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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2022

China-led security grouping is an empty vessel no more

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization is becoming an alternative to the existing global order and one the West needs to take more seriously.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 9, 2022

Xinjiang abuses needed to be called out and condemned

While the latest U.N. report did not use the word “genocide,” it is hard to consider China's systematic attempts to eradicate the Uyghur culture in Xinjiang anything but.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 6, 2022

UEFA chief certain 2030 World Cup will be in Spain and Portugal

The two countries signed an agreement in 2020 to push ahead with a joint bid to host the tournament and made it official in June.
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Sep 5, 2022

Japan’s foreign workers face a new post-COVID landscape

Tighter border controls amid the pandemic have kept technical interns and specified skilled workers from entering Japan. With restrictions now easing, can the government lure them back?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 19, 2022

Trump urges golfers to 'take the money' and join LIV circuit

The former U.S. President, who is hosting LIV events at two of his golf courses this year, wrote that players should not hesitate to abandon the PGA Tour, which he branded 'disloyal.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2022

‘Escalation of secrecy’: Global brands seek clarity on Xinjiang

Companies that sourced cotton from the region in China are weighing evidence of forced labor, a lack of visibility into operations and new regulation.
JAPAN
May 16, 2022

Japanese media's suicide coverage criticized after comedian's death

The health ministry has issued a “call for attention” reminding news outlets to observe World Health Organization guidelines when reporting on suicide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 11, 2022

Sri Lanka protesters call for new government a day after clashes kill eight

Sri Lanka has been suffering its worst economic crisis in history, with a severe shortage of foreign exchange stalling essential imports, including drugs and fuel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 10, 2022

Yoon Suk-yeol takes office vowing larger role for South Korea in global affairs

Although Yoon did not mention China or Russia in his inauguration speech, he did zero in on the importance of the international rules-based order, mentioning the word “freedom” 30 times.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2022

U.S. aircraft carrier deploys off Korean Peninsula amid tensions with North

This is the first time since 2017 that a carrier group has deployed to the waters between South Korea and Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 31, 2022

Tech workers urge employers to exit Russia

Small groups of employees at Microsoft, SAP and IBM have called for management to withdraw fully from Russia in the wake of its invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022

Analysts investigate possibility of North Korean missile test 'deception'

Reports suggest North Korea's biggest missile test ever may not have been what it seemed, raising new questions over the secretive country's banned weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say

Syria is Russia's closest ally in the Middle East, and Moscow's intervention in the Syrian war in 2015 proved decisive in helping President Bashar Assad defeat rebel forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

Kharkiv nuclear facility safe but war poses big risks, institute director says

The head of the research facility says that its grounds had been struck by Russian shells during recent fighting, but the core housing nuclear fuel remains intact.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2022

Ukraine crisis highlights Europe's history of treating some refugees differently

In the frantic exodus to flee a war that's become increasingly brutal, people of all ethnicities have been facing challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022

‘We are on our side’: Across Asia, a mixed reaction to Ukraine war

Generals in Myanmar have called Russia's actions 'the right thing to do.” India, meanwhile, abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the attack.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 8, 2022

China goes for Olympic gold with its digital currency

China hoped to use the Games to showcase its financial innovations, cashless society and its ability to undermine the U.S. dollar's position as the global reserve currency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 28, 2022

For Olympic sponsors, ‘China is an exception’

The U.S. and a handful of other nations may have declared a 'diplomatic boycott” of the Winter Games, but some of the world's most famous brands will still be there.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2022

Biden strengthens his words on Ukraine after flustering European partners

The comments came a day after the president triggered alarm in European capitals with his suggestion of divisions among allies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2022

Shrouded by ash, Tonga's fate remains unclear after powerful volcano erupts

As reports of the volcano's effect trickled in from far-flung countries Sunday there was little word from Tonga, the island nation just 40 miles from the site of the extraordinary explosion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jan 5, 2022

London’s fintech boom opens the door for dirty money

A fast-growing breed of startups present themselves as alternatives to old-fashioned banking, but critics say they're an easy conduit for financial crime.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 2, 2022

Climate change is also a very real public health emergency

The impact of global warming has been considerable on people of all ages, particularly the most vulnerable and those with underlying health conditions.
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
Dec 20, 2021

How Twitter moderates content in Japan

Japan's top social media platform is drawing increased scrutiny about its operations, particularly in the wake of several high-profile cyberharassment incidents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 7, 2021

Biden to warn Putin of economic consequences of Ukraine invasion

The two will hold a video call on Tuesday as the United States tries to head off Russia from launching military action against Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Dec 3, 2021

What Japan needs to do to boost its economic security

Through its Strategic Headquarters on the Creation of a New International Order, the ruling LDP is hoping to ensure Japan's economy can weather any storm.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Nov 26, 2021

How fake news on Facebook helped fuel a border crisis in Europe

Social media worsened a migrant crisis and helped smugglers profit off desperate people trying to reach Europe.
The beauty of 'kaiseki' (Japanese haute cuisine), chef Shinichiro Takagi says, is that it represents the best elements of Japan's culinary traditional all working in tandem.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 18, 2024

Shinichiro Takagi sees a way forward for fine dining in Japan

The two-Michelin-starred chef sees two ways forward for fine dining in Japan: fostering domestic talent and adapting to international diners.
Britain's Foreign Secretary David Lammy arrives to attend a Cabinet meeting at 10 Downing Street in London on Aug. 6. Lammy said the decision to suspend the licenses did not amount to a blanket ban or an arms embargo, but only involved those that could be used in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 3, 2024

U.K. suspends 30 of its 350 arms export licenses to Israel

The suspension is due to the risk such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law, its foreign minister David Lammy says.
A Tokyo Electric Power Company employee uses a Geiger counter to check for radiation near storage tanks holding contaminated water at the tsunami-crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in the towns of Okuma and Futaba in January 2020.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 27, 2024

Tepco's Fukushima decommissioning effort is challenging — but making progress

Tepco believes that diligent monitoring by it and the IAEA over the past year supports the conclusion that water discharges from the Fukushima No. 1 plant are safe.
Takaichi poised to become Japan's first female PM after winning LDP poll
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party, holds a news conference after the LDP presidential election in Tokyo on Saturday.
A Japanese ski resort town is roiled by a debate over immigration
A Swedish snowboard instructor works at the Niseko ski resort area on Hokkaido, in Kutchan, in December 2022
Tokyo's newest stationery store sells 'a slower, more human rhythm'
Plotter's signature customizable leather binder is just one of many products contributing to the ongoing boom in the popularity of Japanese stationery.
One dead, one missing in Japan after bear attack
A bear warning sign. More and more wild bears have been spotted in Japan in recent years, even in residential areas, due to factors including a declining human population and climate change.
Japan’s jobless rate edges up to highest in over a year
August’s unemployment figures showed a slight tempering of Japan's job market, but the data still points to overall firmness amid an ongoing labor shortage.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.
Tea ceremony experts see matcha boom as a big opportunity
Atsuko Mori, founder and director of Kyoto-based tea salon Camellia Tea Ceremony, prepares matcha during a tea ceremony in Kyoto.
The summer kabuki came roaring back
Kabuki has been trying for years to attract a new generation of fans. One way to do this has been to adapt manga and anime franchises, such as “Naruto,” for the stage. 
How Ohtani has boosted Japan's soft power and made LA even more baseball-obsessed
Fans at Dodger Stadium pose in front of a mural highlighting the Dodgers' Japanese stars from past and present during a game earlier this year.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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