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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 20, 2021

Hong Kong teachers exit under shadow of security law

Some former teachers say they felt disillusioned and threatened by the authoritarian turn the city has taken since Beijing imposed a stringent national security law in June 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2021

Palm oil giant’s industry-beating ESG score hides razed forests

In the impoverished West African country of Liberia, a unit of the world's second-largest palm oil company has admitted to destroying forests and violating the rights of indigenous people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Sep 11, 2021

Believe it or not, ‘expensive’ Japan is actually underpriced

Tokyo's reputation as an expensive city was debunked by Diamond's comparisons of prices for various consumer items in different cities around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 3, 2021

Fraying relations with China are about to hit the Australian economy

China's punitive trade actions have targeted commodities such as coal, barley and lobsters, but left iron ore untouched — for now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

Amid extreme weather, a shift among U.S. Republicans on climate change

Despite a growing acceptance of the reality of climate change, lawmakers have not thrown their support behind policies aimed at phasing out fossil fuels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 19, 2021

After a year without rowdy tourists, European cities want to keep it that way

Cities across Europe want to mold visits into shapes less onerous for residents, and perhaps more lucrative for business.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Aug 7, 2021

Tokyo tomorrow: What comes after the 2020 Games?

Rebuilt from the war and continually building back stronger, the 1964 Olympics gave Tokyo an identity. Will the 2020 Games do the same?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 7, 2021

Tokyo was promised glory and riches. It got an Olympics in a bubble.

The Games failed to live up to their economic promise and cast a harsh light on Japan's political culture. Some feel “a hunger for a new system.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2021

The circular economy grows up

If we do not abandon the “take-make-waste” consumption pattern by 2050, we will need the equivalent of almost three Earths to provide enough natural resources to sustain current lifestyles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2021

Toshiba has a path to growth, but faces long road back to success

Despite having had to sell off core businesses in recent years, the firm still has a way back to prosperity through infrastructure services and renewables.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2021

A deserted Akita town offers a glimpse of Japan's demographic future

A lack of jobs is causing younger people to move away, which results in stores and other industries losing business and leaves mainly the retired population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 4, 2021

Why a carbon tax would help Japan achieve its green ambitions

The government needs to make clear that emissions come with high costs and encourage companies and individuals to come up with new ideas and take action.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 30, 2021

Finding relevance in the Communist Party among China's Gen-Z

Party membership grew by a record 2.43 million in 2020, and as is typical, about 80% of new joiners were 35 or under.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2021

Cruise from Florida offers test for industry after 15 months

A Celebrity Cruises ship was poised to leave the coast of Florida on Saturday, becoming the first revenue-earning cruise to depart from the U.S. after a pandemic-induced hiatus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2021

Europe’s summer of recovery is more fragile than it looks

The story of Portugal's unfolding summer turns out to be a tale of the pandemic's stubborn endurance as the virus undercuts plans to recommence ordinary life.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jun 13, 2021

Mental health during the pandemic: ‘A lot of us feel like we’re in a dark tunnel’

More than one year on, Japan is still subject to pandemic-related stresses and government-imposed measures. How is this impacting long-term mental health?
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 24, 2021

Okinawa children's cafeterias strive to maintain support amid pandemic

The prefecture has the highest number of children's diners offering free meals per elementary school nationwide.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 23, 2021

‘Minari’ haunted me by what it left out

Growing up, I never saw my Korean American parents touch each other. No hugs or kisses, or even pats on the back. It wasn’t the byproduct of a loveless marriage, just the consequences of a life centered on survival — that endless list of unsexy chores. I’ve lived 30 years without acknowledging...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 17, 2021

Apple and Microsoft’s rivalry had cooled. Now it’s back and getting testier.

At a virtual product launch in November for Apple’s Mac reboot, actor John Hodgman appeared in a nerdy, ill-fitting suit before a white backdrop. "Stop, hang on, wait, one more thing, hi, I’m a PC,” he said, reprising the popular Mac vs. PC television commercials of a decade ago that not so subtly...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2021

Myanmar’s young demand their future

In 1950, Myanmar's per capita income was higher than that of Malaysia or Thailand. Military rule turned it from one of the most promising economies in Asia into one of its worst performers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2021

Second night of unrest after police shoot dead Black man near Minneapolis

The shooting of Daunte Wright, 20, appeared to result from an officer mistakenly opening fire with her gun instead of a Taser during a traffic stop, the city's police chief said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 2, 2021

For climate progressives, Biden’s $2.25 trillion isn’t enough

The fact that the bill contains extensions of a tax credit for carbon capture stood out to some as proof that the administration was addressing climate change only superficially.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2021

Fifth of men think media reports about gender pay gap are 'fake news'

Efforts to close the gender pay gap risk stalling as countries recover from COVID-19, researchers said on Monday as a global poll showed almost a quarter of men thought the issue was "political correctness gone too far."
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 6, 2021

Rich Americans got richer as pandemic unfolded, Pew study shows

Many wealthy Americans are poised to emerge from the pandemic in better shape than they entered it, widening the gulf between the rich and the poor, a new study suggests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / EXPLAINER
Mar 5, 2021

Japan may soon allow wage payouts in digital cash. What will that look like?

The government is looking to introduce an option that will allow people to have their salaries transferred to smartphone virtual wallets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 5, 2021

China sets conservative economic growth target of above 6%

Premier Li Keqiang pledged to spur domestic consumption and innovation as part of a plan to reduce reliance on overseas markets and technology for long-term development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Feb 20, 2021

Line between solitude and withdrawal becomes blurred in Japan amid pandemic

More than half of the nationwide hikikomori population of 1.15 million are between 40 and 64 years old.
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?
By Kathryn Wortley

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