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Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Nov 18, 2020

As nuclear worries linger, Tohoku plant heads for landmark restart

The restart, the first in the northeast, comes amidst controversial restarts in the country's west and debates over the energy source's role in a carbon neutral target.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2020

In Africa’s debt fog, China loses too

As the African continent's biggest lender, the bigger prize for China has always been political.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2020

As Asia moves forward, the U.S. sits on the sidelines

Donald Trump's absence marked the third consecutive year in which he failed to show up for the annual ASEAN get-together.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 17, 2020

Trump’s near-concession shows he recognizes loss, allies say

Republicans outside Trump's innermost circle are increasingly showing their frustration with the president's rejection of his defeat.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Nov 14, 2020

Art or vandalism? Japan tries to find the right balance with street graffiti.

Tokyo looks to find the right balance between encouraging creative expression and protecting buildings from vandalism.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 14, 2020

Tokyo Samurai gradually changing face of Japanese basketball

The Tokyo Samurai squad, formed in 2014, is a unique presence on the Japanese youth basketball scene.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 14, 2020

Could state legislatures pick their own electors to vote for Trump? Not likely.

U.S. President Donald Trump’s last-ditch efforts to reverse the election seem to come down to a far-fetched scenario, one in which Republican-led state legislatures choose the members of the Electoral College, overturning the will of voters.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 14, 2020

U.S. urges Japan and South Korea to speak out on China

The United States on Friday urged Japan and South Korea to speak out against China's treatment of minority Muslims and its actions toward Hong Kong and Taiwan, despite their trading relationships with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 13, 2020

China under pressure to reveal vaccine data after Pfizer success

While Beijing has hailed the progress on its own own COVID-19 vaccines, it has so far yet to back this up with evidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2020

Suga says he got Biden's backing on Senkakus in first phone talks

Suga congratulated Biden on winning last week's presidential election against incumbent Donald Trump and stressed the importance of the Japan-U.S. security alliance.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Nov 12, 2020

Ant's IPO gets stepped on

The $37 billion initial public offering would have been the world's largest and conferred a value of $316 billion on the Chinese financial giant.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2020

Brazil says Chinese vaccine trial can resume after suspension

Brazil health regulator Anvisa on Wednesday allowed resumption of late-stage Brazilian clinical trials for China's Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine, which had been suspended due to a study subject's death that was registered in Sao Paulo as a suicide.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Nov 11, 2020

Change of tune: Japan's music fans move from CDs to streaming services

The decline in CD sales signals the streaming market's growth potential.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 11, 2020

What will it take to make Suga’s agricultural export policy succeed?

Today, Japan's rice yield per hectare is 40% lower than that of California. It has also been surpassed by China, whose yield per hectare was only half that of Japan 50 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2020

Trump’s environmental legacy may be lasting harm to the climate

Greenhouse pollution accumulates in the atmosphere, so the heat-trapping gases emitted as a result of loosened regulations will remain for decades, regardless of policy shifts.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

Hold the schadenfreude for America

Even before ballots were cast, media in China and Russia were talking up the chaos. One Russian deputy compared the U.S. to Kyrgyzstan, where a disputed vote last month ended in turmoil.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2020

It's the Fed, not the White House, that matters most in Asia

Asia's monetary system depends on the stability of the greenback. Currencies are mostly priced against the buck with more than a few countries have soft pegs to the dollar.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 8, 2020

Kitakyushu to host both gymnastics world championships in 2021

The southern city of Kitakyushu will host the 2021 Artistic and Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships, the International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) announced on Sunday, becoming the first city to welcome both events in the same year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 8, 2020

Trump does not plan to concede any time soon, aides and allies indicate

The president pledged on Saturday to go forward with a legal strategy that he hopes will overturn state results that gave Biden the win in Tuesday's vote.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2020

Alpine ski resorts fear lonely winter as lockdowns freeze Europe

The Italian ski resort of Cervinia, which lies below the Matterhorn, was forced to shut a day after opening last month as pictures of hundreds of queuing skiers ignoring social-distancing went viral.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2020

As China’s propaganda push continues, Wuhan emerges as a star

New television shows have paid tribute to the city where the coronavirus emerged, focusing on residents' heroism and glossing over official mistakes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 6, 2020

Japan's new Olympic experiment is a risky mistake

Various measures to protect spectators are being tested out, including smartphone apps that issue warnings about which parts of a stadium are crowded at any given moment.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 6, 2020

Saudi Arabia to host Formula One night race in Jeddah in 2021

Saudi Arabia will host a Formula One grand prix for the first time next year with a night race on the streets of the country's second city Jeddah, the sport and organizers announced on Thursday.
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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