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Apr 15, 2021

Rikako Ikee's already exhilarating comeback from leukemia just getting started

The return of the nation's swimming queen has been one of the biggest feel-good stories in Japanese sports this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 15, 2021

Japan joins U.S. in urging China to accelerate climate action

China's 'air pollution control could directly affect our people's health and society,' said Japan's Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2021

Japan's ticket to zero carbon could be century-old technology

Some of the biggest industrial companies in Japan are working on a project that could trigger a wave of investment into one of the most controversial forms of carbon capture: methanation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2021

In break from official line, LDP No. 2 floats Tokyo Games cancellation

'What is the point of the Olympics if it helps spread the virus further?' said LDP Secretary-General Toshihiro Nikai on a television program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2021

Microsoft’s $20 billion AI deal will shake up how we work

At first glance, it may seem like a strange candidate for what would become Microsoft's second-largest acquisition after its $26 billion deal for LinkedIn Corp.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2021

Climate scientists swap fieldwork for high-paid finance jobs

Banks, asset managers and private equity firms, faced with tough regulations to decarbonize portfolios and loan books, are competing to grab the people with the right green expertise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2021

Smaller armies and better defenses in a new world

Concern has been raised that the United Kingdom is once again reducing the size of its armed forces. A chorus of complaints has come from retired generals, from defense experts and from politicians, all bemoaning the planned reduction in military manpower and in tanks and other equipment, as well as...
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2021

Road to ruin: Informal byways sow destruction in Colombia's Amazon

The dirt tracks winding through southern Colombia's tangled jungle often mark the beginning of the end for besieged patches of Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 15, 2021

Rapid tests for COVID-19 are missing early infections, expert warns

The shortcoming could undermine efforts to use these fast and cheap tests to determine if someone can safely enter a place where people are congregating.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2021

Japan-U.S. alliance should provide an alternative to China

A Japan-U.S. alliance should provide an alternative to China's Belt and Road Initiative, while strengthening the ability of smaller states to defend their territorial integrity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2021

Biden pulls the plug on Afghan War despite risk of turmoil ahead

For the U.S. President, withdrawing the remaining American troops from Afghanistan is a recognition of the inevitable after 20 years of war with no clear victory in sight.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 15, 2021

For victims of Bernie Madoff, 'tragedy goes on’ after scammer’s death

Madoff's death in prison doesn't change much for his victims, many of whom are still waiting to be made whole on their share of $20 billion that vanished.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2021

Taiwan tells Biden emissaries it will counter China's 'adventurous maneuvers' with U.S.

Taiwan has complained over the last few months about almost daily missions by China's air force near its air defense identification zone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2021

Beijing's top official in Hong Kong warns foreign powers not to interfere

'We will give a lesson to all foreign forces which intend to use Hong Kong as a pawn,' said Luo Huining, the director at China's Hong Kong Liaison Office.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2021

How China fell behind after passing up a vaccine opportunity

In the early stages of the pandemic, China and other Asian nations failed to jump on mRNA tech, which has become the breakout star of the COVID-19 era.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2021

From Harvard to Nasdaq listing: Grab CEO's ride to world's biggest SPAC deal

The CEO of Grab, a popular app to book taxis, order food and make payments in Southeast Asia, has always been determined to win — from making his firm the best-funded regional start-up to defeating behemoth Uber Technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2021

Even as vaccine rollouts accelerate, global air travel still stuck way behind 2019 levels

Measuring seats on offer shows that carriers currently have some 62 million seats per week, well short of the 2019 benchmark of 106 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2021

Egypt seizes Suez ship Ever Given pending $900 million payment

A spokesman for Japanese owner Shoei Kisen Kaisha declined to comment on compensation while discussions with the Suez Canal Authority are underway.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 15, 2021

Coinbase’s public listing is a cryptocurrency coming-out party

Digital currency, once mocked as a tool for criminals and reckless speculators, is sliding into the mainstream.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 14, 2021

‘Ride or Die’: A wild road trip worth taking

Kiko Mizuhara and Honami Sato deliver committed performances in Netflix's new emotional and sexually explicit drama about two women on the run after killing a man.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 14, 2021

Indonesian singer Rainych Ran goes viral amid an online city pop renaissance

Rainych Ran's take in Japanese on American singer Doja Cat's chart-topping “Say So” became a hit partially because music from the 1980s is currently enjoying a YouTube-powered revival.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2021

UAE partners with Japan's ispace to send rover to the moon in 2022

The UAE is using its space program to develop its scientific and technological capabilities and reduce its reliance on oil.
Tokyo’s WWII museums hold diverse views on war and peace
A carrier-based Type 52 Zero fighter marks the entrance foyer of Yasukuni Shrine's Yushukan, a museum that tells a more nuanced story of Japan's experience in World War II than the controversies around the shrine might suggest.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
Summer bonuses at major Japan firms hit record
The fourth consecutive year of increase came after many firms raised their monthly wages this spring and as a result of solid earnings mainly among manufacturers.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Weather agency warns of landslides and flooding in Kyushu as heavy rain continues
An embankment on the Amikake River that collapsed due to heavy rain in Aira, Kagoshima Prefecture, on Friday. Downpours continued in the Kyushu region over the weekend.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
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