The Japan Times - June 23, 2021

One month out, plans for Olympics take form

Push to OK alcohol sales at Olympics stokes anger

A SMALL RIVER REFLECTS ISRAELI POLITICS

Variant cases grow where vaccines lag

Japan rolls out new quarantine rules

Myanmar soccer player applies for refugee status

Localities face balancing act in hosting athletes

Bars, restaurants toast eased measures

Uber referred to prosecutors over hiring of overstayers

LGBTQ center hoping Olympics spark change in Japan

Japanese condom manufacturers fear anticlimax at Tokyo Games

Olympic pin enthusiasts lament loss of trading chances

Trillions needed to stem chip decline: adviser

Britain begins negotiations to join CPTPP in pivot away from Europe

U.S. employers wrestle with vaccination requirements

Japan starts minting redesigned ¥500 coin

Government to require business improvement plans from airlines

Bitcoin road block: Why China is cracking down on cryptocurrencies

Foreign banks struggle to cash out in China

Asia’s richest man plots green future for firms

Serial killer linked to cases across Asia still haunts four decades on

U.N. rights chief seeks Xinjiang visit this year

Duterte threatens jail for those who refuse COVID-19 shot

Iran vote points to hard-liners’ long-term power play

Latin America’s left galvanized by rising star in Peru

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The U.S. and bygone lessons for today’s alliance needs

With massive dams, China finds a weapon in water

Face masks were a booming business. Until they weren’t.

Filmmaker Kawase begins new role as WJBL chair

Moriyasu names final Olympic side

Athletes, coaches praise move to allow fans

Ohtani earns third career POTW honor