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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 20, 2022

First U.S. monkeypox case this year adds to infections seen in U.K. and Spain

Monkeypox is a rare but potentially serious viral illness that usually begins with flu-like symptoms before progressing to a rash.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
May 20, 2022

Vicke Blanka opens up about shifting musical influences and life as a 'Supervillain'

It is often said that great art comes from tragedy and struggle. Musician Vicke Blanka knows this all too well, and his latest track 'Changes' is the result.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 19, 2022

U.S. soccer reaches deal to guarantee equal pay for men's and women's teams

U.S. Soccer becomes the first federation in the world to equalize FIFA World Cup prize money awarded to both women's and men's teams for participation in their respective World Cups.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 19, 2022

U.S. picks negotiators for Biden’s Indo-Pacific economic plan

Sharon Yuan has been hired to oversee staff work on the main points of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2022

When Africans asked for COVID shots, they didn't get them. Now they don't want them.

The perception that COVID-19 doesn't pose a significant threat is common in Africa, as its population has suffered a fraction of the casualties seen in other countries.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 15, 2022

Tourism and logistics: Okinawa's latest plan to boost its economy

Under its latest economic plan, Okinawa aims to raise its gross prefectural product from u00a54.1 trillion in fiscal 2020 to u00a55.7 trillion by 2031 and reduce its jobless rate from 3.6% to 2.5%.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2022

‘Straw owner’ hides $1 billion worth of Russian yachts, U.S. says

In the race to seize assets from sanctioned Russian billionaires, U.S. authorities believe two yachts are being sheltered from scrutiny — including one linked to Vladimir Putin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / Longform
May 15, 2022

Documenting Okinawa's changing identity over the past half century

A photographer captures the changes that have taken place in the archipelago since it was returned to Japan 50 years ago.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 15, 2022

U.S. abortion rights advocates fuming over Biden's response to looming threat

Galvanized by the prospect of losing abortion rights, protesters marched across the country on Saturday in the start of what organizers said would be a 'summer of rage.'
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2022

Vladimir Putin, family man

As Western nations place sanctions on people close to the Russian leader, including family members, the strict secrecy surrounding his private life is being punctured.
JAPAN / FOCUS
May 12, 2022

50 years after handover, Okinawa more self-sufficient but U.S. base issue casts shadow

Former governor says the prefecture has come on leaps and bounds since reversion to Japan in 1972, but the question of bases has seen little progress.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2022

Investors push Japan’s J-Power to accelerate climate action

Shareholder proposals call on the electricity producer to set new short- and medium-term emissions reduction targets and to disclose details on how to meet those goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2022

To hobble Putin, accelerate the brain drain

A proposal that would help Russian scientists and tech professionals to emigrate serves to undermine the Kremlin while benefiting the U.S. and its allies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 11, 2022

Marcos as Philippines president a boon for China but a setback for U.S.

The new leader has long-standing ties with China and is seeking a new deal over contested waters of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 10, 2022

Japan should end cap on overseas visitors, senior LDP lawmaker says

Hiroshige Seko said the country should wind down some of the toughest COVID-related border restrictions among leading economies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 10, 2022

Japan household spending beats expectations, but inflation risks loom

The 2.3% drop in spending in March was the first in three months, though the decline was also partly due to a tough comparison with March 2021, when spending surged 6.5%.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
May 10, 2022

U.S. to increase pressure on Taliban if it keeps stance on women and girls

The Taliban on Saturday ordered women to cover their faces in public, a return to a signature policy of their past hard-line rule.
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Oman report 2022
May 10, 2022

Oman invites Japanese investment for mutual gain

What is your assessment of relations between Oman and Japan?
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Oman report 2022
May 10, 2022

Flying lean and green

Few industries have been hit as hard as air travel by the COVID-19 pandemic. As countries around the world gradually reopen, Oman Airports Management Company (OAMC), the public company that manages the country’s four civil airports at Muscat, Salalah, Duqm and Sohar — as well as three regional airports...
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
May 9, 2022

Municipal governments lose energy supplies as new providers exit industry

The companies entered the electricity retail market after it was liberalized in 2000, but are finding themselves unable to withstand the recent sharp rise in fuel prices.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2022

What is Russia’s Victory Day and why is it so significant this year?

Because Russia's invasion has failed to produce much in the way of victories, some analysts fear that President Vladimir Putin will use the occasion to escalate the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2022

An inside look at the one-horse race for Hong Kong’s chief executive post

Lee is seen by China as the right man for the job. However, the Hong Kong public hasn't had a chance to assess him.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 4, 2022

Some in Shanghai get out for a rare stroll amid COVID curbs in Beijing

The fast-spreading omicron variant has tested China's 'COVID zero' policy, inflicted a significant human and economic cost and stirred rare public anger in a sensitive year for President Xi.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2022

They fell deeply in love in Bucha. One Russian bullet ended it all.

Iryna Abramova has lost almost everything: her husband, her home, three of her four pets; her life savings, in cash, turned to ash.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 3, 2022

Resources, support grow for Japan’s Muslims

Renewing focus on their faith and spiritual life, Muslim communities around the world have spent the past month fasting and praying during Ramadan, the ninth month in the Islamic calendar. The end of this period is marked with a joyous celebration known as Eid al-Fitr, which means “the Festival of...
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / Longform
May 2, 2022

Reworking utopia: Contemporary Japanese garden design

Modern gardens have moved away from seeking to mirror nature and instead function as mediums for self-expression.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2022

Hope fizzles out for Japan's 'revenge spending' splurge as inflation looms

Facing the prospect of struggling with rising prices, Japan's famously thrifty consumers are tightening their belts even as they sit on the remains of an estimated u00a550 trillion in savings.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Over 800 people found to be involved in TOEIC cheating scheme
An English conversation test paper and bubble answer sheet. A Chinese graduate student from Kyoto University is suspected of having attempted to use a small microphone under a mask to tell other takers of a popular English-language proficiency test the correct answers.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.

Podcast

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

Longform

Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
By Alex K.T. Martin

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