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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

Putin’s Ukraine gamble pivots to a very different battlefield

Battles over the past seven weeks raged in populated areas near Kyiv, but the war is moving into wide-open flatland, which will drastically change combat strategy.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 17, 2022

Dodgers pitcher Trevor Bauer might challenge leave extension

Bauer last appeared in a Dodgers uniform on June 28, before the allegations by a Southern California woman that he sexually assaulted her went public.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 16, 2022

Mike Bossy, Hockey Hall of Famer on champion Islander teams, dies at 65

Kimber Auerbach, director of communications for the Islanders, said the cause was lung cancer. Bossy announced he had the disease in October.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine or face 'unpredictable consequences'

The Russian message — one of a series of warnings punctuated by a formal protest note — suggested rising concerns that the weapons were seriously hindering Russia's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Why Ukraine war crimes trials could take many years

Long after the fighting ends, any prosecutions and trials arising from it could be barely beginning. Here is a look at the complexities of bringing aggressors to justice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Hiding in plain sight, a Soviet-era air defense system arrives in Ukraine

Slovakia is transporting not only weapons from its own stocks into Ukraine. It is also sending military aid from many other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022

Far from defeated, Putin intends to escalate war in Ukraine

After a meeting with Putin, Austria's chancellor said he came away fearing that the Russian president intended to drastically intensify the brutality of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 11, 2022

In Europe, it’s planes vs. trains. For many travelers, rail is the way to go.

Train travel in Europe is on the upswing, but to see major growth in passenger traffic, the continent's railways will have to overcome a number of challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2022

Amazon’s drone delivery program is hit by crashes and safety concerns

An investigation based on internal documents, government reports and interviews with employees reveals a program beset by technical challenges, high turnover and safety concerns.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2022

With a $2.1 million cure their only hope, Indian parents plead for help online

India makes many of the world's drugs, but treatments for rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy are imported and prohibitively costly.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2022

Helping Hollywood avoid claims of bias is now a growing business

Studios are signing up consultants to help make sure their movies or shows don't raise any cultural red flags.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2022

Why tracking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wealth is so difficult

That many extravagant assets speculated to be Putin's are owned or controlled by the state shows how his private interests have merged with those of his government.
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022

Shaken at first, many Russians now rally behind Putin’s invasion

Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin's assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2022

‘I feel shame and pain’: Pope apologizes to Indigenous people of Canada

Francis also promised he would travel to Canada, where he would be better able to show 'my closeness” as part of a process of healing and reconciliation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Xi battling distrust among global investors burned in China before and eyeing political risk

The government in Beijing showed little regard for those same investors last year when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the country's most profitable companies.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2022

Peace talks may be little more than Russian tactics, analysts say

As signs of progress emerged during the peace talks, some saw them as Russia buying time to regroup its military forces before another offensive push in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2022

War means tough choices in Ukraine's vast child protection system

Ukraine has the biggest number of children living in state care in Europe, mostly because their families are either too poor or broken to look after them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2022

As key goods grow more expensive, 'demand destruction' threatens global recession

Prices for some of the world's most pivotal products — foods, fuels, plastics and metals — are rising beyond what many buyers can afford. That's forcing consumers to cut back.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2022

Biden’s barbed remark about Putin: A slip or a veiled threat?

Biden's aides quickly insisted that the remark — delivered in front of a castle that served for centuries as a home for Polish monarchs — was not intended as an appeal for regime change.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 27, 2022

How long should it take to grieve? Psychiatry has come up with an answer.

Will categorizing prolonged grief as a mental disorder help people in need get access to crucial treatment or hurt those who simply take longer to overcome loss?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 25, 2022

Inside China's electric drive for swappable car batteries

China is pushing hard for swappable batteries for EVs as a supplement to charging, with the government throwing its weight behind several companies advancing the technology.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 25, 2022

Time for Japan to embrace realism in dealings with Russia

It's past time for Japan to look clearly at relations with Russia and acknowledge Moscow's behavior for what it is: empty rhetoric, tactical tricks and bullying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

Zelenskyy’s virtual world tour proves a new weapon in Russia war

Badly out-gunned by Russia on land, in the air and at sea, the information war is the one arena in which Ukraine is clearly winning.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 23, 2022

One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan

Kanako Takahara explains Japan's efforts to help these refugees, and why the government here isn't calling them by that name.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 21, 2022

Okinawa firms raising productivity to give workers ‘earning power’

The prefecture's economy has grown significantly in the past 50 years, but it still lags behind the rest of the nation with low per-capita income and high child poverty rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022

Why Vladimir Putin invokes Nazis to justify his invasion of Ukraine

The 'Nazi” slur's sudden emergence shows how Putin is trying to use stereotypes, distorted reality and his country's lingering World War II trauma to justify his invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 17, 2022

Beating Japan at its own (video) game: A smash hit from China

Genshin Impact, one of the world's hottest mobile games, has all the characteristics of a Japanese invention: giant robots and characters with huge eyes and spiky, rainbow-colored hair.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 16, 2022

'COVID factor' wreaks havoc on stormy Spring Basho

Unpredictability reigns at Edion Arena Osaka so far, with the impact of February's wave of infections possibly affecting performances.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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