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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 8, 2022

These are not the most expensive cities — unless you are an expat

Lists of the world's priciest urban centers assume you're a tennis-playing, vermouth-drinking expat paid in dollars with a maid and a car.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 8, 2022

AI-generated anime selfies propel beauty app to top in Japan

Hong Kong-based Meitu's app has reached the top of Apple's free iPhone downloads chart and No. 2 on Android's Google Play in Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 8, 2022

China after 'zero-COVID'

China's ending nearly three years of severe COVID-19 restrictions will bring an uptick in cases and deaths, creating political challenges for the government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 8, 2022

Hong Kong and Singapore compete for green finance supremacy

The race to attract all that fresh money and trading business in Asia will take years to play out, but so far Singapore has an early edge over Hong Kong.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2022

Peru’s president tried to dissolve Congress. By day’s end, he was arrested.

In a cinematic conclusion to Pedro Castillo's tenure as leader of Peru, the leftist was arrested after he attempted to dissolve Congress in a desperate bid to cling to power.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 8, 2022

World Cup attendance lower than Qatar's expectations

A huge surge in visitors is unlikely at this stage, with only eight teams remaining in Doha and eight matches left.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 8, 2022

Most Chinese may end up with COVID, senior health adviser warns

The comments come as Beijing makes concerted steps toward dismantling its zero-tolerance approach to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 14,104 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 12,136.9, about the same level as the previous week's 12,004.4.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 8, 2022

Wrestlers with amateur backgrounds becoming new normal in sumo

These days elite top-tier wrestlers without an amateur background are an increasingly scarce sight.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 8, 2022

Netherlands plans curbs on China tech exports in deal with U.S.

The move is a step toward bulking up U.S. efforts to limit Beijing's chipmaking and military ambitions.
JAPAN
Dec 8, 2022

Defense panel member urges stable fund source for security

Yoichi Funabashi mentioned the need for active defense by the government against cyberattacks on key infrastructure such as power and communications networks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

Most Japanese firms in poll don't support Kishida, citing leadership and prices

Dissatisfaction among major corporations mirrors public opinion polls showing dwindling support for Kishida amid scandals that have taken down three of his ministers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 8, 2022

Japan’s life insurers are dumping foreign bonds at a record pace

While the yen has already seen a strong rebound from its October low, expectations for further gains make it unlikely Japanese investors will rush back into foreign securities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 8, 2022

Japan’s smaller contraction masks extent of underlying weakness

Gross domestic product shrank an annualized 0.8% in the three months to the end of September from the previous period, revised figures from the Cabinet Office showed Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 8, 2022

Ex-Theranos president Ramesh Balwani gets 13-year prison term in fraud case

Balwani and the company's founder, Elizabeth Holmes, had promised to revolutionize the medical industry by using a few drops of blood to complete a wide array of health tests.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 8, 2022

Xi begins 'epoch-making' visit to Saudi Arabia as Riyadh chafes at U.S. censure

The White House said the Chinese leader's visit was an example of attempts to exert influence, and that this would not change U.S. policy toward the Middle East.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

SoftBank’s Masayoshi Son quietly lifts stake to 34%, edging toward buyout

The billionaire now owns more than a third of the company he founded, after aggressive buybacks in the last two months.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Dec 8, 2022

‘Fragments of the Last Will’: You’ll need tissues for this WWII tearjerker

Takahisa Zeze's period drama about the true-life story of a Japanese soldier's fight for survival in a Soviet camp aims for the heart.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 8, 2022

Key iPhone supplier expects orders to drop on weak tech demand

Apple has trimmed iPhone output on softening demand and may slash production further.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2022

Now arriving: Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison mosaics

Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.'s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022

Jiang Zemin’s mixed legacy

One can attribute many of China's current achievements and problems to policies initiated during Jiang Zemin's tenure.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022

Japan's place in Canada’s Indo-Pacific strategy

Canada's position in regards to the rules that govern global trade, human rights and navigation should resonate with Japan given its deep concerns about China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 7, 2022

Japan needs billionaires like Jack Ma, not just more tourists

Japan has much to offer the ultrarich — it now needs to figure how to attract more of them given how much more money they spend than the average tourist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 7, 2022

Will Russians choose truth or lies? Ukraine’s fate depends on them

How ordinary Russians deal with their government's propaganda has become a matter of war and peace.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 7, 2022

The Church, the State and Kishida's headache

Kanako Takahara joins this week's Deep Dive to discuss what's behind a new bill regulating faith-driven donations.
JAPAN / Society
Sep 12, 2023

Japan steps up efforts to prevent suicides among children

The number of suicides among elementary, junior high and senior high school students has been on the rise, reaching 514 in 2022.
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.
Australian firm produces heavy rare earth, in first outside China
The Lynas Rare Earths processing plant in Kalgoorlie, Western Australia
Police arrest Chinese man in Saitama hit-and-run case
Police questioned a man who turned himself in as he closely resembled the driver recorded on the dashcam of another vehicle that happened to pass by the scene of a hit-and-run incident in Saitama Prefecture.
Wholesalers may be behind elevated retail rice prices
Wholesalers added ¥7,593 on average to their selling prices for stockpiled rice, far more than the ¥2,206 to ¥4,689 added for the 2022 rice.
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.
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

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

Longform

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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