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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 8, 2022

Kotaro Isaka's killer instinct for a rollicking good time

The 'Three Assassins' author skillfully plays with the thriller genre, mixing literary fiction with high-octane fun.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 8, 2022

Rich Strike pulls off huge upset at the Kentucky Derby

At 80-1 odds, Rich Strike only entered into the 20-horse race when Ethereal Road was scratched on Friday morning and gave local trainer Eric Reed his first Kentucky Derby win.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 8, 2022

'How Do You Live?': Timeless lessons for a new generation

Bruno Navasky's thoughtful translation of Genzaburo Yoshino's 1937 coming-of-age story makes the author's inquiry into ethics available to non-Japanese readers for the first time.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 8, 2022

Recipe: Malaysian chicken satay

Unlike its Japanese counterpart, Malaysian satay is heavily marinated and served alongside nutty, spiced sauces. Marinating chicken imparts flavor, tenderizes and moistens the meat, so we can use cuts like sasami (chicken tenderloin) that might otherwise be considered too dry for direct-flame grilling....
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 8, 2022

A wooden knife sharper than steel? Scientists say so.

Made from the same wood as musical instruments, this experimental, all-natural knife represents a whole new kind of cutting edge.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 8, 2022

Sota Atsumi brings Parisian flair back home to Tokyo

One of the most intriguing restaurant openings at the end of last year passed under the radar of many Tokyo gastronomes. That was due in part to timing: In November, the pandemic still had many people leery about eating out. But the other reason for the low-key start is that Sota Atsumi, the chef in...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 7, 2022

North Korea fires apparent submarine-launched missile

The test occurred just three days before the inauguration of South Korean president-elect Yoon Suk-yeol, who vows to take a hard line against the North.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2022

Modi faces a dilemma: Keep Indian voters happy or feed the world

He wants to be seen as a dependable global leader, but faces harvest-killing heat waves and inflation — the very issue that brought down the previous government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2022

Biden should give ASEAN leaders face time to improve ties, says Cambodian minister

No individual meetings are currently planned between the U.S. President and Southeast Asian leaders when they gather in Washington for talks on May 12 and 13.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2022

As conflict and climate change bite, are high food prices here to stay?

War in Ukraine slashed wheat and fertilizer exports, while climate-induced disasters destroy harvests — together, they create harrowing risks to global food security.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
May 7, 2022

Qatar's World Cup gamble not guaranteed to pay off

Analysts and academics are not convinced that the big spending from its gas revenues will mean Qatar can achieve its economic dream once the World Cup ends.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2022

Formula One stars revved up for Miami Grand Prix

The race is a sellout, with 240,000 fans expected over the three days and a capacity 82,500 on Sunday with the sport promising a cast of celebrity guests and a Super Bowl-style atmosphere.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
May 7, 2022

Roger Dahl on tit-for-tat diplomacy over Ukraine

Transmission towers in Vinh Trach Dong Commune, Bac Lieu Province, Vietnam, on April 26. Southeast Asia’s relatively low production cost and strong position in the global semiconductor value chain is adding to the region’s appeal as the next hub for data centers.
BUSINESS / Tech
May 28, 2024

AI frenzy draws stock traders to Southeast Asia’s likely winners

Power producers are becoming a favorite as more data centers are set up in the region, thanks to lower energy and land costs, according to analysts.
Shipping containers at the port in Ningbo, China, March 27, 2024. The U.S. and Europe are trying to catch up to China’s lead in industrial policy, a rival skilled in using all the levers of government and banking to dominate global manufacturing.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 28, 2024

How China pulled so far ahead on industrial policy

In 2022, Beijing accounted for 85% of all clean-energy manufacturing investment in the world, according to the International Energy Agency.
Counterfeit nail products branded with the logo of Louis Vuitton
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2024

Aichi woman referred to prosecutors for selling counterfeit nail products

She allegedly sold nail products bearing the logos of luxury brands such as Louis Vuitton and Chanel via social media and flea market apps.
Pine trees in a coniferous forest Canterbury, New Zealand
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
May 28, 2024

