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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 4, 2022

The rise and fall of Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes: A timeline

Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, 37, was accused of defrauding investors and patients with her claims of revolutionizing lab testing with a machine that used a single drop of blood.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 3, 2022

French lawmakers to vote on COVID vaccine passports amid death threats

The proposed tightening of the rules has caused an upsurge of anger among anti-vaxxers, with some lawmakers saying they have been subject to aggression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 3, 2022

America’s struggle at home

America's politics have become an insider's game to favor the super-rich and corporate lobbies at the expense of the overwhelming majority of citizens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 3, 2022

Restoring dynamism to development

Multilateral development institutions with a capacity to drive policy reform are key to securing robust, sustainable and inclusive growth in a post-pandemic world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jan 2, 2022

2021 was a tough year, but Tokyo chefs remain undeterred

While the past year saw restaurants closing due to state-of-emergency restrictions, the food scene continued to progress.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 1, 2022

The big issues for 2022

Many of the big questions for 2022 are related to inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2022

New Year celebrations muted by omicron, but South Africa offers hope

South Africa, which first raised the alarm about the new fast-spreading coronavirus variant, became the first country to declare its omicron wave had crested.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 1, 2022

What to expect in the Year of the Tiger

Astrologers say the tiger denotes strength, vitality and growth — qualities that will hopefully stand us in good stead as we look to move past the uncertainty that COVID-19 has wrought.
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021

2022 will offer key tests of Kishida's ability to grow into PM role

An upcoming Upper House poll and the omicron variant are among the things that will test the prime minister's capacity to build on successes and lessons from 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2021

Sayonara and good riddance to 2021. Enter the Tiger.

There were many winners and losers in 2021, a year in which the health and economic impacts of the coronavirus once again dominated the headlines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

Stricken boat with over 100 Rohingya refugees allowed to dock in Indonesia

Authorities, who had initially sought to turn the boat away, relented following international pressure to give them refuge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2021

Hong Kong’s media crackdown portends tough 2022 for free press

Governments appear poised for more steps to silence critical media coverage in the year ahead.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 31, 2021

2021: The year of results

The world hasn't exactly received a glowing report card in terms of what it has managed to achieve over the past 12 months.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 30, 2021

Young talent isn’t following the money to Wall Street

The talent pool is being drawn elsewhere. Traditional investment banks can't win them back just by upping starting salaries.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 30, 2021

‘Every hooper’s dream’: NBA hopefuls get their chance during crisis

A 10-day contract has typically been like a tryout for players, with several signees getting longer deals to stay with their teams for the rest of the season and beyond.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 30, 2021

Stephen Curry hits 3-point milestone but Warriors fall to Nuggets

Curry connected on his milestone 3-pointer with 5.3 seconds remaining in the third period to cap a 25-14 Warriors run that trimmed a 24-point halftime deficit to 74-61.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2021

Stay or go? For Myanmar’s latest wave of refugees, there’s no good choice.

For Biak Tling and his family, who have left Myanmar entirely, it is a life in limbo as they struggle to adapt to a new environment, surrounded by numerous uncertainties about the future.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 30, 2021

This college bowl season, the toughest opponent is COVID-19

On Tuesday, hours before the scheduled kickoff in San Diego, UCLA announced that it would not be able to play North Carolina State in the Holiday Bowl.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

U.S. and China holding talks on cleaning of planes after flight aborted

China's new sanitation mandates — spurred by the spread of COVID-19 — significantly extend the time planes are on the ground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

Run, rebuild, repeat as floods eat away at India's indigenous land

With limited work options and a high dependence on natural resources, the Mising — like other indigenous communities around the world — often suffer the worst of the extreme weather.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

How world leaders can make their COP26 deforestation pledge a reality

More than 100 leaders agreed to halt and reverse harm to forests and land by 2030, but similar zero-deforestation pledges had repeatedly been made and not met.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 29, 2021

NFL amends COVID protocol and cuts quarantine in half

Vaccinated players may still 'test out' of protocol with two negative tests that can be taken at the same time or separately.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Dec 29, 2021

Asia’s regional threats

There is no balance of power or set of rules, norms and practices that can ensure stable and predictable interstate relations in Asia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 28, 2021

Delta says China service ‘fluid’ after Shanghai flight turns back to Seattle

The U.S. airline cited cleaning requirements that would have significantly extended ground time, which it said were announced the same day the flight reversed course.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 28, 2021

Expect more shipping chaos as omicron forces transport workers to quit

The transport industry is bracing for another roller coaster year of supply-chain disruptions as seafarers refuse to get back on ships and truck drivers quit over COVID-19 concerns.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 28, 2021

Images of 2021: 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics

While public opposition, media scandals and a new coronavirus variant obstructed the the road to the 2020 Tokyo Games, the nation rose to the occasion.
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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