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TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021

Naomi Osaka's Paris exit leaves questions on athletes' humanity and media’s role

Heads of the four Grand Slam events had threatened further fines and disqualification Monday if the four-time winner did not attend mandatory media sessions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2021

New coral reef restoration technology aims to reverse climate change damage

The technology mimics the design and shape of natural reefs to provide opportunities for colonization by corals and other marine life.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2021

Athletes rally around Naomi Osaka after French Open withdrawal

While her original stance had earned little backing from her fellow professionals athletes, her withdrawal triggered a wave of support from around the sporting world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2021

China’s three-child policy may do little to boost its birthrate

'The issue is high child-care costs, employment discrimination against women in childbearing age, lack of child care in the workplace etc.,' said a banker involved in strategy in the region.
CULTURE / Longform
May 31, 2021

Cool Japan campaign at a crossroads 10 years after setting sights abroad

The government-funded initiative's future looks uncertain given its mixed results so far in promoting Japanese culture overseas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2021

Hong Kong's old boys club is living on borrowed time

Blame Hong Kong's clubby world of family-controlled and male-dominated businesses. Close to a third of the city's 2,500-odd listed companies had no women on the board as of the end of 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2021

Find origin of COVID-19 or face another pandemic, U.S. experts warn

The world needs the cooperation of the Chinese government to trace the origins of COVID-19 and prevent future pandemic threats, two leading U.S. disease experts said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2021

What is really behind the calls to cancel the Olympics?

If the Asahi genuinely believes that the Olympic Games should be canceled, why does the paper not withdraw its sponsorship from the games?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 29, 2021

If not now, when? COVID-19 spurs global push to tackle wealth gap.

Governments worldwide, facing strong evidence that fallout from COVID-19 has widened wealth gaps as well as wrecking economies, have expanded social safety nets.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
May 28, 2021

Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcast in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 28, 2021

Exxon's reckoning: The little engine that could, and the oil giant that couldn't

Stakeholders familiar with Exxon's thinking said Wednesday's board defeat was years in the making due to ongoing weak returns.
Japan Times
May 28, 2021

Helping those who seek to live more simply and sustainably in Tokyo -Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

The Japan Times Cube Co., Ltd. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events that will be broadcast in Japan.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 27, 2021

No comment: Naomi Osaka to skip news conferences at French Open

Osaka says she hoped the 'considerable amount' that she expected to forfeit as a penalty would go toward a mental health charity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 27, 2021

Eric Carle, author of ‘The Very Hungry Caterpillar,’ dies at 91

When a fictional caterpillar chomps through one apple, two pears, three plums, four strawberries, five oranges, one piece of chocolate cake, one ice cream cone, one pickle, one slice of Swiss cheese, one slice of salami, one lollipop, one piece of cherry pie, one sausage, one cupcake and one slice of...
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2021

Biden renews COVID-19 origin probe that’s so far come up empty

After more than a year hunting for the pandemic's mysterious origins, it's unclear what new resources American spies may bring to the search.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 27, 2021

Ado's defiant hit is a coming-of-age moment for Japan's Vocaloid culture

Ado caused a moral panic in Japan with her catchy and rebellious track 'Usseewa,' a track influenced by the cultural conventions of Vocaloid that are taking Japanese music by storm.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2021

Rising global temperatures 'inexorably closer' to climate tipping point, U.N. warns

Every year from 2021 through 2025 is likely to be at least 1 degree Celsius warmer, according to the study.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2021

Burnout and depression spiral among India’s traumatized doctors

Doctors describe a nightmare scenario: continued high-risk exposure to the virus, a never-ending flow of patients and deaths, and long hours in sweat-drenched PPE.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 26, 2021

Old-school tycoons of Hong Kong are losing to China’s moguls

The past few years have seen a remarkable shift in fortunes between China's tech-savvy moguls and their old-school Hong Kong counterparts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2021

Taiwan slams WHO's 'indifference' after failing to get into key meeting

Taiwan, with the strong backing of major Western powers, had been lobbying for access to the WHO's World Health Assembly, which opens on Monday, as an observer.
JAPAN
May 21, 2021

Japan issues final approval for Moderna and AstraZeneca vaccines

The formal approvals, following a health ministry panel's sign-off Thursday, mark a major step toward speeding up the nation's sluggish inoculation drive.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2021

Taiwan aims to keep chip production humming as COVID-19 spreads

Taiwan’s government has pledged to try to keep the world supplied with chips even as COVID-19 cases escalate, while anticipating a limited impact from its worst outbreak so far.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 18, 2021

The expected high-growth sectors in the post-recovery decade

Businesses that survived the pandemic closures (many with support from fiscal programs) will experience rapid expansion, powered by pent-up demand.
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
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
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
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
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.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 17, 2021

Global officials embrace what experts have long said: COVID-19 is airborne

Scientists are calling for ventilation systems to be overhauled like public water supplies were in the 1800s after fetid pipes were found to harbor cholera.

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