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Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 11, 2022

Can flashy music festivals go green?

Deep Tropics organizers said that all the carbon consumed for the two-day event (including the fuel used by all the festivalgoers) will be offset by the planting of some 23,000 trees.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2022

Japanese fans revved up by booming Formula One's return

Despite a shortened race due to heavy rains at Suzuka Circuit, a strong turnout at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 showed that F1 has a bright future in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / EXPLAINER
Oct 11, 2022

From 'football' to 'biscuits': how to launch U.S. nukes on the go

The president has no big red button to push and whatever he orders still has to filter through several sets of human beings before becoming reality.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 11, 2022

Tokyo begins accepting applications under same-sex partnership system

The system does not offer the legal benefits of marriage for same-sex couples but has been welcomed by LGBTQ rights groups as a small step forward.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2022

Bernanke and two academics win Nobel in economics for work on banks’ role in crises

Former Federal Reserve chair Ben Bernanke and economists Douglas Diamond and Philip Dybvig were awarded for their influential work on the relationship between banks and economic turmoil.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 10, 2022

Manchester United manager expects to see more goals from Cristiano Ronaldo

Manchester United coach Erik ten Hag said he believed Cristiano Ronaldo could build on his first Premier League goal of the season, which came in the club's in the 2-1 win at Everton on Sunday, and find his prolific form again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2022

A distracted Russia is losing its grip on its old Soviet sphere

Russia's domination of Central Asia and the Caucasus region is unraveling as the Kremlin focuses on the war in Ukraine — and border violence is flaring.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 9, 2022

The biggest threat to democracy and peace is thuggishness

The operating system of any functioning society is civility, and thuggishness is the virus that makes it crash.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2022

How Trump deflected demands for documents, enmeshing aides

The former president exhibited a pattern of dissembling about the material he took from the White House, creating legal risk not just for himself but also some of his lawyers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2022

China COVID cases rebound as ruling Communist Party gears up for key congress

China is being hit by a surge in COVID-19 cases following the weeklong National Day holiday, just as the country's top leaders gather in Beijing for a meeting with President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 9, 2022

China says Biden’s new chip technology curbs will harm recovery

The measures, which include restrictions on chips used in artificial intelligence and supercomputing, seek to stop China's drive toward its own chip industry and military advancements.
SOCCER / J. League
Oct 8, 2022

Resilient Gamba frustrates F. Marinos title hopes

A masterclass by goalkeeper Masaaki Higashiguchi as well as two timely set-piece goals lifted Gamba Osaka's hopes of avoiding relegation and kept the hosts from claiming the J1 crown.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 8, 2022

Putin 'in a corner' with options narrowing

The question of 'off-ramps' — or decisions that allow the Russian leader to end the fighting without admitting defeat — continues to vex Western analysts, who see no good options.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Oct 8, 2022

Halvor Skiftun Digernes finds a new life's calling crafted from clay

The former mixologist and Tokyo cafe co-founder is combining his creative interests with a new passion — ceramic arts.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 7, 2022

NBA fans get early glimpse at French prodigy Victor Wembanyama

While many have described Wembanyama as a unicorn, NBA superstar LeBron James said he was 'more like an alien.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 7, 2022

Ideal, disengaged or toxic: Explaining the good and bad days faced by workers

The most surprising finding was the extent to which the factors that determine good versus bad days were mostly beyond workers' control.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 7, 2022

Family members mourn for Thailand massacre victims

One by one, grieving parents came to lay single white roses on the steps of the Thai day care center where nearly two dozen of their children were murdered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022

Blunt criticism of Russian army signals new challenge for Putin

An official in a Russian-occupied region of Ukraine suggested Russia's defense minister shoot himself over his army's failings, an unusually blunt rebuke of Kremlin leadership.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 6, 2022

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literature

The Swedish Academy lauded 'the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2022

The censor cannot hold: The pressure of controlling China's internet

'In China the line is blurred,' Zeng Jiajun said. 'You don't know specifically what will offend the government, so sometimes you will go beyond and censor more harshly.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 6, 2022

Fiery, foul-mouthed Yuki Tsunoda speeds toward Suzuka as Japan's latest Formula One hope

The Kanagawa Prefecture native has quickly gained a certain level of notoriety among both fans and drivers for what he does — and says — on track.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2022

North Korean provocations boosting U.S., Japan and South Korea security cooperation

North Korea's numerous weapon tests are bringing the U.S. and its top Asian allies closer together, as Japan and South Korea put aside long-standing political differences — at least for now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 6, 2022

'Mondays: See You “This” Week!’: Zany office comedy gets stuck on repeat

Ryo Takebayashi's film about coworkers caught in a time loop is packed with knowing winks and references to the highs and lows of corporate culture.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 6, 2022

Pop pioneer 'Yuming' reflects the spirit of the times

Yumi Matsutoya's arrival in the 1970s ushered in a new era of Japanese music. The singer-songwriter is now celebrating 50 years with a collection of hits titled, 'Yuming Banzai!'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022

Lack of scrutiny on 'green' bonds offering firms cheap finance while derailing climate action

That firms set their own objectives to evade interest penalties incentivizes them to aim low, as so-called greenwashing enters a $22 trillion corporate bond market.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2022

Peak oil has finally arrived. No, really.

With the U.S. Fed's willingness to send the U.S. economy into a recession to bring inflation back on target, oil production may soon enter terminal decline as a result.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 5, 2022

Becky Sauerbrunn calls for ouster of officials named in abuse report

The two-time World Cup winner said players were 'horrified and heartbroken' by the findings of a report published on Monday following a year-long investigation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 4, 2022

Tear gas and locked gates led to Indonesian soccer stampede, spectators say

The use of tear gas, a crowd-control measure prohibited by world soccer governing body FIFA, has come under scrutiny.

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