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JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022

45 of 47 prefectures to fly flags half-staff for Abe's state funeral

The prefectures said that by doing so they will extend condolences over the death of the former prime minister, who was assassinated in the city of Nara on July 8.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022

Japan to reopen to independent travelers and lift daily arrival cap, Kishida says

The move marks a major policy shift after nearly 2u00bd years of strict COVID-19 restrictions.
JAPAN
Sep 23, 2022

Taiwan clouds mood ahead of China-Japan anniversary

Although various events have been held so far this year, a senior official of a group promoting friendly bilateral ties has pointed to the lack of excitement among Chinese people.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / ANALYSIS
Sep 23, 2022

Why are nature protection funds not reaching Indigenous peoples?

More international donor funding is being pledged to support Indigenous groups — but this cash usually comes with tight restrictions on how it must be used.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 23, 2022

'We're still in the tunnel': WHO chief says pandemic not over

In its latest epidemiological update, the WHO said over 9,800 fatalities were reported last week, down 17% from a week earlier, while 3.2 million new cases were reported.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 22, 2022

Why Japan has been taking incremental steps to reopen its borders

The Group of Seven's strictest border rules have been eased in slow, incremental steps, much to the chagrin of foreign nationals waiting to enter.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 22, 2022

New York suit threatens to uproot Trump from his hometown and business legacy

As well as pursuing the former U.S. president for alleged inflation of asset values, the city's attorney general also seeks to ban his three oldest children from running a corporation there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2022

Aviation chiefs warn of prolonged ticket price pain

IATA says airlines posted losses of $180 billion in 2020 and 2021 and expects another $9.7 billion in losses this year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2022

A fallen dynasty backs Sri Lanka’s leader as creditors seek answers

Foreign currency reserves in the country continue to dwindle, falling to less than $1.8 billion in August, with IMF funds unlikely to arrive for several months.
PRESS / Events
Sep 22, 2022

“Biodiversity conservation in landscapes and seascapes” with Yasuo Takahashi

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2022

Jenny Xie explores the subversive power of the concealed and the overlooked

In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2022

U.S. court lets investigators resume review of classified records in Trump probe

Trump's lawyers could potentially ask the U.S. Supreme Court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices appointed by him, to intervene.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2022

Why young Japanese are more likely to back Abe’s state funeral

For many voters in their 20s, Abe's name is synonymous with a soaring Nikkei stock average and almost full employment under his Abenomics program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Beware Italy’s ‘mafia entrepreneurs’

Italy's organized crime is expanding its reach by taking control of struggling businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 21, 2022

Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot

The company is floating ambitious plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, within its factories.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 21, 2022

Storm clouds gather over France ahead of World Cup defense

As Les Bleus coach Didier Deschamps and his squad as key players struggle with injuries and personal problems, the country's federation is also battling controversy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

War and energy crisis fires global hunt for coal, sparking investment in polluting fuel

Buyers in Europe and beyond are now vying to pay top dollar for coal, often from remote places that until now hardly even shipped the fuel.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022

Biden says the pandemic is over, but at least 400 people are dying daily

Some patients said the president was being insensitive at best, and some public health experts said his words were at odds with the science.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2022

Biden hedges on seeking re-election in 2024

In a rare, wide-ranging interview, the U.S. president went back on repeated assertions by the White House that he is sure to run in two years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2022

Xi’s heir is likely among China’s rising ‘Luckiest Generation’

A group of Communist Party cadres born in the 1970s that missed both the havoc of the Mao era and the economic crises facing today's graduates is one to watch at next month's party congress.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 19, 2022

Emperor and Queen Elizabeth had close ties for nearly 50 years

'Of course, I felt rather nervous, but the conversation was very informal and enjoyable,' Emperor Naruhito wrote of his first meeting with the queen, in 1983.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 19, 2022

Asian farmers plant to boost palm oil output as seedling shortage slows pace

Asia produces more than 90% of the world's cheapest edible oil used in cooking, baking and cosmetics.
MORE SPORTS
Sep 18, 2022

Ayaka Furue in three-way lead, Hinako Shibuno 4th at Portland Classic

Kobe native Furue opened with a birdie, reeled off three in a row starting at the par-5 fifth and added another at the 14th to leap into contention at Columbia Edgewater.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 18, 2022

Ex-Tokyo Games executive suspected of giving favors to ad agency ADK

Haruyuki Takahashi has been arrested on suspicion of taking bribes from companies including Aoki Holdings Inc. over Tokyo Games sponsorship contracts.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 17, 2022

LIV Golf defections deliver blow to Presidents Cup

The International squad will field eight rookies against an American lineup with 12 of the world's 26 top-ranked players.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Wakatakakage bring balance to the banzuke?
Wakatakakage during a ring entering ceremony in February 2020
Taiwanese drama 'Zero Day Attack' on Chinese invasion to stream in Japan
A scene from the Taiwanese television drama "Zero Day Attack," which will stream in Japan from Friday.
Japanese star convicted of indecent assault in Hong Kong
J-pop idol Kenshin Kamimura leaves the West Kowloon Law Courts on bail in Hong Kong on Wednesday, after he was found guilty of indecent assault of a woman who worked as his interpreter at a restaurant in Mong Kok district in March this year.
Ukraine war has transformed North Korean military: Kyiv’s military intel chief
An explosion of a drone lights up the sky over Kyiv during a Russian drone strike, on July 30. Moscow has dispatched military specialists to train the Korean People’s Army on how to use combat drones and air-defense systems.
The indelible memory of being a part of Unit 731
Hideo Shimizu, 95, says he cannot forget seeing the prisoners' bloody wills scribbled on the walls of prison cells at Unit 731 in 1945.
Will Ishiba's critics be able to garner enough support for a leadership race?
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's political survival likely hinges on whether a leadership race will take place within the Liberal Democratic Party following its decision to have its election committee canvass the opinions of party members and prefectural chapters on the subject.
Hidden rosters and the legacy of Japan’s germ warfare
Katsutoshi Takegami, 77, in his storehouse attic where he discovered his father's Unit 1644 documents
Osaka Expo highlights the challenge of holding events in Japan's scorching summer
People huddle near a large fan blowing icy-cold mist at the Osaka Expo on July 12. Amid Japan's relentless summer heat, organizes have put myriad measures in place in order to keep guests safe.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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