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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022

Arming to disarm: North Korea’s nuclear paradox

Even as its nuclear capacity continues to advance, Pyongyang will keep its anti-nuclear doctrine in place — despite the growing contradiction.
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BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 27, 2022

Forget showering, it's eat or heat for shocked Europeans hit by energy crisis

As wholesale gas and electricity prices surge, millions of people in Europe are now spending a record amount of their income on energy, data show.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 25, 2022

What does India want from Russia?

As the Ukraine war continues, India's quest for self-reliance increasingly entails multidimensional international engagement.
Japan Times
Aug 24, 2022

Tsunan Sake Brewery from Niigata Wins Silver Medal at the The Milano Sake Challenge (MSC)

Tsunan, Niigata (July 4th, 2022) — Tsunan sake brewery, the maker of the “郷 (GO) DOLCE” was awarded a silver medal at The 2022 MIlano Sake Challenge (MSC) competition. Tsunan sake brewery has continually demarked itself by the technique of its Niigata sake making. First global launched in April,...
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WORLD
Aug 20, 2022

Odesa is defiant. It’s also Putin’s ultimate target.

Odesa, grain port to the world, city of creative mingling, scarred metropolis steeped in Jewish history, is the big prize in the war and a personal obsession for Putin.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 18, 2022

China’s lure for European companies outshines flaring tensions

Investment from the European Union into China was up 15% in the first half of 2022 compared with a year ago, data has shown.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal

Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
PRESS / Events
Aug 8, 2022

『ガストロミーツーリズム〜食が地域を救う〜』申し込み受付中!

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CULTURE / Music
Aug 6, 2022

Fuji Rock offers escapism once again

The summer music festival's 2022 edition marks a return to an event resembling 'normal.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022

China's 'COVID zero' could last for years because it works for Xi

While questions persist about the reliability of Chinese data, the country has reported just 5,226 COVID-19 deaths since the pandemic began, compared with more than 1 million in the U.S.
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BUSINESS
Jul 27, 2022

Inflation, interest rate hikes and China lockdowns hitting Asia’s growth outlook

The Asian Development Bank's Albert Park details the reasons the organization cut its growth forecast for Asia to 4.6% from an earlier forecast of 5.2%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 27, 2022

World may be heading toward recession, IMF warns

If the thicket of threats continues to intensify, the world economy faces one of its weakest years since 1970, a period of intense stagflation across the globe.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2022

Giancarlo Stanton takes MVP honors as American League wins MLB All-Star Game

Stanton, who has 24 homers in the first half of the season, belted a 457-foot game-tying two-run home run off Dodgers pitcher Tony Gonsolin in the top of the fourth.
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
CULTURE / Music / Japan Pulse
Jun 25, 2022

Baseball dance craze has the internet asking again, 'What does the fox say?'

What started out as a fun segment between innings at Nippon Ham Fighters' games now has athletes, fans and netizens busting a move to Ylvis' chart-topping 2013 hit “The Fox.'
Jun 20, 2022

Jinseki International School (JINIS) collaborates with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) and Japan eSports Union (JeSU) to host first ever Esports Day

JAPAN, 20 JUNE 2021 – Jinseki International School (JINIS), the first elementary boarding style school located in Jinseki, Hiroshima, collaborates with the Global Esports Federation (GEF) and Japan eSports Union (JeSU) to host a new initiative called “JINIS Esports Day”. This was a first collaboration...
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BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022

Once-spurned superjumbos return to skies as travel roars back

The superjumbo — seen as heralding a luxurious new chapter for aviation with its onboard bars and whisper-quiet interiors — was falling out of favor before the pandemic hit.
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CULTURE / Film
Jun 16, 2022

'Everything Everywhere All at Once' costume designer Shirley Kurata becomes the story

With the success of the film 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,' the work of Shirley Kurata is in demand, but her personal style has always had its own fans.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2022

Europe fills up on gas but race to replace Russia far from over

For European households, there is little respite from sky-high fuel prices that have strained budgets, driven down disposable income and weighed on the economic outlook.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2022

Ending the war of attrition in Ukraine

Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine has degenerated into a savage war of attrition that each side believes it will win, but which in reality both sides will lose.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2022

Ukraine invasion and the implosion of history

Although Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine has summoned memories of some of the darkest moments of the 20th century, it would be a mistake to say that history is merely repeating itself.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2022

U.S. firefighters on climate front lines sound alarm over staffing

Federal firefighters have been swapping stories via private chats and social media of undermanned stations, crumbling buildings and poorly maintained equipment.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Why Putin faces 'more NATO' in the Arctic after Ukraine invasion

As nonmembers, Finland and Sweden don't have the protection of NATO's guarantee that an attack on one ally is an attack on all, but moves to join the alliance are growing more likely.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022

The best game that money could buy

In MLB, where players' salaries are public but owners' revenues are not, teams can spend as little as they want. They can also spend as much as they want.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2022

Global supply lines brace for ‘menacing’ economic storm to widen

Although global supply strains started to ease in early 2022, the situation is worsening again as headwinds strengthen from the war in Ukraine and China's COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 15, 2022

Australia to replace suspended Russian team in Billie Jean King Cup finals

Australia was the highest-ranked side among the losing semifinalists in 2021 and will take Russia's automatic spot in this year's finals of the tournament formerly known as the Fed Cup.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2022

Vaccine protection against moderate illness waned among adolescents, new CDC data suggests

The vaccine does protect against severe illness, and booster shots increase the protection.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami