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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 30, 2022

Japan’s youth shun politics, leaving power with the elderly

With just 34% of 18- and 19-year-olds heading to the ballot box, youth turnout for the Upper House election relative to the overall figure hit a new low.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 30, 2022

Four-year forests: The Japanese way to 'rewild the world'

Created in the 1970s, the Miyawaki method can help new saplings grow an average of a meter every year — a godsend for deforested areas.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jul 30, 2022

‘Build’ and ‘decide everything for yourself’ on this Dutch commune

Oosterwold is a free spirit's paradise, but there are still some rules to follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2022

Tokyo to introduce COVID-19 self-testing system

The system is aimed at easing the burden on medical institutions at a time when COVID-19 infections are spreading faster than ever before in the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 29, 2022

Japan OKs smallpox vaccine to prevent monkeypox

Smallpox vaccines are about 85% effective in preventing monkeypox, the ministry said. The government has stockpiled smallpox vaccines as an anti-terrorism measure.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2022

Manila’s helicopter deal cancellation increases pressure on Russian defense industry

The Mi-17 cancellation was unexpected as the Philippines had reiterated as recently as March that it was planning to proceed with the procurement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 29, 2022

Yen advances to level that threatens this year’s big foreign exchange short

The Japanese currency climbed more than 1% Friday, rising for a third day in the wake of the U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 29, 2022

Execution of Myanmar democracy activists reveals junta's true colors

It is well past time for the community of nations to impose sanctions against Myanmar's military government and its key supporters after the execution of pro-democracy activists.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 29, 2022

Learning the right nuclear lessons from Ukraine

Hiroshima gathering affirms the importance of nuclear disarmament amid nuclear-armed Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 29, 2022

Vladimir Putin is no Peter the Great

The Russian leader is achieving the opposite of his idol by isolating his country and reducing it to a pariah state.
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2022

KDDI to spend ¥7.3 billion to compensate users for major network outage

The carrier said about 22.8 million subscribers had experienced difficulties making voice calls, while more than 7.65 million users had trouble connecting to the internet during the outage.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2022

Japan to let prefectures declare new anti-COVID measures but won't curb social activities

Governors will now be able to declare that their prefectures are in need of measures to counter the BA.5 subvariant when their health care systems are severely strained.
A man (Pierre Taki) who gives sea burials to cremated remains finds himself in hot water after a customer asks him to scatter the ashes of a murderer in “Horizon.”
CULTURE / Film
Mar 7, 2024

‘Horizon’: Ethical dilemma makes for muted drama

Katsuya Kobayashi gives his cast space to wade through murky moral decisions in his directorial debut, “Horizon.”
In “Matched,” a dating app makes a wedding planner’s (Tao Tsuchiya, center) love life all the more difficult when it turns up a string of murders and a stalker.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 7, 2024

‘Matched’: Contrived thriller tries to make dating scarier

Clueless characters and a strained plot are hardly a perfect match in Eiji Uchida’s suspense film about murder and dating apps.
Managing Director of Cornerstone Recruitment Japan Director Matt Nicholls says a good recruiter has tenacity, drive and can handle the ups and downs of the job.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 9, 2024

Matt Nicholls: ‘People like having control over their earning potential’

A seasoned recruiter tells us why he's spent the last decade doing business in Japan and what he's learned from growing and leading multinational firms.
Three years ago, Sean Ono Lennon became intrigued by the possibility of expanding the message of “Happy Xmas (War Is Over),” the 1971 protest song by his parents, John Lennon and Yoko Ono, through a narrative film. The resulting work is the 11-minute film “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko,” directed by Dave Mullins.
CULTURE
Mar 7, 2024

How Sean Ono Lennon helped his parents send a message

To keep their legacy relevant for a new generation, he worked on the short “War Is Over! Inspired by the Music of John & Yoko.” Now it’s up for an Oscar.
Indian Navy officers stand on the flight deck of India's first home-built aircraft carrier INS Vikrant in Kochi, India, in September 2022.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2024

India opens new naval base near Maldives amid tense ties

India's navy has had a small presence on Minicoy Island for decades.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspects a major operational training base at an undisclosed location in North Korea on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2024

Kim Jong Un observes training to storm border posts in war drills

The training comes as the U.S. and South Korea kicked off their Freedom Shield joint military exercise.
A chip taken from a smartphone. The U.S. is urging the Netherlands to stop ASML from servicing and repairing sensitive chipmaking equipment that Chinese clients purchased before limits on sales of those devices were put into place this year.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2024

U.S. urges allies to squeeze China further on chip technology

Washington's latest push is partly aimed at plugging holes in export controls it has levied over the past two years.
Naomi Osaka reacts during her match against Karolina Pliskova during the Qatar Open in Doha on Feb. 15.
TENNIS
Mar 7, 2024

Naomi Osaka says returning to Indian Wells feels like homecoming

Osaka said she is a "perfectionist" but added that she is trying not to be too hard on herself as she finds her feet after her maternity break.
Chai Wanrou at the Daming Palace National Heritage Park, in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, China. The 28-year-old is part of a growing movement that envisions a future with no husband and no children.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 7, 2024

More Chinese women choosing singledom as economy stutters

Chinese President Xi Jinping last year stressed the need to "cultivate a new culture of marriage and childbearing."
A woman peels sugar cane on a railway track to sell it to sugar cane juice vendors in a slum area in Kolkata.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Mar 7, 2024

Climate migrants in India have hysterectomies to keep working: report

The move helps women ensure that periods or pregnancy don't stop them from working.
Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Lago property in Palm Beach, Florida, on Tuesday
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2024

Possible Trump return causing concern for Japanese firms

Trump has already said that he would impose a 10% tariff on all imported products.
A DITA howitzer-gun vehicle at an arms factory in Sternberk, Czech Republic
WORLD / Politics
Mar 7, 2024

As Russia advances, Europe extends reach to source ammunition for Ukraine

Supplies of ammunition to Ukraine have been interrupted by politics, with U.S. Congress holding up a $60 billion military aid package.
Iga Swiatek hopes to get ready for the Olympics by playing in all the tournaments on her schedule before the Games.
TENNIS
Mar 7, 2024

Hard-working Iga Swiatek not planning to lighten load before Paris Olympics

Swiatek said she still wants to play "everything" in a bid to be ready for the Olympics, which start on July 26.
The Bank of Japan in January. The BOJ is monitoring wage trends closely for signs of a virtuous cycle linking higher pay with demand-led price gains.
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 7, 2024

Japan wage growth beat forecasts in January, in fastest rise since June

The data comes as annual wage negotiations between firms and unions are reaching their climax, with the first results expected next week.
The rat with shortened primary cilia (left) had gained weight compared to a normal rat. According to recent research from Nagoya University, rats with artificially shortened primary cilia displayed lower metabolism and increased food intake, resulting in weight gain.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 7, 2024

Nagoya University finds mechanism behind middle-age weight gain

Researchers found that a region of the brain that controls metabolism and food intake becomes shorter with age in rats.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person