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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2022

Yes, Russians know what their military is doing in Ukraine

They are finding out for themselves through unofficial news sources or from other citizens — even if they are too cautious to admit it fearing the police state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

Russia demands Ukrainian forces surrender in Mariupol

Control of the pulverized southeastern port city would give Russia its biggest capture of the nearly 2-month-old war.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 17, 2022

Oscar De La Hoya expresses desire to end feud with UFC president

The feud between the former world champion and Dana White has been around a while, with both parties lobbing insults at one another since at least 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2022

Kim Jong Un gives North Korea’s most famous TV anchor a luxury home

Ri Chun Hee, who delivers the news with a soaring, bombastic tenor, received a two-story apartment in a riverside complex from the country's leader, apparently for her loyalty.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 16, 2022

Money matters: Fight inflation with better finance fundamentals

In the face of inflation-induced price hikes, it's back to basics for personal finance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022

North Korea fetes founder as U.S. prepares for provocations

Jets and helicopters flew low over central Pyongyang on Thursday night, indicating a possible military parade, specialist service NK News cited sources in the capital as saying.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Hiding in plain sight, a Soviet-era air defense system arrives in Ukraine

Slovakia is transporting not only weapons from its own stocks into Ukraine. It is also sending military aid from many other countries.
JAPAN
Apr 15, 2022

Japan's government releases video to help eradicate harassment from politics

The video is based on 1,324 stories shared by local lawmakers from across Japan who have experienced some sort of harassment by their constituents or senior lawmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

Ukrainians come home to wreckage, booby traps and fresh laundry

The worst damage is in towns surrounding Kyiv, where Russian troops left a path of destruction, including hundreds of people apparently massacred, as they withdrew to the north.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 15, 2022

French President Macron knows inflation is Le Pen’s best weapon

If there's one thing that could make French voters more receptive to the far right, it's a shake of the magic money tree.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 15, 2022

Japan must lead Asia to the side of law and order

Tokyo should use its influence and its political capital to persuade countries sitting on the fence on the Ukraine war to join it and support a global order that is under attack.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 15, 2022

Echigo-Tsumari and Setouchi triennials: Building communities in a time of upheaval

Two contemporary triennials taking place in Japan this year are finding longevity by collaborating with local residents and embracing site-specific art.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 15, 2022

Bryson DeChambeau likely to miss PGA Championship after surgery

The American fractured the bone in his wrist when he slipped on marble floors while playing ping pong in Saudi Arabia, also injuring his hip in the fall.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Apr 15, 2022

‘This is American history’: Baseball's Hall of Fame reconsiders race

A planned permanent exhibit in Cooperstown is intended to highlight the Black experience in baseball, aiming to shed light on a legacy that has often been diluted and erased.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 15, 2022

Why Elon Musk's Warren Buffett-like playbook won't work on Twitter

Musk's bid has been deemed too low by the market and too thin on financing details.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 15, 2022

U.K. announces plan to send asylum-seekers to Rwanda while claims are assessed

Concerns over immigration were a big factor in the 2016 Brexit vote, and Johnson has been under pressure to deliver on his promise to 'take back control' of the country's borders.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 15, 2022

Xi moves to stop Shanghai's COVID rage from sweeping across China

The lockdown in China's main financial hub, now in its third week, has spawned some of the most anti-government criticism in years on social media.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 15, 2022

Being you: The everyday art of Arthur Huang

What started as doodles on an early morning train commute led molecular biologist Arthur Huang to discover his artistic side.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 14, 2022

Nakagin, Nakagone: Demolishing an architectural dream

Japan Times editor Chris Russell joins to discuss the story of Nakagin and why he thinks it has captivated so many people over the years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2022

Uniqlo owner expecting big drop in China profit due to COVID restrictions

Fast Retailing is a bellwether for how major global retailers are being impacted by pandemic-related shutdowns in China, one of the biggest growth markets for many Western brands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022

Russian troops risk repeating blunders if they try for May 9 win

Ukraine's allies see a two-week window before Russia unleashes an offensive designed to declare some sort of victory by the May 9 anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat in World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 14, 2022

Nikon looks beyond cameras to reinvent itself as tech supplier

The manufacturer almost single-handedly brought accessible high-quality cameras to the masses but the rise of smartphones and more advanced chipmaking tech has taken its toll on revenue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022

An arrest in the subway attack brings relief but leaves unanswered questions

Police officials and prosecutors have not yet provided a motive for the shooting, which left 10 people wounded by gunfire and at least 13 others with related injuries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022

Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment

If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022

Cash handouts are saving Brazil’s poorest — and Jair Bolsonaro’s campaign

Despite a turbulent four years, signs of support show that Bolsonaro isn't out of the next presidential election just yet.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 13, 2022

Ukraine team hopes BJK Cup match will bring distraction from war

Captain Olga Savchuk and team member Katarina Zavatska said if they go on to win the finals later in the year, they would happily swap the trophy for peace in their country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia leads OPEC decision to drop IEA data as U.S. ties fray

Riyadh and its allies have thus far ignored Western calls to increase output to try to lower oil prices of around $100 a barrel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Elon Musk sued by ex-Twitter shareholders over delay in disclosing stake

Former shareholders led by Marc Rasella said the delayed disclosure let Musk buy more Twitter shares at lower prices, while defrauding them into selling at 'artificially deflated' prices.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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