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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2020
COVID-19 is killing people in more ways than one
If the forgone care is having adverse health consequences, then it would be fair to consider them indirect costs of the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Dec 16, 2020
As negotiations stall, how much does Japan actually pay to host U.S. forces?
With Trump having lost the election and time running out to strike a deal, the Japanese government is looking at a one-year extension of the current agreement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2020
Who were those Trumpists marching in Tokyo?
There were at least two demonstrations organized by Trump supporters in Tokyo last month. The question is who organized the events.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020
Psychedelics replace cannabis as the new favorite edgy investment
Early stage investors are predicting substances such as psilocybin and Ibogaine have an even better shot than cannabis at disrupting the $70 billion market for mental health.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2020
A weapon to ‘win the war’: U.S. hospitals get initial coronavirus shots
The arrival of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine offers a glimmer of hope amid a pandemic that has already seen almost 300,000 Americans die.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 15, 2020
Biden wins Electoral College to cement victory and rebuff Trump
The formal vote capped a tumultuous period sparked by Donald Trump's refusal to acknowledge he lost — with the help of Republicans willing to support his unsubstantiated claims.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 14, 2020
China’s combative nationalists see a world turning their way
China's Communist Party, under its leader, Xi Jinping, has promoted the idea that the country is on a trajectory to power past Western rivals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2020
Chinese dams under U.S. scrutiny in Mekong rivalry
Beijing has dismissed U.S. research saying Chinese dams have retained water to the detriment of downstream nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2020
Don’t let Iran get away with hostage-taking
When the old hostages are sent home, the regime simply arrests new ones to replenish its stock of political pawns. The vicious circle is repeated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020
What happens when a superspreader event keeps spreading?
A new analysis of a conference at a Boston hotel has concluded that the coronavirus strains loosed at the meeting have since migrated worldwide and sickened about 245,000 Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 12, 2020
For Biden’s economic team, an early focus on climate
One issue that could distinguish Biden's core economic team from its predecessors? Climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2020
The vaccines are coming. A divided and distrustful America awaits.
As the Lopez family of Truckee, California, gathered to prepare dinner on a recent evening, one subject dominated the conversation: the coronavirus vaccine that will soon be shipped out across the country, giving Americans the first concrete hope that the pandemic will eventually end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 12, 2020
Volunteer sleuths crack 'Zodiac' serial killer's coded message
A team of volunteer codebreakers has cracked a mysterious cipher sent more than 50 years ago to a newspaper by the San Francisco serial killer who called himself the Zodiac, the FBI said Friday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 11, 2020
The expectations of Joe Biden's administration differ from country to country
The U.S., Japan and their allies must compete with China, not each other.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 11, 2020
U.S. crackdown on Huawei hands Japan a 5G lifeline
With U.S. partners seeking out suppliers from friendlier nations, vendors in the close U.S. ally suddenly seem a lot more attractive to carriers around the world upgrading their networks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2020
How China is trying to subdue Taiwan with 'gray-zone' warfare
Beijing is conducting waves of threatening forays from the air while ratcheting up pressure tactics to erode Taiwan's will to resist, say current and former Taiwan military officers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 11, 2020
‘It’s hard to prove’: Why antitrust suits against Facebook face hurdles
Any company breakup may face the skepticism of courts, which have been hesitant about undoing mergers because that can sometimes cause more harm to consumers than good.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 11, 2020
China sends sanctioned official to U.S. commerce dinner in Beijing
The Chinese government was represented at the annual American Chamber of Commerce in China event in Beijing by Wang Chen, a member of the Communist Party's Politburo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020
U.S. nears final COVID-19 vaccine review as daily deaths top 3,250
Steady movement toward a vaccine rollout on the eve of a critical review by leading U.S. medical experts comes as COVID-19 caseloads surged alarmingly higher, straining health care systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 10, 2020
'Buy or bury': Facebook faces U.S. lawsuits that could force sale of Instagram
The complaints say the social media giant relies on a strategy to snap up rivals and keep smaller competitors at bay.
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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