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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2022

Do most Russians support the war in Ukraine?

Opinion polls show that a majority of Russians support the actions of the Russian armed forces in Ukraine. But for many, it's probably less a matter of conviction than of conformity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 15, 2022

‘Drifting Home’ gets marooned in a sea of allegory

Hiroyasu Ishida's magical realist tale about learning to let go of the past is poignant — until it loses its moorings.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2022

The irreversibility of globalization

After the current period of turbulence — and the difficult social, cultural, demographic, and technological adjustments it entails — economic globalization will take off again.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Sep 13, 2022

Amid energy challenges and green shift, Japan eyes new nuclear tech

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said the government will look into small modular reactor technology, but a host of issues stand in the way of their adoption.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB NOTEBOOK
Sep 12, 2022

Pacific League pennant race heading toward photo finish

The Pacific League standings have been tight all year, and the season is heading into its final stretch with five of the six teams still in the title race.
JAPAN
Sep 12, 2022

Japan to resume missile evacuation drills after uptick in North Korean launches

Missiles fired by Beijing also fell into Japan's exclusive economic zone during military exercises conducted by China last month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2022

Queen's coffin arrives in Edinburgh as mourners line streets

Crowds lined the roads to pay tribute to Queen Elizabeth's as her coffin made its way from Balmoral Castle to Edinburgh ahead of her funeral on Sept. 19.
JAPAN
Sep 11, 2022

Crown Princess Kiko turns 56, wishes for married daughter's happiness

Crown Princess Kiko turned 56 on Sunday as she wished for the happiness of her eldest daughter, former Princess Mako, who married commoner Kei Komuro in October last year and now lives in New York.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 11, 2022

Yuka Natori: ‘Starting a climate initiative in your own community would be great’

Yuka Natori helped found the group Media Is Hope as way to get Japan's mainstream media caught up with the global conversation on climate issues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2022

Japan’s record percentage of working mothers masks low-paying jobs

Some 76% of mothers with children under age 18 were in the workforce in 2021, but the data also indicated many of those jobs were in relatively unstable positions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Why Arctic wildfires are releasing more carbon than ever

Last year, Siberian wildfires scorched some 168,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest, or an area nearly the size of Cambodia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Sep 7, 2022

Head of Hong Kong journalists' union arrested

Ronson Chan, chairman of the Hong Kong Journalists Association (HKJA), was arrested for allegedly obstructing a police officer and disorderly conduct in a public place.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

Ukrainians in rural Ireland piece together new lives, step by step

They are among the countless Ukrainians grappling with the uncertainty of how the next chapter of their lives will unfold as the war with Russia enters its seventh month.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

'Start my life from zero': Pakistan's poor face heavy cost of floods

Across Pakistan, millions of families have lost their homes and belongings, crops, animals and relatives, with many struggling just to find dry patches of land.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022

Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change

As Britain confronts the threat of rising sea levels to coastal communities, Fairbourne is a cautionary tale of how to proceed.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Sep 5, 2022

Japan’s foreign workers face a new post-COVID landscape

Tighter border controls amid the pandemic have kept technical interns and specified skilled workers from entering Japan. With restrictions now easing, can the government lure them back?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2022

Chileans reject overhaul of dictatorship-era constitution

The new constitution aimed to build a more welfare-based society, boost Indigenous rights and legalize abortion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 4, 2022

India’s electric vehicle boom is built on mopeds and rickshaws, not Teslas

Electric mopeds and three-wheeled rickshaw taxis that sell for as little as $1,000 are zipping along India's congested urban thoroughfares, cheered on by environmentalists and the government
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 3, 2022

The two parties finally agree on something: American democracy is in danger

In a remarkable consensus, a new Quinnipiac University poll found that 69% of Democrats and 69% of Republicans say that democracy is 'in danger of collapse.”
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022

Japan drafts plan to punish hospitals and people for skirting pandemic rules

The government is planning to revise a related law to mandate that people suspected of having COVID-19 isolate at home.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Britain's incoming Prime Minister faces an '80s playlist: Recession, unrest and runaway prices

If Truss beats former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an election to lead the ruling Conservative Party and becomes prime minister, she will face similar strife to 1980s Britain.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022

Insurers in Japan to narrow scope of COVID-19 benefits

The move reflects the health ministry's shift to requiring detailed infection reports only on cases involving people with high risks of developing severe symptoms.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2022

The greatest democrat Russia ever had

After the Soviet Union's collapse, Gorbachev's belief in peace and democracy remained unwavering. He wanted the USSR to continue, but only as a reformed and democratized federation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022

U.N. report accuses China of ‘serious’ rights abuses in Xinjiang

In its response, included with the report's publication, the Chinese government has said that the assessment 'wantonly smears and slanders China.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022

Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana's death

Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana's death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 31, 2022

Scientists look to solve ozone threat to Africa's food security

Ozone can cause substantial losses for farmers, research suggests, by quickly aging crops before they reach full production potential and decreasing photosynthesis.
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.
80 years on, former teacher conveys history of hidden island in World War II
Masayuki Yamauchi teaches junior high school students about the history of Okunoshima, an island in Takehara, Hiroshima Prefecture, in May.
1,010 food and beverage prices to rise in Japan in August
The price increases in August will be especially noticeable for dairy products, including milk and yogurt, according to the research firm Teikoku Databank.
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.
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’

Longform

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
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