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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

A century on, political fights rage over Turkey's dogs

It has been a love-hate affair of late between dogs and humans in Turkey that, like most things in the painfully polarized country, has taken on a political life of its own.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

Ukrainians in rural Ireland piece together new lives, step by step

They are among the countless Ukrainians grappling with the uncertainty of how the next chapter of their lives will unfold as the war with Russia enters its seventh month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 6, 2022

Yen weakens to ¥141 zone against U.S. dollar in new 24-year low

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki on Tuesday reiterated that sharp yen moves were 'undesirable.'
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Estimated costs for Abe state funeral rise to ¥1.66 billion

The original estimate of u00a5250 million has risen now that the cost of security and welcoming overseas dignitaries has been factored in.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Japan to shorten COVID-19 isolation period to seven days

For asymptomatic people with the virus, the self-quarantine period will be shortened from seven days to five, so long as they get a negative result from an antigen test.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Top Kadokawa execs arrested in widening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal

The publishing giant's headquarters and the Tokyo home of Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa have been searched.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2022

Incoming British leader Liz Truss can’t escape Boris Johnson’s legacy

Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson changed British politics, but he left his successor, Liz Truss, with a pile of problems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 6, 2022

Taiwan matters greatly to Japan’s national security

Japanese politicians and strategists are becoming more vocal about Taiwan's place in the nation's security stratagem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022

Banned U.S. AI chips in high demand at Chinese state institutes

The development signaled a major escalation of a U.S. campaign to stymie China's technological capability as tensions bubble over the fate of Taiwan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 9,486 new cases as downtrend continues

The number of new infections in the capital fell by about 4,700 from a week before, with the seven-day average also down by over 6,000 compared to a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 6, 2022

Claim of TikTok breach spotlights viral app’s lure as target

TikTok surpassed a billion monthly users a year ago and now ranks as many young people's favorite app, making it an enticing target for hackers.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 6, 2022

Amazon grapples with more labor strife, this time in Japan

A group of 15 subcontracted drivers in the city of Nagasaki is protesting the long hours and excessive number of deliveries in the absence of overtime pay.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

On medical exchange program in Tokyo, Ukrainians both receive and give lessons

The Juntendo University training has allowed Ukrainian doctors and students to receive essential training, and they have been able to share lessons on conflict too.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 6, 2022

Japan needs to take measures against China’s geoeconomic strategy

This year has seen a rise in military tensions, but also increasing economic security concerns.
A video still shows current Fujitsu Services Director Paul Patterson giving evidence to a hearing of the Business and Trade Select Committee in the House of Commons, in London on Tuesday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2024

Fujitsu says it will pay compensation in U.K. Post Office scandal

The firm said it has a "moral responsibility” to contribute to redress for sub-postmasters who suffered as a result of its faulty software.
Li Qiang at the World Economic Forum on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2024

In Davos, Chinese premier takes aim at trade 'barriers'

Li's remarks came as the World Economic Forum's 54th annual conference is preoccupied with a slew of global risks, including wars in Ukraine and Gaza.
Tunisia's Ons Jabeur didn't have an answer for teenager Mirra Andreeva in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2024

Teenager Andreeva shocks Jabeur in Australian Open second round

abeur began the match with a big ace down the middle but quickly found herself on the back foot as her 16-year-old opponent capitalized on some uncharacteristic errors.
Houthi supporters rally to denounce air strikes launched by the U.S. and Britain, in Sanaa, Yemen on Jan. 12.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2024

U.S. strikes Houthi missiles as Greek vessel hit in Red Sea

Attacks by the Iran-allied militia on ships in the region since November have affected companies and alarmed major powers.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives on stage during the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, on Tuesday. 2024.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2024

China sees one of its worst years of growth since 1990 as recovery stalls

China's National Bureau of Statistics revealed that gross domestic product expanded 5.2% to hit 126 trillion yuan ($17.6 trillion) last year.
China's birthrate has been plummeting for decades as a result of the one-child policy implemented from 1980 to 2015 and its rapid urbanization during that period.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 17, 2024

China's population drops for second year, adding to growth concerns

A plunging birthrate and a wave of COVID-19 deaths accelerated a downturn that will have long-term economic effects.
Ryotaro Nakashima, the eighth-generation owner and tōji master brewer of Nakashima Shuzoten in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, speaks on Friday about how his brewery was devastated by the New Year's Day earthquake.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 17, 2024

Future unclear for 150-year-old sake brewery after Noto earthquake

After key facilities were badly damaged in the quake, eighth-generation owner and tōji master brewer Ryotaro Nakashima is struggling to see a way ahead.
Around 100 YouTube channels actively deny climate change, while also spreading videos attacking solutions such as wind and solar.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 17, 2024

Attacks on renewable energy are proliferating on YouTube

While videos espousing climate denial are declining across nearly 100 YouTube channels, videos attacking solutions such as wind and solar are growing.
A large billboard depicting an Iranian missile with a phrase in Persian that reads "prepare your coffins" on the side of a building in Tehran on Tuesday, after overnight missile attacks by Iran on multiple targets in Syria and in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2024

Iran strikes targets in Iraq amid growing fears of regional conflict

The missile strike set off an unusual dispute between the neighboring allies, with Baghdad recalling its ambassador from Tehran in protest.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo. None of 51 surveyed economists expects the central bank to raise its negative interest rate this month, with two-thirds forecasting a rate hike by April.
BUSINESS
Jan 17, 2024

Polled economists all see BOJ holding in January after quake

None of 51 surveyed economists expects the central bank to raise its negative interest rate this month, with two-thirds forecasting a rate hike by April.
Collapsed houses in Misaki in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Jan. 11 following an earthquake and tsunami on New Year's Day
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2024

Evacuation drills paid off in tsunami-hit Noto area in Japan

As soon as the temblor struck, residents prepared themselves for a tsunami wave. "It wasn't a miracle. The drills paid off," one resident said.
Residents receive water in Shika, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Monday.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2024

Japan struggling to make water pipes quake-proof

In Ishikawa Prefecture, where a massive quake struck on New Year's Day, over 50,000 homes are still without water.
While Apple has dominated the holiday quarter in recent years, its surge ahead of Samsung over a full year is unprecedented and suggests Apple is weathering an industrywide slump better than its rivals.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2024

Apple passed Samsung as world’s top phone-maker in 2023

Apple's surge ahead of Samsung over a full year is unprecedented and suggests Apple is weathering an industrywide slump better than its rivals.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2024

Daihatsu may lose production rights for three models in safety scandal

An inspection by the transport ministry found that air bags had been set to inflate automatically in tests rather than when a crash was detected.
Islamabad said Wednesday that Tehran launched an airstrike on Pakistan's territory, killing two children.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 17, 2024

Iran launches airstrike on jihadist base in Pakistan, killing two

The strikes add to multiple crises across the Middle East, with Israel waging a war against Hamas in Gaza and Houthi rebels in Yemen attacking vessels in the Red Sea.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
Japanese universities step up to help international students after Harvard ban
The Harry Elkins Widener Memorial Library at Harvard University. U.S. President Donald Trump has barred Harvard from accepting international students, prompting Japanese universities to offer support.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
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.

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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