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JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 14, 2022

Japan's pro-constitutional reform parties struggle to get on the same page

The four parties remain apart in their positions on not only the top issue of amending the war-renouncing Article 9 but also on less controversial items.
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WORLD
Aug 14, 2022

With new weaponry, Ukraine is subtly shifting its war strategy

Despite massive losses, Russia still holds an advantage over Ukraine in a head-to-head fighting, but Ukraine is waging the war on its own terms.
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WORLD
Aug 14, 2022

Taliban stronger than ever a year after takeover

To tighten their grip, they have poured fighters into the Panshjir Valley, home to the only conventional military threat the Islamists have faced since their takeover.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2022

After years in hiding in London, Salman Rushdie lived freely in New York

After going into hiding during the 1990s, Salman Rushdie had been living freely in New York in recent years, appearing in public without evident security.
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BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022

South Korea pardons Samsung boss 'to help the economy'

Billionaire Lee Jae-yong was released on parole in August 2021 after serving 18 months in jail, just over half of his original sentence.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2022

What's behind the key appointments in Kishida’s new ‘unity Cabinet’

Selections have significant implications for what observers should expect from the government over the next year.
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WORLD
Aug 11, 2022

Ukraine accuses Russia of using nuclear plant for deadly rocket attack

Ukraine and Russia have accused each other of imperiling the plant, Europe's largest nuclear complex, with attacks nearby.
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CULTURE / Film
Aug 11, 2022

‘Tang’: The future is bright, bland and low on surprises

Kazunari Ninomiya and his CGI co-star are full of pep, but Takahiro Miki's “Tang” is not.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2022

Kishida shuffles key Cabinet and LDP posts amid sagging approval ratings

The reshuffle took place a month earlier than expected and comes amid myriad challenges for the prime minister at home and abroad.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2022

Keeping cool as U.S.-China tensions simmer

Both Beijing and Washington need to make sure the new low in relations does not become the new normal.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022

Nancy Pelosi trip hinders Biden effort to galvanize Asia against China

The shockwaves from the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in a quarter century are still reverberating around the region days after she flew back to Washington.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2022

Real Madrid motivated ahead of Super Cup clash with Frankfurt

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti sees echoes of his team's fighting spirit in underdog opponent Frankfurt, and is aware that his players should not take last season's Europa League winner lightly.
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JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Aug 8, 2022

Political newcomer Sanseito making waves in Okinawa elections

Sanseito, which has strong conservative policies, was formed in 2020 under the slogan, “There is no party we want to vote for, so we are creating one ourselves from scratch.”
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Special Supplements
Aug 8, 2022

Women from ASEAN who are following their dreams in Japan

The ASEAN-Japan Centre in Tokyo, established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and Japan, produced a series of documentary videos that take a closer look at women from ASEAN countries who are active in Japan. There are about 500,000 women from ASEAN in Japan, and these videos...
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CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Aug 8, 2022

Fuji Rock's musical acts look to make a bigger splash with livestreams

As streaming becomes the norm for festivals wanting to draw a broader audience, artists are shaping their live performances with the YouTube audience and social media reactions in mind.
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WORLD
Aug 8, 2022

Fighting around Ukrainian nuclear plant heightens safety fears

The Russian military has been using the Zaporizhzhia plant, Europe's largest, as a base to assault the Ukrainian-controlled town of Nikopol across the river.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Aug 7, 2022

A new wine legend sprouts from the land of the gods

Chief vintner Norio Abe wasn't interested in wine — until an order he couldn't refuse and a few years in the fields convinced him he had much more than a spark of talent.
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LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Aug 7, 2022

Sip on sake’s unfiltered kin at Heiwa Shuzo’s new brewpub

Even from across the bar, there's no mistaking a bottle of milky doburoku for sake, its refined counterpart.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 7, 2022

FIFA reminds India of looming ban and loss of women's U-17 World Cup

If attempts to resolve governance issues at the All Indian Football Federation do not succeed, soccer's governing body may strip the country of the prestigious women's youth tournament.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 6, 2022

U.S. readies new $1 billion Ukraine weapons package

The Biden administration's next security assistance package will be one of the largest so far, and could include munitions for long-range weapons and armored medical transport vehicles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 6, 2022

Russia bans investors from 'unfriendly countries' from selling banking and key energy stakes

Western countries and allies, including Japan, have piled financial restrictions on Russia since it sent troops into Ukraine in late February.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 6, 2022

Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola says fast start vital to team's title hopes

'Every club is getting better, the managers are so exciting and that is why the Premier League is the best.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 4, 2022

China begins massive drills around Taiwan amid fears of blockade

There are concerns that China could resort to military exercises and other coercive activities to gradually choke off Taiwan, including physically, digitally and economically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 4, 2022

In the Taiwan crisis, we should be worried about history rhyming

Nancy Pelosi's visit to Taiwan may prove dangerous — not because it is irresponsible, but because China has history of making strategic mistakes.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2022

Al-Qaida unlikely to be deterred by al-Zawahri loss, experts say

The group's far-flung branches are tactically independent and are expected to plot more attacks on local and Western targets.

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