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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2021

Hong Kong quietly widens national security law with subtle shift

City authorities have begun using the phrase 'contrary to the interests of national security” in recent weeks to define new red lines in the entertainment industry and the tax code.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Sep 17, 2021

New Los Angeles Games CEO promises 2028 Olympics will be 'on time and on budget'

CEO Kathy Carter said the 'no build' Games will utilize the city's wide array of existing sports facilities and will cost about $6.9 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2021

U.S. and France clash over surprise Australia submarine deal

The French foreign minister, Jean-Yves Le Drian, was blunt, saying his nation, whose friendship with the U.S. dates to the American Revolutionary War, felt 'stabbed in the back.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2021

Australia to get U.S. nuclear submarine technology as China looms large

U.S. officials said nuclear propulsion would allow the Australian navy to operate more quietly, for longer periods, and provide deterrence across the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021

Priciest food since 1970s poses big challenge for governments

Whether for bread or rice governments across the world know that rising food costs can come with a political price. The dilemma is whether they can do enough to prevent having to pay it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 15, 2021

Emma Raducanu's toughest challenge is coping with the fame game

The experiences of other women who have made their breakthroughs on the game's biggest stage in recent years illustrate that sudden fame can be a mixed blessing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2021

After the 'bazooka', Bank of Japan dismantles the work of its radical chief

After years of shock-and-awe stimulus, the Bank of Japan is quietly rolling back radical policies.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 8, 2021

Abe ally Sanae Takaichi enters LDP race as underdog

The hawkish conservative backs increased nuclear power over renewables, similar economic policies to her mentor and laws to protect Japanese research.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 8, 2021

Xi’s ‘common prosperity’ drive triggers a rare debate in China

Competing viewpoints in China's tightly controlled media space point to internal confusion over just how far Xi plans to go in reining in 'disorderly capital expansion.”
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Sep 4, 2021

Drought forces North American ranchers to sell off their future

Liquidations of breeding stock are expected to limit cattle production in the coming years, tightening North America's beef supply and driving up consumer prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2021

Xi tests ‘common prosperity’ policies in Alibaba’s home province

The wealthy province of Zhejiang is home to 65 million people and some of China's most successful private companies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2021

Afghan women's faces disappear online and in the street after Taliban takeover

Some have expressed concern that deleting women's pictures for the sake of safety could inadvertently bolster the ideology that was strictly imposed during the Taliban's 1996-2001 rule.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021

Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency

In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 19, 2021

Two sexual assault survivors spur Airbnb arbitration turnaround

For one woman, Airbnb's decision to stop forcing guests into confidential arbitration for sexual assault claims was disturbing. For another, it means she may get her day in court.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

Afghan women fear for their jobs and daughters' futures

Many Afghan women are taking no chances with the country's new Taliban leaders despite promises they can keep working.
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 / Economy
Aug 16, 2021

Even after pandemic, Japan's labor market faces shortages and mismatches

The country's hospitality and tech sectors will face a number of crucial decisions in terms of their workforces once society returns to some semblance of normality, experts say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 10, 2021

China’s new oil giants thrive amid Xi’s push for cleaner energy

'Teapot 2.0' firms have built vast refining complexes that are greener and more focused on using crude to make plastics and chemicals instead of more polluting fuels such as diesel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2021

U.S. developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden wants to reopen travel, which would boost business for the airline and tourism sectors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2021

Selling out: America's local landlords. Moving in: Big investors

Many housing campaigners say the growing presence of big investors in the market will inevitably mean higher rents and less affordable housing available.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

Simone Biles rejects a long tradition of stoicism in sports

Gymnast was widely embraced as the latest elite athlete who had the courage to acknowledge her vulnerability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2021

South Korea considers reimposing restrictions as COVID-19 cases surge

The daily caseload was the worst since Dec. 25, when South Korea was experiencing a third wave of the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Jul 3, 2021

Scarce carbon storage threatens net-zero push as emissions keep rising

An accelerating push to build enough carbon capture and storage capacity to meet expected demand — and hold onto global climate goals — faces huge obstacles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 30, 2021

Elon Musk touts Starlink progress as cost and demand hurdles linger

If the service is successful, it could vastly expand the reach of broadband internet around the world and even provide a new platform for traders and others with exotic internet needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2021

China's bitcoin crackdown sparks fears of dirtier cryptomining

By cutting off access to China's power grid, with its plentiful supply of affordable renewable energy, the new restrictions could push miners toward dirtier sources of electricity.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 25, 2021

In surprise decision, Toshiba shareholders vote to oust board chairman Nagayama

The move, a victory for activist investors, comes after corporate governance issues at the industrial conglomerate were brought to the fore by a government collusion scandal.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2021

Brands could flock to Raiders' Carl Nassib after historic coming out

After fans made his jersey the league's top seller earlier this week, Nassib could be recruited by outspoken brands known for taking stands on social issues.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2021

Can we be friends? Dating apps say sex isn't everything in a post-pandemic world

Amorous entanglements aren't uppermost in the minds of many people emerging from long periods of pandemic isolation. Instead, they crave the friendships and social groups.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2021

Putin’s boasts about COVID-19 situation in Russia are unraveling

Already among the pandemic's worst-hit countries, Russia is experiencing a resurgence of the deadly virus aided by the rapid spread of the highly contagious delta strain.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 19, 2021

Kremlin blames vaccine hesitancy as delta variant drives Moscow surge

The Kremlin on Friday blamed a surge in COVID-19 cases on reluctance to have vaccinations and "nihilism" after a record 9,056 new infections in Moscow, mostly with the new Delta variant, fanned fears of a third wave.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Tropical Storm Peipah brings heavy rain to parts of western Japan
Tropical Storm Peipah made landfall in western Japan on Friday, prompting the Japan Meteorological Agency to issue warnings of landslides and other disasters due to heavy rainfall in several areas.
Trump signs order reducing tariffs on Japanese autos
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, shake hands.
Tamagotchi hatches 100 million shipments worldwide thanks to ’90s nostalgia
The latest version of Tamagotchi, called Tamagotchi Paradise, is awarded the best digital toy at Tokyo Toy Show on Aug. 28.
Japan alerting consumers to cash-on-delivery problems
In fiscal 2024 through March this year, the National Consumers Affairs Center received inquiries and gave advice on problems associated with cash-on-delivery services.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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