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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 12, 2023

Jobs vs. membership: Making sense of Japan's system of employment

A family-based 'membership-type' system of work underpins Japanese society, but the conditions and traditions attached to it aren't always favorable — or easy to understand.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 11, 2023

Don't write off the retooled COVID-19 boosters

Two new studies claim the bivalent omicron shot is no better than the original vaccine. But there are important caveats.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 11, 2023

Carlos Correa comes to terms with Twins, leaving the Mets behind

The Twins deal is also pending a physical. So until it is completed, everyone will have to stay tuned.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 10, 2023

Noma, rated the world’s best restaurant, is closing its doors

Is the end of Rene Redzepi's acclaimed restaurant the canary in fine dining's coal mine?
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 10, 2023

Emma Raducanu hopes to return to fitness ahead of Australian Open

The former U.S. Open winner rolled her left ankle during a warmup tournament in New Zealand and was forced to leave the court in tears.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 9, 2023

Manchester City crushes Chelsea in F.A. Cup

Manchester City piled more pressure on Chelsea boss Graham Potter as Riyad Mahrez inspired a 4-0 rout in the third round of the F.A. Cup, while Aston Villa crashed to a stunning 2-1 defeat against fourth tier Stevenage on Sunday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 9, 2023

Deep-pocketed Hawks sparing no expense this offseason

The Hawks have gone on a spending spree in hopes of winning the Pacific League and Japan Series titles in 2023.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 9, 2023

Bracing for the silver tsunami

Low fertility rates — in the absence of increased immigration — will reduce the working-age population, in turn lowering household consumption and economic growth.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2023

Naomi Osaka joins list of big names missing Australian Open

Organizers didn't provide a reason for the Japanese star's withdrawal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2023

'What cease-fire?' Shells fly at Ukraine front despite Putin's truce.

Russian and Ukrainian forces exchanged artillery fire at the front line in Ukraine on Friday, even after Moscow said it had ordered its troops to stop shooting.
BASEBALL
Jan 6, 2023

Shohei Ohtani among first 12 named to Japan's roster for World Baseball Classic

Ohtani, the 2021 American League MVP and the runner-up in 2022, was one of three MLB players in Japan's initial roster announcement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 6, 2023

Russian Muppets or American puppets?

The experience in the 1990s of trying to introduce “Sesame Street” to Russia offers valuable insights into the Russian mind.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 6, 2023

J-pop vocalist Chara is ready to bloom again

Taking her cue from an ancient blossom, the singer returns with her new single, “Au00b7Ou00b7U.”
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 5, 2023

With heavy hearts, NFL players go back to work

The Ravens' Calais Campbell said it was natural to ask if football was worth the risk as the NFL got back to work after the Bills' Damar Hamlin suffered a cardiac arrest on Monday.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 4, 2023

Another season of turbulence in store for sumo in 2023

While there are several candidates to become sumo's next big thing, it seems likely that it will take time for one or more wrestlers to separate themselves from their rivals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 3, 2023

Asia’s winners and losers as region says sayonara to 2022

Say good by to 2022. But as a new year approaches, war, inflation and COVID-19 still endure.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 3, 2023

Martina Navratilova diagnosed with throat and breast cancer

The Czech-American is considered among one the greatest players of all time, winning a total of 59 Grand Slam titles across singles and doubles.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jan 2, 2023

Recruitment issues undermining Japan’s military buildup

The SDF faces an uphill battle as it struggles with a falling birthrate and increased competition with the private sector over a shrinking pool of applicants.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2023

The ‘red wave’ washout: How skewed polls fed a false U.S. election narrative

Coupled with the political factors already favoring Republicans, biased polls earlier this year helped feed an ultimately false narrative: A Republican wave was about to hit the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 1, 2023

The year the long stock market rally ended

The past 12 months have marked a generational shift for financial markets as the U.S. Federal Reserve, racing to contain the worst inflation in decades, repeatedly jacked up interest rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Pioneering U.S. television journalist Barbara Walters dies at 93

In a broadcast career spanning five decades, Walters interviewed an array of world leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro and Britain's Margaret Thatcher.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 31, 2022

COVID mutation risk drives rush to test travelers from China

The scenario echoes the pandemic's early days, when China was criticized for not releasing key genetic data on the virus until weeks after news of the new illness became public.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Dec 31, 2022

Resilient trade

Comparative advantage explains the efficiency gains of international trade and specialization. But we have learned that we must also account for the reliability of trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022

How bad is China’s COVID outbreak? It’s a scientific guessing game.

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the COVID-19 surge.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 30, 2022

Brazilians rush to hospital after news of Pele's death

'You didn't even see the other players,' one fan said. 'You just fixated on Pele and what he would do. Pele and Santos are what made me fall in love with football.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Dec 30, 2022

Arata Isozaki, prolific Japanese architect, dies at 91

In major structures in a dozen countries, including the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles, Isozaki absorbed and reinterpreted Eastern and Western traditions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2022

'Darkness before dawn’: Tourism sector in China eyes slow but sure recovery

Travel agents across China don't expect demand to immediately surge following the lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions, due to various factors.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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