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Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

The Japan Times Cube to be media sponsor of JapanCraft21

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) will act as a media sponsor for JapanCraft21, which strives to pass on traditional Japanese culture to future generations and introduce its beauty and technology both domestically and internationally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022

Kim sister threatens South Korea with nuclear strike if it attacks

Kim Yo Jong's threat appeared to be an effort to justify future provocations to challenge the hawkish new president soon taking power in Seoul.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

ジャパンタイムズキューブはJapanCraft21のメディアスポンサーとして 日本伝統工芸再生コンテストをサポートします

株式会社ジャパンタイムズキューブ（代表取締役　末松弥奈子）は、日本の伝統文化を後世に継承し、そしてその美しさ、技術を国内外に紹介するため、JapanCraft21が主催する「第2回ロニー賞」をメディアスポンサーとしてサポートします。...
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2022

Three months before Upper House poll, Kishida holds party rivals at bay

Strong approval ratings and the Ukraine crisis have given the prime minister the edge over his rival Shinzo Abe within the LDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2022

Elon Musk’s ‘passive’ Twitter stake starts with poll on edit button

Whether Musk stays passive or switches to active, Twitter shares soared 27% on Monday, a signal that shareholders welcome his investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2022

BOJ’s Kuroda characterizes yen moves as somewhat rapid

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said recent movements in Japan's currency have been on the rapid side, in his clearest warning signal yet.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 5, 2022

ATP warns of stricter action for misconduct

The ATP has recently come under fire for what many pundits and fans perceived to be soft punishments from the governing body following a series of high-profile outbursts by players.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022

Planet’s breakneck warming likely to pass 1.5 degrees, U.N. scientists warn

The world may be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees — a change that would painfully remake societies and life on the planet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 5, 2022

The real reason behind China’s repression of ethnic minorities

Beijing officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, but their treatment has been far from equal over the past decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022

A Paris Agreement architect is now terrified by lack of climate action

'I don't have words to explain. u2018Concerning' is not enough. This is frankly a terrifying report,” Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

Eight years after Maidan Revolution, Ukraine better equipped for information war with Russia

A vanguard of volunteers are fighting Russian propaganda, which for years had spread inside Ukraine and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

U.S. sees rising risk in ‘breathtaking’ China nuclear expansion

Testimony by the head of the U.S. Strategic Command showed for the first time that China's ICBM-launched hypersonic glide vehicle tested in July flew 40,000 km for more than 100 minutes.
A man visits the Cornerstone of Peace, a monument in the Peace Memorial Park in Itoman, Okinawa Prefecture, with his family, including his great-grandchildren, on Sunday, the 79th anniversary of the end of the Battle of Okinawa.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2024

Okinawa marks 79 years since end of fierce ground battle

During a memorial service, participants observed a moment of silence in honor of the more than 200,000 war dead and renewed a pledge for peace.
A Ground Self-Defense Force member welcomes a local resident at a bathing facility set up on the grounds of an elementary school serving as an evacuation shelter in Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, in March.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2024

Noto mission becomes SDF's longest quake response project

The record 175-day mission has highlighted the time-consuming work of restoring water supplies and sewerage systems.
Amid AI chip juggernaut Nvidia's staggering successes, startups seeking the attention of Silicon Valley venture capitalists are being asked to innovate — but without a clear indication of where the next chapter of AI will be written.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jun 23, 2024

Beyond Nvidia: the search for AI's next breakthrough

Startups are being asked to innovate — but without a clear indication of where the next chapter of AI will be written.
Nissan's Hyper Force at the Beijing Auto Show in Beijing on May 3
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2024

Nissan closes car plant in China

The closure on Friday came amid the rapid spread of electric vehicles in China, which has led to serious sales slumps for Japanese automakers.
Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. awarded medals to 80 sailors who took part in a resupply mission to a military garrison in the disputed South China Sea last week.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2024

