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JAPAN / Explainer
Sep 4, 2021

Lambda variant has been found in Japan: Here's what you need to know

Despite being listed as a variant of interest by the WHO, Japan has been slow to release information on lambda.
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JAPAN
Sep 3, 2021

Japan outlines preliminary COVID-19 exit strategy

Attempts to discourage even vaccinated people from traveling, dining out or attending large-scale events could end as early as October.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 2, 2021

Twins ace Kenta Maeda out for season after Tommy John surgery

Maeda underwent Tommy John surgery on his pitching arm Wednesday, ending his season prematurely and shelving him well into the 2022 campaign.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 30, 2021

Japan's new Digital Agency prepares for daunting task of overhauling tech policy

Past efforts have stumbled due to insufficient resources and bureaucratic divisions, and an ability to overcome these structural issues will make or break the new agency.
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COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Aug 29, 2021

Stefan Le Du: 'These storefronts are like urban time capsules, traces of a not-so-remote past'

Fascinated by urban environments, Stefan Le Du began a project to document Tokyo's storefronts. It has taught him a lot about the Japanese approach to cities.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 28, 2021

All the foreign media praise aside, Japan's convenience stores are fighting a slump

While journalists trapped in an Olympic bubble wrote a lot about how Japanese convenience stores came to their aid, the companies that run the stores have taken a hit in earnings.
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BUSINESS
Aug 27, 2021

The hybrid work revolution is already transforming economies

Hybrid working exposes city-center businesses to risk, but it also has the potential to encourage a more diverse range of people into the workforce.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 27, 2021

In this remote American outpost, pandemic recovery is a faraway dream

A year and a half into the pandemic, Guam's tourism-dependent economy remains paralyzed, and officials say a full recovery is probably years away.
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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2021

China makes risky bet on Taliban, looking to Afghanistan’s $1 trillion in minerals

The war-torn country has deposits estimated to be worth $1 trillion or more, including what may be the world's largest lithium reserves — if anyone can get them out of the ground.
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BUSINESS
Aug 24, 2021

A secret weapon for self-driving car startups: human safety operators

With no end in sight to the technical and regulatory obstacles to free-range, driverless taxis, some companies are accepting the need for human minders and scaling down their ambitions.
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BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2021

A $13 billion sneaker fortune started on a pig farm in Taiwan

Today, the founder of Huali Industrial Group is worth more than $13 billion, according to the Bloomberg Billionaires Index.
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JAPAN
Aug 22, 2021

Tokyo weighs use of Summer Games venues as temporary medical facilities

Medical experts have pushed for the temporary use of facilities owned by the Tokyo government, such as the Tokyo Aquatics Centre, site of swimming competitions.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 22, 2021

Private sector key to the success of Japan's digital agency

In order to breathe life into the agency, it is necessary to break away from longstanding bureaucratic practices.
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JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Aug 21, 2021

Staying optimistic about the state of the world can be positively challenging

Some see the glass as half empty, but do those who see it as half full really have an advantage over them? Or are they simply caught off guard when bad things happen?
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2021

Australia's 'authoritarian' COVID-19 response

Australia, once the envy of the world for its pandemic management, is now being criticized by some over the authoritarian measures it is using to crush COVID-19.
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WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

After a year without rowdy tourists, European cities want to keep it that way

Cities across Europe want to mold visits into shapes less onerous for residents, and perhaps more lucrative for business.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 13, 2021

Over 89,000 left Hong Kong in year after Beijing imposed far-reaching security law

The city's population shrank by 1.2% over the past 12 months, ending at least a decade of consistent growth.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2021

Bleak future feared for Asia's vulnerable poor after landmark climate report

Home to about 60% of the world's population, the region has borne the brunt of climate disasters.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 11, 2021

Can Pax Sinica replace Pax Americana?

Now, China is one centennial down — and, according to President Xi, it has achieved its first goal. Is the 'China Dream' within reach?
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WORLD
Aug 9, 2021

Germany's flood recovery fund to top €20 billion

Germany's planned flood recovery fund will top u20ac20 billion ($23.5 billion), more than double an initial projection, two people familiar with the internal discussions said Monday.
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OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2021

How we saw it: The Mental Health Olympics

Mental health awareness in sports did not begin at these Olympics, but they provided the platform for it to explode into public consciousness like never before.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 9, 2021

How we saw it: The Japanese Women's Olympics

Japan collected 58 medals, its most at a Summer Olympics, and more than half of the honors involved female athletes.

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