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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 8, 2023

How one viral video equaled a canceled final exam

Should all colleges be embracing social media as a given for training in modern careers?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2023

Toyota’s new leadership aims for 10 new battery EV models by 2026

The world’s largest automaker is targeting EV sales of 1.5 million that year, compared with about 24,000 worldwide last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2023

Ma Ying-jeou’s historic trip: Can former Taiwan president help ease cross-strait tensions?

Despite being the first former Taiwanese president to set foot on mainland soil, the impact of this landmark trip on cross-strait relationships might be limited.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023

Japan weighs raising social insurance premiums to help tackle falling birthrate

Several trillion yen is expected to be necessary to implement all items in a draft package of measures for addressing the country's low birthrate released last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023

Trump’s charges bring doubts, hopes and uncertainty in both parties

To some Republicans and Democrats, the charges appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped. To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 6, 2023

New risks emerge as Xi administration moves ahead toward a dead end

China's leadership is not following existing rules in the global community as it tries to achieve the rejuvenation of its country.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2023

Is 'Americanness' in peril?

Will the U.S. continue to be exceptional, or will it be transformed into a mediocre nation?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 5, 2023

Xi to court Macron, eyeing division between Europe and the U.S.

With U.S.-China relations in a tailspin, Beijing is looking to prevent Europe from joining in, particularly on measures like export controls on key technologies that would hurt growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2023

Xanax and Adderall access is being blocked by secret drug limits in U.S.

Patients diagnosed with conditions like anxiety and sleep disorders have become caught in the crosshairs of America’s opioid crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2023

BOJ should review yield curve control under Ueda, ex-finance official says

Takehiko Nakao, a former vice minister for international affairs, stressed the need for a policy tweak — even if that results in short-term shocks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 3, 2023

Sumitomo Mitsui wants Wall Street bankers for U.S. expansion

The newly appointed head of the firm’s core banking unit says the downturn in the global economy will help it attract talent as it seeks to boost areas like sales and trading.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 3, 2023

Elon Musk wants to pause AI? It’s too late for that

A petition on OpenAI’s ChatGPT technology calling for a pause on further development ignores the risk already unleashed.
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023

Japan firms roll back COVID measures for new recruit welcome events

Businesses are gradually returning to normal after the government revised mask-wearing guidance last month, leaving it up to individuals to decide whether or not to wear masks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023

China hits Micron with review of chips, citing security risks

Beijing said it will conduct the review into America’s largest chipmaker to ensure the integrity of China's information infrastructure supply chain and national security.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023

Finland leader Sanaa Marin concedes defeat as right-wing NCP wins election

While Marin remains popular among many Finns, particularly young moderates, she antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education they see as not frugal enough
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 2, 2023

India opposition leader Gandhi to appeal jail sentence

Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi will appeal a two-year jail sentence in a defamation case brought against him by a Bharatiya Janata Party lawmaker.
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023

Fully automated driving under certain conditions allowed in Japan

The government has a target of realizing Level 4 autonomous driving services in at least 40 locations by fiscal 2025.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 2, 2023

Lucky Pierrot’s anti-McDonald's approach makes it a Hakodate treasure

With an eclectic menu, eccentric decor and 35 years under its belt, Lucky Pierrot is a fixture of southern Hokkaido comfort food.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 1, 2023

In Taiwan’s waters, a hunt for tiny, wriggling ‘gold’

In the 1980s and ’90s, Taiwan’s eel industry was thriving, fueled by Japan’s appetite for unagi. But those days are gone.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 1, 2023

Planck Stars take their shenanigans on the road

The joke's on the naysayers: The idol-pop band of pranksters goes global with a world tour.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2023

There's no such thing as artificial intelligence

The term artificial intelligence breeds misunderstanding and helps its creators avoid culpability for mistakes.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 31, 2023

COVID measures will be up to Japan's businesses after downgrade

Requests for customers to sanitize their hands or have their temperatures taken are largely based on guidelines created by industries and will likely be less common after May 8.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 31, 2023

South Korean opposition leader’s legal woes cause rifts in bloc before elections

Kim Jong-min, a Democratic Party lawmaker, said Lee’s repeated court appearances are weakening its ability to form a united front against President Yoon Suk-yeol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2023

Trump indictment breathes life into his grievance-driven campaign

Just when Republicans were beginning to believe that Trump was vulnerable if he ran a campaign about his grievances, an indictment gives him no reason to change his tune.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Police arrest man after body of ex-girlfriend found under his home
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Dollar’s decline is fueling dislocations across Asian currencies
A worker counts U.S. dollar banknotes at a currency exchange office in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 2022.
Tariff talks with U.S. seen influencing Japan's Upper House election
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks to reporters about Japan-U.S. tariff negotiations at his official residence on Saturday.
‘Drop the price’: Behind the pushback on Nintendo’s Switch 2
Excitement for Nintendo's next console is high, but a vocal contingent of fans are voicing criticism over the company's pricing strategy.
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Kotomi Li: 'I refuse to choose death'
Since 2017, Kotomi Li has won some of Japan’s top literary awards and built a formidable career in the face of persistent online harassment. “Authors are tenacious creatures to begin with,” she says.
Want to see the future at the Osaka Expo? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
Kawasaki can hold its head high after spirited Asian Champions League effort
Frontale players grimace during the final of the Asian Champions League on Saturday in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Kawasaki lost 2-0 against heavily favored Al-Ahli.

Podcast

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

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Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan
By Hanako Lowry

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