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Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Dec 30, 2022

There’s more going on in a haiku than just the 5-7-5 syllable rule

Dive into one of Japan's most fascinating art forms during the holidays and think up a couple of haiku poems to celebrate the season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2022

'Darkness before dawn’: Tourism sector in China eyes slow but sure recovery

Travel agents across China don't expect demand to immediately surge following the lifting of pandemic-related travel restrictions, due to various factors.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2022

Are Putin and Xi in decline? Populism and autocracy still have deep resources.

Liberal democracy is still imperiled, despite all the recent cheerfulness from enemies of authoritarianism.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2022

The little trains that could: Japan's rural railways keep chugging on

With savvy marketing, Choshi Electric Railway somehow gets back on track.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2022

King penguins survived hunters. Now they face climate change.

As global warming makes the polar front drift southwards, the Crozet Islands could soon become uninhabitable for king penguins.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 29, 2022

Erling Haaland can raise level even higher according to Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola

The Norway international has scored 26 times in 20 appearances under Guardiola in all competitions.
JAPAN
Dec 29, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 18,372 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 17,224.6, compared to 16,486.7 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 29, 2022

Southwest Airlines chaos is told-you-so moment after warnings of old tech

Southwest's travails after winter weather on the weekend are dragging on with more than 2,500 flights canceled Wednesday and a similarly bleak outlook for Thursday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 29, 2022

U.K.-Japan relations grow stronger amid these trying times

U.K. and Japanese relations grow stronger amid trying times marred by war and rising inflation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 29, 2022

Rising online crackdowns across Asia target citizens and Big Tech

During the COVID-19 lockdowns in Vietnam last year, blogger Bui Van Thuan took to Facebook to criticize a government's response. Days later, he was arrested.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 29, 2022

Remote workers descend on Mexico City and housing prices surge

The city has become a global hub for foreigners unshackled from their offices by work-from-home policies and drawn to the comforts a salary paid in dollars or euros can afford.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2022

Soaring China COVID cases increase risk of new variants, experts say

With the virus now able to circulate among nearly one-fifth of the world's population, other nations and experts fear China will become fertile ground for new variants.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2022

Putin's gift to allies spark 'Lord of the Rings' jokes

During a summit that took place in St. Petersburg, the leaders of eight post-Soviet states received golden rings that showcase the emblem of the Commonwealth of Independent States.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Dec 29, 2022

Answers in 2022 encouraged activism, recommended books and provided advice

The 20 Questions section discusses people's experiences of Japan in their own words. As we emerge from the pandemic, an underlying theme in 2022 was fighting for change.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2022

Japan weighs lowering COVID-19 classification by spring at earliest

COVID-19 is currently classified in Category II, the second highest in the five-tier system based on severity and infectiousness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 29, 2022

Chinese women found their voice in 2022, but is anyone listening?

Strains between China's estimated 690 million women and the Communist Party's male-dominated leadership rippled through the year's political debates.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Dec 29, 2022

Dazzling Luka Doncic following Dirk Nowitzki's path

'We can't take him for granted,' Mavericks coach Jason Kidd said about Doncic. 'Again, people get their money's worth when they come watch him play. He puts on a show.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2022

Heat will stay on in Europe this winter, but after?

This year gas supply is probably sufficient, but even adjusting to colder homes and paying higher bills may not be enough in the upcoming years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2022

U.S. to impose China COVID testing as virus surge jangles global nerves

Beijing's sudden abandonment of tough measures to contain the coronavirus — and surge in virus cases — has caused jitters around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Dec 29, 2022

Dissecting the ties between war and populism

Russia may no longer be the totalitarian society that Nikita Khrushchev ruled six decades ago, but totalitarianism seemingly remains in its DNA.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 28, 2022

U.S. national killed in Saitama was a well-established businessman in Japan

William Bishop Jr. came to Japan in 1974 and eventually went on to start his own health care consultancy. He has been described as “dedicated, hard-working and a real leader.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2022

A new year, a new U.S. Congress and new economic risks

Key macroeconomic indicators offer at least a preliminary glimpse of what 2023 may hold in store for the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 28, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 20,243 new coronavirus cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 17,288.6, up 5.9% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 28, 2022

India’s looming demographic divide

As it prepares to overtake China as the world's most populous country, India is struggling to harness the economic benefits of its declining mortality and fertility rates.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2022

Haruhiko Kuroda spent 2022 showing the courage to be disliked

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda ticked nearly everyone off in a chaotic year. He won't care.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 28, 2022

How China’s ‘zero-COVID’ reversal is playing out on the ground

The change has brought an explosive surge of infections, drug shortages, and confusion and frustration among the population.
Researchers have developed a new method to analyze climate history and their findings align with current climate models.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 6, 2023

Science offers closer look at the Medieval Warming Period

Medieval Warming Period saw a population boom in Europe and the collapse of civilizations in the Americas
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.
Nissan to solicit early retirements while eyeing plant closures in Japan
Nissan's Oppama plant in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture, may be closed as part of the struggling carmaker's streamlining efforts.
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.
In Nintendo’s backyard, foreign indie game devs are thriving
Kyoto's gaming landscape is dominated by Nintendo's headquarters, but a contingent of foreign-born indie developers is also working in the gaming giant's shadow.
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.

Podcast

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

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