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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 18, 2012

'Picking' a winner in Afghanistan

American debates over the war in Afghanistan tend to focus on how fast we can get our troops home and whether we can work with President Hamid Karzai's government to negotiate a peace deal with the Taliban. But at least as important to whether the country will hold together, and whether a return of the...
COMMENTARY
Jan 21, 2012

Escaping Afghanistan, the graveyard of empires

Since coming to office, President Barack Obama has pursued an Afghan war strategy summed up in just four words: "surge, bribe and run." The U.S.-led military mission has now entered the "run" part, or what euphemistically is being called the "transition to 2014" — the year Obama arbitrarily chose as...
BUSINESS
Dec 20, 2011

As local sales shrink, Sapporo looks to hike Vietnam beer output fivefold

Sapporo Holdings Ltd., the nation's fourth-largest brewer by volume, intends to increase beer production as much as fivefold in Vietnam by 2019 as a shrinking population at home crimps demand.
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 15, 2011

The upper hand on post-U.S. Afghan stability

All regional players are struggling to come to terms with the withdrawal of NATO-led Western forces from Afghanistan by the end of 2014. Early this month, Istanbul became the latest venue where 12 regional states and the Afghan government came together to try again to agree on ways of bringing some semblance...
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2011

Japan, U.S. can't manage to shake Futenma headache

High-level security talks between Japan and the United States held Tuesday in Washington canceled the 2014 deadline to move the contentious Futenma air base in Okinawa and highlighted the main issue that is likely to continue complicating the bilateral relationship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2023

‘Bangkok Spring’ sets up showdown over role of Thai monarchy

The push to directly change laws affecting the monarchy breaks a longstanding taboo — even the suggestion of disloyalty to the palace has been grounds for a military coup.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 5, 2023

War in Ukraine highlights importance of cutting-edge technology in conflict

Deployment of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies are key to progress in military conflicts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023

How pro-Putin operatives in Germany work to turn Berlin against Ukraine

Several million Russian speakers live in Germany, a legacy of Soviet ties to Communist East Germany and decades of German dependency on Russian gas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2022

Putin wants fealty, and he’s found it in Africa

With his invasion of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin of Russia unleashed a new disorder on the world. And in the Central African Republic, Moscow already has its way.
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 21, 2022

Japan must brave challenging climb to reach lofty ambitions at World Cup

Japan has set its sights on the quarterfinals in Qatar but may need to go through two former champions to get there.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Oct 24, 2022

Battle to stop Kagoshima seawall highlights divide over coastal engineering

Seawalls are a fixture of Japanese coasts, but one beach on the island of Amami Oshima is fighting against the tide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2022

How water has been weaponized in Ukraine

Recent attacks have disrupted electricity across large parts of Ukraine, leaving some places without access to clean water.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 30, 2022

Energy crisis sires new European order: a strong Italy and ailing Germany

Germany has been caught wholly unprepared and is on the brink of recession, as its industry is preparing for gas and power rationing and as it has just nationalized a major utility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

Russia begins mobilizing Ukrainians to fight against their own country

The drive to compel Ukrainians to battle other Ukrainians is part of a broader, if risky, effort by Moscow to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new fighters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022

Russia starts annexation vote in parts of Ukraine

The results are seen as a foregone conclusion in favor of annexation, and Ukraine and its allies have already made clear they will not recognize the results.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 22, 2022

The war in Ukraine offers valuable lessons on changing global relations

With Sweden and Finland applying to join NATO, and other countries getting closer to Russia, the conflict has had a significant effect on international politics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 17, 2022

Ukraine strikes again in Crimea, challenging Russian hold on peninsula

Ukrainian attacks in Crimea represent a growing challenge to Putin, with the peninsula's security key to Russia's military effort — and to Putin's political standing at home.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022

In turbulent times, Xi builds a security fortress for China, and himself

Taiwan, COVID-19, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 22, 2022

An ice skating superstar steps down

Yuzuru Hanyu, who recently announced his retirement, redefined the sport of skating.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022

Putin’s war: The 'essence of miscalculation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin's disastrous Ukraine invasion is likely the result of the wrong lessons learned from his earlier and easier successful military ventures.
Figure Skating
Jul 19, 2022

In pictures: The brilliant competitive career of Yuzuru Hanyu

Moments from the brilliant career of figure-skating superstar Yuzuru Hanyu.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 30, 2022

Why Japan doesn’t have a concrete China strategy

Post-World War II, Japan has had to contend with its economy, its relationship with China and the United States' influence in the region, leading an uncertain approach to Beijing.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 28, 2022

Sweden's Sedin twins among six to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

Daniel and Henrik Sedin played their entire 17-year NHL careers in Vancouver after being chosen second and third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Draft.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 4, 2022

Russia seeks to annex occupied Ukraine as invasion goals shift

The Kremlin is installing occupation governments, ordering residents to use rubles and planning hastily organized referendums in some areas to open the way for full annexation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2022

The making of Vladimir Putin

As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world, a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

How one man dodged Russian tanks to escape Ukraine's Mariupol

Mariupol has become a symbol of the devastation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 5, 2022

ICC faces 'myriad challenges' to prosecute war crimes in Ukraine

According to the U.N., at least 249 civilians have been killed since Russian tanks rolled into Ukraine on Feb. 24, in the biggest military attack on a European state since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Putin's propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

In the five years since Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook and Twitter have built systems to ensure they wouldn't be blindsided the next time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 28, 2022

Following Ukraine invasion, Japan takes much tougher line on Russia

Sanctions announced by Kishida contrast with Tokyo's approach after Moscow annexed Crimea in 2014, when negotiations over contested islands off Hokkaido were a top priority.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Junglia, Japan’s newest theme park, opens in northern Okinawa
In Junglia’s Dinosaur Safari attraction during a media preview on Thursday, a casual drive through a habitat for the prehistoric creatures goes haywire when several Tyrannosaurus rexes break out of containment.
Extreme heat grips Japan, including even Hokkaido
The city of Obihiro in Hokkaido amid scorching heat on Thursday
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear
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