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Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Dec 26, 2020

Winter Cup in danger of being called off early due to coronavirus

On Saturday, the Kaishi Kokusai High School boys team became the seventh squad to withdraw from the tournament since it tipped off on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2020

Taiwan may face fewer typhoons, but harsher droughts, as planet warms

The island, which has historically seen three or four typhoons a year, saw not a single storm in 2020.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 26, 2020

How has COVID-19 changed Japan's pop culture? Recultured podcast

Recultured is a podcast series by Deep Dive from The Japan Times. It tells the story of how COVID-19 affected Japan in 2020 through the lens of the country's pop culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2020

She chronicled China’s crisis. Now she is accused of spreading lies.

Woman who became a symbol of Beijing's efforts to deny its early failings in the pandemic set for first known trial of a chronicler of China's coronavirus crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 26, 2020

Biden expected to expand U.S.-India relationship while stressing rights

The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump has significantly invested in its relationship with India over the past four years, seeing the country as a crucial partner in counterbalancing the rise of China.
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WORLD
Dec 26, 2020

Brexit deal done, Britain now scrambles to see how it will work

For many Christmas was only the beginning, Day 1 of a high-stakes and unpredictable experiment in how to unstitch a tight web of commercial relations across Europe.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 26, 2020

BBC says obtained full copy of post-Brexit trade deal

The post-Brexit trade deal reached by the United Kingdom and the European Union goes beyond the EU's so-called "Canada-style" trade accord, the BBC said on Friday, citing what it said was a full copy of the accord.
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JAPAN / Politics
Dec 25, 2020

Japan official, calling Taiwan 'red line,' urges Biden to 'be strong'

In an interview, Yasuhide Nakayama, the state minister for defense, urged Biden to take a similar line on Taiwan as outgoing President Donald Trump.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 25, 2020

Remembering a mentor: Ezra Vogel's big vision on Asia

There are many scholars who are well-versed in matters related to Japan and China, but Vogel was simply in his own league in terms of his academic work.
SPORTS
Dec 25, 2020

Under cover: In search of the best athletic face mask

The Japan Times tested some of the more prominent consumer face coverings that sports equipment manufacturers have released this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 25, 2020

Hot spring resorts in Aichi struggling to stay afloat

The government's Go To Travel subsidy campaign offers only temporary aid for hotels that had difficulty attracting domestic visitors even before the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 25, 2020

Foreign detainees let go temporarily amid pandemic have nowhere to go

Many have been left without means of support, as they are prohibited from working and are not eligible to receive any administrative assistance.
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WORLD
Dec 25, 2020

Five takeaways from the post-Brexit trade deal

The U.K. and the European Union struck a trade deal Thursday, setting the terms of their commercial relations after Britain completes its hard-fought split from the EU on Dec. 31.
BUSINESS
Dec 25, 2020

Domestic sponsors agree to extend contracts for delayed Tokyo Games

Tokyo 2020 organizers expect more than u00a522 billion in additional contributions from them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 25, 2020

Interest in trading options on Nikkei average hits decade low after 2020 rally

The market’s interest in trading options on the 225-issue Nikkei average on the Tokyo Stock Exchange has dropped to its lowest in more than a decade amid waning demand for protection against volatility.
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WORLD
Dec 25, 2020

How Brexit talks overcame suspicion, resentment and fish

At times, mutual suspicion and paranoia over listening devices made Brexit look like a chapter from the Cold War, all heightened by COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 25, 2020

Junichi Hanzawa, MUFG’s next banking unit chief, targets Asia for growth

Japan's biggest bank has been aggressively expanding in Asia, where it has spent about $15 billion buying stakes in lenders in Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and the Philippines.
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WORLD
Dec 25, 2020

'Parting is such sweet sorrow': EU and U.K. clinch narrow Brexit accord

The deal offers a way out of a chaotic finale to a divorce that has shaken the 70-year project to forge European unity after World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 25, 2020

Brexit is finally done, but it already seems out of date

The world has changed radically since June 2016, when a narrow majority of people in Britain voted to leave the European Union.
CULTURE
Dec 24, 2020

Collapse, isolate, adjust and rebuild: How Japanese pop culture fared in the pandemic of 2020

Japan began 2020 with Olympic glory in its sights, with artists and musicians ready to take the spotlight. Then, the pandemic hit and pushed things in a much-needed direction.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 24, 2020

Making way for a new kind of Christmas

Writer William Lang's previous Christmases were all about excess — the more presents and food, the better. But this year, he's celebrating the holidays with a minimalist approach.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 24, 2020

How has COVID-19 changed Japan's pop culture? Episode 4: Rebuild

Two anime films — ”Demon Slayer” and “Violet Evergarden” — offer a dash of optimism to end 2020, as Japanese pop culture moves towards the beginning of a new era.
Britain’s Prince of Wales aircraft carrier makes Japan debut
HMS Prince of Wales arrives into the Port of Darwin, Australia, in July during Exercise Talisman Sabre 2025.
Japanese students who want to study abroad looking at options in Asia
The number of Japanese students who applied to the National Taiwan University in Taipei in 2025 is more than 60% higher than last year due partly to affordability and proximity.
Controversial theories continue to swirl around 1985 JAL jet crash
Kimi Ozawa, who lost her husband in the 1985 crash of a Japan Airlines jumbo jet, prays in front of his memorial marker on Tuesday in the village of Ueno, Gunma Prefecture.
1 in 55 Japanese middle schoolers abuse over-the-counter drugs, survey shows
Among the middle school students who admitted to abusing over-the-counter medication, the majority — around 64% — said they got them from pharmacies while a third said they had access to them in their own households.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
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.

Podcast

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

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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
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