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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2022

Europe's plan to quit Russian fuel plunges Pakistan into darkness

Parts of Pakistan are experiencing planned blackouts of more than 12 hours, limiting the effectiveness of air conditioning to offer relief during the ongoing heatwave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2022

The world of crypto lending

Just as customers at traditional banks earn interest on their savings in dollars, crypto users that deposit their bitcoin at crypto lenders also earn money, usually in cryptocurrency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022

Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionism

The bans risk hurting farmers and producers, and one concern is that the current cycle of protectionism could lead to restrictions on other food exports — including rice
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 13, 2022

Kurdish tensions stymie Iraqi region's gas export ambitions

The impasse could also undermine stability in Iraq's north, where ruling families have their own security forces.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 13, 2022

They inhabited separate worlds in Taiwan. Decades later, they collided in a California church.

David Chou — armed with two guns, four Molotov cocktails and a deep-seated rage against Taiwanese people — opened fire inside the Taiwanese Presbyterian Church in Southern California.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022

U.S. gun deal is less than Democrats wanted, but more than they expected

Though the compromise does not go as far as many would have preferred, it is still seen as a serious step that could save lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 13, 2022

Fears for China's economic future in 'miracle' city Shenzhen

Shenzhen posted overall economic growth of only 2% in the first quarter of this year, the lowest-ever figure for the city, aside from the first quarter of 2020 when the coronavirus hit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 12, 2022

Iran tests new trade corridor to ship Russian goods to India

Since Russia was sanctioned over its war on Ukraine, Iranian officials have been keen to revive a stalled project to develop the so-called North-South Transit Corridor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 12, 2022

Director Werner Herzog finally finds his medium

The filmmaker behind “Grizzly Man” and “Fitzcarraldo” makes a late-career foray into fiction with “The Twilight World,” a new book about a real-life Japanese intelligence officer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 11, 2022

Iran has lessons on grim survival for Russia under sanctions

The founder of one of the first Iranian ad agencies to focus on social media has some advice for Russian businesses: You'll adapt and survive, but it'll be brutal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022

‘Dead cities’ become the flash point for the fierce war in the east

The Ukrainian military and government are now making no secret of the challenges they face in the east, 3u00bd months after Russia invaded.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022

Trump is depicted as a would-be autocrat willing to hang onto power at all costs

Whether the Jan. 6 panel can change public views of the events of that day remains unclear, but many political strategists and analysts consider it unlikely.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 10, 2022

Travel agencies rush to meet COVID-19 guidelines as Japan reopens for tourism

With new government protocols in place, it will take time before Japan's airports swarm with overseas travelers again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022

Chinese pilots sent a message. U.S. allies said they went too far.

China has been increasingly assertive in the Asia Pacific, from building military infrastructure in the South China Sea to sending ships and aircraft near disputed islands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2022

Russia gas crisis highlights Europe's green energy storage problem

The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 9, 2022

How the Texans and a spa enabled Deshaun Watson’s series of massages

A New York Times examination of records shows that the star quarterback engaged in more questionable behavior than previously known.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 9, 2022

COVID booster effective in preventing infection for 70% of population, Japan study says

Their findings came as U.S. biotech giant Moderna announced a new vaccine under development that targets the omicron variant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022

Japan's crypto body eyes scrapping strict rules for token listings

The Japan Virtual and Crypto Assets Exchange Association has held discussions about letting local exchanges list cryptocurrencies without going through its screening process.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2022

Battle in Ukraine's east rages as Zelenskyy vows to retake territory

The dayslong battle for the industrial city has emerged as pivotal, with Russia focusing its offensive might in its effort to capture the surrounding region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2022

Global growth will be choked amid inflation and war, World Bank says

The World Bank said the war in Ukraine, supply chain chokeholds, COVID-19 lockdowns in China, and rises in energy and food prices are exacting a growing toll on economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

This is why airline ticket prices are sky-high right now

Idled jets, expensive fuel prices and a lack of staff are just some of the reasons for the costly airfares, but none of that seems to have dissuaded people from making trips.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2022

The (no longer) secret world of surf spots

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold dear the locations of secret fishing holes.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jun 7, 2022

Five ways to save energy this summer as Japan's bills tick upward

Electricity prices are set to hit the highest level in five years this month on the back of energy market chaos set off by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2022

How an airport nail salon became the front line of U.S. COVID surveillance

Despite rules that require travelers to produce a negative COVID-19 test result in order to enter the U.S., the former nail salon chain's testing service routinely finds positive cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 6, 2022

Elon Musk’s office mandate and recession fears complicate new work era

For the past few years, many white-collar workers have grown accustomed to greater flexibility in where and when they work, but today's recession fears may change that.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Jun 5, 2022

Even a diehard COVID-19 test advocate says China is going too far

Wedded to a strategy that still seeks to eliminate every coronavirus case, the country is rolling out a vast network of testing booths in urban areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 5, 2022

Mourning Tiananmen’s victims, and the Hong Kong that was

Since 2020, when Beijing imposed a sweeping national security law on Hong Kong, the local government has essentially banned public commemorations of the 1989 killings.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight