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Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Teenagers are winning climate battles one court case at a time

Activists are not only challenging governments and their climate plans, but increasingly private companies too.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 18, 2021

In meeting today’s great challenges: Think 'moonshot'

There are many potential moonshots, from creating a COVID-19 vaccine to solving global warming. What makes them different is they address extraordinary, if not existential, challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

‘Entire families’ wiped out as COVID-19 ravages rural India

As leaders in Delhi struggle to contain the crisis, horrifying scenes are playing out across the country.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 18, 2021

Takuma Sato inspired by Japanese peers as he chases third Indy 500

The 44-year-old says he's motivated by the likes of Naomi Osaka and Hideki Matsuyama, who have all achieved international success since his first win at the famous Brickyard in 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 18, 2021

China quietly continues effort to join trade pact created to exclude it

Officials from Australia, Malaysia and New Zealand have held technical talks with Chinese counterparts on the Comprehensive and Progressive Trans-Pacific Partnership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

Singapore bloggers turn to crowdfunding to pay defamation bills

Blogs provide an avenue for government criticism in a country that ranks among the worst in the world for press freedom.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

COVID-19 and conflict: Gaza's hospitals strained on two fronts

While Israel has fully inoculated about 55% of its 9.3 million people, Gaza received about 110,000 doses, or enough for 55,000 people, health officials say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

Taiwan mobilizes diplomats to seek out COVID-19 shots

The effort has become more urgent since a sudden rise in domestic cases hit the island, which has vaccinated less than 1% of its population.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Arctic fires and thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate, study says

Estimated emissions levels do not take into account the wildfires and abrupt thawing recently observed, which could blow the global 'emissions budget.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2021

Myanmar activists say more than 800 killed by security forces since coup

The activist group said 4,120 people were currently being detained, including 20 who had been sentenced to death.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Israel-Gaza conflict rages on despite U.S. and regional diplomacy

Gaza health officials put the Palestinian death toll since hostilities flared up last week at least 212. Ten people have been killed in Israel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
May 17, 2021

The world economy is suddenly running low on everything

A year ago, as the pandemic ravaged country after country, consumers were the ones panic-buying. Today, on the rebound, it's companies furiously stocking up.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2021

Irish ransomware attack to cost health service tens of millions of euros

Cancellations in parts of the country included radiotherapy appointments, cardiac checks, X-rays, CT scans and the processing of nonemergency blood tests.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 17, 2021

3x3 basketball gets ready for close-up at Tokyo Games

A lot of people are going to be introduced to a different style of basketball when the 3x3 competition begins at the Tokyo Olympics.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
May 17, 2021

Yoshimi Yamashita makes history as J. League's first female referee

The 35-year-old, who will officiate at this summer's Olympic soccer tournament, broke new ground in Sunday's third-division contest between YSCC Yokohama and Tegevajaro Miyazaki.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
May 17, 2021

One year into the pandemic, Sendai schools confront the new normal

Transparent desk partitions and physical distancing have become standard fare for students.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Fukushima
May 17, 2021

Fukushima firm leaves mark on students' favorite school trip souvenir

Takahashi Industry started manufacturing wooden swords soon after it was founded in 1972, and has carved out a niche in Japan's souvenir market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 17, 2021

India's prized 'investment grade' status hanging by a thread

A spate of downgrades last year had already left India's investment grade credit ratings hanging by a thread and the severity of the current virus wave is agitating agencies again.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Next Brexit test is a carbon market with high volatility risk

The first auction of emission permits on May 19 is the latest test of how the country copes with the separation from the European Union, its largest trading partner.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

A Xinjiang solar giant breaks ranks in bid to woo the West

Daqo must be careful that in defending itself it doesn't appear to be agreeing with Western human rights criticisms or failing to show solidarity with Beijing and its industry peers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2021

The man behind Brazil's search for miracle COVID-19 cures

One official's ascent reveals the central role that unproven treatments continue to play in Brazil.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Apple and Microsoft’s rivalry had cooled. Now it’s back and getting testier.

At a virtual product launch in November for Apple’s Mac reboot, actor John Hodgman appeared in a nerdy, ill-fitting suit before a white backdrop. "Stop, hang on, wait, one more thing, hi, I’m a PC,” he said, reprising the popular Mac vs. PC television commercials of a decade ago that not so subtly...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Fleeing Wall Street, bankers head home to virus-free Australia

For the first time since World War II, more Australians are returning home than leaving.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 17, 2021

Lessons from Britain: The old way of politicking no longer applies

The recent remarkable electoral events in the U.K. have big implications for British politics. But they also contain important lessons that should be of interest everywhere in the world where politicians and political parties seek the support of voters under modern conditions, Japan very much included....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 17, 2021

AT&T prepares to merge media assets with Discovery in major strategy shift

The move, to combine Discovery's reality-TV empire with AT&T's vast media holdings, would be a surprise reversal and position the new firm to take on Netflix and Walt Disney.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2021

After years of quiet, Israeli-Palestinian conflict exploded. Why now?

A little-noticed police action in Jerusalem last month was one of several incidents that led to the current crisis.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 17, 2021

Japan's April wholesale prices jump on rising material costs

With the COVID-19 pandemic weighing on domestic consumption, there is uncertainty about whether companies will pass on higher costs to households, analysts say.
There seems to be a preference for similarly educated and similarly earning spouses in modern marriages, reflecting a trend that prioritizes parity over "marrying up."
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2025

What really changed the marriage market

The internet connects us with so many potential mates that our puny human brains can’t handle it.
A beloved Tokyo penguin’s end presages Suica’s shift to payments giant
JR East is retiring the beloved Suica penguin as part of a rebrand to transform the contactless payment platform, used for both transit and retail, into a mobile fintech powerhouse.
Fears rise of rupture in Japan-China ties in wake of Taiwan remarks
Two Chinese tourists wearing kimonos take a selfie 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.
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.
Ashfall warning issued in southern Japan as volcano erupts
View of Sakurajima from the mainland of Kagoshima Prefecture
Good fortune, wrapped in fried tofu
Golden "age-fukuburo," a culinary take on Japan's new year "lucky bags," can be served on their own.
Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan celebrates 80 years at the forefront of press freedom
Located near the Imperial Palace, the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan prides itself on the accessibility of its events and the support it offers to budding and established journalists. The club is currently headed by Dan Sloan, a former reporter for Reuters.
The challenges awaiting Japan’s new finance minister
Finance minister Satsuki Katayama answers questions from reporters in a group interview on Oct. 24.
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.

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

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