Millions more trees isn’t the climate fix New Zealand envisaged

The result of a project linking incentives for forestry development and emissions trading turned out to be less effective than hoped.
Amazon Web Services (AWS) at a trade fair in Hannover Messe, in Hanover, Germany, on April 22
BUSINESS / Companies
May 28, 2024

Amazon in talks with Italy to invest billions of euros in cloud plan, sources say

AWS launched its first cloud region in Italy in 2020 as part of a plan to invest €2 billion ($2.2 billion) by 2029.
People gather to promote the same-sex marriage in Nagoya in May last year.
JAPAN / Society
May 28, 2024

Japanese city recognizes same-sex couple in rare step

Japan is the only Group of Seven nation that does not recognize same-sex unions, and local media said the move was unprecedented.
The wealthy don’t live only in global glamour cities, and family offices are now popping up in places like Perth in Western Australia.
BUSINESS
May 28, 2024

Catering to the ultrarich is a booming business in Western Australia

After an almost two-decades-long mining boom, Perth has 64 centimillionaires, and family offices are now popping up in the city.
A worker installs a barrier to block the sight of Japan's Mount Fuji emerging from behind a convenience store to deter badly behaved tourists, in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture on May 21.
JAPAN
May 28, 2024

Holes poked in Mount Fuji barrier near convenience store, town says

Although a security guard is there between 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., the small holes appear to have been created in the morning or evening when no one was watching.
Wayne Rooney attends a Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford, near Manchester, on May 12.
SOCCER
May 28, 2024

Rooney wants Plymouth youngsters to follow his teenage dream

The former Manchester United and England striker was appointed manager of the English second-tier club on Saturday.
Police have arrested a 25-year-old man for allegedly creating malware using free generative AI tools.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2024

Kawasaki man arrested over malware made using generative AI

The suspect is thought to have failed to obtain a program needed to put the malware into practical use, so the police believe that it did not cause any damage.
Uganda national cricket team batsman Siraje Nsubuga bowls during a practice session ahead of the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, in Kampala, Uganda, on May 17.
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
May 28, 2024

'Dream come true' as Uganda prepares for first cricket World Cup

The team faces a tough road ahead in the tournament, with opponents including New Zealand and the West Indies.
The latest blow to hit the administration of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida came at the weekend when the candidate backed by the ruling Liberal Democratic Party lost to an opposition-backed rival in Shizuoka Prefecture's gubernatorial election.
JAPAN / Politics
May 28, 2024

Early dissolution of Lower House unlikely after another LDP election loss

The view spreading within the Liberal Democratic Party is that it will be difficult for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida to call a snap election.
The office of former Lower House lawmaker Mito Kakizawa in Tokyo's Koto Ward
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 28, 2024

Ex-lawmaker's former secretary fined for election law violation

Shu Goto, a former secretary of former Lower House lawmaker Mito Kakizawa, was fined over cash offers made to Koto Ward assembly members during a mayoral election last year.
President of China Xi Jinping and South African President Cyril Ramaphosa attend the China-Africa Leaders' Roundtable Dialogue on the last day of the BRICS Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Aug. 24, 2023.
WORLD
May 28, 2024

Post-COVID, China is back in Africa and doubling down on minerals

While new Chinese investment in Africa increased 114% last year, it was centered on minerals essential to the global energy transition and China's plans to revive its economy.
A woman walks past a television at a railway station in Seoul on Tuesday showing a news broadcast with NHK footage of a projectile that exploded into a fireball a day earlier, following Pyongyang's failed attempt to put a second spy satellite in orbit.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 28, 2024

Pyongyang’s fiery space-race failure cold comfort as more launches expected

The launch failure was also viewed as a possible symbolic success in being disruptive just as a rare summit involving Japan, South Korea and China was concluding.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

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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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.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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