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Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Longform
May 15, 2023

Rebuilding a community: Hiroshima after the bomb

In the decades since World War II ended, the city has undergone significant material and demographic changes — yet some still remember the old streets.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 15, 2023

Communities torn as Ukraine turns its back on Moscow-linked church

Tensions have surfaced in villages across Ukraine as authorities have cracked down on the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 15, 2023

Sustainable food — not more of it — needed as global hunger soars

Farmers today grow sufficient crops to feed twice the current population — but but nearly a third of food produced globally is spoiled or thrown away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2023

The ‘peace dividend’ is over in Europe. Now come the hard tradeoffs.

Defending against an unpredictable Russia in years to come will mean bumping up against a strained social safety net and ambitious climate transition plans.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2023

Posing as Islamists, Russian hackers take aim at Sweden

A series of coordinated cyberattacks by suspected Russian hackers intended to jeopardize Sweden's chances of joining NATO have been disrupting its biggest companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2023

Powerful cyclone makes landfall in Myanmar and Bangladesh; 400,000 evacuated

Powerful Cyclone Mocha began crossing the Bangladesh and Myanmar coasts Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2023

Ukraine’s offensive could set stage for diplomacy with Russia, U.S. officials say

It is unclear how the officials will define success in the counteroffensive, which could last many months, or how its outcome might affect their approach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 13, 2023

Europe needs stronger line on China ties, ministers urge

The European Union must unite around a stronger stance toward China as it tries to cope with Beijing’s rising power, several of the bloc’s foreign ministers said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 13, 2023

KG+ event celebrates emerging photographers

Three young photographers from varied backgrounds and approaches won prizes and the chance to take their work to the next level at Kyotographie’s satellite event, KG+.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2023

LDP moves toward giving LGBTQ bill OK after concessions to conservatives

The LDP’s current proposal — a watered-down version of an initial cross-party bill — will now be presented to Komeito, the junior partner of the coalition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 12, 2023

Japan’s giant of central banking

Critics of former BOJ Gov. Kuroda complain that he never achieved the 2% inflation target. What they fail to acknowledge is his policies led to a dramatic strengthening of the labor market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2023

Vast China-Russia resources trade shifts to yuan from dollars in Ukraine fallout

The switch to yuan to pay for billions in commodities trades in the wake of the Ukraine war accelerates China's efforts to internationalize its currency.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2023

Europe battling punishing drought and unpredictable weather forecast for 2043

The continent has warmed nearly twice as fast as the rest of the world over the last three decades, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 10, 2023

Kishida’s close call, Kyoto’s dual festivals and the now not-so-novel coronavirus

Deep Dive is back with updates on the attack on Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, COVID-19 and all the partying that Kyoto has been doing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 10, 2023

Stronger Japan-NATO ties were bound to happen

Russia’s war in Ukraine and regional Chinese aggression have accelerated the maturation of the Japan-NATO relationship, but the wheels were set in motion following the fall of the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
May 10, 2023

Joel Embiid shines as Sixers sink Celtics and Nuggets rout Suns

The Sixers will return to Philadelphia brimming with confidence after an assured Game 5 display.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 10, 2023

Hong Kong wants more tourists, but mostly ‘good quality’ ones, please

The return to Hong Kong of budget tour groups from mainland China is sparking frustrations, and a dose of snobbery, in a city starved for business.
JAPAN
May 10, 2023

Biden unlikely to deliver special nuclear disarmament message at Hiroshima G7

Japan will instead aim for the grouping to release a “strong message” on the issue of nuclear weapons, likely in its joint statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 9, 2023

Putin touts 'sacred' battle with West in Ukraine as Russia marks pared back Victory Day

The Russian leader has repeatedly likened the war in Ukraine to the challenges Moscow faced when Adolf Hitler invaded the Soviet Union in 1941.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 9, 2023

Kishida's Seoul visit was a positive step — at least in the short term

Fumio Kishida and Yoon Suk-yeol's meeting in Seoul required courage, political initiative and the support from all sides.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
May 9, 2023

Why bolstering Japan’s defense industry is a matter of national security

Boosting exports is seen as key to maintaining the country's defense sector, but firms are struggling to make a mark internationally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 9, 2023

Canada expels Chinese diplomat, risking retaliation in feud

A leaked Canadian intelligence document reportedly said Zhao Wei was looking into penalizing Conservative lawmaker Michael Chong over his hard-line positions on the Beijing government.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 9, 2023

ATP hails 'new era' for Chinese tennis at Shanghai Masters launch

The tournament will double its duration and the prize-money pool will exceed $10 million, making it the richest sports event in Asia according to organizers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
May 8, 2023

Sendai firm banks on unique cosmetics specialty store

Shoen Sukiya's Perfumerie Sukiya S-Pal store boasts a floor space of 560 square meters and monthly sales of over ¥100 million.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 8, 2023

American School in Japan unveils master plan for renewed campus

Renderings of ASIJ’s possible new look depict a winding, river-shaped building that allows its elementary, middle and high schools to flow into and interact with one another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 8, 2023

Powell’s bet against recession looks good — minus the credit crunch and a standoff

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reckons the U.S. economy can skirt recession. But the odds are stacked against him — thanks to banking, politics, and even the weather.
MORE SPORTS
May 7, 2023

Yuri Yoshida wins first Japan women's major title

The 23-year-old finished at 1-over 289, three strokes clear of South Korean runner-up Shin Ji Yai, at Ibaraki Golf Club in Ibaraki Prefecture.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2023

A world with monarchs: Long live the kings and queens

The coronation of King Charles III highlights why constitutional monarchy remains a vital form of government in some of the world's most successful countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 7, 2023

When we were kings: What Shakespeare says about being No. 1

Charles’s crowning is religious pantomime, dramatizing the special relationship between the divine and the head of the royal family — and, by extension, with Britain itself.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 7, 2023

Russia blames U.S. and Ukraine for attack on pro-Kremlin writer

Russia blamed the U.S. for an attack on a pro-Kremlin writer that killed his assistant and left him wounded.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Man arrested over deadly stabbing of woman in Kobe
Masashi Tanimoto, 35, the suspect in the deadly stabbing a 24-year-old woman, is taken into custody in Kobe on Friday night.
Japanese city proposes two-hour daily limit for smartphone use
The Toyoake Municipal Government in Aichi Prefecture is planning to enact an ordinance to urge all smartphone users in the city to limit screen time to two hours a day outside work or school.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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