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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 5, 2023

Behind North Korea’s money-making apparatus funding its military might

As missiles fly overhead, a complex web of operations underneath funnels money to North Korea's leadership and funds its nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 25, 2022

Shipping’s oil era is coming to an end

It's a good start, but reducing shipping's carbon footprint it's not the holy grail of decarbonization. That would entail plugging the industry into the emerging hydrogen economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 20, 2022

Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature

The agreement comes as biodiversity is declining worldwide at rates never seen before in human history.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 19, 2022

China hints at pro-business push and support for property market in 2023

Officials have pledged to revive consumption and support the private sector, a marked shift from recent years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022

China may have created a trap for itself with African lending

Africa is heading toward a repayment crisis, with 22 of 54 nations at risk of so-called debt distress, according to World Bank and International Monetary Fund criteria.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

With move to Japan, Jack Ma continues long-running link

The Alibaba Group co-founder's history with the country stems from his close business and personal ties with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022

Approving executions one of most important duties, justice minister says

Justice Minister Ken Saito assumed the post in place of Yasuhiro Hanashi, who was dismissed from the role following remarks that were interpreted as making light of his responsibilities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Japan’s biggest companies diverge on economic outlook

An index of confidence among the country's biggest manufacturers edged down, while the reading for large service sector and construction firms rose.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

North Korean spies trick foreign experts into writing research for them

A hacking group has targeted those with knowledge of issues regarding the country, apparently in a bid to gain intelligence, information and insight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022

Russia deploys missile defense system to disputed islands near Japan

Moscow said that a military camp was set up capable of year-round service, accommodation, recreation and food for personnel.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2022

Climate change costs are eating up the money needed to avert it

Rich countries need to meet their ODA commitments, which would more than double the money available to avert the effects of climate change.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2022

Forget 'Cool Japan,' just make it your Japan

'Cool Japan' ambassador and critic Benjamin Boas reimagines efforts to promote the nation's brand abroad in his new book, “From u2018Cool Japan' to u2018Your Japan.'”
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 2, 2022

Japan charts a new course on national security

Japan is looking at new strategies and a fundamental shift in its thinking about national defense.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 1, 2022

How many migrant workers have died in Qatar prior to World Cup?

The government of Qatar said its labor system was still a work in progress but denies allegations that thousands of migrant workers were being trapped and exploited.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2022

Mediterranean marine heat waves threaten coastal livelihoods

Populations of sponges, sea-stars, fish, and mollusks have been dying en masse in the waters off France and Spain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 18, 2022

Why China won't cooperate on finding the origins of COVID-19

For Beijing, winning its u2018people's war' against the coronavirus by controlling the propaganda narrative is more important than learning the truth about the pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 15, 2022

G20 considers resolution condemning Russian invasion

The summit marks the first time the G20 leaders are meeting since Russia's February invasion of Ukraine, which Russia has described as a 'special military operation.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 14, 2022

Asia's richest man challenges China in show of support for Modi

With Sri Lanka in the throes of its worst economic crisis since independence, India is re-engaging and attempting to tilt the balance in a strategic tussle with China.
Military personnel patrol a street outside a branch of Ukraine's Sense Bank in central Kyiv in June.
WORLD
Jul 30, 2023

Banks are untold story of Ukraine’s survival, even state banks

Oschadbank CEO says Ukrainian state should keep control of some banks after the war because they’ll be helpful if Russia attacks again
A building of the Black Sea Danube shipping company destroyed during a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Izmail, Ukraine, on Wednesday.
WORLD
Aug 3, 2023

Global grain prices rise after Russian strike on Danube port

The drone attacks destroyed buildings in the port of Izmail and halted ships in defiance of a de-facto blockade Russia reimposed in mid-July.
President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva (left) and his minister of indigenous peoples, Sonia Guajajara, chat during the Amazon Summit IV Meeting of Presidents of States Parties to the Amazon Cooperation Treaty in Belem, Para State, Brazil, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Aug 9, 2023

Brazil's Lula fosters regional unity in battle to save the Amazon

The Amazon Summit is taking place in Belem, the rainforest city slated to host the United Nations’ COP30 climate meetings in 2025.
Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te arrives at a banquet before addressing supporters at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront hotel on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 18, 2023

Taiwan VP displays diplomatic skills in key U.S.-Paraguay trip

Although Lai’s political rivals criticized the low profile of his stopovers in New York and San Francisco, experts say the trip achieved its main goals.
Taliban security personnel in Kabul on Aug. 15. So far, U.S. President Joe Biden has not decided to restore any U.S. support to Afghanistan, despite the country's worsening humanitarian crisis.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2023

Two years after exit, Biden resists calls for more Taliban contact

Some analysts and U.S. officials had clung to the hope that the Taliban had moderated since they last controlled Afghanistan in the 1990s.
A specialist removes a Kirin 9000s chip fabricated in China by Semiconductor Manufacturing International Corp. (SMIC) from a Huawei Technologies Mate 60 Pro smartphone earlier this month.
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Sep 20, 2023

U.S. likely to tighten tech curbs as China advances chip production

The chips powering a new Huawei phone represent a jump forward in China’s chipmaking capability as it boosts efforts to catch up with rivals.
For all the scrutiny at home, many of China’s richest new grads are turning their backs on their lives abroad. Sometimes, they’re responding to the lure of China’s potential. Other times, it’s the alienation they feel overseas.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2023

China’s wealthy youth flock home as tensions with U.S. rise

For all the scrutiny at home, many of China’s richest new grads are turning their backs on their lives abroad.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 26, 2023

Japan and China clash over Fukushima water at IAEA meeting

The IAEA released a report in July concluding that the water discharge plan was consistent with international safety standards.
South Korea's government and international rights organizations have said defectors who are deported back to the North face harsh punishment.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 13, 2023

South Korea protests to China over suspected North Korea repatriations

South Korea had been unable to determine the number of people involved and whether there were defectors among them.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Tropical Storm Nari moves northward, with possible landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Nari's forecast path as of Monday morning
Nissan clinches $4.5 billion bond deal after orders soar
Nissan Motor has raised $4.5 billion through a junk bond sale in U.S. dollars and euros, part of which carries a record-high coupon rate.
Students in Japan struggle with Japanese language and math sections on national exam
The correct answer rate for the Japanese language section on a national test dropped to 67.0% from 67.8% the previous year among elementary school sixth-graders.
U.S. urges clarity on Japan’s role in potential war over Taiwan, report says
A Ground Self-Defense Force member conducts a military drill with an anti-ship missiles unit, at the GSDF's base on Miyako Island in Okinawa Prefecture in April 2022.
Tourists in Japan have telemedicine options before calling 119
Foreign tourists at Tsukiji Outer Market in Tokyo. More than 1 million international visitors have a medical issue in Japan every year.
Is Japanese skin really ‘too smooth’ for Hideo Kojima’s games?
Hideo Kojima, the leading auteur in Japanese video games, has skirted controversy in the wake of the release of Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
An emoji used to say it all. Now it might say too much.
Apple’s Craig Federighi shows off a set of emoji at a conference on June 13, 2016. While the small pictures have proved helpful in conveying nuance in our texts, younger people are using them less often.
‘Our ultimate goal is to save every single Japanese video game’
After nearly shuttering earlier this year, the Tokyo-based Game Preservation Society continues its work to save the early history of Japanese gaming.

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

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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan
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