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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2022

The true legacy of Shinzo Abe’s foreign policy

Japan's transformative statesman not only defended democracy, he sought to repair ties with China for a more secure world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2022

Shinzo Abe made Japan assertive. Can it stay the course?

The current prime minister will be hard pressed to match his achievements.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 10, 2022

Oisin MacPartlin: ‘Nobody ever regretted starting training too soon’

The personal trainer from Ireland helps clients of all ages and dispositions achieve their respective fitness goals. What's his secret?
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / Longform
Jul 9, 2022

How rice can revive Japan’s tourism industry

The culinary staple has potential to give the country's travel sector a shot in the arm if it can take advantage of rising demand for sustainable tourism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2022

Hong Kong’s hotel quarantine system buckles under China demand

Monthly mainland Chinese arrivals at Hong Kong airport jumped nearly 11,000% between April and June to 30,222 — accounting for one-third of airport passengers last month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 8, 2022

What makes Taika Waititi run and run and run?

The “Thor: Love and Thunder” director can't say no — to starring in “Our Flag Means Death,” making a soccer movie, writing a “Star Wars” idea, adapting Roald Dahl. For starters.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 7, 2022

Rethinking the global order

For decades, it has been obvious that the U.N. system needs to be reformed to account for the realities of the 21st century.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2022

How Republican-led states are targeting Wall Street with 'anti-woke' laws

The growing restrictions show how America's culture wars are creating new risks for U.S. companies, forcing them to balance pressure from workers and investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2022

Scalded by Russia, investment funds tread carefully in China

The United States says China has largely complied with restrictions, but last week blacklisted five Chinese companies for allegedly supporting Russia's military industrial base.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 7, 2022

‘Broken Commandment’: A timely call for a tolerant society

Kazuo Maeda's film about a man grappling with his identity as a member of the burakumin minority group in the late Meiji Era faces questions of equality that still exist in Japanese society.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 6, 2022

Beijing rolls out China’s first COVID-19 vaccine mandate

The city will require live performances, entertainment venues, museums and gyms, as well as training and tutoring locations, to restrict entry to people who are vaccinated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2022

Wall Street says a recession is coming. Consumers say it's already here.

Prices are soaring worldwide, particularly for essential foods and fuels, eroding the spending power of families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 6, 2022

Harassment of female candidates a growing issue in Japanese politics

Despite moves to draw more women to public office, Japan remains far behind other developed countries, in part due to abuse on the campaign trail.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 6, 2022

Japan to lose Sakhalin-2 rights if Kishida supports oil price cap, Medvedev warns

The price cap plan would set an upper limit on international purchase prices of Russian oil, at around half the current level, in line with discussions by Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

Suspect in July 4 parade shooting charged with seven counts of first-degree murder

If convicted, the suspect would face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2022

The downward spiral of the U.S.-China ‘tech cold war’

The difficult U.S.-China relationship may not be u2018a new Cold War,' but it sure looks familiar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2022

'Guerrilla' sales and crowdsourcing: Japan's game console crunch

Video game consoles by Sony and Microsoft have been hard to buy since their November 2020 release, leaving consumers and sellers stuck in a game of cat-and-mouse.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 5, 2022

Bitcoin hints at a bottom, but it may be different this time

Analysts are seeing that many bitcoin gauges are all flashing in similar fashion, something that rarely happens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jul 5, 2022

Lockdown pain fails to break vaccine resistance among elderly in China

Recalcitrance among China's 267 million people over the age of 60 has become a serious factor keeping Beijing stuck on its isolationist 'COVID zero' strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2022

Suspect captured in deadly shooting at July 4 parade in Chicago's Highland Park suburb

Police confirmed they captured 22-year-old Robert E. Crimo III in connection with the shooting that killed six people and wounded more than 36.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 4, 2022

IOC President Thomas Bach says Ukrainian 'flag will fly high' at upcoming Olympics

Speaking during a visit to Kyiv to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Bach pledged to increase the amount of IOC funding for athletes from the war-torn nation.
Japan Times
Hawaii report 2022
Jul 4, 2022

Hawaii: Bridging Japan and the U.S.

Hawaii and the welcoming Spirit of Aloha shared by its people have been popular with Japanese for centuries. Bridges interviews leaders from the Hawaiian–Japanese business community to report on how relations continue to flourish today:
Japan Times
Hawaii report 2022
Jul 4, 2022

Avalon Group: Hawaii’s real estate experts

Avalon Group is a full-service real estate development, consulting and sales company based in downtown Honolulu.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022

Russia claims fall of key Ukraine city, accuses Kyiv of missile strikes

Ukraine has yet to comment on the claim that Lysychansk has fallen to Russian forces following days of intense clashes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2022

International schools in Japan lure rich Chinese parents with golf and skiing

Famed institutions open new campuses in the nation as restrictions in China push some families out.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2022

Hong Kong has 'risen from the ashes,' China's Xi says on rare visit

This is Xi Jinping's first trip to the territory since orchestrating crackdowns on political dissent and COVID-19, which put the city's future as a financial hub at risk.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 30, 2022

Why Japan doesn’t have a concrete China strategy

Post-World War II, Japan has had to contend with its economy, its relationship with China and the United States' influence in the region, leading an uncertain approach to Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 28, 2022

The possibilities and limits of Japan-NATO cooperation

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's participation in the NATO summit shows that Japan sees its security best advanced by tying itself to international institutions.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 28, 2022

Watford cancels Qatar friendly after fans voice concerns over human rights

A pair of supporter groups had protested the proposed friendly, citing the Gulf state's strict laws against homosexuality and persecution of LGBT individuals.

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