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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2021

Amazon rethinks warehouse cell phone ban in wake of tornado

For years, Amazon prohibited employees from having their phones on warehouse floors and required them to leave them in their vehicles or in lockers near break rooms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2021

California rocks solar industry with rollback plan on incentives

The changes are intended to prod customers to install batteries that can store energy along with solar arrays to help the state deal with electricity shortages in the evening.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2021

Larry Nassar abuse survivors reach $380 million settlement

The deal ends the latest dark chapter in one of the biggest child-molestation cases in history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2021

Vaccine mandates rekindle fierce debate over civil liberties

Across Europe's democracies, the latest wave of the pandemic is prompting governments to reimpose sweeping restrictions on free movement and mixing in their societies.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2021

No regrets in awarding Olympic Games to China, IOC's Dick Pound says

The United States, Canada, Britain and Australia are among the countries that recently announced a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Games over the China's human rights record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2021

U.S. pitches truce to Japan over Trump-era steel and aluminum tariffs

The proposed truce comes as the Biden administration aims to sign what could prove a 'very powerful” economic framework agreement with Asian nations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

Bank of America’s top female banker in Japan emphasizes ESG

The executive is urging female colleagues to take on new challenges as she forges a path in sustainable finance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Chip giant Taiwan's energy security on the line with LNG referendum

The referendum, which seeks to relocate the project away from an ancient algal reef and would likely delay it for years, has a reasonable chance of passing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

What could possibly go wrong? These are the biggest economic risks for 2022

Governments spent heavily to support workers and businesses in the pandemic. Many now want to tighten their belts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021

Haiti’s leader kept a list of drug traffickers. His assassins came for it.

In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Mou00efse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

Kishida reverses government’s position on cash handout

After weeks of a vacillating central government and frustrated local officials, the reversal raises questions about intraparty cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021

Britain says omicron accounts for 40% of London infections

Britain said on Monday that the omicron variant of coronavirus was spreading at a "phenomenal rate" and accounted for about 40% of all infections in London so people should get an additional dose of the vaccine because double-jabbed people are vulnerable.
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2021

'Kin' (gold) chosen as the kanji character of 2021

With references to Olympic medals, baseball legends and cash handouts, the 2021 selection highlighted 24-karat moments from a turbulent year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2021

Revenge Christmas is coming, with or without omicron

Unless gatherings are canceled altogether, people will continue to buy Christmas gifts for relatives they may have only seen on Zoom last year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Dec 13, 2021

Park life: Growing Japan's green spaces through private investment

Green spaces nationwide increased fivefold between 1970 and 2010, but that growth has slowed to a trickle over the past decade.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2021

Will closer monetary-fiscal policy coordination lead to fiscal dominance?

As yield curves are already so flattened, central banks may need to rely more on reducing their holdings of government bonds to prevent an inversion of the yield curve.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Dec 13, 2021

Xi's absence provides Japan with a diplomatic window of opportunity

Xi's diplomatic absence is Kishida's opportunity to shift the diplomatic dynamics in the Indo-Pacific region to favor Japan and like-minded countries' interest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 13, 2021

Tohoku tempts Tokyoites as virus prompts many to rethink life in the capital

COVID-19 could be a game changer, with many seeing it as a chance to reassess their approaches to work and life and move into rural areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 13, 2021

Legendary temple in Kusatsu seeks funds for restoration through crowdfunding

Even if the temple owner received subsidies from the national, prefectural and municipal governments, it would still have to pay u00a510 million or more from its own pocket.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

Abandoned projects shatter confidence in China’s home market

Across China, scores of unfinished apartment buildings — the legacy of a real estate boom gone awry in 2021 — are derailing countless dreams of owning a home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit

A video feed of Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang was cut during the summit after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 13, 2021

Broncos pay tribute to late Demaryius Thomas during game against Lions

The Broncos set up a memorial for Thomas around his No. 88 and also played a video tribute for the receiver.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

Australia to buy South Korean weapons in boost for defense ties

Australia agreed to buy K9 Thunder artillery from South Korea and increase defense industry ties amid increasing tensions with China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

As Japan's finance sector ends painful year, ex-Nomura banker vows to bring change

By taking effective control of Shinsei Bank Ltd., Yoshitaka Kitao is setting his sights on creating a banking alliance to rival the conservative old guard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Billionaire’s bet on Pfizer vaccine for China fails to pay off

Xi Jinping's administration has backed a nationalist agenda on all fronts, including in the fight against the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2021

South Korea to test AI-powered facial recognition to track COVID-19 cases

Despite concerns over the invasion of privacy, officials have insisted that COVID-19 contact tracers stick to the rules so there is 'no privacy issue here.'
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo
Bank of Japan to start unloading ETFs in surprise move that rattles market
BOJ Gov. Kazuo Ueda said it would take a century for the bank to sell all its ETFs at the pace proposed.
Over 90% of low-income families in Japan struggling to feed children
Save the Children Japan domestic program chief Sonoko Kawakami speaks at a news conference in Tokyo in July. A survey conducted by the group in June has found that over 90% of low-income households with children face food insecurity.
JAL to punish president and 36 others over pilot drinking scandal
Japan Airlines Managing Executive Officer Yukio Nakagawa (center) and others apologize after one of the airline's pilots was found to have been drinking alcohol, during a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 4.
After seven decades, is it finally time for the LDP to split up?
Signage atop the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo. Japan’s ruling party faces a tough decision over its future as it searches for a new leader to replace outgoing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, reverse its waning popularity and reassure investors
Behold the glory of Japan’s fruit boxes
Otherwise common sights in Japan's supermarkets, the country's fruit and veggie boxes can hide surprising symbols of local pride.
World Athletics stars relish Tokyo atmosphere after COVID-hit Olympics
Organizers of the World Athletics Championships said over 500,000 tickets had been sold and that they are expecting to end the event in front of large crowds this weekend.
Japan’s front-line researchers see bright path ahead for dementia treatment
A scientist looks at scans of grains at the Memory Centre at the Department of Readaptation and Geriatrics of the University Hospital (HUG) in Geneva, Switzerland, on June 6, 2023.
Still plenty to fight for, says Japan’s team leader at worlds
Race walker Hayato Katsuki earned bronze for Japan on the opening day of the World Athletics Championships on Saturday.
Wealthy foreign nationals picking up ultimate souvenir — a condo in Tokyo
A high-end property in the fashionable Daikanyama district in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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