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BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 16, 2022

Red Sox introduce Masataka Yoshida

Masataka Yoshida helped lead the Orix Buffaloes to the franchise's first Japan Series title since 1996 this season. The Boston Red Sox haven't waited nearly as long for an MLB crown, but Yoshida wants to help add another to the trophy case at Fenway Park all the same.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

It’s time to wear a mask again, U.S. health experts say

There is strong evidence that masks help to reduce the transmission of several respiratory viruses.
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2022

Electric minivehicle from Nissan and Mitsubishi named Japan Car of the Year

The micro EV, sold from June as the Sakura from Nissan and the eK X EV from Mitsubishi Motors, marked the first time for a minivehicle to win the award.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 8, 2022

Wrestlers with amateur backgrounds becoming new normal in sumo

These days elite top-tier wrestlers without an amateur background are an increasingly scarce sight.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 8, 2022

Now arriving: Yayoi Kusama and Kiki Smith’s Grand Central Madison mosaics

Beach scenes, wild turkeys and fantastic abstract forms in glass grace the M.T.A.'s new Long Island Rail Road terminal, with works by other artists.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / Longform
Dec 5, 2022

Armed with anime avatars, Japan bids to conquer the metaverse

The nation's penchant for online anonymity and well-established love of virtual idols could boost adoption, but early attempts offer cautionary tales.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022

Europe’s new sanctions on Russian oil are set to kick in. But what changes?

After months of planning and negotiations, the biggest tranche of sanctions on Russian oil to date take effect on Monday. How big their impact will be remains uncertain.
JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022

From Kyoto Protocol to ‘fossil’ awards: Japan’s climate image stained by inaction

A quarter century after Japan hosted the COP3 climate talks where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, the country's record at the national level is a study in contrasts.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Dec 4, 2022

Ryuichi Sakamoto keeps the music going with a 'profound' concert

The upcoming “Playing the Piano 2022” concert will showcase a musician still exploring new horizons while contemplating the finiteness of life.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 3, 2022

Kishida denies report on possible coalition with DPP

Sources said Friday that LDP and DPP executives had been in contact behind closed doors to pave the way for negotiations on forming a three-party coalition government.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

Help wanted: Niseko facing labor crunch as ski season gets underway

Despite hope that winter tourists will return, some in Niseko's service industry may have to make do with limited staff.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 30, 2022

Ferrari team principal Mattia Binotto resigns

Alfa Romeo boss Fred Vasseur, who worked with driver Charles Leclerc during his rookie season in 2018, is believed to be among the frontrunners to replace Binotto.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 29, 2022

New Zealand golfer Lydia Ko returns to No. 1 in world

The span of five years, five months and 17 days is the longest period between spells at No. 1.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Nov 29, 2022

The yuan's the new dollar as Russia rides to the redback

Russia's financial shift eastwards could boost cross-border commerce, present a growing economic counterweight to the dollar and limit Western efforts to pressure Moscow by economic means.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 28, 2022

Done with deglobalization?

The global economy's dire and deteriorating prospects, together with the scale of the climate challenge, have opened world leaders' eyes to the risks that deglobalization poses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Nov 28, 2022

Chuhai Labs takes a democratic approach to running its game studio

A former Nintendo employee takes what he learned from the gaming behemoth and aims to improve upon it at his own game studio.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 25, 2022

Weapons industry booms as Eastern Europe arms Ukraine

Allies have been supplying Kyiv with weapons and military equipment since Russia invaded its neighbor, depleting their own inventories along the way.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 24, 2022

Free speech for whom?

Elon Musk may be a “free speech absolutist,” but Twitter's new owner may already be recognizing the need to distinguish between speech that appeals to reason or that which stirs up hatred.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 23, 2022

Can Japan at last do away with its 'postwar' mindset?

The time has come for pacifist Japan to fundamentally change its security strategy to reflect a changing world and new challenges and threats.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Nov 16, 2022

Younger wrestlers stepping up early at wild Kyushu Basho

With the top of the banzuke ratings struggling in Fukuoka, several rikishi are looking to capitalize on strong starts as they chase the last Emperor's Cup of 2022.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 16, 2022

Japan’s changing nuclear energy policy

Under the government of Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, Japan has sharply altered its thinking on nuclear power.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 12, 2022

From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin's war

Georgia is on course to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year following a dramatic influx of more than 100,000 Russians since Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2022

Half a million U.K. workers drop out of workforce, citing long-term illness

The increase in long-term sickness started in 2019, before the pandemic, before rising sharply by 363,000 between early 2020 and the three months to the end of August 2022.
Japan Times
Ireland report 2022
Nov 10, 2022

Carten Controls: Valves and flow solutions with a Japanese connection

As a member of the Fujikin Group, Carten Controls designs, manufactures and supplies high-performance valves and flow solutions for ultra-high-purity systems. Declan Irish, managing director of Carten, spoke with Bridges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2022

China girds for tough times

Historically, China has carried out its most important reforms in times of crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 8, 2022

Even as Egypt hosts climate summit, selling fossil fuels is a priority

To the government in Cairo, a Europe in sudden need of natural gas is a very good thing.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2022

From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin's war

Georgia's economic boom — whether short-lived or not — has confounded many experts who saw dire consequences from the war for the ex-Soviet republic.
Japan Times
PRESS / Publications
Nov 1, 2022

11月1日より、ジャパンタイムズ出版 デジタルストアで日本語学習教材「e-book」を販売開始

株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹)は、2022年9月、新たに「ジャパンタイムズ出版 デジタルストア」(https://store.jtpublishing.co.jp/)をオープンしました。オープン後、日本語を教える学校・企業等団体向けに、教師が授業で使えるデジタル教材を提供していましたが、いよいよ2022年11月1日より、学習者用テキストをはじめとしたe-book閲覧サービスの販売を開始します。これにより、世界中の多くの国々で当社の日本語教材が閲覧可能になります。...

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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