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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2020

Trump and the WHO: the wrong time to pick a fight

Once again, Japan must step up to fill the leadership vacuum created by a U.S. withdrawal from a multilateral agency.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 18, 2020

It’s a little tough to truly feel free in a time of pestilence

Humanity is eternally vulnerable to the 'unknown' and there's not much that we know about the new coronavirus.
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2020

The Mekong is the test of China’s leadership

To show real leadership, China must recognize the needs of downstream nations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2020

Insta wars: China tensions in Southeast Asia flare online in battle of memes

Social media anger from Chinese nationalists over a Thai internet model's comments on the coronavirus has set off a storm, uniting pro-democracy campaigners against pro-Beijing cyberwarriors, with insults and mocking memes flying.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Apr 11, 2020

COVID-19 puts a cork in profits for Tokyo’s wine bars

COVID-19-related lockdowns and subsequent reservation cancellations are threatening Tokyo's wine businesses. Although some are making the pivot to delivery, many might be unable to weather shutting their doors for months without government assistance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 11, 2020

Dean Newcombe wants Japan to clean up its act

Name: Dean Newcombe
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2020

Virus gives embattled Thai premier chance to consolidate power

Thailand’s coup-chief-turned-premier Prayut Chan-ocha has regained sweeping emergency powers to fight the coronavirus outbreak, pinning his political fate to the response he crafts as discontent grows.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 9, 2020

Yumiko Morioka: A good time to find refuge in a reissue of her ambient sounds

Yumiko Morioka's first and only album, 1987's 'Resonance,' gets the reissue treatment, allowing fans to hear the musician's ambient sounds once again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2020

Fast-moving virus pits treating patients against finding a cure

Pharmaceutical research experts are raising concerns that attempts to offer desperate coronavirus patients some form of treatment may hobble crucial studies of which drugs actually work and which ones don't.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 4, 2020

‘What is Japanese Cinema?’ review: A deft and engaging history of Japanese film

This book is healthily nonjudgmental concerning which films are “good” and which are not. Instead it steps back — far back — to gaze carefully at and analyze the bigger picture: the role that cinema has played in reflecting and altering Japanese consciousness and Japanese reality over the span of a century.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Apr 4, 2020

NPB has to be flexible in approach to opening day

Former NPB Commissioner Ryozo Kato used to joke that Japanese baseball was similar to a large boat in the middle of the ocean.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2020

No lockdown needed? Japan stores are shutting down voluntarily

Japan's restaurant, bar and chain stores are taking matters into their own hands by voluntarily shuttering hundreds of stores to help curb the coronavirus spread.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 3, 2020

Armed with good data, engineers wage quiet battle for cleaner air

As countries try to slash air pollution and step up action on climate change, many are looking at a key culprit: tailpipes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2020

Four priorities for a global pandemic strategy

The world initially met the COVID-19 crisis in an uncoordinated fashion, with too many countries ignoring the warning signs and going it alone. It is now clear that the only way out of it is together.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 1, 2020

China’s global influence operation goes way beyond the WHO

The U.S. hoped bringing Beijing into international organizations would change it for the better, but the opposite is happening.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2020

Title-hungry Harry Kane can't guarantee he will stay with Tottenham

Tottenham Hotspur striker Harry Kane said Sunday that he could leave the Premier League club if the team does not progress in the right direction as he wants to win trophies "sooner rather than later."
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Mar 29, 2020

A leap from academia to first Armenian ambassador

As ambassador of a country with one of the longest histories in the world, Grant Pogosyan is eager to share his homeland's unique culture with Japan. Just as unique, however, is Pogosyan's path to becoming the first ambassador for Armenia in Japan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 29, 2020

NFL draft goes from extravaganza to unadorned this year

An NFL draft handled remotely because of the coronavirus pandemic is the latest twist to an event that has become as popular as any pro football happening short of the Super Bowl.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 28, 2020

U.K. has no clear plan if 'Team Johnson' is incapacitated by coronavirus

What would happen if British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's case of coronavirus — so far he has "mild symptoms" — were to become more serious or even incapacitate him and his team? Under Britain's uncodified constitution, the answer is unclear.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 27, 2020

Squarepusher speaks up for a little human kindness

In 2016, shortly after the United Kingdom voted to leave the European Union, Tom Jenkinson released a plaintive protest song under his Squarepusher alias, titled “MIDI Sans Frontieres.” Though he’s better known for maximalist explosions of breakbeats, hyperactive acid synths and fusion-jazz frippery,...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2020

Tokyo Olympics delay rekindles debate over Abe’s political future

Speculation over when Abe might dissolve the Lower House for a snap election has resurfaced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2020

Japan supermarket sales rise amid virus scare in February

Supermarket sales in Japan in February grew at their fastest pace in over four years as consumers bought more food to eat at home amid the new coronavirus scare, industry data showed Tuesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 21, 2020

Mornington Crescent: Great British baking finds a home in Tokyo

Stacey Ward couldn't find the home-style British baked goods she craved in Tokyo. So she took things into her own oven and opened Mornington Crescent, a combination bakery and teaching space.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2020

Tax agency bureaus in Japan on high alert for rise in consumption tax fraud

Tax authorities are preparing to act against a possible increase in abuses of a rule that exempts export transactions from sales levies following October's consumption tax hike from 8 percent to 10 percent.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
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.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
Corporate donations remain sticky point in political reform talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba addresses a meeting at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters on Thursday to discuss political reform.
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.

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