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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2022

'No amount of money' can tempt bankers to work in Hong Kong, recruiters say

Strict COVID-19 policies are prompting finance professionals to abandon a city with low taxes, ease of travel, top class schools and a vibrant night-life.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 21, 2022

Decades on, text governing U.S. forces in Japan is yet to be revised

Scrutiny of the Status of Forces Agreement has been renewed after U.S. military personnel were exempted from Japanese COVID-19 measures and areas around U.S. bases saw rises in cases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022

How new Western sanctions might affect Russia

Similar curbs to the former Soviet Union's access to global electronics supplies were deployed during the Cold War, keeping it technologically backward and crimping growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2022

The clock is ticking on Iran’s nuclear gambit

Iran's hardliners think a rising regional power with strict Islamic values will gain little from engaging with the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2022

‘We are Taiwanese’: China’s growing menace hardens island’s identity

Beijing's anti-democratic authoritarianism has only solidified the island's identity, turning the Taiwan Strait into one of Asia's biggest potential flashpoints.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 20, 2022

Toyota COVID-19 disruptions deepen with another plant hit by virus

The first shift on a production line at the firm's Tsutsumi plant has been halted from Wednesday through Saturday, a move that will likely impact output of around 1,500 vehicles.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2022

In Tonga, a volcano-triggered tsunami underscores islands' acute climate risk

By increasing temperatures and driving up sea levels, climate change will likely worsen disasters wrought by tsunamis, storm surges, and heat waves, experts say.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 19, 2022

Athletes warned against speaking up on human rights at Beijing Games

Speakers at an event organized by Human Rights Watch said that discussing controversial issues while in China could land Winter Olympic participants in legal trouble.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022

Economists warn of inflationary effect as shipping firms enjoy record profits

Supply chain issues and high shipping rates have thrown a spotlight on the market concentration of shipping lines and their legal immunity from antitrust laws.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 18, 2022

BOJ sticks with current policy but changes view on inflation risks

The bank said the risks to prices are balanced instead of tilted downward, in a change that shows the bank now sees the possibility of inflation outstripping their projections.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022

Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts

As reports of the volcano's effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 17, 2022

Traders wanted in a once-sleepy gas market with new kingpins

China became the biggest importer of liquefied natural gas in December, overtaking Japan for the first time since it pioneered the industry in the 1970s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 16, 2022

Putin’s troops wouldn’t get cheers in this once pro-Russia city

When people in Mariupol imagine a future under Putin's rule, they no longer see a wealthier, more comfortable one in Russia, 48 kilometers away.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 16, 2022

‘Kofu II’: Meitei’s sonic landscapes conjure the Japan of yesteryear with Edo aesthetics

Meitei has come a long way from the chilly, ambient flavors of his 2019 album “Komachi.” That offering, released on Berlin label Metron Records, left us with a headful of fragile soundscapes and nature-inspired sculptures — much of it born of a ghostly lo-fi world.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 15, 2022

Bunny Awchat: ‘Cuisine should have no borders’

Bunny Awchat attended the prestigious Cordon Bleu culinary school in France. After working in Europe, he decided to follow an interest in Japanese food and arrived in Osaka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2022

With flights sharply reduced, COVID-19 absolutism isolates China from global travel

Flights between China and key destinations like Europe, Japan and North America are even lower now than they were a year ago.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 13, 2022

Okinawa's busy political year set to have major impact on national security

Voters in Nago go to the polls Jan. 23 to choose a mayor in the first of a series of elections that could shape the prefecture's relationship with Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 13, 2022

NATO and Russia talk frankly, but past one another for now

NATO leaders rejected outright Russian demands that the alliance stop enlargement, pull back its forces from member states bordering Russia and guarantee that Ukraine will never join.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 12, 2022

Tiny European states play catch up on LGBT equality

When Switzerland became one of the last Western European nations to legalize same-sex marriage last year, it made waves next door in the tiny Alpine country of Liechtenstein.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2022

Mizuho Financial to name Masahiro Kihara as group CEO as troubles plague bank

The appointment of Kihara, set to be decided at a board meeting next week, came as customers were again hit by troubles using the bank's online services Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2022

China buying more cheap and sanctioned oil from Iran and Venezuela

Chinese buyers, particularly private refiners, have benefited from Washington's tough line on Iran and Venezuela, continuing to buy their oil long after others have ceased purchases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2022

Hong Kong’s brain drain worsens as expats and locals flee the city

Both the city's strict COVID-19 polices and the imposition of the national security law have prompted a population outflow that looks set to intensify in 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2022

Omicron pushes Hong Kong’s import supply chain to brink of collapse

A slashing of flights that bring everything from Australian cherries to wagyu beef into the financial hub is set to raise costs and boost inflation
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2022

Japan’s Panasonic joins global trend toward four-day week

By introducing an optional four-day work week, Panasonic is trying to 'strike an ideal balance between the work style and life style for our diverse human capital.”
Heatstroke alert issued for 19 prefectures as Japan enters 'once-in-a-decade' heat wave
Japan will experience a heat wave through mid-July on a “level only seen once in a decade,” the Meteorological Agency said on June 30.
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.
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.
Hidden AI prompts in academic papers spark concern about research integrity
Waseda University is one of 14 institutions in eight countries found to have used hidden prompts in research papers.
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.
Ainu land rights in crosshairs as Hokkaido communities debate nuclear waste
A street in Suttsu, Hokkaido, with a sign put up by an anti-nuclear organization. The small community is considering hosting a facility that would hold nuclear waste.
Ghibli’s Isao Takahata exhibit shows how beloved anime is made
“The man who planted Japanese animation” exhibition includes a variety of sketches, drawings and animation cels from Isao Takahata films such as color design for characters by Michiyo Yasuda from "Grave of the Fireflies."
Flag football facing challenges and opportunities ahead
Japan’s women’s flag football team at the 2025 International Bowl in Los Angeles in June. The sport is enjoying continued growth in the country.
From Hokusai’s Great Wave, shinkansen to One Piece: a cultural treasure box for Lego Japan
Michael Ebbesen, general manager of Lego Japan, says Lego bricks based on Japanese culture have a rich global appeal and are sellable around the world.
With farmed fish, RelationFish swims against the tide in fine dining
Chef Hideaki Matsuo (middle) and the staff of Oseto Suisan Fisheries prepare to check on their sustainably farmed fish.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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