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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 3, 2021

More companies will list in Japan this month than ever before

While Japan's stock market might have had an unassuming year overall, one sector is running red-hot: new listings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 2, 2021

Shinzo Abe’s no-nonsense message to Beijing

Shinzo Abe's remarks in his latest speech warning of the consequences of attacking Taiwan were perfectly compatible with the 1972 joint communique, but Beijing was still angered.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 1, 2021

Same-sex couple fights for right to marry in India

If the couple win their case, India would become the second place in Asia after Taiwan in 2019 to recognize gay marriage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 21, 2021

Fixing climate finance

After 29 years of U.S. congressional inaction since the Senate ratified the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change in 1992, the rest of the world sees just how uncommitted America is.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Nov 20, 2021

Yukar: The timeless oral tales that are our window on Ainu life

Civilization overwhelmed Japan's indigenous population about 100 years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Nov 19, 2021

Four vie to lead Japan's CDP after election disappointment

Whether or not to cooperate with the Japanese Communist Party will be a top issue for the next leader of the nation's top opposition party.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 15, 2021

How a dispute over coal nearly sank the Glasgow Climate Pact

As envoys prepared to take their seats to adopt the accord on Saturday night, an unresolved dispute over coal threatened to derail it, and most of the people in the room had no idea.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2021

What's the Jan. 6 committee looking for in Trump's White House records?

As the inquiry moves forward, here is a short explanation of what the congressional committee is seeking, and what could happen next.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2021

China and the United States agree to work together to tackle climate change

The United States and China announced a joint agreement Wednesday to "enhance ambition” on climate change, saying they would work together to do more to cut emissions this decade while China committed for the first time to reduce methane, a potent greenhouse gas.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 4, 2021

AUKUS has outlined its potential, but has also left a sour taste

Japan and other nations have greeted the alliance's formation with caution, and at present the true scope of the group remains unclear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 2, 2021

AUKUS has a significant part to play in the 'new Cold War' against China

The grouping of Australia, the United Kingdom and the United States has beefed up maritime capabilities, but has also created tension and suspicion among friends.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Longform
Oct 29, 2021

Voter apathy looms over yet another election in Japan

Efforts are underway to buoy turnout amid widespread political disenchantment, especially among the young. Will more eligible voters exercise their rights during the Lower House election?
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2021

U.S. lawyers tell British court Assange can safely be extradited

Lawyers for the U.S. have argued that the WikiLeaks founder's mental health should not prevent him from facing justice.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2021

A dangerous global divide on vaccine access

The inequitable vaccine divide leaves humanity far more vulnerable to the next stage of the pandemic, as well as to any other systemic crisis that may emerge.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / United Nations Day Special 2021
Oct 23, 2021

Who will deliver climate equity: COPs or the courts?

David M. Malone
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2021

Deal struck on $100 billion climate aid plan for poor nations

The spending plan is being closely watched as a signal of the commitment of wealthy nations whose greenhouse gas emissions are most responsible for fueling climate change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2021

Lack of unified vaccination passport and testing threaten Japan's reopening

If botched, the reopening could also prove costly for new Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, who faces an election in under two weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2021

Tradition versus credibility: Inside the ASEAN meet that snubbed Myanmar

Southeast Asian ministers were divided between sticking to a tradition of non-interference and the need to retain credibility by sanctioning coup leader Min Aung Hlaing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 14, 2021

Sleepless in Seoul: Waiting for Kishida’s phone call

New Prime Minister Kishida has not called the president of South Korea yet, causing a stir in South Korean media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2021

ASEAN to discuss excluding Myanmar junta chief from summit, sources say

The nation, with a long history of military dictatorship and international allegations of systematic human rights abuses, has been ASEAN's trickiest issue since the group was formed in 1967.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021

Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference

Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 7, 2021

Will mixed expectations on Kishida affect economic security?

Kishida's approval ratings seem to reflect the current mood of the nation's pandemic-frustrated public.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 5, 2021

Kishida moves quickly to hold talks with 'Quad' leaders

In separate talks with U.S. President Joe Biden and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison, the leaders agreed to strengthen bilateral cooperation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 4, 2021

What Kishida's Cabinet picks tell us

It is important to look at not only who gets tapped, but which LDP factions they represent.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
Japan to aid introduction of multilingual ride-hailing apps
A Nihon Kotsu Co. taxi departs one of the company's service offices in Tokyo.
Seven & I founding family sounded out KKR and others about buyout: report
A 7-Eleven convenience store in Tokyo
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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