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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 4, 2021

Why a carbon tax would help Japan achieve its green ambitions

The government needs to make clear that emissions come with high costs and encourage companies and individuals to come up with new ideas and take action.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2021

Same job, but the woman makes $200,000 less

Women account for nearly 14% of all named executive officers at Russell 3000 companies, up 60% over the past decade, according to Equilar Inc. But that's still a small number.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2021

Big tech crackdown could have unintended victims

Global efforts to rein in U.S.-based social media giants such as Twitter and Facebook Inc. risk restricting democratic freedoms.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2021

Serious tax charges test loyalty of longtime Trump ally

The indictment against Allen Weisselberg threatens the 73-year-old executive with years in prison and puts heavy pressure on him to implicate the former U.S. president.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2021

Vaccine disinformation spreads in Asia, endangering millions

Despite some of the highest rates of new cases in the world, recent surveys have shown vaccine resistance is prevalent in the region.
JAPAN
Jun 29, 2021

In Japan, anti-vaccine movement threatens to make widespread hesitancy worse

“Zero-risk worship” in Japan has made experts concerned about the impact that a fringe community of outspoken vaccine opponents could have on the public.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2021

The only foreign scientist in the Wuhan lab speaks out

Australian virologist Danielle Anderson had an insider's perspective on a place that's become a flash point in the search for what caused the worst pandemic in a century.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jun 28, 2021

Basics of bonsai: How miniature trees from Asia have transcended frontiers

Originating in India before spreading to China and Japan, bonsai art forms can now be found all over the world.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 25, 2021

The rules of travel: Japan’s latest quarantine measures

New coronavirus variants emerging in different corners of the world have caused Japan to make numerous changes to its border control measures in recent months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2021

U.S. Navy ships close to getting interceptors that could stop an ICBM

The new missile is being developed jointly with Japan. Congress in 2019 cleared the sale to Japan of as many as 73 of the new version in a potential $3.2 billion sale.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 19, 2021

Facebook's Neighborhoods feature faces crowded niche market and profiling concerns

Facebook, which is rolling out the feature in four U.S. cities, is already playing catch-up in the red-hot market for local social apps.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2021

Wealthy residents and workers jump vaccine queue in India's financial hub

India began vaccinating front-line workers and over 60s against COVID-19 in January but hit a hurdle in May when all adults became eligible for a jab, amid major supply shortages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2021

A top virologist in China, at center of a pandemic storm, speaks out

The virologist, Shi Zhengli, said in a rare interview that speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless. But China's habitual secrecy makes her claims hard to validate.
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 12, 2021

Magazines shed some light on the successes and failures of the vaccination rollout in Japan

With the rollout in vaccinations for those age 65 and over finally underway, magazines in Japan have taken up the topic from a variety of perspectives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Jun 12, 2021

The secret to this sake’s flavor? Aging it underwater

What started as an experiment has turned into a way for Otokoyama Honten brewery to recover from the 2011 Tohoku triple disaster.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 10, 2021

Young voter anger over housing and jobs threatens Moon's legacy in South Korea

With one year left in his single five-year term, Moon's promise for a more just, compassionate and equitable society rings hollow to many.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2021

Apple's new 'private relay' feature will not be available in China

Apple's decision to withhold the feature in China is the latest in a string of compromises the company has made on privacy in a country that accounts for nearly 15% of its revenue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2021

China markets sold mink and civets, stoking natural origins theory

The hunt for COVID-19's origins has become increasingly political amid criticism that the Chinese government hasn't been open and transparent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2021

Lessons from the pandemic

Most countries are lagging far behind and new, concerted and more generous efforts by the richest nations are needed to control the pandemic at a global level.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2021

Belarus' Lukashenko: Hijacking Western complacency

To the European Union, Lukashenko has issued a direct challenge: “We can make fools of you whenever it suits us, and you will not hurt us, because you are weak.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 27, 2021

Will the Fourth Industrial Revolution serve sustainability?

Building a more sustainable future therefore requires us to rethink some deeply held assumptions about the role of technology — and artificial intelligence in particular.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

China should celebrate its Mars success by sharing

The propaganda value of a landing on another planet, as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate its centenary, is not lost on Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2021

What explains America’s antagonism toward China?

In the last few years, the view of China as a strategic rival has taken over the American political mainstream, with leaders largely choosing confrontation over cooperation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2021

Taiwan says China is spreading fake news during COVID-19 spike

Taiwan has repeatedly warned that China is trying to use 'cognitive warfare' to try and undermine trust in the government and its response to the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 21, 2021

The ‘wake’ structures that you can use to expand on your reasoning

The terms 'wake da,' 'wake dewa nai,' 'wake ga nai' and 'wake ni wa ikanai' help with giving reasons u2026 like maybe reasons why you don't want to cancel a major international event?
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 19, 2021

29% of quarantining arrivals in Japan not confirming their location

According to data revealed to a Liberal Democratic Party policy committee, another 20% have failed to report their health condition as required.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
30th anniversary of Hanshin quake marked with desire to pass on lessons
Children pray for the victims of the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake during an early morning ceremony to mark the 30th anniversary of the quake, in Kobe on Friday.
Tokyo couple re-arrested in ¥26 million insurance fraud murder case
Suspect Kenichi Hosoya, who was rearrested, enters Asakusa Police Station on Friday in Tokyo's Taito Ward. The handcuffs and waist ties are blurred for privacy reasons.
Hanshin quake sparked changes to Japan's disaster response policies
Self-Defense Forces members search for victims in Kobe's Nagata Ward on Jan. 28, 1995, in the wake of the Great Hanshin Earthquake.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Japan looks to up the ante with more money and partners in military aid program
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya and Philippine Foreign Minister Enrique Manalo hold a joint news conference in Taguig City, Metro Manila, the Philippines, on Wednesday.
Possibility of Nankai Trough megaquake now 80%, government panel reports
A map of the hypocentral region of an anticipated Nankai Trough earthquake
With new regional party, Shinji Ishimaru touts rebirth
Shinji Ishimaru announces details of his new regional party at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Nippon Steel’s case against Biden probably unwinnable, attorneys argue
U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Steel Works in Braddock, Pennsylvannia, in 2019. Nippon Steel and U.S. Steel face significant legal challenges in their case against the United States.

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

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Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
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