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SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 10, 2022

Fukuyama, City of Roses, to host world convention and expo

The World Federation of Rose Societies’ 20th World Rose Convention will be held in the Hiroshima Prefecture city of Fukuyama from May 18 to 24, 2025. The triennial convention on roses is the largest event of the World Federation of Rose Societies, which has a history of 50 years and about 40 member...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 9, 2022

What Russia's attack on Ukraine means for Japan

Japan, which has territorial disputes with Russia, will need to reassess and further strengthen its security within the framework of the bilateral Japan-U.S. Security Treaty.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 9, 2022

Sanctions and sanctuary: Japan responds to Russia's war in Ukraine

As Vladimir Putin's grim war in Ukraine escalates, The Economist's Tokyo bureau chief, Noah Sneider, joins to discuss the reasons for the conflict, the lengths to which Japan is supporting Ukraine, and how the war will redefine relationships between Japan and its northern neighbor, Russia.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2022

How Russia quietly built up its military presence in Asia

Japan and its neighbors are pondering what further cooperation between Russia and China could mean for the region.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 9, 2022

A Kobe farmers market opens Tha Door for craft beer-loving couple

Momentum was building around In Tha Door Brewing's collaborations but it wasn't until 2018 when the Nakatos decided something more formal was needed.
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WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

Global outlook grim for U.S. intelligence agencies with Russia and China as top foes

A 31-page declassified document released late Monday by the House Intelligence Committee makes for stark reading.
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BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2022

Pay gap for working women keeps wages down for everyone in Japan

Japan's gender pay gap is the highest among the Group of Seven nations.
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JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 7, 2022

Can a new South Korean president rebuild Seoul's shattered ties with Tokyo?

While Yoon Suk-yeol has pledged not to exploit historical tensions with Japan for domestic political gain, Tokyo is likely to be skeptical no matter who wins Wednesday's election.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 7, 2022

Transport ministry raids Hino Motors over false emissions data

The company's shares plunged 17% after the raid, dropping by the maximum daily limit allowed under Tokyo exchange rules.
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WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in six days and a clandestine cybercorps

American and European officials describe a desperate race against time as they aim to get arms delivered to Ukrainian forces while their supply routes are still open.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2022

How China embraces Russian propaganda and its version of the war

In much of the world, Russia is losing the information war over Ukraine. In China, though, it's winning big.
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WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Big Oil's plastic boom threatens U.N.'s 'historic' pollution pact

When the U.N. agreed on a deal to create the world's first ever global plastic pollution treaty, every party was quick to claim victory, but that could spell trouble.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022

Japanese food continues to gain popularity overseas

“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French fusion chef David Bouley during a recent interview with The Japan Times. One of the first non-Japanese...
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LIFE
Mar 3, 2022

The game of life, reimagined for a superaging society

In Community Coping, players are tasked with preventing communities from collapsing by connecting troubled residents with the right experts.
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WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Historic EU move to provide arms to Ukraine seen as 'paradigm shift' for the bloc

The weapons funding plan marks the first time the European Union, founded to uphold peace after World War II, has collectively provided arms to a third country.
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WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Who pays? U.N. climate report reignites global fight for compensation.

Vulnerable countries have for years sought funding to help them shoulder the costs related to climate change. So far, it hasn't arrived.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2022

The West’s cyberattack appeasement helped give Putin a green light

A failure to respond in-kind on hacking since 2014 sent a signal of weakness on Ukraine. But it's not too late to fight back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2022

Ukraine’s TV comedian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy finds his role as wartime leader

Zelenskyy may be among the least likely wartime leaders the world has known, yet he's winning praise in the role just when his political fortunes had been dwindling.
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PRESS / Events
Feb 25, 2022

「スポーツ振興」にとどまらない地域振興の姿

Sustainable Japan Network(代表:末松弥奈子 株式会社ジャパンタイムズ 代表取締役会長兼社長)は、2022年3月8日に「第22回Japan Times Satoyamaカフェ」をオンラインで開催いたします。
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WORLD / Politics
Feb 25, 2022

With the Ukraine invasion, NATO is suddenly vulnerable

A Russia in control of Ukraine and Belarus would change the security architecture of Europe. Can the alliance respond effectively?
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BUSINESS / Women at Work
Feb 24, 2022

Untapped potential: Raising the status of women in professional services

Masami Katakura of Ernst & Young ShinNihon hopes her journey through the world of accounting encourages the next generation of women.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Bringing up a child in China costs much more than in U.S. and Japan, research finds

A new report shows the cost of raising a child in China in 2019 was nearly seven times the country's per capita GDP.
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WORLD
Feb 23, 2022

Climate forecasters warn of a ‘global wildfire crisis’

The likelihood of extreme, catastrophic fires could increase by up to one-third by 2050 and up to 52% by 2100, a new United Nations report estimates.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2022

Putin moves on Donbas but signals deeper designs on Ukraine

The Russian leader has shifted the crisis into a new, more dangerous phase, suggesting his ultimate aims go far deeper than extending Moscow's sway over two struggling separatist regions.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Monarch stays mindful of pain amid pandemic

Emperor Naruhito, who turns 62 today, is known for his compassionate and sociable personality, as well as his proficiency in English, as the first emperor to have studied outside Japan.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers