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Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2021

Onigiri for Love: Little packages from chefs with big hearts

Yoshihiro Narisawa and Wagyumafia's Hisato Hamada launched the rice ball charity project as a way to support producers in rural areas and express thanks to Japan's health care workers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 11, 2021

Fitch upgrade of ‘Taiwan, China’ jolts traders and irks Taipei

Fitch Ratings referred to Taiwan as being part of China in the headline of a ratings announcement for the first time since at least 2003, triggering a rebuke from the government in Taipei.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 11, 2021

Behind the ‘closed’ doors of Tokyo’s bars, alcohol is still flowing

A pervasive but hushed rebellion is happening across the city. Whether they accepted subsidies or not, bars operating as semi-secret COVID-era speakeasies are everywhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021

South Korea's 'Gen MZ' leads rush into the 'metaverse'

The metaverse may be a futuristic prospect for most of the world, but it's increasingly a reality in South Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 10, 2021

In LDP race, divided factions and empowered junior lawmakers make election a toss-up

Unlike last year, when a majority of the party's prominent factions swiftly banded together to back Yoshihide Suga, most factions are divided over who to support.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2021

King & Prince eye J-pop’s throne

The Johnny's boy band explores English lyrics on its third album, “Re:Sense,' and embraces showing the more personal sides of its members on social media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2021

Amid setbacks, Prime Minister Suga had successes too

While Suga will be remembered most for his handling of COVID-19, his time in office also included actions that saw important policy outcomes during a period of severe challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 9, 2021

What does Afghanistan reveal about the Biden doctrine?

Has the Biden doctrine arrived in time to counter China's rise or did the U.S.' two decades of war in Afghanistan leave China with too much of a head start to be stopped?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2021

Tom Brady ready to kick off Super Bowl title defense with Buccaneers

Tom Brady is eyeing back-to-back Super Bowl crowns and it comes as no surprise that he is the last quarterback to do it.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 9, 2021

Yankees great Derek Jeter closes book on playing career with induction into Hall of Fame

'This is as high as you can go in terms of your playing career,' Jeter said. 'There's no other awards or accolades you can receive.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021

It's in America's interest to court ASEAN

ASEAN is of tremendous strategic importance to the U.S. and Japan and should not be downplayed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021

The Taliban have their economic work cut out for them

There is much speculation that China could become Afghanistan's primary economic supporter and help it stay part of the global system. But that analysis is unrealistic.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 8, 2021

Japan prioritized domestic trials of Pfizer before rollout, vaccine czar says

The nation's vaccine czar revealed that Pfizer trials included over 100 Japanese residents in the U.S., but said the health ministry needed domestic tests due to 'food and diet' differences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2021

Vaccines versus COVID-19: The great immunity debate

People who don’t want to get vaccinated will grasp at any new piece of information to justify their reluctance — the latest being some pretty good data suggesting that the natural immunity left after recovering from COVID-19 is stronger over the long run than immunity generated by the Pfizer vaccine....
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 8, 2021

Medical-device maker PHC planning ¥172 billion IPO, Japan's biggest since 2018

This year about $3.4 billion has been raised through Japanese IPOs, a huge increase from the $804 million garnered in the same period in 2020, data shows.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2021

Deutsche Telekom lifts T-Mobile U.S. stake in Softbank swap deal

The deal will make SoftBank the second-largest shareholder of the German telecommunication giant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 7, 2021

Japan steps up self-driving to revive rural areas and aid older population

The government has earmarked about u00a56 billion ($55 million) for developing autonomous-driving services this fiscal year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2021

Chinese social media site suspends K-pop fan accounts

Beijing is concerned that the quest for online attention and celebrity adulation is poisoning the minds of the country's youth.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Sep 7, 2021

Michael K. Williams, Omar from ‘The Wire’ actor, is dead at 54

Williams, who also starred in “Boardwalk Empire” and “Lovecraft Country,” was best known for his role as Omar Little in the David Simon HBO series.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 6, 2021

Taekwondo's Paralympic debut showed the sport's democratizing effect

The sport does not require expensive equipment or large training facilities, and even saw the participation of one of Afghanistan's two Paralympians.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2021

Paralympic Games put spotlight on Japan’s tech for disabled

When the Tokyo Paralympic Games came to a close on Sunday, many athletes had managed to get to the finish line, some with medals, thanks to technology from Japan's largest firms.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Sep 6, 2021

Why Ukraine’s small Paralympic team packed such a big punch

Ukraine has been one of the top six countries in the medal count at nine consecutive Paralympic Games, summer and winter.
Japan investigating Amazon for allegedly bullying other businesses
Packages move along a conveyor belt at an Amazon warehouse
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Japanese man broke into 1,000 homes to 'relieve stress'
Fukuoka Prefectural Police Headquarters in Fukuoka. Police took a 37-year-old man into custody on Monday on suspicion of trespassing on a property in Dazaifu City.
Wild boar injures six at Himeji child care facility
Hyogo Prefectural Police headquarters. A wild boar attacked children and staff at a child care facility in the prefecture on Tuesday.
Russia says it will respond if U.S. places missiles in Japan
Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova at a news conference in the city of Nizhny Novgorod, Russia, in June
‘What Divides Us’ producer honors grandfather’s Hiroshima reportage
“What Divides Us" producer Cannon Hersey says his grandfather, who wrote about the aftermath of nuclear destruction in Hiroshima, never spoke about what he had seen while working with Japanese minister Kiyoshi Tanimoto to preserve the stories of survivors.
DPP’s Tamaki leverages new position with energy proposal
DPP leader Yuichiro Tamaki in Tokyo on Tuesday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.

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