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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2021
Will Biden’s emphasis on alliances go anywhere?
Even if allies strike a deal with the current U.S. administration, there is always the fear that it may be overturned in four years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 29, 2021
Trading curbs by Robinhood reverse GameStop rally, angering upstart traders
Investors claimed that the very apps that had democratized trading — Robinhood in particular — were now doing the bidding of Wall Street.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 29, 2021
U.S.-Japan ties must go beyond domestic politics
Under America's new leadership, mutual understanding and a return to political normalcy in the United States should further strengthen U.S.-Japan relations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2021
GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce
If WallStreetBets is checkmate for old-school finance, then surely they'd want to win fair and square.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2021
Ghosn's alleged accomplices fail to block U.S. extradition to Japan
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled Michael Taylor and his son Peter can now be moved, rejecting their argument that they would be tortured by the Japanese government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 28, 2021
With Biden, Washington returns to normalcy: But 'strategic patience' with China?
If the Biden administration applied the abortive “strategic patience” concept to China, many in Tokyo would indeed be concerned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021
Tokyo Olympics member says games going ahead 'is up to the U.S.'
The International Olympic Committee and Japanese organizers have been increasingly bullish in recent weeks about the prospect of holding the postponed games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2021
A week into Biden's term, signs point to continued U.S.-China friction
A flurry of military activity around Taiwan has highlighted ongoing strains in the relationship, even as both sides warn against confrontation.
JAPAN
Jan 27, 2021
Third time’s a charm? Japan gets another high-level U.S. commitment to defending Senkakus
New U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken was the third high-level U.S. official in a week to reaffirm that the islets fall under the U.S.-Japan security treaty.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
The battle lines are forming in Biden’s climate push
What may well stand in the U.S. president's way is political intransigence from senators from fossil-fuel states in both parties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. Senate Republicans unite behind failed effort to challenge Trump impeachment trial
There is a debate among scholars over whether the Senate can hold a trial for Trump now that he has left office.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
Biden and Putin agree to extend New START nuclear treaty
White House officials said Biden also confronted the Kremlin leader over the poisoning of an opposition activist and a hacking of government and private computer networks in the U.S.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 27, 2021
U.S. watchdog to probe whether DOJ helped Trump effort to overturn election
The inquiry adds to the increasing scrutiny on Trump's attempts to wield the power of the Justice Department to advance his false claims about the election.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2021
Janet Yellen makes history again as first female chief of U.S. Treasury
The Senate voted an overwhelming 84-15 to confirm Janet Yellen as the first woman to lead the U.S. Treasury earlier this week, setting her quickly to work with Congress on coronavirus relief, reviewing U.S. sanctions policy and strengthening financial regulation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2021
China overtook U.S. in foreign direct investment, U.N. agency says
China overtook the U.S. as the largest recipient of foreign direct investment in 2020, a year in which overall global flows cratered by 42% as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, a United Nations trade agency said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2021
China to conduct military drills in South China Sea amid tensions with U.S.
China said on Tuesday it will conduct military exercises in the South China Sea this week, just days after Beijing bristled at a U.S. aircraft carrier group's entry into the disputed waters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2021
With impeachment trial looming, Republicans waver on punishing Trump
Few Republicans appeared ready to repudiate a leader who maintains broad sway over their party by joining Democrats in convicting him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2021
Signaling no change in China’s course, Xi warns against new Cold War
Though Xi did not refer to President Joe Biden by name, many of his comments were clearly targeted at the new U.S. administration.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2021
Trump Senate trial starts as House delivers impeachment article
Delivery of the impeachment article formally signals the start of the proceedings, though arguments won't begin until the week of Feb. 8.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2021
How space became the next ‘great power’ contest between the U.S. and China
Among the most important national security issues now facing U.S. President Joe Biden is how to contend with the threat that China poses to the American military in space.
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.
As Japan marks 80 years since WWII surrender, Ishiba expresses remorse
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba lays a flower during the memorial service at the Nippon Budokan on Friday.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
War must never be repeated, says WWII guerrilla commander
Former teacher Satoshi Ito speaks during an interview in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in June. Ito underwent training for guerrilla warfare at a secret school to prepare for a possible battle in mainland Japan during World War II.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
Samansa bets on commuter cinema
Filmmakers interview the general manager of a Bald Men's club for an upcoming Flix Oven documentary that will be available via the streaming platform Samansa.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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