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BUSINESS
Jan 11, 2023

Saury catches in Japan hit record low for fourth straight year

The historically poor catches of the autumn delicacy reflects a decline in saury stock, as well as smaller catches in Russian waters due to worsened ties between Tokyo and Moscow.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 11, 2023

New Indonesia capital imperils ancient Eden with 'ecological disaster'

With construction ramping up this year, environmentalists warn that the project will speed up deforestation in one of the world's largest and oldest tropical rainforests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Biden says he was surprised by classified documents discovery

Biden said he doesn't know what's in the documents, but that he believed they were handled properly by his lawyers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Uniqlo owner Fast Retailing to boost Japan salaries up to 40%

Starting monthly salaries for university graduates will increase to u00a5300,000 ($2,270) from u00a5255,000, while salaries for new store managers at Uniqlo will rise to u00a5390,000 from u00a5290,000.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

WHO urges travelers to wear masks as new COVID variant spreads

XBB.1.5 — the most transmissible omicron subvariant detected so far — accounted for 27.6% of COVID-19 cases in the United States for the week that ended Jan. 7.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 11, 2023

Apple to begin making in-house screens in 2024 in shift away from Samsung

The company aims to begin by swapping out the display in the highest-end Apple Watches by the end of next year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2023

Russia's Wagner mercenaries battle Ukrainian resistance in Soledar's town center

Soledar has been the focus of intense fighting as Russia has viewed it as key to its campaign for the nearby strategic city of Bakhmut and Ukraine's larger eastern Donbas region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 10, 2023

Japan's domestic travel discount program is back. Here's what you need to know.

The discount program is expected to end in stages as each prefecture runs out of funds allocated from the central government, but it will likely last until the end of March.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 10, 2023

Kishida and Biden to 'set course' for alliance in first talks in Washington

Japan's new defense and security direction will play a key role in the talks, as Kishida is seeking Biden's strong endorsement of Tokyo's fresh strategy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

China warns Australia to 'be careful' of Japan

Australia recently signed a new security pact with Japan, which some have seen as an attempt to limit Beijing's muscle in the Pacific region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 10, 2023

'Wolf warrior' corralled? Controversial Chinese diplomat is moved from key post

The Foreign Ministry's fiery spokesman, Zhao Lijian, has been removed from his post, where he had become one of China's most prominent public officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023

Beijing aims to corner another green energy market: hydrogen

As the world races to decarbonize, the next round of competition involves a device called an electrolyzer — and 40% of them are made in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,462 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,632, compared with 12,954.3 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2023

Was Brazil's insurrection foretold?

It is cold comfort that most of the militants who sacked Brazil's government institutions were amateurs, much like their counterparts in the U.S. Jan. 6 insurrection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2023

Looking for the endgame to Sino-U.S. competition

The question asked by some in the West is not “Do we want China to succeed or fail?” but rather, “How do we manage China's continuing rise?”
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jan 10, 2023

Major format changes await J. League in coming seasons

Stakeholders are preparing for a number of seismic shifts that they hope will push the competition and its clubs to even greater heights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

Police took 1.63 million nonurgent emergency calls from January to November 2022

Of the total calls received, 622 involved the use of a system allowing police to receive videos of the events concerned, such as crimes and accidents, from the callers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023

What drove a mass attack on Brazil’s capital? Mass delusion.

Millions of Brazilians appear to be convinced that October's presidential election was rigged against Bolsonaro, despite audits and analyses by experts finding nothing of the sort.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 10, 2023

NWSL bans four coaches and fines teams after misconduct inquiry

An independent investigator brought in by U.S. Soccer found last year that abuse and misconduct 'had become systemic' in the NWSL.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023

Classified documents from Biden's vice presidency found at think tank

Nearly 10 documents were found at Biden's office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 10, 2023

Thai election jockeying heats up as PM eyes way around term limits

Former coup leader Prayut Chan-ocha is maneuvering to stay in power despite a steady decline in his popularity and a constitutional term limit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023

Crypto startup funding falls to lowest level in almost two years

Overall, venture capital firms invested $2.3 billion in crypto startups during the fourth quarter of 2022, a 75% drop from the same period the previous year.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jan 10, 2023

These dogs and cats are looking for a new home. In exchange? You'll get a fun friend!

An adorable basset hound, the winner of the 'sweetest cat' award and a cute beagle are just some of the many animals we profiled in the latter months of 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023

Apple plans to drop key Broadcom chip to use in-house design

Apple is Broadcom's largest customer and accounted for about 20% of the chipmaker's revenue in the last fiscal year, amounting to almost $7 billion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 10, 2023

Noma, rated the world’s best restaurant, is closing its doors

Is the end of Rene Redzepi's acclaimed restaurant the canary in fine dining's coal mine?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2023

COVID-19 rips through rural China ahead of Lunar New Year migration

In smaller cities and rural areas, serious illness and death will likely be more widespread given the lack of robust medical resources and older populations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 10, 2023

Eisai shares jump after FDA approves Alzheimer’s drug lecanemab

The drug, to be sold under the brand name Leqembi, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration under an accelerated pathway.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
Japan to recognize Taiwan as place of origin in family registration system
Masataka Yuhara, secretary-general of the Friends of Lee Teng Hui Association in Japan, which has been calling for "Taiwan" to be permitted as a place of origin in family registers.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Struggling Nissan considers closing two plants in Kanagawa
Automaker Nissan's headquarters in Yokohama
Closing the gap between what you learn and what you say in Japanese
A few tweaks to the conversations you learn in your Japanese class will help you sound like a native when you step out the door.
Akazawa's dilemma: no tariff deal or a half-baked deal
Chief tariff negotiator Ryosei Akazawa and his delegation in the Oval Office of the White House in April. Since then, Japan's trade negotiations with the U.S. have produced no tangible results.
Nissan hoping to electrify home crowd as Formula E returns to Tokyo
Nissan's Oliver Rowland drives during qualifying for Miami E-Prix at Homestead Motor Speedway in Homestead, Florida, on April 12.
For his first feature film, director Ryuya Suzuki created a masterpiece
"Jinsei," which follows its protagonist over a century, probes themes of identity and societal issues with a dark comic touch. The director, however, says he created the story without knowing where it would lead.
Historian Rob Fitts discovers earliest ever reference to baseball in Japan
Japan's Shohei Ohtani carries the Japanese flag onto the field before the start of the World Baseball Classic final against the United States in Miami on March 21, 2023.
Japanese retailers turn to California rice for cheaper alternative
U.S. Ambassador to Japan George Glass eats California rice at the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo on Tuesday along with Mitsuko Tsuchiya, vice president of retailer Aeon.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
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