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BUSINESS / Tech
May 16, 2020

U.S. moves to cut Huawei off from global chip suppliers as China eyes retaliation

The Trump administration moves to block global chip supplies to blacklisted telecoms equipment giant Huawei Technologies, spurring fears of Chinese retaliation and hammering shares of U.S. producers of chipmaking equipment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 14, 2020

Trump unmasks Obama administration’s unmaskers

The Trump administration's attempt to explain what happened to Michael Flynn isn't very revealing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2020

National security is in the eye of the beholder

National security is being used as a respectable veneer for otherwise legally questionable actions.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2020

Conservative groups advising White House push fast reopening, not testing

Conservative groups advising the White House have issued an array of coronavirus economic reopening plans with a common theme — Americans should go back to work immediately to halt the economic and societal damage from prolonged lockdowns.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2020

Russian speedskating great Viktor Ahn retires due to injuries

Six-time Olympic gold medalist Viktor Ahn on Monday announced his retirement from short-track speedskating, citing several lingering injuries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2020

Japan’s economic backbone creaks under the weight of COVID-19

Domestic small and medium-size businesses are bearing the brunt of business closures amid a nationwide state of emergency.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Apr 25, 2020

Vegetarian restaurants in Tokyo offering takeout

Finding good take-home food as a vegetarian remains a challenge in Tokyo's current state of emergency. Fortunately, plant-based restaurants across Tokyo have stepped up to the challenge: Here's The Japan Times' recommendations for five of the best.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 25, 2020

Where to order vegetable delivery boxes in Japan

From individual farmers to cooperatives, here are six ways to bring sustenance to your doorstep.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2020

Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike scores win against Abe over business closures

The closure of businesses under the capital's own emergency virus measures represents a partial victory after the central government sought to put off such a move.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2020

NHL fielding offers from cities interested in hosting playoff games

The NHL is listening to offers from venues around North America that are volunteering to host neutral-site playoff games.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 8, 2020

Osaka Evessa announce three more infected players

The Osaka Evessa announced Tuesday that three more of their players have tested positive for COVID-19, bringing the total number of infected players and team officials to eight.
Japan Times
CULTURE / CULTURE SMASH
Apr 4, 2020

Anime cons ‘will never be the same’ after the coronavirus

The spread of COVID-19 has caused many large-scale events to be cancelled, including a lot of anime fan conventions. The question now is, will these events survive to cosplay another day?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 4, 2020

Defining masculinity in a brave new world of despair

Dad works in a bank. “For a man, work is everything” — that’s his motto. It was his father’s before him. Unquestioned and undoubted, it entered his bloodstream.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 18, 2020

COVID-19: A strategic shock shakes the world

For Japan, COVID-19 has taken a 2020 that was meant to be a stable and historic year with the Olympics and has thrown it into disarray.
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2020

Crisis makes China's model look better

The democratic world survived 2008's crash, but it might not be so fortunate this time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 17, 2020

Coronavirus puts primaries in chaos as governor closes Ohio polls

The already topsy-turvy Democratic presidential contest is being upended again by the coronavirus, as states weigh whether to delay balloting and prevent in-person voting.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 14, 2020

Social media helps Japan's embattled parents connect over schools' closure

Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s recommendation that all elementary, junior high and high schools in Japan close through the end of their April spring break in order to prevent the spread of a new coronavirus caught nearly everyone in the country off guard when the news broke in late February.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Japan Cultural Expo
Mar 13, 2020

Rich history seen in Nationwide Programs

Held across the country in the years before and after the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Junko Kawamura, president of Japan Arts Council, is confident that the Japan Cultural Expo will offer a great opportunity for people from Japan and abroad to appreciate and learn about the blessing of nature...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2020

Diversity and gender equality matter in an emergency

The lack of attention Japan has given to diversity or gender equality was exposed in its response to the COVID-19 emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 8, 2020

Sesame oil? Granite baths? Sea lettuce? COVID-19 rumors spread like a virus in Japan

In a nation gripped by fear amid the outbreak, rumors swirling online that appear to have little or no scientific justification have gained traction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 1, 2020

The persecution and lonely death of a Uyghur scholar

How Japanese supporters worked to secure the freedom of imprisoned Uighur scholar Tohti Tunyaz is a story worth telling.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 26, 2020

Rui Hachimura tops NBA jersey sales in Japan

Rui Hachimura's impact on Japanese basketball extends far beyond the court.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 25, 2020

Coronavirus fears force Asia's 50 Best Restaurant Awards to go online only

This year's Asia's 50 Best Restaurant Awards, set to be hosted in Kyushu's Saga Prefecture from March 22-24, have been forced to go online only due to fears surrounding coronavirus (COVID-19), restricted travel across Asia and the Japanese government's advice to limit large-scale events.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 22, 2020

Tokyo's most affordable Michelin-starred restaurants

There's no need to overspend to eat well in Tokyo. Here are The Japan Times' picks of Tokyo's best affordable Michelin restaurants, all under u00a53,000.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2020

The Trump administration's 'realism' isn't the answer

If his Middle East peace proposal is any indication of how U.S. President Donald Trump will deal with other international issues, Japan should be worried.

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