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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2023

Saving the planet and picking fights in the process

The U.S. Inflation Reduction Act’s climate change provisions are a game changer for a cleaner environment but are also antagonizing America's allies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2023

What to expect from the next round of globalization

There is growing support for the idea that the world is experiencing not 'deglobalization' but rather 're-globalization,' owing to accelerating changes in energy and technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 1, 2023

Russia can’t replace the energy market Putin broke

Russia's European network of gas fields and pipelines developed at a cost of hundreds of billions of dollars has been effectively thrown away due to the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2023

Former top bureaucrat Nobuo Ishihara, dubbed 'shadow prime minister,' dies age 96

When Emperor Showa died in 1989, Ishihara oversaw the era change from Showa to Heisei and the Taiso no Rei state funeral.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 1, 2023

China ‘learning lessons’ from Ukraine invasion, NATO chief says in Tokyo

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said that ties with Japan are set to extend to new areas as the two partners seek to work together to uphold and defend the rules-based international order.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 1, 2023

ChatGPT maker fields tool for spotting AI-written text

The announcement came amid intense debate at schools around the world over concerns that the software can be used by students to cheat on assignments and exams.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023

Biotechnology startup Colossal Biosciences wants to bring back the dodo

The billion-dollar startup has added the famous bird to its de-extinction agenda, alongside the woolly mammoth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2023

Prison term sought for ex-Aoki head over Tokyo Games bribery

The prosecution also demanded shorter prison terms for the firm's former vice chairman and for the retailer's former senior managing director.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2023

Suspect in attack on Japanese sociologist Shinji Miyadai found dead

Miyadai, a 63-year-old academic known for books about socio-economic issues, was seriously wounded in the November attack but has since been released from hospital.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023

Japan factory activity shrinks for third month in January

On the bright side, supplier delays were the least prevalent since February 2021, suggesting improvement in the tight supply of parts such as semiconductors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023

U.S. to lift COVID emergencies from May 11 — what happens next?

More than 1.1 million Americans have died of COVID-19 — but life has been gradually returning to normal as the pandemic eases and vaccination levels approach 70% of the population.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023

Shopping complex and Japan's largest airport hotel open at Haneda terminal

The full opening of the 12-story mixed-use development comes as Japan aims to welcome back inbound travelers after easing its border controls last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2023

Norway's Arctic temperatures 'no sweat' for electric cars

Despite biting cold, rugged terrain and long stretches of remote roads, the Scandinavian country is the undisputed world champion when it comes to the zero-emission vehicles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023

Ukraine to hold EU summit in Kyiv with hope for progress on bloc membership

Ukraine gained EU candidacy status in June last year, several months after Russian President Vladimir Putin sent troops rolling into the country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2023

Planting trees could cut urban heat wave deaths by a third, study says

Of the 6,700 premature deaths attributed to higher temperatures in 93 European cities during 2015, one third could have been prevented, researchers found.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2023

Japan's sushi chains taking action after customers' inappropriate behavior goes viral

The operator of the Hamasushi chain has filed a damage report to police over a video that started to circulate in early January, while Kura Sushi is probing a similar incident.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2023

COVID's quiet creep in Japan fuels its deadliest outbreak yet

A wave of omicron infections overwhelmed the nation's health system this winter and delayed medical care for patients, sending daily deaths to a record high of more than 500 on Jan. 14.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 1, 2023

Haruki Murakami to release first novel in six years in April

There was little detail given about the new work, which will be Murakami's first novel since 'Killing Commendatore' was published in February 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2023

Two years on, Myanmar coup takes a 'catastrophic toll'

The Feb. 1, 2021, coup, which unseated Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi’s elected government, has left a trail of upended lives in its wake.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2023

U.S. and allies mark anniversary of Myanmar coup with more sanctions

Washington imposed sanctions on the Union Election Commission, mining enterprises and energy officials, among others.
Japan Times
Feb 1, 2023

“Creating a sustainable world by the power of data science” with Yuki Kishi - Roundtable: Sustainability with Ross Rowbury #27

For our special speaker, Mr. Rowbury will welcome Yuki Kishi, Chief Financial Officer at Sustainable Lab, the only non-financial big data group in Japan, specializing in SDGs/ESGs from an interdisciplinary approach combining data science, sustainability, and financial engineering.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 1, 2023

U.S. Navy struggling to counter China's rise as warship repairs limit time at sea

The problems included increased delays in depot maintenance and 'growing numbers of cannibalizations,” according to a congressional assessment.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 1, 2023

Barcelona goes to court to keep a star player on its roster

With the Spanish league unequivocal in its refusal to bend regulations to allow Barcelona to register any more players, the club’s board took its plea to the local court.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 1, 2023

Playing regrets give new England coach Steve Borthwick an edge

The 43-year-old former lock won 57 caps from 2001-10 and was England's captain in 21 of those tests.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 1, 2023

IOC rejects Russian demand that its athletes compete without restrictions

The debate had intensified since the IOC said last week it was examining a 'pathway' for Russians to compete in Paris.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 1, 2023

Manila weighs deporting all four robbery suspects to Japan at once

The actual date of deportation remains fluid as pending local criminal cases could present obstacles.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023

Myanmar is a country between chaos and hopelessness

Nearly two years after a military coup and being increasingly out of the global spotlight, Myanmar has descended into an unending civil conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 31, 2023

Putin’s war in Ukraine pushes ex-Soviet states toward new allies

Officials from ex-Soviet states in central Asia and the Caucasus say the war has prompted their governments to look for ways to reduce dependence on Moscow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 31, 2023

Another wave of food price hikes awaits Japan consumers in February

A supermarket industry executive said consumers will be even more cautious in buying under the growing burden of electricity bills.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 31, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 4,862 new cases

The Japanese capital reported 19 new deaths among COVID-19 patients, while the number of patients with severe symptoms rose to 34 from 32 on Monday.
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.
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.
Two more arrested over brutal murder of couple in Tochigi
A vehicle carrying Seiha Sekine, the 32-year-old common-law husband of the deceased Tokyo couple's first daughter, leaves a police station in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward on Tuesday.
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.
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
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