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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

World Bank preparing ways to support Ukraine as fallout assessed

It was unclear, however, what resources may be available to aid Ukraine's people if Zelenskyy's democratically elected government is deposed by Russian forces.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022

Japan Tobacco halts Ukraine plant as fighting intensifies

The safety of all 900 workers at the facility has been confirmed and the company is monitoring developments closely, a spokesman wrote in an email Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022

Biden takes veiled swipe at China in condemning Russia backers on Ukraine

Some geopolitical analysts have said that Russia's action against Ukraine could embolden China over Taiwan.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2022

Shionogi seeks approval for Japan’s first domestic COVID pill

Kishida has signaled that the central government will expedite the review process to pave the way for a swift approval if the drug's efficacy and safety are confirmed.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 25, 2022

Klitschko brothers to take up arms to defend Ukraine against Russia

Former heavyweight champion Wladimir Klitschko enlisted in Ukraine's reserve army earlier this month, saying that the love for his country compelled him to defend it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

Russia’s yearslong quest to quit dollar eases impact of sanctions

Russia slashed its dollar reserves to just 16% of the central bank's stockpile in 2021, down from more than 40% just four years prior.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

How a German state helped Moscow push a pipeline, weakening Ukraine

In the north German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, where former Chancellor Angela Merkel had her constituency, ties to Russia run deep.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Feb 25, 2022

After attack on Ukraine, residents flee west

Families fleeing Thursday’s attack in Kyiv were stuck in traffic for miles on the capital’s longest avenue, as they tried to escape the advancement of Russian troops.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Feb 25, 2022

Watanabe Kazan: One scholar’s equivocal rebellion

Watanabe Kazan discovered a talent for drawing early on and became a hack artist, painting on demand for pennies. It kept starvation at bay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

Faster Tokyo price gains to keep BOJ speculation smoldering

Excluding fresh food, consumer prices in the capital increased 0.5% from a year earlier as utility bills soared, the internal affairs ministry said Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict pushes Nippon Steel to tap alternative sources of iron ore

About 14% of Nippon Steel's iron ore pellet feedstock currently comes from Russia and Ukraine, Takahiro Mori, the firm's executive vice president, said in an interview.
Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese speaks during question time in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra June 27.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2024

Australia reshuffles senior ministers ahead of upcoming election

If Albanese wins the upcoming election, he will be the first Australian leader to secure consecutive victories since 2004.
Hifumi Abe reacts after defending his Olympic title in the judo men's under-66 kg division at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Judo
Jul 28, 2024

Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic title after sister falls early

The Abe siblings famously both won gold at their home Olympics in Tokyo in 2021 just 30 minutes apart.
Gold medalist Coco Yoshizawa and silver medalist Liz Akama celebrate after the women's skateboarding street competition at La Concorde in Paris on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Skateboarding
Jul 28, 2024

Coco Yoshizawa skates to gold for Japan at Paris Olympics

Yoshizawa led after the preliminary round and threw down the highest-scoring trick of the afternoon to rally past teammate Liz Akama and win the gold medal.
Koki Kano celebrates after winning the gold-medal match over France's Yannick Borel in the men's epee event at the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Fencing
Jul 29, 2024

Japan's Kano breaks French hearts in Olympic fencing final

Yannick Borel of France took silver and Mohamed Elsayed of Egypt was awarded bronze.
France's Leon Marchand celebrates after winning the Olympic final of the men's 400-meter individual medley at the Paris Games on Sunday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 29, 2024

Magic Marchand delivers 400 meters IM gold for France as Matsushita takes silver

The 22-year-old Marchand, nicknamed the "French Michael Phelps," carried the expectations of a nation into his first event but he simply crushed his rivals.
Japanese players celebrate after their comeback group-stage win over Brazil on Sunday in Paris.
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2024

Japan late show stuns Brazil in Olympic women's soccer

Japan scored two goals in stoppage time to stun Brazil and boost its hopes of advancing to the knockout stage.
American Simone Biles competes in the floor exercise during gymnastics qualifiers on Sunday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Jul 29, 2024

Biles dazzles in Paris Olympics debut despite injury scare

The American, aiming to add to the four gold medals she won in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, tweaked her left calf during warm-ups but still managed to shine.
Though some in the country rejected their wartime associations, the Japanese government made the Hinomaru flag and "Kimigayo" anthem official 25 years ago.
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Aug 1, 2024

Japan Times 1999: Flag, anthem now official

After some controversy, the Hinomaru flag was made official alongside the country's national anthem, "Kimigayo."
Haruka Nakamura (left) celebrates with teammate Kohane Ushioku during the women's gymnastics qualification round for the Paris Olympics on Sunday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 29, 2024

Japan's gymnastics team puts in solid performance despite missing captain

The teenage athletes' Olympics journey had got off to an inauspicious start after 19-year-old captain Shoko Miyata was sent home just days before the Games.
A man stands near a damaged gate around a football pitch after a reported strike from Lebanon fell in the Majdal Shams village in the Israeli-annexed Golan area on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2024

Israel Cabinet says government can respond to deadly rocket strike

Hezbollah denied responsibility for the attack on Majdal Shams.
A crystallizer, used in the process of manufacturing nickel sulphate hexahydrate, stands at the BHP Group Kwinana Nickel Refinery in Kwinana, Western Australia, in 2019.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 29, 2024

Companies ‘paralyzed’ as Australia prepares tough climate rules

Over 6,000 companies in Australia will need to make fully comprehensive disclosures on emissions that include climate impacts across supply chains.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton waves to the crowd during the podium ceremony for the Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jul 29, 2024

Hamilton wins Belgian Grand Prix after teammate Russell disqualified

It is the second win of the season for the seven-time world champion following his success at Silverstone earlier this month and the 105th of his Formula One career.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2024

Turkey’s Erdogan threatens to intervene in Israel-Gaza conflict

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks underscore growing hostility with Israel.
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei (left) on Sunday delivers a speech during the official presidential endorsement ceremony of President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian (right).
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2024

Iran’s supreme leader hints at improving ties with West

Iran’s supreme leader indicated that his country is open to easing diplomatic engagement with the West.
The United Nations headquarters building is pictured though a window with the U.N. logo in the foreground in New York in 2014.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 29, 2024

U.N. cybercrime treaty faces new scrutiny

After seven negotiating sessions to date, criticism of the text has increased.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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