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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 22, 2022

A fallen dynasty backs Sri Lanka’s leader as creditors seek answers

Foreign currency reserves in the country continue to dwindle, falling to less than $1.8 billion in August, with IMF funds unlikely to arrive for several months.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 22, 2022

A cornered Putin is more dangerous than ever

In his menacing televised address Wednesday, Putin aimed at nothing less than altering the meaning of the war for his country, raising the stakes for the entire world.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 22, 2022

Yankees Aaron Judge on the brink of MLB history after 60th homer

The feat came in his 147th game of the campaign, which puts him on pace for 66 homers for the entire season.
PRESS / Events
Sep 22, 2022

“Biodiversity conservation in landscapes and seascapes” with Yasuo Takahashi

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
Sep 22, 2022

Iran protests spread as death toll rises

The demonstrations erupted over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan who was arrested in Tehran for 'unsuitable attire.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2022

Climate takes a back seat to other problems at U.N. meet

So far, the handful of leaders who focused their U.N. speeches on climate have been those representing countries most affected by it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 22, 2022

‘Riverside Mukolitta’: Lessons on death told with pathos

Naoko Ogigami's drama about a man who confronts a past trauma with the help of his neighbors is quirky and comforting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2022

Jenny Xie explores the subversive power of the concealed and the overlooked

In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2022

U.S. court lets investigators resume review of classified records in Trump probe

Trump's lawyers could potentially ask the U.S. Supreme Court, whose 6-3 conservative majority includes three justices appointed by him, to intervene.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2022

U.S. Federal Reserve intensifies its battle against inflation

The central bank raises interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, causing markets to slump. Officials expect further increases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 21, 2022

Even as Japan’s border creaks open, unmarried couples still struggle to reunite

The categories of people allowed entry has been slowly expanded, but those in uncertified relationships have been left out, prompting some to tie the knot.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2022

Why young Japanese are more likely to back Abe’s state funeral

For many voters in their 20s, Abe's name is synonymous with a soaring Nikkei stock average and almost full employment under his Abenomics program.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 21, 2022

Zhang Shuai hungry for more wins after leading parade of upsets

The Chinese world No. 28 took out recent U.S. Open semifinalist Caroline Garcia in Ariake as a number of other WTA heavyweights saw their Pan Pacific Open campaigns come to an end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Beware Italy’s ‘mafia entrepreneurs’

Italy's organized crime is expanding its reach by taking control of struggling businesses.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Frustrated and snubbed, Putin is running out of options

Facing setbacks on the battlefield and the diplomatic stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been under pressure to call for nationwide mobilization. It's already too late.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2022

Arrest of Kadokawa chief rocks sprawling media empire

Initially a publisher of books and textbooks, over the years the company has expanded into movies, video games and apps.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 21, 2022

No stars? No problem: Interest in sumo grows as it enters parity era

The ebb and flow of Japan's national sport is closely tied to the rise and fall of its grand champions, but overseas viewers are increasingly backing a wider variety of wrestlers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 21, 2022

Ukraine wants Japan to be a security guarantor

Given Japan is the world's No. 3 economy, and despite it's inability to grant substantive military support, Kyiv's pursuit of Tokyo's backing makes sense and would be a boon for Ukraine.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 21, 2022

Guus Hiddink says Australia fit and ready to fight as World Cup looms

The 75-year-old Hiddink, who also guided South Korea to the 2002 semifinals, said that head coach Graham Arnold had done 'a beautiful job' to qualify for Qatar.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Want a better IRS? Simplify the tax code

The biggest problem facing the IRS isn't bad management or a lack of resources, but the metastasizing complexity of the tax rules it must administer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Protests erupt in Russia as Putin mobilizes more troops for Ukraine

A large number of Russians rush for flights out of the country after president orders the nation's first mobilization since World War II.
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 21, 2022

Investors lose out as 1 in 4 Japan firms end shareholder benefits without raising dividends

Many of the firms ending benefit programs without boosting dividends are struggling with deteriorating business conditions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic or other problems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 21, 2022

Elon Musk faces skeptics as Tesla gets ready to unveil 'Optimus' robot

The company is floating ambitious plans to deploy thousands of humanoid robots, known as Tesla Bot or Optimus, within its factories.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant,' study says

One in five posts by oil, car and airline companies center on sports, fashion or social causes that direct attention away from their core businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Russia signals annexation of parts of Ukraine, raising stakes in fighting

Kremlin-backed officials in four partially occupied regions announced referendums on joining Russia, as Moscow tightens its grip and hints at escalation.
JAPAN
Sep 21, 2022

Kishida to hold talks with leaders of 50 nations who are attending Abe's funeral

One of Kishida's apparent goals is to convince the public that the state funeral is a significant opportunity for so-called funeral diplomacy.
Russian conscripts watch a tank demonstration in Moscow in August 2022. Despite its bravado in public, the Kremlin has indicated its interest in striking a deal to halt the war so long as it could still declare victory.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 24, 2023

Putin quietly signals he is open to a ceasefire in Ukraine

The repeated interest in cutting a deal exemplifies how opportunism and improvisation have defined his approach to the war behind closed doors.
Shinjiro Koizumi takes farm ministry reins after predecessor's rice gaffe
Agriculture minister Taku Eto (left), who resigned on Wednesday, and former Environment Minister Shinjiro Koizumi
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.
Tokyo to cover cost of base service fees for water utilities through summer
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government is looking to make the cost of base service fees in water utility bills free during the summer, hoping the financial support will allow residents to turn on their air conditioners and protect themselves against heatstroke.
Japan sets goal of having doors on 4,000 train station platforms by fiscal 2030
While the cost and logistics of installing platform doors have proven challenging, railway operators are adopting new solutions to lower expenses and increase flexibility.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.
Nissan’s troubles might go all the way back to Ghosn 
A lot at a Nissan plant in Mexico. The company may have overextended itself during the Ghosn era.
Random stabbing cases in Japan raise fears: Could the next victim be me?
Police officers stand guard on May 7 outside Todaimae Station in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward after a random stabbing that injured a University of Tokyo student.
Japan confirms hard-line position ahead of possible tariff talks in Washington
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, at a news conference on Tuesday. He said that when Japan states it wants the tariffs reviewed, it means Tokyo wants them removed.

Podcast

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

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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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