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COMMUNITY / Issues
Mar 18, 2021

The pandemic is harming the mental health of women and youth in Japan. TELL wants to help.

In an alarming set of numbers, data from the National Police Agency shows that 6,976 women in Japan took their own lives last year. That's nearly 15% more than in 2019, marking the end of what had been a 10-year decline in the number of women who died by suicide.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 17, 2021

Clubhouse’s founder is in a state of perpetual motion

Over the past 15 years in Silicon Valley, the Clubhouse chief executive officer has explored the depths of how technology can be used to connect people in new ways.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2021

Chip shortage and bad weather hit Honda and Toyota in North America

The bad weather has added to disruptions for automakers already battling a shortage of semiconductors, which are being gobbled up by consumer-electronics companies.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021

The Scottish drama Shakespeare couldn’t make up

Sturgeon has been weakened, no doubt, but in Westminster only one question matters: how best to keep the union intact.
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COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2021

After Brexit, a better union for the U.K.

The need for radical reform in the British system clearly remains, with an end to the monopoly of power at Westminster.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2021

Jack Ma’s SCMP latest Hong Kong outlet to face Chinese threat to press freedom

Fears are growing among staff that a Chinese state-owned company could take over from Alibaba and put the 117-year-old newspaper under Beijing's thumb.
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Mar 17, 2021

Tiger Woods continuing recovery at home after leaving hospital

'Happy to report that I am back home continuing my recovery,' the 45-year-old golf great said on Twitter.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 16, 2021

Top U.S. and Japanese officials get tough on China in key security talks

In a joint statement singling out Beijing, the top U.S. and Japanese diplomats and defense chiefs condemned China's 'coercion and destabilizing behavior' in the region.
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Mar 16, 2021

Giants' Nate Ebner targets U.S. rugby sevens spot for Tokyo Games

New York Giants safety Nate Ebner is keen to win a spot on the U.S. rugby sevens team for the Tokyo Olympics after failing to get on the podium with the squad in Rio.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2021

Booster vaccines are the future in battle with COVID-19, genome expert says

The measure may be necessary because the novel coronavirus mutates around once every two weeks, requiring tweaks to vaccines.
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Mar 16, 2021

Boston Marathon to cap entrants at 20,000 amid pandemic

This year's Boston Marathon will be limited to 20,000 entrants in a bid allow greater social distancing throughout the course given the COVID-19 pandemic, race organizers said on Monday.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 15, 2021

COVID-19 pushes Japanese firms to overhaul supply chains

Reducing dependence on China had been on companies' minds over the past few years due to the Sino-U.S. trade war, but the global health crisis served as a wake-up call.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2021

China fires back at U.K. charges of Hong Kong treaty violation

The U.K.'s foreign secretary said Saturday that China is in a 'state of ongoing noncompliance” with the 1984 treaty that paved the way for Hong Kong's return to Chinese control.
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Mar 15, 2021

Saints QB Drew Brees announces retirement

Brees is the NFL's all-time leader with 80,358 career passing yards and 7,142 completions.
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PRESS / Events
Mar 15, 2021

第2回ESG Talkサントリーホールディングス新浪剛史氏

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、日本国内でESG(環境・社会・企業統治)について積極的に発言するリーダーにインタビューするシリーズ、「ESG Talk」の第2回目ゲストとして、サントリーホールディングス株式会社...
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WORLD
Mar 14, 2021

Exports of U.S. plastic garbage rise, despite ban

Environmental watchdog groups say exporters are ignoring the new rules that went into effect last year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Mar 14, 2021

Brave Thunders hope team effort will pay off in B. League title chase

After winning their first Emperor's Cup in seven years on Saturday, Kawasaki is out to prove that the team doesn't have to lean on high-profile stars such as naturalized center Nick Fazekas.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / Women of Taste
Mar 14, 2021

Fromage Sen creates a cheese that Japan can call its own

Chiyo Shibata used her training in microbiology to come up with award-winning and uniquely Japanese cheeses that include touches of sake lees and salted rice mold.
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JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Mar 13, 2021

Immigration reform fails to resolve asylum contradictions

The standards that immigration authorities use to decide refugee status are difficult to meet due to the burden of proof shouldered by asylum-seekers.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 13, 2021

Another South Korean state housing official found dead amid property scandal

The scandal has sparked outrage in South Korea as property prices in and around Seoul have soared, making affordable housing hard to find.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 13, 2021

'Climate ninjas' overlooked as little finance reaches women

Officials, climate and gender experts, and activists say not enough climate finance is going to the work of women and other individuals taking action on the ground.
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SOCCER
Mar 13, 2021

Premier League chief hopes to have fans at matches by end of season

The Premier League plans to allow up to 10,000 fans in stadiums for the final two rounds of matches this season, chief executive Richard Masters said Friday.

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