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JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2022

How Germany’s historic shift on military spending could affect Japan’s defense plans

Berlin's about-face on its modest defense budget, which immediately followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has already begun to re-energize the issue of spending in Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022

Japanese food continues to gain popularity overseas

“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French fusion chef David Bouley during a recent interview with The Japan Times. One of the first non-Japanese...
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 2, 2022

The sublime boredom of walking Japan

In a world where getting from A to B is dominated by cars, planes and trains, we all walk far less than people used to. 10,000 steps a day is an aspirational target for many. But for Craig Mod, that's just a stroll before lunch.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2022

New Zealand's double Olympic shot put champion Valerie Adams retires

At last year's Tokyo Games, Adams became the first woman to win medals at four Olympics in a single field event by adding a bronze to her two golds and one silver.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 1, 2022

Vladimir Putin stripped of black belt over Ukraine invasion

World Taekwondo condemned the Russian military action in Ukraine, saying the 'brutal attacks on innocent lives' violated the sport's values of respect and tolerance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2022

Biden introduces ‘brilliant’ Ketanji Brown Jackson as U.S. Supreme Court pick

U.S. President Joe Biden introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to be the first Black woman on the court Friday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022

Japan’s petrochemical firms need to merge to survive, Mitsubishi Chemical CEO says

Jean-Marc Gilson compared the situation facing the chemical industry to other industries Japan once dominated, such as semiconductors and flat-screen televisions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 25, 2022

Teshikaga Extreme Cold Art Festival: ‘A place created by gods and artists’

The annual event, which takes place in Japan's coldest onsen town, finds inspiration in the dramatic natural beauty of Hokkaido winters.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2022

‘Chronicle in the Ruins’: An intimate look at a family’s rise from the ashes

Masato and Maori Hara's documentary poignantly captures the weight of memory and loss by incorporating footage recovered in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed their family home.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 21, 2022

Rookie Austin Cindric edges Bubba Wallace Jr. to win Daytona 500

'You know what makes it so much better — a packed house,' Cindric said. 'A packed house at the Daytona 500.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 21, 2022

Sky-Hi: Taking up the fight for artistic freedom

The artist-turned-talent agency CEO says Japan's music industry needs a major modern makeover.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2022

How China’s 'COVID zero' policy is giving a polish to gold

Gold has mostly traded sideways since the start of the year, and the usual negative correlation between higher U.S. Treasury yields and lower gold prices — and vice versa — has disappeared.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 19, 2022

Curling drifts to the East, where rock stars are being born

In recent years, Japan, China and South Korea have embraced the sport, investing resources, creating celebrities and changing the competitive landscape.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 18, 2022

Deriding women’s complaints on equal pay is costly

What should the corporate world take from this judgment? A well-run business should be able to investigate claims of pay discrimination by women and resolve them before they go to a tribunal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 17, 2022

America is focusing on the wrong enemy

U.S. President Joe Biden is treating a “rogue” Russia as a peer competitor, when he should be focused on the challenge from America's actual peer, China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 17, 2022

‘Ribbon’: Non unmasks pandemic frustrations in her first feature

The former “Amachan” actor's film was inspired by the frustration and anger of young people whose lives have come to a standstill because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2022

Can Kishida’s ‘new capitalism’ help Japan’s workers?

What is remarkable about Kishida's new capitalism is that the LDP is the very party that brought neoliberalism to Japan in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 16, 2022

Natsuko Shoji crowned Asia's best female chef for her fashion-influenced fine dining at Été

At her hyper-exclusive six-seater restaurant, u00c9tu00e9, Natsuko Shoji creates elaborate 10-course meals that reference fashion and art.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 15, 2022

Yuan wobbles revive worries about Asia's vulnerabilities

Analysts say a stable yuan provides a pillar of fundamental strength in the region, as it reflects a strong Chinese economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022

Hot inflation drives case for 'big-bang' Fed rate hike in March

The latest data defied hopes that U.S. sticker shock would ease and instead bolstered the view that the central bank is behind the curve.
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

Romania and Japan: The next century of strategic cooperation

Bridges: With Romania and Japan marking 100 years of close ties in 2021, what does the future hold for this important relationship?
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT
Feb 9, 2022

Raging river: Tracing the Arakawa, Japan’s most dangerous water source

While supplying Tokyoites with drinking water, the river has also been prone to deadly floods over the centuries — risks that are now being escalated by climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2022

The other threat to democracy

In recent years, we have watched authoritarian leaders come to power democratically, only to erode constitutional norms and institutions once in office.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2022

Tesla escapes niche position as Japan starts to embrace EVs

In 2021, new registrations of imported EVs nearly tripled to 8,610, a small but remarkable shift in a country where overall automobile sales have stalled.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
ChatGPT nickname and Trump tariffs nominated for Japan’s buzzword of 2025
Women hold toys depicting Myaku-Myaku, the official character for the 2025 Osaka Expo, during a media day ahead of the event's public opening day in Osaka in April.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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