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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2022

Shanghai residents question human cost of China's COVID-19 quarantines

Shanghai is doubling down on the quarantine policy, converting schools, new apartment blocks and vast exhibition halls into centers, the largest of which can hold 50,000 people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Apr 7, 2022

Miyuki Suzuki sets example for Japan Inc. with grace and 'spine of steel'

During a varied career with stints at a number of firms, Suzuki has strived to empower her team members — something of a novel approach in Japan's corporate world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2022

More Russians consider costs of war in Ukraine as casualties mount

Six weeks after the start of Putin's invasion of Ukraine, the reality of war is increasingly intruding into the lives of regular families as death notices and body bags arrive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2022

Scientists consider how to make ever-longer IPCC climate science reports an easier read

The initial report series by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 1990, totaled a relatively modest 1,000 pages.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2022

Climate change is making Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worse

As the planet warms, the worst dry spell in two decades has coincided with Afghanistan's political and economic upheaval.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022

A Paris Agreement architect is now terrified by lack of climate action

'I don't have words to explain. u2018Concerning' is not enough. This is frankly a terrifying report,” Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2022

For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine

Putin has made many attempts to undermine Ukraine — both overtly and covertly — but has been thwarted on at least three significant occasions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

Should I hoard cash during a crisis?

Global and domestic events can drastically impact the value of cash, and there is a trade-off in having cash in your home versus at the bank or in investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine is an opportunity for China

Beijing could seize the moment to find common cause with the West over the Ukraine invasion and defuse some of the concern about its intentions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

What is the West’s objective in Ukraine?

Russia's failure to achieve a rapid victory over Ukraine has forced the West to consider what its own goals in the conflict should be.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

'I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. 'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2022

The making of Vladimir Putin

As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world, a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022

Is time up for the British monarchy? Not so fast

The appeal of the royal family remains potent. Its adaptability to changing times is a hereditary trait.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022

Beijing is hedging its bets against geopolitical shock

U.S. efforts to slow Beijing's ascension on the global stage will not have a lasting impact, let alone stop China's economic and technological rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2022

What happens in Russia if Putin can’t win in Ukraine?

Russia has now been subjected to an isolation more sudden and total than that experienced by any major power in recent history. What that leads to may not be pretty.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2022

Putin’s war and the mirage of the rules-based order

Rules-based order and economic interdependence has not stopped countries like Russia and China from engaging in relentless expansionism at the expense of their neighbors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2022

Will China’s 'common prosperity' survive Putin’s war?

Russia's war on Ukraine has driven up energy, commodity and food prices, which will cause inflation to accelerate and hit Chinese exports as global demand weakens.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2022

A losing and desperate Putin could be terrifying

By taking U.S. intervention off the table, the Biden administration may tempt just the sort of Russian escalation the world fears, especially if Putin becomes desperate.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022

Why India is losing faith in the West

Criticizing India for continuing to buy oil from Russia is especially galling, given that European nations have yet to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

As Russia stalls in Ukraine, dissent brews over Putin’s leadership

The slow going and the heavy toll of Putin's war in Ukraine are setting off questions about his military's planning capability and his confidence in his top spies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine is changing the world order, just not how Putin hoped

From Berlin to London and Baltic capitals like Tallinn, the metrics of defending Europe have been torn up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Mar 22, 2022

Artificial intelligence gets scarier and scarier

AI technologies are the most powerful tools that have been developed in generations — perhaps even in human history — and with such advancements come a magnitude of dangers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 22, 2022

Phil Mickelson no longer on list of Masters competitors

The veteran's absence from the year's opening major will mark the first time that he will miss the Masters since 1994.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 20, 2022

‘A Fictional Commons’: Rethinking alternatives to capitalism with literature

Michael Bourdaghs compellingly shows how influential literary figure Natsume Soseki imbued his classic works with challenges to the constrictive, patriarchal systems of property control.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 20, 2022

A narrative forms around the 'divine country'

The seeds of modern Japanese nationalism were sown by nativist scholar Motoori Norinaga, who lauded the concept of 'mono no aware.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 18, 2022

Why China won’t bail Russia out over its invasion of Ukraine

By all indications, even China seems to be reassessing its economic relations with Russia, with Chinese companies and banks refusing to work with Russian companies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022

World far short of climate goals during 'decade of action'

Failing to meet the 2030 emissions target risks pushing the world toward irreversible climate impacts, even if a second goal of net-zero emissions by 2050 is met, scientists say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2022

The monetary consequences of Vladimir Putin

Having witnessed the financial shock and awe or Russia's invasion and the subsequent sanctions, other countries will likely re-think how and where they hold their foreign assets.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2022

The threat of Russian WMD attack in Ukraine is real

Moscow might manufacture a false narrative that Ukrainian biological weapons pose a threat to further justify its actions.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Underground water leak floods Kyoto streets
A massive underground water leak early Wednesday flooded the streets near an intersection on National Route 1 in Shimogyo Ward in the city of Kyoto.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
Puzzling decisions and opaque rankings are all part of sumo's charm
Chiyoshoma (right) battles Churanoumi during the New Year Basho in Tokyo in January. The Mongolian's drop down the sumo rankings ahead of the May tournament was one of the biggest surprises of the latest banzuke.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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