Marcos says Philippines won't be intimidated amid China row

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s comments came after a violent clash between the country's navy and the Chinese coast guard in the South China Sea.
Seaweed in the ocean off Hayama, Kanagawa Prefecture. Local residents aim to restore seagrass and seaweed beds suffering from marine desertification, and their project has also been certified to receive "blue carbon" credits.
ENVIRONMENT / OUR PLANET
Jun 23, 2024

Japan looks to 'blue carbon' to cut emissions — and restore its coasts

The nation's net zero goal has driven interest in these ecosystems, but verifying the amount of carbon stored by seaweed presents a challenge.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run during the third inning on Saturday at Dodger Stadium.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jun 23, 2024

Shohei Ohtani adds to home run binge as Dodgers dump Angels

Ohtani mashed a 459-foot (140-meter) homer to right center one night after sending a ball 455 feet over the center field fence.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un holds a reception for Russian President Vladimir Putin in Pyongyang on Wednesday. Agreements reached by the two leaders this time were tactical in nature and hardly strategic.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2024

Putin’s Pyongyang visit, pivotal talks and a generational shift reshape regional dynamics

The move by Russia and North Korea this time is tactical in nature and hardly strategic.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and Russian President Vladimir Putin take part in a welcoming ceremony in Pyongyang on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2024

Playing a risky 21st-century game of ‘Russian roulette’

The U.S. and its allies should reinforce the rule of law and resist the destabilizing efforts of Russia, North Korea, China and Iran.
While a weaker yen is seen pushing up fiscal 2024 profits by 1.9% at large companies with capital of ¥1 billion or more, it is expected to have a negative impact of 1.3% for small companies with capital of 10 million to ¥100 million.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2024

Impacts of weaker yen vary by company size: estimates

The profit disparity arises apparently from the inability of small companies to offset rising import costs with their limited-scale exports and direct investments abroad.
Japan Ground Self-Defense Force tanks take part in a live fire exercise near Gotemba on May 26.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2024

EU seeks defense industry partnerships with Japan and South Korea

These would mark the EU's first such security and defense-related collaboration with Asian nations.
According to the JCG's 11th regional headquarters in Naha, two Chinese ships entered Japanese waters south of Uotsuri Island in the Senkaku chain around 3:15 p.m. They were both reported to be equipped with what appeared to be cannons.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2024

China ships enter Japan waters near Senkakus for fourth straight day

As the ships tried to approach a Japanese fishing boat, Japan Coast Guard patrol vessels secured the safety of the boat and warned the Chinese ships to leave.
Muslim pilgrims shade themselves from the sun as they arrive at the base of Mount Arafat during the annual Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia on June 15.
WORLD
Jun 23, 2024

Egyptian Hajj death toll rises to 672 amid intense heat

A crisis unit tasked with investigating the situation said on Saturday it has suspended licenses of 16 tourism companies and referred them to the public prosecutor.
Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo takes a selfie with a fan during his team's match against Turkey during Euro 2024 in Dortmund, Germany, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Jun 24, 2024

UEFA tightens Euro 2024 security as pitch invaders seek selfies with Cristiano Ronaldo

UEFA said fans running onto the pitch will face "the filing of a formal criminal complaint for trespass."
Palestinians carry the wounded outside the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City on Sunday.
WORLD
Jun 24, 2024

Israeli airstrike kills eight at Gaza aid center, witnesses say

The Israeli military said Hamas and Islamic Jihad militants had used the site.
Character-crazed Japan has little appetite for Labubu
A pop-up advertisement for the newly opened Chiikawa Park in Tokyo's Ikebukuro neighborhood demonstrates how the country is chockful of cute characters — to the detriment of trends like Labubu.
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.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Man arrested in Kobe stabbing had been staying at hotel near victim’s home
Masashi Tanimoto arrested on suspicion of murder in connection with the fatal stabbing of a woman in Kobe, is sent to prosecutors on Sunday.
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.
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.

Podcast

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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