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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022

Japan’s deeper inflation trend shows price growth spreading

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda has repeatedly emphasized the need for sustainable inflation before he considers adjusting his easing stance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2022

A world in crisis needs both trade and aid

Creating a more sustainable, inclusive and connected future is the moon shot of our times.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2022

U.S. bolstering capabilities of Asia-Pacific allies with latest missile sales

The two missile sales approved for Australia and Japan over the past five days come amid heightened tensions with China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 26, 2022

Smuggling migrants at the U.S. border now a billion-dollar business

Title 42, introduced under the Trump administration, has authorized immediate expulsion of migrants caught crossing the border illegally, which has led to a substantial escalation in incursions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

Putin will not attend Shinzo Abe's state funeral, Kremlin says

A Japanese media report had said that Tokyo would refuse Putin's attendance at the Sept. 27 funeral even if he wanted to go.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2022

Implementation, not innovation, is the key to economic success

Innovation has been the main driver of long-term economic growth since the Industrial Revolution. But in today's day and age, diffusion of new technologies separates winners from losers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2022

Taiwan president lauds military while overseeing drills from warship

The drills, which simulate the repulsion of an invader, coincide with air-raid exercises across the island as it boosts combat preparedness in the face of rising Chinese military pressure.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new cases stay above 30,000

The number of severely ill patients increased by six to 21, while five deaths linked to the virus reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022

Grub's deal with Amazon shows food delivery sector bracing for cost-of-living crunch

The loss-making food delivery industry was one of the big beneficiaries of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that effect has waned as consumers have started to cut back.
An AI-generated story about the Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's "psychiatrist" committing suicide has exploded online, prompting warnings from experts.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

Proliferating 'news' sites spew AI-generated fake stories

At least 739 AI-generated "news" sites in multiple languages operating with little to no human oversight have been identified in recent investigations.
Air Self-Defense Force F-35 stealth fighters are displayed at the U.S. military's Yokota Air Base in Tokyo.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

Japan's arms imports up 155% over last five years, report finds

The Asian nation was the sixth-largest weapons importer in the world, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute.
Italian women are having fewer children — with some eschewing motherhood altogether.
WORLD / Society
Mar 11, 2024

Italian women are burying the myth of the mamma

Italy has one of the lowest birthrates in the world at 1.24 — well below the level needed for the population to sustain itself without immigration.
Nintendo's popular video game character Super Mario will return to the big screen in April 2026.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2024

Nintendo announces new 'Super Mario' movie

The video game company will partner with animation studio Illumination again for the animated feature scheduled for an April 2026 release.
Russian President Vladimir Putin has publicly said he prefers U.S. President Joe Biden to Donald Trump, but the remark was widely interpreted to mean exactly the opposite.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

Putin hopes a Trump win would change course for Russia

While Putin has said he prefers U.S. President Joe Biden to Donald Trump, the remark was widely interpreted to mean exactly the opposite.
Christopher Nolan poses with the Oscars for best picture and best director for "Oppenheimer," in the Academy Awards press room on Sunday.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2024

The Academy gives Christopher Nolan's masterpiece its highest accolade

It is, in the words of its director, the story of the most important person who ever lived.
Liverpool's Alexis Mac Allister (right) celebrates after scoring against Manchester City during their match in Liverpool, England, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Mar 11, 2024

Thrilling match between Liverpool and Manchester City ends in stalemate

Alexis Mac Allister fired home a second-half penalty as Liverpool claimed a point against Manchester City in a breathless 1-1 Premier League blockbuster.
Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas, winners of the Oscar for best picture for "Oppenheimer," pose with Takashi Yamazaki, winner of the Oscar for best visual effects for "Godzilla Minus One," at the Governors Ball, following the 96th Academy Awards in Hollywood, California, on Sunday.
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2024

‘Oppenheimer’ caps a big night with best picture Oscar

The big night for ‘Oppenheimer’ offered hope for traditional cinema.
Cheung Cheuk-man dances during a breaking competition in Macau on April 8, 2023.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 11, 2024

Hong Kong plumber's Olympic breaking dream goes down drain

Plumber by day, breaker by night, Cheung Cheuk-man was disappointed to miss out on an Olympic berth at the Paris Games
Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida said he has no lingering physical complications after his hospital stay.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

SDF chief of staff returns to work

Gen. Yoshihide Yoshida was diagnosed as overworked in mid-February, when he sought medical attention over a fever and illness.
The wreckage of a Ground Self-Defense Force helicopter is salvaged by a vessel off Ikema Island in Okinawa Prefecture last May.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

GSDF probe fails to identify cause of deadly helicopter crash

The cause of the crash that killed all 10 on board could not be pinpointed because part of the flight recorder data was damaged.
Dai Karasawa, president of SSE Pacifico K.K., a joint venture of U.K. energy group SSE and Japan's Pacifico Energy, speaks about their plan to develop offshore wind farms in Japan during an interview in Tokyo, last week.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2024

SSE's Japan unit aims to develop 6GW offshore wind farms

Japan is aiming to become a major offshore wind power producer, with the government targeting 10 GW by 2030 and up to 45 GW by 2040.
A China Coast Guard ship sails during a military drill near Fuzhou, in China's Fujian Province, near the Taiwan-controlled Matsu Islands that are close to the Chinese coast.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2024

China trying to 'normalize' military drills near Taiwan: top security official

China runs "joint combat readiness patrols" near the democratic island every 7-10 days on average, Taiwan's National Security Bureau chief said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2024

Daiso banks on ‘brand Japan’ for U.S. expansion

The discount store chain plans to open 65 stores in the U.S. in 2024, and over 100 next year.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 11, 2024

Tokyo to continue offering subsidy to women seeking to freeze eggs

The metropolitan government says it will subsidize all who fit the criteria despite applicants exceeding budgeted spots by nearly tenfold.

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