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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2021

'Trust no one' becomes cyber mantra after massive hacking attacks

In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2021

Line data scandal highlights perils of storing information across borders

Concerns over Japan's national security have arisen because of the obligations of a Chinese affiliate under that country's National Intelligence Law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2021

Manslaughter probes in Italy worsen AstraZeneca vaccine troubles

Two doctors and a nurse in Sicily were placed under investigation following the sudden death of a navy officer hours after he received the shot.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2021

Nintendo to use faster Nvidia chips in new 2021 Switch model

The new version will support Deep Learning Super Sampling, a novel rendering technology that uses AI to deliver higher-fidelity graphics more efficiently.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2021

Agon Shu adheres to social distancing in Fire Rites Festival

A long procession of people dressed as yamabushi mountain priests makes its way into an amphitheater in the hills of eastern Kyoto to the sound of majestic symphonic music. This is how the Agon Shu Buddhist Association’s annual Fire Rites Festival always begins. But this year there were some very visible...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2021

Japanese firms launch domestic clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines

Even as Daiichi Sankyo and KM Biologics begin work to prove their shots' efficacy and safety, the public is unlikely to have access to them until fiscal 2022 at the earliest.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 23, 2021

Shibutani siblings say Atlanta shooting has increased awareness of attacks on Asian Americans

The Pyeongchang 2018 medalists called for more support of marginalized communities following a recent rise in violent incidents.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2021

Trials and transparency stand in way of Japan's acquisition of non-Western shots

With domestically developed vaccines some way off and regular inoculations a possibility, Japan may need to look to Russia and China to secure enough shots.
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2021

Waiting for Tokyo: How 110,000 Olympic volunteers put their lives on hold

Mixed signals from the games' organizers and a recent sexism scandal have left some would-be helpers lacking motivation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 20, 2021

Leap of faith: Japan’s religious institutions get innovative in pandemic

Temples and shrines nationwide are experimenting with new ways of meeting the spiritual and emotional needs of parishioners.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 20, 2021

‘Immigrant Japan’: An expansive account of the migrant experience

In her book, Gracia Liu-Farrer judiciously covers the migrant experience and argues that Japan is becoming an 'immigrant country.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Mar 20, 2021

Oral hygiene habits in Japan reflect the cold reality of COVID-19 pandemic

Sales of personal toothpaste products have exceeded those targeting families for the first time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 20, 2021

Musk says Tesla would be shut down if cars used for spying

His comments came less than 24 hours after news broke that Tesla's cars have been banned from Chinese military complexes and housing compounds over espionage concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2021

Heavy rain forces evacuations and flood warnings on Australia's east coast

Australia's east coast was smashed by heavy rains on Saturday, forcing multiple evacuation orders and pleas from authorities for people in Sydney to stay at home amid the potentially life-threatening flash flooding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 20, 2021

U.S. and China must figure out what’s next after talks clear the air

While the Americans portrayed the talks as a good chance to exchange views, they left Alaska without any clear path forward on key issues, with experts saying relations may only get worse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2021

Biden calls for new law and change of heart after Georgia murders

The U.S. President called on Congress to send him new legislation on hate crimes following the murders of eight people in shootings in the Atlanta area.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2021

Megan Rapinoe supports athlete protests instead of boycotts

The outspoken U.S. women's soccer star believes that events such as the Olympics can allow athletes to bring important issues to the forefront.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2021

Pushing against the grain of Japan’s film industry

Industry gatekeepers have been resistant to the idea that an India-born director can make a Japanese film. With “Kontora,” Anshul Chauhan isn't trying to endear himself to any of them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2021

U.K. and EU escalate dispute over vaccine shipments

The EU has threatened to block exports to its former member state, prompting British Foreign Secretary Dominic Raab to suggest the bloc was engaging in brinkmanship.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Mar 18, 2021

The pandemic is harming the mental health of women and youth in Japan. TELL wants to help.

In an alarming set of numbers, data from the National Police Agency shows that 6,976 women in Japan took their own lives last year. That's nearly 15% more than in 2019, marking the end of what had been a 10-year decline in the number of women who died by suicide.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021

The future of money is digital, but is it Bitcoin?

The Bank of Japan has no immediate plans, but it acknowledges the possibility 'of a surge in public demand” for official digital cash going forward.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 16, 2021

In rare move, athletes and coaches speak out against Olympic planners

With support for the Tokyo Games still low, hopeful participants are taking to social media to push back against public perceptions that they are united with the event's organizers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2021

Xi warns against tech excess in sign crackdown will widen

China’s top leader warned that Beijing will go after so-called "platform” companies that have amassed data and market power, a sign that the monthslong crackdown on the country’s internet sector is only just beginning.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Japan's $550 billion investment pledge outlined in MOU
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, sign trade agreements on Thursday in Washington.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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