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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 12, 2023

In bid to ease tensions, top Biden aide and Chinese diplomat meet

The meeting appears to signal that the sides are working to ease strains which led to a breakdown in even the most routine communication.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 3, 2023

Japan Airlines to debut first freighter planes in 13 years

The airline has previously run its cargo business using space on passenger flights and chartering other companies’ freighters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2023

Ron DeSantis eyes June for 2024 campaign launch as poll numbers falter

The timing of the formal announcement is critical with DeSantis’s poll numbers falling and donors losing confidence that he is the best Republican candidate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023

Honda agrees strategic collaboration deal with TSMC

Japanese automakers have struggled to completely shake off the hit from tight global chip and parts supply during the pandemic, though constraints have eased.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2023

Family of Singaporean on death row for cannabis pleads for clemency

Tangaraju Suppiah, 46, was sentenced to death in 2018 for conspiring to smuggle drugs and the Court of Appeal has upheld his sentence, which is scheduled to be carried out Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023

Putin’s paranoia deviates from its Soviet roots

Russia has yet to resort to the drastic reprisals of the Stalinist years, but the regime’s opponents still face some deepening perils.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2023

BOJ’s Kuroda hands $11.7 trillion ‘shock and awe’ experiment to his successor

In 10 years, the BOJ forked out ¥1.55 quadrillion ($11.7 trillion) on bonds, stock funds and corporate debt. The staggering cost has economists asking: 'Was it all worth it?”
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan makes renewed push to internationalize higher education

Attention has been drawn not only to the plan’s components and feasibility, but also to past government efforts to achieve similar goals.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 20, 2023

How the AI 'revolution' is shaking up journalism

Many commentators believe that journalism is on the cusp of a revolution where mastery of algorithms and AI tools that generate content will be a key battleground.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023

Iceland shows the world how to run on reliable and clean energy

Every home in Iceland is heated with renewable energy, with 90% coming from district heating systems that tap hot water directly underground.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 2, 2023

Upcoming legislative sessions in China offer insight into Beijing's path ahead

The dual political sessions that begin this weekend should provide some clues as to how China intends to deal with its myriad challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2023

Sunak strikes post-Brexit Northern Ireland deal with EU

The deal seeks to resolve the tensions caused by the Northern Ireland protocol, a complex agreement which set the trading rules for the British-ruled region.
JAPAN
Feb 5, 2023

Kyoto calling: Ancient capital prepares to be center of Japanese culture again

The relocation of the Cultural Affairs Agency has raised strong hopes in Kyoto that the move will give the city a higher profile and status.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 29, 2023

Big risks and big rewards for Aryna Sabalenka at the Australian Open

The Belarusian put her name on the trophy and secured her first Grand Slam women’s singles title with a brilliant and bold performance.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 25, 2023

Japan on a plate: Our food critic reveals his favorite spots

Food writer Robbie Swinnerton has been covering Tokyo’s culinary scene for decades, so for this week’s episode we asked him to pick out a few standout meals from last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 18, 2023

Carlos Ghosn vows to fight allegations but won't return to Japan

“Nissan will have to pay for what they did to me and my family,” Ghosn said Tuesday, speaking via video link during a news conference in Tokyo.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2023

Actors go on strike in new blow to struggling Hollywood studios

The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced the walkout after failing to reach a new labor agreement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 12, 2023

Activists in the Philippines fight back as online threats rise

The Philippines ranks second — after Mongolia — among countries most plagued by web threats worldwide, according to a 2022 report from global cybersecurity company Kaspersky.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2023

Hong Kong police question family members of self-exiled activist

Relatives of Nathan Law, who was among those targeted last week with an arrest warrant and bounty, were taken into custody but later released.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 10, 2023

Ukraine envoy to Japan sees major role for Tokyo in reconstruction

The ambassador expressed his hope of tapping into Japan’s vast experience in rebuilding after natural disasters like the March 2011 earthquake and tsunami.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2023

