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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 21, 2023

2008 bank crisis survivors remember how fast dominoes can fall

Comparisons to that episode have become a little harder to ignore, although authorities are better equipped today to deal with stress in the financial system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023

Former Taiwan President Ma open to meeting leaders on landmark China trip

Ma Ying-jeou is 'at his host's disposal' when it comes to meetings with senior leaders during a trip to China this month, but there are no plans for him to visit Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader

Fighters describe their recruitment and training, the combat they saw in Ukraine and their uncertain future in a Russia turned upside down by war with its neighbor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023

Putin makes surprise trip to occupied Ukraine, including Mariupol

The visit came after Putin traveled to Crimea on Saturday in an unannounced visit to mark the ninth anniversary of Russia's annexation of the peninsula from Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2023

What happens when your AI chatbot stops loving you back?

Some companies that found an audience seeking romantic and sexual relationships with chatbots are now pulling back.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 18, 2023

Baseball icon Miguel Cabrera soaks up a lot of lasts at World Baseball Classic

As Cabrera, 39, gets ready to hang up his spikes, he is soaking up a lot of lasts, starting with his fifth and final World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 18, 2023

Celebrate spring with fresh furniture ideas from Japan

Recycled cabinets, artful sculptures and multipurpose workstations to spruce up your home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties

Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

Kishida Cabinet's approval rate rises to 29.9% in latest poll

The disapproval rate also fell 1.3 points to 40.9%, but it still surpassed the approval rate for the seventh month in a row.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023

Largest U.S. lenders toss First Republic Bank a lifeline

Over two days of frantic phone calls, meetings and some arm-twisting, the CEOs of 11 banks have agreed to chip in a total of $30 billion to save the troubled lender.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

North Korea fires 'ICBM-class' missile ahead of Yoon-Kishida summit

The show of force came just hours before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol were due to meet in Tokyo for their first-ever formal summit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2023

Splitting up social media may be its only hope

Keeping different groups away from each other could be the best way to prevent a total meltdown of digital society.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 16, 2023

Skis, songs and shots at a supremely Norwegian sports festival

To picture the festival’s scale, and its vibe, think Scandinavian Super Bowl crossed with New York City Marathon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2023

Where is the fast fashion backlash?

For all the talk about shifting shopping patterns, there is no clear quantitative evidence of any demographic ditching fast fashion en masse.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023

Australia fast-tracks itself into a formidable naval power with sub deal

It’s doubtful that Australia would have contemplated buying U.S. and British-built nuclear-powered submarines but for the sense of the threat from China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023

China economy rebounds from COVID slump as spending picks up

The rebound will be encouraging news to the top leadership, who have made economic growth a top priority this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2023

Honduras president says government to seek official relations with China

Honduran President Xiomara Castro had floated the idea of cutting ties with Taiwan and starting relations with China during her electoral campaign.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2023

Japanese fans earn share of spotlight at World Baseball Classic

Crowds in attendance at Tokyo Dome's Pool B have been praised both for their enthusiasm and their attitude.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

Tokyo sees another record early start to cherry blossom season

Cherry blossoms in the capital started blooming 10 days earlier than average, tying 2020 and 2021 for the earliest date since 1953, when data first began being collected.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023

Mike Trout blast puts U.S. back on track at World Baseball Classic

The star-studded U.S. team was left reeling on Sunday after an 11-5 drubbing by Mexico that left the defending champion flirting with the possibility of first-round elimination.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2023

Tokyo to get major new office spaces this year, but is there demand?

Massive redevelopment projects in central areas are opening at a time when the vacancy rate is already indicating oversupply.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

India's Supreme Court to start hearing same-sex marriage case

The petitions before the court seek marriage equality under various Indian statutes and religious personal laws. The push follows the decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2023

Japan's sushi chains roll out defenses against 'sushi terrorism'

The new measures include cameras using artificial intelligence and changes to how food items are delivered to customers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 13, 2023

Pain and faint hopes as Iraqis look back at U.S. invasion

Reflecting on past horrors and dashed hopes, some Iraqis note signs of progress over the intervening two decades, but few voice any real optimism about the future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Mar 13, 2023

Traditional ama fishing in Mie in danger as diver numbers plunge

The method is practiced primarily by women and is characterized by skin-diving and a hand-catching method that prevents overfishing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2023

China's new premier warns 2023 growth target will be 'no easy task'

Beijing set the economic growth target of 'around 5%' this month, one of the lowest in decades as China emerged from strict 'zero-COVID' rules that dragged on its GDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 13, 2023

A lost decade worse than Japan’s threatens to change U.K. forever

U.K. faces handicaps including soaring inflation that make it a very different economic environment to 1990s Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2023

Iran confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian dissident

The Islamic Republic of Iran executes more people every year than any other nation except China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo