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Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 25, 2023

Japan on a plate: Our food critic reveals his favorite spots

Food writer Robbie Swinnerton has been covering Tokyo’s culinary scene for decades, so for this week’s episode we asked him to pick out a few standout meals from last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

Two energy giants, two green projects: one double-booking in North Sea

A dispute is unfolding between BP and Orsted over primacy in an 'overlap zone.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Surging crime and bleak future push Rohingya in Bangladesh to risk lives at sea

An increasing number of Rohingya are now leaving Bangladesh for countries such as Malaysia and Indonesia via perilous boat journeys.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

Japan cuts economic view in January as COVID-19 surges in China

The Japanese government's latest report said exports 'have been in a weak tone recently,' the first time the component was downgraded in 14 months, with the fall particularly marked in Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 5,934 new cases

On Tuesday, Japan reported 83,353 new COVID-19 cases, down by some 46,000 from a week before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

CDP questions Kishida on defense spending, nuclear power and child care

Calling for a snap election, the CDP's Kenta Izumi blasted the prime minister for pursuing a tax hike for defense spending without parliamentary discussion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2023

Japan's Supreme Court rules 2021 vote-value disparity constitutional

Among the 15 justices of the top court's Grand Bench, 14 ruled the 2021 Lower House election was constitutional, while one said it was unconstitutional.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 25, 2023

Rui Hachimura excited to join Lakers and to wear No. 28 jersey

Hachimura joins superstars LeBron James and Anthony Davis on a Lakers team that has struggled with injuries this season and is much in need of size.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2023

The growing comprehension gap that isolates Japan

Japan's central bank governor and the market are talking at cross-purposes. It shows a country that’s both badly understood and a poor communicator.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

Is Malaysia poised for a new dawn?

The challenges Malaysia are undoubtedly formidable. But perhaps no one is better equipped to confront them than its new prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Kishida's possible visit to Kyiv faces security and other challenges

The prime minister is said to be eager to make the visit ahead of the summit of the Group of Seven major powers he will host in the city of Hiroshima in May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Long COVID is keeping significant numbers of people out of work, study finds

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71% of claimants with long COVID-19 needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Former U.S. Indo-Pacific commander underscores threat to Taiwan’s outlying islands

Retired Adm. Philip Davidson — known for his assessment that China may try to attack Taiwan by 2027 — called the threat to the islands a “grave security concern” for Taipei.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

The coming El Nino could be a glimpse of a grim future

A temporary spike in temperatures next year because of the El Nino weather pattern might motivate the world to curb carbon emissions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

‘Woke’ is a political term with a long and complicated history

The idea of wokeism has been used by both Black and White Americans to fight injustice since the early 1900s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

The fate of the global balance sheet and economic health

Whether global wealth continues to fall in 2023 will depend significantly on two factors: The effectiveness of Chinese policy and the strength of international economic cooperation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2023

American men 'push each other' to tennis resurgence at Australian Open

The last time three American men reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal was the 2005 U.S. Open, led by Andre Agassi, James Blake and Robby Ginepri.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Ukrainian officials inspect mine removal equipment in Japan

Ukraine needs about 60 land mine removal machines and hopes to gain Japan's assistance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Heavy snow continues across much of Japan as cold snap maintains grip

Transport was disrupted, with trains and vehicles stranded due to difficulties caused by the winter storms.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 25, 2023

Not promoting Takakeisho is the right move for both him and sumo

Against a field which contained no other ozeki or yokozuna, the 26-year-old failed to dominate in a manner which would have made promotion impossible to deny.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Two dead and nine missing after ship sinks between Japan and South Korea

The Jin Tian sent a distress signal late on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometers west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo islands in far southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

U.S. sues Google to break up ad unit in heated antitrust fight

Google said in blog post that the lawsuit 'attempts to pick winners and losers in the highly competitive advertising technology sector.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 25, 2023

