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WORLD
Dec 2, 2021

CDC demands airlines identify flyers who visited southern Africa

The order applies to passengers, including U.S. citizens and permanent residents, who have traveled to listed nations within 14 days of their flight to the U.S.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 1, 2021

What’s worst about omicron so far is the uncertainty

How should the world respond to omicron? We just have to wait as there is information that we don't yet have. And for many, the waiting itself is the problem.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 1, 2021

The race is on to trace the omicron variant

The pace of research highlights the pressure on governments and public health authorities to decide quickly whether they need to take strict steps to curb omicron's spread.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 1, 2021

Much more to come from yokozuna Terunofuji after stunning 2021

Just years removed from the unpaid ranks, the 30-year-old is on the path to becoming one of the most successful foreign-born grand champions in the sport's history.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2021

Kings' Brendan Lemieux suspended five games for biting opponent

The incident took place on Saturday during a fight between Lemieux and Senators forward Brady Tkachuk.
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LIFE / Food & Drink
Dec 1, 2021

Tokyo still tops for dining after Michelin announcement

Three of the capital's establishments have maintained their three-star rating since rankings began in Tokyo 15 years ago.
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MORE SPORTS
Dec 1, 2021

Tiger Woods unsure of return date, 'would love' to play British Open

Woods, who recently posted a video on social media showing him hitting a golf shot, acknowledged he has a long road ahead in the rehab process.
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PRESS / Events
Dec 1, 2021

“Tackling social exclusion through soccer” with Naofumi Suzuki

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
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ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 1, 2021

Papermaker Oji forms solutions to environmental, social needs

The 2021 U.N. climate summit, COP26, closed with nations that are accelerating their measures against climate change announcing new and renewed targets for reducing emissions. Such measures ought to differ from country to country, industry to industry and company to company. The global community should...
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PARALYMPICS
Dec 1, 2021

Paris hoping to sell record 3 million tickets for 2024 Paralympics

Should all the tickets on sale for the 2024 Paralympics be purchased, Paris will break the record set by London 2012 when 2.7 million tickets were sold.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 30, 2021

U.S. warns Russia of 'serious consequences' for any new Ukraine aggression

Two Russian troop build-ups this year on Ukraine's borders have alarmed the West. In May, Russian troops there numbered 100,000, the largest since Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 30, 2021

Why we shouldn't write off omicron cases as ‘mild’

The omicron variant has been reported as causing only mild illness, but this needs to be interpreted with caution as it may not reflect the variants severity across a broad range of people.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021

As China menaces Taiwan, the island's friends aid its secretive submarine project

Taipei has stealthily sourced technology, components and talent from at least seven nations to help it build a fleet with the potential to exact a heavy toll on any Chinese attack.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021

Chinese province targets journalists and foreign students with planned new surveillance system

While it is unclear if the surveillance system is currently operating, security officials in China plan to use it to track 'suspicious people.'
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BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2021

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey steps down from CEO role

Dorsey's exit marks a significant shift at the company, which has navigated years of pressure from investors who thought it did not make enough money and criticism from Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 30, 2021

Japan factory production edges up as Asia’s supply snags ease

October's production gain came as parts shortages from Asia began to ease and car output increased for the first time in four months, a ministry official said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021

Economists wargame how omicron variant will impact global recovery

The new COVID-19 variant has dealt a blow to optimistic hopes of a global economic recovery, but what comes next will be dictated by scientific research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2021

Fixing Europe’s migrant predicament requires a new approach

The causes behind the sudden and ugly new migrant tableau are blurred, but one theory is the Belarus government may be inviting immigrants in and then urging them to enter Poland and the EU.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Nov 29, 2021

As COVID infections fall, Aizuwakamatsu welcomes more late-autumn school trips

Forty-five schools plan to send their students for school trips to the city in December, a period when few schools normally plan trips, the tourism bureau said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 29, 2021

Nissan unveils ¥2 trillion long-term electric vehicle strategy

Nissan, on track to return to annual profit for the first time in three years, is seeking to use know-how it amassed as an early entrant into the EV market as a foundation for growth.
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COMMENTARY / World
Nov 29, 2021

COVID-19 has changed socialized medicine in Britain forever

How did the U.K. make it through the past 20 months of COVID-19? The private sector's role in delivering publicly funded care needs to be acknowledged.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 27, 2021

Swallows outlast Buffaloes to win Japan Series title

The Swallows are champions for the first time since 2001

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