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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 19, 2022

Race for U.K. leadership heats up as rivals vie for runoff spot

The field will be narrowed down to a final pair this week, with the wider party membership making the final decision.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 19, 2022

Ukraine president suspends two top allies, citing Russian spy infiltration

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the pair failed to purge Russian spies from their organizations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 16, 2022

Scorching summer heat wave throws Britain into more chaos

Britain issued its most severe warning for next week, with temperatures set to rise above 35 degrees in parts of England and possibly threatening national records exceeding 40 degrees.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 16, 2022

Biden fist-bumps Saudi crown prince, then raises attacks on dissidents

On a trip to reset relations after the 2018 killing of Jamal Khashoggi, the U.S. president said MbS had denied involvement in the murder and said he had held those responsible to account.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 16, 2022

Japanese Communist Party marks 100th anniversary

The opposition party faces a weakening of its organization and is struggling to form a united front with other opposition parties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2022

Abortion at sea? Advocates in the U.S. get creative to protect access

To solve the problem of abortion access, one obstetrician-gynecologist is seeking inspiration from an unlikely source: riverboat casinos.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2022

Biden’s Saudi lesson: The only path runs through MBS

As the de facto ruler of the oil-rich monarchy, the 36-year-old prince has cast himself as a reformer. But his rule has also been defined by his institutionalization of force.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2022

South Korea seeks to kick-start talks to resolve historical feuds with Japan

The high-level visit to Tokyo by South Korean officials comes amid concerns the death of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe could disrupt efforts to mend ties.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 15, 2022

Italian president urges Prime Minister Mario Draghi not to quit

Italy's political parties are increasingly divided over issues such as the rising cost of living and how to respond to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 15, 2022

Sri Lankan president hands in resignation after fleeing to Singapore

The announcement triggered jubilation in the commercial capital Colombo where protesters massed outside the presidential secretariat, defying a citywide curfew.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2022

South Korea politics roiled by pair sent to North and likely killed

South Korean prosecutors are investigating members of former President Moon Jae-in's government over the 2019 forced repatriation of two North Koreans.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 14, 2022

The fall of the house of Rajapaksa

Through a combination of authoritarianism, nepotism, cronyism, and hubris, the Rajapaksa family weighed down Sri Lanka's economy with more debt than it could possibly bear.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 13, 2022

Sri Lankan president flees to Maldives amid protests as economic crisis spirals

The president's flight brings an end to the rule of the powerful Rajapksa clan that has dominated politics in the South Asian nation for the last two decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 13, 2022

Trump incited Capitol attack after 'unhinged' White House meeting, panel told

The committee also produced evidence that aides and outside agitators knew before the riot that Trump would urge thousands of his supporters to march on the Capitol.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2022

What Shinzo Abe meant to the younger generation

For Japanese of Generation Z, Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was an embodiment of both stability and reform and really the only leader they ever knew.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 12, 2022

‘My friend, Abe-san’: Modi’s tribute to Shinzo Abe

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi pens a touching tribute to the late Japanese prime minister on his blog.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 12, 2022

Not just a number: Joe Biden's age in the spotlight

As the oldest person ever elected to the top U.S. office prepares for a grueling Middle East tour, debate is mounting over Biden's apparent desire to run again in 2024.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2022

Constitutional revision inches closer in Japan, but actual change still far off

Divisions over what aspects to revise and more pressing political issues for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida could delay change to the top law.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 10, 2022

Ex-Iranian judoka Saeid Mollaei finally takes on Israeli Sagi Muki

The story between the two judokas dates back to the August 2019 world championships, when Mollaei was pressured by Iranian officials to lose rather than meet the Israeli in the final.
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022

In pictures: A long career, ended with two gun shots

Bullets from a handmade gun brought the career of one of Japan's most influential statesman to an abrupt halt. Here are a few memories of Shinzo Abe's life and career.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Shock, anger and grief reverberate across world after Abe’s assassination

Japanese politicians and foreign leaders reacted with shock, condemnation, prayers and an outpouring of support in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Before fatal shooting, Abe was up close with the crowd

As is typical in Japan, where violent crime is rare and guns are scarce, security appeared to be light on Friday morning as Abe spoke.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2022

Japan’s oldest and youngest political parties court disaffected voters

Despite similarities in their platforms, the two parties' voting blocs come from completely different generations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2022

Ravaged by floods, Bangladesh pitches plan to adapt to climate impacts

Residents and aid groups said the June floods, caused by record-shattering heavy monsoon rains in India's upstream Meghalaya state, were the worst in living memory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2022

Defiant Johnson refuses to quit amid resignations and firings

More than 40 ministers and aides followed the example set a day earlier by Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak and Health Secretary Sajid Javid in quitting.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 6, 2022

Far from war, Ukraine sumo team trains for global glory in Japan

The wrestlers, hailing from one of amateur sumo's hotbeds of activity, flew to the United States on Tuesday after completing a monthlong camp ahead of the World Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 5, 2022

Vatican envoy in Hong Kong warns Catholic missions to prepare for China crackdown

The Vatican's unofficial representative in Hong Kong delivered a stark message before finishing his six-year posting in March: The freedoms they had enjoyed for decades were over.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

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
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