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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 7, 2021

Japan's Fugaku supercomputer is tackling some of the world's biggest problems

The world's fastest supercomputer, Fugaku is tasked with challenges such as modeling climate change and helping to manage carbon emissions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2021

As world says good riddance to 2020, China hails its new status

China's position in the world has been elevated as a result of the pandemic, despite criticism that its early missteps and cover-ups made possible the spread of the virus around the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jan 3, 2021

Plant a garden, solve puzzles and save the world in these video games

Three well-known gaming franchises — PixelJunk, Puyo Puyo Tetris and Earth Defense Force — get sequels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2021

COVID-19 exposes the cracks in the world's big democracies

The U.S., U.K. and India have suffered at the hands of incompetent leaders and a severe lack of preparedness.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 22, 2020

New tricks and old truths for the world’s second oldest profession: spying

The SolarWinds attack was a supply chain hack. One of the most successful U.S. espionage programs of the Cold War was a 20th-century version of this attack.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2020

Carbon pricing rises as world's weapon of choice in climate fight

Can you put a price on pollution? Some of the world's biggest economies are doing just that as they wrestle with how to make good on grand pledges to tame planet-warming emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 24, 2020

World economy risks buckling into 2021 despite vaccine nearing

Economists say it wouldn't take much for the U.S., euro area and Japan to each contract again either this quarter or next.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 5, 2020

A transfixed world waits to see what’s next in America

All over the world, the results trickling in from across the American electoral map made for confounding, fascinating must-watch drama.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 3, 2020

What China’s 'dual circulation' strategy means for the world

With little having been revealed about China's latest economic move, experts are split as to its significance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 1, 2020

A frazzled world holds its breath while the U.S. chooses its leader

The world is on tenterhooks waiting to see whether the United States will choose to stay on its current rocky course.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2020

China shocked to discover the developed world views it in a negative light

China risks losing the trade and investment that it needs from the developed world. To be seen as a “responsible major country,” it must behave accordingly.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Oct 17, 2020

A brave new world after COVID-19 subsides?

The future alone can unveil its secrets — in its own time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 10, 2020

What are the stories we’re reading about Hiroshima and Nagasaki?

This year's releases on the atomic bombs run the gamut of perspectives, proving that historical events are very much what we make of them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2020

An appalling debate is only the latest blow to the U.S. image in the world

Last week's U.S. presidential debate was engrossing — as is a car crash or a tawdry reality TV show. The rudeness and incoherence left most viewers aghast.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2020

Trump tests positive for COVID-19, and the world shudders

Once again, the world shuddered at news about President Donald Trump. This time, it wasn’t something Trump said or did, but rather the announcement early Friday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 1, 2020

A million COVID-19 deaths must drive world to act together

The economic impact of this crisis has reached historic proportions; and, while not as bad as the Great Depression, it is far worse than the Great Recession a decade ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2020

‘I feel sorry for Americans’: A baffled world watches the U.S.

Myanmar is a poor country struggling with open ethnic warfare and a coronavirus outbreak that could overload its broken hospitals. That hasn’t stopped its politicians from commiserating with a country they think has lost its way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 24, 2020

Bangladesh has an ambitious climate plan, and a $2 billion loan could give it a start

The low-lying country — home to 160 million people and the world's largest river delta system — is particularly vulnerable to global warming.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2020

Taiwan can help the world recover better together

Only by working in solidarity can we end the COVID-19 pandemic and effectively tackle its consequences.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 1, 2020

Step into another world with isekai, the fantasy subgenre ruling the manga market

In recent years, the manga and light novel market has been inundated with 'isekai,' a subgenre in which protagonists are transported to a fantasy world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2020

As pandemic rages on, world economic recovery looks ever more shaky

Many economists believe it could take a year or two for the global situation to get back to normal.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 22, 2020

Pro surfer Kanoa Igarashi shows off skills in FIFA 20, welcomes pressure of Olympics

The rising star is already qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2020

Japan in a post-coronavirus world

The true risks behind the concentration of population and key functions in Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020

Watch China’s unconventional levers of power in world affairs

Often overlooked practices form a key part of Beijing's international influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2020

Vladimir Putin's plea

The Russian president is scared, and he's probably right to be.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 17, 2020

Gaming world remains land of untapped potential for sumo

Putting a sport in front of the eyeballs of the younger generation guarantees much higher rates of engagement and participation at all levels.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

Time for the world to embark on a Great Reset

The pandemic represents a window of opportunity to reflect, reimagine and reset our world to create a healthier, more equitable and more prosperous future.
Reader Mail
May 30, 2020

World must unite and stand by Hong Kong

Regarding the May 23 article “How China pounced on Hong Kong while the world focused on COVID-19,” when the coronavirus first emerged in Wuhan several months ago, the totalitarian bureaucrats in the Chinese Communist Party went above and beyond in an attempt to hide the disease from the global community....
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan’s legal system struggles to deal with AI-made child sexual abuse images
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

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