Soichiro Kozuki nets first Schalke goal with Stuttgart's Wataru Endo also on target

Kozuki scored the home side's only goal in a 6-1 defeat to Leipzig as Schalke remain at rock bottom of the Bundesliga.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

Social impact bond program spreading among Japan's local governments

The system, while curbing fiscal spending, enables administrative bodies to improve the effectiveness of their services by encouraging companies involved to come up with creative ideas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

New BOJ governor likely to move away from special stimulus, ex-official says

The official said Japan is on track to break away from an entrenched deflationary mindset as it moves away from being an economy of zero inflation.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 25, 2023

Looking ahead at the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2024

Scott Rolen became the 18th third baseman inducted and a 19th might be on the way in 2024 when hot corner standout Adrian Beltre hits the ballot for the first time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Jacinda Ardern leaves mixed record on tackling climate change

Ardern established a new policy framework for New Zealand to address global warming, but there’s a sense that her government failed to deliver fully on its climate promises.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town

Literacy in tribal areas is low as a result of poverty, patriarchal values and other issues, but attitudes toward education are slowing changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Lab-grown meat moves closer to American dinner plates

Executives at cultivated meat companies are optimistic that meat grown in massive steel vats could be on the menu within months after one company won the go-ahead from a key regulator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Life's no longer rosy at Senegal's pink lake after floods

Extreme floods contaminated the lake five months ago, turning its famous waters green and threatening thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihoods.
Japan bread recalled after rat parts found inside packs
Pasco Shikishima has recalled 104,000 packs of its white Chojuku bread after parts of a rat's body were discovered in two of them.
Tokuryū, a new crime menace in Japan, emerges from the shadows
The National Police Agency coined the term "tokuryū" to classify individuals involved in dark part time jobs and quasi-gangsters, using the words "tokumei" (anonymous) and "ryūdo" (fluid) to reflect their characteristics.
Nearly 6 million elderly people in Japan will have dementia by 2040
The latest figure is significantly less than a previous projection released in 2015 that said more than 8 million people would have dementia by 2040.
Thanks, tourists. Views of Mount Fuji are now blocked.
Tourists pose in front of a convenience store with Mount Fuji on Friday in the town of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture. Local residents are upset over littering, overcrowding and the inconvenience caused by the visitors.
Is Modi’s party heading for a stunning election loss?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's campaign tactics have escalated, including anti-Muslim rhetoric and fearmongering, reflecting his ruling party's desperation.
Stormy seas ahead as Beijing and Manila trade barbs over secret deal
Philippine Marines wave to Philippine Navy personnel and the media during a resupply mission at their military outpost, the BRP Sierra Madre, a warship run aground in the disputed Second Thomas Shoal in 1999, in the South China Sea, in March 2014.
Unlike 10 years ago, Japan's new security bill sparks little debate
The Lower House starts discussing a security clearance bill on April 19 in Tokyo.
After blockbuster boxing victory, what next for ‘Monster’ Inoue?
Naoya Inoue celebrates his victory over Luis Nery in their IBF-WBA-WBC-WBO super bantamweight title boxing match at Tokyo Dome on Monday.
Xi bristles as Macron and von der Leyen urge China to do more on Ukraine
French President Emmanuel Macron, Chinese leader Xi Jinping and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen walk after their meeting in Paris on Monday.
How a Japanese scientist is turning the climate crisis into music
A screencap of a performance of Hiroto Nagai's “String Quartet No. 1 ‘Polar Energy Budget’” by the PRT Quartet

Podcast

From easily navigable train stations to the helpfulness of its municipal staff, Tokyo has earned high praise for its commitment to accessibility for disabled travelers.
[Rebroadcast] Japan is doing better on accessibility than you may think

Longform

Rows of irises resemble a rice field at the Peter Walker-designed Toyota Municipal Museum of Art.
The 'outsiders' creating some of Japan's greenest spaces
By Stephen Mansfield

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