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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

Moscow ends self-proclaimed 36-hour cease-fire

Moscow ends its cease fire. Bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least two people overnight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

In a Ukraine workshop, the quest to build the perfect grenade

Since Russia's invasion began nearly a year ago, battlefield strategies have focused on dropping munitions from the air.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 8, 2023

After an emotional week, NFL returns to something like normal

The game in Las Vegas between the Raiders and Chiefs proceeded even as players were still processing what they had witnessed Monday night.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2023

China on alert for new COVID-19 variant as borders reopen

A selected group of cities and harbors have been asked to send test samples of infected travelers for genome sequencing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 7, 2023

Is today’s China yesterday’s Soviet Union?

When Soviet-style totalitarianism ultimately collapsed under the weight of its economic failures, China decided to stay the course. But can China's totalitarian experiment last?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2023

Panasonic resists decoupling trend to boost China investment

Since the pandemic broke out in 2020, Tokyo has encouraged companies to reduce their dependence on production and supply chains in China.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 6, 2023

Kishida again puts LDP-DPP tie-up in spotlight with labor union appearance

The DPP is strongly backed by members of the Japanese Trade Union Confederation, and the labor group's leader has moved the organization closer to the LDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023

New Arab allies face quandary as Israel shifts hard to the right

As some in Israel's government seek to annex the occupied West Bank, Arab states have to balance their new partnership with historic support for Palestinian aspirations.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023

Miyazaki government asked paper not to report governor's activities prior to COVID diagnosis

Miyazaki Gov. Shunji Kono, who secured a fourth term in office on Dec. 25, felt fatigued after making New Year's trips to local shrines Sunday and was diagnosed with COVID-19 the next day.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023

'Feels like summer': Warm winter breaks temperature records in Europe

The unusually mild temperatures have offered some short-term relief for gas shortages, but activists are calling for faster action against climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 6, 2023

Vietnam ousts deputy prime ministers as corruption crackdown spreads

The dismissals come as authorities aggressively tackle graft as part of a years-long campaign that has ensnared hundreds of officials and businessmen.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 6, 2023

Series of burglaries target pricey Pokemon cards in Tokyo

According to sources at Tokyo's Metropolitan Police Department, Pokemon and other collectible cards were stolen from several stores in the Akihabara district.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023

Kyiv dismisses Putin's surprise cease-fire order as 'hypocrisy'

The Kremlin said Putin gave the order Thursday for Russian Orthodox Christmas, following an appeal by the patriarch of that church.
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2023

Japan enforces new law to assist donation victims

The new law was drawn up after questionable practices involving the controversial religious group known as the Unification Church came to light.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 5, 2023

NFL and medical experts caution against speculation about cause of Damar Hamlin's condition

'Reckless speculation on social media is a source of disinformation and could lead to other unintended negative consequences,' physicians wrote in an open letter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 5, 2023

Kevin McCarthy's allies struggle to save his bid for U.S. House speaker

McCarthy fell short in six consecutive ballots in two days, as Republican holdouts deemed him ideologically unreliable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2023

The global struggle for tech mastery

The past year offered some old lessons about great-power competition. But it also introduced some new ones about how technology is changing the strategic terrain.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 5, 2023

A pandemic of debt

With soaring inflation, rising interest rates and the strengthening U.S. dollar compounding their debt-service burdens, a crisis is now unfolding in the developing world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 5, 2023

‘Angry Son’: A sensitive portrayal of modern youth

Kazuki Horike gives a standout performance as a gay biracial teen in Kasho Iizuka's flawed but heartfelt coming-of-age tale.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2023

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force and mass pardons

The junta did not specify whether the amnesty would include those jailed as part of a crackdown on dissent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023

Between war and red tape, many Iraqis lack official papers

The absence of civil status documents obstructs access to basic services such as 'education, health care, and social security benefits.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023

'Not a traitor': The Russians fighting alongside Ukraine's forces

Some of the Freedom of Russia legion's soldiers are fighting in the town of Bakhmut on the eastern front line, the scene of several months of fierce battles.
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2023

Kishida and Biden to meet at White House on Jan. 13

The meeting comes as North Korea's missile tests and calls for a larger nuclear arsenal worry U.S. allies in the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 4, 2023

Tokyo Gas unit nears $4.6 billion deal to buy U.S. gas producer, sources say

If consummated, the deal would be the latest move by a Japanese entity to secure gas in jurisdictions perceived as friendly.
Japan to start new residency system for foreign workers
Students hoping to work in Japan attend a Japanese class at a job placement company in Hanoi in October 2022.
Japan to regularly accept assistant language teachers from India
Indian assistant language teachers pose for a photo with Japanese Ambassador Keiichi Ono (center) at the Japanese Embassy in New Delhi on Friday.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
At LDP’s post-election meeting, calls intensify for Ishiba’s resignation
Prime Minister and Liberal Democratic Party President Shigeru Ishiba, flanked by LDP Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama (left) and LDP Vice President Yoshihide Suga, speaks at a meeting of party lawmakers and executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Japan and NATO to launch defense-industrial talks, top envoy says
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte looks at military equipment on the Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami stealth frigate during a visit to the MSDF's naval base in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, in April.
‘Killer satellites’ beware: Japan unveils first space defense guidelines
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani speaks to reporters during a visit to the Air Self-Defense Force's Space Situation Awareness radar in Sanyo-Onoda, Yamaguchi Prefecture, on Monday.
Three decades and a pile of notebooks: The beat writer who chronicled Ichiro’s career
Reporters and photographers, including long-time baseball beat writer Keizo Konishi, swarm around Ichiro Suzuki during the World Baseball Classic in San Diego in 2009.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
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