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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Apr 16, 2022

A window of opportunity for Japanese glassware

Introducing some eye-catching new glassware products that have been made with different Japanese glass-making techniques.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022

North Korea fetes founder as U.S. prepares for provocations

Jets and helicopters flew low over central Pyongyang on Thursday night, indicating a possible military parade, specialist service NK News cited sources in the capital as saying.
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BUSINESS
Apr 15, 2022

Japan to release 6 million barrels of oil from private reserves as part of IEA-led action

Japan will release the petroleum by allowing local refiners to lower their mandatory stockpile level in private reserves by three days.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival

Concern is growing over the fate of annual talks between Tokyo and Moscow to set the quota for Japan to catch salmon and trout born in the Amur River.
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WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Ukraine's past and present intertwine as a war historian seeks refuge

She was one of the 10 million displaced Ukrainians whose lives have been upended by Russia's invasion. Her newfound status felt alien, something belonging to survivors of past wars.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 15, 2022

Here are the big takeaways from the Japan-Philippines security meetings

The Japan-Philippines two-plus-two meeting was a big step for establishing the policy architecture necessary for evolving bilateral ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Hiding in plain sight, a Soviet-era air defense system arrives in Ukraine

Slovakia is transporting not only weapons from its own stocks into Ukraine. It is also sending military aid from many other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Powerful explosions heard in Kyiv after Russian warship sinks

The explosions appeared to be among the most significant in Ukraine's capital region since Russian troops pulled back from the area earlier this month.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 15, 2022

‘We’ll bury them, like humans’: Ukrainian officials identify bodies in Bucha

Following the withdrawal of Russian forces from a Kyiv suburb, officials examined and documented the bodies of those who were killed in the war.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

Russia-Ukraine crisis far away for most in Japan, but not in Hokkaido

More visible demonstrations of Moscow's military power on and around Russian-held, Japanese-claimed islands off Hokkaido are generating concerns among residents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2022

Lawson to raise Kara-age Kun prices for first time in 36 years

The price of the nuggets, sold in a paper envelope with a toothpick and a chicken illustration that's instantly recognizable to anyone in the country, will increase to u00a5238 from May 31.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

Third time’s the charm? Kei Komuro fails to pass New York bar for second time

Komuro, who aims to take the exam again in July, has said he was five points short of passing.
Berkshire Hathaway Chairman Warren Buffett attends the opening ceremony of Tungaloy's new plant in Iwaki, Fukushima Prefecture, in November 2011. Buffett says Tokyo executives are good value for money amid a widening pay gap between local and foreign business leaders.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2024

The pay gap in Japan’s boardrooms is unacceptable

The job market in Japan is, at all levels, much less liquid and executives are less likely to need incentives to avoid jumping ship to rivals.
Kirin's acquisition of Fancl will enable more "flexible and drastic measures” to integrate the two companies and maximize their corporate values, Kirin said in a statement.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2024

Kirin to buy Fancl for ¥220 billion in shift away from beer

The move comes as Japan’s alcohol companies try to rely less on their original products for revenue.
The area along the Tama River where a suitcase containing the body of Tadayuki Hara was found.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 14, 2024

Five suspects accused of murder after body found near Tokyo river

The new warrants allege that the five suspects conspired to strangle the victim in an apartment in Tokyo's Ota Ward last December.
Urawa Reds Ladies celebrate winning the Asian club title last month over South Korean side Hyundai Steel Red Angels.
SOCCER
Jun 14, 2024

Asian Women's Champions League to launch in August with $1.3 million first prize

One club each from 22 countries across the continent will play in the new competition, including reigning Asian Women's Club Championship winners Urawa Reds Ladies.
Haneda Airport in Tokyo is packed with travelers at the start of the Golden Week holidays in April.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 14, 2024

H.I.S. posts first half-year net profit in five years

For the six months through April, H.I.S. reported a consolidated net profit of ¥3.8 billion ($24.2 million), against a net loss of ¥4.8 billion a year before.
A health worker puts on an adhesive bandage after inoculating a man with a booster shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Manila in January 2022.
WORLD
Jun 14, 2024

U.S. ran secret anti-vaccine campaign to undermine China during pandemic

The clandestine operation aimed to sow doubt about the safety and efficacy of vaccines and other life-saving aid that was being supplied by China.
Pope Francis and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida talk ahead of a Group of Seven session on artificial Intelligence, energy, Africa and the Mediterranean on the second day of the G7 summit in Borgo Egnazia, Italy, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2024

G7 agree on AI code of conduct and joint initiatives for Africa

The bloc also agreed to build a common framework to combat illegal migration, with the aim of cracking down on human trafficking.
Russia's President Vladimir Putin during an event in the Moscow region's city of Solnechnogorsk, Russia, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 15, 2024

Putin demands Ukraine abandon four regions for peace talks

Putin said Ukrainian forces should pull out from the Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in return for a cease-fire by Russian troops.
A bump stock can be attached to a semiautomatic rifle to increase the firing rate.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 15, 2024

U.S. Supreme Court rejects federal ban on gun 'bump stocks'

Bump stocks use a semiautomatic's recoil to allow it to slide back and forth while "bumping" the shooter's trigger finger, resulting in rapid fire.
A nuclear power plant in Crystal River, Florida. While the public have warmed to nuclear in recent years, spiraling project costs have made private equity cautious.
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2024

Building nuclear power is a bridge too far for world’s private investors

While the public have warmed to nuclear in recent years, spiraling project costs have made private equity cautious.
In Catan: New Energies, players must decide between fossil fuels and clean energy.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 15, 2024

In Catan: New Energies, the goal is avoiding climate catastrophe

When put to the test, players were racked by indecision, laying bare the complexity of solving climate change.
Akira Endo was born on Nov. 14, 1933, in Yurihonjo, a city in a mountainous area near the Sea of Japan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2024

Akira Endo, scholar of statins that reduce heart disease, dies at 90

His research on fungi helped lay the groundwork for widely prescribed drugs that lower a type of cholesterol that contributes to heart disease.
By April 2024, dengue fever cases in the Americas passed the total for the previous year.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 15, 2024

What's behind the post-COVID surge in communicable diseases?

Many regions have reported at least one infectious disease resurgence that’s at least ten times worse than the prepandemic baseline.
Environmental activists from the group Extinction Rebellion demonstrate outside the media center set up for the Group of Seven leaders' summit, in Bari, Italy, on Friday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 15, 2024

Experts and activists slam 'pointless' G7 on climate

The Group of Seven rich democracies was assailed for having failed to deliver significant new progress on climate during a summit in Italy.
China Coast Guard vessels fire water cannons toward a Philippine resupply vessel as it made its way to the Second Thomas Shoal in the South China Sea in March.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2024

China Coast Guard's new 60-day detention rules take effect

The regulations allowing the arrest of foreign nationals suspected of trespassing in waters "under China's jurisdiction" have stoked fears of escalation.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
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.

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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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