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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2022

Putin, Xi and the risk of World War III

After obtaining China's backing, Vladimir Putin set about realizing his life's dream of retaking Ukraine, a decision that may backfire on both Moscow and Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2022

China’s moment of decision

The world needs a country that remains relatively neutral, maintains communication with the Kremlin and has some leverage over Russia. At this time, that country is China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022

Beijing and the inconvenient truth about the Russian business pull-out

The Achilles heel of economic statecraft directed toward China in a potential conflict will be whether businesses would prioritize politics and security over profits.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

‘Tamaran Hill’: A playful literary journey to get lost in

In Tadasuke Kotani's heartfelt adaptation of Senji Kuroi's short story, a young woman's exploration of Tokyo's hidden memories leads her down a path of self-discovery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 9, 2022

High school newspapers are a thrifty way to teach civics

Supporting news outlets at schools in low-income communities would have the added benefit of creating a pipeline for minority journalists who have long been underrepresented in the media.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2022

Invasion of Ukraine becomes moment of truth for Asian nations

Many Asian nations insist on noninterference in internal affairs, so it would be expected that the dismembering of a state, Ukraine, by a neighbor would have warranted condemnation. It did not.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 8, 2022

COVID-19 may cause changes in the brain, new study finds

Neurological experts who were not involved in the research said it was valuable and unique, but they cautioned that the implications of the changes were unclear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2022

How to make sense of market forecasts in wartime

Trying to predict whether economic activity will rise or fall is almost impossible because what you're really trying to do is predict human behavior.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2022

How Putin destroyed the three myths of America’s global order

Putin's gambit is producing an intellectual paradigm shift, a recognition that this war may be a prelude to more devastating conflicts unless democratic states respond.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022

Putin’s justification for an attack on Ukraine conjures up memories of WWII and Hitler

Similar to Putin's justification for invading Ukraine, Hitler threatened to invade Czechoslovakia in order to incorporate districts with a German-speaking population.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022

Russia has unleashed a new age of nuclear proliferation

Even if Vladimir Putin is bluffing on using nuclear weapons, his threat is more frightening than anything since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 5, 2022

The war in Ukraine holds a warning for the world order

The multinational response to the invasion of Ukraine shows that liberalism has some life left. But the challenges posed by waning U.S. power and rising authoritarianism remain formidable.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022

Japanese food continues to gain popularity overseas

“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French fusion chef David Bouley during a recent interview with The Japan Times. One of the first non-Japanese...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Want lower oil prices? First you need higher ones

Global benchmark Brent and U.S. crude futures have soared over 15% to around 10- and 14-year highs, respectively, since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last week
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2022

How the coronavirus steals our sense of smell

As well as explaining the abrupt loss of smell that has become a well-known hallmark of COVID-19, new research could shed new light on conditions like 'brain fog.”
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2022

‘The Last 10 Years’: Keep a hanky handy for this weepy romance

Michihito Fujii's splashy terminal illness drama can't help succumbing to the usual genre tropes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022

What did Xi know about Ukraine, and when did he know?

Putin's declaration of military action was timed to begin just after the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics. Was the Russian leader's “restraint” a way of showing respect?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022

China’s economic development is rife with new challenges and traps

China's weak rule of law carries serious risks, including official corruption, which tends to increase inequality and thus could undermine efforts to avoid the middle-income trap.
Japan Times
Mar 2, 2022

Discovered “GT-7” compound induces cell death in pancreatic cancer cells Expected for a new treatment approach different from the mechanisms of conventional anticancer drugs

A research team led by Prof. Reiko Sugiura of Kindai University (Higashi-Osaka city), Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, found that a compound called “ACAGT-007a” (GT-7*1) strongly reduces the viability of pancreatic cancer cells with specific gene mutations and induces...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2022

The new global Cold War clouds India’s tightrope walk

India's solo struggle to rein in an expansionist China in the icy Himalayan region has helped influence its measured response to the Russian aggression against Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2022

With the invasion of Ukraine, the test of wills begins

The West hoped to deter Putin from invading. It failed. Now the question is whether the countries aligned against him can impose sufficient pain to force a retreat.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 27, 2022

Japan should consider hosting U.S. nuclear weapons, Abe says

Abe noted that had Ukraine kept some of its nuclear weapons following the breakup of the Soviet Union instead of exchanging them for a security guarantee, it may not have faced an invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 27, 2022

New research points to Wuhan market as pandemic origin

Two new studies represent a significant salvo in the debate over the origins of a pandemic that has killed nearly 6 million people and sickened 400 million more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigma

On paper, the Russian president appears to own very little. Yet estimates put his hidden wealth well over $100 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

Trump condemns Russia invasion, placing blame on Biden

The former president also linked the Ukraine invasion to the U.S. 2020 presidential election, falsely claiming again that fraud was to blame for his loss.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Feb 24, 2022

Untapped potential: Raising the status of women in professional services

Masami Katakura of Ernst & Young ShinNihon hopes her journey through the world of accounting encourages the next generation of women.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

South Korean support for a domestic nuclear arsenal is growing — for surprising reasons

A new survey has found that a robust majority strongly backs a domestic nuclear program over stationing U.S. nukes in the country, with China cited as a growing concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 23, 2022

How to get hired if you're an older worker

The median retirement account balance for older workers in the age of COVID-19 is $15,000, which means it's likely many of those workers are looking to jump right back into the labor pool.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 23, 2022

Phil Mickelson issues apology over Saudi comments

The six-time major champion admitted he was using interest from the Super Golf League as leverage to get PGA tour players more money via enhanced media rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2022

Makers of baby formula still break global marketing rules, WHO and UNICEF find

More than a third of women across all countries surveyed said that health workers had recommended a specific brand of formula to them.

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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