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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023

Year of conflict in Ukraine has left Europe forever changed

The Ukraine war has transformed the continent more profoundly than any event since the Cold War’s 1989 end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

Tempered in a crucible of violence, Zelenskyy rises to the moment

In much of the world, the Ukrainian leader has become a household name, representing his country's tenacity and underdog victories against Russia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 26, 2023

Japanese power company's crypto plan highlights challenge of storing renewable energy

The recent decision to divert excess renewable energy to crypto operations highlights a broader issue amid the nation's green shift: How to store surplus energy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2023

Top U.S. envoy eyes inroads in Central Asia as Ukraine rattles nerves

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will hold talks in Kazakhstan and then Uzbekistan and meet jointly with foreign ministers of all five ex-Soviet Central Asian states.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 26, 2023

North Korea's Kim mobilizes young laborers in new housing plan

The plan begins despite a deepening food crisis in North Korea amid sanctions over its weapons programs and the fallout from COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

War in Ukraine deepens divide among major economies at G20 gathering

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged her counterparts at a summit in India to condemn Russia’s actions, and she defended the cost of supplying aid to Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 25, 2023

African climate activists fight online surveillance

Online climate activism is on the rise in Africa — a continent that draws mining and oil companies to its rich mineral reserves. But so is surveillance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2023

Ad giant Dentsu acknowledges culpability in Tokyo Games bid-rigging, report says

Dentsu President Hiroshi Igarashi made the comments during questioning by the Tokyo District Public Prosecutor's Office, NHK said Saturday, citing a source it did not name.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 25, 2023

Japanese anime sees challenge from China at Berlin film festival

'Suzume' director Makoto Shinkai was asked to comment on Chinese animation at the Berlinale festival, where Liu Jian's 'Art College 1994' is also in competition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2023

WHO raises concern after father of girl who died from bird flu tests positive

One of the worst global avian influenza outbreaks on record has seen tens of millions of poultry culled, mass wild bird die-offs and a rising number of infections among mammals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2023

Singapore's fertility rate falls to lowest on record at 1.05

The rate of babies per female has now dropped for seven out of the last 10 years in the city-state and is well below the replacement fertility rate of 2.1 births per woman.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2023

North Korea fires strategic cruise missiles as U.S. and South Korea hold nuclear attack drill

Experts said the weapons, which Pyongyang said flew for roughly 2,000 kilometers, would put all of Japan and South Korea within striking distance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 24, 2023

The world’s most painful trade is finally ending as dollar peaks

Investors say the dollar is on the way down because the bulk of Fed rate increases is over, and most other currencies will strengthen as their central banks keep tightening.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 23, 2023

U.S. wins SheBelieves Cup finale to build momentum for Women's World Cup

The United States got a boost of confidence as it beat Brazil 2-1 to clinch its fourth consecutive SheBelieves Cup title on Wednesday in Frisco, Texas, less than 150 days before the World Cup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 23, 2023

Get your sports vocabulary into shape for the start of baseball season

Preseason baseball games have begun, catch up on your sports-related vocabulary so you don't strike out in any conversations.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 23, 2023

Tokyo’s luxury sushi restaurants go casual with budget spinoffs

Don't feel like shelling out ¥50,000 for a dinner? You're not the only one. High-end sushi restaurants are offering more affordable options at satellite spots.
JAPAN
Feb 23, 2023

LDP gives OK to bill introducing immigration detention review system

The new bill also calls for creating a 'quasi-refugee' status for those fleeing armed conflict who do not fall under the U.N.'s narrow definition of 'refugee.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2023

K-Pop battle shines spotlight on new wave of shareholder activism in South Korea

The new protagonists of shareholder activism in Asia are millennials steeped in the local culture who are using that knowledge to take on the old guard.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 23, 2023

Novak Djokovic hopeful of gaining permission to compete in U.S.

Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday he was hoping for a positive outcome after applying for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami that begin next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2023

Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal

China's nuclear arsenal is growing in size and sophistication — an expansion that the United States recently noted is now gathering pace.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2023

Two dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse, state media reports

Eight rescue teams comprising more than 330 personnel have been dispatched to the site, along with over 100 pieces of rescue equipment, state-affiliated outlet The Paper reported.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

Clean-energy goals and technological optimism

Speeding up the adoption of already proven and scalable technologies and exposing the many hidden costs associated with fossil fuels is a necessary clean-energy goal.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023

Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy

By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2023

Shionogi says its drug Xocova may reduce risks of long COVID symptoms

For 14 major symptoms of COVID-19, 14.5% of those given Xocova reported at least one of the symptoms six months after the start of treatment, compared with 26.3% who were given a placebo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

The dark side of neutrality in times of conflict

As with Western “pacifists,” the nonalignment of Brazil, India, South Africa and other countries amounts to a tacit support for imperialism.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

Sole U.S. rare earth producer will ship to Japan in new deal that skips China

Output from the Mountain Pass mine in California has typically gone to China for processing, with Japanese companies purchasing from there.
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

BOJ likely to raise interest rates gradually, former board member says

Makoto Sakurai, who has known Bank of Japan governor nominee Kazuo Ueda for decades, sees little chance of a big policy shift at Ueda’s first policy meeting.

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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