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Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 25, 2022

Japanese national in Poland opens home to Ukrainian refugee families

Until three weeks ago, Yugo Azuma was just another graduate student in Poland, but after the invasion of Ukraine he felt compelled to come to the aid of those fleeing the country.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 25, 2022

Is Japan at risk of a downgrade?

The COVID-19 pandemic stalled the Japanese government's debt-control efforts, now it also has to deal with the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2022

Putin’s war and the mirage of the rules-based order

Rules-based order and economic interdependence has not stopped countries like Russia and China from engaging in relentless expansionism at the expense of their neighbors.
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BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Yen at risk of deep slump as traders pile on

The yen's depreciation could also have knock-on implications across the region and help spur further depreciation of China's yuan, says Societe Generale SA strategist Albert Edwards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2022

How well do you know Japan's Oscar history?

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's “Drive My Car” is nominated in four categories at the 94th Academy Awards, but win or lose, the film joins an exclusive club for cinematic greats.
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BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Amazon fired and disparaged him. Then he started a labor union.

Christian Smalls, an upstart labor leader hoping to unionize Amazon facilities in Staten Island, New York, has taken on an aggressive strategy against the e-commerce giant.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2022

Ethiopia declares unilateral truce in war-ravaged Tigray

The rebels ignored a previous government offer of a cease-fire, but this time the group said it is committed to implementing the truce 'effective immediately.”
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BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022

E-scooters fall head over wheels for battery swapping

Swappable batteries have been a hit for e-scooters and e-bikes, making it easier and cheaper for rental companies to keep the small vehicles available on city streets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022

Inside China's electric drive for swappable car batteries

China is pushing hard for swappable batteries for EVs as a supplement to charging, with the government throwing its weight behind several companies advancing the technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2022

Only in America can gas prices be turned into a political time bomb

Other countries use tax cuts and subsidies to soften the impact of higher fuel costs on consumers. Congress should bite the bullet and do the same.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2022

Time for Japan to embrace realism in dealings with Russia

It's past time for Japan to look clearly at relations with Russia and acknowledge Moscow's behavior for what it is: empty rhetoric, tactical tricks and bullying.
SOCCER / World cup / From the Spot
Mar 25, 2022

Battle-tested Samurai Blue eager for deep World Cup push

After perhaps the most unconventional, daunting and frustrating qualifying campaign in team history, Samurai Blue have qualified for a seventh straight FIFA World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 25, 2022

American bidders ready for final round in battle for Chelsea ownership

Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich put the club up for sale after Russia's invasion of Ukraine prompted the U.K. government to place him under far-reaching sanctions for his ties Putin.
Demolition work underway in areas around the Asaichi-dori morning market in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Saturday
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2024

Only 4% of publicly funded demolitions in Ishikawa complete

Requests have been filed for over 20,000 residential buildings damaged by the Jan. 1 quake.
Labour Party leader Keir Starmer speaks during the launch of the party's general election manifesto in Manchester, England, on June 13.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 2, 2024

Labour win in U.K. election would likely mean continuity for Asia

While the party has focused on domestic challenges in the run-up to Thursday's election, it maintains a deep interest in the region, experts say.
Security officers escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan as he appeared before the Islamabad High Court, in Islamabad, Pakistan, on May 12, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 2, 2024

Pakistani prime minister's detention is unlawful, U.N. group says

Former Prime Minister Imran Khan has been in jail since last August and was convicted in some cases ahead of a national election in February.
Elliott Investment Management's sizable stake in Sumitomo reflects a growing shareholder activism in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2024

Activist investor campaigns hit record high, driven by Japan

The number of new activists campaigns totaled 147, up 7% from 138 in the same period in 2023 and 29% above the five-year average.
Junya Ito in Reims, France in March.
SOCCER
Jul 2, 2024

Prosecutors likely to drop sexual assault case against Japan midfielder Junya Ito

Investigators have raised suspicions that the two women filed a criminal complaint based on false or incorrect accounts, sources said.
Japan's Universal Entertainment is dropping a plan to buy PH Resorts' gaming project in the central Philippines.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2024

Japan's Universal scraps plan to buy central Philippines casino

Shares in PH Resorts slumped as much as 29% to a nine-month intraday low following the disclosure.
Shigeru Ishiba, former Secretary-General of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, speaks to reporters in Sapporo last week.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 2, 2024

Suga meets with Ishiba, fueling speculation over LDP leadership race

The meeting has fueled speculation over Ishiba's moves ahead of the LDP's leadership race expected to be held in September.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attends the 10th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea in Pyongyang in this photo released on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2024

North Korea says it tested ballistic missile capable of carrying super-large warhead

The country will conduct another launch of the same type of missile in July to test the "explosion power" of the super-large warhead, according to its state news agency.
Under the light of a moon partially obscured by clouds, the eyes of a dozen deer glow uncannily in the dark on South Korea's island of Anma.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2024

Swelling deer herd overwhelms South Korean islanders

The government is weighing a petition to designate the deer as "harmful wildlife" to clear the way for hunting and other measures.
Each week Neha Mankani comes by boat ambulance to Baba, an old fishing settlement near Karachi, and reportedly one of the world's most crowded islands with some 6,500 people crammed into 0.15 square kilometers.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 2, 2024

Midwife on the front line of climate change on Pakistan's islands

Climate change is swelling the surrounding seas off the megacity of Karachi and baking the land with rising temperatures.
The supply of super-long Japanese debt is projected to total almost ¥30 trillion in the fiscal year that started on April 1.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 2, 2024

Big risks hound Japan’s longest bonds despite move to cut supply

Japan's government appears to be striving to calm down a market that’s wracked by rising yields.
While the health ministry has been distributing educational material on blood donation to high school students since fiscal 1990, this will be the first time the campaign is extended to middle school students.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 2, 2024

Health ministry aims to educate middle schoolers in bid to raise blood donation rate

The ministry aims to have educational material on blood donation ready for middle schoolers in fiscal 2025 to encourage students to be future donors.
Shogi star Sota Fujii holds a board with his new title "eisei Kisei" after a match in Nagoya on Monday.
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2024

Shogi star Fujii becomes youngest winner of 'Eisei' status

Fujii gained the eisei Kisei status at the age of 21 years and 11 months by winning the title for five straight years, starting with his first win in July 2020.
Japan skateboarding national team coach Daisuke Hayakawa performs at a skateboard training area in Tokyo on June 12.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Jul 2, 2024

Japan's skateboarding youth turn street culture into Olympic gold

National team coach Daisuke Hayakawa said that the number of skaters in Japan had tripled since the Tokyo Games.
Palestinian lightweight boxer Wassim Abu Sal ahead of a training session at a gym in Ramallah in the occupied West Bank on June 22
OLYMPICS / Boxing
Jul 2, 2024

First Palestinian Olympic boxer fights hurdles before history

For Waseem Abu Sal, traveling abroad to train or compete comes with its own difficulties.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
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.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
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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