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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2021

Pandemic gives extra momentum to cashless drive in Japan

Even local governments — typically the last in line to introduce any kind of technology — are starting to jump onto the digital payment trend.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 20, 2021

Russian team to be branded as 'ROC' during Tokyo Olympics as part of doping sanctions

Russian athletes will compete under the acronym "ROC" at the Tokyo Olympics this year — part of the nation's sanctions for several doping scandals — the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2021

Japan's new whisky rules prioritize provenance in a culture that prizes blend

Until this week, Japanese whisky could be sourced from anywhere on the planet as long as it was bottled inside the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2021

U.S. says it’s willing to meet with Iran over nuclear deal

The offer is a politically risky effort by Biden's administration to move past the standoff that developed during Trump's term.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 19, 2021

NASA's astrobiology rover Perseverance makes historic Mars landing

Mission managers at NASA burst into applause, cheers and fist-bumps as radio beacons signaled that the six-wheeled rover had survived its perilous descent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 18, 2021

Biden downgrades Saudi crown prince to ‘recalibrate’ ties

U.S. President Joe Biden intends to "recalibrate” Washington's relationship with Saudi Arabia and will emphasize outreach to King Salman, in a move that signals a downgrade in ties with Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman, the country’s de facto ruler.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2021

Bitcoin’s volatility should burn investors. It hasn’t.

Investors appear to have deftly navigated Bitcoin's harrowing highs and lows, buying on the way down and selling on the way up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 18, 2021

Automating boring tasks made these Japan startup founders rich

Their firms' shares have all more than doubled in the past year, leading to talk of a burgeoning tech scene that's very different from Silicon Valley.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021

Upheaval is coming to South Africa over the shift away from coal

For decades almost all the electricity needed to power Africa's most industrialized economy has been produced by a fleet of aging coal-fired plants.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Feb 17, 2021

英語によるクラウドファンディングサポート 「the moment by The Japan Times」が漆を守る団体を支援

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役：末松弥奈子）は、英語でのクラウドファンディングサポート「the moment by The Japan Times」の第2弾として、三位一体となって日本の漆文化の存続に取り組む、株式会社浄法寺漆産業（岩手県盛岡市）、一般社団法人次世代漆協会（岩手県盛岡市）、特定非営利活動法人ウルシネクスト（秋田県秋田市）を支援します。...
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2021

A glimpse of the future in Texas: Climate change means trouble for power grids

Huge winter storms have plunged large parts of the central and southern United States into an energy crisis this week as frigid blasts of Arctic weather crippled electric grids and left millions of Americans without power amid dangerously cold temperatures.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 16, 2021

Naomi Osaka to face Serena Williams in Australian Open semifinals

Naomi Osaka has never lost a Grand Slam after making the quarterfinals, and if all goes to plan at the Australian Open, she will be savoring a fourth major triumph before her 24th birthday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 15, 2021

Australia’s ‘rebel reverend’ goes viral with barbed liberal messages

Since 2013, the Rev. Rod Bower has used a small billboard outside the Gosford Anglican Church for pithy messages that merge theology with liberal politics.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 14, 2021

Naomi Osaka so much more than a hardcourt specialist, says coach

Japan's Naomi Osaka has won three of the last five Grand Slams played on hardcourts but the world No. 3 is also more than capable of lifting titles on grass and clay, her coach Wim Fissette said on Sunday.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

Mymizu’s water app just first step to ending plastic waste

From conservation to climate change, the environmental challenges of our times are daunting and can seem distant from our everyday lives.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 12, 2021

China New Year gala show sparks backlash over blackface performance

During CCTV's four-hour Lunar New Year show, performers appeared on stage wearing outfits that approximated African clothing and had darkened their skin with makeup.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

Evonne Yiu, U.N. researcher and champion of forests and sea

The early morning sea off Ishikawa Prefecture was gentle, the fisherman sitting casually at the boat’s bow. They were idling just inside a breakwater, an artificial reef made of massive concrete blocks. He pointed at the water and spoke in a local Japanese dialect to his passenger, a polite female...
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 12, 2021

How Mie preserves firms, farms, fishing and tourism

Mie Prefecture, located in the center of the Japanese archipelago, has a balanced economy supported by industry, agriculture, fishing and tourism. Gov. Eikei Suzuki attended a recent online chat to talk about the role and efforts of the prefectural government in enhancing the sustainability of each sector....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 12, 2021

Anti-Trump Republicans face major challenge in launching third party

The resistance to a third party among some of Trump's toughest Republican critics underscores the extreme difficulty of such a political revolt.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Feb 12, 2021

Koji Arano: Dating in a pandemic, ‘every encounter is now more valuable’

Through his YouTube channel Moteki Producer, Osaka native Koji Arano offers up relationship advice to a love-hungry audience.
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.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico, deeper levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
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’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
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.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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