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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 24, 2022

To get to the Cubs, Seiya Suzuki needed a new idol

Ichiro Suzuki and Mike Trout represent wildly different body types and playing styles, but their unique abilities converged in influencing the career path of Seiya Suzuki.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 23, 2022

Is 30 minutes of exercise a day enough?

Science says you may need less exercise than you think to live a long and healthy life.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2022

New Zealand deal may put Japan closer to ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance

Five Eyes members were previously hesitant to expand the partnership over concerns about the security of the Japanese intelligence community, but those worries have alleviated.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022

Rape: The war crime that goes mostly unpunished

What's happening in Ukraine is one of the worst large-scale campaigns of sexual violence in war since Islamic State's attacks on the Yezidi minority in Iraq in 2014.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 22, 2022

Bad behavior drove a referee shortage. COVID made it worse.

From 2018 to 2021, an estimated 50,000 high school referees in the U.S. — roughly 20% of the total — quit from the sports they were officiating.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2022

SoftBank plans to retain controlling stake in Arm after IPO

Softbank's raising of an $8 billion term loan has provided it with enough financial leeway to hold onto a bigger portion of the company, sources say.
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Denmark report 2022
Apr 22, 2022

Wencon brings expert ship repair and rebuilding solutions to Japan

It’s no secret that the Danes have aced the maritime industry. Maritime organizations comprise about a fourth of Denmark’s total exports, with gross value pegged at 96 billion Danish krone in 2017 (¥1.75 trillion).
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 21, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol’s next opponents: Housing and jobs

If President-elect Yoon Seok-youl takes the wrong approach to key issues, the country may be unable to avoid a Japanese-style “lost decades.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2022

Philippine 'Avengers' battle disinformation before election

Misinformation campaigns are a thriving, and fact checkers can only catch the falsehoods once they're already in circulation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2022

Macron says Le Pen risks ‘civil war’ in France over Muslim veils

Le Pen said Macron's economic policies had been a disappointment and referred to herself as the 'spokeswoman of the French people.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022

Four things to look out for in France's Macron-Le Pen debate

Macron's ability to connect with working-class voters and Le Pen's ties to Russia are likely to be focal points of the debate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Solomon Islands PM says China security pact won't undermine regional peace

The move has heightened concerns in Canberra about the potential for a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Kim Jong Un's Hollywood makeover highlights new propaganda push

Since taking power a decade ago, Kim has brought new looks to state television, including drone footage, computer graphics, music video-style cuts and made-for-TV moments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2022

Tesla autopilot stirs U.S. alarm as ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Regulators are applying greater scrutiny to Tesla's driver-assistance system than ever before, which could tarnish the company's reputation with consumers and spook investors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 18, 2022

China’s bid to wage cognitive warfare over democracy and human rights

The Xi administration is attaching particular importance to redefining democracy and human rights, and other countries are getting behind it.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 18, 2022

Seeing a new life: George Nobechi’s path to photography

Back in the day, photos used to be produced in a darkroom, where a film negative would be enlarged to expose a sheet of paper. The paper would appear blank, until swished gently in a bath of developer fluid. Gradually, an image would emerge.
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Singapore report 2022
Apr 18, 2022

Solverminds: A trusted technology and innovation partner

“Our early Japanese clients labeled our first collaboration ‘the dream project,’” shared Ritesh Sood, managing director and co-founder of SVM Solutions and Technologies Pte. Ltd. — Solverminds.
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Apr 18, 2022

Japan’s ‘hydrogen economy’ runs the risk of being powered by coal

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 17, 2022

North Korea tests new weapon in bid to improve its 'tactical nukes'

In an apparent sign of the test's importance, leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the launch, telling officials to continue building up the county's 'nuclear combat forces.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 16, 2022

Opponents of French far-right plan protests as election campaign enters final week

Emmanuel Macron is slightly ahead in opinion polls, but far-right candidate Marine Le Pen is proving to be a difficult challenge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2022

French President Macron knows inflation is Le Pen’s best weapon

If there's one thing that could make French voters more receptive to the far right, it's a shake of the magic money tree.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

War brings new Iron Curtain down on Russia’s storied ballet stages

Ballet in Russia is something of a national pastime — a cultural jewel, but also the focus of intense emotion and close scrutiny by its discerning audiences.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

Tokyo beefs up intelligence-gathering after Russian subs test-fire cruise missiles in Sea of Japan

The Russian submarines launched the advanced Kalibr cruise missiles — the same weapons used in Ukraine — from submerged positions, successfully hitting a target representing an enemy vessel.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 14, 2022

Raiders' QB Derek Carr signs three-year $121.5 million extension

Carr recorded a career-high and franchise-record 4,804 passing yards last season with six 300-yard games.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
How to bring up bad news in Japanese
As in other cultures, when someone shares bad news in Japanese it’s best to respond with supportive words.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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