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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2022

‘Abrupt changes’: China caught in a bind over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Beijing has presented itself as a defender of sovereign independence. But its reluctance to denounce Moscow's aggression forces it into an awkward position.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Feb 26, 2022

Chirashi-zushi: The go-to dish for any holiday bash

Thanks to its flexibility as a main dish, scattered-style sushi is often a favorite at parties where you don't know how many people might show up.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2022

Biden introduces ‘brilliant’ Ketanji Brown Jackson as U.S. Supreme Court pick

U.S. President Joe Biden introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to be the first Black woman on the court Friday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Feb 26, 2022

Roger Dahl on easing Japan's entry restrictions

Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 26, 2022

Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'

Over five years, the digital character delivered a new kind of content geared toward digital natives. Now she's saying farewell with one last, livestreamed concert.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Feb 26, 2022

Roger Dahl on Japan's traditional central heating options

Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 26, 2022

Putin's end-game? Split Ukraine and install 'tame' leadership.

Russia's invasion of Ukraine looks designed to take Kyiv and create a land corridor south to the Black Sea, splitting the country into two, military analysts and former officials said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Feb 26, 2022

Will the Ukraine crisis upend political ambitions in Asia?

The Russian invasion sets an alarming precedent, but China is unlikely to follow Putin's bellicose playbook.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2022

Japan opens up online applications for foreign nationals' entry permits

The government has also released details of eased border restrictions from March following Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's move last week to allow new entries of nontourist foreign nationals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022

EU set to sanction Putin over Ukraine invasion

The freezing of Putin's assets, which comes in addition to a broader package of sanctions that the EU approved early Friday, will not affect his ability to travel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2022

Kremlin says sanctions will cause Moscow problems but they can be solved

The economy ministry said Russia had lived with sanctions for a long time and said it would be stepping up trade and economic ties with Asia to counter the threat emanating from the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

How war in Ukraine threatens the world’s economic recovery

The pandemic has left the global economy with two key points of vulnerability — high inflation and jittery financial markets. Aftershocks from the invasion could easily worsen both.
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

Cabinet approves bill to beef up Japan's economic security

Improving economic security is one of the primary policy agendas proposed by Kishida amid the pandemic and the growing rivalry between the United States and China.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 25, 2022

Little to celebrate 50 years after Nixon’s China visit

In Washington and allied capitals, Beijing is no longer seen as a partner, but rather as a competitor if not a threat.
American gold medalists Jack Alexy, Chris Guiliano, Hunter Armstrong and Caeleb Dressel celebrate after winning the 4x100-meter freestyle relay on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 28, 2024

Winning gold 'doesn't get old' for Dressel after American clinches eighth

The United States beat Australia and Italy to win the 4x100-meter freestyle at La Defense Arena on Saturday.
South Korean and U.S. soldiers conduct a joint river-crossing exercise in Yeoncheon, South Korea, in March.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2024

South Korea reports leak from its military intelligence command

The military said in a brief statement that it planned to "deal sternly with” those responsible for the leak.
Railway workers and French police officers inspect the scene of an attack on the country's high-speed railway network on Friday.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2024

More trains, but few answers, after railway sabotage in France

While rail workers are claiming success, a key question still remains: Who did this and why?
Australia's Ariarne Titmus celebrates winning gold in the women's 400-meter freestyle at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Swimming
Jul 28, 2024

'Goofy girl' Titmus struggling to believe Olympic gold

The down-to-earth 23-year-old held off Canadian teenager Summer McIntosh and American great Katie Ledecky in a race that had plenty of hype.
Torchbearers Teddy Riner and Marie-Jose Perec light the Olympic cauldron during the opening ceremony of the Paris Games on Friday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2024

Upset bishops and mixed reviews for Paris Olympics ceremony

The show's artistic director Thomas Jolly, who is gay, had pledged earlier this month that the ceremony would celebrate "diversity" and "otherness."
Former U.S. President Donald Trump during a rally in St. Cloud, Minnesota, on Saturday
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2024

Trump tells Christians ‘You won’t have to vote anymore’ if he’s elected

The former President has further embraced a brand of conservatism that experts on autocracy have said veers toward totalitarian.
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer speaks in Widnes, England, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 28, 2024

Keir Starmer’s clash with Labour left sets up wider fight on tax rises

Making the numbers add up while keeping her tax promises is the unenviable task that’s been top of U.K. Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ mind.
Ryugo Watanabe (second from right), mayor of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, celebrates Saturday in New Delhi after the UNESCO World Heritage Committee unanimously decided in a meeting in the Indian capital to register the Sado Island Gold Mines as a World Cultural Heritage site.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 28, 2024

Tokyo-Seoul negotiations lead to Sado Gold Mines' UNESCO listing

South Korea argued that the mines used forced labor from the Korean Peninsula during WWII, and that Japan should reflect the whole history of the site.
Daiki Hashimoto competes in the parallel bars event during the qualification round at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Jul 28, 2024

China has early edge on Japan as Olympic gymnastics springs into action

Daiki Hashimoto, seeking to emulate his compatriot Kohei Uchimura by securing back-to-back titles in male gymnastics' premier event, was not at his best on Saturday.
Local residents of Sado, Niigata Prefecture, celebrate the decision to register the island's now-defunct gold mines as a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site on Saturday.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2024

Sado faces tourism challenges after World Heritage listing

Thanks to its new UNESCO status, Sado forecasts an approximate 20% rise in visitors staying on the island.
Canada head coach Bev Priestman prior to a match in February
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2024

Canadian women's team loses six points and coach banned over drone scandal

The Canadian Soccer Association was also fined 200,000 Swiss francs ($226,346) in a case that has rocked the Paris Games.
Shinnosuke Oka competes in the men's gymnastics qualification round on Saturday in Paris.
OLYMPICS / Gymnastics
Jul 28, 2024

Bathwater mishap forces Japan gymnast Oka to swap cardboard bed

Oka said a "water leak" from the bath had caused damage to the cardboard frame.
Tomokazu Harimoto in action alongside Hina Hayata during their shock defeat at the hands of North Korean pair Jong Sik Ri and Kum Yong Kim on Saturday at the Paris Olympics.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2024

Japan's Olympic mixed doubles table tennis team stunned in first round

The 49-minute match ended in a shocking defeat for the Japanese pair, who were considered top contenders for the title and challengers to the Chinese team.
The Ishizawa River in Yurihonjo, Akita Prefecture, is seen bursting its banks on Friday due to heavy rain.
JAPAN
Jul 28, 2024

Two dead and three missing in Tohoku deluge

Yamagata and Akita prefectures are likely to see severe rain continue until around Tuesday.
South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik (left to right), Defense Minister Minoru Kihara and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin pose for a photo at the Defense Ministry Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2024

U.S., Japan and South Korea ink deal to 'institutionalize' security ties

The move — just months before the U.S. presidential election — is seen as part of a bid to make the trilateral relationship more difficult to reverse.
Japan eyes two types of 'hometown resident' registration
People buy groceries from a mobile supermarket in a rural area of Nagomi, Kumamoto Prefecture. The government is considering a new "hometown resident" registration system to help strengthen regional revitalization measures.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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