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Japan Times
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Feb 1, 2022

Tom Brady noncommittal about future after retirement report

ESPN, citing sources, said on Saturday the seven-time Super Bowl champion would retire after 22 seasons to focus on his family and his health.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 1, 2022

How does Merck's COVID-19 pill compare to Pfizer's?

Pfizer said final trial results showed that its treatment reduced the chance of hospitalization or death by 89%, while Merck said their pill reduced those chances by 30%.
Japan Times
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Jan 30, 2022

NFL great Tom Brady reportedly planning to retire

Brady has won a record seven Super Bowl titles during his time with the Patriots and Buccaneers
Japan Times
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Jan 29, 2022

49ers' Jimmy Garoppolo buoyed by support of teammates as NFC title game approaches

49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo has faced no shortage of doubters this season, but has the team one win away from the Super Bowl.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2022

Can you afford to join the great resignation?

If you choose to quit your job simply because you've had enough and want a career break, you stand to lose far more than just your regular wage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2022

COVID-stunted educations dim prospects for India’s economy and its youth

Hundreds of millions of students across India have received little to no in-person instruction with schools intermittently shut down since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2022

Stephen Breyer’s exit strategy nods to U.S. Supreme Court politics he decried

Breyer's White House announcement Thursday was timed perfectly to give President Joe Biden a needed chance to change the national conversation and reinforce the court's beleaguered liberal wing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2022

Malaysia's Sabah aims to be world's first 'green' palm oil state

Palm oil is the world's most widely used edible oil, found in everything from margarine to soap, but it has faced heavy scrutiny from green activists.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2022

Olympians face daunting final qualifying event: Staying healthy

'We are playing Russian roulette every single day,” said Brittany Bowe, an American speedskater.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2022

How to prevent famine in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has faded from global view. And now almost 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine, and a further 14 million are facing acute hunger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

China says U.S. failing to meet agreements from Biden-Xi summit

In recent days the two sides have increasingly traded barbs over the Biden administration's efforts to organize a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games.
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

‘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
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
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi ready to take giant leap for Japan

Kobayashi is bidding to become the first Japanese jumper to win gold on foreign snow.
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
WORLD
Jan 26, 2022

Pfizer and BioNTech launch trial of omicron-targeted COVID-19 vaccine

The companies plan to test the immune response generated by the omicron-based vaccine both as a three-shot regimen in unvaccinated people and as a booster shot.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 25, 2022

Olympians face a daunting final qualifying event: staying healthy

With the Feb. 4 opening ceremony in their sights, athletes are cutting off contact with loved ones, changing the ways they train and ceasing all activities outside the realms of competition.
Japan Times
Australia report 2022
Jan 25, 2022

Message from the Prime Minister

The 65th anniversary of the Commerce Agreement between Australia and Japan is an opportunity to reflect on the strong and enduring ties of trade, diplomacy and friendship between our two countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2022

U.K.’s Boris Johnson faces week that defines his political future

Member of Parliament Nusrat Ghani's claim on Sunday that she was fired as a minister in 2020 partly because of her 'Muslimness' have further dented trust in the prime minister.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2022

China’s Games: How Xi Jinping is staging the Olympics on his terms

No longer needing to prove its standing, China now wants to project the vision of a prosperous, confident nation under Xi, the country's most powerful leader since Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022

The plans for the world’s next largest city are incomplete

Delhi's new draft Master Plan for 2041 envisions a megacity with tall buildings, affordable housing and ample green space, but inequity, corruption and shortsightedness complicate matters.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 21, 2022

Defending champion Naomi Osaka falls in third round of Australian Open

Osaka's title defense came to an early end as the four-time Grand Slam champion was upset by Amanda Anisimova.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2022

An aging China poses new challenges

China's declining birth rate looks almost impossible to reverse, a trajectory with profound implications for its economic and social prospects.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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