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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2021

Helicopters and high-speed chases: Inside Texas’ push to arrest migrants

For several months, Texas has been engaged in an effort to repurpose the tools of state law enforcement to stem the sudden increase of people crossing illegally into the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 16, 2021

Bruce Springsteen sells music catalog in massive deal

The deal gives Sony ownership of Springsteen's entire collection — one of the biggest transactions ever struck for a single artist's body of work.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2021

Armed but isolated: North Korea's Kim marks a decade in power

Although seen as inexperienced and lacking the support of key regime figures upon the death of his father, Kim has been able to cement his grip on power over the past 10 years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2021

New studies raise hopes that vaccines prevent severe omicron cases

Scientists reported on several studies suggesting that T cells in vaccinated people can put up a strong defense against the variant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 16, 2021

Putin and Xi show united front amid rising tensions with U.S.

The leaders' meeting seemed intended as a riposte to the 'Summit for Democracy” that Biden hosted last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021

Beijing turns to hybrid 'lawfare' to expand its borders

China has become quite adept at waging “lawfare” — the misuse and abuse of law for political and strategic ends.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 15, 2021

The cost of cutting carbon is sure to shock investors

The Paris climate agreement would cost $50 trillion in 2030, or $140 per American. Yet a recent survey found that a majority would vote against even a $24 annual climate tax.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2021

Land ministry overstated construction orders data for years, potentially inflating Japan's GDP

The land ministry was 'rewriting' monthly data from about 12,000 select companies since 2013, at a pace of about 10,000 entries per year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 15, 2021

Extra budget to finance Kishida's massive stimulus package clears Lower House

The administration hopes to roll out economic and coronavirus measures quickly, as Japan's economy is still weighed down by the impact of the pandemic.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 15, 2021

Tom Brady shines on the field as NFL's COVID controversy deflates league

The immortal 44-year-old Brady has decimated his competition this season, routinely outperforming quarterbacks half his age on his relentless march into the history books.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 15, 2021

Trends in Arctic report card: ‘Consistent, alarming and undeniable’

The Arctic is heating up more than twice as quickly as the rest of the globe, exposing 'vulnerabilities' that will similarly 'unfold for our entire planet.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Conservatives abandon Boris Johnson over new COVID-19 rules

With nearly 100 lawmakers from Johnson's own party voting against him, it was a stinging rebuke of their leader that undermines his authority just as omicron threatens the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2021

Pfizer says COVID-19 pill near 90% protective against hospitalization and death

Recent lab data suggests the drug retains its effectiveness against the fast spreading omicron variant of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2021

HSBC says clients must have plan to exit coal by end of 2023

Built on earlier promises to phase out coal, the policy would stay in line with the science of climate change and be reviewed annually.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021

South Korea has long wanted nuclear submarines. A new reactor could open a door.

The reactor project comes amid fears of an arms race in the Indo-Pacific region, driven by the conflict between China and the United States.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 14, 2021

California rocks solar industry with rollback plan on incentives

The changes are intended to prod customers to install batteries that can store energy along with solar arrays to help the state deal with electricity shortages in the evening.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2021

Paris 2024 floats openness after two closed-door Olympics

The organizing committee said it planned to send more than 10,000 Olympians down the Seine in a parade of some 160 boats instead of having a traditional march into the Olympic Stadium.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 14, 2021

Larry Nassar abuse survivors reach $380 million settlement

The deal ends the latest dark chapter in one of the biggest child-molestation cases in history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2021

Vaccine mandates rekindle fierce debate over civil liberties

Across Europe's democracies, the latest wave of the pandemic is prompting governments to reimpose sweeping restrictions on free movement and mixing in their societies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2021

Russia blocks U.N. move to treat climate as security threat

Russia's derailment of the measure underscored the challenges faced by the United Nations in uniting the global community to combat climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2021

Haiti’s leader kept a list of drug traffickers. His assassins came for it.

In the months before his murder, President Jovenel Mou00efse took a number of steps to fight drug and arms smugglers. Some officials now fear he was killed for it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 13, 2021

Revenge Christmas is coming, with or without omicron

Unless gatherings are canceled altogether, people will continue to buy Christmas gifts for relatives they may have only seen on Zoom last year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Dec 13, 2021

Park life: Growing Japan's green spaces through private investment

Green spaces nationwide increased fivefold between 1970 and 2010, but that growth has slowed to a trickle over the past decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 13, 2021

Japan's service-sector mood improves; omicron and rising costs cloud outlook

Rising raw material costs added to uncertainty by squeezing profits of firms just emerging from the pandemic's hit.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 13, 2021

Tohoku tempts Tokyoites as virus prompts many to rethink life in the capital

COVID-19 could be a game changer, with many seeing it as a chance to reassess their approaches to work and life and move into rural areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 13, 2021

Abandoned projects shatter confidence in China’s home market

Across China, scores of unfinished apartment buildings — the legacy of a real estate boom gone awry in 2021 — are derailing countless dreams of owning a home.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 13, 2021

Billionaire’s bet on Pfizer vaccine for China fails to pay off

Xi Jinping's administration has backed a nationalist agenda on all fronts, including in the fight against the virus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 12, 2021

The sublime spectacle of Yoko Ono disrupting the Beatles

In Peter Jackson's “The Beatles: Get Back,” Ono is a performance artist at the height of her powers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Dec 11, 2021

Two weeks into the omicron outbreak: Where to from here?

A little more than two weeks since omicron's discovery a lot has been learned about the latest coronavirus variant. A lot remains to be discovered.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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