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EDITORIALS
Sep 16, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II: The end of an era for Britain and the world

After ascending to the throne, the queen watched as her country struggled to find its place in a world that's undergoing constant change.
JAPAN
Sep 16, 2022

Centenarians in Japan top 90,000 for first time

Japan had only 153 centenarians in 1963, when the statistics started. The latest figures show female centenarians numbered 80,161, accounting for 88.6% of the total.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2022

Xi Jinping and China’s endgame for America

Xi Jinping speeches make clear that he is committed to spreading China's model of communism around the world.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Malaysia Special
Sep 16, 2022

Selangor offers investors solid base for business

Despite experiencing the effects of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Malaysia has remained a resilient economic player that continues to support foreign business. Its most technologically advanced and diversified state of Selangor even managed to record an increase in manufacturing projects amid the worldwide...
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TENNIS
Sep 16, 2022

Roger Federer to call time on glittering career after next week's Laver Cup

The 41-year-old, who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and re-defined a sport with his artistry and grace, broke the news tennis fans across the world have long dreaded.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2022

Even as China loses its luster, European companies continue to invest

Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy and fears over a possible Taiwan conflict have done little to discourage European companies from investing in the world's second-biggest economy.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2022

Typhoon Muifa pounds eastern China with strong gales and rain

Earlier, China raised its highest tropical cyclone alert as Muifa approached the Yangtze River Delta, a dense cluster of big cities with a total population of more than 230 million.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022

An eye for an eye doesn’t work in disinformation war

In the struggle to win the ideological narrative wars, democracies are tempted to resort to disinformation to match the fabrications of their more autocratic enemies. It's a bad idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 13, 2022

A Japanese philosophy for the 'quiet-quitting' generation

Here's what disillusioned workers and overstretched managers can learn from one of Japan's greatest businessmen.
BUSINESS
Sep 12, 2022

10 years old, Tokyo Skytree asserts itself as symbol of capital

With over 315 million visitors, the tower is now a landmark in the capital, forever leaving its imprint on the skyline.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2022

Twilight of entrepreneurs in China as more leave the country

As the government cracks down on business and the economy weakens, billionaire tycoons are keeping low profiles, stepping down from their companies or leaving the country entirely.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / JAPANESE KITCHEN
Sep 11, 2022

Recipe: Garlic liver stir-fry

Don't let the name fool you: Offal cooked right is anything but.
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WORLD
Sep 10, 2022

Charles, in first speech as king, pledges a reign of service to Britain

The king's speech capped a day of mourning across Britain, but it was also a vivid demonstration of continuity in this constitutional monarchy.
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II and her friendly ties with three emperors

Over the course of her 70 years on the throne, Queen Elizabeth II established close ties with the imperial family, spanning all or part of the reigns of three emperors.
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WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

A delicate dance: The queen's political relationships

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest-serving monarch, delicately nurtured a wealth of political relationships at home and abroad, always managing to stay impartial during her decades-spanning reign.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth’s death comes at moment of great uncertainty for Britain

The country faces its gravest economic threats in a generation, besieged by inflation, soaring energy bills and the specter of a prolonged recession.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 9, 2022

The study of Japanese slang is challenging and never stops. Luckily, it’s also a lot of fun.

Wes Robertson set out to engage with other linguists on Twitter and wound up creating a database for modern Japanese slang.
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WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth's reign: Golden age, or last embers of a bygone era?

Some commentators describe her reign as a 'golden age' reminiscent of that of her namesake Elizabeth I, who ruled England during a period of growing power and cultural flourishing.
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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022

NASA’s Artemis rocket is a gigantic waste of money

NASA's lunar mission is already years late and billions over budget. Meanwhile, private companies have been pushing boundaries in space travel for more than a decade.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2022

A man who genuinely cared: Mourning the real Shinzo Abe

Though the slain former Japanese prime minister belonged to the hawkish wing of his party, he was not the unbending nationalist conservative that many foreigners deemed him to be.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

'New normal' as Chinese warplanes push across Taiwan Strait median line

The push could help Beijing achieve two goals: delegitimizing Taipei's claim to statehood and exhausting the island's military resources.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Sep 5, 2022

Fukushima WWII veteran recalls trauma of detention in Soviet Union

Sadao Kanari, who was a signalman for the Imperial Japanese Navy, was captured after Japan's surrender and taken to the Russian Far East.
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BUSINESS / Economy / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Sep 5, 2022

Awaji Island takes the lead in decarbonization drive

The island, a 'decarbonization-leading area,' is looking to expand the use of solar power and bamboo as a fuel source.
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LIFE
Sep 3, 2022

Where eco-friendly diets falter, 'climatarianism' thrives

Environmentally friendly diets usually eliminate resource-intensive foods, but there might be a better way to ration your pantry's impact on the Earth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 2, 2022

As Pakistan drowns, better climate planning urged to cut risks

Problems from a lack of investment in warning systems to the building of homes in danger zones and a failure of political will to cut fossil fuel use are key drivers, analysts said.
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WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Biden banks on Democratic outrage, risking deeper U.S. divisions

In a prime-time address to the nation, Biden sharpened the criticism he's recently used to describe his predecessor and Trump supporters.

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan