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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2021
‘COVID-Zero’ havens may find reopening harder than taming virus
Some fear territories that prioritized safety early in the pandemic may be left behind by rivals with higher caseloads that have boosted vaccine uptake.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2021
From Singapore to Rio, the smart money is on greener buildings
'There's a growing shift toward including the green credentials of a building within what constitutes competitive advantage for a developer,” according to one industry observer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2021
Hong Kong-Singapore travel bubble set to start on May 26
Preparations for the travel corridor have been stop-start since an initial plan to open it last November was shelved after coronavirus cases picked up in Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 25, 2021
ASEAN to broker Myanmar talks in bid to end coup bloodshed
The plan is one of the most concrete moves yet aimed at ending months of violence since a Feb. 1 coup, which has seen the military regime kill hundreds of pro-democracy protesters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2021
Singapore keeps dorm migrants segregated even as pandemic abates
Weeks after new cases among laborers dropped to almost zero and thousands have received vaccinations, some wonder how long it will take for restrictions to end.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 12, 2021
Singapore faces biggest-ever challenge to succession planning
The rumblings started shortly after Singapore’s ruling party won 89% of seats in last year’s election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2021
While Asia wants a baby boom, Indonesia says enough is enough
Countries across Asia are trying everything from fertility tours to baby bonuses to spur population growth in an aging world. Not so in Indonesia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2021
Quiet Singapore turns up volume on Myanmar as regional fears grow
Worries over regional instability and the credibility of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations bloc in the face of China's increasing power are driving the country's stance, some say.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 22, 2021
Myanmar junta expects Asian nations to keep investing after coup
Myanmar's Asian neighbors largely have refrained from turning away from the country, and the leadership sees long-term regional partners staying engaged.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 18, 2021
Five pioneering Asian scientists to look out for this year
A recent growth in science investment in the region has seen researchers making waves in a range of disciplines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2021
Southeast Asia rebuffs U.S. sanctions on Myanmar, giving generals a lifeline
On Tuesday, ASEAN foreign ministers sought to balance calls for the release of Aung San Suu Kyi with avoiding any interference in the country's internal affairs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2021
How the big COVID-19 rebound keeps getting delayed, a bit
The next couple of months are going to be tough. The rosy prognosis for things to really get better has been shunted to the middle of the year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2021
Governments exploit COVID-19 tracing data for other uses, risking backlash
In Singapore, public support for a contact tracing app took a hit after authorities disclosed in January that police had used the app's data in a murder investigation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 24, 2020
What is driving Asia’s technological rise?
India alone produced three-quarters of the world's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) graduates between 2016 and 2018.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2020
As Singapore ventures back out, migrant workers are kept in
As the government prepares for the final phase of reopening this month, migrant workers will not be part of it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 15, 2020
Singapore to open for business travelers and house them in bubble
Singapore's small and open economy is largely dependent upon the tourist and service sectors for growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 15, 2020
In Asia first, Singapore approves Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine
Singapore has become the first Asian country to approve the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine and said it expects to start receiving shots by the end of the year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 10, 2020
COVID-19 scare on cruise ship shows perils of resuming tourism
Singapore's ill-fated attempts to enliven tourism underscore the difficulties of getting any sort of travel up and running — even in a nation with few community cases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2020
What Africa needs now is its own Japan or Singapore
What Africa might need is its own Japan — a pioneering country that can industrialize first, and then invest in the rest of the continent.
Nippon Steel alleges undue White House influence on doomed deal review
U.S. President Joe Biden delivers remarks on the economy at the Brookings Institution in Washington on Dec. 10.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Mother hopes for reunion with daughter ensnared by Tokyo host clubs
The Kabukicho district in Tokyo, where the daughter of a woman in her 60s fell deeply into the host club culture.
Casual workouts, cool living, ‘complete’ food: Japan’s health trends of 2024
In 2024, efficiency trumped effort among Japan's fitness-focused aspirants.
The mighty Mekong River's growing plastic problem
A group of elephant keepers in Chiang Saen, Thailand, remove plastic waste from the Ruak River, a tributary of the Mekong River, as a pair of Asian elephants bathe behind them.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.

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