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WORLD
Feb 18, 2023

The post-Cold War era is gone. A new arms race has arrived.

Governments around the world are drawing lessons from Europe’s first high-intensity war since 1945, reassessing everything from ammunition stocks to weapons systems and supply lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2023

ASML’s big bet on China is starting to backfire over data thefts

After new revelations about data theft linked to China, questions are now mounting over the risks associated with doing business with the country as calls for new controls grow.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans

For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023

South Korean victims of Japan forced labor accuse Seoul of rushing compensation

The two countries have been at odds over 2018 rulings by South Korea's Supreme Court that ordered Japanese firms to compensate some of the forced laborers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2023

South Korea defense paper calls North 'enemy' and estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg

The biennial white paper offers a glimpse into the reclusive North's growing arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles, as well as its conventional military capabilities.
Japan Times
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Feb 16, 2023

Lewis Hamilton vows to continue speaking out about social issues

Hamilton has used his platform to highlight racial injustice, promote diversity and address a range of issues from the environment to human rights.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Nikki Haley swipes at 'faded names' in bid for Republican 2024 nomination

Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, hit on a long list of Republican concerns in her speech in Charleston, including border security and government spending.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Putin, secure in power, sets stage for long and draining war

The Russian leader says Moscow is locked in an existential battle with an arrogant West that wants to carve up his country and its vast resources.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 15, 2023

Living with disaster: Building the cities of the future

We speak to professor Hitoshi Abe, an architect who has some ideas on how to start designing our cities to better deal with such inevitable disasters.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 15, 2023

Hawaiian sumo makes triumphant return to Kokugikan ring at Hakuho Cup

After the COVID-19 pandemic forced the cancellation of the 2021 edition and kept foreign wrestlers away in 2022, the former yokozuna's annual youth tournament was back in force on Sunday.
SOCCER / J. League
Feb 15, 2023

J. League's 30th season brings legacy and future into focus

The 2023 campaign will be a chance for Japanese soccer officials to celebrate three decades of growth as they chart a course for the league going forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023

We’re not even close to running out of green minerals

A U.S. Geological Survey suggests concerns over the securing of materials needed to shift to cleaner energy such as lithium, cobalt, copper and others may be overblown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2023

Japan deepens diversity lag with no women among BOJ nominees

The nominations came amid heightened expectations that Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was looking to choose the first female deputy governor in the Bank of Japan’s 140-year history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023

Amazon is taking half of each sale from its merchants

Grappling with slowing sales growth and rising costs, the tech giant is squeezing more money from the nearly 2 million small businesses that sell products on its marketplace.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 14, 2023

Ukrainian athletes push back on Thomas Bach's Russian stance

Current and former competitors say that Russian athletes shouldn't be allowed to compete at next year's Paris Olympics under any circumstances.
Japan Times
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Feb 13, 2023

Chiefs rally past Eagles to win Super Bowl

The Chiefs rallied from 10 points down at halftime to win their second Super Bowl in four seasons.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 12, 2023

Miso soup for the soul: Tokyo's top spots for warming sips of umami

From trendy to traditional and takeout to eat-in, Tokyo has more than enough stellar miso soup to warm you up.
Japan Times
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Feb 11, 2023

Eagles searching for right formula to slow down Patrick Mahomes in Super Bowl

Brandon Graham has already strip-sacked the greatest quarterback of all time in a Super Bowl. What to do for an encore?
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023

Uprooted: Amazonian Siekopai people battle for return to ancestral land

Displaced by decades of war, the Siekopai Indigenous peoples eke out a living doing odd jobs as they fight to return to their home in the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 11, 2023

Turkey earthquake evokes questions over building standards

As Turkey's death toll rises, so has fury over why, in a country with multiple fault lines and a history of major jolts, building quality is so poor that buildings fall apart like paper.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 11, 2023

Minami Minegishi: AKB48’s tear-stained pioneer

One J-pop idol’s shocking show of penance in 2013 foreshadowed the price of fame on the internet.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 10, 2023

Kevin Durant's move to Suns highlights flurry of deals at NBA trade deadline

The Durant move ended the 'Big Three' era of the Nets, who sent James Harden to Philadelphia a year ago and traded star guard Kyrie Irving to Dallas earlier this week.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 9, 2023

Nets agree to trade Kevin Durant to Suns in blockbuster deal

Durant's exit from the Nets ends the history of a ballyhooed 'Big Three' that was expected to bring glory to Brooklyn.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 9, 2023

Jordan vs. LeBron debate continues as NBA's scoring record falls

'We can enjoy one without tearing down one,' the late Kobe Bryant tweeted about the Jordan-James debate in 2018. 'Don't debate what can't be definitively won by anyone.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 9, 2023

Spurred by wave of protest, children of Iran’s revolution face ghosts of brutal past

While Iran tries to suppress the biggest challenge to its authority since the revolution 44 years ago, many younger Iranians are interrogating the Islamic Republic’s version of history.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Feb 9, 2023

‘The Last of Us’ shows it pays to take gaming seriously

The TV series' critical and commercial success signals the potential rise of video game adaptations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2023

South Korea's parliament votes to impeach minister over Halloween crush

As many as 159 people were killed and 196 injured in the Oct. 29 incident, when revelers flooded narrow alleyways in the popular nightlife district of Itaewon.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 8, 2023

I can't believe it's not meat! Is lab-grown beef on Japanese menus?

This week, Oscar Boyd gives us a review of his cultured chicken meal and runs down the environmental implications of such an endeavor, while Tomoko Otake gets us caught up on where Japan stands in the great race to replicate beef.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic