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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2021

Extending the right to die

The issue of allowing advance requests for assistance in dying will become more pressing as populations age and more people develop dementia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
May 1, 2021

Solitude or isolation? Whatever it is, it's spreading.

While humanity is a social species, there's something to be said about solitude. The good kind, that is.
JAPAN
May 1, 2021

Japanese frustrated over vaccine rollout after learning of EU exports

The EU has said that it had authorized some 52.3 million doses made in European factories for export to Japan, the highest volume among all 43 countries to which vaccines have been shipped.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2021

Dozens killed in stampede at religious bonfire festival in Israel

Tens of thousands of ultra-Orthodox Jews had gathered at the Mount Meron tomb of the 2nd-century sage Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 29, 2021

Dark horse of vaccine race may be this French biotech

With the other COVID-19 vaccines in Europe focused on the virus's spike protein, this shot could protect against variants that might compromise others, making it the perfect booster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2021

The geopolitics of climate change

Geopolitical risk is not an excuse to alter our course or reverse direction. Rather, it is an impetus to accelerate our work toward a just transition for all.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2021

Marine Le Pen doubles Macron's pandemic pressure

Emmanuel Macron's voter base of affluent urban white-collar workers still supports him, but his push for economic reform and European integration no longer resonates.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 28, 2021

Australia to begin vaccinating Tokyo-bound athletes next week

Officials said that Olympic and Paralympic participants will be inoculated by private contractors in order to avoid burdening the public health system.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 28, 2021

Call your shot: Bucks to offer in-game COVID-19 vaccines

Basketball fans can obtain their first COVID-19 vaccine dose in an unusual venue this weekend — at a Milwaukee Bucks game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 27, 2021

Global travel sector prepares for vaccine-powered revival

New variants threaten to render today's vaccines ineffective, and the U.S. has put 80% of the world's countries on a no-go list, but travel firms remain optimistic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2021

Activists fear Hong Kong immigration bill will allow arbitrary travel bans

An immigration bill on Hong Kong's legislative agenda for Wednesday would give authorities virtually unlimited powers to prevent residents and others entering or leaving the former British colony, lawyers, diplomats and rights groups say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2021

Five key lessons for energy transition in the age of COVID-19

The World Economic Forum's Energy Transition Index 2021 indicates that only 10% of the 115 countries analyzed maintained a steady upward trajectory toward energy transition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2021

When it comes to a restart of global travel, all vaccines are not equal

A patchwork of approvals across the world is laying the groundwork for a global vaccine bifurcation, where the shot you get could determine which countries you can enter and work in.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2021

What will the new normal look like for China?

In the short term, the successful COVID-19 response by China will allow it to temporarily strengthen its position. But in the long term, its problems aren't going anywhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 24, 2021

Biden to push allies to act on China forced labor at G7

The U.S. will urge its Group of Seven allies to increase pressure on China over the use of forced labor in its northwestern Xinjiang province, home to the Muslim Uighur minority.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 24, 2021

'Chinatown Beat': The act of telling the story is in itself political

New York-based director Yuko Torihara hit the pavement with writer Henry Chang to highlight the stories of Asian Americans in her short documentary “Chinatown Beat.”
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2021

Suga declares emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo

Effective Sunday, department stores, shopping centers, movie theaters and other large commercial facilities will be asked to close in four prefectures until May 11.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2021

What Germany’s next leader means for Europe and the world

Angela Merkel's departure after some 16 years as chancellor brings into play not simply the direction of Europe's biggest economy, but the balance of power on the continent.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
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
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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.
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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