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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2020

Toward a less crowded planet

There is reason to hope that the global population could drop to 4 or 5 billion by 2200.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Jul 22, 2020

Prored boasts innovative vision for consulting

Susumu Satani, CEO of Tokyo-based consulting firm Prored Partners Co., is somewhat of an outlier in his field; he is convinced performance-based consultation is the best approach to tackling client needs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2020

Kim Jong Un’s unfinished hospital shows North Korea sanctions are biting

Kim Jong Un’s latest appearance, in which he dressed down officials building a showcase hospital, illustrates why the North Korean leader can’t afford to languish under sanctions forever if he wants to fix his economy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Jul 21, 2020

Let's discuss the Go To Travel campaign

A central government campaign to spur domestic tourism has drawn both enthusiasm and ire, with some social media users telling urbanites to stay away from rural areas after COVID-19 cases hit a record high in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2020

China begins to dismantle democratic Taiwan’s toehold in Hong Kong

For decades, Hong Kong served as a bridge between China and Taiwan. Now, that appears to be just one more thing that’s changing in the former British colony.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2020

COVID-19 spread fastest by teens and tweens, South Korean study finds

Older children are more likely to spread COVID-19 within a household than younger children and adults, according to a new study of 5,706 coronavirus patients in South Korea.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Jul 19, 2020

Justice delayed? Pandemic tests Japan's court system

The virus has exposed shortcomings, prompting calls from legal experts and law practitioners for reforms to keep courts operational and effective.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2020

WHO reports record daily increase in global coronavirus cases for second day in a row

The World Health Organization reported a record increase in global coronavirus cases for the second day in a row, with the total rising by 259,848 in 24 hours.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jul 18, 2020

Overindulging at home and playing the online ratings game amid a pandemic

One man reportedly left as many as 18 empty wine bottles and four large empty sake bottles out to be recycled each week during the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Jul 18, 2020

A thousand years of walking through Japan

The act of walking was one that Saigyo, Basho and Matsuo turned into poetry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2020

You want the truth? You can't handle total lockdown

While measures to keep people apart can help curb the spread of COVID-19, they may also be decimating economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2020

Hong Kong’s yawning wealth gap grows wider amid pandemic

Hong Kong is emerging as a case study of how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting vulnerable members of society, as tens of thousands have been thrown out of work with little social safety net to support them in one of the world’s most unequal and expensive cities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2020

Postponed Tokyo Olympics to keep same venues and follow original schedule

Organizers have been negotiating with facility owners to ensure the use of the previously arranged venues when the games take place in July 2021.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 17, 2020

J. League demonstrates leadership on road to resumption

It’s been less than three weeks since J. League teams played their first “remote matches,” the phrase chosen by the Japan Top League Alliance to represent games held behind closed doors as a result of the coronavirus pandemic.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2020

Will barring Tokyo help contain virus or just blunt Japan travel campaign?

With Tokyo, which has the largest population of all prefectures, excluded from the plan for the time being, it is unclear how much ripple effect it will have.
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Jul 17, 2020

Gifu lab on PCR-testing front line takes strain in coronavirus pandemic

A dozen technicians painstakingly took on heaps of extra PCR work before help came.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 17, 2020

The world has changed too much for Joe Biden to erase the Trump effect

At last year’s Munich Security Conference, an annual gathering of military chiefs and political leaders, former U.S. Vice President Joe Biden made a promise to America’s allies: "This too shall pass,” he assured them, "we will be back.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 17, 2020

Japan in talks with Johnson & Johnson to secure COVID-19 vaccine

The company has already agreed to prioritize an allocation to the United States as part of a funding agreement, according to the firm's chief financial officer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jul 17, 2020

To be (online) or not to be (online), that is the question for Japan's theaters

Two dramatists have opposing views on the theater world's approach to dealing with the pandemic.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 16, 2020

Saving the most vulnerable in disasters

Measures are needed to ensure the protection of the people who are at greatest risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 16, 2020

It's time for the middle powers to step in

Japan and other middle powers need to come together to provide critical life support for the international order.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 16, 2020

Twitter hack spotlights disinformation fears as U.S. election looms

Lawmakers were swift to call for the company to answer questions or for the U.S. to bolster its cybersecurity position.
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.
Ashfall warning in Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Suspect on run after woman stabbed by stranger in Tokyo’s Akasaka area
Tokyo Metropolitan Police examine the building where a woman was stabbed, in the capital's Minato Ward on Sunday.
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.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.

Podcast

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

Longform

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

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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