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Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 25, 2021

One city 'ready to explode' as U.S. murder rates surge in pandemic

With 34 homicides already this year, Rochester is on pace for a record-high 70 murders in 2021 — a per-capita rate that exceeds Chicago, one of America's most violent large cities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2021

New Panasonic CEO says efficiency to fuel Tesla business and spur growth

What's now critical to Panasonic's future growth is its relationship with the world's biggest maker of electric cars and ability to claim a share of the global market for EV batteries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2021

Sydney residents banned from leaving city as coronavirus cluster grows

Australia's largest city of Sydney re-introduced "soft touch" COVID-19 curbs on Wednesday to contain a widening outbreak of the highly infectious Delta variant, mandating masks in offices while neighboring states closed their borders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 21, 2021

In the new Hong Kong, booksellers walk a fine line

Amid a widening crackdown, many independent bookstores have strengthened their resolve to connect with their readers and crystallized their roles as vibrant community hubs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021

Why Asia, the pandemic champion, remains miles away from the finish line

All across the Asia-Pacific region, the countries that led the world in containing the coronavirus are now languishing in the race to put it behind them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Jun 7, 2021

Change of direction: Opting for a midlife career change

The pandemic's impact on people's lives has caused many to rethink not only work goals and priorities, but also how work affects their quality of life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2021

European and African leaders call for a 'New Deal' for Africa

In one year in Africa, the pandemic has halted a quarter century of steady economic growth, disrupted value chains and caused an unprecedented increase in inequality and poverty.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 2, 2021

All Blacks players fret over team's fate if Silver Lake buys in

A move by the U.S. private equity firm to purchase a stake of New Zealand Rugby's commercial operations has drawn criticism.
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
WORLD / Society
May 26, 2021

Can this U.S. city heal racial wounds by busting up its freeway?

New York State wants to replace an elevated stretch of freeway with a street-level boulevard to knit the city's urban grid back together.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 23, 2021

On North Korea denuclearization, yet another diplomatic dance for the U.S.

The U.S. says it has a new strategy — a “calibrated, practical, measured approach” toward the North's denuclearization — but will it be a departure from that of previous administrations?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 23, 2021

Nozomi Project gives new life to broken pottery — and the prospects of its artisans

With a motto of “finding beauty in brokenness,” the women-led company balances remembrance of the 2011 disaster with hope and progress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 19, 2021

How Mumbai officials made city better prepared for COVID-19 than Delhi

The city's success has partly been attributed to a decentralized system set up during the first wave, which included neighborhood war rooms to manage cases by locality.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2021

Averting climate crisis means no new oil or gas fields, IEA says

The world has a choice — stop developing new oil, gas and coal fields today or face a dangerous rise in global temperatures, the organization said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Fleeing Wall Street, bankers head home to virus-free Australia

For the first time since World War II, more Australians are returning home than leaving.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2021

Hundreds of epidemiologists expected public mask-wearing for at least a year

The latest advice from U.S. federal health officials came as a surprise to many involved in public health.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021

‘COVID-Zero’ havens may find reopening harder than taming virus

Some fear territories that prioritized safety early in the pandemic may be left behind by rivals with higher caseloads that have boosted vaccine uptake.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 1, 2021

Scientists warned India over a new variant in early March. They say they were ignored.

In March and early April, millions of largely unmasked people attended religious festivals and political rallies that were held by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and opposition parties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2021

A look at the COVID age’s wannabe platinum cards (and apps)

It is the latest status symbol. Flash it at the people, and you can get access to concerts, sports arenas or long-forbidden restaurant tables. Some day, it may even help you cross a border without having to quarantine.
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

New Zealand and Japan going on 70 years

A message from Koichi Ito, Japan’s ambassador to New Zealand
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

Business leaders share their insights on New Zealand-Japan relations

Ian Kennedy, Chair, Japan New Zealand Business Council
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2021
Apr 27, 2021

Panasonic Homes: Soon to be New Zealand’s newest home building materials supplier

Panasonic Homes Co. Ltd. was established in Japan in 1963 by Konosuke Ma­tsushita, the founder of Panasonic Corp. With industry-leading home-building technology, the company has expanded its business in Asia and this year is planning to establish its business in New Zealand as a home building materials...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2021

Business class opens to the masses as affordable refuge from COVID-19

Flush with cash and a record number of air miles after a year on the ground, leisure travelers are splurging on premium seats for their first trips back.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2021

Japan’s new emissions goals a step forward but not enough to hit 2050 target

Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2021

Cracks emerge in Five Eyes intelligence pact over approach to China

A polite disagreement between Australia and New Zealand showed a fissure among U.S. allies, underscoring the difficulties Joe Biden faces in forging a common front.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2021

New agency intended to put Japan’s child policies under one roof

Currently at least five different government bodies are in charge of policies related to children, often causing confusion among parents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2021

There’s a new COVID-19 variant in India. How worried should we be?

Health experts worry that a new — possibly more virulent — coronavirus variant could be racing through the crowded nation of more than 1.3 billion people.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 18, 2021

Marathon runners sweating over future of 2021 races

Steven Rojas was ready. He had already started the program of long runs, track workouts, and tempo efforts prescribed by Brooklyn Track Club in anticipation of running the 2020 New York Marathon.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
Bonsai thefts sweep Japan as miniature trees grow more popular
According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, there were about 30 cases of bonsai theft last year.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
China deports Japanese tourists over Great Wall buttocks pic, reports state
The Great Wall of China near Beijing. Two Japanese tourists were detained in China for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the World Heritage site.
Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reversal over medical co-payments late last week and the revelation he gave gift vouchers to lawmakers have weakened his political standing.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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