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JAPAN
Dec 28, 2022

Kishida says election to come before tax hike for defense

Kishida has unveiled plans for a 60% increase in defense spending over five years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 28, 2022

Biden's holiday plans: Deciding if he'll run again

Biden headed to the island of St. Croix with a successful 2022 behind him and momentum building for him to declare that he wants another four years in the White House.
Japan Times
Mexico report 2022
Dec 28, 2022

Celebrating the 125th anniversary of Japanese migration to Mexico

Our relations are better than ever. In 410 years of friendship and in almost 135 years of diplomatic ties, our relationship with Japan has continued to flow and flourish, without a single misstep.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2022

Taiwan to extend conscription to one year, citing rising China threat

China's growing assertiveness toward the island, as well as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, have prompted debate calls to boost defense.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 27, 2022

Children living with 'permanent insecurity' on Ukraine's front line

Children living on the front line of Russia's invasion have to learn to manage unceasing stress, with experts warning of long-term disorders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 27, 2022

Moscow's ultimatum: Ukraine fulfills its proposals or army will decide

Kyiv and its Western allies have dismissed Putin's offer to talk, with his forces battering Ukrainian towns with missiles and rockets
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2022

Amid power outages, 17 dead after days of heavy snow in Japan

Some areas have seen almost a meter of snowfall in a 24-hour period, including the town of Oguni in Yamagata Prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 26, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,428 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital stood at 17,201.9, up 8.3% from a week before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 26, 2022

As Japan takes to rental e-scooters, some see changes to cities ahead

Services such as Luup could shift the nation's train station-centric urban layouts, but they have attracted controversy over drunken driving.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 26, 2022

Taiwan says China deployed 71 warplanes in weekend war drills

The PLA said it had conducted a 'strike drill' in response to unspecified 'provocations' and 'collusion' between the United States and the self-ruled island.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 26, 2022

LDP-Komeito coalition facing friction 10 years after return to power

LDP-Komeito friction is increasingly visible under the administration of incumbent Prime Minister Fumio Kishida.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 25, 2022

China's Zhejiang province has 1 million daily COVID-19 cases, expected to double

The COVID-19 infection peak is expected to arrive earlier in Zhejiang, China, during which the daily infection number will rise to up to 2 million, according to the authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 25, 2022

Doctor-staffed rapid response vehicles in wider use in Japan

By providing treatment to patients before they are taken to hospital, including in the vehicles, medical professionals can respond to sudden changes in their conditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2022

Myanmar's Suu Kyi to hear final verdicts in junta trial

The Nobel laureate, 77, has already been found guilty on 14 charges ranging from corruption to illegally importing walkie-talkies and breaching the official secrets act.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 25, 2022

Twitter restores suicide prevention feature

Twitter head of trust and safety Ella Irwin confirmed the removal and called it temporary. CEO Elon Musk called the news of its removal 'false.'
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 18,731 cases

A total of 19 fatalities were reported in the capital among COVID-19 patients.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 24, 2022

The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia

At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31 despite Western sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 24, 2022

Sri Lanka's cancer patients struggle amid economic chaos

Hospitals across Sri Lanka are struggling to contend with severe drug shortages, which have worsened over the last eight months amid an economic crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 24, 2022

Speculators slash bets against the yen as BOJ leaves carry traders gasping

The dovishness that the BOJ exhibited up until this week has fueled weakness in the currency, and so signs of a hawkish turn have the potential to reverse that.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 24, 2022

Kishida may soon replace scandal-hit reconstruction minister

Kishida could fire Akiba as soon as early next week or replace him as part of a limited Cabinet reshuffle in early January, sources said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 23, 2022

A looming biodiversity crisis demands action

Some 188 governments agreed to a sweeping deal to protect the Earth's biodiversity at the United Nations Biodiversity Conference: COP15 that convened earlier this month in Montreal, Canada.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 23, 2022

Three years into COVID-19, are we ready for the next pandemic?

Preparations to stave off the next pandemic are starting to ramp up, but far more needs to be done to avoid repeating past mistakes.
BUSINESS
Dec 23, 2022

Japan unveils record budget in boost to military capabilities

The draft budget features record military and welfare spending as Japan confronts regional security challenges from an ever-assertive China and an unpredictable North Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2022

Daiwa chief expects more BOJ tweaks in pivot to policy tightening

Japan's 40-year high inflation and signs of distortions in the bond market mean it's a good time to start normalizing policy, Daiwa Securities Group CEO Seiji Nakata said.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 22, 2022

Italy's Cherif Traore calls out racism after receiving rotten banana as Christmas gift

'As well as considering the gesture offensive, the thing that hurt me the most was seeing most of my companions present laughing. As if everything was normal,' Traore wrote on Instagram.
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.
‘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.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
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.
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.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
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.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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