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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2022

Majority of India’s 900 million workforce stop looking for jobs

Frustrated at not being able to find the right kind of job, millions of Indians, particularly women, are exiting the labor force entirely.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 24, 2022

'Indelible City': A deeply personal look at the past, present and future of Hong Kong

Journalist Louisa Lim's book charts the place's reinventions and the author's experience living there since she was a child.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2022

To get to the Cubs, Seiya Suzuki needed a new idol

Ichiro Suzuki and Mike Trout represent wildly different body types and playing styles, but their unique abilities converged in influencing the career path of Seiya Suzuki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 23, 2022

Is 30 minutes of exercise a day enough?

Science says you may need less exercise than you think to live a long and healthy life.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 23, 2022

The newest problem for Trump’s Truth Social app is Elon Musk

Elon Musk's plan for a potential hostile takeover of Twitter is the latest challenge for the Truth Social app, which Trump has positioned as Twitter's freewheeling conservative counterpart.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 23, 2022

Are there limits to pitching perfection? Roki Sasaki will find out.

After 17 perfect innings, the baseball world is eagerly anticipating the next start by the Marines' phenom.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 23, 2022

Even on the glamorous Canadiens, Guy Lafleur shone as a rock star

Panache was the word for Guy Lafleur, a towering figure in Montreal hockey history who swooped down the right wing for the Canadiens in the 1970s, golden locks flowing behind.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2022

New Zealand deal may put Japan closer to ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance

Five Eyes members were previously hesitant to expand the partnership over concerns about the security of the Japanese intelligence community, but those worries have alleviated.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022

With sunken warship, Russian disinformation faces a test

Families whose sons were listed as missing after the Russian flagship in the Black Sea sank a week ago are demanding answers in increasing numbers, testing Moscow's narrative of the war.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022

China will be deglobalization’s big loser

History should be a stark warning to President Xi Jinping: if he allows Russia to divide the world with its war on Ukraine, it is China and its exporters who will pay the heaviest price.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022

Macron closes in on second term in France as Le Pen falters

The gap between the two of them has widened since April 10 to about 12 percentage points, as Le Pen's weaknesses on the economy became more apparent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022

Are the kids today leaning right?

It's long been assumed younger voters support progressive and left-leaning parties. But though this pattern has been borne out historically, recent trends suggest that it may be changing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022

Calling off steel plant assault, Putin prematurely claims victory in Mariupol

The move avoids, for now, a bloody battle in the strategic port city that would add to Russia's mounting casualty toll.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 22, 2022

Anna Takeuchi discovers the power of positive pop

While many musicians embraced the glum stagnation of the COVID years, Anna Takeuchi chose to take those lemons and make lemonade with her new album, 'Tickets.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2022

Philippine 'Avengers' battle disinformation before election

Misinformation campaigns are a thriving, and fact checkers can only catch the falsehoods once they're already in circulation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 21, 2022

Macron cements French presidential frontrunner status with combative debate performance

Although Le Pen came across as more polished and composed than in a TV duel for the presidency in 2017, Macron went on the offensive over her ties to Russian leadership.
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
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022

Working from home, Japan’s corporate warriors rethink their priorities

The country's traditional job-for-life model is eroding, with pressure now coming from workers who want more flexibility, autonomy and control over their careers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022

U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan must end

For 40 years, the United States has made a point of not saying whether it would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. Circumstances have changed and so must that strategy.
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
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2022

Scientists question data behind an experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Studies linked to Cassava Sciences, once a stock market favorite, have been retracted or challenged by medical journals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2022

Another Pentagon official exits, saying U.S. is at risk of losing tech edge

Preston Dunlap said the Pentagon needs 'structural change” and should behave more like Elon Musk's satellite company SpaceX.
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
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?

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