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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021

Singapore's social divisions aren't so clear cut

COVID-19 didn't create the city's economic and social anxieties, but it brought them to the surface.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021

Terror and the Taliban

The reality is while the Taliban and Al-Qaida do share a similar religious ideology and worldview, they have very different objectives.
Japan Times
SUMO
Aug 18, 2021

Sumo makes its way to Cambridge as former U.S. wrestler studies sport's ancient role

Colton Runyan, 31, has gone from taking on Tobizaru and Daiamami in the ring to tackling ancient and abstruse Japanese texts in Cambridge's vast and sprawling library system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 18, 2021

Afghanistan: The nation of never-ending conflicts

The various factions of the Taliban will split, mostly on ethnic lines, and another civil war of uncertain length will follow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

Superspreader risk forces world to work with Myanmar generals

The threat of an uncontrolled outbreak goes beyond Myanmar, which is already beset with civil conflict, soaring poverty and food insecurity, as well as a plummeting economy.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2021

Former Prime Minister Abe bids for a new role: LDP kingmaker

With Suga's falling popularity opening up an opportunity, Abe and his allies are vying for greater control over the LDP at the expense of Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 18, 2021

Detroit Tigers announcer apologizes after using racist accent to discuss Shohei Ohtani

The comment and apology were widely condemned on social media, with many criticizing the announcer, Hall of Fame pitcher Jack Morris, for saying he was sorry if he offended anyone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021

Haiti quake survivors cry for help as death toll nears 2,000

Political turmoil, quake-damaged hospitals, gangs and a tropical storm all conspire to hinder relief efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 18, 2021

In a handful of U.S. states, early data hint at a rise in breakthrough infections

With the arrival of the contagious delta variant, COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths among vaccinated Americans also may have increased, according to preliminary figures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

Hong Kong’s quarantine flip-flop creates chaos for travelers

The city has abruptly scrapped a new rule allowing vaccinated residents returning from medium-risk locations to quarantine in a hotel for just one week, half the typically required time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2021

SoftBank-backed Karrot becomes $2.7 billion South Korean unicorn

Asia's fourth-largest economy is breaking away from family-controlled conglomerates and minting self-made billionaires faster than ever.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2021

Biden’s high stakes gamble on Afghanistan masks challenges ahead

Biden has taken ownership of a crisis that could determine the fate of his presidency and longer-term perceptions abroad about American leadership.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 18, 2021

As murders in the U.S. surge, Democrats find a new message: Fund the police

Democratic city leaders are scrambling to boost police budgets amid the deadliest crime wave in two decades, a reflection of how deeply unpopular the 'defund' concept has become.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 18, 2021

Green-push dilemma: China's steel curbs could cripple price-control efforts

Analysts say it won't be easy for China to balance emission goals and economic targets, but it will try to ease supply shortfalls and price rises with export tariffs and higher imports.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Aug 18, 2021

Tokyo American Club takes vaccination process into its own hands — and into arms of Minato Ward residents

Almost a century old, the Tokyo American Club has added a new mission for the pandemic era: Get people vaccinated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn deletes erroneous Taiwan tweet after Chinese media labels him 'dotard'

The lawmaker, a known China hawk, wrongly claimed that the United States currently has 30,000 troops stationed in self-ruled Taiwan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021

Taliban, striking dovish tone, pledge peace and women's rights under Islam

The group said it wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 18, 2021

Brett Favre urges parents to keep kids out of tackle football until age 14

'I don't know what normal feels like. Do I have CTE? I really don't know,' Favre said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

South Korean PM aims to have 70% of nation receive first vaccine dose by end of September

South Korea currently lags Japan, which started its inoculations at about the same time and now has 37% of its population fully vaccinated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2021

Afghan central bank's $10 billion stash not all within reach of Taliban

The country's central bank is thought to hold foreign currency, gold and other treasures in its vaults, but the vast majority of the assets are held outside Afghanistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2021

The Taliban are back. Now will they restrain or support al-Qaida?

The United States invaded Afghanistan 20 years ago in response to terrorism, and many worry that al-Qaida and other radical Islamist groups will again find safe haven there.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2021

Virus surge in Japan overshadows excitement ahead of the Paralympics

Athletes and officials are caught between worries over COVID-19 and their belief in what the Paralympics can do for inclusiveness and disability sports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2021

China trumpets U.S. decline, but Asia's lessons from Afghan chaos hard to discern

Even as Chinese state media seizes on the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan as a signal of America's decline, the view from Beijing's halls of power is likely far more nuanced.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 17, 2021

Taliban mullahs vow softer approach to win over skeptical world

Even before the group announces what's next, it appears to be in a stronger position on the world stage than it ever achieved during its five-year rule that ended after the Sept. 11 attacks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2021

Valuing China assets no easy task after $1 trillion regulatory wipeout

Analysts who were bullish on Chinese stocks heading into the tumult are now assessing the damage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2021

Taiwan would not collapse like Afghanistan, premier says

Premier Su Tseng-chang offered an indirect warning to powerful neighbor China not to be 'deluded' into thinking it could take the island in an invasion.

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