BOJ's policy tweak drew rare government request to adjourn, minutes show

At the Dec. 19-20 meeting, the BOJ kept its ultraeasy monetary policy but shocked markets with a surprise decision to double the movement range around 10-year bond yields.
Members of the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild take part in a picket line outside Paramount Studios in Hollywood, California, on Thursday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2023

AI shines a spotlight on Hollywood hypocrisy

Studios haven’t informed or paid background actors properly for being digitally scanned, yet they want the same courtesy from AI companies.
A cargo vessel on the Sulina Channel en route to the Danube River, in Romania
WORLD
Jul 21, 2023

Ukraine grain relies on a river that’s drying up

A heatwave fanning across the southern part of Europe is lowering river levels and crimping export capacity, which will make shipping grain even more difficult.
A friendly between England and the United States drew a crowd of 78,000 at Wembley Stadium on Oct. 7, 2022.
SPORTS
Jul 20, 2023

Women's sports experiencing steady growth in popularity and value

Women's sports are growing in popularity and value. Better yet, that growth is no longer dependent upon quadrennial events like the Olympics or World Cups.
Crunchyroll, now owned by Sony Group Corp., is setting its sights on India as a major growth market.
LIFE / Digital
Jul 15, 2023

Former piracy site Crunchyroll cashes in on anime's global appeal

Crunchyroll expects the anime industry will have more than 800 million fans globally by 2025 outside markets in China and Japan.
International Monetary Fund chief economist Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 26, 2023

IMF urges BOJ to move away from yield control and prepare for future tightening

The remarks came ahead of the BOJ's meeting on Friday, where the board will release price forecasts and debate whether to adjust policy.
In the international market, a larger number of airlines went bankrupt compared to domestic fliers due to the pandemic, with low-cost, long-haul carriers getting hit particularly hard.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2023

Post-pandemic travel boom is running out of steam

Fare promotions and other signs of weakening domestic demand show business is leveling out for airlines after post-COVID-19 boom.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol greet each other ahead of a trilateral meeting during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2023

U.S. announces trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea

The leaders of the three countries will use the summit at the Camp David presidential retreat to expand trilateral cooperation “across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
Foreign Minister Yoshimasa Hayashi and his Sri Lanka counterpart, Ali Sabry, during a joint news conference in Colombo on Saturday
BUSINESS
Jul 29, 2023

Crisis-hit Sri Lanka invites Japan to resume investment

The South Asian island nation is working to restructure its massive debt to continue a $2.9 billion bailout from the International Monetary Fund.
The headquarters of Bank of Japan in Tokyo. The central bank has sharply raised its inflation forecast for this fiscal year and sees risks on the upside for this year and next.
BUSINESS
Aug 1, 2023

No further BOJ policy shifts expected in 2023 after surprise tweak

A survey last week found 26% of 41 economists see next April as the most likely time for further adjustments.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
European leaders to join Zelenskyy for key meeting with Trump
U.S. President Donald Trump greets Russian leader Vladimir Putin on the tarmac after they arrived for a meeting on Ukraine at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Hiker missing in Hokkaido after bear attack found dead
The Rausu mountain range at Hokkaido's Shiretoko National Park. A man in his 20s who went missing after being attacked by a bear while hiking on Mount Rausu has been found dead.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
Trump shifts stance on road to Ukraine peace after meeting Putin in Alaska
U.S. President Donald Trump looks on next to Russian leader Vladimir Putin during a news conference following their meeting to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, in Anchorage, Alaska, on Friday.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
Top MLB prospect Rintaro Sasaki is committed to doing it 'the hard way'
Rintaro Sasaki hits a home run during a game against Duke at Stanford's Sunken Diamond on March 16.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.
A seaside hotel built on competitive Japanese cycling
In a region more associated with art, Keirin Hotel 10 takes a decidedly more athletic approach to attracting tourists.
Reading the Japanese clock: Are times a-changin'?
People walk past a time board at Hakata Station in Fukuoka. Luckily for those trying to catch a train, reading a clock is universal.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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