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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 6, 2021

Twitter explores 'undo send' feature for paying users

Twitter Inc. is testing an "undo send" function that would give users a short time to withdraw a tweet before it is posted, the company confirmed on Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 5, 2021

Pandemic delays returns on privatization of Hokkaido airports

The operation of all runways and other facilities at the airports was handed to Hokkaido Airports Co., to be run as a single entity, just before COVID-19 landed.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 5, 2021

Shops and restaurants at transport hubs struggle to survive as customers vanish

“Our customers used to be business travelers to Nagoya, but they aren't coming any more,” said the operator of an underground mall at the city's shinkansen station.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2021

Famed climate scientist reverses course on Atlantic weather after 20 years

The newest climate models can no longer find evidence of a temperature flip in the Atlantic every few decades, suggesting the phenomenon was caused by something else.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 4, 2021

From small town to big city to new age of clean tourism

Name: Mark Choon
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 3, 2021

The Guantanamo nightmare has to end

U.S. President Joe Biden's avowed intention to close the Guantanamo detention camp offers hope to end an embarrassing episode in the most recent history of the United States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Mar 2, 2021

I survived the March 11 tsunami. Here's what it taught me about the people of Tohoku.

Matthew Ketchum was sitting at home on March 11, 2011, when the shaking started. In a matter of hours, his whole world changed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2021

To go electric, America needs more mines. Can it build them?

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden has made big promises to environmentalists as well as labor groups and others who stand to benefit by boosting mining.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 26, 2021

Fishermen call for calm in wake of China coast guard law

While government officials are alarmed at the provision for weapons use, no local Japanese fishing vessels travel near the Senkaku Islands nearest China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 26, 2021

Aichi rescue officer remembers information blackout after 3/11

Kunihiko Asai cautions against taking electronic devices for granted in times of disaster.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 24, 2021

Northern Ireland is the first test of the post-Brexit order

Trade deals, like peace agreements, aren’t worth the paper they’re printed on without good faith vested in their implementation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 23, 2021

Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen: The latest podcast duo

Former President Barack Obama and Bruce Springsteen are liberal icons, vacationing friends and rhapsodists about the dreams and travails of everyday Americans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2021

India wields colonial-era sedition law to detain farm protesters

In its struggle to quell unrelenting farmer protests, Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration is using a colonial-era sedition law that has been used to lock up dissidents often without bail while they await trial — sometimes for years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2021

Trump seeks return to spotlight with address to conservative meeting

Former U.S. President Donald Trump will seek to return to the political spotlight in an address to a major meeting of conservatives, a source familiar with his plans said on Saturday, as the Republican plots his post-White House moves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Feb 19, 2021

Small hotels diversify to stay afloat as pandemic crushes tourism

The Go To Travel subsidy campaign run by the government, hailed by some as helping revive the tourism industry, didn't do much to benefit some cheaply priced inns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 19, 2021

Why is Japan so intrigued by the audio app Clubhouse?

Invitation-only app offers exclusivity while also making conversations available for a limited time.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2021

Biden’s Asia strategy: 'Personnel is policy'

Considering the weak domestic position of the United States, its demands for human rights could be perceived as self-righteous and end up alienating other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021

After four years of Trump, some scientists are treading into politics

Among the things that most inflamed scientists was Trump's rejection of the wide body of research establishing climate change, which he has called a hoax.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2021

Trump is acquitted for second time even as seven Republicans vote to impeach

With most of Trump's party coalescing around him, the 57-43 tally fell 10 votes short of the two-thirds majority needed to convict.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Feb 13, 2021

The uneasy state of Japan’s welfare system

The LDP and business community have been undermining Japan's lifetime employment system in order to make it easier for employers to hire and fire, and to set salaries to their liking.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 13, 2021

Japan juggles power struggles, hotel woes and what to do with repurposed ATM spaces

The unusually cold winter this year is putting a strain on power utilities nationwide.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 12, 2021

Is Japan's national payment for childbirth sufficient?

While the country provides a lump sum for mothers to assist with childbirth costs, some are finding it doesn't stretch far enough as a result of pandemic pressures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional voices: Chubu
Feb 12, 2021

Closing a factory, the Toyota way

When the company decided to shut one of its plants in Japan, it took inspiration from a previous factory closure in Australia, in which efforts had been made to protect a legacy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Feb 12, 2021

Will you be my pandemic Valentine?

The coronavirus is making people rethink traditional Valentine's Day customs.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

Fukuyama Castle, the only one built with iron plates in Japan

The venerable Fukuyama Castle is getting a grand renewal ahead of its 400th anniversary, restoring the history-scarred landmark to its Edo Period appearance.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2021

Trump’s environmental policies killed thousands of people, scientists say

The Trump administration deliberately harnessed racism and class animosity to push policies that caused hundreds of thousands of American deaths, according to The Lancet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 10, 2021

As China authorizes use of force by coast guard, Japan considers response

With Beijing beefing up its powers in contested areas such as the Senkaku Islands, questions have arisen over how Tokyo should handle coastal security incidents.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 10, 2021

Trump’s Senate trial moves forward after vote on constitutionality

The move clears the way for arguments to begin on whether Trump incited an insurrection by inflaming the mob that stormed the U.S. Capitol last month.

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