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Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 5, 2022

How Washington is pushing back against Russian propaganda

Unlike its European allies, the U.S. is not directly pushing the giant American tech and social media companies that control the flow of information to billions of people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022

London’s billionaire playground challenged by war’s reality

Putin's invasion of Ukraine, and the subsequent targeting of Russia's overseas money, threatens to end the British capital's near 50-year run as the plutocrat's playground of choice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

‘I don’t want to be called Russian anymore’: Anxious Soviet diaspora rethinks identity

Immigrants from the former Soviet bloc were never a monolith, but they bonded over shared language and history. Now, they are shifting away from being seen as one group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022

A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia

The French company has lost nearly 30% of its market value in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ensuing economic sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

Ukraine war forces a question: How far east does Europe go?

After Russia invaded, Ukraine asked to join the European Union, quickly. Moldova and Georgia have asked too. Member states would rather not answer.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2022

ICC faces 'myriad challenges' to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine

According to the U.N., at least 249 civilians have been killed since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, in the biggest military attack on a European state since World War II.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war

In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it's winning big.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world order

The multinational response to the invasion of Ukraine shows that liberalism has some life left. But the challenges posed by waning U.S. power and rising authoritarianism remain formidable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

How Ukraine’s rail network threw Russia’s military off track

While Ukraine's forces have done a lot to foil the Kremlin's plan for a quick victory, so too have logistics, and in particular a lack of access to rail transport.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Mar 5, 2022

Recipe: Lamb biang biang noodles

Writing the kanji for this dish may end up proving more difficult than cooking it.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

North Korea conducts its ninth missile test of 2022

Pyongyang's latest launch appeared similar to the test last week of a military reconnaissance satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to develop new weapons capabilities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 5, 2022

The murky metaphors of 'Drive My Car' are a good way to venture into reading Japanese

Metaphors and similes are an important part of any language, but they're also a huge part of “Drive My Car.” Here's a look at how to break them down in Japanese.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

China defense budget rises 7.1% for fastest clip in three years

China projected defense spending growth is the fastest pace since 2019 as President Joe Biden moves to strengthen the United States' position in the Indo-Pacific region.
Matthew Barry (right) tastes sake at the Hyper Japan Festival on Friday in London.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2024

Japanese culture festival kicks off in London

The three-day event is is expected to attract around 25,000 visitors and is said to be one of the largest Japanese culture-themed events in Britain.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2024

Bridge in China collapses due to flooding, leaving at least 12 dead

Large parts of northern and central China have been battered in recent days by rains that have caused flooding and significant damage.
Qatari and French officers patrol on horseback down a street in central Paris on Friday, a week ahead of the opening ceremony for the Summer Olympics.
WORLD
Jul 20, 2024

France races to head off Islamic State group threat to Paris Olympics

The outreach comes in the wake of two major attacks this year that authorities say were carried out by Tajik members of the militant group.
Aguri Iwasaki lines up a putt on the third green during the second round of the British Open, at Royal Troon in Scotland on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 20, 2024

Aguri Iwasaki suffers consecutive nines as British Open ends in despair

The 26-year-old, who qualified by winning the Japan Open last year, suffered a miserable end to his first Open as he collapsed to a 20-over-par 91 on Friday.
The Las Vegas strip during the week of the Super Bowl. There’s been mounting speculation that the NBA will add two teams, with Seattle and Las Vegas being the top candidates.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 20, 2024

Las Vegas NBA team set to be most expensive U.S. sports franchise

The list of potential suitors spans LeBron James and his backers to the company that owns the Red Bull brand.
As childish as Ryokan may have been, human suffering wrung his heart. A portrait of the monk and calligraphy by him are shown here. (Ink on paper; early 19th century; replica before 1970)
JAPAN / History / The Living Past
Jul 21, 2024

Ryokan and us: 'How wide! How boundless!'

The Edo Period monk could see the world through a child's eyes, maybe even those of a child from our modern era.
American golfer Billy Horschel walks onto the 18th green during the third round of the British Open on Saturday in Troon, Scotland.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 21, 2024

Horschel shines to lead British Open after brutal third round

While the course released its grip earlier in the day to allow several players to zoom into contention, the leaders faced heavy rain and a chill wind.
French maritime police patrol the waters of the River Seine in Paris on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2024

Paris Olympics preparations hit the home stretch

Police with sniffer dogs checked the 6-kilometer route along the Seine ahead of the opening ceremony on the river.
Japan defender Hikaru Kitagawa (13) competes in the SheBelieves Cup in Columbus, Ohio, in April. Kitagawa is among the eight from JFA Academy Fukushima who will represent Japan at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2024

Soccer players from Fukushima academy vow to give back in Paris

Eight players who trained at JFA Academy Fukushima have been selected for the men's and women's squads representing Japan in the 2024 Summer Olympics.
Some 20% of Japanese companies have stropped creating medium-term management plans to respond more flexibly to changes in the business environment and achieve long-term goals, a recent survey has found.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2024

20% of Japan firms have no medium-term plans, poll finds

A survey found that about 10% of companies with medium-term plans are considering changing the duration of their plans or making other reviews.
The No. 1 reactor building stands at Korea Hydro & Nuclear Power Co.'s Shin-Kori nuclear power plant in Ulsan, South Korea.
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2024

South Korea edges ahead of rivals to build Europe’s nuclear reactors

A pair of projects in the Czech Republic could set up South Korea to build reactors for Western countries that are reconsidering nuclear energy.
Pedestrians walk past fences closing off access to the Trocadero in Paris on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2024

The bickering and 'cold sweat' as Paris built its Games

Following the horse-trading to win the Games came the French infighting over how to host them.
A government panel meets to discuss active cyberdefense in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2024

Independent body eyed to oversee Japan cyberdefense

The government plans to take measure it hopes will help dispel concerns about violating the constitutionally guaranteed secrecy of communications.
SH-60K patrol helicopter
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2024

MSDF chopper in crash that left eight dead found on seabed

An unmanned probe found what appeared to be a helicopter on the seabed.
Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jul 21, 2024

As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals

Can a 700-year-old dance have an effect on extreme heat or torrential rain? Probably not. When you're feeling powerless, though, any little thing helps.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Ishiba to quit as prime minister amid LDP discontent
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba announces his decision to step down, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Sunday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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