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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

U.S. could face debt-ceiling crisis this summer without deal

If the debt limit is not raised or suspended before extraordinary measures are exhausted, the government will be unable to pay its obligations fully.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Defying odds: A story of survival under Turkey's earthquake rubble

A 62-year-old man survived 187 hours after the walls of his ground-floor apartment were propped up by a fridge and a cabinet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatening nonstop 'war' on poultry

Experts and farmers on four continents said the prevalence of the virus in the wild signals that record outbreaks will not abate soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

The Russian leader says Moscow is locked in an existential battle with an arrogant West that wants to carve up his country and its vast resources.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 16, 2023

Some simple words to power up your conversations in Japanese

Japanese conjunctions, what's their function? Well, they can make your conversations go a lot smoother for one thing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 16, 2023

‘Blue Giant’ soundtrack steals the spotlight

The manga adaptation’s score, composed by jazz pianist Hiromi Uehara, hits all the right notes even if the animation fails to strike a chord.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 16, 2023

'Yudo': A heartwarming ode to a good, old-fashioned soak

Masayuki Suzuki’s film pays tribute to the neighborhood public bath with a rush of nostalgia and feel-good laughs.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 16, 2023

Japanese bookstore's revival in China deepens cultural ties

The original Uchiyama Shoten bookstore in Shanghai was a hub of literary exchange between Japan and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Rapidus considering building chip factory in Hokkaido, report says

A spokesperson of the chip venture confirmed that the governor of Hokkaido will visit its headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss the potential plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Japanese automaker unions file major pay hike demands amid inflation

The requests also reflected a wish to attract capable personnel, as the industry is in a period of transformation marked by a shift to electric and autonomous vehicles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023

Washington pushes for harsher action against banks with Russia ties

The West blocked several Russian banks' access to the international SWIFT payments system soon after Moscow invaded Ukraine in February last year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 15, 2023

Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon quits, saying she is too divisive to win independence

Sturgeon became SNP leader in the wake of a 2014 independence referendum when Scotland voted 55% to 45% to remain part of the United Kingdom.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023

Foreign arrivals to Japan nearly hit 1.5 million in January amid Lunar New Year boost

But while travelers from East Asia, including South Korea and Taiwan, represented about 1 million visitors, the total was still 44.3% below January 2019.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 15, 2023

Kishida vows to boost child-rearing budget to 4% of GDP

Japan's public expenditures related to family support stood at around ¥10 trillion in fiscal 2020, accounting for 2.01% of GDP and lagging behind developed European economies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023

'Everything changed': Ukrainians look back on year of war

Not a single Ukrainian was left untouched by the Russian invasion. Three of them were interviewed about what they lived through, and how the war changed them.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 15, 2023

Living with disaster: Building the cities of the future

We speak to professor Hitoshi Abe, an architect who has some ideas on how to start designing our cities to better deal with such inevitable disasters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,858 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,649.4, down 37.8% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2023

Data reset suspected in phones seized from 'Luffy' robbery suspects

Some of the devices were successfully unlocked and analyzed but were found to be close to what appeared to be an unused state, with hardly any data storage use.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 15, 2023

The continuing saga of the Tokyo Games scandal

The arrest of four more people last week has shaken the Japanese Olympic Committee and dealt a further blow to Sapporo’s quest to host the 2030 Winter Games.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 15, 2023

Hawaiian sumo makes triumphant return to Kokugikan ring at Hakuho Cup

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2021 edition and kept foreign wrestlers away in 2022, the former yokozuna's annual youth tournament was back in force on Sunday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2023

Bleak earnings and revolving leadership dampen prospects for Toshiba buyout

During an earnings report on Tuesday, Toshiba Vice President and CFO Masayoshi Hirata dodged questions surrounding any potential buyout developments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023

Japan eyes eased rules for firing on aircraft violating airspace

The Defense Ministry earlier announced that it “strongly suspects” objects that flew over Japan in 2019, 2020 and 2021 were Chinese spy balloons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2023

What Kazuo Ueda’s past says about the BOJ’s future

Japan’s new central bank boss, Kazuo Ueda, is being likened to a wise old policy 'owl' rather than a 'dove' or a 'hawk.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2023

What Japan's commitment to deterrence will end up looking like

Japan’s government with its new strategy documents has broken ground with a public commitment to build up the country’s counterstrike and rapid mobilization capabilities.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 15, 2023

J. League's 30th season brings legacy and future into focus

The 2023 campaign will be a chance for Japanese soccer officials to celebrate three decades of growth as they chart a course for the league going forward.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023

Japan to build storage depots in Oita and Aomori, likely for long-range missiles

The move follows a decision to acquire enemy base strike capabilities as a deterrent against attacks, in a major shift in the nation's security policy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2023

Nagoya court to screen video of Sri Lankan detainee's final days

In one clip, Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali vomits, collapses and repeatedly says she's going to die. A guard responds, 'Don't worry, you won't die. If you die, it will be troublesome.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2023

Russia's gymnastics, wrestling federations invited to Asian Games

Recent moves by the IOC to allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete has prompted calls by several countries to have them excluded from the 2024 Olympics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 15, 2023

Rakuten Group logs ¥372 billion record loss as it builds mobile base stations

The cybermall and mobile phone group incurred a net loss for the fourth straight year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 15, 2023

The controversial plan to release Fukushima nuclear plant's wastewater

Tepco says the water has been filtered to remove most radioactive elements, and calls the release both safe and necessary, but there has been domestic and international opposition.

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