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COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 10, 2023

Testing times ahead for Beijing

Will China's ideological doubling down on the state over the market continue to impede its overall economic growth performance?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023

Ukraine fights Russian assault on salt mining town along eastern front

Russia has stepped up a powerful assault on Soledar in eastern Ukraine, officials in Kyiv said, forcing Ukrainian troops to repel waves of attacks led by the Wagner contract militia.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 9, 2023

How researchers in disaster-prone Japan and the Pacific are rethinking city design

In the years following the 2011 megaquake and tsunami, seawalls have proliferated along northeastern Japan's Pacific coast. Some researchers are pushing for an alternative approach.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 9, 2023

Italy's resurgent right takes on a woman's right to choose

Abortion repeatedly made headlines in September's elections, a process that elevated Giorgia Meloni to lead Italy's most right-wing government since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023

Bolsonaro's Florida stay puts ball in Biden's court after Brasilia riots

After watching Donald Trump supporters invade the U.S. Capitol two years ago, Biden is now facing mounting pressure to remove Bolsonaro from his self-imposed exile.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Jan 9, 2023

Deep-pocketed Hawks sparing no expense this offseason

The Hawks have gone on a spending spree in hopes of winning the Pacific League and Japan Series titles in 2023.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 9, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 8,199 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital rose 1.4% week on week to 14,941.4.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 9, 2023

Second coming of once-banned conspiracy theorists after Twitter amnesty

Twitter has turned into what campaigners call a cesspool of misinformation, hate-filled conspiracies and racial slurs.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 9, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin dominates field to earn record-equaling World Cup victory

The 27-year-old American produced two dominant runs to beat Italian Federica Brignone by 0.77 seconds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2023

Putin’s energy gambit fizzles as warm winter saves Europe

Mild weather, a wider array of suppliers and efforts to reduce demand are helping, with gas reserves still nearly full and prices tumbling to prewar levels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023

No sign of casualties after Russia claims revenge attack on Ukrainian soldiers

A Ukrainian military spokesman called the claim of mass casualties as an attempt by the Russia to show it had responded forcefully to Ukraine's recent strikes on Russian soldiers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2023

Economists fret over perils ahead for global growth

The world economy may be shifting to a more difficult era where interest rates will be higher, geopolitical tensions greater and uncertainties more pronounced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 9, 2023

Bracing for the silver tsunami

Low fertility rates — in the absence of increased immigration — will reduce the working-age population, in turn lowering household consumption and economic growth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court

The uprising underlined the severe polarization that still grips the country days after the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Jan 9, 2023

Technology remains key to geopolitical success

One of Japan's immediate challenges is to resolve tech supply chain issues and counter China's stranglehold of the world's semiconductor market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2023

Barbarians at democracy’s gates

The conventional wisdom is that the arc of history always bends toward peace, tolerance, justice and democracy. But recent political violence makes it clear there is no room for complacency.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023

'Once in a century' flood cuts off communities in northwestern Australia

The disaster comes after some eastern regions if the country have endured four major flood crises since last year caused by the La Nina weather system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023

From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels

The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,124 new cases

The capital's daily caseload was up by 5,938 from a week before, as it also reported 28 deaths linked to the virus.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 8, 2023

Frederick the Great’s advice for Ukraine negotiations

Kyiv and Moscow both grasp what the 18th-century King of Prussia understood: Diplomacy without arms is like music without instruments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2023

As Asian societies age, ‘retirement’ just means more work

Across East Asia, populations are graying faster than anywhere else in the world, and while younger generations shrink, older workers are often toiling well into their 70s and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023

Health experts warily eye XBB.1.5, the latest omicron subvariant

The young version of the coronavirus could worsen what is already shaping up to be a rough COVID winter as people gather indoors and don't receive boosters that can ward off severe disease.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 8, 2023

Naomi Osaka joins list of big names missing Australian Open

Organizers didn't provide a reason for the Japanese star's withdrawal.
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2023

Police prepare for spring elections six months after Abe was killed on the campaign trail

The National Police Agency has conducted a drastic review of its protection for dignitaries and introduced a plan to check the protection plans of prefectural police in advance.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 8, 2023

Seattle schools sue Big Tech over youth mental health crisis

The suit appears to be the first of its kind in the U.S. brought by a school district, following similar claims filed last year by scores of families.
Paris Saint-Germain players line up before the team's club friendly against Inter Milan at Tokyo's National Stadium on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Aug 2, 2023

Second straight tour shows PSG's commitment to Japanese market

The French superclub has experienced explosive growth in its global base, especially in Asia, since its 2011 takeover by Qatari ownership.

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji