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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2021

Jack Ma, Trump and Xi: How a Chinese billionaire flew close to the sun

The story of the billionaire e-commerce tycoon's fall from official favor helps illustrate how rapidly China has transformed under Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Nov 5, 2021

Push to end oil and gas expansion takes off at COP26, but not everyone keen

Countries, development banks and national groupings have pledged to end financing new fossil fuel projects overseas, but big funders including China, Japan and South Korea have opted out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 3, 2021

How Russia and Belarus are weaponizing migration

Belarus has been flying refugees from various points in the Middle East — Iraq, Afghanistan and Syria — then herding them toward neighboring countries that are members of the European Union.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2021

Guests locked in Shanghai Disneyland as China maintains strict COVID-19 controls

Nearly 34,000 people underwent testing, which ended close to midnight. Ferried home on 220 special buses, all were negative but are still required to isolate and retest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 1, 2021

Trash and burn: Big brands' new plastic waste plan faces skepticism

Experts say that burning plastic in cement kilns, a practice firms are promoting, emits harmful emissions and amounts to swapping one dirty fuel for another.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Oct 31, 2021

It will take more than swapping your eel for eggplant to save Japan’s unagi

The hard truth is that the growing appetite for Japanese unagi is having an adverse effect on their numbers. Improving ecosystems and vegetarian alternatives can only do so much.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2021

Isolated China is cracking under the strain of keeping COVID-19 out

The toll of the nation's tough measures on its people and economy has been so severe — with little payoff in terms of eliminating the pathogen — that some are speaking out.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 29, 2021

Pre-election briefing: Here's where the parties stand on the issues

With everything from the pandemic to nuclear power weighing on voters' minds, there has been increased discussion about the direction that Japan should take.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 29, 2021

Chief strategist says Mercedes must juggle performance and reliability to remain in title race

Lewis Hamilton is 12 points behind Red Bull's Max Verstappen with five races remaining.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 29, 2021

Biden and Xi strive to thaw tensions while not looking weak on Taiwan

Underneath the surface, signs are increasing that the U.S. and China are starting to climb out of the diplomatic spiral that began with former President Donald Trump's steel tariffs in March 2018.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 28, 2021

Affluent Tokyo suburb shows why Japan’s opposition can’t keep up

Voters have bad memories of when the CDP last ran the country nearly a decade ago, a three-year span that saw three different leaders and a devastating earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 28, 2021

Supergroup Skye’s debut, 53 years in the making

Rock heavyweights Shigeru Suzuki, Ray Ohara, Tatsuo Hayashi and Masataka Matsutoya pay tribute to the band's early days with an eponymous album.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2021

U.S. support for Taiwan poses 'huge risks' to ties, China warns

For decades, the U.S. and China have been sparring over Taiwan, but how much this recent dust-up will impact relations remains unclear.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 27, 2021

Nuclear power’s awkward role in crucial COP26 climate talks

Anti-nuclear nations from Austria to New Zealand have opposed attempts to label atomic technology with the same credentials as wind or solar power.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 26, 2021

Collin Morikawa rises to career-high No. 2 in world rankings

After finishing seventh during last weekend's Zozo Championship, the 24-year-old now has 8.4710 average points, moving him past Ryder Cup teammate Dustin Johnson.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2021

A dangerous global divide on vaccine access

The inequitable vaccine divide leaves humanity far more vulnerable to the next stage of the pandemic, as well as to any other systemic crisis that may emerge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Oct 23, 2021

It's past time we flush the 'weird Japan' narrative

As The Tokyo Toilet project continues, so does the problematic way we frame stories about Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Oct 21, 2021

Fears of hidden debt deepen China's property sector woes

'Nearly every developer has borrowings in disguise. The sector's debt problem is worse than what you see,' said He Siwei, an attorney at Hui Ye Law Firm.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 21, 2021

Powerful auction veterans aim new company at Asian market

Amy Cappellazzo, Yuki Terase and Adam Chinn have joined forces to reach a growing pool of young collectors in Hong Kong and beyond.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 20, 2021

Market moving language under machine learning microscope

Advocates say NLP can unlock the untapped potential for insight from the world of verbal 'unstructured data.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 20, 2021

The LDP says the party will double Japan’s defense spending. Can it?

Abe waited until after the 2013 Upper House election to roll out his new National Security Strategy. The Kishida government will probably do the same.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 20, 2021

Shaun White wears age as 'badge of honor' in pursuit of fifth Games

Now 35 years old and hoping to compete in the 2022 Beijing Games, the three-time Olympic champion says he's adapting to his status as the elder statesman of his sport.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2021

China’s orbiting missile exploits weakness in U.S. defenses

The weapon missed its mark, but could later become capable of sending warheads around American anti-missile systems.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / COMMUNITY CHEST
Oct 18, 2021

From the 'pink tax' to political representation, readers sound off on the status of women in Japan

Students from the American School in Tokyo write in to express their concerns on where Japan stands when it comes to participation by women.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2021

Why is Citi helping big tech storm Wall Street?

The puzzling part of Alphabet's expansion of Google Pay is why Citigroup is a willing participant in Silicon Valley's invasion of Wall Street's turf.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Oct 17, 2021

Both plants and people thrive when you garden with the neighbors

Since the start of the pandemic, community gardens have become more popular than ever. And surprisingly, spring isn't the only time to get your garden growing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Oct 17, 2021

Chimikepp: Modern French cuisine finds a home in Hokkaido

For some, the allure of this remote region is its bracing snowscape or outdoor activities. For others, it's knowing they will dine very well at Chimikepp Hotel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2021

U.S. will accept mixed doses of vaccines from international travelers

The CDC said the vaccines approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use, as well as those authorized by the WHO, will be accepted for entry into the United States.
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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