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Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 29, 2021

So long, 2021

We hear from listeners about their high points in 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2021

China cements rare earths dominance with merger to create new global giant

The country controls most of the world's mined output of rare earths, a broad group of 17 elements that are used in everything from smartphones to fighter jets.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 22, 2021

Chris Broad's 'Blade Runner' fantasy comes to life

Chris Broad invited us up to visit his new Blade Runner-inspired studio in Sendai, where we recorded this episode of Deep Dive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 17, 2021

Omicron's surge is turning London into a ghost town

Although venues are still open, trade is slowing ahead of the key peak festive period as people stay home and avoid socializing in pubs, clubs and restaurants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2021

Should Tokyo boycott the Beijing Olympic Games?

The Japanese government reportedly will refrain from sending a Cabinet minister to the Winter Olympics in Beijing. But that decision has yet to be reached.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 15, 2021

Are Japan's onsen sustainable?

Japan Times contributor Mara Budgen takes a look at the history of onsen in Japan and asks whether Japan's iconic hot-spring resources are sustainable.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 8, 2021

What explains Japan's low COVID-19 case count? And can we expect another wave?

Gearoid Reidy, senior editor at Bloomberg Japan, joins to discuss Japan's low COVID-19 case count, and if the country can expect another wave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2021

Evergrande restructuring puts onus on China's Xi to limit contagion

For now, Chinese authorities plan to ring-fence Evergrande and limit contagion rather than orchestrate a rescue as they've done during past crises.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2021

Toyota chooses North Carolina for first U.S. battery plant

The company will break ground on its first battery factory in the U.S., joining an industrywide push as automakers accelerate efforts to electrify their fleets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2021

As global costs soar, Japan's 'shrinkflation' gets harder to swallow

While the practice is hardly unique to Japan, its prevalence in the world's No. 3 economy is a notable legacy of years of deflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 3, 2021

Toyota gets ready to sell only zero-emission cars in Europe

For all Toyota's success with hybrids, it's become difficult for the firm to contend that consumers in Europe aren't yet ready to make the jump to cars powered entirely by battery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 1, 2021

Japan tells airlines to halt inbound flight bookings over omicron fears

People with existing bookings will still be able to fly into Japan despite the 'emergency measure' that came the same day the country logged its second case of the omicron variant.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 1, 2021

Chaos at Japan's borders

Japan announced on Monday that it will ban all new foreign entries for at least one month in an effort to prevent the omicron variant from spreading domestically.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 27, 2021

U.S. says 'all options' on the table over Russian troop buildup near Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden said he was concerned about the situation in Ukraine and repeated Washington's support for Ukraine's territorial integrity.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 27, 2021

Can artificial intelligence be harnessed to protect the public from random assailants?

Facial recognition technology can be used to identify known criminals from a database as well as home in on a person acting suspiciously.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021

Biden's bet on oil reserves highlights complicated relations with China

The Biden administration's diplomatic inroads with China first surfaced this month in Scotland, where the two countries hammered out a surprise deal on boosting action on climate change.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2021

Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant

The plant would be the latest in a string of announcements by major automakers preparing to pivot toward full electrification.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 19, 2021

Security revamp and passenger awareness urged after train attacks

While such crimes are rare in Japan, the copycat nature of the most recent attack has led to calls for further safety measures on trains and other public transportation.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 18, 2021

What did Japan bring to the COP26 climate summit?

COP26 was billed as the world's last chance to limit global warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2021

Saudi Arabia's race to attract investment dogged by skepticism

Foreign direct investment remains short of targets despite it being five years since Vision 2030 was launched in an attempt to end the kingdom's dependence on fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 16, 2021

Breakups usher in a new era of corporate conglomerates

Activists and corporate governance advocates cheered splits by GE, J&J and Toshiba, but tech firms have been driving unrelated transactions, creating what are called 'neoconglomerates.”
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 10, 2021

Japan's loneliness epidemic

Surveys of the Japanese public show that 1 in 2 people in their 20s and 30s have felt lonely during the pandemic.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021

With momentum on his side, Kishida ready to roll out key policies on COVID-19 and economy

While Wednesday's legislative session to re-elect Kishida might have appeared to be ceremonial, one thing is clear: He is now on a much more solid footing within the LDP.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 8, 2021

Protesters expose the stark reality of climate progress at COP26

The message from the thousands carrying placards around the venue of the meeting is one most insiders would agree with: The progress is still not enough to avoid catastrophe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2021

Nature and climate protection pledges pile up at COP26, amid ghosts of past failures

Agriculture, deforestation and other changes in land use account for about a quarter of humanity's planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 5, 2021

China, India and other big coal users missing from COP26 phase-out deal

Some of the biggest coal-dependent nations were notable in their absence from the pledge to consign the most polluting fossil fuel to history.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 3, 2021

How Japan is already being impacted by climate change

Japan Times contributor Eric Margolis walks us through how Japan is already being affected by climate change.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 28, 2021

Princess Mako's not-so-fairytale wedding

After a three-year delay, Princess Mako finally married her university sweetheart Kei Komuro on Tuesday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2021

Xi's not there? COP26 hopes dim on Chinese leader's likely absence

Xi Jinping's expected absence from the talks could indicate that the world's biggest carbon dioxide producer has already decided that it has no more concessions to offer at the U.N. summit.
Japan avoids commenting on Cleveland-Cliffs CEO's provocative comment
Cleveland-Cliffs is reportedly in talks with North Carolina-based steelmaker Nucor to acquire U.S. Steel.
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
Antioxidant found in broccoli, celery suppresses gray hair in mice
A research team from Nagoya University and other institutions hopes that further testing on humans involving the antioxidant luteolin will lead to the development of a drug for preventing or reducing gray hair.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Japan business failures top 10,000 in 2024, worst in 11 years
The number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of ¥10 million or more in Japan last year marked the third consecutive year of increases as rising prices due to the yen's weakening and labor shortages caused business failures in a wide range of industries.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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