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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2021

Under siege, China's private education giants take steps to curb fallout

The regulations marked the culmination of a monthslong campaign to rein in the ad spending wars and cut-throat competition that's come to define the sector.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 29, 2021

China dispatches sharp-tongued diplomat Qin Gang as new ambassador to U.S.

While relatively unknown outside diplomatic circles, Qin has long been an active combatant in China's battles with the West.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

To sprinters, hot weather in Tokyo feels just right

Tokyo was deemed to be too hot for marathoners, but there's evidence that the heat helps sprinters. A little rain might not hurt, either.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2021

As Iran faces 'water bankruptcy,' drought exposes past problems and future threats

Analysts say the underlying causes go back decades — and will rattle the country for much longer than this summer's drought.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jul 29, 2021

“Helping businesses to act on sustainability” with James Hollow

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2021

Tech giants’ record quarter gives way to growth skepticism

Three of the world’s largest companies — Apple Inc., Microsoft Corp. and Alphabet Inc. — reported about $57 billion in combined profit in a record-busting quarter, riding a resurgence in consumer and business spending.
LIFE / Language
Jul 29, 2021

The many views of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony

Use Japanese words such as 'suki' or 'yoi' to tell people that you liked or didn't like the opening ceremony for this year's Olympics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2021

'No safety nets': Debts weigh on grieving Indian families

Tens of thousands of Indians are facing the triple burden of bereavement, joblessness and debt after a brutal second wave of COVID-19.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2021

Doctors blast Biogen Alzheimer approval as ‘regulatory failure’

The New England Journal of Medicine opinion piece is another sign of persistent furor over the agency's decision.
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
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2021

At some Olympic competitions, the rarest of sightings: spectators

While fans have been barred from the majority of venues to contain COVID-19 infections, three host prefectures are still allowing a limited number of spectators at Olympic venues.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Chizuru Arai makes it six golds in five nights for Japan's judoka

Arai, the world champion in 2017 and 2018, capped her Olympic debut by defeating Austria's Michaela Polleres to win the gold medal on Wednesday night at Nippon Budokan
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2021

China move to fight sanctions gives Hong Kong banks new worry

The move that could create complications for multinationals caught in rising tensions between Washington and Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2021

Rails, nails and bails win over the Olympic spirit

The significance of Japan's Olympic gold-medal skateboarding wins is that they show there's a raft of sports that many don't take seriously but deserve credit.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

In Olympic cycling, Anna Kiesenhofer shocked the Dutch — and even herself

When the Tokyo Games conclude, one of the most remarkable stories will be that of cyclist Anna Kiesenhofer, who took gold in Sunday's road race against a field packed full of talent.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Day 5 recap: U.S. gymnast Simone Biles out of next Tokyo event, sharpening focus on mental health at Games

Athletes such as tennis superstar Naomi Osaka and now Biles have highlighted the immense pressures on them, raising questions about mental health issues.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

An injury almost ended Mikiko Ando's Olympics before they began. Now she's a bronze medalist.

Ando had severely hurt her knee when she dropped a 120-kg barbell just three weeks before the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

As athletics records tumble, new shoe technology puts comparisons in question

Since the arrival of thick-soled, carbon-plated road shoes and now their track spike equivalent, long-standing records set by the sport's all-time greats are being obliterated.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Naomi Osaka’s Olympics exit dashes her hopes of gold on home turf

While the first days of competition have brought some cheer for Japan, the loss of Osaka dealt a sharp emotional blow and generated discussion over the state of her game.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Morning finals forcing swimmers to adjust in Tokyo

The format has been switched up in Tokyo, which has forced competitors to adjust from their usual schedule.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

How climate change can bring Latin America back

For Latin America, this quickening green transition could attract hundreds of billions in investment, help spur an economic recovery and let nations leapfrog technologically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

Shortages of milk and other U.K. staples are not just due to the ‘pingdemic’

Even before the highly contagious delta variant started spreading and causing supply chain snarl-ups, the U.K.'s food supplies were straining from Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

Germany’s patriotism paradox

As German public sentiment in the EU collapses, its leaders could come under public pressure to go it alone on policies ranging from vaccine procurement, migration, trade and energy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

Beijing's big tech crackdown means a bad summer for investors everywhere

Beijing's crackdown over the weekend on for-profit school tutoring is just one part of a much wider reshape of the tech economy in China.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2021

Miyagi sees first tropical storm landfall on record as Nepartak crosses Honshu

Earlier forecasts had shown the possibility of the storm making landfall closer to Tokyo, with some Olympic events rescheduled as a precaution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2021

Prefectures near Tokyo to seek COVID-19 state of emergency

Kanagawa, Saitama and Chiba prefectures are currently under looser quasi-emergency restrictions but are seeing infections spike like in the capital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2021

The Olympic mascots aren’t winning any medals

Before the pandemic, the Japanese designer who created the Olympic and Paralympic mascots predicted that they would become the 'face of the Games.” It hasn't quite turned out that way.
Eugene Kangawa's Atelier iii is a space where visitors are invited to engage directly with the artist’s evolving practice.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 18, 2025

Eugene Kangawa’s art space embraces impermanence

The artist’s Atelier iii studio resists spectacle and asks visitors to slow down and commit to being present.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
From Osaka to the NHL: Jordan Spence hopes to inspire young Japanese hockey players
Ottawa Senators defenseman Jordan Spence helps lead the Dreamskate Japan hockey camp in Tomakomai, Hokkaido, on July 5.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.

Podcast

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

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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