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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 3, 2022

Does Japan’s human rights resolution on China go far enough?

Some say the China human rights resolution 'was born at last after a difficult delivery,” while others call it “too little, too submissive.”
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Feb 3, 2022

“Patagonia's initiatives for environmental groups and 1% for the Planet” with Marty Pomphrey

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 3, 2022

The COVID-19 vaccine we need now may not be a shot

Nasal vaccines may be the best way to prevent infections long term, because they provide protection exactly where it is needed to fend off the virus: the mucosal linings of the airways.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 2, 2022

Female students join male peers as Afghan universities reopen

The Taliban administration has not officially announced its plan for female university students, but education officials said women were permitted to attend classes — away from male student.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 2, 2022

Islamic State group hits back, aided by power vacuum in Iraq and Syria

Years after the group lost its grip on the area, Islamic State fighters are re-emerging, thriving on the lack of central control.
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 2, 2022

Dispute over northern islands shapes Tokyo’s stance on Ukraine crisis

Russia-Japan relations are centered on the decadeslong dispute over four islands northeast of Hokkaido that Russia occupies and Japan claims.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Feb 2, 2022

Sumo's off-months aren't so quiet, if you know where to look

Retirement ceremonies, ozeki and yokozuna promotions, JSA elections, TV variety show appearances and more all take place between honbasho.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 31, 2022

Buyback regulation concerns are overblown, Tokyo Stock Exchange chief says

Kishida's 'new capitalism” has been among the major themes for investors in Japan since he became prime minister last autumn.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jan 31, 2022

Book ban efforts spread across the U.S.

Challenges to books are nothing new, but according to educators, librarians and free-speech advocates, the tactics and venues where they play out are changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2022

The hard-line Russian advisers who have Putin’s ear

Some analysts in Moscow still see a pragmatic streak in Putin, but there are growing signs that the 'radicals' in his inner circle are gaining sway.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 31, 2022

Bengals stun Chiefs in AFC title game to reach Super Bowl

For the first time since 1989, the Cincinnati Bengals are headed to the Super Bowl.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 29, 2022

As Russian troops mass in Belarus, a Ukraine border is largely undefended

Russia has deployed tanks and artillery, fighter jets and helicopters, advanced rocket systems and troops by the thousands all across Belarus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 29, 2022

Mao’s favored ‘red flag’ car seeks a new audience in Japan

China FAW Group Co., the carmaker whose luxury Hongqi model was used to transport Chairman Mao Zedong, has opened its first showroom in the country.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 29, 2022

‘Bad Mode’ delivers some of the best songs of Hikaru Utada’s career

Hikaru Utada's eighth full-length album is full of introspection, with the artist working on their personal growth and coming away with a better sense of self.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jan 29, 2022

Recipe: Tomato ramen with a beef-and-pork meatball

An interesting trend among Tokyo ramen heads matches nicely with memories of mom's spaghetti dinners.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 28, 2022

The second drone age is here and it’s a free-for-all

Drones have opened the door to weaponized artificial intelligence, algorithmic and robotic warfare and loosened human control over the deployment of lethal force.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 28, 2022

Japanese films to look out for in 2022

Hollywood will see strong competition from domestic fare, including Makoto Shinkai's “Suzume no Tojimari” and Naomi Kawase's documentary on the Tokyo Olympics, at the box office this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2022

In today's world, precision timing is everything

PNT is one of the 14 categories of emerging technologies identified by the U.S. government as strategic and therefore demanding special attention and control.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2022

NASA's new space telescope reaches destination in solar orbit

With a final course-correcting thrust, NASA's James Webb Space Telescope arrived at its gravitational parking spot in orbit around the sun, known as the second Sun-Earth Lagrange point.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 25, 2022

The logistical nightmare of getting athletes to the Olympics

The official playbook stipulates people must take two COVID-19 tests within 96 hours of their departure to China, and one of those two tests must be within 72 hours.
Japan Times
Australia report 2022
Jan 25, 2022

Message from the Prime Minister

The 65th anniversary of the Commerce Agreement between Australia and Japan is an opportunity to reflect on the strong and enduring ties of trade, diplomacy and friendship between our two countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2022

Minds behind the missiles: North Korea's secretive weapons developers

North Korea's flurry of new missile tests has underscored the importance of the country's missile engineers and scientists, a high-profile group that remains opaque to outsiders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2022

Biden weighs deploying thousands of troops to Eastern Europe and Baltics

The move would signal a major pivot for the Biden administration, which up until recently was taking a restrained stance on Ukraine, out of fear of provoking Russia into invading.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 22, 2022

Naomi Osaka is out at Australian Open, but looking ahead

Upset again in the third round by a young unseeded talent on the rise, Naomi Osaka was in a different mood and better place at this Grand Slam tournament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022

Voter suppression can’t save the Republicans

Low turnout in America is usually blamed on voter apathy, but 2020 proved that the real problem has always been barriers to voting.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 21, 2022

The power and poison of Modern Monetary Theory

The rigid stances of MMT's devotees and detractors have not led to productive discussions over its viability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2022

Japan prices fail to make more progress toward distant BOJ goal

The subdued inflation reading is likely to cool speculation that the BOJ may take steps to adjust policy in light of expected price increases.
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

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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