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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 9, 2023

The struggle to electrify one of the world’s dirtiest industries

Construction, across its entire supply chain, is responsible for around 23% of all greenhouse gas emissions, and emissions may balloon as the global population grows.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2023

Fukuoka court rules same-sex marriage ban is in ‘state of unconstitutionality’

The ruling was the fifth among six lawsuits filed to date nationwide. Decisions have been split over the question of the ban’s constitutionality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 8, 2023

Sequoia’s split sends warning to every company doing U.S.-China business

While the dramatic separation may insulate Sequoia from pending regulation, it’s a signal that ties to China are a growing liability in Silicon Valley.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jun 7, 2023

Is Japan going to legalize same-sex marriage?

A series of court cases is helping to shape the debate over whether or not Japan will act on legalizing same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2023

For Musk and other foreign CEOs visiting China, silence is golden

Musk, known for his unreserved banter on Twitter, was uncharacteristically silent on a whirlwind trip last week.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2023

Flight of affluent taxpayers catches up with New York

The latest personal income tax data from New York shows the state bringing in less revenue than it did before the pandemic, which could hamper its ability to pay its bills.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2023

In rare victory for media, Hong Kong court overturns conviction of journalist

A court ruled that “substantial and grave injustice” was done to Choy Yuk-ling, an investigative journalist who also goes by the name Bao Choy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2023

Carnival replaces Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen candlelight vigil

Underlining the difference from past years, notices near the event’s entrance were clear: no banners, leaflets, posters or other materials with political messages were allowed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2023

As Taiwan gears up for 2024 presidential poll, who are the top candidates?

The result will have profound global ramifications as Beijing continues to step up military activity and diplomatic pressure on the island.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Japan and South Korea defense chiefs aim to prevent recurrence of radar lock-on incident

The meeting, the first in more than three years, was another signal of the neighbors’ rapprochement on the security front after a 2018 fire-control radar incident.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2023

Putin gains influence in oil-rich Libya as U.S. struggles to oust Wagner Group

The developments have prompted concern in the U.S., which has dispatched a slew of senior officials to counter Putin’s advances in the OPEC member.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 4, 2023

'Disrespectful' to talk about 'Iga bagel factory,' Swiatek says after third round win

The world No. 1, aiming to become the first woman to successfully defend the trophy at Roland Garros since 2007, won 6-0, 6-0 in just 51 minutes on Saturday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2023

The Fed's fight against U.S. inflation faces a new challenge: A dry Panama Canal

A severe drought has caused water levels in Panama to drop far below normal, resulting in weight limits and rising surcharges for vessels traversing the canal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 27, 2023

Sunak faces trouble everywhere in bid to keep Tory voters happy

Conservative ministers and advisers say they fear a post-Brexit 'realignment” of voters in England coming back to bite them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2023

BRICS considering expansion as emerging economies rally to join group

The plan would increase representation from across the 'Global South' and provide an alternative model to the Group of Seven.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 25, 2023

Japan-China filmmaking duo captures the voices of the ignored

Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji bring their decade-spanning trilogy about the plights of women in modern China to a close with their award-winning film, 'Stonewalling.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 24, 2023

Chinese diaspora bears brunt of Canada-Beijing tensions

Some Chinese Canadians have claimed intimidation by Chinese undercover agents, who vow retribution against their relatives back home.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2023

Greece's ruling conservatives win election but fail to secure majority

The result was a stunning boost for Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, whose administration has faced a wiretapping scandal, COVID-19, a cost of living crisis and outrage over a rail crash.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Focus moves to entrepreneurship, use of online tools to encourage diversity

Chuo University in Tokyo, which has almost 26,000 undergraduate students and over 1,140 graduate students, as well as over 720 full-time teachers, was originally founded in 1885 as a law school named Igirisu Horitsu Gakko (English Law School).
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 18, 2023

Brooks Koepka not dwelling on Masters 'choke' ahead of PGA Championship

I'm not dwelling on it,' Koepka said. 'I'm not perfect. As long as I can learn from it, I'll be better off from it.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 16, 2023

Elon Musk documents subpoenaed in Jeffrey Epstein lawsuit by U.S. Virgin Islands

The subpoena came to light in a request by the Virgin Islands to serve Musk by alternative means because it had been unable to locate and serve him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
May 15, 2023

Johnny’s takes steps toward overdue reckoning with its past

Allegations of sexual abuse by founder Johnny Kitagawa have long dogged the talent agency, but times are changing and the company seems to be facing the music.
JAPAN
May 12, 2023

Japan's imperial couple host first garden party in over four years

It was the first garden party to be held since the emperor ascended the throne in 2019.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 11, 2023

Counting the cost of Japan's COVID-19 fight

The ¥76.5 trillion spent for pandemic measures in the past three years amounts to about ¥637,000 per person.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2023

Don’t forget the conservative core that churns in Japan

The outside world should not be beguiled or misled by exaggerated claims about a “new Japan.”
Japan Times
Rugby
May 9, 2023

Faf de Klerk says Springboks motivated to 'prove world wrong'

The feisty scrum-half believes the underdog tag fits the fourth-ranked defending world champions ahead of the Rugby World Cup.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Rich Japanese still fear yen crash, wealth manager says
The yen slumped more than 2% on Monday alone, nearing ¥150 to the dollar, after the U.S. and China temporarily lowered tariffs, triggering a reversal of bearish dollar bets.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Irresponsible climbing prompts debate over who should pay for Mount Fuji rescues
Mount Fuji fills the skyline above a bridge connecting stores at a popular outlet shopping center in the city of Gotemba, Shizuoka Prefecture, in November 2024.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.
Harmfully hot days for pregnant women in Japan nearly doubled over past five years
New research by a U.S. climate scientists’ group reveals that extreme heat has increased the risks of preterm births and other pregnancy complications in Japan, nearly doubling the number of days that are harmfully hot for pregnant women over the past five years.
Sumo title contenders already emerging in early stages of Tokyo meet
Onosato (left) battles Abi on Day 3 of the Summer Basho in Tokyo on Tuesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

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