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WORLD / Science & Health
May 11, 2022

Test, test, test? Scientists question costly mass COVID-19 checks

The dominance of the relatively milder omicron variant and the availability of vaccines and treatments means governments should consider more strategic policies, some experts say.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 10, 2022

The U.S. Fed navigates a difficult path, with much resting on its success

The market plunge is a vote of no confidence in the Fed's ability to safely navigate between competing imperatives: controlling inflation and keeping the economy growing.
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WORLD
May 6, 2022

Death toll during pandemic far exceeds totals reported by countries, WHO says

Nearly 15 million more people died during the pandemic than would have in normal times, the WHO has said, a staggering measure of COVID-19's true toll.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 4, 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could control hunt for family's wealth as Philippines president

If the front-runner triumphs in the May 9 election, he will wield broad powers over government agencies seeking to recover as much as $10 billion plundered by his namesake father.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2022

As war in Ukraine drags on, India walks a fine line between Moscow and Washington

By taking a neutral stance on the war, experts and a former Indian ambassador say that New Delhi has only one country's interests in mind: India's.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 3, 2022

Musk’s grand vision for 'free speech' on Twitter faces reality check in Asia

Asia is home to more than half the world's population and is the platform's biggest growth opportunity.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022

Bringing facial recognition to war is a bad idea

New York-based Clearview AI revealed it had offered the government of Ukraine free access to its 'facial network” to help stave off the Russian invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 29, 2022

Climate change will accelerate viral spillovers, study finds

The shuffling of viruses among animals may increase the risk that one will jump into humans and cause a new pandemic, the researchers said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 28, 2022

Global growth to slow as inflation bites

Global economic output was dealt a body blow when Russia invaded Ukraine on Feb. 24, sending commodity prices through the roof and triggering waves of economic sanctions.
Japan Times
India report 2022
Apr 28, 2022

Sami-Sabinsa Group: Contributing to society through research, innovation and compassion

The Sami-Sabinsa Group is a global pioneer in health science and a leading producer of nutraceuticals, cosmeceuticals, phytonutrients and specialty fine chemicals for the nutrition, pharmaceutical and food industries. Founder and Group Chairman of Sami-Sabinsa Group Dr. Muhammed Majeed spoke with Bridges....
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BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 25, 2022

Indonesia's palm oil export ban leaves global buyers with no Plan B

Vegetable oil prices have already risen more than 50% in the past six months, as factors ranging from labor shortages in Malaysia to droughts in Argentina and Canada have curtailed supplies.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2022

Equitable capitalism or bust

The World Bank warns that the effort to reduce poverty has suffered its “worst setback” in a quarter century, owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2022

Rising fertilizer costs are catching up to rice farmers, threatening supplies

Yields could drop 10% in the next season, translating to a loss of 36 million tons of rice, or the equivalent of feeding 500 million people.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 17, 2022

No boundaries — culinary, cultural and other — at Meraki Syokudou

Chef-owner Hiroaki Suzuki relies on his inner creative compass to craft a truly remarkable dining experience.
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WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Ukraine's past and present intertwine as a war historian seeks refuge

She was one of the 10 million displaced Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by Russia's invasion. Her newfound status felt alien, something belonging to survivors of past wars.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2022

Germany’s energy woes are a fiasco of its own making

In both the short and the long term, Germany will be unable to end Russian gas imports without triggering economic chaos and public outrage.
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WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

War brings new Iron Curtain down on Russia’s storied ballet stages

Ballet in Russia is something of a national pastime — a cultural jewel, but also the focus of intense emotion and close scrutiny by its discerning audiences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

'Air worse than Beijing' isn't much of an insult anymore

China's progress in reducing pollution in its capital city justifies a little environmental optimism, if only the world would catch up.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2022

Demolition of Tokyo’s iconic Nakagin Capsule Tower officially begins

Fans gathered for a last look at the building, an iconic representation of Japan's metabolist architectural movement.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine tests international institutions

The Ukraine war has been a test for international institutions. Many have been found wanting. Fortunately, several have risen to the moment and we should learn from their successes.
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WORLD
Apr 11, 2022

The mysterious man who built (and then lost) Little Tokyo

The cluster of these Japanese-style businesses on Stuyvesant Street came together organically over many years. Japan Village emerged nearly all at once.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 10, 2022

Alysa Liu announces retirement at 16

The American won her first U.S. title in 2019 aged 13, breaking Tara Lipinski's record to become the youngest national champion, and repeated the feat in 2020.
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WORLD
Apr 9, 2022

Supply chains widely tainted by forced labor in China, witnesses say

Human rights activists, labor leaders and others have urged the U.S. to put its weight behind a coming ban on products made with forced labor in the Xinjiang region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2022

With Japan still shut to travelers, it is out of sight and out of mind

Once a tourist hot spot before the COVID-19 pandemic, Japan should join Asian neighbors in relaxing its border entry rules, lest it fade even further from global consciousness.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2022

Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, pitching ideas big and small

The move has implications for a social network where world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities and more than 217 million users conduct their daily public discourse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2022

Who does the U.S. think it is, telling India how to respond to Ukraine?

All countries act according to their own geopolitical calculations and none is immune from making mistakes, including the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2022

With each new crisis in Hong Kong, pressure built on a Beijing loyalist

On Monday, those pressures appeared to boil over as Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she would not seek a second five-year term.

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