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Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Apr 9, 2022

Tokyo fashion week not as fashion-forward as hoped

Not even a who's who of Japanese designers could overcome the uneven adoption of emerging tech at Rakuten Fashion Week Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 8, 2022

Ukraine says dozens killed in rocket strike on rail evacuation hub

Pavlo Kyrylenko, governor of the Donetsk region, said thousands of civilians had been at the station at the time the rockets struck, in what he described as a deliberate attack.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2022

Helping Hollywood avoid claims of bias is now a growing business

Studios are signing up consultants to help make sure their movies or shows don't raise any cultural red flags.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2022

As Japan's politicians call for big spending amid price hikes, some question the timing

With an Upper House election approaching in July, economists have pointed out that the move appears to be politically motivated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2022

Climate change is making Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worse

As the planet warms, the worst dry spell in two decades has coincided with Afghanistan's political and economic upheaval.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles and poor supplies, sources say

The new accounts of untrained and ill-equipped conscripts being deployed are a fresh indication of how stretched the military resources at the Kremlin's disposal are.
BUSINESS / Longform
Apr 4, 2022

Reimagining Japan’s growing glut of empty homes

Entrepreneurs see an opportunity in Japan's abandoned properties as businesses try to change them from liabilities into assets.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 4, 2022

'Moonlight Shadow' director Edmund Yeo praises the Japanese work ethic and the dedication of producers

Though filmmaking is not a particularly popular career path in Malaysia, Edmund Yeo still managed to follow his dream of being a director.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 3, 2022

For Putin, invasion is the latest in a long string of failures in Ukraine

Putin has made many attempts to undermine Ukraine — both overtly and covertly — but has been thwarted on at least three significant occasions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022

Shaken at first, many Russians now rally behind Putin’s invasion

Polls and interviews show many Russians now accept the Kremlin's assertion that their country is under siege from the West. Opponents are leaving the country or keeping quiet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022

Japan embraces Ukraine refugees in break from past conflicts

The acceptance of the refugees has almost unanimous support from the public, after extensive domestic media coverage of the devastation caused by the war.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Apr 1, 2022

TELL Japan hopes to 'build resilience' with mental health summit

The mental health support group has landed some notable speakers for its second annual conference on resilience including Kathy Matsui and Gail Palmer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

'I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. 'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 28, 2022

Sapporo struggles to increase international recognition as winter resort

The city hopes to win its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics so that it can welcome more tourists from abroad and boost its economy.
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 24, 2022

Madeleine Albright, first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84

A child of Czech refugees who fled from Nazi invaders and Communist oppressors, Albright flourished as a diplomat and the first woman to serve as secretary of state.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022

Transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before Japan's parliament

The full text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before the Japanese parliament as released by his office on Wednesday, March 23.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis

The looming disaster is laying bare the consequences of a major war in the modern era of globalization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022

In some parts of the world, the war in Ukraine seems justified

Some people spread across a range of countries do not accept the good versus evil scenario presented by the United States and Europe.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022

Princess Aiko offers condolences to quake victims in first solo conference

Princess Aiko, 20, the only child of Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako, gave her first solo news conference on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 16, 2022

Shanghai says no COVID lockdown for now and tells bankers to work at home

Shanghai ruled out imposing a broad lockdown for now, while urging workers in its main financial and business district to work from home as officials try to rein in a swelling COVID-19 outbreak in one of China’s biggest and most important cities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2022

Russian bombs continue to pound Ukraine cities despite signs of a compromise at peace talks

In a hint of a possible compromise, Zelenskyy said that Ukraine was prepared to accept security guarantees from the West that stop short of its long-term goal of joining NATO.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2022

Pfizer asks U.S. regulator to clear another booster for older adults

The drugmaker and its partner BioNTech have submitted data to the FDA from Israel, which began offering a fourth shot to older people and health care workers last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2022

The world’s biggest air-conditioning company braces for a hotter future

Daikin is pouring billions of dollars into research and development, looking to build on technological breakthroughs that could make its machines more efficient.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2022

Israel, Sweden and Chile are recommending a fourth COVID-19 jab. What about Japan?

If fourth doses in Japan are administered six months after third shots, a second booster rollout could begin as early as this summer.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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