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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2022

Japan aims to reduce reliance on energy and food imports

Funding for measures to strengthen the country's energy and food security was included in the government's fiscal 2023 budget plan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2022

Kishida may soon replace scandal-hit reconstruction minister

Kishida could fire Akiba as soon as early next week or replace him as part of a limited Cabinet reshuffle in early January, sources said.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Dec 24, 2022

Roger Dahl on changing Christmas traditions

Japan Times
LIFE
Dec 24, 2022

The unending agony of Japan’s Backyard Ultra marathon

“When I quit, it was because I wasn't thinking straight from being sleep deprived for four nights.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 2022 in Review
Dec 24, 2022

Everything old became new again on streaming platforms in 2022

This year, programming typically associated with traditional broadcasting — variety shows, dramas and anime — flourished on streaming platforms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022

Historic winter blast batters U.S. and Canada ahead of holiday travel rush

As of early Friday, more than 200 million Americans — around 60% of the nation's population — were under some form of winter weather warning or advisory.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2022

Flu epidemic declared in Tokyo and five other prefectures

Japan did not experience a flu season over the past two years and the number of people with immunity is believed to have fallen significantly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022

‘There’s less noise’: How investors are dealing with the fintech slowdown

Funding globally for financial technology firms smashed several records last year, but that boom didn't last into 2022.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2022

Australia's housing crisis, largely hidden, is getting worse

Relentlessly rising rents, eight consecutive interest rate hikes and surging living costs have inflamed what was already among the world's least affordable rental markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 23, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs record 371 deaths as cases continue to surge

By prefecture, Kanagawa posted the most daily deaths, with 28, followed by Hokkaido, with 25, Tokyo, with 24, and Osaka, with 19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022

Stories centered on climate change slowly make inroads in massive gaming industry

Activists and governments are hoping they can encourage behavioral change among gamers through green nudges, where points are awarded for protecting the environment in consumer games
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2022

High-ranking LDP lawmaker says TSMC considering second plant in Japan

Yoshihiro Seki, secretary general of a Liberal Democratic Party group on chip industry strategy, also urged the government to provide a favorable environment for investment.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Dec 23, 2022

What to make of Japan’s new defense documents

Nothing in Japan's new defense documents signals an abandonment of the core principles of its security, but a refinement of roles and capabilities to match modern needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 23, 2022

Meta to pay $725 million in Cambridge Analytica scandal settlement

Facebook's parent company admitted no wrongdoing, saying in a statement that settling was 'in the best interest of our community and shareholders.'
Russian President Vladimir Putin at the Kremlin on Aug. 18. Putin’s authority as a guarantor of stability has taken a big hit in the wake of the mutiny by Yevgeny Prigozhin.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2023

Putin turns to ruble and ballot to shore up shaken authority

Despite growing misgivings among Russia’s elites, for the regular voter, Putin remains wildly popular.
Lionel Messi is tossed in the air by his teammates after Miami's win in the Leagues Cup final on Nashville, Tennessee, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Aug 21, 2023

Lionel Messi's Inter Miami eyes treble after Leagues Cup triumph

Messi and Miami will play in the semifinals of the U.S. Open Cup before returning to MLS play.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 21, 2023

Japan plans to move some residency applications online by 2025

The expansion of online services is part of the Immigration Agency's efforts to meet the Digital Agency’s plan of achieving a “digital society” by 2025.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (left) meets with Masanobu Sakamoto (right), head of the National Federation of Fisheries Cooperative Associations, and other representatives at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Monday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 21, 2023

Japan's release of Fukushima treated water could start Thursday

The government is set to announce Tuesday when the release of tritium-laced water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant will begin.
A Taiwanese air force pilot inspects ordnance on an Indigenous Defense Fighter at an undisclosed military base in Taiwan on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2023

Taiwan proposes record defense budget, though spending growth slows

It would be the island's seventh consecutive year of growth in military spending, though the rate of growth will be slower than this year's 14% rise.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2023

Japanese ministry panel gives OK to Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab

The panel’s endorsement will be followed by official approval by the health minister in coming days.
North Korea's new Chollima-1 rocket is launched in Cholsan County, North Korea, on May 31 in this image taken from video.
JAPAN
Aug 22, 2023

North Korea to launch satellite between Thursday and Aug. 31

Japan has indefinitely extended an order issued to destroy any North Korean ballistic missile, rocket or debris that threatens the country's territory.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2023

CDP eyes bill to limit PM's power to dissolve Lower House

By introducing stricter procedures, the main opposition force aims to highlight its efforts to prevent the prime minister from abusing such powers.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a ministerial meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 22, 2023

Japan to begin releasing treated Fukushima water Thursday

Despite fishing cooperatives' lingering worries of reputational damage, the government will go ahead with its plan.
The 2024 Republican presidential hopeful, former U.S. President Donald Trump, arrives to speak at the Republican Party of Iowa's 2023 Lincoln Dinner at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 28.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 22, 2023

Trump plans to turn himself in on Thursday over Georgia indictment

When Trump surrenders, there will be a "hard lockdown" of the area surrounding the Rice Street Jail, the local sheriff's office said earlier Monday.
The initial public offering for Arm Holdings is set to be the biggest in the United States this year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 22, 2023

SoftBank’s planned IPO for Arm set to be biggest of 2023

Arm didn’t disclose proposed terms for the share sale in the document, but it’s expected to seek a valuation of $60 billion to $70 billion.
Former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra waves after arriving at Don Mueang airport in Bangkok on Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 22, 2023

Thailand's Thaksin returns to jail after years in exile

Thaksin, who was found guilty in absentia in four corruption cases and still faces 10 years in prison, was taken into custody by the police.
U.S. President Joe Biden (second from rigt), U.S. first lady Jill Biden (right), Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (second from left) and Jaime Green, first lady of Hawaii, visit an area devastated by wildfires in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Monday.
WORLD / Society
Aug 22, 2023

Biden vows to help Maui rebuild after ‘unimaginable tragedy’

"Whatever you need, you’re going to get,” Biden said in the historic town of Lahaina, which was ravaged by the fires, vowing to help residents rebuild.
People look at job listings. A U.N. study has found that artificial intelligence is likely to change the intensity of work and the degree of worker autonomy than destroy jobs.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 22, 2023

AI more likely to change work than destroy jobs: U.N. study

The study found that 5.5% of employment in high-income countries was potentially exposed to impacts from generative AI, more than in low-income countries.
Sha'carri Richardson celebrates winning gold at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Aug 22, 2023

Sha’Carri Richardson is the fastest woman in the world

Richardson on Monday won her first title at a world track and field championships, running 10.65 seconds to win the 100 meters.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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