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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2022

More Japanese firms are raising wages to combat labor shortage

Japanese companies have typically avoided boosting wages because decades of deflation made it difficult to pass on higher costs to consumers.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2022

U.N. action to isolate Russia wanes almost six months into Ukraine war

'As the war has dragged on, it has become harder to find meaningful ways to penalize Russia,' said Richard Gowan, U.N. director at the independent International Crisis Group.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2022

Trapped cash mangles China's policy plans

Even before the rate cuts, China's interbank market rates were already much lower than policy rates, making PBOC's move look superfluous.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 17, 2022

Australia relocates more Afghan athletes fleeing Taliban rule

The Australian Olympic Committee said five Afghan families with 'ties to the Olympic movement' had arrived in Australia in recent months following a 12-month project to bring them to safety.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2022

Sri Lanka faces looming food crisis with stunted rice crop

Across rice farms on this Indian Ocean island, a bleak picture is emerging that the summer harvest could be as low as half that of previous years, according to experts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2022

Google shows off soda-fetching robots

When asked to help clean a spill, Google's robot recognizes that grabbing a sponge is a doable and more sensible response than apologizing for creating the mess.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 17, 2022

WHO vows nothing 'ridiculous' as public submits ideas to rename monkeypox

Often disease names are chosen behind closed doors by a technical committee, but this time the WHO has decided to open up the process to the public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 17, 2022

Bionic hand can be updated with new gestures — anytime, anywhere

Users say the British tech has the power change lives through its ability to be updated in a short space of time.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Aug 16, 2022

Creating parity in the field of science in Japan

Noriko Osumi is one of the highest-ranking female scientists in Japan, and has worked to address the structural causes behind the severe lack of women within certain academic fields.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 16, 2022

Troops, noodles and familial love: China lays out its ideal Taiwan

Alongside its flashy display of power, China has been laying out its most forceful vision — political, economic, cultural — of a unified future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 16, 2022

Peloton, Calm and LinkedIn add to growing list of tech layoffs

According to Layoffs.fyi, a website tracking job cuts at startups and recently public companies, more than 37,000 positions were eliminated at 467 firms globally in the second quarter.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022

Worries persist for Afghans in Japan one year after Taliban takeover

The Islamist group's power grab in August 2021 has kept many Afghans from returning to their country due to fears of persecution.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2022
Aug 16, 2022

Itochu: Scoring sustainable development goals

In Indonesia, the first Itochu office was established in Jakarta in 1951. Itochu Indonesia was established in 1990 and continues to benefit from having a long history in the country.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2022
Aug 16, 2022

Taisho Pharmaceutical: Health is wealth

Headquartered in Millennium Centennial Center in central Jakarta, Taisho Pharmaceutical Indonesia is playing an important role within Indonesia’s health care sector.
Japan Times
Indonesia report 2022
Aug 16, 2022

Integrity, trust and outstanding ideas

Suryacipta strives to meet client needs and exceed investors’ expectations. Seeking innovation, leveraging technologies and implementing continuous improvements are integral to the company’s vision of “Building a Better Indonesia.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022

Congress forces Biden toward risky face-off with China over Taiwan

More hawkish moves by Congress could leave the U.S. president with a choice of whether he would rather look weak in Washington or in Beijing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 15, 2022

Yoon reiterates resolve to improve South Korea-Japan ties

In an address, Yoon did not touch on pending bilateral problems, such as the issue of the use of Koreans workers by Japanese companies during World War II.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 15, 2022

Ian Foster's future with All Blacks in limbo despite win over Springboks

Ian Foster's future as head coach of New Zealand remained up in the air on Monday despite the All Blacks' impressive turnaround against South Africa in the Rugby Championship over the weekend.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2022

Salman Rushdie off ventilator and 'road to recovery has begun'

Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture on the United States' role as a haven for targeted artists when a man rushed the stage and stabbed him.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 15, 2022

World embraces dirtier fuels as gas hits exorbitant heights

Natural gas is now the hottest commodity as Russia, a crucial source, maintains a stranglehold on supplies amid a global energy crunch.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022

Putin says Russia and North Korea will expand bilateral relations

In a letter to Kim for North Korea's liberation day, Putin said closer ties would be in both countries' interests, and would help strengthen the security and stability of the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 14, 2022

Asian gas prices rally on rush by Japan to secure winter supplies

Supply disruptions from Russia to the U.S. have importers worried that there won't be enough natural gas for everyone when demand peaks in the northern hemisphere winter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2022

Companies made heaps of money in 2021. And workers?

European corporate profits are soaring but employees hoping for a big raise face disappointment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 14, 2022

Misery and disease conquer Afghanistan a year into Taliban rule

The United Nations says the humanitarian crisis facing the country is now the world's worst.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Aug 14, 2022

Padres manager Bob Melvin: Fernando Tatis Jr. 'remorseful' after ban

The 2021 All-Star was suspended for 80 games on Friday after testing positive for Clostebol.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2022

Salman Rushdie attack suspect pleads not guilty as author remains hospitalized

Living with a bounty on his head since 1988, Rushdie was set to deliver a lecture on artistic freedom when he was stabbed 10 times.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
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