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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 26, 2020

Top 5: Food trends our critics want to see Japan embrace in 2021

Eyes (and stomachs) are already turning to 2021. Five of The Japan Times' critics share the dining trends they'd like to see the country embrace.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 26, 2020

Cow design collaborations to steer 2021 in the right direction

“On Design” looks to 2021, the Year of the Ox (or cow, depending on who you ask), with a few design collaborations featuring the auspicious bovine.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2020

She chronicled China’s crisis. Now she is accused of spreading lies.

Woman who became a symbol of Beijing's efforts to deny its early failings in the pandemic set for first known trial of a chronicler of China's coronavirus crisis.
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JAPAN
Dec 25, 2020

Abe apologizes at the Diet for false statements on dinner party funding

The long-running scandal has tainted the legacy of Abe's administration, corroded his credibility and cast a shadow over his successor.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 25, 2020

NHL plans to have Canadian teams play in home venues

The NHL anticipates the league's Canadian teams will be able to play games in their home venues when the season starts on Jan. 13.
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JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 25, 2020

Foreign detainees let go temporarily amid pandemic have nowhere to go

Many have been left without means of support, as they are prohibited from working and are not eligible to receive any administrative assistance.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2020

Brexit is finally done, but it already seems out of date

The world has changed radically since June 2016, when a narrow majority of people in Britain voted to leave the European Union.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2020

What is driving Asia’s technological rise?

India alone produced three-quarters of the world's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates between 2016 and 2018.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2020

China looks to cut inequality in order to boost the economy

Although China is the only major economy set to grow this year due to its effective control of the pandemic, a new slogan signals that the ruling party is worried about an uneven recovery.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 23, 2020

Christmas is canceled for Boris Johnson

The situation on Britain's borders is clearly serious, but will it wound Johnson fatally? That all depends on how many Britons are inclined to blame the virus for the chaos.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 23, 2020

Past savior of Japan Airlines expects old values to beat pandemic

The carrier should stick to a philosophy of preserving jobs and keeping workers happy, former assistant chairman Yoshihito Ohta says.
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2020
Dec 23, 2020

Takeda: Deeply committed to further growth in Ireland

Twenty-three years since it entered the market, Japan-based pharmaceutical company Takeda has become one of the largest Japanese companies in Ireland following the acquisition of Irish pharmaceutical company Shire in 2019. Today, it operates two large manufacturing plants and has several commercial offices...
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GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Ireland report 2020
Dec 23, 2020

Ireland’s premium brands in high spirits

Although the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has affected all industries in various ways and in varying degrees, most of Ireland’s exports, specifically pharmaceuticals and information technology, have shown strength and resilience because of stronger demand.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 22, 2020

Dear Canberra, you are not alone

What Australia's prime minister said about a COVID-19 inquiry was appropriate and the international community must remain united and push China to do what is right during these trying times.
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LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 22, 2020

The secret is out: This kanji will remain closely associated with the pandemic of 2020

The Japanese have spoken, 'u5bc6' (mitsu) is the kanji of the year for 2020. But what is this kanji trying to say to us?
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BUSINESS
Dec 21, 2020

Britain and EU tell each other to give way in 'difficult' trade talks

Negotiations are expected to continue on Monday, and a senior British government source described them as 'difficult' because of the 'significant differences' in position.
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JAPAN
Dec 20, 2020

Santa Claus bikers parade in Tokyo against child abuse

At the parade, bikers said this year's event meant more, because more children were vulnerable to domestic violence during the pandemic.

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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