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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2022

China's Xi to attend Hong Kong anniversary event

The trip will be Xi's first outside mainland China since January 2020, after his 'COVID zero' policy closed the country's borders and limited him to virtual attendance of global events.
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 25, 2022

Non-monogamy advocates ask Facebook to be more open

Is it time for social media to build in options for those who live outside traditional relationship norms?
Japan Times
LIFE
Jun 25, 2022

Secondhand wedding dress shopping? It’s a buyer’s market.

Eyeing your dream dress? You might be able to find it for cheap if you're willing to compromise a bit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2022

Sapporo U.S.A. to acquire Stone Brewing as it moves to speed up global expansion

Sapporo plans to brew its products at Stone facilities for U.S. distribution, while Stone will continue to brew its own lineup.
EDITORIALS
Jun 24, 2022

Japan's disappointing ruling on same-sex marriage

The Osaka court abdicated its fundamental job by deferring to public opinion rather than determining whether a right was either constitutional or not in its same-sex marriage ruling.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jun 24, 2022

Experts warn of 'twindemic' after early flu outbreak at Tokyo school

The prospect of a mixture of influenza and COVID-19 infections was raised after third grade classes were canceled at a school in Tachikawa due to unusually early instances of flu.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 23, 2022

Steve Kerr says Warriors will be even better next season

'My experience is that when you win a championship, you get better the next year,' Kerr told reporters on Wednesday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022

‘Not in this for the money’: Why some families sue North Korea

Their civil litigation — often over physical mistreatment and abductions at the hands of North Korean authorities — is part of a quiet, yearslong search for justice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 23, 2022

SoftBank’s Son faces shareholders shaken by ¥4.6 trillion loss

With SoftBank's own financial health on the line, shareholder confidence is near a breaking point, some analysts have said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022

Uzbekistan’s SCO leadership: Effective partnership, tasks, prospects

In recent years, Uzbekistan has been pursuing an increasingly active foreign policy not only in its region, but elsewhere in the world. The authority of Tashkent has also grown in a number of international organizations and within the framework of international integration processes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 23, 2022

China’s Xi stresses 'deep affection' for Hong Kong in state media

Hong Kong officials are preparing to celebrate 25 years of Chinese rule in the former British colony and speculation is building that Xi will attend.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2022

Ant and Alibaba plan for less intertwined future after China crackdown

The two are trying to recover from a sweeping technology sector clampdown that has sliced hundreds of billions of dollars off their value and shrunk revenue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 22, 2022

The fertility crisis started in Japan, but it won’t stay here

A declining population and plummeting fertility rate isn't a unique Japanese phenomenon. All rich countries will contend with this crisis.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2022

The new urgency of nuclear disarmament

After making some progress toward nuclear disarmament in the 1990s, the world has been subject to heightened nuclear risks, reflected in Russia's dangerous saber-rattling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 22, 2022

North Korea's Kim presides over major military meeting as nuke test fears grow

The Central Military Commission was set to decide on “important strategic and tactical tasks' for the country's military, the latest signal that a nuclear test may be imminent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 21, 2022

Thai market helps mobile payments firm join list of unicorns in Japan

Mobile payment gateway provider Opn Co. owes much of its success to its early entry into the Thai market in 2013.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2022

Defense and fiscal policy loom large ahead of Japan's Upper House campaign

The ruling LDP is seeking to put an emphasis on defense and diplomacy, but worries over inflation threaten to limit the party's success.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 19, 2022

Bitcoin bounces off lows after record-breaking rout

The largest digital token by market value tumbled as much as 15% to $17,599 on Saturday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jun 19, 2022

7FO's hypnotic 'Music for Himitsu' embraces the wonders of nature

The Osaka musician's remastered soundtrack for a 2014 art exhibition is a concerto of found sounds, guitar loops and intricate synthetic details that needles its way into your brain.
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2022

Charges against Japan immigration authorities over death of Sri Lankan dropped

Prosecutors have decided to drop all criminal charges against then-senior officials over Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali's death on the grounds that they could not be proven.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2022

The Baltic states want more NATO. They won't get all they seek.

Since Russia invaded Ukraine, Baltic states have been calling for their region to receive the biggest buildup of combat-ready NATO forces in Europe since the end of the Cold War.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2022

North Korea expands work at nuclear test site to second tunnel, report says

South Korean officials said this week that North Korea was poised to conduct a nuclear test 'at any time' and that the timing would be decided by leader Kim Jong Un.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2022

On climate change’s front lines, hard lives grow even harder

Hundreds of millions of humanity's most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 15, 2022

SoftBank plans additional London listing for Arm IPO

The company is adjusting plans for an initial public offering of its chip technology division and will likely still list the majority of what it offers for trading on U.S. exchanges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2022

‘The music has stopped’: Crypto firms quake as prices fall

A global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars rose up practically overnight. Now it is crashing down.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo