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Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2022

On possible nuclear strike, Russia says: It's all in our military doctrine

Russia's official military deployment principles allow for the use of nuclear weapons if they — or other types of weapons of mass destruction — are used against it.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2022

Ukraine's Odesa douses fires after Russian Victory Day strikes

There was no let up in fighting across Ukraine, with Russian strikes on targets in the east and south.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol takes office vowing larger role for South Korea in global affairs

Although Yoon did not mention China or Russia in his inauguration speech, he did zero in on the importance of the international rules-based order, mentioning the word “freedom” 30 times.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 10, 2022

Ukrainian Americans try many ways to bring in relatives

Those seeking to bring in loved ones fleeing Russia's invasion have spoken of a difficult and confusing legal process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 10, 2022

Fall and rise: Marcos family back in power in the Philippines

Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s victory marks extraordinary comeback for a family once best known for widespread human rights abuses and the plunder of an estimated $10 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 10, 2022

Putin’s crackdown pushes independent Russian media into crypto

Meduza, a prominent independent Russian-language news site, has called for payments in crypto as donations have been blocked by sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 10, 2022

With $47 billion in assets, China’s climate-focused funds surpass U.S.

In 2021, record inflows and outperformance by the domestic clean energy sector bolstered Chinese climate funds by drifing a 149% increase in value from the previous year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2022

Prosecutor who took down president of South Korea now running the country

Yoon Suk-yeol faces daunting challenges from a COVID-ravaged economy to increasing weapons tests by North Korean leader Kim Jong Un.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 10, 2022

To navigate the Senkaku Islands dispute, look to history

The COVID-19 pandemic, Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the continuing rise of China have changed the world, but Beijing's approach to its territorial claims has also evolved.
JAPAN / Science & Health / EXPLAINER
May 10, 2022

The coronavirus keeps subtly changing, but how serious are new subvariants?

In the third year of the COVID-19 pandemic, there is no shortage of new coronavirus variants to track.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 10, 2022

Microsoft has $1.3 billion at stake for combat goggles

The project, which will under go a monthlong Pentagon test from May 23, aims to develop a 'heads-up display” for U.S. ground forces, similar to those for fighter pilots.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2022

Japan should end cap on overseas visitors, senior LDP lawmaker says

Hiroshige Seko said the country should wind down some of the toughest COVID-related border restrictions among leading economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 10, 2022

Japan household spending beats expectations, but inflation risks loom

The 2.3% drop in spending in March was the first in three months, though the decline was also partly due to a tough comparison with March 2021, when spending surged 6.5%.
Self-Defense Forces soldiers walk past a Patriot Advanced Capability-3 (PAC-3) missile unit at the Defense Ministry in Tokyo in October 2017.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 26, 2024

Evolving drone and missile threats prompting Tokyo to rethink air defense

The low cost of mass-producing tools for modern warfare is pushing the Defense Ministry to find ways to upgrade detection, tracking and interception capabilities.
A 2-megawatt solar farm in the city of Fukushima. “Megasolar” refers to farms with a minimum output of 1 MW of electricity — enough to power around 300 homes for a year.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
May 26, 2024

‘Megasolar’ is a dirty word in Japan. Where do solar projects go from here?

Vocal campaigns are pushing back against projects as dangerous eyesores, but "dual-use" approaches and community engagement may offer a solution.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda (center), Bank of Italy Gov. Fabio Panetta (left) and Italy's Minister of Economy and Finance Giancarlo Giorgetti at the Group of Seven finance chiefs and central bankers' meeting in Stresa on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 26, 2024

Bank of Japan refrains from warning against yield rise to 12-year high

The BOJ ended eight years of negative interest rates and other remnants of its radical monetary stimulus in March.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te makes a speech during his visit to a military camp in Taoyuan, Taiwan, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 26, 2024

After China drills, Taiwan president again offers talks

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te said Sunday he was still open to working with China on building "mutual understanding and reconciliation."
South Korean women pose for photographs as they look toward the north from the Unification Observation Platform, near the Demilitarized Zone that separates the two Koreas in Paju, South Korea, in May last year.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2024

North Korea accuses U.S. and South Korea of flying spy planes and ships

Pyongyang's vice defense minister warned his country would take "immediate action" if its sovereignty was breached.
Naomi Osaka speaks during a news conference on Saturday ahead of the French Open in Paris.
TENNIS
May 26, 2024

Naomi Osaka hopes dedication to improving on clay pays off at French Open

Osaka said she was encouraged by her progress on clay ahead of the French Open.
Grayson Murray tees off on the second hole during the second round of the John Deere Classic in Silvis, Illinois, on July 7, 2023.
MORE SPORTS
May 26, 2024

PGA golfer Grayson Murray dies at 30

Murray died one day after withdrawing from the Charles Schwab Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas.
To counter the rise of authoritarianism, liberals must acknowledge the importance of transcendent loyalties like faith and family, while defending liberal institutions.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2024

The authoritarians have the momentum

To counter the rise of authoritarianism, liberals must acknowledge the importance of transcendent loyalties like faith and family, while defending liberal institutions.
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping meet in Beijing on May 16.
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2024

The fragile fraternity of China and Russia

Putin’s Mao-like bid for a full-fledged military alliance with China, including commitments to mutual defense, also seems to have failed.
Senior Lt. Yuriy Fedorenko, popularly known by his call sign Achilles, leader of the Ukrainian Army's best-performing drone unit, is surrounded by an arsenal of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Donetsk region of Ukraine on May 4.
WORLD
May 26, 2024

Drones have offered last line of defense for a strategic Ukrainian town

Drone unit has been the main constraint on the Russian attempt to seize Chasiv Yar on Ukraine’s teetering eastern front.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan Secretary-General Katsuya Okada speaks to reporters on Saturday in the city of Aomori.
JAPAN / Politics
May 26, 2024

Constitutional Democratic Party executives cancel fundraiser parties amid criticism

The CDP submitted a bill to the Lower House that would ban lawmakers from having fundraiser parties starting January 2026.
Danon Decile (right), ridden by Norihiro Yokoyama, races to victory at the Japanese Derby at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Horse Racing
May 26, 2024

Danon Decile pulls off stunning victory at Japanese Derby

The chestnut colt went off at over 46-to-1 odds.
Yoko Yamanaka, 27, became the youngest woman to win an award from the International Federation of Film Critics at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday.
CULTURE / Film
May 26, 2024

Director Yoko Yamanaka's film wins critics award at Cannes

Japanese director Yoko Yamanaka's "Desert of Namibia" won an award from the International Federation of Film Critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the UNITED24 fundraising platform summit in Kyiv on Thursday.
WORLD
May 26, 2024

Zelenskyy invites Biden and Xi to attend Ukraine peace summit

Switzerland said it has invited 160 delegations but Russia will not attend the event, which is expected to last just over a day.
Locals gather to help in the search effort after a landslide that hit in Papua New Guinea's Enga province on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
May 26, 2024

More than 670 estimated dead in Papua New Guinea landslide: U.N.

The unforgiving terrain, damaged roads and an outbreak of tribal violence nearby have seriously hamstrung efforts to get help into the disaster zone.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
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