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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

China’s Taiwan conundrum: Will use of force to unite be followed by new division?

If Taiwan doesn't agree to be absorbed peacefully, it will be forced to do so. Beijing now feels that there is little likelihood of peaceful unification.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 7, 2021

Late Kototsurugi's illustrations captured sumo's essence

The former rikishi's caricaturish style, a longtime fixture of sumo merchandise and media, is widely considered a definitive representation of the sport.
Japan Times
Apr 7, 2021

Developed a new way to generate “Circularly Polarized Luminescence” required for 3D projection Likely to lower manufacturing cost of organic EL panels for 3D display -- Kindai University

A research group led by Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yoshitane Imai (Department of Applied Chemistry, Faculty of Science and Engineering, Kindai University), Prof. Dr. Shigeyuki Yagi (Department of Applied Chemistry, Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka Prefecture University), Ken-ichi Yamashita (Department of...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 7, 2021

Toshiba shares surge on possible buyout by CVC Capital

The bid comes as Toshiba faces scrutiny from activists following a series of scandals, including a record fine for faulty accounting and billions of dollars in writedowns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

Who’s afraid of the big bad economic boom?

The revival is likely to be very impressive. On Tuesday, the International Monetary Fund raised its forecast for the world expansion to 6%.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2021

Disorder from the courts

Judges have probably done as much as any band of revolutionaries to disrupt political systems — in the process often undermining, rather than advancing, the cause of justice.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 7, 2021

Biden plan still faces Senate hurdles even after procedural win

While the U.S. president now likely has several chances to pass parts of his economic agenda without needing any Republican votes, he still needs to keep his party unified.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 7, 2021

Colorado to host MLB All-Star Game after Georgia voting law prompts pullout

The annual midseason event was relocated from Atlanta in protest over Georgia's new voting restrictions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2021

Katsuhiro Matsumoto gunning for gold after earning first Olympic spot

The 24-year-old matched Sun Yang's winning 200-meter freestyle time at Rio 2016 during Monday's national championships and promised to lower his time even further before the Tokyo Games.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2021

Jets trade quarterback Sam Darnold to Panthers

The New York Jets traded quarterback Sam Darnold to the Carolina Panthers on Monday in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2021 NFL Draft and second- and fourth-round selections in 2022.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Apr 5, 2021

BayStars' Daisuke Miura learns wins do not come easily in NPB

On Sunday, he finally won his first game as the team's manager after coming up short eight times.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2021

Chaos is opportunity for Myanmar’s drug trafficking syndicates

Over the past two decades, meth production has jumped up in Myanmar, displacing the opium and heroin production that once made the Golden Triangle a byword for the international drug trade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 5, 2021

How a Georgian diplomat won hearts and minds in Japan

At the heart of his unusual connection with Japan is one local medical practitioner whom he feels forever indebted to.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2021

Taiwan crash investigators focus on how truck fell in train’s path

Some family members said they did not want to assign responsibility for the disaster before the government had finished its investigation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2021

The new China shock

Chinese President Xi Jinping's new strategy centers on the concept of “dual circulation.” Behind the technical-sounding phrase lies an idea that could change the global economic order.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 4, 2021

Is the 'Asian century' really here?

Some regard the current crisis as a tipping point that will accelerate Asia's global resurgence. They point out that Asian countries managed the pandemic better than the West did.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2021

NFT price crash stirs debate on whether stimulus-led fad is over

While some are skeptical, others who study the technology argue the use of blockchain to create scarcity for digital collectibles is a lasting innovation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2021

As meme stock mania fizzles, Wall Street sees ‘big reckoning’

The day-trading Reddit crowd turned the first quarter of 2021 into one of the wildest periods of stock market mania in modern history. Books — plural — will undoubtedly be dedicated to the topic in years to come.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 4, 2021

World economy risks ‘dangerously diverging’ even as growth booms

It could take years for swaths of the world to join the U.S. and China in fully recovering from the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 4, 2021

The possibilities (and perils) of Japan’s youth spending more time online

Even as most public schools struggle to embrace remote learning, the soaring amount of time kids spent on screens at home put many on alert.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 3, 2021

MLB takes All-Star Game out of Atlanta in response to Georgia voting law

The announcement comes one day after U.S. President Joe Biden called for the game to be moved out of Atlanta.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 3, 2021

Japan is finding it harder to stay quiet on China’s abuse of Uyghurs

Public awareness of the issue is growing in the country, spurred in part by the work of Uyghur activists, and that is increasing pressure on the government to take action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Apr 3, 2021

Congested commutes offer a glimpse of life in Japan after COVID-19

The second state of emergency that was issued in Tokyo and three neighboring prefectures in January has been largely ineffective in reducing the number of commuters each day.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 3, 2021

Pianist Satoko Fujii creates abstract expressionism in musical form

Whether she’s playing solo piano or leading one of her various large ensembles, pianist and composer Satoko Fujii will tug you toward the details.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2021

For climate progressives, Biden’s $2.25 trillion isn’t enough

The fact that the bill contains extensions of a tax credit for carbon capture stood out to some as proof that the administration was addressing climate change only superficially.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2021

Building a democratic high-tech alliance

Russian President Vladimir Putin is absolutely right: “Whoever becomes the leader in this (artificial intelligence) sphere will become the ruler of the world.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 1, 2021

Sentiment among Japan's big manufacturers improves to pre-pandemic levels

The results suggested that the export-reliant economy was benefiting from a solid recovery in global demand.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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

Podcast

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

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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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