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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.
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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
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 2, 2022

In Russia-Europe gas standoff, both sides lose

Although the threat of shortages comes after the peak demand of winter, Europe still has much to lose when its businesses and households are already reeling from record energy prices.
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JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022

School is back in Japan. At last, so are foreign students.

Following the easing of Japan's strict border controls, at least some foreign students have been able to arrive in time for Friday's start of the academic year.
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022

The Dubai Expo is over. Next stop: Osaka

Due to the Dubai event's one-year postponement, Japanese organizers have just three years, instead of the usual four, to finalize preparations.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 1, 2022

Governments want COVID vaccine-makers to aim higher in hunt for better shots

Some health officials question the motivation of the firms that developed first-generation COVID-19 shots to find vaccines offering much broader and longer-lasting protection.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022

'Slow-balization': How war and the pandemic are reshaping global trade

The pandemic and invasion of Ukraine have made governments and firms more aware they need more resilient supply chains — even if that costs them more.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 1, 2022

More mixed signals from Russia as Ukraine war enters sixth week

Western officials said they saw little evidence to support Russia's claims that it was greatly reducing its military presence around Kyiv.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 31, 2022

As Japan looks to possible fourth COVID shots, hesitancy and disinformation linger

Almost 80% of people in Japan have received at least two COVID-19 doses, but that doesn't mean all are planning to get additional shots.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 31, 2022

Biden joins the Putin and Xi miscalculation club

Although many in the international community — and probably Putin himself — were surprised by Joe Biden's remarks that the Russian leader could not remain in power, I was not.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 31, 2022

How China aims to treat Hong Kong's explosive COVID-19 outbreak

Hong Kong had been relatively successful in containing the virus until the emergence of the omicron variant.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

Should I hoard cash during a crisis?

Global and domestic events can drastically impact the value of cash, and there is a trade-off in having cash in your home versus at the bank or in investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

What is the West’s objective in Ukraine?

Russia's failure to achieve a rapid victory over Ukraine has forced the West to consider what its own goals in the conflict should be.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2022

Why a ruling declaring Trump ‘likely’ broke laws may not mean he will be prosecuted

Prosecutors would face a high hurdle in proving Trump's state of mind — specifically, that he had the requisite criminal intent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Xi battling distrust among global investors burned in China before and eyeing political risk

The government in Beijing showed little regard for those same investors last year when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the country's most profitable companies.
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BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022

Yen's weakness casts a pall over Japan’s economy

Conventionally, a weak yen is believed to have benefits for the Japanese economy, as it helps exports, but the pandemic and Ukraine conflict complicate things this time around.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2022

NATO allies divided over whether they should be talking to Putin

With Russia's war in Ukraine now in its second month, a series of dilemmas are coming into sharp focus over conditions for any accord and potential security guarantees for Kyiv.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2022

Support for Japan government rises on response to Ukraine invasion

A Nikkei daily and TV Tokyo survey found that support for Kishida stood at 61%, a rise of 6 points from similar poll a month ago, with crucial elections just months away.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022

Biden seeks to temper remark on Putin as U.S. allies object

While the Kremlin let Biden's remarks sink in by largely refraining from public comment, U.S. allies warned against implying a push to oust Putin.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 27, 2022

How long should it take to grieve? Psychiatry has come up with an answer.

Will categorizing prolonged grief as a mental disorder help people in need get access to crucial treatment or hurt those who simply take longer to overcome loss?
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 26, 2022

Bogged down in Ukraine, Russia moves war goalposts

Russia has reframed its war goals in Ukraine in a way that may make it easier for President Vladimir Putin to claim a face-saving victory despite his military's woeful campaign.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022

Coronavirus rules are swiftly falling away in Asia, with a big caveat

Many Asian-Pacific countries are dismantling thickets of COVID-19 rules at bewildering speeds, even though the omicron variant of the coronavirus is still raging in parts of the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2022

Russia’s war forcing U.S. to reevaluate revival of Iran nuclear deal

Two weeks after talks to revive the agreement were suspended, diplomats say it's not clear when negotiators might return to Vienna.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Mar 25, 2022

Agon Shu festival focuses on wishes, hopes in difficult times

A man dressed as a yamabushi (mountain priest) picks up a wooden votive tablet that has fallen beside one of two huge bonfires. He makes a silent prayer as he holds it reverently in both hands before tossing it into the flames. The gomagi joins hundreds of other such tablets being cast into the bonfires...
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BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Tokyo inflation hits fastest clip in two years on energy

Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 0.8% in the capital in March from a year earlier, fueled by higher electricity bills and more expensive natural gas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2022

New EU rules regulating U.S. tech giants likely to set global standard

Europe's antitrust chief Margrethe Vestager on Thursday won backing from European Union members and EU lawmakers for her proposal, the Digital Markets Act, to reign in firms' powers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

U.S. makes contingency plans in case Russia uses its most powerful weapons

The immediate concern is what Putin may do next — driven by a desire to rescue a failing military effort or reestablish his credentials as a force to be feared.

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