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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 Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2021

Beijing’s military-heavy approach to Taiwan locks the U.S. and China in a security dilemma

While the policy of “strategic ambiguity” allows the U.S. to avoid committing to the defense of Taiwan against a Chinese invasion, China's growing military coercion behooves the it to act.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2021

Osaka governor faces backlash over expansive virus closure requests

The push and pull in Osaka provides a taste of what happens when a public official tries to take proactive measures in Japan, where virus measures remain largely voluntary.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 21, 2021

Controversial report could deny Hakuho deserved elder stock

Should the Japan Sumo Association adopt the recommendations of the external advisors, the all-time great yokozuna would be prevented from using his ring name after retiring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2021

Modi’s war on the press

In late January, police filed criminal charges against eight journalists. Their crime: reporting the claims of a dead protester's family that he had been shot and killed by the police.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2021

Why would anyone want to be president?

More often than anyone might think, ample grounds exist for wondering why anyone would want to be president of the United States. Yes, there’s the glory of being elected to occupy the country’s most powerful office, hearing “Hail to the Chief,” receiving military salutes, and being called “Mr....
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2021

ASEAN calls summit on Myanmar crisis as EU imposes sanctions

The meeting is due to take place in Jakarta on Saturday under strict health and security protocols.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2021

For South Korea's youngest 'sea women,' warming seas mean smaller catches

Every year the waters are a little less icy — warming as much as 2.6 times more than the world average — changing the undersea habitat and casting doubt on the future of the 'sea women.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2021

Angry broadcasters condemn breakaway Super League plan

Broadcasters who have spent billions of dollars to screen Champions League soccer have condemned the plan by top European clubs to form a breakaway Super League as a threat to the future of the game that will not succeed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2021

Trust me, you don’t want to be China's biggest billionaire

Conspicuous wealth attracts unwanted scrutiny. Beijing is wary of rich developers because they often load up on debt, thereby putting corporate China's financial health at risk.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 18, 2021

Cuba's Raul Castro leaves the political stage, his legacy yet to be written

While Fidel was the charismatic leader who rallied Cubans to defend the revolution and defy the United States, Raul, 89, built the military into a formidable fighting force.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2021

Marathon runners sweating over future of 2021 races

Steven Rojas was ready. He had already started the program of long runs, track workouts, and tempo efforts prescribed by Brooklyn Track Club in anticipation of running the 2020 New York Marathon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 17, 2021

In a spasm of violence, Indianapolis faces its third mass shooting in 2021

'It is a national embarrassment, what's going on,” U.S. President Joe Biden said in a news conference Friday, as he repeated his support for a ban on assault weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2021

Thailand to tighten curbs as virus wave risks tourism plans

The closure of bars, pubs, karaoke and massage parlors in areas including Bangkok, the epicenter of the latest outbreak, may be extended nationwide until the end of April.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2021

Japan joins U.S. in urging China to accelerate climate action

China's 'air pollution control could directly affect our people's health and society,' said Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Kyoto gets its own teamLab installation, the largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.

Podcast

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

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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