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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2022

Running a business under the shadow of war

For the past several years in the business world, Ukraine has provided entrepreneurs with wild opportunities with high risks.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 13, 2022

Nice fit: Joe Burrow belongs to everyone

Bengals QB Joe Burrow loves listening to rap, watching 'SpongeBob SquarePants,' playing Super Smash Bros., smoking victory cigars and throwing deep touchdown passes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

Snowboarding judging under fire after Max Parrot's slopestyle gold medal

Ayumu Hirano, who won gold in the men's halfpipe on Friday, also questioned the judging process for snowboarding.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 12, 2022

Biden picks former sanctions enforcer as ambassador to South Korea

Philip Goldberg worked as coordinator for the implementation of United Nations sanctions on North Korea over its nuclear weapons and missile programs from 2009 to 2010.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 12, 2022

‘Don’t write it off’: Advice from brain injury experts after Bob Saget’s death

People who find themselves alone after a significant knock to the head are at higher risk of harm.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022

As automakers add technology to cars, software bugs follow

Today's automakers must design entertainment systems for their cars that will work with software and devices that haven't been invented yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2022

Armed nationalists in Ukraine pose a threat not just to Russia

Any resolution seems likely to force Kyiv to accept politically perilous concessions that could be destabilizing domestically.
Japan Times
Romania report 2022
Feb 11, 2022

Romania and Japan: The next century of strategic cooperation

Bridges: With Romania and Japan marking 100 years of close ties in 2021, what does the future hold for this important relationship?
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 11, 2022

How the ‘Garlic Girls’ overcame abuse to return to the Olympics

The South Korean curling team helped revive a painful discussion about the mistreatment of athletes in their country, leading the way for others to come forward.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

America’s frackers are back, and they’re looking leaner

Oil production this month will rise to 8.54 million barrels a day — just 730,000 barrels below the record in November 2019.
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

Japan to send LNG to Europe amid Ukraine tensions

Following a request from the U.S., the government has said that it will offer surplus supplies to Europe.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 9, 2022

U.S. trade data reveals shortfall in China's purchases under Trump-administration deal

Goods exports to China fell in December, underscoring Beijing's two-year failure to deliver under the 'Phase 1' trade deal negotiated by the previous U.S. leadership.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 9, 2022

North Korea boasts of 'shaking the world' by testing missiles that can strike U.S.

International tension has been rising over a recent series of North Korean ballistic missile tests, with January being a record month with at least seven launches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 8, 2022

Apple buys startup that makes music with artificial intelligence

Technology developed by AI Music can create soundtracks using royalty-free music and artificial intelligence, according to a copy of its now-defunct website.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 8, 2022

The complex road to ending the dependence on Chinese rare earths

China is the global leader in rare earths mining, refining and component manufacturing, controlling about 37% of world reserves and 58% of mine production in 2020, sources show.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 8, 2022

Most people in workplace relationships don’t tell HR

About a third of U.S. workers say they're currently in or have been a part of a workplace romance, up from 27% two years ago, a survey has found.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 8, 2022

Net-zero plans of the biggest global companies do not add up to net zero

A new report found that 25 of the world's most valuable companies have climate goals that are weaker than how they've been marketed so far.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022

U.S. and Japan reach an agreement to remove Trump-era steel tariffs

The new deal will take effect on April 1 and requires Japan to take 'concrete steps' to fight global excess steel manufacturing capacity, largely centered in China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 8, 2022

U.S. approves $100 million sale for Taiwan missile upgrades

Required certification has been delivered to Congress following State Department approval for the sale, which was requested by Taiwan's de facto embassy in Washington.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 8, 2022

Japan's household spending fell for fifth straight month in December

The weak figure raises some concerns for policymakers hoping a rebound in consumer demand will support the economy.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 7, 2022

Beijing Games' outdoor events take place a world away in chilly Zhangjiakou

Compared with the world of glass, pavement and concrete surrounding competitions in central Beijing, Zhangjiakou is a bubble of an entirely different nature.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 7, 2022

Counting on ‘endemic’: The travel industry readies for a potentially new phase

A growing chorus of voices are calling to accept COVID-19 as a part of life to be managed, not a deadly scourge requiring lockdowns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 7, 2022

Why not helmets? Japan's school disaster hoods stir debate.

Protective hoods have gradually spread to elementary schools in Miyagi Prefecture, but some experts say helmets are more effective in a disaster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 7, 2022

Peloton deal may pose regulatory ‘headache’ for a tech giant

There's a chill against large transactions at the moment in Washington, where technology companies are being probed by regulators for their reach and influence.

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