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JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2023

Colorful snow algae is blooming in Japan's alpine areas. What does this mean for climate change?

Scientists race to Mount Gassan to see how the algae might affect the natural balance in vulnerable ecosystems and potentially perpetuate warming.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2023

Russia mercenary threat revives concern over nuclear arsenal security

Images of tanks on Russian streets brought to mind the failed 1991 coup by communist hardliners that raised concerns about the security of the Soviet nuclear arsenal.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 25, 2023

Slowing bone marrow donor registration raises concerns in Japan

The number of registered donors stood at about 544,000 at the end of March this year, an increase of only about 6,500 from a year earlier.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2023

Extreme floods and heat in China ravage farms and kill animals

Ensuring China’s ability to feed 1.4 billion people is a key piece of Xi’s goal of leading the country to superpower status, but environmental factors are not helping.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2023

Putin sought chaos, and he found it

For more than two decades, the system helped President Vladimir V. Putin secure his unrivaled authority, ensuring that he personally held the keys to wealth and influence in modern Russia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jun 25, 2023

How (and why) to enjoy a 700-year-old painting of Buddhist suffering

A Kamakura Period depiction of Buddha’s death, on view at New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art, is surprisingly relatable even today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 24, 2023

State-backed Japan Investment Corp. in talks to buy nation's top chip firm, report says

The fund reportedly aims to make a tender offer as early as this year after clearing the buyout with domestic and foreign antitrust authorities.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 24, 2023

Airbnb’s newest venture is in Japan’s most hidden village

Airbnb has partnered with one rural family to offer two lucky guests a free two-night stay in their traditional thatch-roofed home.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2023

ASEAN finds itself stuck between the U.S. and China

To build resilience at a time of great-power rivalries, Southeast Asian countries must strengthen regional cooperation.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

Taro Kono expects 'big benefit' from use of AI by central government

The digital minister is eager to promote the active use of generative artificial intelligence by government workers.
Japan Times
People / 20 QUESTIONS
Jun 23, 2023

Alexis Sato: ‘We want to make music a reason for people to travel to Japan’

Some chance meetings led Alexis Sato to some of the best summers of his life. Now he wants to provide that summer vibe to everyone.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

Japan denies reported political donations to IAEA over Fukushima findings

The rumor about the donations linked to the planned water release started after a South Korean online media outlet published a story on the matter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023

All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion

The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft went missing four days ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 24, 2023

Ardern’s ‘politics of kindness’ was both effective and exhausting

New Zealand’s charismatic leader, Jacinda Ardern, stepped down, citing fatigue and other factors. Burnout is typical for women politicians who are often plagued by double standards.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

Japan faces heavy snowfall amid once-in-a-decade cold snap

Low-lying areas including central Tokyo — which rarely sees snowfall — could also face impacts as a strong winter pressure pattern develops over Japan.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

What you need to know on laws involving electric bikes in Japan

A case of e-bikes that break the legal speed limit raises concern over the laws and regulations pertaining to high-tech bikes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House moved to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

U.S. confronts China over companies’ ties to Russian war effort

A finding that Chinese companies were supporting the invasion would have troubling implications for U.S. policy toward Beijing as Washington seeks to stabilize ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2023

Even Democrats are now critical of Biden over documents mess

Some Democrats said the crisis meant Biden no longer held the moral high ground on an issue that had hurt Donald Trump, the former president and Biden’s 2024 rival.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2023

Japan's welfare ministry issues Unification Church warning over adoptions

The administrative guidance, issued over adoptions that are said to have taken place among the group's followers, emphasized the conditions under which it is meant to take place.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 23, 2023

Trapped in trash: Japan’s hidden hoarders

Behind closed doors, Japan has more houses filled with garbage than you might think — a phenomenon being exacerbated by shifting demographics and pandemic-induced social isolation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 23, 2023

California standoff ends after Lunar New Year mass shooting leaves 10 dead

The gunman, 72-year-old Huu Can Tran, was believed to have shot himself dead as police moved in to arrest him, the local sheriff said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023

Latin American cocaine cartels bring violence to Europe

Some of continent's big ports like Antwerp and Rotterdam have been so riven by drug violence that democracy itself has been threatened.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2023

Big Ukraine war lesson: There’s only one superpower

The effort against Russia has illustrated what a world without American power would look like — and what it looks like when America uses its unmatched power well.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2023

Workplace friendships are worth the awkwardness

Research suggests forging personal connections at work matters more than financial success.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 22, 2023

More classified documents found in search of Biden home

Some of the classified documents and materials dated from Biden's 1973- 2009 tenure in the U.S. Senate. Others were from his time as vice president from 2009 through 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023

Horror of station massacre hangs heavy over Ukraine's Kramatorsk

Despite widespread silence over the brutal attack — one of the deadliest of the war — it has left an indelible mark on survivors and witnesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2023

Next BOJ governor needs to be ‘crafty,’ LDP’s Akira Amari says

Japan’s next central bank governor needs the ability to be "crafty” in how they communicate and should largely stick with loose monetary policy, according to Akira Amari, a former economy minister who was involved in laying out the country’s 10-year-old inflation target.

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic