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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 9, 2022

The massive void that Shinzo Abe’s assassination has left behind

Japan's longest-serving prime minister wasn't just any other leader — he was a towering figure whose death has completely changed the nation's political landscape.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Shock, anger and grief reverberate across world after Abe’s assassination

Japanese politicians and foreign leaders reacted with shock, condemnation, prayers and an outpouring of support in the wake of former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's killing.
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2022

Despite shock of Abe's death, Upper House poll to proceed as planned

Although some leeway is given to local elections, the government has previously said that national elections cannot be postponed.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2022

New surge in COVID-19 cases across Japan prompts alarm

The spike in cases comes at a time when people are planning summer holidays and large, in-person events have begun to return.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 7, 2022

Scalded by Russia, investment funds tread carefully in China

The United States says China has largely complied with restrictions, but last week blacklisted five Chinese companies for allegedly supporting Russia's military industrial base.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

Suspect in July 4 parade shooting charged with seven counts of first-degree murder

If convicted, the suspect would face a maximum sentence of life in prison without the possibility of parole.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 5, 2022

Rising cost of farming casts shadow over Upper House race in Hokkaido

Higher fertilizer and animal feed prices are putting the prefecture's key agriculture sector under pressure, making inflation an even bigger issue there than the rest of the nation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 5, 2022

The never-ending process of normalizing China-Japan ties

Shocking global geopolitical events in the past 50 years have changed the context of relations, bringing new challenges to both countries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2022

Qatar's esports gamers target big leagues

With a new dedicated gaming complex and growing sponsor interest, the Gulf nation hopes to stake its claim to part of the $1 billion esports market.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2022

Algorithm claims to predict crime in U.S. cities before it happens

Researchers used historical data on violent crimes and property crimes from Chicago to test the model, which detects patterns over time.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2022

Patient and confident, Putin shifts out of wartime crisis mode

Cloistered and angry at the start of the Ukraine war, he now appears publicly, projecting the aura of a calm, paternalistic leader shielding his people from the dangers of the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 3, 2022

How Russia's war blindsided the world of ESG investing

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has exposed a gap in socially minded investing — a hands-off approach to geopolitics and human rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 2, 2022

Japan looks to reboot summer festivals and fireworks after pandemic hiatus

Organizers across the country are preparing to implement infection prevention measures in order to relaunch the summer traditions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Youth street protesters turn sights on climate 'villains'

Activists have been exploring new ways to hold institutions to account and accelerate action to avoid the worst impacts of a hotter planet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Persian Gulf heat

Although summer has only just begun, temperatures have already topped 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 1, 2022

Xi hails China's rule over Hong Kong at handover ceremony

Xi insisted that democracy was flourishing despite a yearslong political crackdown that has silenced dissent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Jun 30, 2022

Trump has steered himself into a legal morass

Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony describing an attempt by Donald Trump to grab the wheel of his car on Jan. 6 revealed a lack of control in more ways than one.
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
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2022

China’s tech giants lost their swagger and may never get it back

Insiders describe an ongoing sense of paranoia and paralysis, along with an unsettling realization that the sky-high growth rates of the past two decades are likely never coming back.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

Philippines' Rodrigo Duterte, infamous for deadly drug war, to end term as president

His daughter Sara's victory in the vice presidential race on May 9 showed his popularity remains sky-high, six years after being swept to power on a promise to rid the country of drugs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 28, 2022

Credit Suisse found guilty of money laundering in Swiss cocaine cash case

Experts say the fact that Switzerland has taken legal action against a global banking player like Credit Suisse could send a powerful message in a country famous for its banking industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 27, 2022

China’s Xi keeps Hong Kong guessing on in-person visit

The confusion over the Chinese president's visit comes as Hong Kong recorded nearly 2,000 new COVID-19 cases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 27, 2022

Hong Kong police adopt ‘goose step’ marching to boost patriotism

The official switch will take place on the city's 25th anniversary of Chinese rule, a crucial political event that Chinese President Xi Jinping is widely expected to attend.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Jun 27, 2022

Facing redevelopment, Koenji rises up

Koenji residents claim the government's proposed Auxiliary Road 227 would spell the beginning of the end for their bohemian neighborhood.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 26, 2022

WHO says monkeypox not currently a global health emergency

More than 3,200 confirmed cases and one death have now been reported to the WHO from more than 50 countries this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 25, 2022

China's Xi to attend Hong Kong anniversary event

The trip will be Xi's first outside mainland China since January 2020, after his 'COVID zero' policy closed the country's borders and limited him to virtual attendance of global events.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 23, 2022

Martina Navratilova calls out IOC over lack of leadership on transgender issue

Tennis great and gay rights trailblazer Martina Navratilova has slammed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for its lack of leadership on the issue of the inclusion of transgender athletes in sports.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 23, 2022

'Tokyo 2020 Side B': Behind the scenes of the 'pandemic Olympics'

While the overall tone is positive and inspirational, the second volume of Naomi Kawase's documentary on the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games feels overloaded with aural and visual details.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
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.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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

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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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