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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2021

Biden ponders the trans-Atlantic option to press China

The new team understands that no country, not even the United States, can check Beijing's ambitions on its own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Great Reset
Jan 19, 2021

Trade in personal data is here to stay

Japan is well-placed to be a leader in data trading, but technical hurdles need to be overcome and mindsets need to be changed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021

Graying Japan drives automakers to redesign cars for seniors

A run of accidents involving older drivers has upped the pressure from regulators to standardize advanced features, such as automatic braking.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2021

Big Oil’s flagship plastic waste project sinks on the Ganges

The failure is a sign that the industry is falling short of its targets to curb an increase in waste, two environmental groups say.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2021

Nissan to promote Japan-based contract workers to full-time status

About 800 contract workers will become full-time employees from April, as the firm looks also to abolish its system of hiring contract staff.
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WORLD / Politics
Jan 19, 2021

Johnson triggers G7 fears of rival alliance to counter China

Expansion of the G7 is an idea that Japan, Italy, Germany and France oppose, according to officials familiar with those governments' positions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 19, 2021

A flurry of news means a ton of new Japanese vocabulary

The first few weeks of 2021 have been eventful to say the least. Make sure to take a note of the new vocabulary you're hearing in order to keep up with the talk of the town.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2021

Vaccine disparities raise alarm as coronavirus variants multiply

Global gaps in access to vaccines are raising concerns that the spread of the virus will breed more dangerous versions of the pathogen, weakening medical weapons.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 19, 2021

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny calls for street protests after being jailed

Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny on Monday urged Russians to take to the streets in protest after a judge remanded him in pre-trial detention for 30 days despite calls from Western countries to free the opposition politician.
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WORLD
Jan 18, 2021

China to sanction U.S. officials for 'nasty behavior' over Taiwan

China's Foreign Ministry did not specify the names of the U.S. officials under sanction and the nature of the sanctions.
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2021

Japan scrambles to roll out vaccine, but how many people will get the shot?

Polls have shown recently that nearly 70% of Japanese are willing to get a coronavirus vaccine. But still, skepticism against vaccines is deeply rooted in the country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2021

Tech censorship is the real gift to Putin

Authoritarians these days have to pay lip service to freedom of speech; what the social media platforms have done takes that concern out of the equation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2021

Biden should end the trade war with China

Instead of upholding Trump's confrontational China policy, Biden should accept China's central role in the global economy, and pursue a mutually beneficial trade agreement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2021

Bank of Japan policy review seen as fine-tuning, not game-changing

BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has a history of delivering surprises, so investors have been left guessing about what the policy assessment announced last month will deliver, if anything.
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BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2021

China becomes only major economy to report growth in 2020

The nation's economy exceeded its pre-pandemic growth rates in the fourth quarter, propelling it to full-year expansion of 2.3%.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2021

How to (literally) drive the coronavirus away

In a new study, researchers used computer simulations to map how virus-laden airborne particles might flow through the inside of a car.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2021

Thailand sold itself as a paradise pandemic retreat. No one came.

The economy is estimated to have contracted 6% in 2020, the biggest decline since the Asian financial crisis.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Jan 18, 2021

Let's take stock on the progress we've made this Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is a good day to look back on how we've progressed and plan how we'll continue to move forward.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 18, 2021

Hamo is the perfect complement to a friendly and quiet home

The beautiful white Hamo is actually quite shy, but if it’s a camera he's posing for then he’ll ham it up. Shy though he is, Hamo loves to be stroked and now that he’s in a smaller area with his best bud, Eso, he has become more and more affectionate.
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COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 18, 2021

Perhaps it's time to un-discover some of 2020

We discovered a vaccine for COVID-19 in record time, but there are a few things that writer William Lang would like to un-discover about the pandemic if possible.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jan 17, 2021

With an eye toward Japan, fans call on MLB to protect crowds from dangerous foul balls

One activist believes the methods used by NPB teams to prevent injuries in the stands could easily be applied to the majors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 17, 2021

Children’s screen time has soared in the pandemic, alarming parents and researchers

Nearly a year into the coronavirus pandemic, parents are watching their children slide down an increasingly slippery path into an all-consuming digital life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jan 17, 2021

How the napa cabbage became the king of leafy greens in Japan

The napa cabbage is key to both traditional washoku dishes as well as ones of Chinese origin. It's also one of the easiest vegetables to pickle at home.
The Neuralink device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey’s brain associated with vision, said engineer Joseph O’Doherty.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 16, 2025

Neuralink device helps monkey see something that’s not there

The device, called Blindsight, stimulated areas of a monkey’s brain associated with vision.
The Los Angeles Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani throws against the Padres during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on Monday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 17, 2025

Shohei Ohtani makes Dodgers pitching debut

Ohtani made his long-awaited return to the mound — and his first pitching outing in Dodger Blue — as an opener against the San Diego Padres at Dodger Stadium on Monday.

Longform

Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person