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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 8, 2020

Watch China’s unconventional levers of power in world affairs

Often overlooked practices form a key part of Beijing's international influence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2020

Scientists warn of potential wave of coronavirus-linked brain damage

Scientists warned on Wednesday of a potential wave of coronavirus-related brain damage as new evidence suggested COVID-19 can lead to severe neurological complications, including inflammation, psychosis and delirium.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 7, 2020

Moderna spars with U.S. scientists over COVID-19 vaccine trials

As the United States accelerates the search for a coronavirus vaccine, tensions have erupted between government scientists and Moderna Inc., one of the leading developers, it has been learned.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2020

New Japan coronavirus subcommittee aims for fresh start at first meeting

The meeting provided an opportunity for government officials and public health experts to set the record straight on their respective responsibilities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2020

Taliban bounties would be a new low even for Putin

Putting a price on American heads today is not at all like the U.S. arming anti-Soviet forces in Afghanistan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2020

Google stymies media companies from chipping away at its data dominance

Alphabet Inc's Google upended plans by European media companies to block it from harvesting data about their readers and slash some of its dominance in online advertising, seven people involved in the talks said this month.
Japan Times
Jun 30, 2020

Suntory Launches New Joint Venture Company to Develop Innovative Anellotech Plas-TCat Plastics Recycling Technology

TOKYO, JAPAN (June 30, 2020) — Suntory MONOZUKURI Expert Ltd. (SME), a subsidiary of Suntory Holdings Ltd., is proud to announce the establishment of R Plus Japan Ltd., a new joint venture company that will invest in the development of cutting-edge recycling technology for used plastics. R Plus Japan...
Jun 29, 2020

Suntory Targets Net Zero Greenhouse Gas Emissions Across Entire Value Chain

- Company Raises Ambition of its 2050 Environmental Vision -
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Jun 27, 2020

Five refreshing and summer-friendly Japanese recipes

This recipe collection starts with a homemade mentsuyu (noodle sauce), which becomes a flavorful base for four other dishes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 26, 2020

Waste center swamped as homebound Hokkaido residents declutter

The number of vehicles coming to the facility reached a high in May, with the site charging only u00a5140 to dispose of 10 kilograms of items.
Reader Mail
Jun 26, 2020

‘Data government’ shouldn’t replace government by the people

In my June 12 letter to the editor, “New international order versus nature,” I parenthetically said that I hope Yoichi Funabashi was joking when he wrote in praise of “data government” (“Time to build the post-pandemic world order,” June 9).
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 24, 2020

State of sumo content online leaves much to be desired

The JSA would be wise to start taking advantage of its 'back catalog' and making footage of bouts and tournaments of the past available online.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2020

Japan's strike options assume new urgency

Strategists and military planners in Tokyo and Washington must rethink what is required to ensure that adversaries are deterred.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 20, 2020

‘Hojoki’: The paradox of desire and detachment in recluse literature

Kamo no Chomei's 'Hojoki' taps into the universal appeal and cognitive dissonance of a fundamental question of Buddhism: Can humans ever eliminate desire and attachment?
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 18, 2020

Hiroshi Sugimoto: Spiritual recultivation in apocalyptic times

The inaugural exhibition of the newly minted Kyoto City Kyocera Museum of Art highlights the career of acclaimed photographer Hiroshi Sugimoto.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Jun 17, 2020

Suntory: Growing horizons in recycling

In Japan, most polyethylene terephthalate (PET) bottles are collected and recycled after use. According to The Council for PET Bottle Recycling, Japan’s collection rate was 92.2 percent and the country recycled 84.8 percent in fiscal 2017.
Japan Times
JAPAN / EXPLAINER
Jun 4, 2020

Japan's smart cities: Technological dreams or 'Big Brother' nightmares?

Late last month, the Diet passed a revised bill paving the way for so-called “super cities” or “smart cities.” Supporters tout them as high-tech marvels where artificial intelligence and big data are to be used to provide more efficient and cost-effective solutions to social problems, especially...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 4, 2020

COVID-19 plays the spoiler as stages try to reopen in Japan

Even in the age of COVID-19, the show must go on, and go on it will.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2020

Don’t only bet on fast vaccines, root for COVID-19 treatments

Everything would have to go right to get a vaccine this year, but several types of treatments may be able to help patients in a matter of months.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
May 31, 2020

Move to Japan proves opportune for law partner

When Michael Mroczek decided to become a lawyer, he felt he was closing the door on a childhood dream — a path leading to Japan, which he had been enamored of ever since he came across a book about Hiroshima in his father's collection.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 29, 2020

Europe reaches a tipping point over China’s Hong Kong gamble

EU governments face a dilemma over how to respond as they shift from battling the coronavirus to economic recovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 29, 2020

Facebook and Twitter chart divergent paths in face of Trump threats

Twitter Inc. and Facebook Inc. have both sparked the ire of Donald Trump, but the social networks have taken nearly opposite approaches to politics and the president.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2020

Olympic approval could benefit cricket's development in Japan

The potential inclusion of cricket's shortened T20 format in 2028 would give Japanese cricket access to funding from the Japan Olympic Committee and other organizations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Kateigaho International Japan Edition
May 23, 2020

Elegant glassware: A historic fusion of kirikane and glass

Akane Yamamoto has finally achieved what no other glass artist could do: fusing patterns made with gold leaf between two pieces of curved glass.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 23, 2020

‘The Swamp’: One good thing to come out of 2020

Now aged 82, the influential manga artist Yoshiharu Tsuge has finally allowed translation of 11 of his works as “The Swamp.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
May 21, 2020

Mitigating China's economic coercion

Japan and other like-minded states must build multilateral mechanisms to create greater resilience against punitive economic tactics.

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