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Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Jun 19, 2021

Read the ones about the priest, the comedian and the ostrich?

Three individuals feel they need to make a change, and laughter helps them through it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Jun 18, 2021

Israel Galvan renews the passion of a long love affair

Flamenco — the exuberant dance form originating from Andalusia in southern Spain — has long thrived in Japan, with many of the greats traveling here to perform. There is even a popular claim that Japan has more flamenco academies than Spain.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2021

Proposed changes to South Korea citizenship law face anti-China headwinds

The controversy highlights the challenges South Korea faces as it seeks to ensure a robust population in the face of declining birthrates and rapidly aging workers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 16, 2021

Former world champion says Australia's Olympic hopes boosted by schedule shift

The country is looking to reverse a trend of disappointing performances at the games after winning just one gold medal in London and three in Rio de Janeiro.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2021

A top virologist in China, at center of a pandemic storm, speaks out

The virologist, Shi Zhengli, said in a rare interview that speculation about her lab in Wuhan was baseless. But China's habitual secrecy makes her claims hard to validate.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 10, 2021

Ange Postecoglou confirmed as new Celtic manager

Thursday's long-awaited announcement concluded a two-week courtship between the famed Scottish club and the Australian, who will leave Yokohama F. Marinos immediately.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 9, 2021

Australia's baseball team gives up on Olympic bid due to COVID-19

Officials said there was not enough time after the qualifier for the team to complete its quarantine in Australia and then meet entry requirements to Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2021

Wuhan lab dispute obscures a more pressing problem

Senior Chinese officials acknowledge their country's “clear shortcomings” in its high-level biosafety labs in comparison with the U.S. and warned of insufficient operating funds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2021

India’s suspect ‘Quad’ credentials

COVID-19 has brutally exposed the hollowness of India's pretensions to power, status and influence and boasts of being a vaccine superpower and pharmacy to the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Jun 5, 2021

The damage done by a lengthy appeals process

The media has no problem reprimanding the government when it loses a court case, but news outlets seldom talk about how the judicial system can drag things on.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 29, 2021

Understanding Japan’s ‘positive list’ approach to security

The new legislation eliminated the need for special measures laws for the types of operations the SDF had engaged in since 2001 and added new provisions for limited collective self-defense.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2021

Will the productivity revolution be postponed?

Scientific advances — epitomized by the rapid development of RNA-based COVID-19 vaccines — are the most fundamental reasons for optimism.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
May 26, 2021

United States grants last-minute visas to Cuban baseball team

The Cuban Baseball Federation said on Tuesday the United States had granted it visas to participate in a qualifying tournament for the Tokyo Olympics that opens next week in Florida.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 25, 2021

COVID-19 concerns chip away at pre-Olympic training camps in Japan

The Olympics may be going ahead, but much of the celebration and connection that normally makes hosting the games so memorable is being stripped away as almost 50 cities have lost their role as a host or training camp base.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 22, 2021

Claiming the summit without reaching the top

Revelations from a team of respected researchers have thrust a question into the open: Has anyone ever reached the top of all the world's 8,000 meter peaks?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 12, 2021

Rise tap former BayStar Takehiro Ishikawa for gridiron conversion

The longtime infielder will attempt to earn a spot on Sagamihara's roster as a wide receiver for the 2021 X League season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 12, 2021

Celebrating Ramadan during a pandemic: ‘As Muslims in Japan, we have to make the vibes by ourselves’

This year, iftar meals were again a homebound affair for many Muslims in Japan, and what used to be grand, communal gatherings changed into much smaller celebrations.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 10, 2021

Athletes get taste of what may be in store at COVID-era Olympics

Justin Gatlin is used to winning races.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 8, 2021

A humbling NBA moment brings cheers from Japan

Going viral because you got dunked on? Yikes — unless you're Yuta Watanabe, whose effort has endeared him to a growing wave of basketball fans in his home country, Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2021

Japan must use its special relationship with Myanmar to facilitate peace

Japan can play a unique role here. Tokyo has ties and contacts with the Tatmadaw, Aung San Suu Kyi and other domestic political forces and citizen groups in the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2021

Stung by 2015 fires, Indonesia's shift to forest protection reaps rewards

A bold policy reset amid the crisis has helped the country achieve four straight years of declines in deforestation.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
May 2, 2021

Expanding access to safe abortions in Japan

British pharmaceutical firm LinePharma is seeking approval for its 'abortion pills,' said to be a better, more affordable method than surgery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 2, 2021

‘Tokyo Junkie’: Robert Whiting recounts a lifelong addiction to his adopted city

The author and longtime Japan resident tackles his hardest writing project ever — “interviewing himself” for a memoir on his life, the changing urban landscape and, of course, baseball.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
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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