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JAPAN
Sep 17, 2022

Kishida pledges to accelerate Fukushima reconstruction

'We will make use of research and development, industrialization and human resources development to accelerate Fukushima's creative reconstruction,' the prime minister said.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 17, 2022

LIV Golf defections deliver blow to Presidents Cup

The International squad will field eight rookies against an American lineup with 12 of the world's 26 top-ranked players.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2022

As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable

With fossil fuel emissions still going up and climate-fueled disasters multiplying, one researcher says it's time for an 'honest assessment of the risks and what can be done.'
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2022

No progress in Japan's investigation into North Korean abduction suspects

National Public Safety Commission Chairman Koichi Tani has admitted that police actions are 'unfortunately not producing effective results.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 17, 2022

Russia’s secret gem sales are dividing the diamond world

Many in the industry refuse to deal in Russian gems following the invasion of Ukraine and after mining giant Alrosa was hit with U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022

U.S. vows continued deployment of strategic assets after new North Korean nuclear law

The first meeting of the Extended Deterrence Strategy and Consultation Group since 2018 said any North Korean nuclear attack would be met with an 'overwhelming and decisive response.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2022

Video reveals how Russian mercenaries recruit inmates for Ukraine war

In a video posted on social media on Tuesday, the de facto leader of a Russian mercenary group explained to Russian convicts how they could earn their freedom by fighting in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 17, 2022

U.S. Justice Department asks appeals court to allow review of classified documents in Trump probe

The department said the court should halt part of a lower court decision that prevents prosecutors from relying on the classified documents in their criminal investigation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2022

Is that legal? How scores of migrants to U.S. came to be shipped north.

Critics have made comparisons to the so-called Reverse Freedom Rides arranged by white segregationists in 1962 to retaliate against those protesting segregation in the South.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2022

In the ‘Great Game’ of Central Asia, China’s leader seeks the advantage

Xi Jinping's visit to Central Asia sheds a light on his country's efforts to increase its sway in the vast, resource-rich region once considered Russia's domain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 17, 2022

For Gen Z, TikTok is the new search engine

Need to find a restaurant or figure out how to do something? Young people are turning to TikTok to search for answers. Google has noticed.
The Bank of Japan's headquarters in Tokyo. In 2023, the dollar surged from around ¥130 at the start of the year to above ¥151.90 in mid-November as the gap between U.S. and Japanese interest rates widened on the back of the U.S. Federal Reserve's rapid rate hikes to curb inflation.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 30, 2023

Dollar could fall to around ¥130 in 2024, analysts say

Six of eight analysts predict that the lower end of the greenback's range against the yen next year will be between ¥130 and ¥135.
Chinese President Xi Jinping attends a meeting in Hanoi earlier this month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 30, 2023

China plans strategy to challenge America’s global leadership

President Xi Jinping and other senior leaders pledged during a conference this week to raise China’s influence on world events "to a new level."
New recruits for the People's Liberation Army attend a ceremony at a railway station in Ganzhou, in China's Jiangxi province, in March.
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2023

China’s legislature ousts nine military cadres as turmoil widens

The removals are a sign Chinese President Xi Jinping’s nearly decadelong drive to clean up the People’s Liberation Army is still incomplete.
A Khudi Bari tiny home in Char Shildaha, Bangladesh
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2023

Bangladesh's tiny houses tackle giant flood challenge

The Khudi Bari — resilient tiny homes made on bamboo stilts rising out of the floodwaters that are also easy to move to safer locations when needed — offers hope to millions.
Junya Hiramoto and Shimon Ishimaru, members of Johnny's Sexual Assault Victims Association who claim to have been sexually abused by the late founder of Johnny & Associates, hold a news conference at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo in September
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 30, 2023

More men seek sex abuse consultations after Johnny's scandal

According to Tokyo police, consultation requests from male victims surged in September after the agency admitted its founder had abused entertainers.
A wafer is pictured at Semicon Taiwan in Taipei
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 30, 2023

This startup shows it won't be easy to contain China's chip industry

The story of Seida illustrates the challenges the West faces in thwarting Chinese development of advanced microchip technology.
Firefighters work to extinguish burning cars following what Russian authorities say was a Ukrainian military strike in Belgorod, Russia, on Saturday.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2023

Ukrainian missile attack on Russian city kills at least 20: officials

Russia’s Defense Ministry said in a statement that Ukraine had hit Belgorod with two missiles and several rockets.
An Israeli tank near the border with the Gaza Strip on Saturday. As global outrage and impatience grow over the war’s devastating human toll, the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said late Friday that it was bypassing Congress for a weapons sale to Israel.
WORLD
Dec 31, 2023

Defying U.S. pressure, Israel deepens Gaza assault

The Gaza Health Ministry reported Saturday that 165 people had been killed in Israeli airstrikes and artillery attacks in the previous 24 hours.
Chinese President Xi Jinping during a military parade in October 2019
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2023

Sweeping Chinese military purge exposes weakness and could widen

China's top lawmakers ousted nine senior military officers from the national legislative body on Friday, state media reported.
Naomi Osaka speaks during a news conference in Brisbane, Australia, on Saturday.
TENNIS
Dec 31, 2023

Naomi Osaka's love for tennis rekindled as she makes comeback

Naomi Osaka admitted Saturday she almost retired from tennis, but said her love for the sport is back after becoming a mother earlier this year.
Al-Ittihad's Karim Benzema during a match against Al-Nassr in Jeddah on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Dec 31, 2023

Tiger or pussycat? Knives out as Benzema slumps with Al-Ittihad

A series of missed chances, including a botched penalty at the Club World Cup, has the 35-year-old Frenchman facing the wrath of the Jeddah club's fans.
Raptors guard Dennis Schroder is defended by Pistons guard Jaden Ivey during the second half in Detroit on Saturday as the Pistons snapped their 28-game losing streak.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 31, 2023

Pistons edge Raptors to end record-tying 28-game skid

Detroit's skid equaled the all-time NBA mark. The Philadelphia 76ers lost 28 straight spanning the 2014-15 and 2015-16 seasons.
The Olympics Aquatics Centre under construction in Saint-Denis, near Paris, on Thursday
SPORTS
Dec 31, 2023

All roads lead to Paris in 2024 in world of sports

The first post-COVID Olympic Games loom large on the horizon, but the two-week extravaganza will merely be the centerpiece for another 12 months of compelling theater.
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2023

Japan saw price hikes on over 30,000 food items in 2023

The figure marks a 25.7% rise from 2022, when prices went up for 25,768 food items.
A man was found dead in a suitcase along the Tamagawa River in Kawasaki, police have said.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 31, 2023

Body found in suitcase along Tama River in Kawasaki

Police open murder probe after body of 46-year-old man is discovered.
Japan unveils new overtourism countermeasures
The majority of tourists in Japan tend to stay in Tokyo, Osaka or Kyoto, resulting in overcrowding in popular tourist spots and a strain on transportation systems.
South Korea couple beat same-sex barriers to parenthood
South Korean lesbian couple Kim Kyu-jin (left) and her wife, Kim Sae-yeon, pose with a "pregnant woman" badge during an interview in Seoul last month.
Toyoko Kids: The lonely street children of Tokyo
Many young people who feel neglected at home flock to the Toyoko area to find a community where they can fit in.
Opportunities await the bold in the Year of the Wood Dragon
2024 marks the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese zodiac, with the year predicted to be a good time for fresh starts.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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