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JAPAN
Mar 13, 2023

Chikage Ogi, Japan's first female Upper House head, dies at 89

Ogi, whose real name was Hiroko Hayashi, started her career in the show business as a member of a famed all-female musical troupe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2023

Pain and faint hopes as Iraqis look back at U.S. invasion

Reflecting on past horrors and dashed hopes, some Iraqis note signs of progress over the intervening two decades, but few voice any real optimism about the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 13, 2023

Miyagi to start use of smartphone app to aid nuclear accident evacuation

The app is aimed at speeding up evacuation by enabling residents to skip the process of having to go to evacuee reception stations to be allocated to shelters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2023

Seoul mayor calls for South Korean nuclear weapons to counter threat from North

Oh, an influential member of President Yoon Suk-yeol's People Power Party, is one of the highest-profile officials to advocate for a South Korean nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 12, 2023

Reina Iizuka: ‘Rugby and football are basically cousins’

She was the first woman to play university-level men's tackle football in Canada and now Reina Iizuka has come to Japan and joined a rugby squad.
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2023

Kensuke Kondo emerging as key member of Samurai Japan lineup at World Baseball Classic

Kondo has played a big role for Samurai Japan as the batter between Lars Nootbaar and Shohei Ohtani.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 11, 2023

Subzero climbing: A frigid yet 'ephemeral' adrenaline rush

Mount Yatsugatake is one of Japan's most popular ice climbing destinations, but it might not be around for many more winters.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2023

Only one Chinese official got a ‘no’ vote at Xi’s coronation

Li Hongzhong received one abstention and one vote against his bid to become one of 14 vice chairpersons on the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2023

Xi starts new term in China, with a focus on economy and U.S. rivalry

Despite his personal power seeming secure, Xi faces the urgent challenge of reviving China’s economy and escalating tensions with the United States and its allies.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023

Pros against amateurs? The WBC’s Czech Republic team says bring it on

This weekend, a team of firefighters, accountants, teachers and doctors will face off against Shohei Ohtani and Samurai Japan.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023

Cardinals' Lars Nootbaar happy to expand his baseball family with Samurai Japan

The run-up to the World Baseball Classic has been a whirlwind, once-in-a-lifetime experience for the 25-year-old who arrived in Japan on March 2.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2023

Japan, long a prime target for spying, seeks to improve handling of sensitive info

The lack of a comprehensive security clearance system for individuals, including government and private-sector officials eligible for handling sensitive information, is creating headaches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 9, 2023

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried's bid to shift blame complicated by new charges

The latest federal charges against Bankman-Fried appear to undermine some of the public claims he has made since the collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 8, 2023

YouTuber-turned politician GaaSyy likely to be expelled from parliament

The lawmaker's probable dismissal comes after he failed to show up at a plenary session to apologize for — fittingly enough — failing to attend parliament.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 7, 2023

GaaSyy won't apologize in parliament meeting as required

GaaSyy was elected to the Upper House in July last year but has not attended a single parliamentary meeting since then.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 7, 2023

'Terrace House' alum Chikako Fukuyama tackles cyberpunk samurai in '47 Ronin' sequel

Though she's best known for her time as a housemate on 'Terrace House: Aloha State,' the actor joins an all-Asian cast in a follow-up to the 2013 Keanu Reeves-led fantasy action flick.
BASEBALL
Mar 7, 2023

Tim Atherton still gets 'chills' pitching for Australia

The 33-year-old right-hander says he and his teammates will enter the World Baseball Classic with confidence, even if the odds are against them.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 7, 2023

Putin has decided to normalize his war

Vladimir Putin's just-grin-and-bear-it message in his state-of-the-nation speech means that he has no idea how Russia wins the war.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2023

Japan's Cabinet OKs overhaul of immigration system

Proposed revisions to the immigration law would increase reviews of detentions, ease deportation rules and add a status of quasi-refugees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2023

Japan firms sign up for greater scrutiny of rights issues in supply chains

Companies such as Kirin have joined a platform that allows for allegations of human rights violations to be filed against member companies through an online process.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 6, 2023

Bank of the Ryukyus taking steps to promote women in management

The bank has seen a significant rise in the number of female employees at all ranks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 6, 2023

Forget peak oil demand: A thirst for barrels puts $100 in view

With supply buffeted by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a slowdown in U.S. shale growth and lackluster investment in production, oil consumption is heading for a record year.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Mar 6, 2023

NTT projects in cities and forests use visual data to solve issues

Data is an important element in sustainable regional development. “The Sustainable Smart City Partner Program (SSPP) is carrying out projects to use data in visualizing regional attractions and solving regional issues in various cities across the country,” said Yojiro Onaru, senior manager of NTT...
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2023

Senior LDP lawmaker says any new BOJ accord would be disruptive

Asked about rising prices, fueled by higher energy costs and supply chain disruptions, Hiroshige Seko said the LDP plans to put forth a package of measures worth as much as ¥5 trillion.

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