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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Oct 4, 2020

I'm having second thoughts on being a 'citizen of the world'

Before the pandemic, being a so-called international citizen was something to be proud of. However, is having family scattered around the world a good thing?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2020

The perils of COVID-19 and big brother government in Asia

Governments' newfound authority to regulate behavior and collect personal data due to the pandemic risks enabling serious violations of civil liberties and human rights.
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 3, 2020

The not-so-secret allure of camping in Japan amid a pandemic

Public transport isn't generally an option, campers seldom use restaurants or hotels, and social distancing is virtually a given.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 3, 2020

The rights and wrongs of targeted lockdowns

With some groups more likely than others to be killed by COVID-19, the idea of keeping certain groups indoors has surfaced.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 3, 2020

Mike Pompeo's Asia visit and 'Quad' talks still on after Trump COVID-19 test

Top U.S. diplomat for Asia says the visit to region highlights Washington's strong commitment to the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 3, 2020

Trump’s COVID-19 news meets a landscape primed for mistrust

Was it a hoax? Was it a lie? Was the president sicker than he claimed — or not sick at all? Was there any way this alarming news was an ultracynical con?
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 2, 2020

New justice minister pledges support for non-Japanese residents

Yoko Kamikawa vowed to improve policies that impact foreign nationals in Japan as well as the transparency of the justice system.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 1, 2020

Japan corporate pessimism eases from 11-year low in BOJ tankan

The data offers some hope for new Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga's efforts to achieve an economic revival from the coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2020

‘Clowns' and 'fools’ mark a U.S. debate with only 'lowlights'

The debate changed nothing, except to diminish the country's dignity just a little bit more.
JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 30, 2020

Japan looks to My Number cards to unlock country's digital transformation

Increased uptake of the controversial cards and an expansion of their associated services are seen by the government as key to achieving digitalization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2020

Of course, the U.S. presidential debate was always going to be about Trump

An insatiable self-evangelist and denier of realities that displease him, the U.S. leader invited viewers Tuesday to embrace his preferred version of Trump-era events.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2020

Taiwan defense chief says no signs China is preparing for war

One sign of an imminent attack would be if troops from inland parts of China began massing along its east, but there are no indications that is happening.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2020

How ‘Save the Children’ is keeping QAnon alive

The movement was hijacked by QAnon believers, who used it to spread false and exaggerated claims about a global child-trafficking conspiracy led by top Democrats.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 29, 2020

Japan stocks finally beat bubble-era high — at least on one gauge

The Nikkei 500, an index that includes 275 more companies than the benchmark 225-issue Nikkei average, rose to a record Monday, topping the closing high in December 1989.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 28, 2020

The Tokyo Olympics should not be held amid coronavirus pandemic

Hiroshi Hoketsu, 79, is a Japanese three-time Olympic equestrian. He made his Olympic debut at the 1964 Tokyo Games and became the oldest Japanese Olympian when he participated in the 2012 London Games at age 71.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Sep 28, 2020

Tokyo confirms 78 new COVID-19 cases Monday

People in their 20s made up the largest proportion of the group, at 26, while those in their 30s and 40s totaled 28, the metropolitan government said.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Sep 28, 2020

Masks, noisy TVs and the lessons my students have learned from Corona-san

With language lessons on hold for many English teachers due to the pandemic, William Lang catches up with some of his own Japanese students.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 28, 2020

Trump campaign aide Brad Parscale detained after threat to harm self

U.S. President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Brad Parscale was detained by police in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Sunday after barricading himself in his home and threatening to harm himself, according to a police statement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 27, 2020

Modi bets the farm. It was about time.

Almost 9 out of 10 Indian farmers have less than five acres. A majority carry on reluctantly, barely able to scratch out a living.
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Sep 27, 2020

A closer look at the LDP lawmakers who support Suga

Yoshihide Suga became prime minister because he was able to secure the support of the most powerful formal faction leaders in the Liberal Democratic Party, whose members voted for him over rivals Fumio Kishida and Shigeru Ishiba, who also lead their own factions. But behind that support from top formal...
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2020

As the new administrative reform minister, Taro Kono declares war on fax machines

Kono said his ongoing crusade against hanko will go a long way toward phasing out the nation's entrenched fixation on fax.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight