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Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 30, 2021

‘Yellow Dragon's Village’: Scrappy indie delivers a weekend to die for

Yugo Sakamoto's latest feature is an action-packed horror flick about a trip to the mountains gone horribly wrong thanks to some creepy locals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 30, 2021

BOJ's Haruhiko Kuroda rejects China bubble risk as unlike 1980s Japan

He added that China's issues aren't like the subprime U.S. mortgage meltdown that spurred turmoil across the world in 2008.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 30, 2021

‘Eternally Younger Than Those Idiots’: Giving adulthood the old college try

Yui Sakuma makes a quirky character relatable in Ryohei Yoshino's earnest coming-of-age drama about a college student who's out of touch with her peers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 30, 2021

Japan faces big problems. Its next leader offers few bold solutions.

The country's governing party, with a stranglehold on power, bucked the wishes of the public to select a moderate mainstay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 29, 2021

Silicon Valley answer to the EV question calls for less silicon

Semiconductor companies are urging EV-makers to ditch traditional silicon chips and embrace materials that will make cars more efficient.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 29, 2021

The U.S. military said it was an ISIS safe house. We found an Afghan family home.

Even as the military apologized for killing 10 civilians by mistake in a drone strike in Kabul, it insisted its target had stopped by an ISIS “safe house.” The New York Times found that the building was actually home to an NGO worker and his family.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021

A post-Merkel postmortem

While Angela Merkel pushed the SPD to the left, she vacated so much space on the right that the far-right AfD emerged to take important votes away from the CDU.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021

Japan faces a rapidly changing Indo-Pacific strategic environment

Tokyo has witnessed several significant political, economic and military developments over the past month following the full withdrawal of U.S. forces from Afghanistan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 29, 2021

How to address the Asia-Pacific’s biodiversity crisis and encourage nature-positive growth

The threat of climate change is especially acute in the Asia-Pacific, which lies at the heart of the global biodiversity crisis and is home to two-thirds of the world's population.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 29, 2021

Fumio Kishida to become Japan's PM following close LDP leadership race

The LDP veteran defeated Taro Kono, the vaccine czar and No. 1 choice for prime minister in public opinion polls, in a runoff thanks to strong backing from lawmakers.
Supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party march toward Islamabad in Punjab province on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2024

One killed in clashes with Imran Khan's supporters in Pakistan

The latest protest march, which former Prime Minister Imran Khan has described as the "final call," is one of many his party has held to seek his release from jail.
Former F1 world champion Mario Andretti will serve as a director on the board of a new General Motors Formula One team set to debut in 2026.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Nov 26, 2024

GM agrees deal to enter F1 with Cadillac in 2026

The firm said it had also registered with FIA as a power unit manufacturer to become a full works outfit by the end of the decade.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos (center) stands beside Vice President Sara Duterte (left) in a traditional dress after he delivered his first State of the Nation address at the House of Representatives in Quezon City, Manila, on July 25, 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 26, 2024

Philippines' Marcos vows to fight back after estranged VP's death threat

The threat by Sara Duterte, daughter of firebrand former President Rodrigo Duterte, is the latest twist in a dramatic spat between the powerful families.
Not one country is on track for a 1.5 C future based on 2030 national pledges for cutting emissions, according to ASCOR.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 26, 2024

Rich countries provide no haven from climate doom, study finds

The review of 70 countries’ emissions and policies shows "no overwhelming trend" that wealthier countries are doing a better job of tackling climate change.
The Marines' Roki Sasaki practices at Es Con Field in Kitahiroshima, Hokkaido, on Oct. 11.
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 26, 2024

When Roki Sasaki signs his deal, Latin American amateurs will suffer

His chosen team will likely use its entire bonus pool on him, breaking preexisting verbal commitments with some other amateur players.
Smoke and flames rise after an Israeli strike in the Chiyah district of Beirut's southern suburbs on Monday.
WORLD
Nov 26, 2024

Israel and Hezbollah seen on the cusp of a deal as attacks continue

Israel’s security cabinet is expected to vote on an agreement on Tuesday, and passage is considered likely.
The national flag of Saudi Arabia at their pavilion at the COP29 climate conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Nov. 14
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 26, 2024

How Saudi Arabia turned back climate progress at COP29

After three decades of being the main opposition at the annual climate talks, the Saudis have developed a sophisticated playbook.
Special Counsel Jack Smith speaks at a news conference in Washington on Aug. 1, 2023. Smith on Monday asked a federal judge in Washington to formally dismiss the indictment charging President-elect Donald Trump with plotting to subvert the 2020 election.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2024

Judge tosses Trump 2020 election case after prosecutors' request

The request stems from Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
A Toshiba film-based perovskite photovoltaic module on display at the Toshiba Energy Systems & Solutions booth at Smart Grid Expo in Tokyo on Feb. 28
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2024

Japan considers promoting the use of perovskite solar cells for energy

The plan is part of work to expand the use of renewable energy sources by supporting the introduction of next-generation technologies.
Angela Merkel waves after delivering her speech at a party congress of Germany's conservative Christian Democratic Union party in Hamburg, Germany, in December 2018, handing off leadership of her party after nearly two decades at the helm.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 26, 2024

In memoir, Merkel defends her record on the refugee crisis and Russia ties

Since stepping down, Germany's former chancellor has been accused of leaving the country reliant on cheap Russian gas and sparking the rise of the far right.
If the economic situation remains the same as in the past 30 years, the financially fragile basic pensions are projected to continue decreasing until fiscal 2057, with the basic pensions for people aged 65 expected to be 30% lower than the current amount.
JAPAN / Society
Nov 26, 2024

Japan's government proposes raising future basic pensions by 30%

The biggest obstacle will be whether Japan can secure stable financial resources for the measure.
The services producer price index rose 2.9% in October from a year earlier, the Bank of Japan data shows, accelerating from a 2.8% gain in September.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 26, 2024

Japan's steady corporate service inflation bolsters BOJ rate-hike view

The Bank of Japan is watching service-sector inflation for clues on whether demand-driven price gains are broadening enough to justify further raising interest rates.
Hong Kong's main financial district in October 2023. U.S. lawmakers say the city "has shifted from a trusted global financial center to a critical player in the deepening authoritarian axis” of China, Iran, Russia and North Korea.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Nov 26, 2024

Hong Kong a ‘global leader’ in financial crime, U.S. lawmakers say

The city's shift from a trusted global financial center raises questions on whether longstanding U.S. policy toward it is appropriate, they say.
An IBM research facility in Albany, New York. Despite some continuity between the first Trump administration and Biden's policies on critical and emerging technologies, the outgoing president placed more emphasis on cooperation with allies.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Nov 26, 2024

Will Trump change course on critical and emerging tech?

Washington's policies to protect key tech fields have not just hurt China, but U.S. allies too, leading to a form of cooperation with friction whose future is uncertain.
The Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency has halted an engine combustion test of its Epsilon S rocket at its Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 26, 2024

Japan's space agency halts Epsilon S rocket engine test after fire

Footage showed a blaze breaking out shortly after the ground combustion test started at the Tanegashima Space Center in Kagoshima Prefecture.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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