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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2021
Former top U.S. virus official lashes Trump’s pandemic response, citing needless deaths
The comments by Dr. Deborah L. Birx, the coronavirus response coordinator, were among a string of bombshells that emerged during a CNN special report.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 29, 2021
North Korea accuses U.N. Security Council of 'double standard' over missile tests
North Korea launched a new type of tactical short-range ballistic missile last week, prompting Washington to request a gathering of the U.N. Security Council's sanctions committee.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2021
Mountain battles signal path to Yemen peace runs via more war
The war has spread death, disease and hunger for six years, fueled by the Middle East's predominant feud between U.S. ally Saudi Arabia and foe Iran.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2021
U.S. officials air concerns about WHO’s COVID-19 origin report
The U.S. has 'real concerns about the methodology and the process” of the report, including that the Chinese government 'apparently helped to write it,” Secretary of State Antony Blinken said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 28, 2021
On eve of Myanmar coup, Pompeo rejected effort to declare Rohingya 'genocide'
The 11th-hour scramble inside the State Department underscores how the United States had struggled to formulate consistent policy toward Myanmar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2021
Loaded language: U.S. denuclearization phrasing puts progress on North Korea in jeopardy
A simple shift in language by the Biden administration could prove to be a stumbling block for any talks with the nuclear-armed country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2021
China hits U.S. and Canada with sanctions in Xinjiang fallout
The Xinjiang controversy adds to a wider standoff between China and the U.S. and its allies that took root under Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2021
China sends 20 warplanes near Taiwan in largest-ever incursion by its air force
The U.S. is increasingly concerned that China is flirting with the idea of seizing control of Taiwan, the Financial times reported, citing a senior Biden administration official.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2021
Enduring casualty of pandemic in the U.S.: Care for the dying with a human touch
COVID-19 has disrupted almost every aspect of comforting the terminally ill at the end.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 27, 2021
Biden says he suggested to U.K.'s Johnson a plan to rival China's Belt and Road
China's Belt and Road Initiative is a multitrillion-dollar infrastructure program launched in 2013 and involving development and investment initiatives stretching from East Asia to Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 27, 2021
U.S. lawmakers ask Biden to make travel easier from Taiwan
A group of nine lawmakers asked the Biden administration to establish a facility to expedite travel to the U.S. from Taiwan’s main international airport, a show of support for the island amid fear it could be targeted by an increasingly aggressive China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 27, 2021
Former CDC chief says he thinks coronavirus came from Wuhan lab
Robert Redfield said that he was 'not implying any intentionality,” or accusing China of purposefully releasing the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 26, 2021
U.S. and Taiwan sign coast guard deal to counter Chinese pressure
The two sides will establish a working group to 'improve communications, build cooperation, and share information” on coast guard-related efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 26, 2021
Missile tests propel North Korea to top of Biden's foreign agenda
The United States condemned Thursday's launches, which came hours before Biden held his first White House press conference since taking office in January.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2021
'Trust no one' becomes cyber mantra after massive hacking attacks
In the wake of two massive cyberattacks that exposed glaring deficiencies in U.S. defenses, cybersecurity practitioners are saying zero trust may be the way to stop the cyber mayhem.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2021
Japan prods U.S. to fix 'East Sea' reference over North Korea launches
Japan and South Korea have long been at odds over the name of the body of water between Japan and the Korean Peninsula.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2021
North Korea provokes in predictable ways
In many ways, North Korea is quite predictable. The government in Pyongyang was expected to try to provoke the Biden administration, and this week it did just that with a series of missile launches. International reaction has been muted — as it should be. Every challenge does not deserve a response....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 25, 2021
Blinken says U.S. won’t force ‘us-or-them’ choice with China
The top American diplomat said that the U.S. and its allies need to come together to develop technologies when the benefits of trading with China must be weighed against the risks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 24, 2021
What can Japan do in a Taiwan-China clash?
In the “two-plus-two” meeting that took place last week, the Japanese and U.S. governments unequivocally called out China, highlighting the country's unilateral and unlawful attempts to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific. Since then, there has been much debate on what this means for the region, especially in the context of Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 24, 2021
North Korean missile test: The start of a fresh cycle of provocations?
The fresh weapons test could put Washington in a tough spot as it prepares to brief allies in Tokyo and Seoul next week on a review of U.S. policy toward Pyongyang.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Tens of thousands left stranded at Osaka Expo by train service interruption
Visitors rest inside the Osaka Expo venue early Thursday morning
Welcoming foreign residents benefits Japan, three quarters of economists say
The streets of Tokyo's Ginza district in April. The number of foreign residents in Japan hit a record high at 3.76 million as of the end of last year, comprising just over 3% of the population.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
Recent deaths of Japanese boxers underline importance of emergency action plans
The Japan Boxing Commission's safety protocols have been thrust into the spotlight following the deaths of Shigetoshi Kotari and Hiromasa Urakawa, who suffered fatal brain injuries while fighting on the same card on Aug. 2.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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