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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2021

The right economic advice for the pandemic recovery

The challenge now is to devise a recovery strategy that recognizes the implications of today's global economic interdependence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2021

Japan’s green push opens path to talent outside old men’s club

The growing importance of sustainable investment could help diversify the mentality of Japan Inc. boardrooms, as firms look to draw from a nontraditional talent pool for senior positions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 1, 2021

Foodman escapes the city for ‘Yasuragi Land’

Music producer Foodman's new album is an ode to the places and objects that make up the landscape of everyday life beyond the dense cities of Osaka and Tokyo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021

Big Tech is gearing up for a massive fight with Modi’s India

India is growing more assertive in its efforts to control online communications, challenging Twitter and Facebook's practices and threatening to set a precedent that could extend worldwide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021

A half-century of an endless drug war

Fifty years of failure is enough. Now is the time for the U.S. to lead the world toward humane, people-centered and evidence-based drug policy for the twenty-first century.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 29, 2021

Complacent France pays price for lacking team factor

'The best team deserves to go to the next round and tonight that is the Swiss,' said former France midfielder Patrick Vieira after a night to forget for Les Bleus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2021

China faces challenges as Communist Party turns 100

China's rapid militarization, its assertive behavior in the East and South China Seas and disregard for a rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific have not won friends in the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021

The only foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out

Australian virologist Danielle Anderson had an insider's perspective on a place that's become a flash point in the search for what caused the worst pandemic in a century.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2021

Decades apart, father and son design Olympic aquatics venues in Tokyo

Paul Noritaka Tange has paid tribute to Kenzo Tange's 1964 venue with his design for the 2020 Tokyo Aquatics Center.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

What's at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers' attention during their waking hours.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2021

Pacific island turns to Australia for undersea cable after spurning China

The United States and its Pacific allies have concerns that cables laid by China could compromise regional security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2021

EVs seen reaching global sales supremacy by 2033, faster than expected

Tougher regulations and rising interest are driving demand for zero-emissions transportation, according to a new study.
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
OLYMPICS
Jun 20, 2021

Kenya unveils its team for the Tokyo Olympics

The East African nation is an athletics powerhouse and boasts some of the world's top athletes, who regularly win medals at elite competitions in Europe, Asia and North America.
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 / Science & Health
Jun 20, 2021

Don’t count on needing a COVID-19 booster shot, top WHO scientist says

As some governments prepare for COVID-19 booster shots targeting more infectious virus variants, health authorities say it's too early to tell if they will be required.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 19, 2021

Pacific undersea cable project sinks after U.S. warns against Chinese participation

The U.S. has said Chinese firms pose a security threat because they are required to cooperate with Beijing's intelligence and security services, an assertion rejected by China.
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
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
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2021

Actions, not words, will make or break the G7

The real measure of the Biden presidency and that of the G7 will be the changes they produce. Here, the evidence is more ambiguous.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 15, 2021

Millions of missing jobs should make inflation hawks think twice

The global employment shortfall from the pandemic is predicted by the International Labour Organization to be 75 million this year.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jun 14, 2021

Japan's players brace for final push to make Olympic basketball team

The battle to make Japan's 12-man roster will begin in earnest from Wednesday during the final window of FIBA Asian Cup qualifying.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2021

G7 action on climate gets cautious welcome, but activists say more needed

Leaders of the G7 nations have pledged to stop financing new coal plants beyond their borders by the end of this year, but domestic use went unaddressed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 11, 2021

G7 to donate 1 billion COVID-19 vaccine doses to poorer countries

Some campaign groups condemned the plan as a drop in the ocean, with Oxfam estimating that nearly 4 billion people will depend on COVAX for vaccines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2021

Japan must work with TSMC to rebuild chipmaking base, ex-economy minister says

The nation is unable to return to cutting-edge chip development and manufacturing on its own, LDP lawmaker Akira Amari acknowledged, suggesting a tie-up with the Taiwanese chipmaker.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2021

Lessons from the pandemic

Most countries are lagging far behind and new, concerted and more generous efforts by the richest nations are needed to control the pandemic at a global level.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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