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Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2022

China's anti-virus spending boosts medical, tech and construction sectors

China aims to have COVID-19 testing facilities within 15-minutes' walk of everyone in its big cities and continues to impose mass testing at the slightest sign of an outbreak.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2022

‘Escalation of secrecy’: Global brands seek clarity on Xinjiang

Companies that sourced cotton from the region in China are weighing evidence of forced labor, a lack of visibility into operations and new regulation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022

Uvalde had prepared for school shootings. It did not stop the rampage.

The carnage has renewed a decades-old debate about how to end the horror of U.S. school shootings, with many political leaders once again calling for heightened school security measures.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 27, 2022

Fans’ return eyed as riders gather for 89th Tokyo Yushun

The Japanese Derby, or Tokyo Yushun, will be held at Tokyo Racecourse in Fuchu on May 29, and there’s every chance there will be a full field of 18 again as this year’s top 3-year-old colts do battle for the second leg of the Japanese Triple Crown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 27, 2022

Discord between China's top leaders paralyzes officials responsible for economy

The stakes are especially high as the Chinese Communist Party prepares to hold a twice-a-decade leadership conclave later this year, where Xi is expected to win a landmark third term.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2022

Johnson must bear responsibility for U.K. party scandal, probe finds

The revelations in a report on the issue have the potential to undermine Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both within his ruling Tory party and especially among the wider electorate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022

Rural Philippines, long neglected, newly appealing in COVID-19 times

The economic disparity between the nation's rural and urban areas has been a long-standing problem, but the lessons of the pandemic may finally lead to change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 21, 2022

Electric farms in Japan are using solar power to grow profits and crops

In many respects, Takeshi Magami's farm is like any other in Japan. But one major difference sets it apart from its neighbors: the 2,826 solar panels perched above the crops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 20, 2022

Suspect admits guilt over attack against Thai monarchy critic in Kyoto home invasion

Pavin Chachavalpongpun, whose criticisms of the monarchy have garnered him a large social media following, has linked the July 2019 attack to the Thai government.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 19, 2022

The Indian government and its COVID-19 con

As the recent spat with the WHO over COVID-19 mortality figures suggests, clumsy attempts to influence the global narrative will only undermine India's international reputation.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2022

Creaky U.S. power grid threatens progress on renewables and electric vehicles

After decades of struggle, the U.S. clean-energy business is booming. But that progress could be derailed without a massive overhaul of America's antiquated electric infrastructure.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
May 9, 2022

Japan's unprofitable local rail lines face threat of cuts amid pandemic

Falling passenger numbers are imperiling the future of unprofitable lines, with some not being reopened after natural disasters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2022

The vanishing COVID variants: Lessons from gamma, iota and mu

While understanding omicron remains a critical public health priority, there are lessons to be learned from lesser lineages of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2022

Abortion surges as U.S. election issue with Roe v. Wade precedent on brink

It's unclear how a U.S. Supreme Court decision invalidating Roe would play among voters, especially in suburban House districts and the states where control of the Senate will be determined.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 3, 2022

Musk’s grand vision for 'free speech' on Twitter faces reality check in Asia

Asia is home to more than half the world's population and is the platform's biggest growth opportunity.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 1, 2022

How a sanctioned Russian company gained access to Sudan’s gold

The Wagner Group's secretive and expanding business dealings in Africa show the limitations of Western nations' attempts to censure it and other Russian firms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 28, 2022

‘Take the money … and run’: Elon Musk's quick deal for Twitter highlights weaknesses

Directors lacked confidence in new CEO Parag Agrawal's ability to deliver a higher return than what Musk offered, clearing the way for the decision to sell.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2022

Questions over effectiveness of COVID remedy costs top Chinese scientist $2 billion

Debate over the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine has intensified in recent weeks as the nation fights its worst outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 21, 2022

Tennis' ATP and WTA join hands to launch joint mobile app

The new ATP WTA Live app will replace the ATP and WTA's existing apps and allow fans to keep up with official scores and results from both men's and women's matches.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 18, 2022

As furusato nōzei tax program thrives amid COVID-19 pandemic, some lose out

Not all municipalities are benefiting from the program, under which people give tax-deductible donations to municipalities and receive gifts such as local specialties in return.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

The unseen scars of those who kill via remote control

Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2022

Here’s how China’s lockdowns are rippling through the economy

The restrictions are intended to eradicate any trace of the virus in the community, but they've also pressured everything from manufacturing and trade to inflation and food prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

What’s up with India and its Ukraine policy?

The Ukraine war has exposed India's strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. And paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country's importance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 13, 2022

Is offshore wind power key to Japan’s energy security?

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has forced the Japanese government to confront its energy sufficiency woes. Speeding up the development of offshore wind power is one solution.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2022

Dream select Kentucky's Rhyne Howard No. 1 overall in WNBA draft

The Dream sent two first-round picks to the Mystics in order to position themselves to draft Howard, a three-time first-team All-American during her time with the Wildcats.
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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