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Japan Times
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Jun 10, 2022

Olympic champion Maria Lasitskene calls on IOC head Thomas Bach to lift sanctions against Russian athletes

Lasitskene, who is also a three-time world champion, said in an impassioned open letter that her Russian passport was being used as a 'trump card' by World Athletics.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 10, 2022

Artizon Museum's Jam Session puts photography into perspective

This year's edition of the museum's annual series, which invites contemporary artists to play off canonical pieces, nudges viewers into rethinking the art of seeing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2022

Why does the West refuse to call Putin’s Russia fascist?

Many in the West have pumped their assets into the Kremlin's mafia-capitalist system and have been corrupted in return.
Japan Times
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Jun 9, 2022

Sebastian Vettel says F1 would welcome gay driver

'Perhaps it wouldn't have been the case in the past, but now I think a gay Formula One driver would be welcomed, and rightly so.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2022

Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses

The surging costs of climate change-driven destruction have made vulnerable nations poorer by about one-fifth, 55 such countries said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 8, 2022

The long-lasting legacy of a short-term prime minister

Yoshihide Suga's time leading Japan was brief, but his accomplishments are surprisingly formidable. It's time to give his reputation another look.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 7, 2022

Three years out, the verdict is still out on ‘Peak Japan’

The real test is yet to come. In the most optimistic telling, Japan turns its liabilities — a declining population in particular — into assets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 7, 2022

Senior economist urges China to seize top chip firm TSMC if U.S. strengthens sanctions

Chen Wenling, who made the comments in a speech, is chief economist at a research group overseen by China's top economic planning agency.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 7, 2022

How China's history of influence operations has affected Japan

From politics to business, Beijing has sought to swing Tokyo's policies and actions in its favor since the mid-1950s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 7, 2022

Signs in chips, shipping and fertilizer that inflation may have peaked

North America's fertilizer prices — an indicator of where global food inflation is going — is 24% below its record high in March.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Bumper wheat crop looming in Australia set to ease tight market

High prices and supportive seasonal conditions are prompting more sowing of wheat and canola, with planted area for wheat rising 1% and for canola expanding 12% to a record.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 6, 2022

How an airport nail salon became the front line of U.S. COVID surveillance

Despite rules that require travelers to produce a negative COVID-19 test result in order to enter the U.S., the former nail salon chain's testing service routinely finds positive cases.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 5, 2022

Gareth Southgate defiant after Hungary fans boo taking the knee

The fixture was supposed to be behind closed doors after Hungary was disciplined by both FIFA and UEFA for repeated racist fan behavior, but chaperoned children were allowed to attend.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jun 3, 2022

Australia’s new government hits the ground running

The recent 'Quad' summit hastily attended by Australia's new prime minister, Anthony Albanese, showed he knows how to move quickly. He must not let up on that pace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2022

Indian traditions entwine with trees in green drive to revive land

From weddings, births and funerals to festivals such as Holi, plants and trees have become centerpieces of local culture in Rajasthan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2022

Earthquake response to be focus of social bond planned by Tokyo

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is proposing to issue u00a530 billion of five-year social bonds later this month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2022

Beaming Queen Elizabeth waves to jubilee crowds, but will miss Friday service

The 96-year-old monarch appeared alongside her family, but the palace later said she had experienced a recurrence of mobility problems and some discomfort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2022

Google is sharing our personal data on a mind-boggling scale

Google transmits our locations and browsing habits 70 billion times a day to advertisers amid trillions a year by other firms, a new report shows.
Japan Times
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Jun 2, 2022

LPGA star Lydia Ko praised for speaking frankly about period

'It's not something that's been said often but it is the reality that pretty much all female athletes have to deal with.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022

Australia’s history-making top diplomat faces down rising China

Soon after being sworn in, Penny Wong rushed to Fiji to counter a rare trip to nearby Pacific island countries by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2022

The U.S. is sending advanced weapons to Ukraine. But conditions apply.

There is no question that the decision to give Ukraine the weapons they have requested for weeks marked a major escalation in the kind of military aid that Washington is providing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2022

Elon Musk’s return-to-office mandate flies in the face of new reality

Musk's ultimatum for Tesla also runs counter to current policy at Twitter, which is one of the most prominent tech companies to let most employees work from home permanently.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022

Hong Kong backpedals on home quarantine for COVID subvariants

The reversion to centralized quarantine runs counter to recent commentary from Hong Kong health experts that the public shouldn't be too worried about new omicron subvariants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2022

What a Netflix hit really reveals about Japanese risk-taking

Japanese parents crave job security for their kids. If anything, the country could afford to be a little more out there as far as risk taking goes.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2022

Japan's weather agency to issue advance alerts to prevent rainfall disasters

Working together with industrial, academic and governmental organizations, the JMA is developing better forecasting tools to prevent catastrophic damage and death.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Suntory CEO Takeshi Niinami resigns over alleged possession of illegal drugs
Takeshi Niinami, then-chief executive officer of Suntory Holdings, in May 2024
Why Stalin didn’t invade Hokkaido still largely unknown, 80 years after WWII
During a survey to collect the remains of victims from the Taito Maru, one of the vessels involved in the Three Ships Incident, a metal helmet was found near the stern of the vessel on Aug. 5, 1984, at Rumoi Port. No human remains were discovered.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
Surrounded by Chinese bases, a tiny Philippine island stands firm
A Philippine Navy sailor looks at a China Coast Guard vessel just off the coast of Pag-asa Island in the disputed South China Sea last month.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.

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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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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