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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 8, 2020

Australia faces down China in high-stakes strategic shift

The relationship is no longer shaped just by trade, but by a stark view that Beijing poses a threat to Australia's democracy and national sovereignty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 8, 2020

Learning how to use 'ni suginai' is nothing more than essential

The verb 'sugiru,' which means to exceed, can be used in a variety of ways both positive and negative.
LIFE / Language / NEWS IN NIHONGO
Sep 8, 2020

Kabukicho host club workers seek more serious expression in poetry

A Kyodo article looks at a book of poetry written by men who work in host clubs in Tokyo's notorious Kabukicho district.
LIFE / Language / MORNING ENGLISH
Sep 8, 2020

Let's discuss Shinzo Abe's resignation

A Japan Times article looks back on Shinzo Abe's time as prime minister of Japan.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Sep 8, 2020

株式会社ジャパンタイムズからメディア事業部門が独立し、 「株式会社ジャパンタイムズエージェンシー」として始動

BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020

Japan's economy shrank more than expected in second quarter, heightening woes for new leader

The world's third-largest economy shrank an annualized 28.1 percent in April-June, more than a preliminary reading of a 27.8 percent contraction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 8, 2020

Hedge funds say no turning back on Abe’s Japan reforms

Despite a change in leader later this month, it has been suggested that Japan Inc. will continue down its current path.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2020

Hundreds of Belarus protesters say they were beaten by police

A rights group identified 500 cases of police torture across the former Soviet republic since a disputed presidential election on Aug. 9.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2020

Saudi Arabia jails eight over Jamal Khashoggi murder as fiancee decries trial

The trial was criticized by a U.N. official and human rights campaigners who said the masterminds of the murder remained free.
South Korean President Lee Jae Myung speaks during an interview at the Presidential Office in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

South Korea's President Lee says U.S. investment demands would spark financial crisis

In an interview on Friday, Lee also spoke about Seoul's neighbors, its relations with the U.S. and the immigration raid that detained hundreds of Koreans.
Media mogul Lachlan Murdoch (L) and his wife Sarah at the White House in 2019. U.S. President Donald Trump says that Murdoch and business leaders Larry Ellison and Michael Dell will be involved in an upcoming deal to keep TikTok operating in the U.S.
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 22, 2025

Lachlan Murdoch, Michael Dell, Ellison involved in TikTok deal, Trump says

The proposed investors would give Trump influence over an app that helps shape public discourse on politics and culture with its 170 million U.S. users.
Images of Palestinian (left) and Israeli (right) flags projected onto the Eiffel Tower on the eve of France's planned recognition of the State of Palestine, in Paris, on Sunday. That same day, Britain, Australia, Canada and Portugal recognized a Palestinian state.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Western nations line up to recognize Palestinian state, infuriating Israel

Britain's decision to recognize a Palestinian state carried particular symbolism given its major role in Israel's creation as a modern nation in the aftermath of World War II.
"Shake hands with Lima-chan," a statue that shares the name of the Peruvian capital looks in the direction of Peru, where a sister statue, "Sakura-chan," is located. Erected in Yokohama's Rinko Park in 1999, it commemorates Peruvian-Japanese friendship.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Sep 22, 2025

The journey of Peru’s Nikkei: Finding identity in Japan

From sugar plantations in Peru to factory floors in Japan, the Nikkei story is one of migration, resilience and identity.
A woman holds a sign during a protest outside Disneyland after Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show was suspended for remarks he made regarding Charlie Kirk's assassination, in Anaheim, California, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2025

Disney’s Kimmel suspension shows Trump’s increasing grip over media

The suspension has intensified free-speech fears in the U.S. as FCC chair Brendan Carr threatened to revoke broadcast licenses from stations that carry what he called "garbage."
Travelers queue to check in at Heathrow Airport Terminal 4, following a disruption to check-in and boarding systems caused by a cyberattack which has affected several major European airports, resulting in flight delays and cancellations, in Greater London on Saturday.
WORLD
Sep 22, 2025

