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Singapore's former Transport Minister Subramaniam Iswaran (center) and his defense counsel Davinder Singh (left) leave the Singapore State Courts on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2024
Singapore minister quits after biggest graft case since 1986
The scandal has cast a pall on the city-state known for its clean governance. If convicted, the minister faces fines and a possible jail term.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 27, 2023
Beer factory leak turns the sea red in Japanese resort city
Residents in city of Nago on the island of Okinawa awoke to find an area of usually clear blue water had turned a gruesome shade of red.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 27, 2023
El Nino’s fierce heat carries new risk of resurgent deadly viruses
The WHO sounded the alarm earlier this month, warning that the weather phenomenon 'could increase transmission of dengue and other so-called arboviruses such as Zika and chikungunya.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2023
‘Forest’ of carbon dioxide-sucking vending machines planned in Japan
Starting with about 30 units in the Kanto and Kansai area, the experiment is part of plans to achieve carbon neutrality by 2050.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 12, 2023
Twitter company ‘no longer exists’ and is now part of Elon Musk’s X Corp.
It’s unclear what the change means. In the past, Musk suggested that buying Twitter would be an 'accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an 'everything app.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2023
Japan to face 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, study finds
The working age population is expected to rapidly decline from 2027, according to the study by independent think tank Recruit Works Institute.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023
Tokyo startup tells new hires they need to know ChatGPT for a job
As concerns grow over how the AI tool will affect businesses, LayerX is making it compulsory for new recruits to use the technology and even testing them on it.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2023
Anger among Japan's opposition over plan to clear student debt for having babies
On social media, opposition politicians and others said the proposal discriminated against those who don’t — or can’t — have children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023
The biggest earners may not be the smartest workers, study says
The study found that higher general intelligence was correlated to higher wages — but only up to a threshold of about 600,000 Swedish krona ($57,300) a year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2023
Major Japan trading house eases rules on side jobs to retain new generation
Trading houses hold an outsized influence in Japan due to their diversified business interests, and are favorites among university graduates due to their high salaries and job security.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 11, 2023
These are the best passports for travelers to hold in 2023
Japan starts the year with the world's most powerful passport, allowing visa-free entry to 193 global destinations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 28, 2022
Maskless World Cup fans pose dilemma for Chinese broadcasters
State broadcaster China Central Television appears to be pulling back on footage of stadium crowds compared with other international networks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2022
Vietnam suffers floods and blackouts after Typhoon Noru makes landfall
At least 550,000 households have reportedly lost power as a result of the typhoon.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 14, 2022
Record low number of young singles in Japan plan to marry, survey says
About 81% of men and 84% of women between the ages of 18 and 34 who have never married said they intend to tie the knot at some point.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 18, 2022
Japan tax agency’s pro-drinking campaign sparks backlash
The tax agency's 'Sake Viva!” idea competition, which is seeking business plans to help 'revitalize” the liquor industry, was launched in July and gained traction on Twitter this week.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 11, 2022
Singapore breaks down COVID-19 deaths by vaccine, with Moderna seeing lowest rate
While there were some caveats, the findings will likely add to concerns around the efficacy of Sinovac's and Sinopharm Group's shots, which have been widely used in the developing world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 3, 2022
Singapore growth rebounds to fastest in more than a decade
Gross domestic product expanded 2.6% on a seasonally adjusted basis from the previous three months, beating a median 2.1% forecast in a survey of economists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2021
Singapore’s economy faces multiple threats as growth slows
The global spread of the omicron variant has rekindled concern of restrictions, but so far the government is staying the course of reopening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 16, 2021
Singapore confronts the division and fear that come from living with COVID-19
Singapore had seemed like a poster child for pandemic management, but now it is looking like a real-time illustration of how challenging the pivot away from 'zero COVID-19' is going to be.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Over 40% of Japan's municipalities at risk of vanishing, study finds
Of 1,729 local municipalities nationwide, 744 have been identified as being at risk of disappearing.
Princess Aiko makes debut at imperial garden party
Princess Aiko attends an imperial garden party in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Yen inches closer to intervention point as BOJ meeting starts
The rate of the yen against the U.S. dollar is displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
'Sugar Baby Riri' gets nine-year prison term over romance scam
Mai Watanabe, who went by the moniker “Sugar Baby Riri,” dated older men and swindled them out of money by telling them fictitious heartbreaking stories about herself to gain their sympathy.
Tokyo's Koto Ward by-election a race unlike any other
Natsumi Sakai, the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan’s candidate and one of four female candidates running in the by-election, touts her experience as a cancer survivor and midwife as having prepared her to tackle issues that women currently face.
Kyotographie's strong 12th edition shines light into the margins
Yassine Alaoui Ismaili, who goes by Yoriyas, turned to photography, shooting motion while in motion himself, after an injury forced him to give up his career as a professional breakdancer.
For amateur sumo, a fresh start offers hope against time-wasting and gamesmanship
Wrestlers prepare for the start of a bout at the 2023 Sumo World Championships in Tokyo. Starting this month, placing one hand on the clay first is no longer allowed.
LDP veteran Nikai's youngest son expected to succeed him in Wakayama
Toshihiro Nikai, former secretary-general of the Liberal Democratic Party, announced in March that he would not run in the next Lower House election to take responsibility for the political funds scandal that rocked his party and his own faction.
New workers name Shohei Ohtani as 'dream boss' for two years running
Shohei Ohtani has been overwhelmingly voted as the “dream boss” for people who started working in April, according to a survey.

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