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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 16, 2023

Fear of the dark: Taiwan sees wartime frailty in communication links with world

War in Ukraine lends new urgency to Taiwan's security needs, especially against cyberattacks or attempts to sever cables that connect the island to the internet.
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023

Australia has 'no fear' ahead of WBC quarterfinal against Cuba

The Oceania upstarts, playing in the knockout tournament for the first time, could book their ticket to the semifinals in Miami with a win on Wednesday at Tokyo Dome.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023

Czech pitcher who struck out Shohei Ohtani cherishes memories and souvenirs

The 26-year-old got the Samurai Japan star to ground out in the first inning and struck him out in the third — probably becoming the world's most famous electrician in the process.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 13, 2023

Australia extends best-ever WBC run with win over Czech Republic

Victory leads to quarterfinal fixture against Cuba
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2023

Shohei Ohtani homers to power Samurai Japan to victory over Australia

Shohei Ohtani connected on his first home run of the WBC and Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight batters to help Japan finish the first round 4-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2023

Rixon Wingrove heats up as Australia routs China in WBC

Australia beat China to earn its second win at the WBC
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 10, 2023

Australia looks to keeping momentum going after upsetting South Korea

The victory means Australia can claim one of its pool’s two quarterfinal spots if it takes care of business against China and the Czech Republic.
BASEBALL
Mar 7, 2023

Tim Atherton still gets 'chills' pitching for Australia

The 33-year-old right-hander says he and his teammates will enter the World Baseball Classic with confidence, even if the odds are against them.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2023

Next man up: Were Dodgers' World Series odds impacted by Gavin Lux injury?

Lux, 25, was expected to be the Dodgers' starting shortstop after the departure of Trea Turner in free agency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

World not adequately prepared for disasters, U.N. report says

Report finds that more than 10,700 disasters have affected over 6 billion people worldwide since 1990.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2023

World's largest ice rink stays shut for first time due to mild Canadian winter

The 7.8 kilometer Rideau Canal Skateway, first opened over 50 years ago, is part of a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Canadian capital that is a top attraction for skating enthusiasts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

Philippine lawmakers ratify entry to world's largest trade pact

The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership includes 10 Southeast Asian economies along with China, Japan, South Korea, New Zealand and Australia.
BASEBALL / Sac Bunts
Feb 20, 2023

Yu Darvish returns with opportunity to inspire Japan to WBC glory

Yu Darvish is back with the national team for the first time since helping Japan win the 2009 World Baseball Classic
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Longform
Feb 20, 2023

Unpacking Japan’s great wage conundrum

With inflation running at a four-decade high, the world’s third-largest economy’s famously stagnant salaries are finally showing signs of rising. Can the momentum be sustained?
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2023

Concerns and impatience over mining the world's seabeds

Opponents say the International Seabed Authority has contradictory missions: protect the sea floor while also managing companies determined to extract resources from it.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2023

Great Britain, Czechs join growing boxing world championships boycott

The International Boxing Association has urged boxers to ignore the boycott and said it will fund those wanting to compete in the championships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 3, 2023

Japan's GPIF, the world's biggest pension fund, posts longest loss in 20 years

The Government Pension Investment Fund lost 1% during the quarter ended December, or ¥1.85 trillion ($14 billion), reducing its total assets to ¥189.9 trillion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 31, 2023

Myanmar is a country between chaos and hopelessness

Nearly two years after a military coup and being increasingly out of the global spotlight, Myanmar has descended into an unending civil conflict.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2023

Toyota maintains title as world's No. 1 carmaker for third straight year

Group sales, which include those of its subsidiaries Daihatsu and Hino, were mostly flat at 10.5 million units for the year, the company said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 21, 2023

China's sagging economy looms over quarterly results around the world

Both U.S. and European companies with exposure to China could be hit by that economy's sluggish growth as its post-COVID momentum has faltered rapidly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2023

Pressure grows for world's militaries to report and reduce greenhouse emissions

As temperatures hit new highs, scientists and environmental groups are stepping up efforts to end a long-standing exemption that has kept some military climate pollution off the books.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 28, 2023

World lost 11 soccer fields of tropical forest per minute in 2022, report shows

The carbon emissions associated with the disappearance of old-growth forests were equivalent to all of India’s fossil fuel emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 24, 2023

Five deaths at sea gripped the world. Hundreds of others got a shrug.

On one vessel, five people died on a very expensive excursion. On the other, perhaps 500 people died on a squalid and perilous voyage. But it was the first that drew the world's attention.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 23, 2023

Kyoto's Kinkakuji to raise admission fees for the first time in 30 years

The temple, a UNESCO World Cultural Heritage site, will raise the admission fee for adults and high school students to ¥500 from ¥400 on April 1.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Why are rice prices still high in Japan?
Amid shortages, the price of a 5-kilogram bag of rice during the week of April 14 was ¥4,220.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
Man arrested over body found in bag in Kawasaki
Hideyuki Shirai (center) at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Saturday
Japan ranks 66th in press freedom, lowest among G7
Japan climbed four positions from last year, with Reporters Without Borders noting that "the principles of media freedom and pluralism are generally respected" in the country.
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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