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JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 1, 2022

As tensions in East Asia mount, Japan looks to beef up Okinawa defense

Due to China's growing regional assertiveness, momentum behind the deployment of SDF forces to the Nansei Islands, and Ishigaki in particular, has grown.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2022

With the invasion of Ukraine, the test of wills begins

The West hoped to deter Putin from invading. It failed. Now the question is whether the countries aligned against him can impose sufficient pain to force a retreat.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2022

Hong Kong to lock down city for COVID-19 testing, reports say

After two years of limited outbreaks, Hong Kong is facing its toughest virus challenge of the pandemic, with the highly transmissible omicron variant testing its approach.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 28, 2022

Pyeongchang still waiting to reap benefits of 2018 Winter Olympics

'The reality is very different from what was promised to us. Back then, locals here expected the Olympics to affect us a lot.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2022

What could possibly have been on Putin’s mind?

Putin's real reason for invading Ukraine is far from pragmatic and even more alarming: an ego-driven desire for Russia to become great power once again.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 28, 2022

Putin declares a nuclear alert, and Biden seeks de-escalation

When the Russian leader ordered his nuclear forces into “special combat readiness,” the U.S. could have gone on high alert. Instead, the administration tried not to inflame him.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / LEARNING CURVE
Feb 28, 2022

Teaching from home and in need of resources? Online platform Twinkl makes a push for Japan.

Bolstered by a rise in pandemic-enforced home-schooling overseas, the online education platform Twinkl hopes Japan will emerge as a major market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 28, 2022

U.S. sanctions on Russia serve China a sharp reminder of need for its own chips

China, like Russia, lacks advanced chip manufacturing capacity but one of its top long-term policy goals is to establish independence and self-reliance in the semiconductor industry.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 28, 2022

As Russia invades Ukraine, Moscow battles Big Tech to control the narrative

As Russian missiles rained down on Ukrainian cities, another battle to control the narrative took place online and over the airwaves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigma

On paper, the Russian president appears to own very little. Yet estimates put his hidden wealth well over $100 billion.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Feb 27, 2022

India's LGBTQ+ 'pioneer' state bans abuse and boosts trans rights

Changes to state law in Tamil Nadu could eventually mark a true turning point in socially conservative India, according to campaigners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine’s TV comedian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finds his role as wartime leader

Zelenskyy may be among the least likely wartime leaders the world has known, yet he's winning praise in the role just when his political fortunes had been dwindling.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2022

Biden introduces ‘brilliant’ Ketanji Brown Jackson as U.S. Supreme Court pick

U.S. President Joe Biden introduced federal appeals court Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as his nominee to be the first Black woman on the court Friday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 25, 2022

Teshikaga Extreme Cold Art Festival: ‘A place created by gods and artists’

The annual event, which takes place in Japan's coldest onsen town, finds inspiration in the dramatic natural beauty of Hokkaido winters.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 24, 2022

Alexander Zverev kicked out of tournament after striking umpire's chair multiple times

Zverev came perilously close to hitting umpire Alessandro Germani during his tantrum in Mexico.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Bringing up a child in China costs much more than in U.S. and Japan, research finds

A new report shows the cost of raising a child in China in 2019 was nearly seven times the country's per capita GDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022

How a Saudi woman's iPhone revealed hacking around the world

An unusual error in spyware made by NSO allowed researchers to discover a trove of evidence suggesting the Israeli spyware-maker had helped hack the activist's smartphone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2022

Inside the global drive to fund a revolution in Myanmar

Activists and the shadow government alike have to resort to unofficial channels to ensure aid escapes the military regime's clutches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2022

Spotify's Joe Rogan saga highlights the challenges of moderating podcasts

Podcasting's open, accessible nature is a key feature of the medium, but for some in the industry the difficulty of moderating content isn't a license not to.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Monarch stays mindful of pain amid pandemic

Emperor Naruhito, who turns 62 today, is known for his compassionate and sociable personality, as well as his proficiency in English, as the first emperor to have studied outside Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2022

The rise of the rest makes for anxiety in the West

“The real issue might not so much be about u2018Westlessness' (the losing of Western societal attributes) but about a particular configuration of the West that we were used to.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2022

Ban on single-use plastics favored by 75%, global survey finds

Governments will meet in Nairobi this month to press ahead with an ambitious treaty on tackling plastic waste.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 22, 2022

What Kishida’s ‘realism diplomacy for a new era’ actually means for Japan

By labeling his foreign policy stance as “realism,” the prime minister is apparently trying to avoid being criticized by conservative members of the party.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 21, 2022

Soaring diesel and gasoline prices are bleeding into global shipping

Much of the price increase in ship fuel has been due to a rally in crude oil, which is used to make most marine fuel.
Global militaries to study India-Pakistan fighter jet battle
The Indian Air Force's Rafale fighter jets. India and Pakistan aircraft engaged in a dogfight on Wednesday.
Man admitted to 2025 Osaka Expo with 85-year-old ticket
The Osaka Expo, which opened last month, runs through mid-October.
In his first appearance, Pope Leo offers three big clues about his papacy
Newly elected Pope Leo XIV, formerly Cardinal Robert Prevost of the United States, appears on the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican on Thursday.
Pakistan hails role of Chinese jets in repelling India strikes
A J-10C fighter jet
Suspect in Tokyo Metro stabbing chose station to highlight ‘educational abuse’
Yoshitaka Toda is escorted out of a police station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward on Friday to be sent to prosecutors.
Who could become Japan's next prime minister?
Clockwise from top left: Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi, former economic security minister Takayuki Kobayashi, Finance Minister Katsunobu Kato and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi
With a new Shibuya studio, Apple Music bets big on Japan
Apple Music personalities (from left) Ebro Darden, Kentaro Ochiai, Zane Lowe and Mino came together for a special recording in late April to discuss music and celebrate the newly opened Apple Music studio in Tokyo.
Kazuki Nagasawa's sustainable designs are rooted in tradition
For centuries, artisans have unraveled strands of the fibrous bark of "shuro" trees to create a medley of everyday objects. Designer Kazuki Nagasawa is now transforming the traditional material into ethereal contemporary pieces.
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 expands to become one of Asia's largest startup events
SusHi Tech Tokyo 2025 was bustling with participants of various nationalities Thursday, and multiple languages could be heard around the room as many engaged in conversations throughout the day.
Celebrating Japan’s defeat at Shimoda’s Black Ships Festival
Tatsumi Onose (right), who plays the part of Commodore Matthew Perry in Shimoda's Black Ship Festival, says the historical episode the event is based on should be remembered for its positives more than its negatives.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
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