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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2022

Pakistani hospital overwhelmed as water-borne illnesses spread

Stagnant floodwaters, which may take months to recede, have already led to widespread cases of skin and eye infections, diarrhea, malaria, typhoid and dengue fever.
JAPAN / Explainer
Oct 2, 2022

Tax breaks, local specialties: What to know about Japan’s furusato nōzei program

Foreign residents had difficulty taking advantage of the program due to a lack of information in languages other than Japanese — until now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2022

How China targets the global fish supply

With its own coastal waters depleted, China has built a global fishing operation unmatched by any other country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022

Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina as Florida counts cost of destruction

Ian, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until at least Saturday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022

Preparing for the long war

Vladimir Putin's latest moves suggest that Russia is settling in for a long war of attrition that will test European resolve.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022

Here’s who really needs the new COVID-19 booster

Instead of pushing everyone to get another COVID-19 vaccine, the CDC should be prioritizing older and unboosted people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2022

Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany

Germany has been caught wholly unprepared and is on the brink of recession, as its industry is preparing for gas and power rationing and as it has just nationalized a major utility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022

Powerful storm Ian heads across Florida after battering Gulf Coast

Hurricane Ian, one of the mightiest to hit the U.S. mainland in recent years, flooded communities and left more than 2 million homes and businesses without power as it battered Florida's Gulf Coast with howling winds, torrential rains and raging surf.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2022

In Myanmar's rebel strongholds, internet blackouts can mean life or death

With many people relying on Facebook Messenger or WhatsApp, warnings about impending attacks by junta forces haven't been able to reach villages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 29, 2022

Putin’s mobilization order sends 200,000 Russians fleeing across borders

The call-up sparked a rush to leave the country as reports piled up of men being drafted who were officially exempt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 28, 2022

New platform encourages Japan's foreign residents to use tax donation programs

The furusato nu043eu0304zei program allows people to give tax payments to prefectures and municipalities in exchange for gifts, but uptake among non-Japanese has been low.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2022

Shinzo Abe’s funeral furor is Japan’s most unedifying debate

Partisan bickering over Shinzo Abe's state memorial was an embarrassment for the nation on the world stage.
JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Respect and protest: Abe funeral draws large crowds with contrasting aims

Huge throngs gathered around the Nippon Budokan for what may be remembered as one of the most controversial ceremonial events in Japan in recent years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 27, 2022

50 years on, Japan-China ties shift from cooperation to competition

Not just in steel-making, Japanese companies are increasingly lagging behind Chinese counterparts also in shipbuilding and home electronics manufacturing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 24, 2022

The chess world isn’t ready for a cheating scandal

Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Championship winner, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to Hans Niemann.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2022

Why are nature protection funds not reaching Indigenous peoples?

More international donor funding is being pledged to support Indigenous groups — but this cash usually comes with tight restrictions on how it must be used.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 22, 2022

Kishida would be riding high except for a political misstep

By going for a unity Cabinet, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida was forced to bring in members from factions that were at greater risk of being linked with the Unification Church.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Frustrated and snubbed, Putin is running out of options

Facing setbacks on the battlefield and the diplomatic stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been under pressure to call for nationwide mobilization. It's already too late.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel

Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

Russia to flood Asia with fuels as Europe ramps up sanctions

India and China took a combined 2.7 million barrels a day of Russian crude and products last month, according to Morgan Stanley.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces face mobilized inmates and drones

Ukraine has been pushing a counteroffensive in the east and south, applying greater pressure to Russian forces, but there is no indication of any mass Russian withdrawal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022

Ukraine's Donbas, where Putin sowed the seeds of war

In the Donbas region, everything suddenly fell apart. This was part of Putin's grand plan, and it helped lay the groundwork for the invasion of Ukraine. Now things are heating up again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 17, 2022

As climate 'tipping points' near, scientists plan for the unthinkable

With fossil fuel emissions still going up and climate-fueled disasters multiplying, one researcher says it's time for an 'honest assessment of the risks and what can be done.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2022

Is that legal? How scores of migrants to U.S. came to be shipped north.

Critics have made comparisons to the so-called Reverse Freedom Rides arranged by white segregationists in 1962 to retaliate against those protesting segregation in the South.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 17, 2022

For Gen Z, TikTok is the new search engine

Need to find a restaurant or figure out how to do something? Young people are turning to TikTok to search for answers. Google has noticed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2022

'Konbini Confessions' captures the late-night antics of city dwellers

Rapper Miyachi's YouTube channel taps into local nightlife with humor and humanity, revealing a side of Japan not often seen in uploads centered on the country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 16, 2022

Traffic, water shortages and floods: The slow death of India's tech hub

In the 1990s, Bengaluru rapidly became India's answer to Silicon Valley, attracting millions of workers and some of the biggest IT firms.
Why did such a powerful earthquake produce such a weak tsunami?
A person records images of waves following a tsunami advisory generated by local authorities after an earthquake struck off Russia's Kamchatka Peninsula, prompting warnings and evacuations stretching across at the South Pacific, in Vina del Mar, Chile, on Wednesday.
Last soldiers of Imperial Japanese Army have a warning for younger generations
Kunshiro Kiyozumi, 97, who was the youngest crew member of the Imperial Japanese Navy submarine I-58 in World War II, on his way to a restaurant to have lunch in Matsuyama, Japan, on April 29.
Japanese students struggle with description-type tests
The average correct answer rate for description-type questions in the Japanese-language section of the fiscal 2025 national achievement test for third-year junior high school students was as low as 25.6%, according to the education ministry.
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa approaches eastern Japan
Severe Tropical Storm Krosa is expected to pass east of the Boso Peninsula in Chiba Prefecture on Saturday morning.
Japan's jobs-to-applicant ratio falls to 1.22 in June
Japan's seasonally adjusted effective job-to-applicant ratio dipped to 1.22 in June, down 0.02 point from the previous month, according to the labor ministry.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.
Coordination office marks first step in U.S. Forces Japan’s shift to ‘warfighting’ command
U.S., Japanese and Australian staff work in the JJOC Cooperation Team office at the U.S. Army’s Hardy Barracks in central Tokyo in this image posted to the Australian Embassy's X account on July 25.
GTN takes a chance on newcomers to Japan
Hiroyuki Goto, president of GTN. The company started after Goto personally co-signed leases for around 20 non-Japanese people, including some friends and friends of friends.
Artist Chiharu Shiota weaves a hidden marvel on Teshima
“Memory of Lines” is Chiharu Shiota’s second art installation on Teshima as part of the Setouchi Triennale.
How the Japanese TV industry is changing
Fuji TV headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward. Fuji TV came under fire over the manner in which it handled a case of “sexual trouble” involving former boy band member Masahiro Nakai and a female announcer.

Podcast

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

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
By Jason Coskrey

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