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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2021
Thailand backs vaccine passport ahead of wider reopening
Thailand moved a step closer to issuing vaccine certificates, with a panel of officials backing the proposal seen as a major milestone toward allowing the tourism-reliant nation to fully reopen to foreign visitors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2021
Vision of vaccinated tourists coming into focus in Thailand
Thailand’s tourism reopening plans are gaining momentum as authorities roll out a national inoculation program and look into coronavirus vaccine passports and quarantine waivers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2021
Thai activist accused of burning king's portrait arrested
Musician and activist Chaiamorn 'Ammy' Kaewwiboonpan, 32 was arrested in Ayutthaya province and is accused of setting fire to the portrait on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 24, 2021
Thailand receives its first coronavirus vaccines
Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha is expected to be among the first to receive the vaccine this weekend.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2021
Myanmar minister flies to Thailand for crisis talks
The military has not given a time frame for a new election but it imposed a one-year state of emergency when it seized power so it would likely be after that.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2021
How the big COVID-19 rebound keeps getting delayed, a bit
The next couple of months are going to be tough. The rosy prognosis for things to really get better has been shunted to the middle of the year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 20, 2021
Thai prime minister survives no-confidence vote as protest looms
The no-confidence motion against the premier was rejected by 272 lawmakers, while 206 voted supported it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 16, 2021
Thai premier faces no-confidence vote as more protests loom
Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha is set to face a no-confidence vote this week as opposition lawmakers target his government for its alleged mismanagement of the COVID-19 outbreak amid a renewed push by pro-democracy activists for the premier’s ouster and monarchy reforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 3, 2021
Thailand revives prison terms for royal insults to stop protests
The fresh charges appear to be a tactical shift in a bid to silence the key leaders of the protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2021
As Thailand’s troubles grow, the king moves to bolster his image
Looming over myriad crises is the months of rallies where protesters have openly criticized the monarchy, Thailand's most powerful institution.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2021
Thailand sold itself as a paradise pandemic retreat. No one came.
The economy is estimated to have contracted 6% in 2020, the biggest decline since the Asian financial crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD / 2020 in Review
Dec 30, 2020
Images of 2020 | Turbulence: Power shifts and revolution
A brief look back at images that reflected a world in tumult
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2020
Thailand offers work permits to undocumented migrants to curb virus
The announcement came as Thailand deals with its worst coronavirus outbreak to date, with more than 1,500 cases since mid-December having been linked to mostly Burmese migrant workers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 27, 2020
Hydro-hegemony: Will China turn off Asia’s tap?
As long as the Communist Party of China remains in power, the country will most likely continue to wage stealthy water wars that no one can win.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2020
'Like water eroding rocks': Thai protesters prepare for long fight
As they paraded through a Bangkok shopping mall in crop tops to mock Thailand's king, protesters made an incongruous sight among the festive decorations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2020
Anti-Myanmar hate speech flares in Thailand over virus
The rhetoric reflects a global pattern since the start of the pandemic of foreigners being blamed for spreading the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 22, 2020
'Little ghosts': Hundreds of Thai migrants have died in South Korea, investigation finds
Advocates say migrants are overworked, unable to access health care and unlikely to report exploitation for fear of being deported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2020
Thai protests target king’s billions of dollars in property investments
Thailand's royal family has long been the biggest shareholder in two of the country's most valuable companies as well as vast plots of land in central Bangkok.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2020
Signs of dissent within Thai military as protests grow
Social media is exposing discontent among some soldiers, police and civil servants after months of protests against Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha and the monarchy.
Tokyo court fines Amazon Japan ¥35 million over counterfeit products
Takahiro Fujii (center), the president of Try and E, and his lawyers speak during a news conference on Friday in Tokyo after a ruling was handed down in a case against Amazon Japan.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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