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2020

Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2021
Facebook and Apple will miss 2020, unlike everyone else
For the third quarter in a row, Facebook Inc. and Apple Inc. generated billions upon billions in profits and flexed the power of their dominant businesses.
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
Jan 5, 2020
For the 2020s, it's time to go back to the drawing board
Like W.H. Auden in 1939, we must accept the possibility that things could become far worse than they already are.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 2, 2020
Imagine 2030's world to generate innovative ideas
Visualizing the kind of world we want to live in 10 years from now can spur creativity and innovation.
EDITORIALS
Dec 31, 2019
A new Olympic year for Japan
The Olympic year should provide us with a chance to reflect on the state of the nation and how we must respond to the multitude of challenges it faces.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2019
Fifteen predictions for the new year
The U.S. presidential election will end in a tie and other educated guesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 31, 2019
What's in store for China's economy in 2020?
The year, and the decade, will be fraught with difficulties for the economic powerhouse.
EDITORIALS
Dec 30, 2019
Collective action needed to meet existential threats
The threats posed by climate change and mass surveillance will worsen if we continue the laissez-faire approach that fails to intervene and bend both phenomena toward more sustainable trajectories.
EDITORIALS
Oct 11, 2013
Preparing for the 2020 Olympics
The government plan to establish an athlete-nurturing Sports Agency ahead of the 2020 Summer Olympics should not overlook the need for a stronger sports foundation nationwide.

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji