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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Dec 21, 2021

Jikei Hospital grapples with how to protect women seeking confidential births

A hospital in Kumamoto wants babies to be born safely while protecting their mother's privacy — but legal and administrative obstacles put it at risk.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Dec 20, 2021

Give the gift of going easy on yourself this holiday season

The holidays can be lonely for some people, especially after a trying year. Remember to reach out to others and take a moment to relax.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2021

Japanese esports players hone skills with top South Korean team

Riki Sameshima said that compared with esports worldwide, he feels awareness of esports in Japan is still relatively limited.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 17, 2021

Hong Kong’s pro-democracy activists are running out of options

Most of the groups advocating for meaningful elections and freedom of expression have disbanded. China's crackdown 'exceeded the threshold of what we can bear.”
Japan Times
United Kingdom report 2021
Dec 17, 2021

Business Britain

Japan and the United Kingdom share a strong bond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2021

Biden team weighs new clampdown on China’s largest chipmaker

The Biden administration is considering imposing tougher sanctions on China's largest chipmaker, building on an effort to limit the country's access to advanced technology.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

HSBC says clients must have plan to exit coal by end of 2023

Built on earlier promises to phase out coal, the policy would stay in line with the science of climate change and be reviewed annually.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Dec 11, 2021

Biden has bought time on Ukraine but Putin wants concessions

The Kremlin understands there's virtually no chance of NATO meeting the Russian president's demands. But just what Moscow might be willing to settle for remains unclear.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 10, 2021

What to watch in climate finance next year

But what can finance — whether public or private — do about climate change? Here are the biggest issues to watch for in the coming year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2021

Wall Street holds fast to fossil fuels as climate pressure grows

How quickly lenders pull off a transition to finance a lower carbon economy will play a major role in determining the planet's chances of avoiding a cataclysmic degree of overheating.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2021

U.S. and South Korea to update war plans while urging diplomacy with North Korea

North Korea has continued to rebuff entreaties for diplomacy since U.S. President Joe Biden took over from Donald Trump, who had three summits with leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021

Europe's gas firms prime pipelines for hydrogen highway

Natural gas companies believe that the global shift away from fossil fuels does not necessarily mean the infrastructure already in place needs to be scrapped.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 25, 2021

The U.S. must be ready to let the Iran nuclear talks fail

Iran might once have needed a year to produce enough weapons-grade material for a bomb. That breakout time may have shrunk to as little as a month.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 25, 2021

Putin's Ukraine gambit seen as part of play for new Biden summit

The other big aim is to signal to the West that it should stop helping Ukraine upgrade its military, sources say.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Nov 25, 2021

Does the sports world still need China?

The rewards for international sports leagues doing business in China are plain: lucrative broadcast deals and millions of new consumers. But the risks are also clear.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Japan Series
Nov 22, 2021

Young guns: The Japan Series showcases young pitching talent

Throwing the first Japan Series shutout since Takayuki Kishi for the Seibu Lions in 2008, Takahashi became the 13th pitcher to win his debut without allowing a run.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021

A better CPTPP would include both the U.S. and China

Tokyo must exert its influence over Beijing's involvement in building regional rules and order and convince Washington to return to a multilateral trade framework in Asia.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 20, 2021

Buffaloes rally for three runs in ninth to win Game 1 of Japan Series

Masataka Yoshida gave Orix the victory with a sayonara double to center.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Nov 20, 2021

Hero or vigilante? Kyle Rittenhouse verdict reignites polarized U.S. gun debate

Guns have long been a potent political issue in the United States, where permissive laws have led to the highest rate of civilian firearm ownership in the world.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2021

Buffaloes and Swallows make final preparations ahead of Japan Series showdown

There was only one team in NPB with a worse record over the past two seasons combined than the Orix Buffaloes: the Yakult Swallows. Now they'll square off for a championship.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 19, 2021

COP26 agreement falls short of lofty expectations

The final COP26 agreement is a disappointment and was considerably diminished from drafts circulated only days before.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021

First known COVID-19 case was vendor at Wuhan market, scientist claims

The report will revive the debate over whether the pandemic started with a spillover from wildlife sold at the market, a leak from a Wuhan virology lab or some other way.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 18, 2021

Pandemic debt adds to challenge of funding world's climate goals

Spending by governments kept the world economy afloat during the pandemic, but the resulting pile of debt will leave many nations with vulnerable finances.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 18, 2021

Merkel defends nuclear power exit despite climate challenges

In an interview, the outgoing chancellor also said she was opposed to any plans by the European Union to label nuclear power as 'sustainable.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 14, 2021

Climate 'loss and damage' earns recognition but little action in COP26 deal

Glasgow Climate Pact failed to secure the establishment of a dedicated new damages fund vulnerable nations had pushed for.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Nov 14, 2021

Shop to your heart’s content, without a staff member in sight

If you've ever felt Japan's customer service was too much, contactless shopping is on the rise. Meanwhile, pop culture-capsule collaborations vie for the title of “most shocking.”
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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