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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 28, 2022

Russian invasion may sway China against a forceful approach to Taiwan

Sanctions, international condemnation and a future threat to leadership could be the results of aggressive unification, if Moscow's action is an indicator.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2022

In emotional news conference, tour boat operator apologizes for Hokkaido tragedy

The cause of the accident remains unclear, but investigators plan to build a criminal case against the boat's operator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2022

Can tech help hold climate polluters to their net-zero pledges?

New automation and web-scraping techniques aim to help tracking groups gather the data they need in almost real-time.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2022

Online army deploys to save Ukraine's art and heritage

Historians, librarians and IT specialists from around the world have joined forces since the invasion began to form an online army to back up everything from websites to libraries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2022

Crypto conference in North Korea leads to more criminal charges

Alejandro Cao de Benos of Spain and Christopher Emms, a U.K. citizen, were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 26, 2022

Kyotographie's 10th edition spotlights female artists in Japan

The annual international photography festival, which takes place at various locations around Kyoto, sheds light on infertility, cancer survivors, pollution and more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022

With sunken warship, Russian disinformation faces a test

Families whose sons were listed as missing after the Russian flagship in the Black Sea sank a week ago are demanding answers in increasing numbers, testing Moscow's narrative of the war.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 21, 2022

How Japan's slow acknowledgement of COVID's airborne spread has hampered its response

The National Institute of Infectious Diseases announced its determination late last month that COVID-19 can spread via aerosols. For many scientists, it was too little, too late.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Damaged black boxes in China jet crash leave few clues into cause

The two black boxes from the China Eastern aircraft were badly damaged in the crash in southern China and analysis of them is ongoing, state-run media has said.
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022

Beef bowl chain exec fired over sexist gaffe in marketing lecture

The Yoshinoya executive asked students to come up with an attractive marketing strategy that would get 'innocent young girls' hooked on the chain's signature dish as though it were drugs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2022

Tesla autopilot stirs U.S. alarm as ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Regulators are applying greater scrutiny to Tesla's driver-assistance system than ever before, which could tarnish the company's reputation with consumers and spook investors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price

Days after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files that contained instructions on how to teach the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2022

China Eastern resumes flying model of Boeing jet that crashed

China Eastern had grounded more than 200 of the Boeing 737-800 planes after the crash in Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Apr 18, 2022

Tokyo Rainbow Pride to hold a hybrid celebration this year

After two years of being entirely online, Tokyo Rainbow Pride is holding in-person gatherings in accordance with the city's COVID-prevention guidelines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 17, 2022

India is stalling WHO’s efforts to make global COVID death toll public

More than one-third of an additional 9 million deaths are estimated to have occurred in India, but the country is not alone in undercounting the pandemic's toll.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 15, 2022

Echigo-Tsumari and Setouchi triennials: Building communities in a time of upheaval

Two contemporary triennials taking place in Japan this year are finding longevity by collaborating with local residents and embracing site-specific art.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2022

Troops burn villages in Myanmar heartland as they seek to crush resistance

The military and pro-military militias have been setting fire to villages in central Myanmar almost every day since December.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022

Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment

If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Saudi Arabia leads OPEC decision to drop IEA data as U.S. ties fray

Riyadh and its allies have thus far ignored Western calls to increase output to try to lower oil prices of around $100 a barrel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2022

Japan's machinery orders fell for second month in February

The data adds to concerns that Japanese firms are holding off on investments due to rising energy and raw materials costs, fueling fears about the pace of economic growth.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2022

Taiwan issues war response handbook over China invasion threat

The document released by the defense ministry provides QR codes for locating air raid shelters, a list of items to stockpile and mobilization information for military reserves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022

China’s echoes of Russia’s alternate reality intensify globally

The campaign by China has further undercut the country's effort to present itself as a neutral actor in the war, eager to promote a peaceful resolution.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 11, 2022

Small and midsize Kyushu firms look to Africa for growth

Smaller firms, however, may face hurdles such as a lack of information on the region and difficulty securing financing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2022

Hesitancy at Harvard endowment reflects broader skepticism over Chinese private equity

China's investment landscape is in turmoil, with some top investors shunning the nation after President Xi Jinping unleashed a crackdown on the private sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 11, 2022

Amazon’s drone delivery program is hit by crashes and safety concerns

An investigation based on internal documents, government reports and interviews with employees reveals a program beset by technical challenges, high turnover and safety concerns.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 8, 2022

Will the Ukraine invasion ease U.S.-China tensions?

Developments in recent weeks suggest that the Ukraine war may mark a turning point for bilateral U.S.-China relations, at least in the economic domain.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Japan’s ‘tabi’ sock mecca runs on thread and memories
A seamstress at Kineya Tabi sews together split-toe "tabi" socks, once a major industry for the town of Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture.
Despite shifts in Japan's political landscape, constitutional revision still far off
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba has been a staunch advocate for constitutional reform.
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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