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JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

CDP questions Kishida on defense spending, nuclear power and child care

Calling for a snap election, the CDP's Kenta Izumi blasted the prime minister for pursuing a tax hike for defense spending without parliamentary discussion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2023

The growing comprehension gap that isolates Japan

Japan's central bank governor and the market are talking at cross-purposes. It shows a country that’s both badly understood and a poor communicator.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

Is Malaysia poised for a new dawn?

The challenges Malaysia are undoubtedly formidable. But perhaps no one is better equipped to confront them than its new prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Kishida's possible visit to Kyiv faces security and other challenges

The prime minister is said to be eager to make the visit ahead of the summit of the Group of Seven major powers he will host in the city of Hiroshima in May.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Long COVID is keeping significant numbers of people out of work, study finds

An analysis of workers’ compensation claims in New York found that 71% of claimants with long COVID-19 needed continuing medical treatment or were unable to work for six months or more.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Former U.S. Indo-Pacific commander underscores threat to Taiwan’s outlying islands

Retired Adm. Philip Davidson — known for his assessment that China may try to attack Taiwan by 2027 — called the threat to the islands a “grave security concern” for Taipei.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

The coming El Nino could be a glimpse of a grim future

A temporary spike in temperatures next year because of the El Nino weather pattern might motivate the world to curb carbon emissions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

‘Woke’ is a political term with a long and complicated history

The idea of wokeism has been used by both Black and White Americans to fight injustice since the early 1900s.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

The fate of the global balance sheet and economic health

Whether global wealth continues to fall in 2023 will depend significantly on two factors: The effectiveness of Chinese policy and the strength of international economic cooperation.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2023

American men 'push each other' to tennis resurgence at Australian Open

The last time three American men reached a Grand Slam quarterfinal was the 2005 U.S. Open, led by Andre Agassi, James Blake and Robby Ginepri.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Ukrainian officials inspect mine removal equipment in Japan

Ukraine needs about 60 land mine removal machines and hopes to gain Japan's assistance.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 25, 2023

Not promoting Takakeisho is the right move for both him and sumo

Against a field which contained no other ozeki or yokozuna, the 26-year-old failed to dominate in a manner which would have made promotion impossible to deny.
JAPAN
Jan 25, 2023

Two dead and nine missing after ship sinks between Japan and South Korea

The Jin Tian sent a distress signal late on Tuesday evening from a position around 110 kilometers west of the remote and uninhabited Danjo islands in far southwestern Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

U.S. sues Google to break up ad unit in heated antitrust fight

Google said in blog post that the lawsuit 'attempts to pick winners and losers in the highly competitive advertising technology sector.'
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

Social impact bond program spreading among Japan's local governments

The system, while curbing fiscal spending, enables administrative bodies to improve the effectiveness of their services by encouraging companies involved to come up with creative ideas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 25, 2023

New BOJ governor likely to move away from special stimulus, ex-official says

The official said Japan is on track to break away from an entrenched deflationary mindset as it moves away from being an economy of zero inflation.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 25, 2023

Looking ahead at the Baseball Hall of Fame class of 2024

Scott Rolen became the 18th third baseman inducted and a 19th might be on the way in 2024 when hot corner standout Adrian Beltre hits the ballot for the first time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Jacinda Ardern leaves mixed record on tackling climate change

Ardern established a new policy framework for New Zealand to address global warming, but there’s a sense that her government failed to deliver fully on its climate promises.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town

Literacy in tribal areas is low as a result of poverty, patriarchal values and other issues, but attitudes toward education are slowing changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Lab-grown meat moves closer to American dinner plates

Executives at cultivated meat companies are optimistic that meat grown in massive steel vats could be on the menu within months after one company won the go-ahead from a key regulator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Life's no longer rosy at Senegal's pink lake after floods

Extreme floods contaminated the lake five months ago, turning its famous waters green and threatening thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihoods.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 25, 2023

Next milestone in Mikaela Shiffrin's sights after making World Cup history

Next in her sights is the overall record of 86 victories, held by Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2023

Bomb and death threats sent to universities and high schools across Japan

Bomb threats were sent to 12 schools while death threats were sent to 138 schools, according to the education ministry and other sources.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2023

Former Japanese pro baseball slugger Hiromitsu Kadota dies at 74

Kadota hit a total of 567 home runs in his career, the third most in Japanese professional baseball history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Classified documents found at former U.S. Vice President Pence's home

The discovery puts Pence in the company of his former boss, former President Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden after documents with classified markings were found at their residences.
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.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Two crew feared dead after ASDF training jet crashes in Aichi
Self-Defense Forces personnel collect apparent parts of an Air Self-Defense Force T-4 training jet from a reservoir in Inuyama, Aichi Prefeture, on Thursday. The jet crashed shortly after takeoff a day earlier.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Japanese automakers looking at a ¥1 trillion hit from Trump tariffs 
Cars on display at Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama on Tuesday. The automaker posted a massive annual net loss and confirmed that it plans to cut thousands of jobs worldwide.
Tokyo Stock Exchange wants stocks to be affordable for the average investor
The Tokyo Stock Exchange building in Nihonbashi. The exchange wants companies to lower the entry cost of investing in their shares.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.

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