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LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 24, 2021

The time is ripe to bring hops back to Yamanashi

Dave Prucha is bringing domestic hop production, perfect for use at craft beer microbreweries, to his Obina Hops farm.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 24, 2021

Australian women leading nation's athletics revival ahead of Tokyo Games

'We'll still have a reasonably strong men's program but the women have been remarkable.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / BIG IN JAPAN
Apr 24, 2021

In COVID-19's wake, Japan faces a bleaker future

A 'baby shock' now threatens Japan, according to one journalist. Meanwhile, older residents could be shipped off to China?
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Apr 24, 2021

Roger Dahl on pressing regional issues

Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 24, 2021

Japan-U.S. alliance remains strong, but challenges lie ahead

Looking at recent developments, it seems clear that there is far more that unites Japan and its ally than divides them.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Apr 24, 2021

Roger Dahl on pickle breath

Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Apr 24, 2021

How to make tonpeiyaki cabbage and pork omelette

The much-easier cousin of okonomiyaki, stir-fried pork and spring cabbage are sandwiched between an omelette for a light, quick meal.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Apr 24, 2021

Harry the dog is a real prince of a pooch

The people who work best with Harry — and, yes, they do exist — are those who truly love dogs and are capable of following his lead.
JAPAN
Apr 23, 2021

Suga declares emergency in Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hyogo

Effective Sunday, department stores, shopping centers, movie theaters and other large commercial facilities will be asked to close in four prefectures until May 11.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 23, 2021

Becoming Isamu Noguchi: The making of a sculptor

Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum's exhibition showcases the ways in which Japanese culture influenced Isamu Noguchi's career as an artist who created works to be “lived,” not merely “seen.”
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2021

Japan’s new emissions goals a step forward but not enough to hit 2050 target

Climate Action Tracker analysis shows that Japan needs to reduce emissions by 62% by 2030 from 2013 levels to meet Paris Agreement targets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 23, 2021

Les McKeown, lead singer of Bay City Rollers, dies

The Scottish pop star, who will be remembered by such hits as 'Saturday Night' and 'Shang-A-Lang,' had a loyal following in Japan.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 23, 2021

Elite clubs will attempt to seize power again despite Super League failure

With huge global fan bases, commercial appeal and sizeable brands, their attempt to launch a breakaway showed they view the rest of their domestic rivals as inferior.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2021

After tech crackdown, Xi looking to tap Chinese firms' wealth of data

Beijing is pouring money into digital infrastructure, with the goal of positioning China as a leader in transforming the world economy within decades.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 23, 2021

Olympic gold medalist Callum Skinner says IOC can't stop athletes from protesting in Tokyo

'If an athlete wants to take the knee, they will take the knee.'
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 5, 2025

Nowhere to hide: Trump tariffs leave trading partners cornered

Hit by 10% to 50% tariffs on their exports, most countries lack the firepower to hit back or the political will to slug it out.
Anti-Yoon protesters hold up placards reading "Let's build a democratic government!" during a rally in Seoul on Friday after South Korea's Constitutional Court upheld the impeachment of President Yoon Suk Yeol.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Yoon's ouster prompts Japanese concerns about ties with South Korea

Japan is worried that Yoon's removal from power will undo the improvements in bilateral relations made under his administration.
Taiwanese National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (left), President Lai Ching-te (center) and Defense Minister Wellington Koo pose for photos with soldiers as they visit the troops during the Rapid Response Exercise at the Songshan military airbase in Taipei on March 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Taiwan's top security official visits U.S. for talks

The visit marked Donald Trump's first use of the so-called special channel since returning to the White House on Jan. 20.
Guests play with the new Nintendo Switch 2 video game console system during a presentation at the Grand Palais in Paris on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2025

Nintendo delays Switch 2 preorders in U.S. over tariff concerns

The Kyoto-based company is delaying preorders of its hotly anticipated gaming console as it assesses the fallout from the trade tariffs.
The Washington Capitals' Alex Ovechkin holds up the puck representing his 894th career goal in the locker room after the game against the Chicago Blackhawks at Capital One Arena. Ovechkin scored the 893rd and 894th goals of his career, tying Wayne Gretzky for most all-time goals in the NHL.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Apr 5, 2025

Ovechkin scores 894th career goal to tie Gretzky's all-time record

Washington Capitals forward Alex Ovechkin scored his 894th career NHL goal on Friday to tie the once-thought-unbreakable record set by Hall of Famer Wayne Gretzky.
The International Space Station is seen as a small object to the upper left of the moon.
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2025

Honda to test renewable tech in space soon

The auto giant is developing a mechanism capable of generating electricity and oxygen continuously — enabling astronauts to breathe.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan

Japan and NATO plan to take their partnership to the next level by stepping up information-sharing and defense-industrial cooperation, Secretary-General Mark Rutte said.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio addresses the audience during a meeting of NATO foreign ministers at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

U.S. will know within weeks if Russia is serious about peace, Rubio says

The statement comes as European allies accuse Moscow of stalling over the Trump administration's call for a ceasefire.
Nattanit Yiamthaisong (right), a Ph.D. student, Thongyod Chiangkanta, a technician from the Forest Restoration Research Unit at Chiang Mai University (center) and a forest guide walk through areas damaged by wildfires in Thailand's Umphang Wildlife Sanctuary on March 22.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 5, 2025

'It's gone': conservation science in Thailand's burning forest

Scientists are confronting the toll that human activity and climate change are already having on forests that are supposed to be pristine and protected.
Workers build an expanded breakwater at San Antonio Port in Chile on March 13.
ENVIRONMENT
Apr 5, 2025

Rising seas test defenses of South American ports

The state-run port, which handles 1.7 million containers annually, is frequently lashed by swells several meters high as climate change wreaks havoc.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average after the close of trading on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange after the closing bell on Friday.
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2025

Recession trade engulfs Wall Street on tariff fight

Traders are pricing in what increasingly looks like a negative-feedback loop as Trump indicates he’s not going to back down.
Containers are stacked at a port in Vietnam
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Southeast Asia rushes to avert tariff pain by enticing Trump

Southeast Asia’s offers to negotiate contrast with China’s retaliation, while the European Union is preparing its own countermeasures if talks fail.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 5, 2025

Ishiba says he plans to speak to Trump about tariffs in coming days

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said that these talks could see Japan offer a fresh investment package, though he ruled out a small, piecemeal deal.
A doctor administers COVID-19 vaccinations to members of the Latino community in Bensalem, Pennsylvania, in August 2021.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2025

As U.S. ditches diversity in clinical trials, all eyes on Europe

The United States once led the world in running clinical trials that aimed to look like the nation at large.
The inner monologue has proven extremely difficult to study because it relies on people being able to describe how they think — and it turns out we are unreliable narrators.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2025

'I don't have a voice in my head': Life with no inner monologue

The inner monologue has proven extremely difficult to study because it relies on people being able to describe how they think.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’