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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 14, 2023

Unsound climate studies sneak into print, scientists say

Observers have long questioned the growing number of research journals that take fees from eager academics but often publish their work without rigorous review.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023

For leaders abroad, the prospect of a Trump revival is ever-present

The indictment last week of the former U.S. president has not changed the calculations of many world leaders who view his political resilience as inevitable.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 19, 2023

Racial dynamics are inescapable when dating in Japan. That doesn't mean your experience will be negative.

In the cross-cultural or international dating scene, politics can sometimes sneak in. Avoid the pitfalls simply by being aware of the conversation.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Macron wins Pyrrhic victory on pension bill, but risks fueling anger

By using special constitutional powers instead of risking lawmakers rejecting the reform, Macron has given ammunition to the opposition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 15, 2023

10 ways GPT-4 is impressive but still flawed

Although it’s an awfully good test taker, the system — from San Francisco startup OpenAI — is not on the verge of matching human intelligence.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2023

Intelligence suggests pro-Ukrainian group sabotaged pipelines, U.S. officials say

There is no evidence that the perpetrators of the attack on the Nord Stream pipelines were acting at the direction of any Ukrainian government officials.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023

In the shadow of the Fukushima disaster, an unusual experiment in rewilding

Wild animals have been thriving and expanding their habitat around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant since 2011, giving researchers a glimpse of nature’s resilience to radiation.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 4, 2023

‘I don’t take a single second for granted’: Asian and Asian American nominees on the Oscars

It was a record year for actors, but directors, musicians and other artists of Asian descent are also up for statuettes. We asked many of the contenders to reflect on their work.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 2, 2023

How Xi Jinping is fortifying China's economic security

Authorities in Beijing are working to build a strategy of obtaining economic predominance by using China's strengths, such as its price competitiveness.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 1, 2023

How Japan and its businesses should respond to U.S. economic security policies

Washington's moves against Beijing in semiconductors and other fields have put Tokyo and other global players in a delicate situation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023

Their hair long and flowing or in ponytails, women in Iran flaunt their locks

After the death of a women held by the morality police, women have been at the center of a nationwide uprising, demanding an end to hijab requirements and the Islamic Republic itself.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 18, 2023

The post-Cold War era is gone. A new arms race has arrived.

Governments around the world are drawing lessons from Europe’s first high-intensity war since 1945, reassessing everything from ammunition stocks to weapons systems and supply lines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 17, 2023

Off the record should mean off the record

An off-the-record remark may have take down a high-level Japanese bureaucrat. Such actions by journalists will only hurt journalism.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 17, 2023

Phoebe Bridgers: 'I was born into a slow apocalypse'

The 'Kyoto' singer-songwriter confronts past traumas and returns to a place of catharsis on her three-city Japan tour.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 15, 2023

Living with disaster: Building the cities of the future

We speak to professor Hitoshi Abe, an architect who has some ideas on how to start designing our cities to better deal with such inevitable disasters.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2023

Wagner founder has Putin’s support, but the Kremlin’s side-eye

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the once secretive tycoon, is confounding Moscow’s Kremlin-allied elite by starting to dabble in politics alongside waging war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Feb 3, 2023

Japan Times 1923: Doubtful news agency claims Tokyo English dailies favor cause of Japanese war office

With a change of editors at the top of The Japan Times, other publications call out a newly detected 'pro military' stance from the newspaper — and the paper responds on the front page.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2023

Kishida’s Middle East visit creates a great opportunity for Japan

Kishida visit shows Japan's policy vis-a-vis the Middle East is shifting from the traditional energy-securing economic diplomacy to a more strategic foreign policy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 11, 2023

What lies behind China's unconventional approach to diplomacy?

The country is pushing its own narratives to the international community by using its economic influence and shaking up the very concept of how order should be.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2023

A top U.K. newspaper explores its ties to slavery — and Britain’s

The Guardian’s 'Cotton Capital” series provoked glee among the paper’s ideological opponents, and had its share of critics too.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 6, 2023

What would happen if Ukraine joined NATO?

In a rare visit to Kyiv this April, the NATO chief said Ukraine's 'rightful place' was in the alliance.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jul 5, 2023

Would you spend the night in a coffin … for art?

Want to know what it’s like to spend the night in a coffin? Culture critic Thu-Huong Ha joins us to discuss her night in artist Marina Abramovic’s nightmare-inducing Dream House.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2023

Russian general knew about mercenary chief’s rebellion plans, U.S. officials say

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the head of Wagner, may have believed he had support in Russia’s military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 26, 2023

China backs Russian ‘national stability’ as diplomats meet

Mutual political trust between Beijing and Moscow has been growing under Putin and Chinese President Xi Jinping, China’s foreign ministry cited Vice Foreign Minister Ma Zhaoxu as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023

Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.

On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world's attention.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 19, 2023

Japan's myopic coverage of the Kishida-Biden summit

The foreign press provide more comprehensive reporting on the Kishida-Biden summit compared to Japan's own media outlets with their focus on domestic politics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2023

China’s population falls, heralding a demographic crisis

Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Jan 16, 2023

The race to save the Japanese giant salamander

River infrastructure is causing the salamander's decline. To stop Japan from losing this rare species, conservationists are calling for an alternative vision of rural development.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 16, 2023

Tomakomai aims to give tourism a boost through sharing creative works

Local communities are being encouraged to enjoy making use of creative works, and to share that joy with tourists.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
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