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Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 2, 2022

Does moderate drinking protect your heart? A genetic study offers a new answer.

The risk of heart disease is small if people have an average of seven drinks a week when compared with none. But it increases quickly as the level of alcohol consumption rises.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 27, 2022

‘Don't Worry’: Take a breather from the corporate grind with Zen lessons

Shunmyo Masuno's book of compassionate teachings addresses those who find it difficult to relieve stress, specifically the people caught up in the busyness of corporate life.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2022

Myanmar 'special command' authorized lethal attacks on civilians, report finds

The investigation will add to global pressure on the military to halt its crackdown on opponents and the use of air strikes and shelling in civilian areas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Dependence on Russian weapons puts India at odds with other 'Quad' members

India has stood out as one major democracy reluctant to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin — and billions of dollars in weapons purchases mean that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Mar 8, 2022

A 'gateway to Japanese culture’ celebrates its 150th anniversary

From the Meiji Era to the modern day, the Tokyo National Museum's story sheds light on Japan's global ties over the years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

Who pays? U.N. climate report reignites global fight for compensation.

Vulnerable countries have for years sought funding to help them shoulder the costs related to climate change. So far, it hasn't arrived.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2022

A hotter planet means a hungrier planet, climate report warns

Simultaneous crop failures in the world's breadbaskets and livestock deaths from extreme heat are just a few of the disasters that may befall the world's food system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2022

Nerve damage may explain some cases of long COVID-19, U.S. study shows

The condition arises within three months of a COVID-19 infection and lasts at least two months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2022

Ukraine climate scientist fears for Russian peer who apologized for war

Russian researcher Oleg Anisimov took the unexpected step of apologizing for the Russian military invasion during a virtual IPCC meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 28, 2022

Global warming is outrunning efforts to protect human life, U.N. reports says

The effects of melting glaciers and thawing permafrost in some areas are 'approaching irreversibility,” the report compiled by top climate scientists said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2022

What could possibly have been on Putin’s mind?

Putin's real reason for invading Ukraine is far from pragmatic and even more alarming: an ego-driven desire for Russia to become great power once again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 28, 2022

Meet me at 3 a.m. for a cup of coffee: Waking up to the benefits of segmented sleep

The pandemic has allowed some people to return to a former way of sleeping: in segments.
JAPAN / History
Feb 27, 2022

Japan's New Left remains a thing of memory, 50 years on from hostage incident

The Asama-Sanso lodge incident, a dramatic 10-day standoff with police that saw three lives lost, sealed the fate of the nation's student protest movement, some analysts say.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 27, 2022

'Scattered All Over the Earth': Yoko Tawada's utopia rejects present-day conventions

The Japanese writer's latest release is a thoroughly modern novel that reflects the seismic changes technology and globalization have wrought on humanity.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 27, 2022

'Vou: Visual Poetry Tokio 1958-1978' is a work of art, 20 years in the making

Editor Taylor Mignon's collection of Japanese visual poetry highlights artists who are of key importance to understanding 20th-century Japanese poetry.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022

Climate forecasters warn of a ‘global wildfire crisis’

The likelihood of extreme, catastrophic fires could increase by up to one-third by 2050 and up to 52% by 2100, a new United Nations report estimates.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Longform
Feb 21, 2022

After Beijing 2022, uncertainty clouds the future of the Olympics

The Olympic flame flickers amid faltering reforms and fading interest as the pandemic exposes shortcomings in the commercial goals of the Summer and Winter Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2022

New research helps explain the brightest, most energetic objects in the universe

The latest observations support a 'unified model' of active galactic nuclei, which holds that all such objects are the same but appear to have different properties when seen from Earth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2022

COVID-19 patients may have increased risk of developing mental health problems

A new study has found that people who had COVID-19 were 39% more likely to be diagnosed with depression and 35% more likely to be diagnosed with anxiety.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2022

Analysis of elephant tusk DNA reveals poachers' links with ivory trafficking networks

The new study suggest between three and six criminal organizations were responsible for most shipments, with poachers returning repeatedly to the same elephant populations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 4, 2022

Winter Olympics opening gives China a chance to spin its image

But even with the advantage of viewers' general excitement, Beijing has an uphill battle as reports of human rights abuses and suppression of dissent linger in public memory.
JAPAN
Feb 1, 2022

Former Tokyo Gov. Shintaro Ishihara, known for controversial views, dies at 89

Ishihara left his mark on Japanese politics as a staunch hawk whose nationalistic views often ruffled the feathers of Japan's neighbors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 31, 2022

Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.

Challenges to books are nothing new, but according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates, the tactics and venues where they play out are changing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022

How venture capital created the modern world

Rather than focusing on predictable returns, venture capitalists are in the business of betting on the future.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 30, 2022

'Rip It Up': Enter the kaleidoscopic world of Ko Machida

Daniel Joseph's translation of the punk rock artist turned author's novella, 'Rip It Up,' opens the door to a more avant-garde, experimental kind of Japanese literature for English readers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

Researchers achieve milestone on path toward nuclear fusion energy

Using the world's largest laser, the researchers coaxed fusion fuel for the first time to heat itself beyond the heat they zapped into it, achieving a phenomenon called a burning plasma.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 23, 2022

Fuminori Nakamura: ‘The darkness of fiction can be healing’

The author delves deep into the mind of a murderer and the monstrous depths of humanity in his complex thriller “My Annihilation,” his latest novel to be translated into English.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jan 22, 2022

‘Kanazawa’ is a tribute to life outside of Japan’s well-known cities

For author David Joiner, the rich history and culture of the city of Kanazawa is as much a part of his novel as its characters, who face the challenges of an international marriage.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 1, 2022

What to expect in the Year of the Tiger

Astrologers say the tiger denotes strength, vitality and growth — qualities that will hopefully stand us in good stead as we look to move past the uncertainty that COVID-19 has wrought.

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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