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BUSINESS
Dec 19, 2022

Investors boost pressure on Big Oil firms to set 2030 climate targets

The move revives pressure on the sector after a year that saw governments shift their focus to energy security.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 19, 2022

Is Lionel Messi the greatest? For his fans, the debate is over.

The absence of a World Cup winners' medal has long been Exhibit A in the argument about why Messi does not rank above Pele and Diego Maradona in football's pantheon.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Dec 19, 2022

As he preps for 2024, Biden finally finds footing as president

After first-year stumbles, Biden found his footing with a string of legislative wins, his party's surprise midterm showing and a successful summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / How-tos
Dec 19, 2022

Things to do before saying 'sayonara' to your life in Japan

Planning on leaving Japan? Think long-term with your plans. It will take a while to ship everything to a different country.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 19, 2022

For Messi, and Argentina, the (extra) wait is worth it

Lionel Messi scored twice in one of the most exciting World Cup finals in history. Kylian Mbappe scored a hat-trick for France, whose furious comeback fell short.
JAPAN
Dec 19, 2022

Cafeterias offering low cost children's meals in Japan rose by 1,300, survey says

This is the second largest increase after a rise of 1,432 marked in 2019, according to the survey by Musubie, a Tokyo nonprofit supporting such facilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022

China may have created a trap for itself with African lending

Africa is heading toward a repayment crisis, with 22 of 54 nations at risk of so-called debt distress, according to World Bank and International Monetary Fund criteria.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 18, 2022

Ruling party lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura considering resigning

The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office is highly likely to summarily indict LDP lawmaker Kentaro Sonoura, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2022

Are Europe’s Russia sanctions a shot in the foot?

If the European Union is enduring severe economic pain while Russia's Ukraine war proceeds apace, sanctions become tantamount to self-flagellation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 18, 2022

Was Trump or Brexit the bigger mistake? The answer is clear.

As Americans and Britons are discovering, nations can recover from bad elections far more easily than from bad referendums.
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2022

Omicron variant claims lives of healthy children in Japan

A survey shows that around half of infants and children who have died from COVID-19 did not have any underlying conditions.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan reports 135,522 new cases

The nationwide tally was up by about 17,000 from a week earlier, while 165 new deaths were reported.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022

North Korea fires two medium-range missiles into Sea of Japan

The launches came just days after Japan committed to acquiring a 'counterstrike capability' that would allow it to strike enemy bases and command sites — including inside North Korea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2022

Tokyo police officers launch YouTube series to reach out to citizens

Two Tokyo police officers launched a YouTube series in an effort to make the police appear more friendly in the eyes of citizens, making them the first police YouTubers in Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 18, 2022

Japanese companies raise winter bonus by 9.7%: report

Steel-makers led all industries in bonus increases, while the semiconductor industry saw several companies reporting record profits led by strong demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022

Reports of Beijing COVID deaths fuel speculation of data coverup

China hasn't recorded a COVID-19 death since Dec. 4, but crematorium staffers in Beijing have been quoted as saying they have cremated the bodies of COVID-19 victims.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2022

For firms, climate and deforestation becoming part of bigger ‘nature’ issue

Companies may still be tempted to treat their responsibilities on climate and forests as separate issues, but the two are intimately linked, an expert has stressed.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2022

Buying a bomb shelter in Japan's suburbs

Nao Engineering, which has been selling its Crisis-1 shelters since December 2021, has seen a surge in inquiries after Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Dec 18, 2022

Japan confronts problem of video game addiction

While nations like China and South Korea have imposed drastic restrictions on youth gaming in recent years, some in Japan feel they are being left to deal with the issue on their own.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2022

How to define 'doxxing' when the data is public

Last week Twitter owner Elon Musk suspended an account that posted the location of private jets, suggesting that it was tweeting out 'assassination coordinates.”
JAPAN
Dec 18, 2022

Tokyo's solar panel mandate a major shift in a country where fossil fuels reign

The capital is moving to break away from a longtime reliance on other regions — and planet-warming fossil fuels — to meet its massive energy demand.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 18, 2022

Search continues for nine campers caught in Malaysia landslide

At least 24 people died after a landslide tore through a campsite while campers slept in tents at Batang Kali.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2022

Vikings beat Colts to complete biggest comeback in NFL history

With the win, the Vikings improved to 11-3 and secured the NFC North title — their first since 2017 — with three games left to play in the 2022 regular season.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2022

‘This isn’t war. It’s the destruction of the Russian people by their own commanders.’

Russia has been at war most of the year, yet its army seems less prepared than ever.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2022

What campaigners want to see in U.N. nature deal

Many Indigenous activists want to make sure their rights are not trampled in the name of conservation — an outcome that has been dubbed 'green colonialism.'
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Dec 18, 2022

A musical history told through centuries of Japanese literature

The modern ear, tuned to the aesthetics of a different timbre, may find that one era's beauty is another's cacophony.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Dec 18, 2022

Recipe: Christmas mirin meringue cake

If Japanese-made holiday confectionaries leave you wanting a certain something, this cake has all the Christmas hallmarks in spades.
A child visits the World Artificial Intelligence Conference in Shanghai on July 6.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 30, 2023

Concerns raised over the 'dangerous' ideology shaping AI debate

Long-termism, and linked ideologies like transhumanism and effective altruism, holds huge sway in universities and throughout the tech sector.

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan