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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 6, 2022

China stocks poised for muted reopen after Hong Kong’s surge

Given their weakening correlation with offshore markets, China stocks may struggle to keep up with any initial upward momentum unless policymakers take more steps to restore investor confidence.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / DAHL'S JAPAN
Feb 5, 2022

Roger Dahl on COVID-19 testing for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics

Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2022

Apple made a change that is hammering internet firms like Facebook's owner

A long-planned shift in how people's information may be used online is having a dramatic impact on internet companies that have spent years building businesses around selling ads.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 4, 2022

Rina Yoshika to return to Japan after crash during Olympic slopestyle training

Snowboarder Rina Yoshika suffered a heavy fall in training on the slopestyle course at the Genting Snow Park on Thursday and will return home, a Team Japan spokesperson said in a statement.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 3, 2022

Quad axel remains among figure skating's most elusive and sought after prizes

'Maybe a good analogy is it's less scary falling off a cliff backwards than forwards. A lot of skaters are not fans of the axel for that reason.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2022

Does Japan’s human rights resolution on China go far enough?

Some say the China human rights resolution 'was born at last after a difficult delivery,” while others call it “too little, too submissive.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 2, 2022

How China views the Ukraine crisis

The stakes for China are high, but Beijing has been extremely careful about showing its hand over the Ukraine crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 2, 2022

Asics defies Nike’s China underperformance in return to profit

Many foreign sports brands struggled in China last year as controversy erupted over cotton sourced from the Xinjiang region, making Asic's performance a surprise.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 31, 2022

Ex-official warns BOJ against using digital yen to juice policy

Hiromi Yamaoka said that while it's clear Japan's payment systems need to change, he is totally against the idea of the central bank using a digital yen to gain extra policy leverage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 31, 2022

China’s economic woes mount as manufacturing slips in January

Beijing is seeking to stabilize the economy ahead of a key political leadership meeting later this year, with the central bank already cutting interest rates.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 30, 2022

North Korea ups ante with most powerful missile test since 2017

Sunday's launch, which experts said was likely an intermediate-range weapon, could effectively bring an end to leader Kim Jong Un's self-imposed moratorium of longer-range missile tests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

China says U.S. failing to meet agreements from Biden-Xi summit

In recent days the two sides have increasingly traded barbs over the Biden administration's efforts to organize a diplomatic boycott of the Winter Games.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2022

China’s COVID-19 blame game fizzles over infection-by-mail theory

The abrupt reversal in tone shows the pressures China faces in managing the official narrative as they look to contain omicron outbreaks while also hosting a successful Winter Olympics.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2022

War may loom, but are there off-ramps?

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and NATO are expected to respond, in writing, to Russia's far-reaching demands in the next several days in an effort to maintain diplomatic talks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 25, 2022

Monetary security is a fight over infrastructure financing, currency and sanctions

With the U.S. liberally deploying sanctions and China striving to push its digital yuan, Japan must tread carefully to maintain its own standing.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 24, 2022

Fighters' new look only small piece of puzzle in Tsuyoshi Shinjo's first season

For all of Shinjo's charisma and ability to dominate a room, everyone is waiting to see what type of manager he will be and how the players will respond to him.
Figure Skating
Jan 24, 2022

Yuzuru Hanyu and Nathan Chen expected to take center stage in Beijing

A rivalry that fizzled out in Pyeongchang four years ago may produce fireworks at the Beijing Games when two-time defending Olympic champion Yuzuru Hanyu battles American Nathan Chen in his quest for more figure skating glory.
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 24, 2022

A shinkansen to space (and other news found beneath the sofa)

While you may have done a 'big clean' around your house at New Year's, there are still a few news stories that our writer would like to tidy up.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 22, 2022

Naomi Osaka is out at Australian Open, but looking ahead

Upset again in the third round by a young unseeded talent on the rise, Naomi Osaka was in a different mood and better place at this Grand Slam tournament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2022

Surging gasoline costs unsettle Asia as inflation poses challenge

South Korea has taken steps to ensure a steady supply of the key fuel while tracking prices, and Japan may soon hand aid to local refiners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2022

‘We are Taiwanese’: China’s growing menace hardens island’s identity

Beijing's anti-democratic authoritarianism has only solidified the island's identity, turning the Taiwan Strait into one of Asia's biggest potential flashpoints.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 19, 2022

Hamsters, wings and shrimp ensnared by China’s 'COVID zero' zeal

Beijing is looking at all possibly avenues of import and transmission in a bit to ensure the coronavirus is kept at bay.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.
North Korea's Kim sets sights on nuclear-armed navy
An unidentified weapons system is fired from the deck of North Korea's latest destroyer, the Choe Hyon, during two days of tests on Monday and Tuesday in this undated photo released Wednesday.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.

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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
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