Search - 2003

 
 
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 30, 2020

Ten Japanese albums Rolling Stone missed on its '500 Greatest' list

Rolling Stone compiled a list of the 500 greatest albums of all time but there were no Japanese entries. So we came up with a few candidates of our own.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 27, 2020

Nissan eyes return to profit in 2021 on back of resurgence in China

The company, which in May reported its first fiscal year loss in a decade, is forecasting a strong recovery in the Chinese market by year-end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 26, 2020

Trump Supreme Court pick Amy Coney Barrett known for conservative religious views

In planning to nominate Amy Coney Barrett for the U.S. Supreme Court, President Donald Trump has selected a federal appeals court judge who has staked out conservative legal positions on key hot-button issues in three years on the bench.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2020

Fierce, frequent climate-fueled wildfires may decimate forests worldwide

As climate change makes regions more arid, wildfires have grown more frequent and ferocious.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2020

Meet Japan's new top government spokesman, same as the last one

Some believe what appealed most to Yoshihide Suga about Katsunobu Kato, the new chief Cabinet secretary, is how much he resembles the new prime minister.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 19, 2020

Japan is forced to look abroad in the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. But at what cost?

Japan has a history of vaccines and related medical treatments that have proven to be problematic — take the prescription drug Tamiflu, for example.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 18, 2020

China is becoming loss-making Nissan’s last line of defense

Thanks to an early mover advantage and strategic partnership with Dongfeng Motor Group Co., the firm is one of the strongest Japanese passenger carmakers in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 16, 2020

Secret Tibetan military force raises stakes in India-China clash

The rare recognition of a secretive Indian military unit with Tibetan soldiers threatened to escalate a border dispute that has killed dozens since May.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 11, 2020

Meet the ‘shadow shogun’ behind the making of Japan’s next prime minister

Yoshihide Suga's rise to pole position in the race to succeed Shinzo Abe is largely the making of political operator Toshihiro Nikai.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 11, 2020

‘Mulan’ 1998: A moment of joy and anxiety for Asian American viewers

By the time 'Mulan” came out, Asian American activists were still reeling from the failure of 'All-American Girl” (1994-95), the first sitcom to feature a Korean American family.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 3, 2020

The 1995 Okinawa rape that shook U.S.-Japan ties

Twenty-five years ago, on Sept. 4, 1995, a 12-year-old girl was abducted, beaten and raped in the village of Kin, Okinawa Prefecture, by three U.S. servicemen — two marines and a naval medic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 3, 2020

‘The Brightest Roof in the Universe’: Looks nice, lacks sparkle

Michihito Fujii changes pace but can't quite find the right tempo on this lightweight follow-up to gritty award winner “The Journalist.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2020

Coronavirus in vacant China apartment implicates toilet in spread

The discovery of the coronavirus in the bathroom of an unoccupied apartment in Guangzhou, China, suggests the airborne pathogen may have wafted upwards through drain pipes, an echo of a large SARS outbreak in Hong Kong 17 years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 26, 2020

Honda Motor units to pay $85 million to settle U.S. states' probe over Takata air bags

Since 2008, Honda has recalled nearly 13 million U.S. vehicles equipped with Takata inflators, and has replaced more than 16 million inflators.
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Aug 22, 2020

Political documentaries in Japan struggle to inspire

Japanese documentaries analyze entrenched political power with largely unsurprising results.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2020

After COVID-19, China’s leaders face new challenges from flooding

Having brought the coronavirus pandemic largely under control, China’s leaders are now struggling with a surge of crippling floods that have killed hundreds of people and displaced millions across the central and southwestern parts of the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 19, 2020

Much changed world, same Joe Biden seeking to undo what Trump has done

Global affairs have strayed a great distance from the status quo Biden might recall from the last time he stepped out of the Situation Room.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Aug 17, 2020

Long arm of China's security law alarms Hong Kongers in Japan

While other countries have loosened visa restrictions, offered routes to refugee status or sanctioned Chinese officials, efforts by Japan have focused on economic gains.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 15, 2020

The popularity of jeans in Japan begins to fray

According to industry data, total sales of jeans of all types reached 78 million pairs in 2002. The current annual figure is believed to have fallen below 40 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2020

Coronavirus antibodies disappear in months. Is that a cause for concern?

Research has poured cold water on the optimism of those who have been working around the clock to produce vaccines against the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 12, 2020

Hospitals and expats blast Trump plan to block U.S. citizens with virus

A Southern California-area hospital system, immigrant advocacy groups and Americans living in Mexico criticized on Tuesday a draft proposal by the U.S. government that could block U.S. citizens and permanent residents from entering the country if they are suspected of being infected with the novel coronavirus....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 12, 2020

Harris brings prosecutor’s legacy to ticket, for better or worse

Kamala Harris made a career of straddling issues and rebranding herself while moving from prosecutor and legislator. Now the presumptive U.S. vice presidential nominee will have to rebound from her hard-nosed law enforcement record to become an agent of change in the age of racial justice protests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2020

Chinese influence operations struggle for traction in Japan

There is little evidence that China has tried to impact debate in Japan as it has done in other countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Aug 10, 2020

'China literacy': Vietnam's key to combating COVID-19

Both the government and people saw the shadow of China in the background of the battle to beat the coronavirus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 10, 2020

U.S. health chief meets Taiwan’s leader, fueling China tensions

On the most senior visit by an American official in more than four decades, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar hailed Taiwan’s democracy and praised President Tsai Ing-wen’s response to the pandemic in comments likely to stoke tensions with China.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’