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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough with blast of 192 lasers

If fusion can be deployed on a large scale, it would offer an energy source devoid of the pollution and greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2022

Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University lets international students shape their world

Established in 2000, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, popularly known as APU, is a higher education facility in Beppu, Oita Prefecture. It boasts an enrollment of over 5,500, split closely between domestic and international students, the latter of whom have come from more than 103 countries and regions...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti, composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ is dead at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to "Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including "Blue Velvet” (1986), died Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He was 85.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 14, 2022

The maestro conducts, and the band plays the hits

The most clinical of smash-and-grabs kept Lionel Messi on track for his date with destiny as Argentina booked a spot in Sunday's final with a ruthless 3-0 victory in Qatar.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

China braces for ‘massive’ COVID-19 outbreak amid faster reopening

China's swift reopening has surprised many observers and stoked concerns that the world's second-biggest economy faces a rough road ahead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2022

Major fusion energy breakthrough to be announced by scientists

The development could set the stage for future progress that could one day lead to the use of laser fusion as a source of carbon-free energy.
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.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 12, 2022

Mets continue to show willingness to spend with splurge for Kodai Senga

With Senga, 29, the Mets are buying in on a free-agent ace who has long desired a chance to prove himself against MLB's batters with his 'ghost fork.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Dec 12, 2022

Miyagi fisheries industry fears impact of treated radioactive water release

The water, which contains hard-to-remove tritium, is expected to be discharged to the ocean from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant as early as next spring.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022

A gray area of loyalties splinters a liberated Ukrainian town

Sviatohirsk remains divided not by trench lines and artillery, but by where people's allegiances lie: with Moscow or Kyiv.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2022

The new chatbots could change the world. Can you trust them?

Many experts believe these new chatbots are poised to reinvent or even replace internet search engines such as Google and Bing.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 11, 2022

Gudetama, the incredible, miserable egg

Sanrio's world-weary character stars in a new Netflix series.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2022

How will China turn its economy back on? The world is about to find out.

Now that China has finally started rolling back its strict mix of mass testing, lockdowns and quarantines, its economy is entering a delicate period.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 10, 2022

North Korea wants dollars. It’s a sign of trouble.

Its trade with the outside world devastated, North Korea is scrambling for American dollars and other hard currency, not just to feed its people but also to finance the military.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 10, 2022

U.S. soccer journalist dies in Qatar after collapsing during World Cup game

In recent days, longtime soccer writer Grant Wahl wrote about struggles with his health during a run of coverage that, he said, typically left room for about five hours of sleep a night.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 10, 2022

Minutes from elimination, Croatia roars back to eliminate Brazil

A late shock goal in extra time forced penalty kicks. Croatia made the most of them.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2022

Peru’s president tried to dissolve Congress. By day’s end, he was arrested.

In a cinematic conclusion to Pedro Castillo's tenure as leader of Peru, the leftist was arrested after he attempted to dissolve Congress in a desperate bid to cling to power.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2022

Now arriving: Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison mosaics

Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.'s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2022

With revisions to key security documents, pacifist Japan set to blaze a new trail

Upcoming changes could usher in dramatic shifts in the country's defense-oriented policy amid what Tokyo calls an 'increasingly severe security environment.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022

After doom and gloom, China's propaganda shifts gears on COVID-19

Experts say Beijing is laying the groundwork for a loosening of COVID-19 rules — as well as putting in place convenient scapegoats to blame for the restrictions going too far.
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Dec 5, 2022

Okinawa's remote islands near Taiwan planning for defense contingencies

Plans prepared under the Civil Protection Law cover situations such as armed attacks from outside the country and emergency responses to incidents such as acts of terrorism.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Dec 5, 2022

Japan's dairy farmers squeezed despite retail price hikes as costs soar

Raw milk prices have been raised to support dairy farmers suffering from soaring fuel and feed costs.
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
WORLD
Dec 2, 2022

Brace for bombs, fix and repeat: Ukraine’s grim efforts to restore power

Even as Ukrainian workers race to restore basic services like electricity, heat and water, new Russian airstrikes send them back to the starting line.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Belgium’s 'golden generation' reaches the end as Croatia and Morocco move on

The Belgians had chance after chance to win, but never scored against Croatia, which advanced. Morocco cruised past Canada to win the group.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Dec 1, 2022

Only hard options: How China could navigate its way out of 'COVID-zero'

Beijing recognizes the damaging impact of quarantines and lockdowns, but it also understands that ceasing efforts to contain the virus would rapidly overwhelm the health care system.
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.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
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
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.

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