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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 4, 2021

Persuasion, not pressure, must be used with Myanmar

The real question, however, is not whether Japan recognizes the new government in Myanmar. What matters most is how Japan resumes its efforts of persuasion.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2021

Tokyo Olympic organizers release first playbook for 2020 Games

The first playbook is aimed at international federations and technical officials. Guidelines for athletes and the media will be released at later dates.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Feb 3, 2021

More than four months into his term, Suga's popularity ebbs as tough decisions await

From controversial coronavirus legislation to the fate of the Tokyo Games, the prime minister's leadership ability and style is under increased scrutiny and criticism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 2, 2021

Public investment in vaccine development is crucial for Japan's future

The coronavirus pandemic has highlighted the nation's inability to research, develop and produce supplies in a timely manner.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 2, 2021

Wuhan or Wu-Tang? Canadian diplomat's T-shirt logo angers China

Canada said it regretted a "misunderstanding" after China lodged a formal complaint over a diplomat's order of a custom T-shirt displaying the word Wuhan, the city where the COVID-19 pandemic first emerged, over the emblem of hip-hop group Wu-Tang Clan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 2, 2021

All business, no buzz as Super Bowl week gets off to quiet start

Opening Night had plenty of Super Bowl content, but none of the memorable weird and wacky sound bites from questions asked by interlopers dressed as superheroes and supermodels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2021

Faced with a vaccine emergency, the EU made an enemy of everyone

What began as a bid to bring transparency has spiraled into chaotic mud-slinging that some fear could spur a trade row amid the pandemic.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2021

'An I-Novel': A tale of life abroad blurs the lines of truth and fiction

Many writers of fiction who have shared so much as a short story have heard the old question, “Is this autobiographical?” No literary genre, however, plays with the possibility of “what actually happened” as liberally as the Japanese shishо̄setsu, known to Western readers as the confessional...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Food Sustainability in Japan
Jan 30, 2021

How COVID-19 is forcing us to re-examine food waste

The pandemic is breaking down the 'invisible wall' between food producers and consumers. But is it enough to change wasteful habits?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 30, 2021

In Biden’s White House, masks, closed doors and empty halls

The West Wing has become a different place thanks to an administration that is serious about COVID-19 restrictions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 29, 2021

GameStop's ‘French Revolution’ is a crypto-farce

If WallStreetBets is checkmate for old-school finance, then surely they'd want to win fair and square.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

Biden gets dream team on China: But what if the game is changing?

It is unclear whether Biden's team can remain immune to the wish-lists of the consulting firms and corporate hands that put a silver lining on their political exile during the Trump years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

North Korea’s new economic plan looks a lot like the old one

International sanctions and coronavirus lockdowns have resulted in an unprecedented level of isolation that is quickly becoming an existential issue for North Korean leader Kim Jong Un
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2021

Free vaccines and India’s humanitarian diplomacy

India is leveraging its manufacturing heft by embarking on humanitarian diplomacy — the supply of free vaccines to countries in its extended neighborhood.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2021

Men enlisted to fight 'tradition' of gender violence in Cambodia

A series of events in the Southeast Asian nation in 2020 drew condemnation from advocates around the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 27, 2021

IOC's Dick Pound wants to examine reasons for public apathy toward staging Tokyo Olympics

He said the decision on whether the games go ahead this summer must be made by May at the latest and stressed that another delay was not possible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2021

Was the Capitol riot sedition? Just read the law

In many nations, the threat of sedition prosecutions has been used to criminalize dissent — to intimidate, and even imprison people who object to what the government is doing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2021

As pandemic prolongs easing, BOJ warms to wider band for yield target

Widening the band, or clarifying the BOJ's intention to let market forces drive yield moves more, would help bring life back to a market numbed by years of heavy-handed intervention.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 24, 2021

How U.S. CDC missed chances to spot COVID-19's silent spread

At a key moment in the pandemic when Americans were quarantined after possible exposure to the virus, the CDC resisted studying if the disease could be spread by those without symptoms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2021

Mass rallies sweep Russia in protests over Alexei Navalny’s arrest

The remarkable defiance displayed by many of the protesters signaled widespread fatigue with the stagnant, corruption-plagued political order under Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 23, 2021

Gizem Sakamaki: 'I’m finding a lot of joy in sharing Japan and its hidden gems with a global audience'

A self-described 'multipassionate' entrepreneur, Gizem Sakamaki's main source of joy is a sustainable food culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jan 23, 2021

Wisdom often fails the test of time

One generation's knowledge is the next generation's folly.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2021

Show must go on: Officials and organizers deny reports Tokyo Olympics will be canceled

Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga has insisted the delayed games will be held in July, rejecting a claim by The Times of London that the government has already decided to cancel the event.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jan 22, 2021

Hosting U.S. jets brought free school meals to Iwakuni, but some question the trade-off

Residents near Iwakuni base cast doubt over deal sealed under watch of then-Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshihide Suga.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2021

Navalny's return: But do most Russians even care about the attempt on his life?

In a recent survey, just 61% of Russians reported having heard about Navalny's poisoning and only 15% recognized it as an attempt by the authorities to eliminate a political opponent.

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