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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2021

Is air rage caused by class warfare?

In a typical year, the Federal Aviation Administration logs between 100 and 200 incidents. In the first three months of 2021, it reported a whopping 1300 despite few fliers.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 23, 2021

You read it here first (maybe): Who will light the Olympic cauldron

Some surprising names have been mentioned as leading candidates to perform one of the highest honors in sport.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 22, 2021

Japan's vaccine passports: Here's what you need to know

With applications for the documents accepted from Monday, details have been set out on how to apply and where the passports can be used.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Faces of Tokyo 2020
Jul 22, 2021

Little-known Japanese athletes the world should watch at the Tokyo Games

A number of the country's lesser known stars look set to make a splash on the world stage at the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 22, 2021

Elegy for a heartbroken Japanese Olympic medalist

Despite earning a bronze in the marathon at the Tokyo Games in 1964, Kokichi Tsuburaya was plunged into a downward spiral until his tragic end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2021

The America that Israel and Palestine need

Many Muslims find it difficult to grasp why a sense of empathy for the Jewish people — which is fully justified — should somehow translate into injustice against the Palestinians.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2021

The Sea of Marmara, a ‘sapphire’ of Turkey, is choking from pollution

The Marmara has been sickening for a long time, and this year, it suffered a paroxysm that choked its waters and suffocated marine life.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 22, 2021

Yanni Gourde and Mark Giordano among picks in Seattle Kraken expansion draft

The National Hockey League's 32nd and newest franchise stocked its roster Wednesday in the expansion draft, with their selections announced at a nationally televised party in Seattle.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Jul 22, 2021

The Olympic opening ceremony that wasn’t

Mired in the COVID-19 pandemic and a slew of scandals, the opening ceremony on Friday will look nothing like the original plans for a spectacular celebration of Japan's pop culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 22, 2021

COVID-19 may have claimed as many as 5 million lives in India

The numbers, derived from research and local authority data, range from three to 10 times the official count, hinting that the true cost of its outbreak has been massively underreported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2021

A secretive body is making questionable COVID-19 decisions in India

As the Indian Council of Medical Research has acted as a key adviser to the government, it has drawn criticism from doctors and independent scientists.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2021

The 'Recovery Olympics' take a back seat amid COVID-19 concerns

The Games were supposed to showcase Japan's recovery efforts following the devastating 2011 earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Such efforts have been thwarted by the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2021

As delta variant rages in Southeast Asia, health workers warned not to speak out

In Southeast Asian nations, health care providers calling for stronger job security and better protection against variants of the coronavirus, have put governments on the defensive.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2021

Putin’s dangerous Ukraine narrative

Make no mistake: by denying Ukraine's right to independence, Putin is setting the stage for war. The West must quickly decide what it is willing to do to prevent it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 21, 2021

Japan should reopen its doors to international students

The longer the ban goes on, the less likely talented students will want to travel to Japan and the progress it has made in internationalizing its universities will be quickly reversed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 21, 2021

Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns to claim NBA championship

The Bucks won the franchise's first NBA championship in 50 years with a 105-98 win over the visiting Suns on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2021

Kanoa Igarashi sticks to his routine as Japan eyes medals in surfing's Olympic debut

The California native has three top-five finishes on the World Surf League Championship Tour this season, including placing third in his most recent event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2021

Tokyo poll result cements Yuriko Koike's status as a political survivor

After Koike's Tomin First no Kai performed better than expected in the election, speculation has grown that she might once again migrate back to national politics.
Jul 20, 2021

Suntory Partners with Ocean Conservancy’s International Coastal Cleanup to Join a Global Movement to Tackle Ocean Plastic Pollution

TOKYO (July 20th, 2021) — Suntory Holdings, a global leader in the beverage industry, today announced that it has signed a partnership agreement with Ocean Conservancy in July to join their International Coastal Cleanup, a global movement to keep beaches and ocean free of trash and raise awareness...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2021

Caught between China and the U.S., Asian countries stockpile powerful new missiles

Asia is sliding into a dangerous arms race as smaller nations that once stayed on the sidelines build arsenals of advanced long-range missiles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 19, 2021

Failure to learn from terrorism and disease hampered Japan's virus response

While Washington drew lessons from past incidents, enabling it to build a COVID-19 vaccine quickly, Tokyo allowed itself to fall behind.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / FOCUS
Jul 18, 2021

Has the world had enough of the Olympics?

The Olympics are an easy target for criticism, never more than now. Do they still matter? Or have they lost their way and strayed from whatever ideals they purport to embody?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2021

China is killing its tech golden goose

U.S. lawmakers may be fretting unnecessarily, because the Chinese government seems to be doing everything possible to lose its tech race with America.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jul 18, 2021

Do we need to take 10,000 steps per day to improve our health?

A clock maker, hoping to capitalize on interest in fitness after the 1964 Olympics, produced a pedometer whose name meant '10,000-steps meter,' embedding the goal in public consciousness.
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.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
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.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
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.

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