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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2021

'Don't get sick': Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID-19 care

The pandemic has been a grinding descent toward poverty and hunger for many of the country's economically vulnerable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2021

'Road to space': Billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt

The 57-year-old American billionaire, donning a blue flight suit and cowboy hat, took a trip to the edge of space lasting 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jul 20, 2021

Goal-scoring dynamo Kyogo Furuhashi ready for Celtic challenge

The 26-year-old leaves Vissel Kobe with a J1-leading 15 goals — and just over a year to prove his potential in Europe and potentially represent Japan at the FIFA World Cup in Qatar.
OLYMPICS
Jul 20, 2021

U.S. softball standout Monica Abbott reflects on sport's Olympic comeback

The top-ranked Americans have waited over a decade to renew their quest for a fourth Olympic gold medal in the sport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 20, 2021

Flush with unicorns, India’s tech moment arrives

Last week marked a watershed for technology startups in India, as a record bout of fundraising shifted attention to the world's second-most populous market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 19, 2021

Singapore prepares to swap its oil hub status for greener future

The government's Singapore Green Plan 2030 sets out a path for the city-state to become a leading regional hub for carbon trading, green finance, consulting and risk management.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2021

Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response

While Washington drew lessons from past incidents, enabling it to build a COVID-19 vaccine quickly, Tokyo allowed itself to fall behind.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 19, 2021

As temperatures rise, 'aliens' threaten Nepal's oldest national park

Nonnative plants have been spreading fast — and part of the reason is rising temperatures as fossil fuel use heats up the planet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 18, 2021

COVID-19 still killing Americans faster than guns, cars and flu combined

After 10 weeks of global declines in COVID-19 deaths, the highly transmissible delta variant is driving a new uptick.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jul 17, 2021

As floods hit Western Europe, scientists say climate change hikes heavy rain

In general the rising average global temperature — now about 1.2 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average — makes heavy rainfall more likely, according to scientists.
OLYMPICS
Jul 17, 2021

Japan’s Olympic history

Looking back at some of Japan's most memorable moments at the games since the country's 1912 debut in Stockholm.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 15, 2021

How Japan can help tackle East Asia's coronavirus surge

By donating vaccines and sharing knowledge, Tokyo has a role to play in leading the region out of the pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 15, 2021

How vaccine chaos left Australia locked down and exposed

A slow vaccine rollout has left the country exposed to outbreaks as newer, more virulent strains slip through border curbs.
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jul 11, 2021

Tokyo 2020’s Olympic uniforms are here to make a statement

Athletes' uniforms illustrate the values each country wishes to embody. So think of the Olympics opening ceremony as one of the largest runway shows the world has to offer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021

Pfizer outlines booster plans while regulators signal caution

Pfizer Inc. plans to request U.S. emergency authorization in August for a third booster dose of its COVID-19 vaccine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 9, 2021

Countries using Chinese-made vaccines and AstraZeneca increasingly eye boosters

Officials are being motivated by concerns that delta and other variants appear to be breaking down defenses of vaccines not made from the supereffective messenger RNA technology.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 8, 2021

'Athletes are humans': Naomi Osaka stands by decision to skip media duties

While the 23-year-old maintains a good relationship with journalists, she hopes the tennis world can respect mental health issues — just like any other workplace.
Japan Times
LIFE / Longform
Jul 8, 2021

In search of Japan's lost wolves: Zoological mystery

The true identity of the Japanese wolf has attracted much research, and yet the elusive carnivore remains one of Japan's greatest zoological mysteries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2021

China breaks the global model of venture capital investing

Now, China's crackdown on its ride-hailing giant Didi Global Inc. raises an uncomfortable question for the venture capital funds: Does their globe-trotting model work?
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jul 7, 2021

The Tokyo 2020 Olympic trailers (so far)

Overseas commercials for the Olympics can act as insight into how the world sees Japan, or they're just an opportunity for some fun.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2021

Every roof in Japan could have solar panels in the future

Japan has a long way to go to wean itself off coal and natural gas, which is used to generate more than 70% of its electricity.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jul 7, 2021

Lions veteran Daisuke Matsuzaka to retire following injury struggles

The 40-year-old right-hander, whose name is synonymous with an entire generation of Japanese players, has 114 career wins in NPB and another 56 in the major leagues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2021

Didi shows all Chinese tech giants must first answer to Beijing

Over the past year, Xi Jinping's government has sought to gain control of the vast amounts of data held by large tech firms.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2021

WE League welcomes Yogibo as title partner, DAZN as broadcaster

In sponsoring Japan's new professional women's soccer league, the two companies doubled down on their commitments toward gender equality other sustainable development goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2021

Dire straits: Taiwan’s fragile status quo

War could be the result of a concatenation of events, misperceptions, and emotionally charged decisions, much like the outbreak of World War I.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2021

China's foreign minister warns foes not to misjudge China’s will

Wang Yi showcased China's rising confidence and assertiveness in global affairs, while criticizing the U.S. and its allies for grasping to an outdated Cold War mentality.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
The United States imposes 15% 'reciprocal' tariff on most Japanese goods
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the White House on Wednesday.
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.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Photographer Bleg Bayraktar is winning social media with politeness
A video on Bayraktar's Instagram account of the Belgian photographer approaching an elderly worker in Tokyo's Shibuya has gone viral, garnering almost 9 million views.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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