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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 6, 2022

Is competition always good?

Policymakers must now acknowledge that healthy markets require competition among different business models, and regulatory intervention is needed to achieve this.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 6, 2022

Euroskeptic left-wing coalition could put France on collision course with Brussels

Winning next month's legislative election may be a long shot for France's new hard-left alliance, but the fact President Emmanuel Macron now faces two euroskeptic opposition blocs should cause concern among France's European Union partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 6, 2022

U.S. abortion war spotlights women's risk from online tracking

Experts have warned that data on app use and internet searches is being collected by third parties all the time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 6, 2022

Emma Kawawada's humane portrayal of the Kurdish diaspora

'My Small Land,' which centers on young girl and her family seeking asylum in Japan, is based on extensive interviews that the director conducted over the space of nearly two years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
May 6, 2022

The ‘nuclear’ terms you should know when discussing current affairs

Nuclear issues are always in the news. If you want to get into discussions on these topics, it's good to know your vocabulary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2022

Preventing developing-economy debt disasters

The best way to protect people from poverty and food insecurity such as that caused by the Ukraine war is to build a more inclusive social-protection system. But money remains a problem.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 5, 2022

Tom Brady to lead Buccaneers against Seahawks in NFL's first regular-season game in Germany

Seven-time Super Bowl winning quarterback Tom Brady and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers will take on the Seattle Seahawks in the first NFL regular-season game played in Germany, the league said on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 5, 2022

The vanishing COVID variants: Lessons from gamma, iota and mu

While understanding omicron remains a critical public health priority, there are lessons to be learned from lesser lineages of the coronavirus.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2022

What is Russia’s Victory Day and why is it so significant this year?

Because Russia's invasion has failed to produce much in the way of victories, some analysts fear that President Vladimir Putin will use the occasion to escalate the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2022

Beijing curbs public transport as COVID-19 spreads in China

The capital shut more than 40 subway stations, about a tenth of the network, and 158 bus routes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal / ANALYSIS
May 4, 2022

U.S. Supreme Court in disarray after an extraordinary breach

The court's reputation was already in decline before the leak, with much of the U.S. persuaded that it is little different from the political branches of the government.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 4, 2022

Titans QB Ryan Tannehill not keen on mentoring Malik Willis

While Tannehill has two seasons remaining on a four-year, $118 million deal, the Titans had at least one eye toward a possible replacement by picking the Liberty University quarterback.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 4, 2022

Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could control hunt for family's wealth as Philippines president

If the front-runner triumphs in the May 9 election, he will wield broad powers over government agencies seeking to recover as much as $10 billion plundered by his namesake father.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2022

Can the world feed itself? Historic fertilizer crunch threatens food security.

For the billions who don't work in agriculture, the global shortage of affordable fertilizer likely reads like a distant problem. In truth, it will leave no household unscathed.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022

Russia’s war has been brutal, but Putin has shown some restraint. Why?

Officials are debating the Kremlin's calculations in not trying harder to halt arms shipments. Analysts wonder whether a bigger mobilization by Moscow is on the horizon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 4, 2022

Russia could sell more energy to Asia, but has to slash prices

Despite the obstacles, global energy leaders are betting that Russia can find a way to export its oil and the coal, in large part because global demand remains high.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022

Russia fires more rockets at steel plant as civilian evacuations stall

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of breaching agreements to pause fighting long enough to allow vulnerable civilians to be moved to safety.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 3, 2022

What would the end of Roe v. Wade mean? Key questions and answers.

A leaked U.S. Supreme Court draft opinion that would overturn the Roe v. Wade legal precedent describes a United States not seen in half a century.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
May 3, 2022

Figure skating federation proposes raising minimum age to compete

The proposal seems to have broad support around the sport, which has increasingly become dominated by teenage girls capable of performing dazzling, acrobatic jumps.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2022

Russia swerves to avoid default: What's next?

Russia's $40 billion in international bonds and the chance of a default have become the focus of global financial markets since it was hit with sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2022

Why Putin wants to destroy Ukraine

For Vladimir Putin and the elite around him, the war against Ukraine is a civil war, a struggle for the very idea of Russia and for the rightness of its history as they define it.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
May 3, 2022

Obstacle racing to be tested as equestrian replacement in modern pentathlon

The move to replace equestrianism came after a German coach struck a horse at last year's Tokyo Olympics when it refused to jump a fence.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
May 2, 2022

Tigers beginning to roar amid six-game win streak

The Tigers are riding a six-game winning streak and finally giving their famously fervent supporters something to cheer about this season.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
May 2, 2022

Six bars in Japan named to Asia’s Best 50 List

Cheap pints of Super Dry and quick-and-easy highballs not quenching your thirst? These stellar bars will mix you something special.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 2, 2022

One Russian tycoon criticized the war. Retribution came the next day.

Oleg Y. Tinkov was worth more than $9 billion in November. Then, last month, Tinkov, the founder of one of Russia's biggest banks, criticized the war in Ukraine in a post on Instagram.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 2, 2022

Biden received early warnings that immigration and inflation could erode his support

Confidential polling data has underscored the biggest challenges for Biden and his party as they face the prospect of losing power to Republicans on Capitol Hill.
LIFE / Lifestyle
May 2, 2022

At 119, she was a symbol of how to live with wit and vitality

Kane Tanaka, who died in Japan last month, survived two world wars, the 1918 influenza outbreak, paratyphoid and two rounds of cancer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 2, 2022

In the Philippines, young people aim to upend an election

Many have come out in full force for Leni Robredo, the country's vice president, who faces long odds against Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

End of easy money brings a $410 billion global financial shock

Unlike previous tightening cycles when the U.S. Federal Reserve was alone in shrinking its balance sheet, this time others are expected to do likewise.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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