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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021

The Chinese Communist Party is not forever

The fact that no other such party in modern times has survived for a century should give China's leaders cause for worry, not celebration.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2021

The Biden-Putin summit through Tokyo's eyes

The long-anticipated first summit between Joe Biden and Vladimir Putin was held in Geneva last week. Tokyo’s initial reaction was rather unnoteworthy, partly because the meeting ended at midnight Japan time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 20, 2021

Soccer player Kumi Yokoyama comes out as transgender: 'It would be harder to live closeted'

The former Nadeshiko Japan striker, who plays for the NWSL's Washington Spirit, has received a flood of support from athletes and LGBTQ advocates following their announcement on Saturday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2021

Many Brazilians insist on Pfizer even as nation passes 500,000 COVID-19 deaths

In Sao Paulo, people demand the U.S. company's shots at public clinics and often walk out if none are available.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2021

Returning U.S. Olympians rely on experience for another shot at glory

Earning a place on the United States Olympic team is tough at the best of times — but booking your ticket to a third, fourth or even fifth games during a pandemic is an enormous challenge.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 20, 2021

Obscured truths come to light in Hideki Noda’s ‘Fakespeare’

William Shakespeare is one of the world’s most influential playwrights, but his life continues to be shrouded in mystery. Since his death in 1616 at the age of 52, no handwritten manuscripts have ever surfaced, and even his six supposed signatures all spell his name differently.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Jun 20, 2021

Morgan Giles: ‘I’m astounded by the sense of community among literary translators’

The World of Translators series wraps up with Morgan Giles, whose first full-length work, Yu Miri's “Tokyo Ueno Station,” won the National Book Award for translated literature in 2020.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021

Apple Daily is running low on funds to print Hong Kong newspaper

The pro-democracy Apple Daily has enough cash on hand to continue operating as normal only for a couple of weeks, according to a person familiar with the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2021

Biden’s cyber red line is prime for a Putin challenge, experts say

The Russian leader may attempt to comply with Biden's pronouncement by 'washing” hacking through 'affiliates in disparate nation states” to make it harder to attribute the attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 19, 2021

Plan to inoculate teens in Japan prompts deluge of angry calls and emails

The high volume of calls and emails as part of the anti-vaccination campaign have crippled some service lines and have included death threats.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 19, 2021

UEFA has contingency plan for Euro 2020 final

UEFA has a contingency plan to replace Wembley as host stadium of the Euro 2020 final unless Britain agrees to exempt fans from outside the country from 10-day quarantine rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Jun 19, 2021

Spotify gets visual in a new TV Tokyo show about podcasting

Spotify dips its toe into broadcast television with a new show that will either be a boon for podcasts or chain restaurants.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 19, 2021

Biden starts off strong in Europe

Biden could rightfully claim that “the United States is back.” The lingering question is: For how long?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 19, 2021

Read the ones about the priest, the comedian and the ostrich?

Three individuals feel they need to make a change, and laughter helps them through it.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Jun 19, 2021

Pesceco: ‘Satohama gastronomy’ rooted in local soil and sea

Creative, seafood-based cuisine inspired by the vista and bounty of Shimabara.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 18, 2021

Inside Hong Kong's Apple Daily, China's besieged liberal media icon

Thursday's early-morning raid by 500 police officers was a shock, not only to Apple Daily staffers but to journalists throughout China's freest city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021

With Putin behind him, Biden’s focus shifts to Xi

The world's second-largest economy was on the agenda throughout Biden's meetings with the Group of Seven leaders, NATO, the European Union and even Putin.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 18, 2021

Israel Galvan renews the passion of a long love affair

Flamenco — the exuberant dance form originating from Andalusia in southern Spain — has long thrived in Japan, with many of the greats traveling here to perform. There is even a popular claim that Japan has more flamenco academies than Spain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 18, 2021

Global power grids pushed to breaking point by summer heat and rising demand

Mix extreme heat and longer droughts, surging power demand, rising fossil fuel prices and a bumpy transition into renewables, and the result is a severe global power crunch.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 17, 2021

Rafa Nadal to skip Tokyo Olympics and Wimbledon to prolong career

The 35-year-old Spaniard said the two-week gap between the French Open and Wimbledon was not enough time for him to recuperate after a demanding clay-court season.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 17, 2021

Asanoyama's suspension to impact upper reaches of banzuke rankings

The ozeki will sit out six grand tournaments after repeatedly violating the Japan Sumo Association's COVID-19 protocols.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2021

Japan to lift state of emergency for nine prefectures

The move comes as coronavirus cases are declining nationwide and vaccinations are ramping up, though there are fears of a resurgence in infections leading into the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 17, 2021

The day Facebook ruined the internet

Before the News Feed, we navigated the internet at our leisure. But one day in 2006, it started organizing itself around us.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2021

‘Deeply disturbing’ Toshiba report points to powerful figures

It's a rare public account of how Japan's bureaucrats allegedly coordinated with a private company to exert control over foreign shareholders.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 16, 2021

Japan Display, a fading iPhone LCD screen-maker, pivots to virtual reality

The Tokyo-based LCD specialist expects its favored display technology to become the standard for VR because it can achieve higher resolution than OLED.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021

Wall Street is dealing like it’s 2007

At this rate, the value of private equity purchases in 2021 will surpass the total for all of 2020 in just a few weeks, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 16, 2021

Surveying Goma’s volcanoes

Scientists are working to assess the risk of a volcanic eruption after lava from Mount Nyiragongo forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of people in the city of Goma in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2021

How Trump’s trade war built China’s first global fashion giant

Partly due to the trade war, Shein pays neither export taxes on most of its products nor U.S. import taxes, an advantage that tilts the playing field heavily against its rivals.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person