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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2022

For Tesla, Facebook and others, AI’s flaws are getting harder to ignore

Investors are pouring money into artificial intelligence, despite clear setbacks in self-driving cars, social media and even health care.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Jun 13, 2022

Breathalyzers in short supply in Japan amid stricter rules for work drivers

Although alcohol checks can be done visually for the time being, companies that use a certain number of noncommercial vehicles will be required to use breathalyzers starting in October.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2022

Thousands swept up as Kremlin clamps down on war criticism

The arrests are a stark gauge of how Russia has intensified repression of critics. At least 50 people now face yearslong prison sentences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022

Australia’s history-making top diplomat faces down rising China

Soon after being sworn in, Penny Wong rushed to Fiji to counter a rare trip to nearby Pacific island countries by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2022

In pictures: Two months on, Shanghai emerges from COVID lockdown

Following two months of frustration, Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdown ended Wednesday, prompting celebrations tempered with fear that an outbreak could return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2022

Relief and disbelief as Shanghai to start lifting COVID-19 lockdown

The city's prolonged lockdown has caused income losses, stress and despair to millions struggling to access food or get emergency health care.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2022

A father’s worst fear: Losing one of his children

Alfred Garza III said he was on a lunch break when his daughter's mother told him she could not get her out of the school because it was on lockdown.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 25, 2022

Johnson must bear responsibility for U.K. party scandal, probe finds

The revelations in a report on the issue have the potential to undermine Prime Minister Boris Johnson, both within his ruling Tory party and especially among the wider electorate.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 24, 2022

Shanghai’s local COVID enforcers keep lockdowns going even as cases drop

Neighborhood committees around the city are imposing strict and arbitrary curbs on movement, including limits on who can leave their apartment blocks and for how long.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 21, 2022

How Russia uses show trials to punish Putin’s enemies

With nearly 2,000 Ukrainian soldiers from the besieged steel plant in Mariupol, Ukraine, in Russian custody, the prospect of so-called show trials has emerged again.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 20, 2022

No end in sight: Russia preparing for prolonged conflict in Ukraine

The situation could see Russian President Vladimir Putin resort to more drastic measures, particularly if he feels Russia is losing or his government is coming under threat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 17, 2022

What do most mass shooters have in common? They bought their guns legally.

From 1966 to 2019, 77% of mass shooters obtained the weapons they used in their crimes through legal purchases.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 10, 2022

Denis Shapovalov calls for stricter measures against disruptive fans

The 23-year-old suggested that tennis should follow the lead of other sports where disruptive fans are evicted from the stands.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 5, 2022

What is Russia’s Victory Day and why is it so significant this year?

Because Russia's invasion has failed to produce much in the way of victories, some analysts fear that President Vladimir Putin will use the occasion to escalate the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 3, 2022

They fell deeply in love in Bucha. One Russian bullet ended it all.

Iryna Abramova has lost almost everything: her husband, her home, three of her four pets; her life savings, in cash, turned to ash.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2022

The next cybersecurity crisis: Poisoned AI

A lot of machine learning relies on massive data sets of unknown provenance. That's a problem when digital defenses are on the line.
Japan Times
Denmark report 2022
Apr 22, 2022

Danish Shipping: A long tradition with the Japanese maritime industry

Bridges: What is the current state of Denmark’s shipping industry?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 21, 2022

Philippine 'Avengers' battle disinformation before election

Misinformation campaigns are a thriving, and fact checkers can only catch the falsehoods once they're already in circulation.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 18, 2022

Seeing a new life: George Nobechi’s path to photography

Back in the day, photos used to be produced in a darkroom, where a film negative would be enlarged to expose a sheet of paper. The paper would appear blank, until swished gently in a bath of developer fluid. Gradually, an image would emerge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022

An arrest in the subway attack brings relief but leaves unanswered questions

Police officials and prosecutors have not yet provided a motive for the shooting, which left 10 people wounded by gunfire and at least 13 others with related injuries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 13, 2022

Ukrainian marines surrender in Mariupol, says Russia, after weeks of bombardment

If the Russians take the Azovstal industrial district, where the marines have been holed up, they would be in full control of Mariupol, Ukraine's main Sea of Azov port.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2022

Hold Russian soldiers and their leaders accountable for war crimes

As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2022

Helping Hollywood avoid claims of bias is now a growing business

Studios are signing up consultants to help make sure their movies or shows don't raise any cultural red flags.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2022

China’s U.N. envoy calls violence in Ukraine's Bucha ‘deeply disturbing’

China's envoy to the United Nations stopped short of condemning Russian President Vladimir Putin over the killing of unarmed civilians in Bucha.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles and poor supplies, sources say

The new accounts of untrained and ill-equipped conscripts being deployed are a fresh indication of how stretched the military resources at the Kremlin's disposal are.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

Town, company team up to achieve SDGs in Kumamoto

While the United Nations sustainable development goals present the diverse challenges the world faces, it is important that companies and municipalities examine what exactly they can do and who they can partner with to maximize the impact of their actions, fully aware that what they do today may ultimately...
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2022

NATO allies divided over whether they should be talking to Putin

With Russia's war in Ukraine now in its second month, a series of dilemmas are coming into sharp focus over conditions for any accord and potential security guarantees for Kyiv.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2022

China's COVID-19 spike preceded by surge in cases from Hong Kong

Health officials in Shenzhen and Shanghai have pointed to lax oversight in quarantine facilities for arrivals as a potential cause for the virus's spread.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2022

It's cherry blossom season in Japan, but not everyone is ready to celebrate

Authorities have canceled events or asked people to cut down on drinking at viewing parties due to COVID-19 concerns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine is changing the world order, just not how Putin hoped

From Berlin to London and Baltic capitals like Tallinn, the metrics of defending Europe have been torn up.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Trump announces new tariff rate on Japan — and extension of deadline to Aug. 1
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt holds a trade letter sent by the White House to Japan during a news conference at the White House in Washington on Monday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan braces for more quakes as authorities dismiss doomsday hype
Evacuees from Akuseki Island, located in the Tokara island chain in Kagoshima Prefecuture, arrive at Kagoshima Port on Friday.
Japan stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.
The future is bright inside the visionary mind of architect Sou Fujimoto
The exhibition of Fujimoto’s architecture surveys his career to date, as well as looks ahead as shown in his proposal of a future floating city designed in collaboration with data scientist Hiroaki Miyata.
A tiny mountain hamlet keeps traditional log rafting afloat
Once a way to transport lumber from the mountains to the coast, log rafting is now Kitayama's biggest attraction.
A furever friend: Tips for responsible dog ownership in Japan
Dog ownership may seem daunting in Japan, but with the right tools and logistical knowledge, you can ensure a healthy, happy life for your pet.

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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