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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 22, 2022

Facebook's growth woes in India: Not enough women and too much nudity

In India, many women have shunned the male-dominated Facebook social network because they're worried about their safety and privacy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2022

In occupied south Ukraine, some fear a return to Soviet times under Russia

Some residents see clear signs that Russian-installed authorities are seeking to bind the city, and the surrounding Kherson region, to Moscow.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 22, 2022

Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 18 to close in on title as Tadej Pogacar fades

Vingegaard also climbed to the top of the King of the Mountains standings, while teammate Wout van Aert is assured of the sprint points green jersey if he makes it to the line in Paris.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 22, 2022

Biden says he is 'doing well' after testing positive for COVID-19

The 79-year-old has a runny nose, fatigue and an occasional dry cough, symptoms which he began to experience late Wednesday.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 22, 2022

A shocking incident provides an unexpected language lesson

When former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed this month, the Western media called it an “assassination.” So why did the Japanese media avoid the term?
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2022
Jul 22, 2022

New Zealand and Japan mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations

The bilateral diplomatic relationship between Japan and New Zealand commenced on April 28, 1952, with the entering into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. The New Zealand Embassy in Japan was New Zealand’s first diplomatic mission in Asia, and was closely followed by the establishment of the...
Japan Times
New Zealand report 2022
Jul 22, 2022

Toyota New Zealand: Driving toward a cleaner and greener tomorrow

For over three decades, Toyota New Zealand has been at the forefront of the country’s automotive sector — in the sales arena, initially, and eventually in the development of new technologies to help mitigate the effects of climate change. The company has ramped up these initiatives as Japan and New...
New Zealand report 2022
Jul 22, 2022

Nelson Pine Industries: Rooted in tradition, building on technology

Quality and reliability have enabled Nelson Pine Industries Ltd. to carve out a niche in the industry as a world-renowned manufacturer of sustainably sourced, technologically advanced wood products. The Richmond, New Zealand-based company is acclaimed for its GoldenEdge medium-density fiberboard and...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2022

How can America come out the victor in a new ‘cold war’?

If the U.S. is to win the new cold war, it will also need to protect its own democracy from the Republican Party.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2022

China's latest heat wave exposes growing climate inequality

The richest 1% of the world's population are responsible for more than twice the emissions of the 3.1 billion poorest people, and disadvantaged groups bear the brunt of climate risks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2022

Heat wave fee for Asia's gig workers does little to cool climate stress

Riders and drivers are dealing with extreme weather, as they often work long hours, waiting at street corners and outside restaurants for orders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 21, 2022

As inflation hits, Asia’s central banks play catch-up in global rush to raise rates

The rest of the world, including emerging markets, began lifting rates as early as last June, after the U.S. Federal Reserve kicked off an accelerated timeline for its policy tightening.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2022

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency but takes steps on wind power

Democratic lawmakers and environmental activists want Biden to formally declare an emergency, which would enable the use of the Defense Production Act.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022

Biden’s return to realism in Saudi Arabia

Contrary to critics' claims, U.S. President Joe Biden's decision to visit Saudi Arabia does not amount to a destabilizing display of American weakness.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 20, 2022

Recently deceased yokozuna Wakanohana leaves mixed legacy

The giant portrait that commemorates his perfect 15-0 championship in November 1978 still hangs in JR Ryogoku Station and is visible to anyone getting off the train to visit the Kokugikan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 20, 2022

Nippon Steel buys LNG at highest price ever paid in Japan

Resource-poor Japan faces a historic energy security risk as tensions with Moscow intensify, heightening the threat of gas supply disruptions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2022

Trying to salvage his climate agenda, Biden weighs remaining options

The U.S. president will not declare a national climate emergency, the White House confirmed, disappointing Democratic lawmakers and activists who had called on him to take the step.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2022

U.K. breaches 40 C for first time as heat records tumble in France

Experts have blamed climate change for the soaring temperatures — and warned that worse is yet to come.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 20, 2022

What Putin wants from Iran and why Tehran might be cautious

A budding courtship between Russia and Iran is an unwelcome development for the West that the United States will watch with concern, but it falls well short of a geopolitical game changer.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 20, 2022

Putin forges ties with Iran's supreme leader in Tehran talks

Putin's trip sends a strong message to the West about Moscow's plans to forge closer strategic ties with Iran, China and India in the face of Western sanctions.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 19, 2022

Electronic draft of Abe shooter's letter found on computer

According to the Nara police, the letter was written on a memo pad on the suspect's computer, the draft was first saved on the morning of July 6 and last saved that same night.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 19, 2022

Janet Yellen touts ‘friend-shoring’ as global supply chain fix

Yellen called on 'trusted” U.S. allies to strengthen trade relationships disrupted by the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and threatened longer term by a reliance on China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 19, 2022

A visit that could soothe Tokyo’s suspicions of Seoul

The visit to Japan by South Korea's foreign minister, Park Jin, could be the most consequential of the Yoon presidency.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to visit Taiwan despite China warnings, report says

The reported trip by a delegation to Taipei, planned for August, would be the first to the democratically governed island in 25 years.
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.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
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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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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