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OLYMPICS
Jul 7, 2021

Trouble stirs amid the quest for gold and glory

Was it an ominous premonition or just another blunder by a gaffe-prone politician?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2021

The curious case of the Balkan war criminals

International tribunals are largely ceremonial until leaders who commit war crimes are ousted, or their armies defeated.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jul 5, 2021

Punishment does not always fit crime with NPB's dangerous pitch rule

There is intent and there is common sense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 3, 2021

Why politicians make the switch from Upper to Lower House

One almost never hears about a Lower House member trying to move to the Upper House, but movement the opposite direction has plenty of precedent.
Japan Times
PRESS / Services
Jul 2, 2021

英字新聞のThe Japan Timesが人材紹介事業を開始

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、株式会社ワークポートと提携し、バイリンガル人材に特化した、人材紹介事業「The Japan Times Jobs」を開始しました。
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2021

A half-century of an endless drug war

Fifty years of failure is enough. Now is the time for the U.S. to lead the world toward humane, people-centered and evidence-based drug policy for the twenty-first century.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021

Crossing the red line: Behind China’s takeover of Hong Kong

One year ago, the city's freedoms were curtailed with breathtaking speed. But the clampdown was years in the making, and many signals were missed.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jun 24, 2021

Corporate governance issues haunt troubled Toshiba as it faces off with investors

Amid scandal, a shareholders meeting on Friday is set to be a showdown between Toshiba's board, who are pushing to retain Chairman Osamu Nagayama, and investors who want him out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2021

Musk-Bezos spat reflects bad space policy

Earlier this month, the U.S. Senate passed a measure that would allot $10 billion over five years for NASA to develop two new lunar landers. Buried in a nearly $250 billion bill intended to boost innovation, the measure was equal to about 43% of the space agency’s total budget.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Jun 20, 2021

Morgan Giles: ‘I’m astounded by the sense of community among literary translators’

The World of Translators series wraps up with Morgan Giles, whose first full-length work, Yu Miri's “Tokyo Ueno Station,” won the National Book Award for translated literature in 2020.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 18, 2021

Rick Carlisle resigns as Mavericks coach

Dallas Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle resigned on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2021

China launches crewed spacecraft Shenzhou-12 in historic mission

The crew members will be monitored for how they fare in space physically and psychologically for an extended period of time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2021

Do free markets still beat central planning?

Is China's system really diametrically opposed to that of, say, the United States? In a word: no.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 12, 2021

An agreement on tax could remind world of G7’s value

The G7 could be relevant, however, as an avatar for democratic and value-oriented leadership and some leaders see the institution evolving in that direction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2021

Wuhan lab dispute obscures a more pressing problem

Senior Chinese officials acknowledge their country's “clear shortcomings” in its high-level biosafety labs in comparison with the U.S. and warned of insufficient operating funds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021

Taiwan’s Shih recognized for lifetime of service, dedication

This year, the 38th Niwano Peace Prize will be awarded to the Venerable Shih Chao-hwei of Taiwan in recognition of her work in peace building through her safeguarding of all forms of life, promotion of gender ethics and gender equality, and her approach to open-minded dialogue with different religious...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
May 31, 2021

Pandemic wreaks havoc on Japan's homeless as government touts 'self-reliance'

As the coronavirus scourge continues to wreak havoc on the economy, the burden is unduly falling on so-called nonregular workers whose employment is unstable.
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
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

China should celebrate its Mars success by sharing

The propaganda value of a landing on another planet, as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate its centenary, is not lost on Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2021

Israel faces greater dangers than Hamas

The mob violence between Jews and Arabs should not be underestimated: It represents a watershed in the history of Israel.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Arctic fires and thawing permafrost pose growing threat to climate, study says

Estimated emissions levels do not take into account the wildfires and abrupt thawing recently observed, which could blow the global 'emissions budget.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 11, 2021

Biden reportedly set to tap Rahm Emanuel as U.S. ambassador to Japan

The decision to nominate the former Chicago mayor, known more for his sharp tongue than his foreign policy chops, is expected to be formally announced later this month.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 8, 2021

Heads up! A used Chinese rocket is tumbling back to Earth this weekend.

The chances of it hitting a populated area are small, but not zero. That has raised questions about how the country's space program designs its missions.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2021

Biden tax rule would take billions from biggest fortunes at death

Ending the current practice of stepping up the tax basis of inherited assets and raising the capital gains tax rate would amount to the biggest curb on dynastic wealth in decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2021

A grandiose dream to carve out a giant coal mine in frozen eastern Siberia

Far from backing away from coal, Moscow is doubling down: Last summer, the Russian government approved an energy strategy that could see its coal output increase by up to 50% by 2035.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Apr 30, 2021

「大地の芸術祭」を支える行政と市民の連携
〜女性活躍が当たり前の姿〜

Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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