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JAPAN / Society
Jul 30, 2020
Japan to allow back foreign residents who left before entry ban
The planned change in Japan's border control policy will also be accompanied by stricter entry procedures.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2020
Aloha again? Hawaii says Japan looking at easing travel curbs
The U.S. state's governor said details were still being worked out and no timetable has been set for when the program would start.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 24, 2020
Multicultural advice center in Sendai busy with inquiries
The center offers face-to-face support in English, Chinese, Korean, Vietnamese and Nepalese, as well as telephone support in 13 other languages.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 17, 2020
The Abe doctrine on 'Quad plus'
The narrative offers a strategic direction for Japan's international activism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 13, 2020
Japan to allow re-entry for more foreign residents amid coronavirus measures, sources say
An official decision on the policy will be made later this week, according to the sources.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020
Watch China’s unconventional levers of power in world affairs
Often overlooked practices form a key part of Beijing's international influence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2020
On foreign policy, Biden is worse than Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump is terrible. Presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden is just as bad. In some ways he is worse. You shouldn’t vote for either one.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2020
Putin wins 16 more years of reckless behavior
The West consistently underestimates the Russian president's willingness to take extreme risks.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2020
The war on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it
Yet the U.S. senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 21, 2020
Pandemic leaves Indian cooks in Japan dependent on bosses and the state
When your life revolves around your work, a shutdown makes things extra hard.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 19, 2020
As China’s global media influence grows, so does the pushback
Beijing's campaign to control narratives about China the world over is attracting more attention — and opposition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 18, 2020
Rational versus popular foreign policy
With anti-Chinese sentiment on the rise, crafting rational foreign policy will be increasingly a difficult needle to thread.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 16, 2020
Japan's long-term foreign policy: building resilience
Japan's domestic political flux coincides with a deterioration in its geopolitical environment.
Ishiba vows Japan will stand its ground, demanding U.S. lift auto tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a Lower House committee meeting on Friday.
U.S. and China agree to lower tariffs in 90-day cooling-off period
U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent attend a news conference after trade talks with China, in Geneva on Monday.
'Treasure hunt': Tourists boost sales at Japan's Don Quijote stores
The entrance to the discount retailer Don Quijote in Tokyo’s Shibuya district, known as Don Don Donki outside the country
High school student arrested over deaths of his grandparents
A high school student was arrested Saturday on suspicion of killing his grandparents at their home in Tahara, Aichi Prefecture.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
In China’s ‘Michelin Guide,’ Tokyo leads overseas listings with 30 entries
China's Black Pearl Restaurant Guide held its award ceremony overseas for the first time, picking the dining capital of Singapore to promote its brand to an international audience.
Escalation fears rise in Japan following Chinese moves near Senkakus
A Japan Coast Guard vessel sails in front of the Uotsuri islet, one of the Japanese-controlled Senkaku Islands. Concerns are growing in Tokyo after a Chinese government helicopter violated Japan's airspace around the uninhabited islets.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
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