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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2022

Iran’s conservative religious leadership walks a tightrope

While Iran's hard-line Islamic regime has now abolished the morality police, the protesters have broadened their demands.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022

New technologies offer more accurate nature health checks

Researchers and companies are creating tools to track and protect biodiversity.
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors

Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Kishida aide says Masayoshi Amamiya and Hiroshi Nakaso among candidates for BOJ chief

The selection of the next BOJ head is a key decision for Kishida in 2023 and may become one of the most important calls of his tenure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2022

China developing the digital yuan to protect its interests

The ruling Communist Party is sacrificing innovation on the altar of social stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 11, 2022

Prices surge for bluefin tuna in Japan

The total number of domestic natural bluefin tuna shipped to Tokyo's Toyosu wholesale market stood at about 220 between Dec. 1 and Friday, down almost 50% from the year-before.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / KANPAI CULTURE
Dec 11, 2022

The Okinawans helping black kōji to thrive

Nearly destroyed during the destruction of World War II, the enigmatic mold central to awamori lives on.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 11, 2022

Morocco stuns Portugal in a historic victory for Arabs and Africa

While Morocco celebrates its victory and ponders the next step of its magical journey, the result almost certainly means the end of an era for Portugal star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 10, 2022

Kishida's tax hike plan to cover defense shortfall draws backlash inside LDP

The blowback to Kishida's plan came to a head at an LDP Policy Research Council meeting, where about 40 of over 50 participants who spoke opposed the plan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 10, 2022

WTO says Trump’s metals tariffs broke rules as U.S. rejects findings

The 25% tariffs on global steel imports and 10% import taxes on global aluminum violated basic WTO rules, a dispute-settlement panel said.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 10, 2022

Minutes from elimination, Croatia roars back to eliminate Brazil

A late shock goal in extra time forced penalty kicks. Croatia made the most of them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Dec 10, 2022

At 2022’s close, all quiet on the crypto fashion front

Digital currencies have had a difficult end to 2022, but what does that spell for fashion brands who pushed them all year?
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022

Archaeologists unearth largest wooden 'haniwa' statue ever found in Japan

The remains of a 3.5-meter-tall wooden haniwa statue were found Thursday at one of the ancient kofun burial mounds making up the Mozu-Furuichi Kofun Group, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Habikino, in Osaka Prefecture.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2022

Disappearing plant populations jeopardize a green future

With jungles and boreal forests still being destroyed, at least 40% of the world's remaining plant species are in trouble.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2022

One year into tenure, CDP chief Kenta Izumi struggling with poor public support

The main opposition party's support ratings have remained below 10% in many opinion polls, falling far behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 9, 2022

Peru's presidential curse will prove hard to lift despite Pedro Castillo's ouster

Peru's first female president, Dina Boluarte, will need to tread carefully to avoid her recent predecessors' fates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 9, 2022

Biden’s one-for-one Brittney Griner swap stirs unease and elation

The Kremlin quickly characterized the swap as an example of Russian President Vladimir Putin one-upping Biden, with an official calling it 'a true Christmas present.”
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2022

Yusaku Maezawa picks K-pop star TOP and DJ Steve Aoki to join SpaceX moon trip

Maezawa bought every seat on the maiden lunar voyage by SpaceX, which has been in the works since 2018 and would follow his trip on a Soyuz spacecraft to the International Space Station.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2022

South Korea’s arms sales double amid Russia’s war in Ukraine

South Korea is now the world's eighth largest weapons exporter, with plans to become No. 4 by 2027, amid trailing exports and a chip slump.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 8, 2022

AI-generated anime selfies propel beauty app to top in Japan

Hong Kong-based Meitu's app has reached the top of Apple's free iPhone downloads chart and No. 2 on Android's Google Play in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 8, 2022

Hong Kong and Singapore compete for green finance supremacy

The race to attract all that fresh money and trading business in Asia will take years to play out, but so far Singapore has an early edge over Hong Kong.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2022

Most Chinese may end up with COVID, senior health adviser warns

The comments come as Beijing makes concerted steps toward dismantling its zero-tolerance approach to the virus.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2022

‘Fragments of the Last Will’: You’ll need tissues for this WWII tearjerker

Takahisa Zeze's period drama about the true-life story of a Japanese soldier's fight for survival in a Soviet camp aims for the heart.
JAPAN
Dec 7, 2022

Japan parties move closer to passing donation bill targeting coercion

If passed, the bipartisan bill would ban organizations from soliciting donations out of fear and allow donors a path to getting a refund.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022

Japan's place in Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy

Canada's position in regards to the rules that govern global trade, human rights and navigation should resonate with Japan given its deep concerns about China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Dec 7, 2022

With revisions to key security documents, pacifist Japan set to blaze a new trail

Upcoming changes could usher in dramatic shifts in the country's defense-oriented policy amid what Tokyo calls an 'increasingly severe security environment.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 7, 2022

Microsoft and Nintendo agree on 10-year Call of Duty deal

The agreement depends on Microsoft closing its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022

Trump companies are convicted in NY criminal tax fraud trial

It is the first time a Trump business has been convicted of criminal conduct and comes as the former president is running for a second term.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2022

Ukrainian strikes on Russian bases score symbolic win

Kyiv has yet to claim responsibility, but experts believe Ukraine used Soviet-era drones from the 1970s, possibly modified to carry weapons.

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