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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 6, 2020

Japan should continue to speak up on China's human rights abuses

Taking a tough, meaningful stand against Beijing is not easy, but Tokyo must continue to demonstrate the depth of its commitments to human rights.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2020

A more humane post-pandemic social contract

There's reason to hope that the COVID-19 crisis will catalyze a shift toward more just societies
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / The week in NPB
Jul 6, 2020

Eagles soar to front of line in Pacific League after strong week

The top teams and the Central and Pacific Leagues had very good weeks.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 6, 2020

Two-Michelin-starred Inua becomes a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic

On July 3, two-Michelin-starred restaurant Inua announced it would be closing indefinitely due to the effects of COVID-19.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2020

Nuclear-armed China and India fight with fists, stones and clubs

June 15 could mark the date on which China “lost India” strategically.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Jul 5, 2020

Two new styles of samurai showdowns

SNK drops an unreleased Samurai Shodown game; Ghost of Tsushima brings feudal Japan to life; and Marvel's Iron Man VR puts you right in the suit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2020

The war on terror survives Rand Paul’s attempt to end it

Yet the U.S. senator from Kentucky is right to point out that Congress is abdicating its responsibility.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 4, 2020

Rui Hachimura's desire to play outweighs worry as Wizards prepare to resume NBA season

Going to Orlando to resume the NBA season was a no-brainer for the Wizards' Japanese forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2020

If 2020 wasn't strange enough, printers are staging a comeback

As many have discovered while working from home, we really do print more than we think.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 4, 2020

Two U.S. aircraft carriers enter South China Sea as China conducts its own military exercises

Drills by carriers seen as part of a concerted effort by Washington to reassure partners in the region and counter Beijing's moves in the disputed waterway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jul 3, 2020

First China, now Pakistan: How India is battling neighbors on two fronts

The Indian military has been talking about a two-front war with neighbors Pakistan and China for decades to keep politicians focused on defense spending. Now that scenario is looking ever more realistic, with conflicts flaring on both its disputed borders.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 2, 2020

China is not the Middle East's high roller

Beijing gets far more credit than it is due for investments in the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jul 1, 2020

Digital taxes are the latest trade war battleground

A failure to act collectively will produce another global patchwork of tax rules, which is bad for business, governments and consumers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020

With support for Black Lives Matter, China crosses a thin line

Beijing's propaganda use of the anti-racism movement risks backfiring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2020

The European Union’s self-help moment

The COVID-19 crisis has created an opening for stronger collective European action.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jul 1, 2020

Japan's new plastic bag charge: What it means for consumers and the environment

The new rule is aimed at reducing the amount of plastic that ends up in the country's rivers, forests, streams and, ultimately, surrounding oceans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2020

Australia boosts defense spending by ¥5.5 trillion amid regional tensions

Canberra keen to ensure it has credible capability to respond to any challenge in its immediate region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2020

Modi’s resolute China policy

It takes courage to wage war, but it takes even greater courage to wage peace while protecting national interests.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2020

What today's bailouts can do for tomorrow's economies

Governments' new clout gives them the means to start building fairer, more sustainable and more resilient economies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jun 30, 2020

Nepal families face hunger and skip meals as pandemic hits remittances

'I skipped several evening meals to save whatever little food I had for my daughter,' said Nepali housewife Shiba Kala Limbu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 30, 2020

Top U.S. diplomat calls China Muslim sterilization reports 'disturbing'

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Monday labeled as "shocking" and "disturbing" reports that China's ruling Communist Party is using forced sterilization, forced abortion and coercive family planning against minority Muslims.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Jun 29, 2020

Yuko Mitsuya elected to third term as Japan Basketball Association president

Yuko Mitsuya's new term as the JBA president will run until September of 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 29, 2020

Study of Okinawan history falls casualty to COVID-19

The global pandemic has left Okinawa's tourist industry reeling.

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