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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 20, 2020

No ‘negative’ news: How China censored the coronavirus

Officials scrambled to suppress inconvenient news and reclaim the narrative, according to confidential directives sent to local propaganda workers and news outlets.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 18, 2020

Paris 2024 chief says breakdancing included to reach out to youth

The inclusion of breakdancing at the 2024 Olympics may been surprising but organizers were drawn to the sport's potential to attract a younger fan base and grow the Olympic audience in the internet age, Paris Games chief Tony Estanguet said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 17, 2020

All aboard the billionaires’ Bitcoin bandwagon?

A surge of 1,000% in 2017 took Bitcoin's value to $19,000. A year later, it had dropped to less than $3,500.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 16, 2020

‘Hold Me Back’: Listen to the voice in your head

Akiko Ohku's charming rom-com explores the inner struggles of working women in modern-day Tokyo.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 15, 2020

England faces contrasting RWC challenges from Argentina and Japan

England should go into the 2023 World Cup confident but wary after being grouped with Argentina and Japan, plus probably another Pacific island nation, in a pool coach Eddie Jones has described as the most contrasting of the four in terms of style.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2020

Big Tech turns its lobbyists loose on Europe, alarming regulators

As the European Union has become the global leader in tech regulation, companies have increasingly focused on Brussels in hopes of choking off stiffer rules.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 12, 2020

Raise a glass to better days ahead with spiced winter sake

Think of otoso as Japan's version of mulled wine — sake-based and customizable with a variety of herbs or spices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 11, 2020

China’s global climate boost

China is thus arguably the modern era's first “hybrid” superpower: a global leader that does not yet have a fully advanced economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / CULTURE SMASH
Dec 10, 2020

Sibling duo Lastlings finds its musical muse in Japan

The half-Japanese, half-Australian siblings, who experienced relentless teasing while growing up in Australia, took refuge in music and created their own blend of electro-pop.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2020

Biden lacks strategic clarity on China

Aiding China's rise was the greatest mistake of U.S. foreign policy in the post-World War II period. The U.S. actively contributed to the rise of its most formidable competitor
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020

Earth is still sailing into climate chaos, report says, but its course could shift

While there are signs of a sea change, including from some of the biggest polluters in the world, all is not well.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2020

Many countries to miss Paris climate plan deadline due to COVID-19 delays, U.N. says

The U.N. Development Programme supports 115 of the 197 countries that signed the 2015 Paris deal through its 'Climate Promise' program which includes many of the world's poorest nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2020

Giving with the heart and the mind

Very few charities are outright frauds. The bigger issue is that following your heart ignores research on which charities are the most effective.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2020

Storms, coronavirus and drought spread hunger to millions in Central America

With measures to contain the coronavirus cutting off supplementary income for many, the number of people who suffer from severe food shortages has sharply increased.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 5, 2020

Ignored and ridiculed, she wages a lonesome climate crusade

Called the Greta Thunberg of China, Ou Hongyi, 17, has been ignored, ridiculed and ostracized as well as harassed by school officials and the police for her activism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 4, 2020

'Tokyo Ueno Station' novelist Yu Miri magnifies the quietest voices

Japanese-born Korean writer Yu Miri won a National Book Award for her novel about the ghost of a construction worker.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 3, 2020

Fossil fuel production far exceeds climate targets, U.N. says

Some of the largest fossil fuel producers in the world, including Australia, China, Canada and the United States, are among those pursuing major expansions in fossil fuel supply.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 2, 2020

Ivory Coast, Ghana halt cocoa farm aid to punish businesses for 'not supporting farmers'

Competing viewpoints of chocolate markets and cocoa producers have collided in spectacular fashion, thrusting normally hidden machinations into rare public view.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Dec 2, 2020

バイオバランス代表 内藤 善夫氏が登壇

Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアムは、2020年12月14日（月）に、『第14回Satoyamaカフェ』をオンラインで開催します。
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2020

Should isolation periods be shorter for people with COVID-19?

People with COVID-19 are most infectious about two days before symptoms begin and for five days afterward, according to a new analysis of previous research.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Nov 30, 2020

第4回 Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、英語で日本を発信するトークイベント「第4回Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury」を開催します。
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2020

Division or dialogue with China?

Less chaotic does not necessarily mean less confrontational: Biden has called Chinese President Xi Jinping a “thug” and pledged to “pressure, isolate and punish China.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 29, 2020

Brazen killings expose Iran’s vulnerabilities as it struggles to respond

The operations are confronting Tehran with an agonizing choice between embracing the demands of hard-liners for swift retaliation or seeking a fresh start with a new U.S. leader.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Nov 26, 2020

Yosakoi gets a second chance during Kochi hero’s birthday celebrations

There is no place that loves Sakamoto Ryoma like Kochi.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Nov 26, 2020

Unstoppable Frontale establishes dynasty bona fides with third title

The Todoroki Stadium residents dominated from start to finish, showing consistency throughout the most unusual season in J. League history.
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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