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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Youth street protesters turn sights on climate 'villains'

Activists have been exploring new ways to hold institutions to account and accelerate action to avoid the worst impacts of a hotter planet.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 1, 2022

Japan's Takuya Yamasawa to miss France test after testing positive for COVID-19

Japan flyhalf Takuya Yamasawa has tested positive for COVID-19 and will miss Saturday's first test match against France, Japan's Rugby Football Union said Friday.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jul 1, 2022

As Japan looks to raise minimum wage, firms say they’ll struggle to pay it

While rising inflation is increasing the necessity of wage hikes for workers, companies are facing heightened financial pressures of their own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court has taken control of climate policy

The top court's EPA decision upends precedent and, in effect, embraces a new doctrine of law.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Persian Gulf heat

Although summer has only just begun, temperatures have already topped 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Rise of Arab-Israel axis pushes Iran to redouble nuclear talks push

Growing worries about warming relations between Israel and its former Arab foes have pushed Tehran to keep the diplomatic ball rolling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 1, 2022

With LDP victory likely, what's at stake in Japan's Upper House poll?

While the winner seems assured, the exact outcome will determine Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's authority, the prospect of constitutional revision and the smooth working of parliament.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 1, 2022

Groundbreaking NATO summit means work for Japan

If peace in the Asia-Pacific and around the world is to be strengthened and secured, NATO and its partners must make their summit pledges meaningful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

The West must move east for NATO to survive

No matter what happens in the Ukraine war, the U.S. must persuade allies to move more troops and equipment permanently into states on Russia's borders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022

North Korea blames COVID-19 outbreak on ‘alien things’ from South

South Korea's Unification Ministry repudiated the claims, and there are several other possible routes for COVID-19 infections.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2022

It's alive! How belief in AI sentience is becoming a problem

The issue of machine sentience hit the headlines last month when Google placed a software engineer on leave after he claimed the company's AI chatbot was a self-aware person.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 1, 2022

U.S. and allies boost engagement with Pacific nations amid China push

A recent uptick in Chinese activities in the region has set off alarm bells in the U.S. and allied countries.
Anne Mahrer and Rosmarie Wyder-Walti talk to journalists after the verdict of the court in the climate case at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg, France, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Apr 9, 2024

Swiss climate policy shortcomings violated human rights, top court rules

The European court's decision on the case, brought by more than 2,000 Swiss women, could have a ripple effect across Europe and beyond.
Electricity pylons next to the Sizewell B nuclear power station, in Sizewell, U.K.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2024

European nuclear plants put out of work by green power surge

The drive to promote renewable energy is turning the screws on Europe’s nuclear industry.
Japan will need new nuclear power plants to meet its 2050 net zero goal.
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2024

Japan needs new nuclear to hit green goals, power sector says

New reactors are needed to help reduce dependence on costly fossil fuel imports and to help boost economic competitiveness.
Shin-Etsu Chemical is among the world's leading makers of photoresists and silicon wafers.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 9, 2024

Shin-Etsu Chemical to build new chip materials plant in Gunma

The plant, slated to be completed by 2026, will make photoresists, including extreme ultraviolet resists used for generative AI systems.
U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida at the Akasaka Palace state guest house in Tokyo in May 2022.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2024

Biden and Kishida likely to discuss Texas bullet train project, sources say

The leaders may publicly voice support for the multi-billion-dollar Texas project after Wednesday's talks.
Tiger Woods takes part in a practice round at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia on Tuesday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Apr 10, 2024

Defiant Woods sizing up a sixth Masters green jacket

Woods has always maintained he would never enter a tournament he did not believe he could win and stands by that even in the face of long odds.
Serbia's Novak Djokovic plays a backhand return during his win over Russian Roman Safiullin on Tuesday at the Monte Carlo Masters in Monaco.
TENNIS
Apr 10, 2024

Djokovic 'feeling great' in Monte Carlo as Alcaraz withdraws injured

The Serb needed just one hour and 10 minutes to make a return to winning ways in his first match since a shock exit at Indian Wells.
Rescuers cross a flooded street on their way to evacuate residents during a flood in the town of Orsk, southeast of the southern tip of the Ural Mountains on April 6.
WORLD
Apr 10, 2024

Russia and Kazakhstan evacuate over 100,000 people amid worst flooding in decades

The Ural, where the flooding happened, is Europe's third longest river, which flows through Russia and Kazakhstan into the Caspian.
A voter casts their ballot at a polling station in Seoul early on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 10, 2024

Opposition projected to retain majority in South Korean parliament

The Democratic Party and its satellites are forecast to win between 184 and 197 seats, up from 156 in the last parliament.
Russian President Vladimir Putin (left to right), Austrian Foreign Minister Karin Kneissl and Austrian President Alexander Van der Bellen in Sochi, Russia, on May 15, 2019.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 10, 2024

Spy's arrest puts Cold War spotlight back on Vienna

Vienna being considered a spy haven has come under harsh scrutiny following accusations an Austrian intelligence agent spied for Russia.
U.S. President Joe Biden waves with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and his wife, Yuko, as first lady Jill Biden looks on at the White House in Washington on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2024

Kishida kicks off state visit to U.S., with allies set for 'historic' defense upgrade

The state visit, which will include all the trimmings — including a swanky gala banquet — will be the culmination of years of deepening cooperation.
Palestinian forensic and civil defense workers recover human remains at the grounds of Shifa hospital, Gaza's largest hospital, which was reduced to rubble by a two-week Israeli raid, on Monday.
WORLD
Apr 10, 2024

Families face 'unbearable' scenes to identify the dead at Shifa hospital

Gaza's largest hospital was reduced to rubble by a two-week Israeli raid. "The stench of death is everywhere," an emergency worker said.
Shizuoka Gov. Heita Kawakatsu speaks to reporters in the city of Shizuoka on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 10, 2024

Shizuoka governor submits letter of resignation over controversial remarks

He initially planned to quit during an assembly session in June, but he has been under pressure to step down earlier.
Microsoft President Brad Smith
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2024

Microsoft to invest $2.9 billion to boost AI and cloud in Japan

The company will also open a lab in Japan focused on AI and robotics, while deepening its cybersecurity collaboration with the Japanese government.
New South Wales Waratahs' Jake Gordon runs with the ball during his club's Super Rugby match against the Melbourne Rebels in Sydney on March 29.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Apr 10, 2024

Rugby's Club World Cup set to start in 2028

The top eight teams from Europe's Champions Cup would qualify along with the best six Super Rugby Pacific outfits and two other clubs, probably from Japan.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Osaka fire kills two firefighters and leaves four injured
Firefighters work at the scene of a fire in the Dotonbori district in the city of Osaka on Monday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Two Japanese nationals shot dead in Manila
Commuters cross the street through traffic in Manila.
A factory town in crisis shows Japan’s fading manufacturing era
Nissan workers walk outside its Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. Nissan plans to shut the plant by the end of fiscal 2027.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.

Podcast

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

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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