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Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2021
U.N. calls on Myanmar to halt excessive force after media reports five killed
Anti-military protests have not stopped despite the killing of more than 1,300 people since the February overthrow of an elected government led by Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2021
Southeast Asia’s migrant labor dilemma
High-income countries are trying to lure foreign workers from emerging Asian economies as part of their national recovery plans, creating new challenges for global labor migration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 30, 2021
Toyota’s output slumps 26% on prolonged supply-chain snarls
Japanese automakers have struggled due to outbreaks of COVID-19 in Southeast Asia, as well as parts and semiconductor shortages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2021
As Shinsei defense collapses, another poison pill works in Japan
Tokyo Kikai Seisakusho Ltd., a small maker of newspaper printing presses, said Thursday that Asia Development Capital Co. had decided not to pursue control of the firm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 22, 2021
China won’t bully small nations, Xi tells Southeast Asian leaders
The pledge comes as Beijing is involved in disputes with bloc members over its broad claims in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 17, 2021
U.S. likely to launch new Asia economic framework in 2022, commerce chief says
Biden has pledged to step up U.S. engagement in Asia after years of ceding influence to China. Yet the administration has been accused of lacking an economic vision for the region.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2021
Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID-19 pill in 95 countries
A Pfizer executive said last week the market for the drug might be up to 150 million people and that many countries might also be interested in buying doses for their strategic reserves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Nov 10, 2021
China seizing Pacific trade opportunities while U.S. still pursues ‘America First'
Nearly five years after withdrawing from an 11-nation Pacific trade deal, the U.S. is still struggling to articulate its economic vision for the region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 28, 2021
Japan at crossroads in shaping Pacific Rim economic order
Tokyo must make Beijing aware that the practice of not separating economics from politics is a problem before granting CPTPP membership.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 27, 2021
Kishida vows to strengthen ties with ASEAN amid China's rise
Kishida was speaking at the bloc's Brunei-hosted online summit, the first time he had participated in an ASEAN gathering since becoming prime minister earlier this month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2021
ASEAN countries must lead on biodiversity
To improve regional ASEAN resilience and promote sustainable growth, the post-COVID-19 recovery must focus not only on decarbonization, but also on the protection of nature.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Oct 21, 2021
Extinct Japanese wolf may hold key to unlocking origins of dogs
Genomic sequencing suggests the mysterious animal, considered extinct since 1905, is the closest relative of dogs and that its ancestral DNA has been widely inherited by man's best friend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 18, 2021
Richest families in Southeast Asia scout for the next unicorn
Moguls from Thailand's Dhanin Chearavanont to the Philippines' Lance Gokongwei are either plowing millions of dollars directly into promising companies or setting up venture capital funds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 17, 2021
World’s toughest travel curbs finally fall to reopening urge
Asia-Pacific countries take their firmest steps yet toward reopening to international travel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2021
Toyota trims November outlook by 15% on parts shortage and COVID-19
Long lauded for its successful just-in-time supply chain, the world's No. 1 automaker was hit hard by pandemic-related delays.
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
BUSINESS
Oct 13, 2021
Asian Development Bank boosts 2019-2030 climate financing goal to $100 billion
The additional $20 billion in financing support will provide support for climate mitigation efforts including low-carbon energy sources.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2021
Duterte's successor likely to continue Philippines' democratic regression
Another top potential contender, Duterte's daughter Sara Duterte-Carpio, is currently mayor of Davao. She seems to act with the same disregard for the law as her father.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 8, 2021
They had the vaccines and a plan to reopen. Instead they got cold feet.
Many considered Singapore to be a COVID-19 success story in Southeast Asia — but instead of opening up, it's doing the opposite.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2021
Taiwan warns it needs to be on alert to 'over the top' China
Taiwan has reported 148 Chinese air force planes in the southern and southwestern part of its air defense zone over a four day period beginning on Friday.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Japan's average life expectancy rises for first time in three years
A decline in COVID-19-caused deaths likely helped boost the average life expectancy for Japanese men and women to rise for the first time in three years in 2023.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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