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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2023

Nippon Ham's plant-based seafood is first for major Japanese food manufacturer

Amid growing demand for marine resources, the company has developed a fried fish product resembling whitefish and a popcorn shrimp product mimicking real shrimp.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2023

New generation revives Okinawa's once-banned Indigenous body art

The traditionally hand-poked markings were once common on women of the Ryukyu, who lived throughout the southern islands of what is now Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2023

Japan's Indigenous peoples fight stigma to reclaim identities

Many people feel Japan's government has not done enough to support the Ainu and Ryukyu groups.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2023

Tackling taboos: Japanese university club teaches Ainu traditions

Students at Sapporo University are able to learn the Ainu language, dance, and crafts, as well as about traditional food and hunting culture.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 28, 2023

Japan’s top diplomat set to skip G20 meeting, snubbing India

Move criticized as a lost opportunity to show leadership ahead of G7 summit in May, which Japan will host.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023

As Philippines scraps jeepney buses, operators struggle with costs

The government has ordered replacement of the beloved but elderly utility vehicles with greener, safer models.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 28, 2023

Six of Michael Jordan’s championship sneakers could fetch millions

Dubbed 'The Dynasty Collection,” the six Jordan shoes are now on display in Dubai, and will travel to Hong Kong and Singapore before returning to New York.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2023

Japan's factory output posts biggest fall in 8 months on weak autos and chip sector

A fall of 4.6% in January from a month earlier marked the fastest decrease since May 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 28, 2023

Incoming BOJ deputy head brushes aside near-term tweak to easy policy

Shinichi Uchida suggested that any review of the central bank's policy framework could take about a year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 28, 2023

Golden wicket: Laborer's daughter, 15, scores India cricket payday

The Women's Premier League begins on Saturday and could transform women's cricket globally in the same way that the lucrative Indian Premier League did the men's game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2023

Toshiba buyout proposal faces increasing uncertainty

It is unclear whether activist shareholders, including foreign investment funds, will agree to a ¥2 trillion buyout proposed by a consortium led by investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023

Janet Yellen makes surprise visit to Kyiv to reaffirm U.S. economic aid to Ukraine

Yellen met with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Finance Minister Serhiy Marchenko and other key government officials just days into the war's second year.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Feb 28, 2023

Fourth-ranked Argentina fails to qualify for FIBA World Cup

The South American side will not play in the Aug. 25-Sept. 10 tournament despite finishing as runner-up in the last edition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023

Hong Kong to scrap COVID mask mandate from March 1

Hong Kong and Macao both followed China's 'zero-COVID' policy for much of the past three years.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 28, 2023

Canada soccer chief resigns amid gender equity furor

Members of the team had protested against a lack of pay in 2022 and slammed budget cuts that they argued had compromised their preparations for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 28, 2023

Lionel Messi named FIFA's top player of 2022

Spain's Alexia Putellas retained the women's award at the ceremony in Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023

Brexit deal gives Sunak one chance to end years of EU acrimony

Agreement on Northern Ireland trade could clear a path for the U.K. and EU to rebuild a relationship built on trust and cooperation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023

Sunak strikes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal with EU

The deal seeks to resolve the tensions caused by the Northern Ireland protocol, a complex agreement which set the trading rules for the British-ruled region.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Feb 28, 2023

Celebrated chef Natsuko Shoji's vie en rose

Fresh from the achievement of being named Asia’s best female chef last year, Natsuko Shoji wows diners with an adventure into the world of Dom Perignon Rose.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023

U.S. waits (and waits) on Biden re-election bid announcement

For months, the White House has been teasing an announcement that Biden will run again in 2024. Also for months, the White House has refused to confirm that he will.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023

Japan and Australia may conduct South China Sea patrols with U.S. and Philippines, ambassador says

If the plan materializes, it will be the first time the Philippines has joined multilateral maritime patrols in the South China Sea, a move that would likely anger Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 28, 2023

China must be 'more honest' on COVID origins, U.S. ambassador says

Nicholas Burns' comments came after reports emerged that the U.S. Energy Department concluded the pandemic likely arose from a Chinese laboratory leak.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2023
Feb 28, 2023

Shifting to high gear

As the world returns to normality following the protracted COVID-19 pandemic, the southeastern United States has seen sharp growth in the number of new businesses coming to the region. For Florida, Georgia and North Carolina, the transition was smooth, if not because of a collective will to succeed,...
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southeastern USA report 2023
Feb 28, 2023

Professional litigators win cases for Japanese companies

Licensed to practice in Georgia and other states, KITAGAWA & EBERT is one of the few American law firms that wins difficult disputes for Japanese business clients in federal and state court trials and arbitrations throughout the USA.

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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