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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Ukraine invasion fallout hitting already-battered supply chains

Oil is now topping $110 a barrel, while European natural gas hit an all-time high this week. Wheat soared past $11 a bushel to the highest level in 14 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Want lower oil prices? First you need higher ones

Global benchmark Brent and U.S. crude futures have soared over 15% to around 10- and 14-year highs, respectively, since Russia invaded neighboring Ukraine last week
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 3, 2022

How the coronavirus steals our sense of smell

As well as explaining the abrupt loss of smell that has become a well-known hallmark of COVID-19, new research could shed new light on conditions like 'brain fog.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A war the Kremlin tried to disguise becomes a hard reality for Russians

Even as the Kremlin gets more aggressive in trying to shape the narrative, many Russians are now realizing that their country is fighting a deadly conflict.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2022

Wheat prices hit 14-year high as Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupts supply from region

The conflict could devastate global grain markets so deeply that it's likely to be the biggest supply shock in living memory.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 3, 2022

Yoon Seok-youl gets a boost as conservatives unite in South Korean election

Polls have offered varying assessments of who is leading the contest, but one prominent poll has Yoon favored by 46.3% of respondents.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022

‘We are on our side’: Across Asia, a mixed reaction to Ukraine war

Generals in Myanmar have called Russia's actions 'the right thing to do.” India, meanwhile, abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the attack.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 3, 2022

International Paralympic Committee will allow Russian and Belarusian athletes to compete at Beijing Games

A joint statement from the athletes of Ukraine and Global Athlete group, an international athlete-led body, said the IPC issued 'another blow' to every Ukrainian athlete and citizen.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022

China’s Xi engulfed in crises just when he wanted stability most

Despite spending much of the past decade focused on stability, Chinese President Xi Jinping is now facing numerous challenges both at home and abroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2022

As world rebukes Russia, India tries to stay above the fray

India has been subtle in its moves, playing a constant balancing act between Russia and the United States as it needs both countries to contain China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022

Afghans face starvation as economic crisis worsens and Taliban struggles

Millions are jobless and facing starvation, a problem compounded by the difficulty of supplying humanitarian aid due to sanctions.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 2, 2022

Meet sumo's globe-trotting ambassador

Watts has been a prominent figure in sumo for over 30 years and since the 1990s has been a mainstay at World Championships, where she undertakes numerous roles.
Japan Times
Mar 2, 2022

Discovered “GT-7” compound induces cell death in pancreatic cancer cells Expected for a new treatment approach different from the mechanisms of conventional anticancer drugs

A research team led by Prof. Reiko Sugiura of Kindai University (Higashi-Osaka city), Laboratory of Molecular Pharmacogenomics, Faculty of Pharmacy, found that a compound called “ACAGT-007a” (GT-7*1) strongly reduces the viability of pancreatic cancer cells with specific gene mutations and induces...
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2022

Opening Day is off as MLB and players fail to reach terms by deadline

This is the ninth work stoppage in MLB history, and 2022 becomes the first MLB season since 1995 to lose games over a labor dispute.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022

Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy

Neither side's claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2022

Ukraine invasion adds to chaos for global supply chains

Russia's military incursion is severing key supply chains and setting off a scramble among global companies to comply with new sanctions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 1, 2022

Russia sanctions snarl flights, compounding airline industry woes

The EU, U.K. and Canada have all banned Russian flights from their airspace, though the U.S. has yet to follow suit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 28, 2022

Toyota gears up its first BEV with safer and longer-lasting battery

Battery electric vehicles, or BEVs, typically take hours to charge, using quick-charging methods that often cause the battery's cells to heat up, leading to degradation.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 28, 2022

Pyeongchang still waiting to reap benefits of 2018 Winter Olympics

'The reality is very different from what was promised to us. Back then, locals here expected the Olympics to affect us a lot.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2022

What could possibly have been on Putin’s mind?

Putin's real reason for invading Ukraine is far from pragmatic and even more alarming: an ego-driven desire for Russia to become great power once again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2022

Putin declares a nuclear alert, and Biden seeks de-escalation

When the Russian leader ordered his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness,” the U.S. could have gone on high alert. Instead, the administration tried not to inflame him.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2022

Russia’s Ukraine invasion raises questions about global energy policy

As Russia's attack on Ukraine highlights holes in the West's energy security, some have questioned the move away from fossil fuels and toward renewable energy sources.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 28, 2022

Meet me at 3 a.m. for a cup of coffee: Waking up to the benefits of segmented sleep

The pandemic has allowed some people to return to a former way of sleeping: in segments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2022

The economic consequences of Vladimir Putin's war

Sanctions rarely work; they are simply not the economic equivalent of the bombs that Russia is currently dropping on Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 27, 2022

New research points to Wuhan market as pandemic origin

Two new studies represent a significant salvo in the debate over the origins of a pandemic that has killed nearly 6 million people and sickened 400 million more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigma

On paper, the Russian president appears to own very little. Yet estimates put his hidden wealth well over $100 billion.
Tokyo releases AI-generated video of Mount Fuji erupting
A screenshot from an AI-generated video showing what could happen to Tokyo if Mount Fuji erupted
Japan aims to tighten rules for business manager visas from October
The number of foreign residents with business management residency status had reached a record 41,615 as of the end of 2024.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Japan ranked one of the most peaceful places in Asia as global tensions rise
Visitors look at paper cranes hung at Peace Park in Nagasaki on Aug. 8, a day ahead of the 80th anniversary of the World War II atomic bombing of the city.
Misinformation over JICA’s Africa ‘hometown’ initiative sparks controversy
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba arrives at a photo session for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development as South African President Cyril Ramaphosa reacts, in Yokohama, last week.
Japanese prefectures break with labor ministry on minimum wage
The ministry of labor has suggested a 6% minimum wage increase, but most prefectures reporting so far are opting to go slightly higher.
Philippines quietly deepening ‘unofficial’ defense ties with Taiwan
Filipino soldiers take part in a flag-raising ceremony on Mavulis Island during a visit by the Philippines' Armed Forces chief of staff, in Batanes, the Philippines, in June 2023. Batanes, a group of idyllic islands at the country’s northernmost tip, sits about 160 kilometers from Taiwan.
Are 'coolcations' the answer for Japan's heat-weary tourists?
Hikers on a trail in Hakuba, Nagano Prefecture. As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene as more people gravitate toward cooler destinations.
Germany's first sakemaker offers a bold brew of ideas
Reigen, Germany's first sake brewery, makes a diverse, nontraditional range of sake that includes fruit-flavored sips and wine barrel-aged renditions.
Alicia Keys closed Summer Sonic, but J-pop owned it
Summer Sonic’s 2025 lineup demonstrated its strength, showcasing the latest in J-pop, including “new kawaii” act Fruits Zipper.

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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