the wind.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 30, 2021

Formula One under fire after Belgian Grand Prix 'farce'

After a delay of more than three hours in the cold and rain, crowds got to see only a few processional laps behind the safety car in heavy spray and with no overtaking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 29, 2021

Japan has no time to waste in boosting its cyberdefenses

The country should look to the U.S. for an example of how to deal with cyberattacks and threats in an effective way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2021

Kerala's COVID-19 lessons for India and Modi's government

The opposition-ruled, densely populated southern state is currently reporting the highest number of coronavirus cases in the country.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 28, 2021

American Nick Mayhugh goes from soccer to track to the top of Paralympic podium

Mayhugh was a soccer player a little over a year ago and admits he's still learning how to be a track and field athlete. Luckily, he's a fast learner.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 28, 2021

How Rodrigo Duterte can stay No. 1 by becoming No. 2

The president of the Philippines says he'll run for the vice presidency next year. Critics see a plot to avoid prosecution for the killings in his drug war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 28, 2021

U.K. aims to conclude Pacific trade group talks next year, report says

U.K. International Trade Secretary Liz Truss reportedly said she expects trade between the United States and Britain could be liberalized if Washington rejoined the CPTPP grouping.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 28, 2021

Let the verbs do the work when it comes to pronouns and polite speech in Japanese

The verb forms in polite speech more distinctly refer to people in a way that makes it nearly impossible to confuse the actors in a sentence .
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 28, 2021

Mental health campaign wants you to step up — 21,081 times

An effort to raise awareness of mental health issues in Japan and funding for TELL Japan also looks to get everyone physically active.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 28, 2021

All the foreign media praise aside, Japan's convenience stores are fighting a slump

While journalists trapped in an Olympic bubble wrote a lot about how Japanese convenience stores came to their aid, the companies that run the stores have taken a hit in earnings.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Aug 28, 2021

Fuji Rock tests the waters in a ‘return to normal’

The drama surrounding this year's Olympics plays out on a smaller level at Fuji Rock 2021.
PARALYMPICS
Aug 27, 2021

Tomoki Sato delivers Japan's second Paralympic gold medal

The current world record holder and reigning world champion, Sato finished in a Paralympic record time of 55.39 seconds.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 27, 2021

From the track to the stacks: Paralympian Amanda McGrory races to preserve USOPC history

McGrory's story on the track features seven Paralympic medals but the transition to her role as an archivist at the USOPC has given her perspective as her athletic career comes to a close.
JAPAN / Politics / EXPLAINER
Aug 27, 2021

Off to the races: LDP presidential election campaign begins

A number of challengers to Suga are beginning to emerge, with Fumio Kishida currently being the prime minister's strongest rival.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 27, 2021

Malaysia returns to the old order, old ways

The return of the old political guard without the public being given an opportunity to weigh in has angered many Malaysians.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 27, 2021

Deadly Kabul attack shakes Biden’s Afghan exit strategy

The sheer scale of the tragedy renewed criticism from lawmakers and allies over the withdrawal and the failure to forecast the Afghan government's rapid fall at the hands of the Taliban.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 27, 2021

Blood clot risk much higher for COVID-19 patients than from vaccines, study finds

The study followed 29 million people who received doses of either the AstraZeneca or Pfizer vaccine between December 2020 and April and about 1.7 million COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 27, 2021

Chip crunch may last through 2022, Toyota supplier Rohm warns

'All of our production facilities have been running at their full capacity since September last year, but orders from customers are overwhelming,” the firm's CEO said this week.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Aug 26, 2021

Freedom to swim: Afghan refugee competes in Tokyo Paralympics

Eight years after Abbas Karimi escaped Afghanistan, he led the parade of nations into the stadium at the Paralympics' opening ceremony on Tuesday night.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2021

LDP leadership election: Suga has a target on his back

As LDP heavyweights jockey for position ahead of the party's presidential election, one thing for sure is there is a target on Prime Minister Suga's back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 26, 2021

Delta deepens global supply-chain challenges, disrupting shipping and hiking prices

Manufacturers reeling from shortages of key components and higher raw material and energy costs are also being forced into bidding wars to get space on cargo vessels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2021

Hong Kong's former chief judge says upholding rule of law is not political

The city's judges symbolize a core condition of its return to Chinese rule: the right to a fair trial and equality under the law, administered by an independent judiciary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2021

U.S. and China are not destined for a military conflict

Throughout history, when a rising power has challenged a ruling one, such as the case with China and the U.S., war has often been the result. But there are also notable exceptions.
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.
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.
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

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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