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Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 9, 2021

From a world away, one ageless wonder marvels at another

Serena Williams, who is on the verge of tying the career record for Grand Slam singles titles held by Margaret Court, continues to be inspired by evergreen Tampa Bay quarterback Tom Brady.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 6, 2021

Women's Sport Trust CEO: Yoshiro Mori's 'jaw-dropping' comments prove sports world in need of shakeup

'The fact that it's actually getting called out now is really positive in my view and it provides an opportunity to talk about this,' Tammy Parlour said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 30, 2021

Storm damage worsens in a warming world, hiking pressure to adapt

Research group Germanwatch's 2019 index showed that Mozambique and Zimbabwe were the two countries hardest-hit by extreme weather.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 1, 2021

In a world turned upside down, Japan will muddle through

Japan could use this year to prepare for inevitable changes in domestic and foreign affairs and better position itself for that world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 29, 2020

'I won’t take it': China struggles to get the world to trust its vaccines

That uncertainty presents another roadblock in China's efforts to extend its political influence across Asia, Africa and South America.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2020

With Pfizer's COVID-19 shot, Britain prepares for world-first vaccine rollout

Britain gave emergency use approval for the vaccine last week — jumping ahead in the global race to begin the most crucial mass inoculation program in history.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2020

2020 likely world's second hottest year, U.N. says

Five data sets currently place 2020, a year characterized by heat waves, droughts, wildfires and raging hurricanes, as the second warmest since records began in 1850.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 26, 2020

Brave new world of ESG bonds can sometimes leave investors cold

A new type of bond that penalizes issuers for failing to meet social and environmental goals is raising concern that buying the debt may not be all that ethical.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 22, 2020

Joy Jarman-Walsh: 'Japan could be a world-leader in post-COVID-19 travel'

Joy Jarman-Walsh pushes sustainable tourism in her podcasts and YouTube series, and she's optimistic about Japan's role in it.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Nov 19, 2020

Tokyo Olympics in the balance as COVID-19 surges around world

Proceeding with plans to host the postponed 2020 Games during what could be an ongoing pandemic is, at best, a gamble with increasingly high stakes and a dubious payoff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 14, 2020

World’s populists may regret their embrace of Trump

The likes of Putin, Bolsonaro and Erdogan may be about to see an end to their years as part of a U.S.-led strongman brotherhood.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 30, 2020

Mobilizing the world behind the nuclear weapons ban treaty

Setsuko Thurlow is an atomic bombing survivor who lives in Canada. She has been a highly visible public face of the hibakusha around the world, campaigning tirelessly for nuclear abolition and was included in the small delegation from the International Campaign to Abolish Nuclear Weapons (ICAN) to receive...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2020

How the world’s most expensive skyscraper deal turned sour

The background of the investors behind the record-breaking deal drew as much interest as the transaction itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2020

Aging and empty: Suga's hometown highlights Japan's challenges

Yuzawa in Akita Prefecture has seen a decline in its fortunes in recent years, with a low birth rate and high death rate.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2020

Apparent poisoning of Alexei Navalny reveals Putin's world

Moscow must be punished for its actions and Putin stripped of the delusion that he is untouchable.
Trump pledges to save U.S. from 'decline,' vowing new 'golden age'
U.S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Cedar pollen is already in the air in Tokyo
Climate change and urbanization are believed to have contributed to the earliest ever observation of cedar pollen in Tokyo, on Jan. 8, an expert says.
Large fire breaks out near Osaka's Tsutenkaku Tower
Smoke rises from a fire at a commercial building near Tsutenkaku Tower, in Osaka, on Tuesday.
U.S. Osprey accidentally drops cargo into sea in Okinawa
A V-22 Osprey
What went wrong at Fuji TV's news conference on allegations against Nakai?
Fuji TV President Koichi Minato speaks at a news conference on Friday in Tokyo.
'America first' returns as Trump ditches focus on allies and rules-based order
U.S. President Donald Trump reviews troops during his inauguration ceremony at the Capitol in Washington on Monday.
Japan looks to learn from the past with bid to build Australian warships
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami frigate, of the class of the same name, is anchored at the MSDF's naval base in the city of Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in September 2022.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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