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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022

The U.S. races to arm Ukraine with heavier, more advanced weaponry

The West is focused on sending longer-range weapons like howitzers, anti-aircraft systems, anti-ship missiles, armed drones, armored trucks, personnel carriers and even tanks.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 20, 2022

Wimbledon plans to bar Russian and Belarusian players

The ban, which would make Wimbledon the first tennis event to restrict individual Russian and Belarusian athletes from competing, would exclude a number of highly ranked players.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Taiwan TV channel apologizes for false report on China invasion

Taipei-based Chinese Television Systems ran a ticker Wednesday along the bottom of the screen saying that China had attacked several areas of New Taipei City.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Kim Jong Un's Hollywood makeover highlights new propaganda push

Since taking power a decade ago, Kim has brought new looks to state television, including drone footage, computer graphics, music video-style cuts and made-for-TV moments.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2022

Gerard Pique rejects wrongdoing over €24-million Saudi Super Cup deal

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique dismissed any wrongdoing over his involvement in helping the Spanish F.A. secure a deal to relocate Spain's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, an agreement which earned his Kosmos company €24 million ($26 million) in commissions.
Japan Times
Norway report 2022
Apr 20, 2022

From Norway’s seas to Japan’s shores: NSC launches campaign to celebrate Norwegian seafood

As a public company owned by Norway’s Ministry of Trade, Industry and Fisheries, the Norwegian Seafood Council (NSC) seeks to win the world over to Norwegian seafood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2022

Bleak assessments of the Russian economy clash with Putin’s rosy claims

Russia's central bank chief has warned that the consequences of sanctions were only beginning to be felt, and Moscow's mayor said 200,000 jobs were at risk in the capital alone.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022

Japan researchers develop flavor-enhancing chopsticks to reduce salt intake

The device uses a weak electrical current to transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth, where they create a sense of saltiness
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2022

Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID-19 risks.

Even two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus remains new enough, and its long-term effects unpredictable enough, that measuring the threat posed by an infection is a thorny problem.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 18, 2022

Tesla and others prepare Shanghai restarts as city aims to ease lockdown

SAIC Motor, the Chinese partner of Volkswagen and General Motors, said it would start stress-testing its production resumption plans on Monday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

Atrocities in Ukraine war have deep roots in Russian military

Like the shelling of cities, the seemingly pointless, close-up killing recalls wars in Chechnya. Do they reflect intent or just indifference, propaganda and a military culture of violence?
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 18, 2022

Seeing a new life: George Nobechi’s path to photography

Back in the day, photos used to be produced in a darkroom, where a film negative would be enlarged to expose a sheet of paper. The paper would appear blank, until swished gently in a bath of developer fluid. Gradually, an image would emerge.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2022
Apr 18, 2022

Solverminds: A trusted technology and innovation partner

“Our early Japanese clients labeled our first collaboration ‘the dream project,’” shared Ritesh Sood, managing director and co-founder of SVM Solutions and Technologies Pte. Ltd. — Solverminds.
Japan Times
Singapore report 2022
Apr 18, 2022

The future of maritime digitalization — iO3

The maritime industry is riding the wave of innovative technologies and iO3 is helping to drive digital transformation.
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Apr 18, 2022

Japan’s ‘hydrogen economy’ runs the risk of being powered by coal

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2022

Sino-Russian alliance thrives only in the company of a shared enemy

The world must acknowledge that the relationship between Xi's China and Putin's Russia has transformed into one of “strategic entente.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2022

Kashmir journalists face forbidding pattern: arrest, bail, rearrest

Rights activists say Indian authorities have weaponized the legal system to harass journalists, particularly those in the Indian-controlled portion of the disputed Kashmir region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

The unseen scars of those who kill via remote control

Capt. Kevin Larson was one of the best drone pilots in the U.S. Air Force. Yet as the job weighed on him and untold others, the military failed to recognize its full impact.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine gamble pivots to a very different battlefield

Battles over the past seven weeks raged in populated areas near Kyiv, but the war is moving into wide-open flatland, which will drastically change combat strategy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Russia hits Kyiv and Lviv with strikes after sinking of flagship

An explosion was heard and smoke seen in Kyiv's southeastern Darnytskyi district, where Moscow said it had struck a factory that repairs tanks.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 16, 2022

Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Famer on champion Islander teams, dies at 65

Kimber Auerbach, director of communications for the Islanders, said the cause was lung cancer. Bossy announced he had the disease in October.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine or face 'unpredictable consequences'

The Russian message — one of a series of warnings punctuated by a formal protest note — suggested rising concerns that the weapons were seriously hindering Russia's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Why Ukraine war crimes trials could take many years

Long after the fighting ends, any prosecutions and trials arising from it could be barely beginning. Here is a look at the complexities of bringing aggressors to justice.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2022

Kim Jong Un gives North Korea’s most famous TV anchor a luxury home

Ri Chun Hee, who delivers the news with a soaring, bombastic tenor, received a two-story apartment in a riverside complex from the country's leader, apparently for her loyalty.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

For Japanese fishing town of Nemuro, Moscow holds key to survival

Concern is growing over the fate of annual talks between Tokyo and Moscow to set the quota for Japan to catch salmon and trout born in the Amur River.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 15, 2022

Lawson to raise Kara-age Kun prices for first time in 36 years

The price of the nuggets, sold in a paper envelope with a toothpick and a chicken illustration that's instantly recognizable to anyone in the country, will increase to u00a5238 from May 31.

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