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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

WHO exploring when and how to declare end of COVID emergency

Such a declaration would be not just a meaningful symbolic step, and would add momentum to the rollback of many pandemic-era public health policies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 10, 2022

Beijing and the inconvenient truth about the Russian business pull-out

The Achilles heel of economic statecraft directed toward China in a potential conflict will be whether businesses would prioritize politics and security over profits.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

Power cut at Ukraine's Chernobyl nuclear plant

Monitoring groups and experts saw little risk of a major incident at the plant, the site of the world's worst nuclear disaster in 1986.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 10, 2022

‘Tamaran Hill’: A playful literary journey to get lost in

In Tadasuke Kotani's heartfelt adaptation of Senji Kuroi's short story, a young woman's exploration of Tokyo's hidden memories leads her down a path of self-discovery.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022

Future turns dark for Russia’s oil industry

With short-term turmoil for the Russian oil industry a given at this point, the long-term future of an industry which bankrolls a large portion of the government budget has turned cloudy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022

McDonald’s and Coca-Cola hit pause on Russia amid rising backlash

The iconic U.S. brands, seen around the world as the face of U.S. capitalism, have joined hundreds of other global companies in halting work in Russia since the war began.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022

Here’s how surging oil prices shift the economic outlook in Asia

Oil's relentless surge above $125 a barrel threatens to stoke inflation across Asia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2022

China’s fears of an Indo-Pacific NATO are more myth than reality

Southeast Asia's modern-day foreign policy is mostly aimed at avoiding becoming a battleground in great-power competitions, as occurred during the Vietnam War and other bloody conflicts.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 9, 2022

A Kobe farmers market opens Tha Door for craft beer-loving couple

Momentum was building around In Tha Door Brewing's collaborations but it wasn't until 2018 when the Nakatos decided something more formal was needed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

Ukrainian refugees reach 2 million mark as evacuation from besieged cities ramps up

Residents ran with their young children in strollers or cradling babies in arms, while others carried pets and plastic bags of belongings.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 8, 2022

China warns U.S. against backing Taiwan and turning Pacific alliances into Asia NATO

Foreign Minister Wang Yi said some of those speaking about Ukraine's sovereignty have undermined China's sovereignty over Taiwan, in what he called 'a blatant double standard.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2022

Pandemic worsens all-too-familiar challenges for women in Japan

International Women's Day offers a reminder of COVID-19's impact and of the nation's slow progress on gender equality issues.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 7, 2022

Unwanted snowboarders making most of opportunity at Paralympics

Until the moment Cecile Hernandez of France was handed an official racing bib and a time slot Saturday, she still feared that race officials would forbid her to compete.
MORE SPORTS
Mar 7, 2022

Russian Ivan Kuliak faces disciplinary action after wearing symbol supporting invasion of Ukraine on uniform

Kuliak displayed the letter 'Z' on the front of his outfit as he stood on the podium next to Ukrainian rival Illia Kovtun
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2022

Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ phones

Around the world, marginalized communities are worried the internet is no longer a safe space for them as surveillance grows and hate speech goes unchecked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 7, 2022

War exposes Europe’s failure to heed warnings over Russian gas

Despite experiencing similar issues with dependence on Russian energy in the past, the awkward reality is that the European Union is still much in the same place.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 7, 2022

Untangling the roots of the instability in Japan and China's relationship

As the two nations mark the 50th anniversary of the normalization of diplomatic ties, military tensions and economic interdependence lie at the heart of their ongoing friction.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 7, 2022

Vaughan and Rie Allison welcome all new arrivals to Mia Mia

Picking a location for their cafe far from Tokyo's bustling central hot spots, Vaughan and Rie Allison have nonetheless developed a loyal following among the locals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

North Korea conducts its ninth missile test of 2022

Pyongyang's latest launch appeared similar to the test last week of a military reconnaissance satellite, as leader Kim Jong Un continues to develop new weapons capabilities.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Mar 5, 2022

Evolving Japanese crafts find a home in the U.K.

Artisans are pushing boundaries in the U.K., where a growing popularity of Japanese designs and concepts is being driven in part by increased concerns over sustainability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Washington’s newest worry: The dangers of cornering Putin

Putin's reaction to the initial wave of sanctions has provoked a range of concerns that one senior official called the 'Cornered Putin Problem.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

On the exodus west, Ukrainians flee hardship for an uncertain future

In the past week, more than 1 million Ukrainians have fled to neighboring countries, according to the United Nations. One million more are internally displaced.
‘Confugenics’ and East Asia's demographic crisis
East Asia’s fertility plunge is driven not just by financial costs but by perfectionist cultural expectations that burden parents with intense educational and social demands.
Japan prince comes of age as succession crisis looms
Prince Hisahito concludes his his elaborate "kakan no gi" coming-of-age ceremony at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo on Saturday.
Bangladesh is a South Asian time bomb
Many Bangladeshis hoped that the overthrow of long-time leader Sheikh Hasina last year would revitalize the country’s democracy after an authoritarian lurch under the “iron lady.” Instead it has led to proliferating human-rights abuses, intensifying repression and widespread Islamist violence.
Japan to experience blood moon lunar eclipse on Monday
A blood moon is seen during a partial eclipse in the sky over Lake George near Canberra on March 14.
Japan's $550 billion investment pledge outlined in MOU
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, sign trade agreements on Thursday in Washington.
London’s calling and sumo’s top division — along with Hello Kitty — are ready to answer
Yokozuna Hoshoryu and Hello Kitty, an ambassador for sumo's upcoming tour to London, at Tokyo's Kokugikan on Tuesday
Resonac creates 27-member consortium to pursue advanced chip developments
Representatives from member companies of JOINT3, a consortium working together on semiconductor-related developments announced by Resonac, pose for a photo in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Haru Nemuri’s radical new album refuses easy listening
Musician Haruna Kimishima, better known as Haru Nemuri, confronts Japan’s politics, nationalism and censorship on her recent output.
Overseas sluggers step up to bat in small-town Hokkaido
The Betsukai Pilot Spirits welcomed new players (left to right) Yuta Yamanaka, Roman Guthrie, Scott Bellina and Leo Jiminian this year, pictured here with Yassir Lachkar of the Ishikari Red Phoenix.
Xi — joined by Kim and Putin — delivers stark warning at military parade
Chinese leader Xi Jinping walks with Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un before a military parade marking the 80th anniversary of victory over Japan and the end of World War II, in Beijing on Wednesday.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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