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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2021

Virus casts shadow over once-in-a-lifetime coming-of-age ceremonies

Annual rite of passage for Japan's 20-year-olds would have been celebrated in style, with decadent kimonos, childhood reunions and all-night after-parties, were it not for COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2021

What America has learned from Iranian social media

The U.S. State Department's new approach treated social media as a channel to learn what Iranians thought about both their own regime and U.S. policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Straddling Senate and pulpit, Warnock highlights rise of U.S. religious left

'Jesus was very political,' said the Reverend Mark Sandlin, a Presbyterian minister in Greensboro, North Carolina, who helps run Christian groups with about 400,000 members nationwide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

General Secretary Kim: North Korean leader given late father's title

Kim Jong Un was elected to the top post Monday, taking the mantle from his late father in a move seen as cementing the role of the Workers' Party of Korea in the country's affairs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Citi and JPMorgan join Marriott in pausing political donations

Events at the U.S. Capitol in the past week have triggered a backlash against politicians who have support President Donald Trump's claims of election fraud.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 11, 2021

Trump plans defiant final week as many Democrats urge his ouster

The president and some allies believe Democrats are overreaching by trying to once again impeach him over Wednesday's mob at the Capitol.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 10, 2021

Travel to Kamikatsu for a green epiphany: ‘Zero waste is about knowing yourself’

The INOW program allows visitors to fully immerse themselves in Kamikatsu's renowned zero-waste lifestyle.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Jan 8, 2021

Japanese sports brace for impact of new state of emergency

Upcoming sumo and rugby events will allow spectators, while pro basketball's B. League has raised concerns over restrictions covering the sale of food and drinks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2021

Facebook’s Trump ban is necessary triage

Both Facebook and Twitter have struggled in recent months to take a harder stance over Trump's often inflammatory posts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 8, 2021

North Korea's Kim hints at improving inter-Korean ties and foreign policy

The leader teased the possibility of improved ties with Seoul and vowed to expand 'external relations' in his first remarks on foreign policy since Joe Biden's election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 8, 2021

A shattering blow to America’s troubled democratic image

The institutions of democracy prevailed in the early hours of the following morning, but the images of mob rule in Washington touched a particular nerve in fractured Western societies.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 7, 2021

Adam Scott returns to Hawaii with eye on Masters

Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2021

Cheerleaders lift Tokyo's spirits as coronavirus cases surge

'We want to deliver a smile to cheer people up,' said the head cheerleader. 'We're doing this hoping that people can feel even a little bit better.'
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 6, 2021

Beauden Barrett looking forward to Sungoliath challenge

The All Blacks star drew unprecedented media attention to his Wednesday unveiling ahead of the 2021 Top League season's Jan. 16 kickoff.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2021

As world says good riddance to 2020, China hails its new status

China's position in the world has been elevated as a result of the pandemic, despite criticism that its early missteps and cover-ups made possible the spread of the virus around the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 6, 2021

Democrat Warnock beats Loeffler in Georgia Senate race

Turnout in rural, overwhelmingly white counties where Republicans needed a strong showing has been lagging without Trump on the ballot.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 6, 2021

Legal revisions would add weight to Japan's COVID-19 response

Levying fines on businesses if they don't shut down or reduce their hours of operation runs the risk of a political backlash against the government.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jan 5, 2021

Indiana to host entire 2021 NCAA men's basketball tournament

The NCAA, in an attempt to limit the threat of coronavirus among teams, announced an agreement Monday to hold its signature men’s basketball tournament entirely in Indiana in March and early April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 4, 2021

2020 just the start of a testing decade

The gap between Wall Street and Main Street has widened, reflecting a K-shaped recovery in the real economy. The pandemic is thus sowing the seeds for more social unrest in 2021.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2021

Japan's carbon neutrality dilemma: More nuclear power or more renewables?

Suga's declaration the nation would achieve net zero by 2050 has touched off a debate over the best way to provide a safe, stable, secure and green energy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Jan 3, 2021

The pandemic season: How Japanese soccer survived the coronavirus

In an extensive interview with The Japan Times, J. League chairman Mitsuru looked back on how the league has navigated the turbulent 2020 campaign.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Beyond COVID-19
Jan 3, 2021

Debt and disease amid the pandemic

The pandemic will likely leave several countries with distressed debt that will have to be resolved, but many will lack the capacity to ensure a level playing field for negotiations.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2021

Komazawa University overtakes Soka for dramatic Hakone ekiden victory

Anchor Takuma Ishikawa's final leg helped the Tokyo school seal its first championship in 13 years and seventh overall.
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
Japan to overhaul tax exemption system for foreign visitors
The Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in August
Two dead after fire at Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi’s apartment
A fire broke out on the sixth floor of an apartment building where Upper House lawmaker Kuniko Inoguchi resides on Wednesday in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward.
Real-life ‘Tokyo Swindlers’ ordered to pay ¥1 billion in damages
High-rise buildings in Tokyo. Through faking documents and passports a criminal group conspired to pose as the owner of a real-estate plot and buildings in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward in 2017, defrauding Sekisui House of ¥5.5 billion.
Real estate worth ¥25 trillion puts Japan companies in spotlight
Elliott Investment Management's stake in Tokyo Gas is centered around getting the utility to sell off its real estate holdings, including Shinjuku Park Tower, which houses the Park Hyatt Hotel Tokyo.
Hiroshi Kurosaki looks beyond Japan for heart-wrenching drama
Hiroshi Kurosaki’s Netflix series “Beyond Goodbye” centers on a woman (Kasumi Arimura, left) who discovers her dead lover’s heart saved the life of a quiet pianist (Kentaro Sakaguchi).
Japan researchers develop a simple way to spot signs of Alzheimer's disease
In 2022, the number of elderly people with dementia in Japan reached 4.43 million, according to data from the health ministry.
‘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.

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