japantimes.co.jp Media Bias for Past 90 Days

China appears to warn India: Push too hard and the lights could go out

economy and finances

Four months later and more than 1,500 miles away in Mumbai, India, trains shut down and the stock market closed as the power went out in a city of 20 million people. Hospitals had to switch to emergency generators to keep ventilators running amid a coronavirus outbreak that was among India’s worst.
japantimes.co.jp     Mar 01, 2021

Anime Is booming. So why are animators living in poverty?

social issue

When Akutsu became an animator eight years ago, the global anime market — including TV shows, movies and merchandise — was a little more than half of what it would be by 2019, when it hit an estimated $24 billion. The pandemic boom in video streaming has further accelerated demand at home and abroad, as people binge-watch kid-friendly fare like “Pokemon” and cyberpunk extravaganzas like “Ghost in the Shell.”
japantimes.co.jp     Mar 01, 2021

Railroads tout trains over trucks in climate pitch to Biden

environment, weather and energy

U.S. freight railroads are trying to take advantage of a train enthusiast president who is concerned about global warming with a lobbying campaign depicting their industry as a solution to climate change.
japantimes.co.jp     Mar 01, 2021

January champion Daieisho back among sumo's elite for March Basho

sport

New Year Grand Sumo Tournament champion Daieisho will return to sumo's elite ranks for the March Grand Sumo Tournament, the Japan Sumo Association said when the latest rankings were released on Monday.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 28, 2021

Coinbase mafia shows how tight a circle holds sway over Bitcoin

crime, law and justice

This U.S.-based power list starts with Brian Armstrong, the now billionaire chief executive officer of Coinbase, and his co-founder, Fred Ehrsam, who went on to create Paradigm Operations. Fellow billionaire Fred Wilson of Union Square Ventures, and Andreessen Horowitz’s Chris Dixon, are among the original venture capitalists that will reap large windfalls from the direct listing of the exchange.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 28, 2021

Researchers find stem cells for hair regeneration

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According to an article published online in the British journal Scientific Reports, Takashi Tsuji, a team leader at the government-affiliated Riken research institute, and colleagues established in-vitro culture systems and found through functional analysis that stem cells positive for antibody CD34 and integrin alpha 6 and beta 5, both adhesive proteins, play significant roles in continued hair regeneration together with a glycoprotein called tenascin.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 24, 2021

'Air sumo' tournament offers hope for amateur sport's future

Shobushi’s death last year means few in the Japan Sumo Association are taking the coronavirus lightly — something that has been reflected in the harsh punishments handed out to JSA members who have broken quarantine rules.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 23, 2021

Japan to distribute COVID-19 vaccines for older people based on population

The distribution of vaccines to older people in Japan to protect them against the novel coronavirus, expected to start in April, will be in proportion to the population in each prefecture rather than the number of infections, a state minister said Tuesday.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 22, 2021

Golden oldie 'King Kazu' Miura leads Japanese soccer's veterans

"Of course the aim is to play in matches, but I think a lot of players stay with their teams because they feel they can make a contribution beyond that," by passing down knowledge and experience, he said.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 22, 2021

Vaccines for older people delayed as Japan finds 1 million more health workers

On Monday, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga told the Budget Committee of the House of Representatives that the government was making preparations so that COVID-19 vaccinations for older people could start in April.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 22, 2021

Hakuho reveals virus frustration, hopeful of March return

Mongolian-born yokozuna Hakuho on Monday spoke of his frustration at missing the January Grand Sumo Tournament after contracting the novel coronavirus, while remaining hopeful of a memorable return at the upcoming March meet.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 22, 2021

Tokyo confirms 272 new COVID-19 cases

The number of severely ill COVID-19 patients fell by 21 from Friday to 526, the health ministry said. Taro Kono, minister in charge of the vaccine rollout, said Sunday that inoculations of the elderly
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 20, 2021

The week ahead for Feb. 22-28

Group of 20 finance ministers and central bank governors to hold virtual talks via videoconference. Participants, including Finance Minister Taro Aso, are expected to discuss ways to promote
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 20, 2021

Japan receives second shipment of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

health

Inoculations of Japan's elderly against the coronavirus will start in April as planned but at a slower pace, the minister in charge of the vaccine rollout said Sunday as the country received its second shipment of Pfizer Inc.'s vaccine.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 20, 2021

Naomi Osaka's win rockets Japan's celebrations into orbit

Osaka’s 6-4, 6-3 triumph over America’s Jennifer Brady in the Australian Open final was hailed in Japan — and beyond — as astronaut Soichi Noguchi wrote from space “Naomi Osaka, congratulations on the victory,” with a gold-medal emoji.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 20, 2021

Case of hives reported in one patient following COVID-19 vaccination in Japan

health

The government said Saturday it has received a report of a vaccine recipient breaking out in hives, but no serious side effects have been reported in the wake of the vaccination rollout that began Wednesday.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 19, 2021

Tesla slips while Mazda rises in Consumer Reports' latest auto rankings

The U.S. maker of electric cars dropped five spots from last year’s report to rank No. 16 — the middle of the pack — in the closely watched annual assessment based on road tests, reliability data, owner satisfaction surveys and safety performance.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 18, 2021

Nobel-winning ICAN urges Japan to attend first meeting on U.N. nuclear ban

environment, weather and energy

New York – The head of an antinuclear group has urged Japan to attend the first meeting of parties to a U.N. treaty banning nuclear weapons, saying the only country to have suffered atomic bombings has a "moral responsibility" to do so.
japantimes.co.jp     Feb 17, 2021