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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

Japan money managers shun local market when placing ESG bets

The country's four largest ESG funds have put at least 95% of their net assets in foreign stocks as of this month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Feb 14, 2022

How social norms have influenced Japan’s COVID-19 response

Without any legally enforceable lockdown measures, the watchful gaze of the public eye has kept the nation's citizens in check.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2022

He knows Putin well. And he fears for Ukraine.

The Finnish president, Sauli Niinisto, has carved out a vital role as interpreter between East and West, and he is not optimistic about the prospects for peace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 14, 2022

Ukraine crisis won't take Washington's eyes off North Korea, top U.S. diplomat says

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has hinted that Pyongyang could continue to test weapons, including a possible long-range missile, amid fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

Under COVID curbs, Singapore and Hong Kong miss out on global travel rebound

The marquee transit hubs of Hong Kong and Singapore are being shunned as travelers seek to avoid weeks in hotel isolation on arrival or a raft of testing swabs.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022

Erin Jackson hopeful historic speedskating gold inspires other minorities to take up winter sports

'Hopefully we can see more minorities, especially in the USA, getting out and trying some of these winter sports, and I just hope to be a good example,' Jackson said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

Deals with U.S. suppliers give China muscle to become major force in global LNG trade

China's push into the international LNG market comes two decades after it made a similar big splash in oil trading, and will put its firms in competition with established players.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Afghan smugglers hike prices and expand networks after Taliban takeover

The Taliban's lightning capture of Afghanistan has prompted a mass exodus, and smugglers are taking advantage of Afghans' desperation to leave by hiking prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Facing crisis, Hong Kong leans on Beijing to contain COVID-19 surge

Authorities in the city on Sunday reported 1,347 coronavirus infections and said more than 3,400 confirmed patients were receiving treatment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2022

$100 oil threatens to compound world economy’s inflation shock

The U.S. Federal Reserve and fellow central banks are worried as they seek to contain the strongest price pressures in decades without derailing recoveries from the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

Running a business under the shadow of war

For the past several years in the business world, Ukraine has provided entrepreneurs with wild opportunities with high risks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2022

Standoff with Russia over Ukraine enters most tense week yet

A frenzy of diplomatic activity — including key leaders cycling through Moscow for talks with Russian leader Vladimir Putin — has failed to produce an off-ramp.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2022

In the Kamila Valieva story, echoes of a dark era of doping

Decades after East Germany gave steroids to its athletes and just a few years after Russia's doping program was exposed, the Olympic Games are again roiled by scandal.
Fukinagashi streamers are displayed in Sendai on Tuesday as the Sendai Tanabata Festival began in the city.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 7, 2024

Sendai Tanabata Festival begins with prayers for Noto on display

The festival, known as one of the three largest in the Tohoku region, features ornaments decorated with wishes for the return of daily life in the quake-hit Noto area.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. BOJ Deputy Gov. Shinichi Uchida sent a strong dovish signal in the wake of historic financial market volatility in Japan by pledging to refrain from hiking interest rates when markets are unstable.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2024

BOJ deputy governor plays down chance of near-term rate hike

Shinichi Uchida's remarks stand in contrast with Gov. Kazuo Ueda's hawkish comments made last week when the BOJ unexpectedly raised interest rates.
Mongolian President Ukhnaa Khurelsukh
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Japan and Mongolia likely to agree on defense equipment transfer pact

Japan and Mongolia are likely to reach a broad agreement to conclude a treaty aimed at allowing the two nations to export defense equipment to one another, Japanese government officials said Tuesday.
Visitors enter a haunted house at the Namjatown indoor theme park in Tokyo on July 30.
LIFE / Travel
Aug 7, 2024

Japanese beat the heat in 'liver-chilling' haunted houses

A visit to a haunted house is seen as a refreshing respite in Japan from the summer's heat and humidity.
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 7, 2024

Former actor held over alleged break-in to smell Tokyo woman's underwear

The man was arrested while serving a suspended sentence after being convicted in 2022 for stealing another woman's underwear in Fukuoka Prefecture.
Japan's Kenichiro Fumita (below) wrestles China's Cao Liguo in their Olympic men's Greco-Roman 60-kg gold-medal match at the Champ de Mars Arena in Paris.
OLYMPICS
Aug 7, 2024

Fumita's road to Greco-Roman gold began right after silver disappointment in Tokyo

Fumita's gold medal came three years after his silver at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021 prompted him to change his strategy.
A lot of female fans of Japan's men's team caught volleyball fever at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021, where Japan qualified for the quarterfinals for the first time in 29 years.
OLYMPICS / Volleyball
Aug 7, 2024

Tears and broken hearts: Japan's female volleyball fans react to tough Olympic loss

Japan’s fierce love for volleyball has been on display for all the world to see in Paris, but it was not meant to be for the men's team in 2024.
Critics say excluding Israel from the Nagasaki bombing anniversary while inviting representatives from countries with human rights violations, such as Iran, which is pursuing its own nuclear weapons, undermines the ceremony's message of peace.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 7, 2024

Nagasaki bombing ceremony misses an important invitation: Israel's

Nagasaki’s Mayor Shiro Suzuki explicitly disinvited Israeli Ambassador to Japan Gilad Cohen to the 79th anniversary of the bombing of the city, citing security concerns.
U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel (left) attends a U.S.-Japan ministerial meeting on extended deterrence in Tokyo on July 28.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Top envoys to Japan set to skip Nagasaki A-bomb ceremony after Israel not invited

Nagasaki said it decided not to invite the Israeli ambassador on the basis of security concerns.
People shake hands with army personnel as they celebrate the resignation of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in Dhaka on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

Bangladesh army refused to quell protest, sealing Hasina's fate

In Bangladesh, resentment still lingers even among retired soldiers that Hasina had been allowed to leave.
Police officers and demonstrators clash during a protest against illegal immigration in Liverpool, Britain, on Aug. 3.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 7, 2024

U.K. PM Starmer: We have police in place to deal with anti-Muslim riots

Riots across a number of towns and cities have erupted following the murder of three girls at a Taylor Swift-themed event in Southport.
The U.S. Democratic vice presidential nominee, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, speaks at Temple University in Philadelphia on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 7, 2024

Walz pick shines spotlight on U.S. VP's possible foreign policy role

Walz brings to the table a strong background on China issues as well as a number of foreign policy stances that line up with that of Harris.
As investors look for opportunities in the new environment created by the Bank of Japan and the resulting market turmoil, there is broad consensus that they will have to reevaluate what they thought they knew about the country.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2024

Japan morphs into the center of worry for global investors

In less than a week, Japan has completely upended the world’s expectations for its markets and economy.
Bears think the best days for bank shares may be over, but for investors who are worried the yen may have further room to gain, bank shares have the additional benefit of having limited exposure to foreign-exchange fluctuations.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 7, 2024

Massive losses set stage for big rebound in Japan’s bank stocks

In the first three days of August, the Topix Banks index lost 26.5%, more than the 20.3% fall in the broader Topix index.

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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