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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 2, 2022

Does moderate drinking protect your heart? A genetic study offers a new answer.

The risk of heart disease is small if people have an average of seven drinks a week when compared with none. But it increases quickly as the level of alcohol consumption rises.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 1, 2022

A cause for concern: China diplomacy targets Pacific nations

Governments that fear Chinese encroachment in Oceania and elsewhere should do more to address the issues that worry the residents of those nations and win favor in regional capitals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 1, 2022

Putin turns to choking bureaucracy to target enemies at home

A widely used weapon in the Kremlin's armory is the state's register of so-called foreign agents, with people on this official list closely monitored by the authorities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2022

U.S. and allies may find tapping stockpiles inadequate to plug Russian oil gap

The IEA expects 3 million barrels per day of Russian oil — equivalent to over a third of its exports — to be shut in as sanctions bite and buyers spurn purchases.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

Town, company team up to achieve SDGs in Kumamoto

While the United Nations sustainable development goals present the diverse challenges the world faces, it is important that companies and municipalities examine what exactly they can do and who they can partner with to maximize the impact of their actions, fully aware that what they do today may ultimately...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2022

Bankers are still standing behind the dirtiest fossil fuel

While the biggest chunk of the coal money is being accumulated for Chinese endeavors, the increase nevertheless runs counter to all the global banking sector chatter about the fossil fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2022

Chemical weapons a high risk, low gain Ukraine option for Putin

Despite remote possibility, NATO has activated chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense elements as part of its defense plans.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

'I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. 'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 28, 2022

For some shrinking towns in Japan, depopulation isn't all bad news

For the first time, more than half of all municipalities in Japan will be designated by the government as wholly or partially underpopulated from April 1.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 28, 2022

Initiating dialogue on universal values is essential for Japan and China

Fifty years after normalizing ties, the two nations are still only halfway down the road to improving their relationship.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 27, 2022

Analysts say images of 'monster' North Korean ICBM may have been from earlier launch

Analysts said shadows, weather, and other aspects of the imagery of the launch suggest shown by North Korea actually happened on a different date and time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022

China eases U.S. concern on Russian sanctions by drilling into their details

Chinese diplomats in Washington have been in contact with U.S. counterparts asking for granular details on the sanctions in an apparent bid for compliance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 26, 2022

'Pachinko': K-Drama in an American style

Min Jin Lee's best-selling novel about the harsh lives of Koreans living in Japan is turned into a glossy family saga for Apple TV+.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 26, 2022

‘Mlabri in the Woods’ offers a rare look at former hunter-gatherers

Director Yu Kaneko's documentary about an ethnic group living in the hills of Laos and northern Thailand began with an encounter with a Japanese linguist fluent in the Mlabri language.
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JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2022

Rahm Emanuel’s forceful style gets unexpected welcome in Japan

Fellow diplomats and Japanese officials say Emanuel's hands-on approach at least in part explains Tokyo's surprisingly forceful response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2022

Toshiba faces unclear future after shareholders knock back two rival proposals

The result of the extraordinary general meeting appears to leave Toshiba with no immediate clear direction.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Mar 24, 2022

'Blood Brothers' tells a tangled tale of nature versus nurture

Actors Hayato Kakizawa and Eiji Wentz play twins whose vastly different social circumstances result in tragedy in the all-Japanese version of Willy Russell's West End hit musical.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2022

Putin's invasion challenges Greens' aversion to nuclear power

Ever since the 1970s, European Green parties have argued passionately for cutting carbon emissions from the continent’s energy, while at the same time reflexively shunning the world’s only reliable source of zero-carbon electricity: nuclear power.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 21, 2022

Charles Leclerc leads 1-2 finish for Ferrari in season-opening Bahrain Grand Prix

It was also the Italian team's seventh triumph at the Sakhir desert track and its first season-opening 1-2 since 2010, when Fernando Alonso led Felipe Massa to victory in Bahrain.
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MORE SPORTS
Mar 21, 2022

Browns owners defend move to acquire QB Deshaun Watson

Watson is facing 22 civil lawsuits from women who accuse him of sexual misconduct and he could be disciplined by the NFL.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Dependence on Russian weapons puts India at odds with other 'Quad' members

India has stood out as one major democracy reluctant to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin — and billions of dollars in weapons purchases mean that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 21, 2022

Bespoke tailor Cassandra Harada spins a business and community out of a passion for wool

Coming from life in a small American town, Tokyo proved a major change for Cassandra Harada. Still, her career as a bespoke tailor provides a link to those early days shearing sheep.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

The battle for Kyiv looms as a long and bloody conflict

Ukraine's capital is the biggest prize of all for the Russian military. If Russia tries to take control, it could lead to one of the biggest urban conflicts since World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2022

How a Columbia professor became the scourge of activist short sellers

Joshua Mitts, a young professor who is making some powerful enemies on Wall Street, has become an increasingly influential figure in the hot debate over activist short selling.

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