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WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 20, 2020

Spinning clock in New York counts down time until climate devastation

Climate campaigners unveiled a huge countdown clock on Saturday, showing how little time is left before global temperatures hit a critical high, to kick off a week of climate action in New York.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2020

Sudden Supreme Court vacancy a new 'wild card' in U.S. presidential race

The death of Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has injected a volatile new element into the last stretch of a turbulent U.S. presidential race, potentially shifting the focus away from the coronavirus pandemic and the stagnant economy into a political battle over her successor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2020

U.S. says U.N. sanctions on Iran are back as allies and rivals object

The U.S. said international sanctions on Iran are automatically "snapping back” in a move that most nations say the Trump administration doesn’t have the authority to demand since quitting a 2015 nuclear deal two years ago.
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2020

As COVID-19 persists, Japan looks to send in the robots

A new wave of service machines has emerged amid the coronavirus pandemic to help maintain safety and social distancing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 19, 2020

Will sardines become Japan's new autumn 'it' fish?

Sometimes considered a culinary afterthought due to its modest size and low price, sardines are as healthy and tasty as any other oily fish.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 19, 2020

'The Cat and the City' author Nick Bradley: When writing fiction, 'there's no such thing as wasted living'

Nick Bradley's debut novel is a love letter to Tokyo brimming with details of everyday life that he absorbed during his years in Japan.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Sep 19, 2020

From salaryman to sanga-slinger: Kohsuke Yamaoka knows the secret to a great sandwich

Chipper's Coffee & Sangas' modus operandi is making customers smile. And no source of sandwich inspiration is off-limits.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books / The World of Translators
Sep 19, 2020

Polly Barton: A heart set on literary translation

The Bristol-based translator balances art-related texts with literary translation and has just finished her first original work, “Fifty Sounds.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / MEDIA MIX
Sep 19, 2020

Japan is forced to look abroad in the hunt for a COVID-19 vaccine. But at what cost?

Japan has a history of vaccines and related medical treatments that have proven to be problematic — take the prescription drug Tamiflu, for example.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Media / Japan Pulse
Sep 19, 2020

Overcoming the terror of online meetings amid COVID-19

Not only are such meetings becoming more frequent, they're starting to get longer u2026
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Sep 19, 2020

Japan and Russia: Sharing a view of the West

There are striking affinities between Japan and Russia, noticeable even before either country was fully aware of the other.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 19, 2020

Sincere Blue makes the case for sustainable seafood

Sincere Blue is Shinsuke Ishii's way of demonstrating that a French restaurant can offer seafood dishes that are sustainable, delicious and affordable.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 19, 2020

Noodle Stand Tokyo: ‘Ethical ramen’ in a freshly fashionable setting

The new Jingumae Comichi yokochu014d is an alluring space to while away the hours after work or on weekends.
Sheremetyevo international airport in Moscow. Japan has partially eased its travel restrictions to Russia, allowing unavoidable travel.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Japan partially eases travel restrictions to Russia

Tokyo says unavoidable travel — such as those for humanitarian, business, study, research, education, or artistic purposes — are allowed.
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000

The number has grown steadily in recent years and comes as the birth rate continues to plummet.
A soldier on a tank waves an Israeli flag amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas near the Israel-Gaza border in January 2024. 
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2025

War responsibility across borders and generations

The Asia-Pacific War is often remembered for the culpability of leaders, but this overlooks the multitudes who filled the ranks below.
Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani attends a funeral Thursday in Doha for Palestinians killed in an Israeli strike on Hamas members in the city days earlier.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 12, 2025

Israel’s Doha strike has destroyed American credibility

After decades of enjoying impunity for its violations of international law and norms, Israel no longer even hesitates to do whatever it wants.
Juan Ansotegui walks on his property in Villalibado, a hamlet in the Odra-Pisuerga comarca of Burgos, Castile, Spain.
WORLD / Society
Sep 12, 2025

Spain wants to save rural areas — and it's finding creative ways to do it

Public and private actors are experimenting with ways to reverse demographic decline and save the centuries-old histories, traditions and cultures of Spain's rural communities.
A single flag is planted in memory of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, according to organizers at the Young America's Foundation, alongside a field of flags marking the anniversary of the 9/11 terrorist attacks outside the U.S. Capitol.
EDITORIALS
Sep 12, 2025

America’s politics turn bloody

Charlie Kirk’s killing was tragic and horrific, but not unexpected. Violence has become an all-too common component of life in the U.S.
False social media stories about Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba planning mass immigration obscure Japan’s real and growing reliance on foreign labor.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 12, 2025

Japan needs an immigration debate, not social media myths

There’s no mass immigration from the Global South into Japan, though you might not know that if you primarily consume your news on social media.
Stocks traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange continue to rally, with the Nikkei 225 up more than 20% over the past year.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 12, 2025

Nikkei 225 hits record but just misses the 45,000 mark

Japanese stocks have been rallying for months on trade optimism and now political hope.
Aonishiki (left) finished 11-4 in his first three tournaments in the top division
SUMO
Sep 5, 2025

Rising star Aonishiki set for another chance to strengthen promotion bid

Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu still have to be considered the front-runners to lift the Emperor’s Cup in the upcoming autumn meet.
Defending champion javelin thrower Haruka Kitaguchi is likely to be the center of attention for Japanese fans during the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.
SPORTS / Athletics
Sep 12, 2025

10 stars to look out for at the 2025 World Athletics Championships

The world championships are back in Tokyo for the first time since 1991.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba (center) speaks at the first meeting of the government's headquarters for promoting the use of artificial intelligence and strengthening related risk management, on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Japan starts discussing basic plan for AI use and development

The Japanese government hopes to finalize the basic plan by the end of this year with the aim of creating the best environment in the world for such efforts.
Agricultural minister Shinjiro Koizumi is planning to run in the Liberal Democratic Party's upcoming presidential poll, sources said.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 12, 2025

Koizumi plans to run for LDP president, sources say

Koizumi plans to inform his supporters in his electoral district about the decision on the weekend and hold a news conference next week to formally announce his bid.
Oil pump jacks outside Almetyevsk, Russia, in July.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Japan expands sanctions against Russia

Tokyo will freeze the assets of 14 individuals and 51 organizations, including Russian officials, company executives and pro-Russian figures in Ukraine.
A police officer stands in front of a tent after U.S. right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, an ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was fatally shot during an event at Utah Valley University, in Orem, Utah, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 12, 2025

Trump says suspect in Charlie Kirk murder in custody

Kirk's killer had eluded police and federal agents after Wednesday's shooting, in which a sniper fired a single gunshot that killed the right-wing activist.
Planes at Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture in 2021.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2025

Two people injured after United Airlines flight makes emergency landing in Osaka

The Boeing 737 aircraft, which departed from Narita Airport in Chiba Prefecture, made an emergency landing in Osaka after 7 p.m.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
Japanese immunologist among three Nobel medicine prize winners
Shimon Sakaguchi, an immunologist and distinguished professor at Osaka University, attends a news conference after winning the 2025 Nobel Prize in medicine, in Osaka Prefecture on Monday.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Americans and Canadians unite in battling 'eating machine' carp
A Fisheries and Oceans Canada team patrols the Grand River in Dunnville, Ontario, in search of invasive grass carp specimens on Sept. 25.
Trump hails 'wisdom and strength' of Japan's incoming prime minister
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, gives a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
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