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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2023

U.S. spy plane pilot snaps high-altitude selfie with China balloon

The photo, taken Feb. 3 from the cockpit of a U-2 spy plane, quickly blazed across social media platforms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

Wetter storms and deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods

Slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging, open-pit mining and development fueled by population growth have stripped the once-densely forested Philippines of much of its trees.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2023

Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal

China's nuclear arsenal is growing in size and sophistication — an expansion that the United States recently noted is now gathering pace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2023

Hong Kong extends mask mandate despite reopening campaigns

The city extended the regulation by two weeks to March 8, according to a government gazette published late Wednesday, meaning the rule will have been place for almost 1,000 days.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2023

Trump grand juror stirs uproar by hinting at panel’s discussions

Legal experts said the unusual candor about secret proceedings, while not unlawful, is almost certain to be used by lawyers defending anyone ultimately charged.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

How will it end? No easy answers over Russia's war on Ukraine.

Analysts fear the conflict will not end anytime soon and that its intensity risks increasing in year two.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2023

Biden and Putin display their alliances with Ukraine war backdrop

Global tensions between superpowers were highlighted on a day of diplomacy in Warsaw and Moscow.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 23, 2023

‘Tocka’: An existential end-of-the-road trip

Yoshitaka Kamada’s drama about a man looking to end his life is bleak, sometimes beautiful and shot through with dark humor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 23, 2023

‘Red Shoes’: Boxing tearjerker makes for a lightweight entry

Toshiro Saiga’s drama geared toward a mainstream audience tugs at the heartstrings but doesn’t deliver an emotional punch in the way of Sho Miyake’s “Small, Slow but Steady.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 23, 2023

Math rock act Jyocho provides a cheerfully chilling soundtrack to new Junji Ito series

The quartet brings its unique blend of frenzy and sweetness to horror artist Junji Ito's new macabre Netflix series.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 22, 2023

Putin says Russia and China have reached ‘new milestones’ on cooperation

Cooperation between Russia and China is 'very important for stabilizing the international situation,” Putin told Chinese State Councilor Wang Yi at talks in Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2023

Two dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse, state media reports

Eight rescue teams comprising more than 330 personnel have been dispatched to the site, along with over 100 pieces of rescue equipment, state-affiliated outlet The Paper reported.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

Going down: Battle at Japanese elevator maker Fujitec reaches final level

The firm's top shareholder with a 17% stake, Oasis Management, aims to replace all five outside directors of an eight-strong board with its own candidates.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 22, 2023

A Japanese photographer heads to Ukraine; a student flees to Tokyo

On the anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Gabriel Dominguez joins the podcast to talk about the effects this war in Europe has had on Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

Clean-energy goals and technological optimism

Speeding up the adoption of already proven and scalable technologies and exposing the many hidden costs associated with fossil fuels is a necessary clean-energy goal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

Can money turn the tide on global fertility rates?

Japan, the poster child for aging societies, promises radical spending to boost its birthrate. That’s unlikely to fix the issue.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2023

Japan accepted over 2,300 Ukrainians last year. Is its refugee policy finally changing?

Many were surprised with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to accept Ukrainians into the country given Tokyo has long held a strict definition of who is eligible for asylum.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2023

Japan, South Korea and U.S. stage rare joint naval drill after North Korean launches

Wednesday’s joint exercises, which focused on ballistic missile information-sharing, were seen as highlighting unity among the three countries — despite Tokyo’s frosty ties with Seoul.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 22, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,195 new coronavirus cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,145.7, down 30.5% from a week earlier.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

Investors watch Japan’s spring wage talks for clues on BOJ moves

This year, the outcome of annual wage negotiations matters to bond investors, stock traders and anyone, really, with anything at stake in the country.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023

Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy

By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 22, 2023

Kishida faces mounting pressure to visit Kyiv as only G7 leader yet to do so

Although Friday’s one-year anniversary of the start of the war has raised questions over a possible trip to Kyiv in the coming days or weeks, Japanese officials have remained tight-lipped.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2023

Shionogi says its drug Xocova may reduce risks of long COVID symptoms

For 14 major symptoms of COVID-19, 14.5% of those given Xocova reported at least one of the symptoms six months after the start of treatment, compared with 26.3% who were given a placebo.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 22, 2023

Toyota agrees to biggest wage hikes in 20 years as momentum builds on raises

Wages have taken center stage in Japan, with the Bank of Japan having indicated that it must see stronger wage growth to ensure that the trend in prices is sustainable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

The dark side of neutrality in times of conflict

As with Western “pacifists,” the nonalignment of Brazil, India, South Africa and other countries amounts to a tacit support for imperialism.
Living conditions index hits lowest level in 15 years in Japan
The share of respondents to a Bank of Japan quarterly survey in June who said they have become worse off came to 61.0%, up 5.1 percentage points from the previous survey.
Tokyo emerges as a top market for global tech talent
Tokyo ranks among the world's top tech talent hubs alongside Beijing, the San Francisco Bay Area, Bengaluru, Paris, New York and Dublin, according to Colliers' newly released global tech markets report.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
CDP leader criticizes ‘Japanese First’ policy and calls for inclusive society
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan leader Yoshihiko Noda said it is obvious that Japanese society could not function without the help of foreign workers in manufacturing, health care, construction and public transportation.
JSA’s 100th anniversary event is a once-in-a-lifetime chance for sumo fans
Egyptian wrestler Osunaarashi has some fun with children during a special Japan Sumo Association event in 2017.
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
From stalking to death threats, female candidates still face harassment
Mayu Ushida, a former NHK newscaster running for election in the Tokyo electoral district on the Democratic Party for the People ticket, signs an autograph for a voter after a public rally at Shinjuku Station in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Kawaii Lab redefines idol pop for the TikTok generation
Misa Kimura is the main producer for Kawaii Lab, a project by entertainment agency Asobisystem whose groups have found success by pairing a social media-first strategy with a fresh perspective on traditional idol-pop tropes.
Craig Mod's life in motion in a disappearing Japan
Mod's memoir “Things Become Other Things” chronicles his walking trips across the Kii Peninsula, surveying “a graceful end to a certain life cycle.”
With China and Trump, Japan defense report says world entering ‘new era of crisis’
A senior member of a Self-Defense Forces honor guard inspects a formation before the arrival of Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba for a visit to the Defense Ministry in Tokyo on June 30.

Podcast

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

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
By Megha Wadhwa

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