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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2021

Overseas Uyghurs struggle to locate relatives in Xinjiang prisons

Rights groups and U.N. experts estimate more than 1 million Uyghurs and other ethnic minorities were interned in a network of camps since 2016.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 20, 2021

The global housing market is broken, and it’s dividing entire countries

The perennial issue of housing costs has become one of acute housing inequality, and an entire generation is at risk of being left behind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 17, 2021

The Manchuria crisis revisited

The Chinese have not forgotten Japan's 14-year occupation of Manchuria. In fact, official Chinese doctrine establishes the 1931 Manchurian Incident as the beginning of WWII.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2021

Afghanistan’s forsaken gender

While those of us in advanced economies contemplate the excesses of our modern society, Afghan women face an acute threat of being plunged back into the dark ages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2021

Taliban ‘conundrum’ forcing strange bedfellows on Afghanistan

World leaders one after another have called for international cooperation even as they jockey to gain influence in the great power vacuum that the U.S. departure has left behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 14, 2021

The hospital conundrum: Why Tokyo’s health system is overflowing with COVID-19 patients

Many hospitals — both those that are private as well as some nationally managed institutions — have been slow to set aside beds for infected patients.
Japan Times
SOCCER / WE LEAGUE
Sep 10, 2021

Japan's ambitious WE League aims to empower in historic first season

Japan's first professional women's soccer league will launch on Sunday with the goals of promoting gender equality and raising the country's level of play.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021

ASEAN chair Brunei shares views on bloc’s prospects

The ASEAN-Japan Centre is an intergovernmental organization established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nation member states and Japan in 1981, serving as a bridge between the two parties for 40 years. It has been promoting exports from ASEAN member states to Japan while revitalizing investment...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2021

The West owes Qatar a favor over Afghanistan. That was the point.

Qatar can bring real value through the relationships it maintains, especially across Western and Islamic parties
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Sep 6, 2021

Beyond the Games: Can the Paralympics' success spur change?

The global sporting event has provided Japan with an opportunity to reflect on the issues that create barriers to accessibility. What does the host nation do from here?
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 5, 2021

How are those pandemic hobbies going, really?

How many of us have actually kept up with those trendy pandemic activities from last year? And how can we take an activity from “hobby” to “habit”?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 3, 2021

Amid Asia vaccine shortages, rich and powerful jump the queue for extra shots

The growing trend is undermining the inoculation strategies of nations struggling with the highly infectious delta variant, and putting everyone at greater risk.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 3, 2021

Unsettling, unrelenting and confident: Ms. Machine's debut is one of the year's best

Ms. Machine's debut features Nordic-inspired lyrics and a sludgy sound that recalls witch house, industrial and metal, making it one of the best Japanese albums released this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2021

U.S. withdrawal leaves Afghanistan in crisis and uncertainty

The fate of tens of thousands of Afghans who couldn't flee — civil society workers, women and girls, minorities — is in the balance as the Taliban moves to cement control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2021

Religious tolerance among India’s believers

A multifaith survey reveals that Indians are committed to respecting religious diversity while practicing what some call a “segregationist form of toleration.”
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Aug 28, 2021

Mental health campaign wants you to step up — 21,081 times

An effort to raise awareness of mental health issues in Japan and funding for TELL Japan also looks to get everyone physically active.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2021

New Zealand identifies delta outbreak origin as COVID-19 cases jump

The country was virus-free and living without restrictions until a snap three-day nationwide lockdown was ordered on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

Haitians voice anger over slow pace of quake aid

Residents in the worst-affected city of Les Cayes, including those camped in a mushrooming tent city, complained of scant help on the ground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 18, 2021

Hong Kong’s quarantine flip-flop creates chaos for travelers

The city has abruptly scrapped a new rule allowing vaccinated residents returning from medium-risk locations to quarantine in a hotel for just one week, half the typically required time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 18, 2021

Taliban, striking dovish tone, pledge peace and women's rights under Islam

The group said it wanted peaceful relations with other countries and would respect the rights of women within the framework of Islamic law.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 14, 2021

As American schools shut down due to COVID-19, 911 drug calls for youth skyrocketed

Last year, the rate of drug-related emergency calls for young people age 20 and under increased by 43%, an analysis of emergency response data found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2021

Delta-free haven New Zealand sets out path to opening borders

New Zealand's push to eliminate the virus has paid dividends, with just 26 COVID-19 deaths and life within its borders relatively normal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 10, 2021

'We are not the virus': Two-tier delta lockdowns divide Sydney

Harsher restrictions and tougher policing in Sydney's most-affected neighborhoods have stoked resentment in its most vulnerable people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 8, 2021

Tokyo feared the Games would spread COVID-19. The numbers inside the 'bubble' suggest that didn't happen.

Japan had feared that the Games might spread COVID-19, introduce new variants and overwhelm the medical system. But the numbers from inside the Olympic 'bubble' tell a different story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 6, 2021

Hong Kong faces setback as fearful older residents refuse vaccines

Older people are still staying away in part due to advice from ultracautious doctors to defer vaccination if they have chronic conditions not yet under control.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 30, 2021

Legitimate pain research is more crucial than ever

Researchers today say opioids are not only dangerous; they are not a good long-term solution for chronic pain sufferers. The relief tends to wane with time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 30, 2021

No damage or injures reported after magnitude 8.2 earthquake jolts Alaska

The earthquake triggered a tsunami warning and evacuations in several Alaska coastal communities. Those warnings were later lifted.
Japan Times
Hong Kong report 2021
Jul 30, 2021

Friendship, mutual trust foundations of Hong Kong-Japan relationship

Ambassador and Consul General Mitsuhiro Wada shares his thoughts on Japan and Hong Kong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 28, 2021

U.S. tells some vaccinated people to mask up as delta variant surges

For some in the U.S., masks are a potent symbol of the darkest days of the pandemic in 2020, before vaccines were available.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2021

How LGBTQ rights forced Hungary into a moment of reckoning

Hungary's weaponization of gay rights has led to a showdown rarely seen between the EU and a member state.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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