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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 17, 2020
How to adapt to Biden's trade and climate policies
With just weeks to go until the president-elect steps up, Japan needs to examine how to react to his proposed policies on key issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2020
Biden must not give in to North Korea’s demand for early sanctions relief
Pyongyang has yet to recognize Joe Biden as the next U.S. president, but is likely hoping he will lift sanctions as an incentive to bring North Korea back to the negotiating table.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 19, 2020
How Tokyo can navigate the Japan-U.S.-China trap
The relationship between the world's three largest economies is a beneficial one, but must be maintained with delicacy and skill to keep conflict at bay.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2020
Mobilizing the world behind the nuclear weapons ban treaty
Setsuko Thurlow is an atomic bombing survivor who lives in Canada. She has been a highly visible public face of the hibakusha around the world, campaigning tirelessly for nuclear abolition and was included in the small delegation from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to receive...
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 Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2020
The U.N.’s existential crisis
Trump's announcement that he intends to withdraw the U.S. from the WHO may be a harbinger of a broader unraveling of the multilateral system constructed after WW II.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2020
U.N. fails to shine at its diamond jubilee
The world is facing a set of unprecedented crises and the world body is distracted by geopolitical rivalries and a growing tendency of governments to go it alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 23, 2020
Celebrating 75 years of the United Nations
The U.N. and the belief in global solidarity that it embodies have never been more essential as the world finds itself in turmoil amid a virus pandemic and a recession.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 20, 2020
When international students pose a very real risk
Recent issues between the United States and China can show Japan how best to approach new arrivals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2020
150 Japanese United Airlines flight attendants may lose jobs
With global air traffic plunging, United Airlines informed the employees in June that the three of its bases would close on Oct. 1.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 5, 2020
Should freedom of assembly be an absolute right?
During the coronavirus pandemic, sizeable demonstrations have taken place in Belarus, Germany and the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 4, 2020
Neither U.S. nor China will lead post-coronavirus order
The age of the two economic superpowers, which have been engaged in a tit-for-tat trade war, could be over.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 4, 2020
The Security Council will perish without reform
In the 75 years since the U.N. charter was signed, the world has changed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Post-Coronavirus Briefing
Sep 3, 2020
The search for a leader in the post-coronavirus new order
With the United States and China facing issues over lack of action and trust, Japan needs to step up to make itself heard on the world stage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 31, 2020
In COVID-19 era, United and American Airlines pull out more tricks to fill seats
Airline executives are having to innovate to get people traveling again to stave off the worst consequences for the industry, including massive job losses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2020
Military reasons to celebrate the Israel-UAE deal
This could be the first step toward a strategic coalition to check aggression from Iran.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 14, 2020
Moon-bound billionaire Maezawa bets on Japan apparel brands
The former Zozotown boss has put his money behind United Arrows and Adastria.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 20, 2020
Yudai Baba excited about new challenge with NBL's Melbourne United
Yudai Baba's ultimate goal is to earn a spot on an NBA team in the future.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jul 19, 2020
Yudai Baba signs with NBL's Melbourne United
The Akatsuki Five star's next destination will be Australia following a season with the Texas Legends in the NBA G League.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020
America’s Hong Kong approach does more harm than good
Washington intends to signal its resolve to Beijing, but Hong Kong is not reliant on U.S. goodwill.
Japanese stripper bids to have her porn movies taken off internet
Plaintiff Miyuki Ariga (left) speaks at a news conference along with her lawyer, Yoshitomo Morohashi, after filing a lawsuit at the Tokyo District Court on Monday.
Kishida defends planned rule to revoke foreigners' residency
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a meeting of the Lower House Judicial Affairs Committee on Wednesday.
Human bone-like objects found at Nippon Steel plant’s molten iron pot, with one worker missing
Police believe it’s highly possible that human bones found in a molten iron pot at Nippon Steel's Oita factory belong to a missing male employee.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Man suspected of using smart glasses to cheat on Waseda University exams
The Waseda University campus in Tokyo. An 18-year-old male test-taker is suspected of using smart glasses to cheat during the university's entrance exam.
Japanese rap creates its mecca in Pop Yours
Tokyo-based artist Jumadiba says he forgoes the label of simply “rap” for his music because the Japanese rap scene isn’t confined to a particular sound.
Who’s toughest on China? Biden’s tariff tactic ups ante as election looms.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks about new actions to protect American workers and businesses from China's "unfair" trade practices, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
Was Onosato's defeat of Terunofuji an era-defining bout?
Onosato (right) defeats Terunofuji at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo on May 12. While nothing in sumo is guaranteed, it seems almost inevitable that Onosato is destined for the top of the sport's pyramid.
Ishin struggles to set itself apart from other parties
Nippon Ishin no Kai Secretary-General Fumitake Fujita (right) speaks beside Yui Kanazawa, the party's candidate in the Tokyo 15th district by-election on April 28. Nippon Ishin lost in this by-election as well as another in Nagasaki held on the same day.
In Japan, 68,000 people over 65 projected to die alone at home this year
As Japan grapples with its population's rapid aging, supporting people who live and age alone is looming larger on the policy agenda.

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Things may look perfect to the outside world, but today's mom is fine with some imperfection at home.
How 'Reiwa moms' are reshaping motherhood in Japan
By Mai Yoshikawa

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