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WORLD
Jun 16, 2022

How asylum-seekers cross the U.S. border

Since U.S. President Joe Biden took office, migration at the southern border of the United States has increased to levels not seen in decades.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 15, 2022

China moves Russia defender out of line for foreign minister job

The transfer comes as the ruling Communist Party shifts officials around in preparation for a twice-a-decade party congress later this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022

As North Korean missiles fly, Seoul signals need to revitalize intel pact with Tokyo

Pyongyang's record-breaking number of launches this year continues to push Seoul and Tokyo closer after years of soured ties, including on the contentious GSOMIA pact.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame.

Three months into the war, cracks are emerging in the international alliance that swiftly rallied around Kyiv after Moscow's invasion.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Jun 12, 2022

Atsuki Kuroda's new house blends style and taste

'No genre!' says chef Atsuki Kuroda of the stunning, satisfying menu at AC House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 10, 2022

Russia gas crisis highlights Europe's green energy storage problem

The European Union needs to more than triple its storage capacity by 2030 to adequately support its green transition goals.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 9, 2022

'Emergent Tokyo' digs into an urban sprawl borne from chaos and order

Architect Jorge Almazan and Studiolab, his research laboratory at Keio University, take an innovative approach to exploring the historical conditions that shaped Tokyo's eclectic cityscape.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2022

Vulnerable nations demand funding for climate losses

The surging costs of climate change-driven destruction have made vulnerable nations poorer by about one-fifth, 55 such countries said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jun 8, 2022

North Korean missile barrage adds new dimension to Japan's threat assessment

The launch of eight missiles from four locations in the country builds on earlier training for a strike designed to overwhelm Japanese and South Korean missile defenses, experts say.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022

South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests

The two countries' militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 6, 2022

Bento-maker sets example with language lessons for Vietnamese trainees

Asahikawa Ekitachiuri Shokai in Hokkaido says the classes make communication and work easier, and that trainees will have more job options after they return to Vietnam.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022

Mini nuclear reactors have an outsized waste problem

Small-modular reactors, known as SMRs, could produce as much as two to 30-times more waste than conventional atomic power plants in operation today, according to scientists.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2022

China COVID victory claim undermined by arrests and sudden closures

Continued lockdowns for some Shanghai residents have resulted in conflicts with police, while a flash shutdown of a luxury shopping mall trapped shoppers and staff inside.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022

Hong Kong backpedals on home quarantine for COVID subvariants

The reversion to centralized quarantine runs counter to recent commentary from Hong Kong health experts that the public shouldn't be too worried about new omicron subvariants.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 1, 2022

Indian private refiners profit from cheap Russian crude as state refiners suffer

Private refiners have helped drive total Indian fuel exports 15% higher in the first five months of 2022 compared with the same period in 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2022

With 100 million refugees, the migrant crisis has barely begun

War and famine will make millions more take flight. And then comes climate change. How will the world cope?
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2022

Japan approves ¥2.7 trillion extra budget bill to fend off inflation

The entire budget, which will be financed by government bonds, is being directed toward a u00a56.2 trillion emergency relief package put together to fend off rising prices.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 30, 2022

Evicted villagers pay a high price for India's hydropower push

The government has said hydropower, along with solar and wind, is vital to meeting India's pledge to get half of its energy from nonfossil fuel sources by 2030.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
May 26, 2022

Local opposition and regulations slow Japan's return to nuclear

Rising energy prices stemming from the war in Ukraine have stirred debate over nuclear power, but the government would have to bypass its own rules to accelerate reactor restarts.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022

Ukraine's embattled farmers running on empty as world faces food crisis

The total area planted with grain this spring is already expected to be up to 30% smaller than last year because of the fighting, and yields could drop too if farmers don't get fuel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 23, 2022

Millions at risk as India's severe heat wave exposes cooling gaps

Almost 323 million people across India are at high risk from extreme heat and a lack of cooling mechanisms such as fans and refrigerators.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 22, 2022

How robots can help build offshore wind turbines more quickly

New software and robotics systems — initially intended to help conduct research on other planets — may shave years off the time needed to put up offshore wind turbine farms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
May 22, 2022

How Anthony Albanese went from public housing kid to Australia’s new PM

One of the country's first prime ministers in decades with a working-class upbringing, Albanese ends nine years of conservative rule.
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
May 22, 2022

In turbulent times, chaos grows from the barrel of a gun

Fifty years ago, a significant portion of Japan's youth chose violence. The population watched the results unfold on television like some terrifying soap opera.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
May 22, 2022

Libushi Bashamichi: Raising the bar for casual craft beer dining

Delicate ales, hearty stouts and a sophisticated menu make a visit to this Yokohama taproom a must for any craft brew connoisseur.

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