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Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 25, 2022

Putin’s threats worry Ukraine’s NATO allies as sign of Russian desperation

The view among Ukraine's allies is that the Kremlin is trying to scare them with the talk of 'unthinkable” weapons into reducing their supplies of weapons and other support for Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 24, 2022

U.K.'s Rishi Sunak to become PM after rivals quit leadership race

Just weeks after failing in a first attempt to lead the ruling Tories, Sunak has capped a stunning reversal in fortunes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 24, 2022

Taiwan and looming security crises bring Japan and Australia closer together

Tokyo has agreed to create a consultation mechanism for responding to security emergencies with Canberra — Japan's first outside of its alliance with the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 24, 2022

It's a man's world: No more female leaders in China's Communist Party

In the world's biggest political party — which counts 96 million active members — women have never held much power, and now hold even less.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 24, 2022

Ukraine slams Russia's 'dirty bomb' claims as dangerous lies

Western allies warned Moscow against using any pretext for escalating the conflict.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022

Japan’s banks break with Wall Street by embracing hybrid work

The nation's three largest lenders said they are allowing more flexibility, eschewing a minimum number of office days per week, as experienced elsewhere.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2022

The man who would be king: Iran's theocratic ruler

The role of Iran's supreme leader contradicts centuries of Islamic doctrine and is a wholly made-up office concocted by Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini after the 1979 revolution.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2022

Wage growth — and spring negotiations — in focus as inflation hits

The Rengo trade union announced that it's bumping the pay raise target to about 5%, the highest in 28 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2022

Who's on the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee?

The new seven-member body headed by leader Xi Jinping represents the apex of political power in China. Here are the men who will rule Beijing for the next five years, in order of seniority.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2022

Ukraine faces power cuts after Russian strikes as more flee Kherson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged that his military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help from its partners.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022

U.S. midterms and the 'election deniers' threatening democracy

Two weeks ahead of the midterm elections, Republicans up and down the ballot are embracing Trump's false assertion that the 2020 election was stolen and that voter fraud is rife.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 23, 2022

Dietrich Mateschitz, marketing pioneer of Red Bull, dies at 78

A pilot and skiing enthusiast, he built a sports and marketing empire, along with a multi-billion-dollar personal fortune.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 23, 2022

Former Chinese President Hu Jintao removed from Congress

Hu's departure was left unexplained, and the nation's censors appeared to quickly scrub any recent references to him from the internet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 22, 2022

How is China's Communist Party changing its constitution?

The party unanimously approved a series of amendments to its constitution, further strengthening the control of Xi Jinping, who now appears set for a historic third term in power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 22, 2022

China's Xi expands his power by elevating loyalists and forcing out moderates

Evidence of Xi's even tighter hold over the party came on Saturday, when the Communist Party congress approved a new membership list for the Central Committee.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 22, 2022

Canada bans new handgun sales in latest gun control action

Regulations prohibiting the sale, purchase or transfer of handguns within Canada took effect on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 22, 2022

Could Boris Johnson make a comeback as Britain’s prime minister?

A comeback by Johnson is viewed as a very real possibility, delighting some Conservative Party lawmakers and repelling others.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 22, 2022

Researchers create robot resembling digital minister Taro Kono

The 175-centimeter-tall robot has 52 movable parts, including those in its face, arms and lower back, and is part of research into remote work activities.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Oct 22, 2022

Peter Liedberg: ‘It’s rare for businesses in Japan to even know about sign painting’

A Swedish graphic designer and sign painter finds that if you have a genuine interest in what you're doing, then it's less painful trying to become better at it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 21, 2022

Truss’ exit leaves Conservatives at the last chance saloon

As Britain's shortest-serving prime minister resigns, the first job for her successor will be to restore a sense of competence.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 21, 2022

An ever weakening yen punishes the nation

The yen continues to slump as traders try to guess when and if the Japanese authorities will intervene to halt a further decline.
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022

Kei Komuro, husband of former Princess Mako, passes New York bar exam

The result, which came at the third attempt, will likely bring relief to a couple dogged by intense criticism and scrutiny from the Japanese public.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2022

'Robbing women': Japan's sperm donation law spurs controversy

A draft of the new law shows that it would only authorize the process for legally married couples, mostly those affected by male infertility.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 21, 2022

AI knows how much you’re willing to pay for flights before you do

Fed by data on everything from internet searches to COVID-19 outbreaks, computers are learning how everyday life influences demand for flights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 21, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 31,802 new cases

The number of severely ill patients across the country dropped by seven from Thursday to 106, while 60 new deaths were reported.
China warns citizens not to visit Japan as row over Taiwan heats up
Chinese tourists wear kimonos as they visit Sensoji temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district on Saturday.
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.
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.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
At Ginza’s newest hotel, luxury is a private treasure
At Fufu Tokyo, each guest room comes with its own private "onsen" (hot spring) — a luxury nearly unheard of in the heart of Tokyo's capital.
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.

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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