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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2021

Legacy weapons are eroding the military’s edge

Though the U.S. spends three times more on defense than any other country, its technological edge is eroding — due in part to the cost of maintaining aging weapons programs.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jun 7, 2021

Tomoyuki Sugano and Seiya Suzuki return to action as Olympics draw near

A few hours after the United States national baseball team qualified for the Tokyo Olympics, two players expected to be key members of Samurai Japan's Olympic effort returned to the field in NPB.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 7, 2021

China faces nationalist anger over U.S. military plane in Taiwan

China’s muted reaction over a U.S. military flight to Taiwan prompted criticism from nationalists online, underscoring the pressures on President Xi Jinping to follow through on heated "red line” rhetoric.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 3, 2021

A take on ‘The Tempest’ that aims to broaden your horizons

“The Tempest: Swimming for Beginners” incorporates the real-life experiences of its cast members with disabilities, as well as the challenges of living through a pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 3, 2021

New NASA missions will study Venus, a world overlooked for decades

After numerous missions by the United States and the Soviet Union to explore it in the 1970s, '80s and '90s, attention shifted elsewhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2021

Taiwan’s Shih recognized for lifetime of service, dedication

This year, the 38th Niwano Peace Prize will be awarded to the Venerable Shih Chao-hwei of Taiwan in recognition of her work in peace building through her safeguarding of all forms of life, promotion of gender ethics and gender equality, and her approach to open-minded dialogue with different religious...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2021

Are we risking a debt pandemic?

This headlong acceleration of debt, in Germany and in countries around the world, is the price being paid to stave off the economic consequences of COVID-19.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 31, 2021

Dragons help Central League get off to fast start in interleague play

Round one goes to the Central League and, of all teams, the Chunichi Dragons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 26, 2021

Can this U.S. city heal racial wounds by busting up its freeway?

New York State wants to replace an elevated stretch of freeway with a street-level boulevard to knit the city's urban grid back together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 25, 2021

Taiwan’s COVID-19 surge masks a serious climate problem

While the government works to rein in the outbreak, water and energy strains highlight longer-term challenges from the island's unusual vulnerability to climate change.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
May 24, 2021

Pacific League clubs likely looking forward to return of interleague play

If Pacific League fans and teams look happier and more upbeat than usual, it's probably because it's that time of year again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2021

Trump faces ‘show of strength’ in rare team-up by New York prosecutors

'That this is a criminal investigation tells me that James' office came up with something so important that it transformed it from a civil case to a criminal case,” one observer said.
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
May 16, 2021

Masatsugu Ono: ‘I always feel for those on the periphery of society’

Translator and Francophile Masatsugu Ono draws on stories of his hometown in Oita Prefecture to inform his writing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 13, 2021

Israel-Gaza crisis drags Biden into vortex he sought to avoid

Biden had been trying to pivot America's foreign policy to China, revive the Iran nuclear deal and wind down America's 'forever wars.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2021

France’s culture war intensifies

Few in France are happy with the country's political leaders, which is why successive presidents have failed to win reelection.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
May 9, 2021

A shaky future for Sony's Japan Studio after mass staff exodus

A slew of veteran game developers and producers announced their departure from the studio in advance of its April 1 restructuring.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 8, 2021

A humbling NBA moment brings cheers from Japan

Going viral because you got dunked on? Yikes — unless you're Yuta Watanabe, whose effort has endeared him to a growing wave of basketball fans in his home country, Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 8, 2021

Is the G7 foreign ministers’ joint communique worth reading?

Although China was singled out in the foreign ministers' communique this year, the matter of China was just one of many important issues also mentioned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
May 8, 2021

Animals used in sport need more than viral videos to prevent abuse

Footage of a jockey kicking his horse in the face during a live broadcast sparked a needed conversation, but the media needs to educate more on animal welfare.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2021

From Singapore to Rio, the smart money is on greener buildings

'There's a growing shift toward including the green credentials of a building within what constitutes competitive advantage for a developer,” according to one industry observer.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2021

France battles over whether to cancel or celebrate Napoleon

By choosing to lay a wreath Wednesday at Napoleon's tomb under the golden dome of Les Invalides, Macron is stepping into the heart of France's culture wars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2021

Hard to believe, but we’re running out of sand

Sizzling demand in a post-pandemic recovery will encourage the usual bad behaviors that accompany exploding markets: environmental degradation, forced labor and criminal profiteering.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 3, 2021

Manchester United match postponed after fans storm pitch to protest club's owners

Greater Manchester Police said around 100 United fans invaded the field, with some letting off flares and others carrying posters calling for the Glazers to end their ownership of the club.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 1, 2021

La Nina gives a turbocharge boost to already high food prices around the world

Global prices for food and crops in much of the world are at multi-year highs and there's a culprit far larger than human commerce: La Nina.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Apr 30, 2021

「大地の芸術祭」を支える行政と市民の連携
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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 28, 2021

White House backs 2030 milestone on path to net zero grid

The White House hopes to capitalize on growing momentum for a push to require the U.S. grid to get 80% of its power from emissions-free sources by 2030.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2021

Governments want you to buy green. Ignore them at your peril.

Nations have pledged massive cuts on greenhouse gas emissions, paving the way for a torrent of regulation set to benefit green stocks and bonds.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Stage set for action-packed New Year Basho with yokozuna promotion battle
Kotozakura is in position to fight his way to a promotion to yokozuna going into the New Year Basho.
Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

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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A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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