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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2021

South Korea sees jump in COVID-19 cases on outbreaks in Christian schools

South Korean authorities were scrambling on Wednesday to contain coronavirus outbreaks centered around Christian schools as the country reported a jump in infections, dampening hopes of a speedy exit from a third wave of the pandemic.
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2021

New Zealand Olympic Committee head believes some athletes could skip Tokyo Games

Some New Zealand athletes may choose to skip the Tokyo Games this year due to health concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic, Radio New Zealand quoted Kereyn Smith, the head of the country's Olympic committee (NZOC), as saying on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2021

New Zealand won’t open border to the world this year, PM says

New Zealand is likely to keep its border closed to the world through most of 2021 amid uncertainty over the rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 26, 2021

It's time to reduce the world's trade dependence on China

By cooperating with allies and boosting multilateral functions under the WTO, Japan can help put a stop to Beijing's coercive actions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2021

The eternal promise of the Arab Spring: Democracy isn’t like instant coffee

Instead of undergoing a genuine transition to freedom and social justice, almost all Arab Spring countries have reverted to various combinations of autocracy, poverty and violence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2021

Was the Capitol riot sedition? Just read the law

In many nations, the threat of sedition prosecutions has been used to criminalize dissent — to intimidate, and even imprison people who object to what the government is doing.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2021

Japan likely to hit COVID-19 herd immunity months after Olympics

Japan has arranged to buy 314 million doses, but problems seen in vaccine rollouts elsewhere have stirred doubt that Japan will get those supplies on time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2021

Asia’s movie rebound is good news for everyone

In the absence of Hollywood fare, 'The Eight Hundred,” a Chinese war epic, became the world's top-grossing movie with a $460 million take.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2021

Lessons from living through a pandemic

COVID-19 has revealed that collectively we are not very good at dealing with situations of uncertainty.
BASKETBALL
Jan 24, 2021

Japan's remaining Asia Cup qualifiers relocated to Doha

The Akatsuki Five will play the rest of their Group B games in a bio-secure 'bubble' due in part to the ongoing state of emergency in the Tokyo area.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2021

Japan still has a mountain to climb before it can lift emergency

Public health experts had already cast doubt on whether a monthlong measure would be enough — especially given that the first emergency went on for six weeks.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 23, 2021

Thomas Bach says entire Olympic movement united in determination to stage Tokyo Games

Bach conceded it would be a 'huge undertaking' to get the games underway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 23, 2021

A year later, the first post-pandemic city

The long months of harsh lockdown have faded from view in Wuhan, the first city in the world devastated by the new coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2021

More than 150 National Guard members in Washington for inauguration test positive for COVID-19

Between 150 and 200 National Guard deployed to Washington to provide security for President Joe Biden's inauguration have tested positive for the coronavirus, a U.S. official said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 22, 2021

Shiseido in talks to sell personal-care business to CVC

The firm has been revamping its portfolio as the coronavirus pandemic has changed cosmetic and personal care routines, dealing a blow to beauty companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 22, 2021

Locked up in a Melbourne hotel for a year, then a sudden taste of freedom

For scores of other asylum-seekers who have been held in Australian hotels, stifling conditions have stretched on for months and months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 22, 2021

New China swine fever strains point to unlicensed vaccines

The variants of the disease cause a chronic condition that reduces the number of healthy piglets born.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2021

They’re breaking glass and criticizing Biden. From the left.

In the hours after Biden's inauguration, hundreds of people gathered for a series of events across the liberal city of Portland, Oregon — not to celebrate, but to protest.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2021

Step up adaptation to climate change now or risk 'enormous toll,' scientists warn

The scientists warned that a failure to respond to rising climate risks as governments try to revive their economies from coronavirus woes would have severe consequences.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 21, 2021

When removing two stars from playoff games represents progress for NFL

While fans of the Ravens and the Chiefs would vigorously disagree, others might consider the removal of Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes welcome sights.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 21, 2021

An ordinary president shoulders an extraordinary burden

Biden has promised an aggressive and activist agenda for his first ten days, with actions of both domestic and international import; his priority is attending to his nation's ills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 21, 2021

How Japan can help the U.K. meet its China challenge

With London and Tokyo sharing a view on the impact of Beijing's rise, now is the time for a bilateral policy dialogue to further align their diplomatic, economic and security interests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2021

Asia wonders: Can a Biden-led U.S. return to form?

The newly minted U.S. leader is looking to reassure a world wary of capricious American foreign policy during the Trump administration.
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, largest in Japan
Visitors wearing kimonos look at digital artwork at the newly opened teamLab Biovortex in Kyoto.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
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.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.

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
By Kathryn Wortley

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