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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 1, 2022

Del Sole puts Lithuanian cuisine in spotlight

The cuisine of Lithuania is rarely featured on menus in Japan, but will be the focus of a limited-time promotion at the Del Sole Grill Harvester restaurant near Osaki Station in Tokyo.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2022

Opposition CDP submits bill granting more rights to refugees in Japan

The proposal would allow those from Ukraine and other countries to obtain a special residence status that gives them permission to work for one year from the date they arrive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022

World moves from shortages to possible glut of COVID-19 vaccines

Even as boosters are likely to keep demand alive for COVID-19 inoculations worldwide, the desperate shortages that existed for much of last year have waned.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Mar 28, 2022

For some shrinking towns in Japan, depopulation isn't all bad news

For the first time, more than half of all municipalities in Japan will be designated by the government as wholly or partially underpopulated from April 1.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022

Black boxes may unlock secrets of jet’s mystery plunge in China

The recovery of the second black box gives investigators the best chance of finding out what caused the crash, but much depends on the condition of the black boxes.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 27, 2022

Kishida calls nuclear threat ‘increasingly real’ as nonproliferation goals fade

The leader has spotlighted concerns in Tokyo that Moscow's nuclear saber-ratting has dealt a setback for nonproliferation — and provided a lesson to others in Asia who might emulate Russia.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2022

Kishida voices 'serious concern' over Russian nuclear threat in visit to Hiroshima with U.S. envoy

The prime minister and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel also reaffirmed that they would continue to work toward a world without nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 25, 2022

Japanese firm that moves world’s chips counts on data explosion

Daifuku Co. is redesigning its ubiquitous overhead conveyors for factories to handle an 'exponential” surge in data usage and global chip demand.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2022

Microplastics found in blood for the first time, study says

Scientists found 17 out of the 22 healthy people they took samples from had quantifiable amounts of plastic particles in their blood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022

China’s consumers face deeper economic damage from COVID lockdowns

President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce u2018COVID zero' fallout, but unease may last longer if people remain wary and unemployment continues to rise.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

China builds makeshift hospitals to help cope with COVID-19

The country's provinces should set up at least two to three temporary hospitals each to treat virus patients, Beijing has said.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / 2022 NPB Preview
Mar 23, 2022

Six players to watch in the 2022 Central League

From the Swallows' Yasutaka Shiomi to BayStars pitcher Katsuki Azuma, the CL's rosters offer plenty of intriguing storylines heading into the new season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 23, 2022

Central League clubs enter 2022 in race to catch Swallows

Yakult, which went from worst to first in 2021, will now face the pressure of trying to defend its throne from five challengers with ambitions of grandeur.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

Biden says Russia is considering using chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine

The U.S. leader also warned businesses to be alert for possible cyberattacks by Russia. 'It's part of Russia's playbook,' he said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

The smaller bombs that could turn Ukraine into a nuclear war zone

Fears are growing that if Vladimir Putin feels cornered, he might choose to detonate one of his smaller weapons — breaking the taboo set 76 years ago after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Hong Kong should cut quarantine to one week, lawmaker says

Hong Kong reported 14,149 confirmed COVID-19 cases Sunday, the lowest daily toll in more than three weeks, signaling the outbreak is trending down from its peak.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 21, 2022

Bespoke tailor Cassandra Harada spins a business and community out of a passion for wool

Coming from life in a small American town, Tokyo proved a major change for Cassandra Harada. Still, her career as a bespoke tailor provides a link to those early days shearing sheep.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Ukrainian president presses Israel for missile defense help amid intense fighting in Mariupol

Some 400,000 people have been trapped in Mariupol for more than two weeks, sheltering from heavy bombardment that has severed central supplies of electricity, heating and water.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2022

Clear roadmap needed for Hong Kong's revival amid COVID wave, experts say

Deaths have skyrocketed, the health system is swamped, morgues are overflowing and public confidence in the city government is at an all-time low.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2022

European leaders' risky Kyiv mission took even close family by surprise

The trip to a city under siege, where Ukraine's military is fighting invading Russian forces just a few kilometers from the periphery, was hastily arranged and known only to a few people.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 16, 2022

Where is Japan's Great Resignation?

This week, senior staff writer Alex Martin joins to discuss the changing face of work in Japan, and why so few people seem inclined to switch roles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2022

Shanghai says no COVID lockdown for now and tells bankers to work at home

Shanghai ruled out imposing a broad lockdown for now, while urging workers in its main financial and business district to work from home as officials try to rein in a swelling COVID-19 outbreak in one of China’s biggest and most important cities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2022

Singapore still wants smart, rich expats

Singapore recently tightened visa rules for white-collar workers, adding hoops to a process that employers already complain is too onerous.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 16, 2022

Nordic skier-turned-musher wins 50th running of Alaska's Iditarod race

A cheering crowd greeted 42-year-old Brent Sass and his 11-dog team as they reached the finish line on Nome's Front Street early in the morning.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Foreign drivers in Japan to face tougher license conversion rules from October
According to the National Police Agency, there were 75,905 people who converted their foreign driver’s license to a Japanese one in 2024, up from 48,885 in 2019.
Tokyo hit by torrential rainfall at rush hour
People line up at Shibuya Station in Tokyo as they try to avoid the heavy rain on Thursday.
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.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
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.

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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