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WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 3, 2021

Hacks force Biden into more aggressive stance on Russia

The U.S. president has launched a review of the threat posed by ransomware after an attack on JBS, the world's largest meatpacker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2021

Revival of lab leak theory risks making U.S.-China relations worse

The probe comes at a sensitive time in U.S.-China relations, with both governments showing signs they want to move beyond the vitriol of Donald Trump's presidency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2021

The secret behind the Chinese Communist Party’s perseverance

To protect the party, even companies and their successful CEOs will be sacrificed if those interests in any way conflict with or threaten the supremacy and policies of the CCP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2021

New coral reef restoration technology aims to reverse climate change damage

The technology mimics the design and shape of natural reefs to provide opportunities for colonization by corals and other marine life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2021

Are we risking a debt pandemic?

This headlong acceleration of debt, in Germany and in countries around the world, is the price being paid to stave off the economic consequences of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2021

Australia and New Zealand call on China to let U.N. visit Xinjiang

A joint statement from the leaders' annual meeting also included statements on Hong Kong and the South China Sea, two other areas that China regards as domestic affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 30, 2021

Having a 'side hustle' can transform your career

Creating a product or service based around a personal experience makes it a lot easier to tell a compelling brand story and connect with prospective customers and clients.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 29, 2021

Biden’s $6 trillion budget aims for path to the middle class, financed by the rich

The budget envisions a redistribution of wealth that will allow more Americans to enjoy prosperity, buoyed by investments in education, infrastructure and climate-related initiatives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
May 29, 2021

L’evo: Destination dining that’s worth the journey

Chef Eiji Taniguchi's “avant-garde regional” cuisine showcases the best of Toyama Prefecture's seasonal ingredients and local artisans.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 29, 2021

Keizo Shimamoto is taking true ‘craft ramen’ nationwide

The chef may have garnered fame for his ramen burger, but he's now on a mission to revolutionize ramen quality in the United States, starting with the noodles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2021

Florida’s new social media law violates the first amendment

The key provision of the Florida law states that 'a social media platform may not willfully deplatform a candidate for office” — and imposes a $250,000 per day fine for violations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2021

Understanding Japan’s ‘positive list’ approach to security

The new legislation eliminated the need for special measures laws for the types of operations the SDF had engaged in since 2001 and added new provisions for limited collective self-defense.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2021

Hong Kong has a new type of prisoner: Pro-democracy activists

With fraught political future and the threat of another arrest, the arrested protesters are emblematic of the uncertainties facing the city's stricken democracy movement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 28, 2021

Exxon's reckoning: The little engine that could, and the oil giant that couldn't

Stakeholders familiar with Exxon's thinking said Wednesday's board defeat was years in the making due to ongoing weak returns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 28, 2021

AstraZeneca clot research continues amid German theory

German researchers said this week they discovered a link between the vaccine and rare blood clots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 27, 2021

America, Japan and how best to defend Taiwan

The most important form of preparation is in fact not military at all; it is, rather, to mitigate the developed world's economic dependence on key commodities and components made in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 27, 2021

Biden’s Asia czar says era of engagement with Xi’s China is over

The comments came as President Joe Biden said he ordered the U.S. intelligence community to 'redouble” its efforts to determine where the COVID-19 virus came from.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

China should celebrate its Mars success by sharing

The propaganda value of a landing on another planet, as the Communist Party prepares to celebrate its centenary, is not lost on Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2021

Time to rid our screens of Asian stereotypes

Until the 93rd Academy Awards were held last month, more white actresses had won Oscars for playing Asians than actual Asian actresses have won.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021

U.S. agencies examine reports of early COVID-19 infections at Wuhan lab

Government sources cautioned that there is still no proof the disease originated at the lab.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2021

Belarus faces new sanctions over jetliner 'state piracy' and arrest of journalist

EU leaders called for Belarusian airlines to be banned from the 27-nation bloc's airspace and urged EU-based carriers to avoid flying over the former Soviet republic
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2021

Japan, Myanmar and the illusion of a value-oriented foreign policy

Interestingly, Japan does not even have a legislative foundation to apply sanctions based on human rights violations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 23, 2021

Biodiversity decline needs to become a top priority beyond governments

Many of the costs of biodiversity decline remain hidden, which is part of the reason why so little is being done on a collective, sustained basis to combat it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 22, 2021

Psychedelic drugs will follow pot’s path to legalization

What distinguishes the movement to legalize psychedelics is that it is substantially more elite than the movement surrounding pot, a drug that crosses economic and cultural lines.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 21, 2021

Biden signs bill addressing hate crimes against Asian Americans

The bill amounts to the first legislative action that Congress has taken to bolster law enforcement's response to attacks on people of Asian descent during the pandemic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 20, 2021

Japanese companies introducing vaccine leave for workers

The idea is to ensure that employees can avoid getting shots on the weekend, when demand for vaccinations is likely to soar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 20, 2021

The tragedy of climate change

The adults — especially scientists and world leaders — must urgently join the chorus of young people and speak in the language of tragedy.

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