Europe air travel snarls continue after cyberattack

The cyberattack highlights the strain on airlines and airports when critical technology suppliers are disrupted, with staff being forced to process passengers manually.
A protester clashes with police officers during a protest denouncing what they described as corruption linked to flood control projects, in Manila on Sunday. The protests were largely peaceful, though some protesters resorted to violence.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Thousands rally in Philippines to protest against corruption

The protests come at a time of growing unrest across the region.
Red Bull's Max Verstappen in action during the Azerbaijan Grand Prix in Baku, Azerbaijan, on Sunday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Sep 22, 2025

Max Verstappen dominates in win at Azerbaijan Grand Prix

It was the second consecutive win for Verstappen, following his victory two weeks ago at the Italian Grand Prix, and his fourth of the season.
Osamu Dazai struggled with depression and addiction, themes that were also central to his writing.
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2025

Why Japan’s most melancholic writer speaks to today’s youth

Osamu Dazai's works are enjoying a new boom of retranslations and readers 80 years after they were first published.
Demonstrators protest against a constitutional amendment requiring criminal charges against lawmakers to first get congressional authorization, in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Brazilians protest efforts to shield Bolsonaro and lawmakers from courts

The protest follows the ex-president's conviction this month for a coup plot following his 2022 election defeat.
Italy's Jasmine Paolini celebrates winning her singles match against Jessica Pegula of the United States in the finals of the Billie Jean King Cup in Shenzen on Sunday.
TENNIS
Sep 22, 2025

Paolini takes Italy to Billie Jean King Cup triumph

World No. 8 Paolini went undefeated in singles and doubles this week, and wrapped up her faultless campaign with a 6-4, 6-2 victory against Jessica Pegula.
Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (right) meets with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in Riyadh on Sept. 17. The two leaders signed a surprise mutual defense treaty.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2025

Pakistan extends 'nuclear umbrella' to Saudi Arabia

The two countries recently signed a surprise mutual defense treaty.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un speaks during a meeting of the Supreme People's Assembly at the Mansudae Assembly Hall in Pyongyang in this photo released Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 22, 2025

North Korea’s Kim open to talks with Trump, as South’s Lee backs nuke freeze

Kim said talks could reopen if the U.S. drops its denuclearization demand, remarks that came as South Korea's leader said he'd back a deal to freeze Pyongyang's nuke program.
Kazuya Okuda shows photos he took of damage from last September's heavy rain disaster in the Okunoto region of Ishikawa Prefecture as he talks about revitalizing the region one year on.
JAPAN
Sep 22, 2025

Under-40 population plummets in disaster-hit area in Ishikawa Prefecture

The Okunoto region in the Noto Peninsula marked on Sunday one year since it was battered by torrential rains as the area's population outflow continues.
James Baker speaks at the funeral service for former U.S. President George Bush in Houston in December 2018. As Treasury secretary in 1985, he was the key U.S. negotiator of the Plaza Accord, the landmark deal to weaken the dollar and realign global currencies.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2025

Why the Plaza Accord is still the gold standard

Rather than grieve Plaza, salute it. The deal reflected a confluence of national interest, diplomatic nous and a sense that common interests dictated collaboration.
‘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.
Trump has his eyes on the prize — but a Nobel win looks unlikely
A protester holds a sign with an image depicting U.S. President Donald Trump and the words "Nobel" written on it, as supporters and family members of hostages who were kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7, 2023, attack on Israel by Hamas, demonstrate to demand the immediate end of the war and the release of all hostages, outside the U.S. Consulate in Tel Aviv, on Sept. 2.
‘Takaichi trade’ stalls as political reality calls for wait-and-see approach
Tokyo stocks staged a powerful rally on Monday. On Tuesday, they rallied again, then retreated.
‘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.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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