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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2022

Once a civil war leader, now deposed: Sri Lanka's Gotabaya Rajapaksa flees nation

An immigration official said Rajapaksa, his wife and two bodyguards left the country by a Sri Lankan air force plane in the early hours of the day he was due to resign.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Jul 12, 2022

As Japan mourns Abe's death, details of shooting suspect begin to emerge

Investigative sources have indicated that Tetsuya Yamagami planned his attack on Shinzo Abe extensively.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 12, 2022

Sri Lanka’s fallen dynasty is already planning its next comeback

President Gotabaya Rajapaksa's 36-year-old nephew Namal Rajapaksa has already been thinking of how the family can restore its reputation over the long term
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 10, 2022

The true legacy of Shinzo Abe’s foreign policy

Japan's transformative statesman not only defended democracy, he sought to repair ties with China for a more secure world.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
Jul 10, 2022

Gun used to kill Abe ‘easy to build with DIY store materials,' experts say

The ease with which Tetsuya Yamagami constructed handmade guns and explosives raises a large concern: Can this be prevented?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022

The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind

Japan's longest-serving prime minister wasn't just any other leader — he was a towering figure whose death has completely changed the nation's political landscape.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 7, 2022

Ailing Rafael Nadal unsure about health ahead of Wimbledon semifinal

'I can't give you a clear answer because if I gave you a clear answer and tomorrow another thing happens, I will be a liar, he said.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 6, 2022

Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan

The wrestlers, hailing from one of amateur sumo's hotbeds of activity, flew to the United States on Tuesday after completing a monthlong camp ahead of the World Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 6, 2022

Tiger Woods: 'No way physically' to play U.S. Open

The former world No. 1 said that problems with his surgically repaired right leg kept him out of the June 16-19 major.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Diversity & Inclusion Special
Jul 4, 2022

世界最大規模のスタートアップ企業として、社会成長の生命線を担う

Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 30, 2022

Novak Djokovic cruises as Andy Murray crashes out at Wimbledon

'I'm very happy with my performance,' said Djokovic, who is looking to join Pete Sampras as a seven-time champion. 'I started very well, solid from the back of the court.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jun 27, 2022

Okinawa farmers, once finding wealth in pineapples, search for successors

Some people, including teachers, actually quit their jobs and started growing pineapples, such was the wealth to be gained from farming the crop.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 27, 2022

After 50 years of China-Japan economic ties, what comes next?

From the separation of politics and economy to the principle of economic security, the two countries have tried to maintain trade and exchange despite numerous obstacles.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 25, 2022

Abortion pills over the counter? Experts see big hurdles in widening U.S. access.

A pill used to terminate early pregnancies is unlikely to become available in the U.S. without a prescription for years, if ever, experts say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2022

First step toward Ukraine joining EU signals solidarity amid war

While Ukraine's accession into the bloc could take a decade or more, the decision sends a powerful message of solidarity to Kyiv and a rebuke to President Vladimir Putin of Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2022

The fertility crisis started in Japan, but it won’t stay here

A declining population and plummeting fertility rate isn't a unique Japanese phenomenon. All rich countries will contend with this crisis.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 21, 2022

As China's nuclear weapons multiply, U.S. and Japan work on deterrence

Washington, together with Tokyo, has been urging Beijing to halt its arms ambitions, while at the same time boosting its nuclear umbrella in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Jun 21, 2022

Invasive rats spreading across Yamaguchi, damaging crops

The nutria, a kind of large rat native to South America, has expanded its habitat to almost all areas of the prefecture, with municipalities stepping up measures against the animal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 16, 2022

‘Soup and Ideology’: A touching family portrait that feeds the soul

Director Yang Yonghi comes to terms with her mother's past trauma and animosity toward South Korea in the moving final chapter of her documentary trilogy on familial ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022

Discrimination foe Lapsley wins 39th Niwano Peace Prize

This year, the 39th Niwano Peace Prize will be awarded to Father Michael Lapsley, Society of the Sacred Mission, of South Africa in recognition of his relentless struggle against apartheid and social discrimination, his support for the liberation movement in South Africa and various peace-building activities...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2022

U.S. inflation unexpectedly accelerates to 40-year high of 8.6%

Record gasoline prices and geopolitical factors threaten to keep inflation high in the coming months, suggesting the Fed will have to pump the brakes on the economy for longer.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2022

The Republican climate plan forgets about the climate

The GOP is flashing just enough green to woo voters in vulnerable Democratic House districts.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
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.
Signs of change emerge in constitutional interpretation of same-sex marriage
Plaintiffs celebrate the Tokyo High Court's ruling in a same-sex marriage lawsuit in Tokyo on Oct. 30.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Truck driver's body recovered from huge Japan sinkhole after three months
Workers stand around a vehicle carrying the body of a person recovered from a sinkhole in Yashio, Saitama Prefecture, on Friday.
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
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.

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

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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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