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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 17, 2021

Parting words from Japan's Olympians and Paralympians

Short and sweet, the soundbites Japanese athletes gave to the press are sure to help you in expressing both happiness and disappointment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2021

India’s prime minister gets a three-week birthday bash as popularity dips

The celebrations are in stark contrast to the everyday reality of millions of Indians left jobless by the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2021

No clear front-runner and factions divided on eve of LDP leadership campaign

The race is turning out to be more than simply an election to choose the country's next leader — it's become a contest that could shift power dynamics within the ruling party.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 16, 2021

Seiko Noda makes last-minute bid for LDP presidency

Noda's candidacy is expected to split votes that could have gone to vaccine chief Taro Kono and make it harder for any candidate to win a majority in the first round of voting.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2021

Taiwan plans $9 billion boost in arms spending

Taipei has warned of an urgent need to upgrade weapons in the face of a 'severe threat' from its giant neighbor China.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 16, 2021

As Japan lags on gender equality, some debate needed for legal targets

At the recent International Conference for Women in Business, how to make progress, and whether voluntary targets are enough, formed the basis of much of the discussion.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2021

North Korea's new railway-borne missile system built to strike 'threat-posing forces'

Analysts say the development could add complexity for a foreign military seeking to track and destroy the missiles before they are fired.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2021

Japan's exports growth cools as COVID-19 hits supply chains

'Exports have been driving the economy. The recovery scenario for Japan's economy may become shaky if they won't grow.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2021

Germany at risk from nationalists as Merkel leaves party adrift

As Angela Merkel prepares to step down after 16 years as chancellor, the scene is a sign of how the pandemic has sustained the anti-establishment resentment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 16, 2021

Next prime minister unlikely to set off Bank of Japan policy shift, survey shows

Some 84% of survey respondents predict there won't be any meaningful change in monetary policy as a result of the new political leadership, while the other 14% say it's hard to tell.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Sep 16, 2021

'Ghost in the Shell' goes big with Imax release

It has been 26 years since Mamoru Oshii's futuristic animated thriller “Ghost in the Shell” came into our lives and it still offers new surprises on renewed viewings.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 16, 2021

‘A Balance’: The real-life dangers of telling the truth

Yujiro Harumoto's drama about a documentary filmmaker who struggles with a moral dilemma as she looks into the cover-up of a bullied schoolgirl's death is a rare achievement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 16, 2021

Japan’s ‘carbon neutral’ liquefied natural gas shipments may not offset emissions

Measures such as preventing deforestation or supporting renewable energy projects actually do little to extract additional carbon from the air, and shouldn't contribute to net-zero claims.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2021

North Korean missiles land in Japan EEZ as nuclear threat grows

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has condemned the launches, the second test-firing in less than a week, as an “outrageous threat to peace and security in the region.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 15, 2021

South Korea says it successfully tests submarine-launched ballistic missile

President Moon Jae-in attended an underwater ejection test of the SLBM aboard the new 3,000-ton Dosan Ahn Chang-ho submarine commissioned last month, his office said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 15, 2021

Japan's next generation of lawmakers cheer ‘chaotic’ prime minister fight

Young LDP lawmakers are hoping that a vigorous debate before the party picks a leader on Sept. 29 will bring in fresh blood and new policies — and hold off any resurgence by the opposition.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 15, 2021

Lack of international streaming options hampers sumo's growth

While the Japan Sumo Association has made some progress on its online offerings, fans' inability to watch the sport overseas is a wasted opportunity for the sport to expand its audience.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021

Priciest food since 1970s poses big challenge for governments

Whether for bread or rice governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021

How to give away a million dollars

It is surprisingly easy for most people in affluent countries to make a huge difference to those living in extreme poverty in low-income countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021

The explanation for seemingly irrational COVID-19 behavior

Before the vaccines came along, it made great sense to enforce masking norms. If infections could be shifted into the future, a vaccinated citizenry would be much better protected.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 15, 2021

Uniqlo and Sweden keen on podium return after extending partnership

The Nordic nation's Olympic and Paralympic teams became the first outside Japan to be supplied by the fast fashion retailer during the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 15, 2021

Coronaviruses jump from animals to humans 400,000 times annually, study claims

Infections involving viruses related to COVID-19 shows the ongoing pandemic threat, according to work by EcoHealth Alliance and Duke-NUS Medical School that is pending peer review.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 15, 2021

Japan's virus wave shows just how far digitalization of schools still has to go

Japanese schools have long relied on conventional teaching methods, and an abrupt shift to remote learning has revealed how many are still wedded to them.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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