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WORLD
Sep 8, 2022

Accusations that Ukrainian children were forcibly moved to Russia are credible, U.N. says

Some judged as close to the Ukraine government or military have been tortured and forcibly removed and sent to Russian penal colonies, a U.N. official said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 8, 2022

Five in Hong Kong found guilty of sedition over children's books

The five were accused of publishing three picture books, featuring cartoons of sheep and wolves, which government prosecutors alleged had spread separatism.
Japan Times
Sep 8, 2022

Kotozna laMondo: the Multilingual Chat Tool for Businesses Overcome Language Barriers

Kotozna laMondo provides global solutions for organizations of any size to assist in their business expansion. Prices start at 98 USD per month.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

Britain’s new PM Liz Truss to get closer to Japan and tougher on China

Truss is reportedly set to label China a 'threat' to U.K. interests and seek closer ties to other Indo-Pacific countries such as Japan, India, Australia and South Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

Portugal could hold an answer for a Europe captive to Russian gas

Long cut off from the continent's grid, Portugal and Spain built a system based on imports and alternatives like solar that is the envy of fellow European Union nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev’s nuclear legacy in tatters

A tragic 'might-have-been' of modern times is the West's failure to seize then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's offer of full partnership to forge a new nuclear world order.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Sep 7, 2022

Hakuho coy on details as January retirement ceremony announced

Fans of the former yokozuna can likely anticipate a spectacle when the newly minted Miyagino stablemaster enters the Ryogoku Kokugikan ring one last time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 13,568 new cases

In the capital, 29 fatalities were newly confirmed among COVID-19 patients, while the seven-day average of new cases fell 30.4% to 11,344.3.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 7, 2022

How China has added to its influence over the iPhone

Apple is taking small steps toward India. But the production of its latest phone, set for introduction on Wednesday, shows how difficult it will be to make big changes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

‘Playing with fire’: U.N. team calls for no-fire zone at Ukraine nuclear plant

In a highly anticipated report, nuclear experts who inspected Europe's largest nuclear plant called for Russia and Ukraine to halt all military activity around the complex.
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Yen plunge worsens despite strongest government warnings yet

The renewed selloff in U.S. Treasurys this month has widened the yield gap between the U.S. and Japan, pushing the yen to a 24-year low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

How will Ukraine rebuild (and who should pay)?

A report to Western donors before a major reconstruction conference next month urges quick decisions, phased investment and strict foreign oversight of any aid.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 7, 2022

A man who genuinely cared: Mourning the real Shinzo Abe

Though the slain former Japanese prime minister belonged to the hawkish wing of his party, he was not the unbending nationalist conservative that many foreigners deemed him to be.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 7, 2022

PSG faces backlash over mockery of train travel option

Politicians, campaigners and even France's prime minister weighed in on Tuesday, condemning Christophe Galtier and Kylian Mbappe for being out of touch as Europe faces an energy crisis.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

'New normal' as Chinese warplanes push across Taiwan Strait median line

The push could help Beijing achieve two goals: delegitimizing Taipei's claim to statehood and exhausting the island's military resources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers people in Texas

Crypto miners have flocked to Texas, attracted by a supportive regulatory environment and relatively cheap power.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2022

Pakistan tries to avert lake overflow as U.N. warns of more misery

Flooding, brought by record monsoon rainfall and glacier melt in the north, has impacted 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

Japan opens borders to foreign travelers on ‘self-guided tours’

The country also raised the daily arrival cap to 50,000 and dropped a requirement that visitors test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departing for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022

Daiwa Securities creates virtual moon-landing for staffers

While it's partly a way to learn about the so-called metaverse, the company's main goal is to encourage workers to bond more.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

Minister vows to fight Japanese food import curbs stemming from nuclear concerns

Japan's reconstruction minister unveiled a plan to establish a panel of experts to discuss tackling misunderstandings about the planned release of treated radioactive water.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 7, 2022

Dutch track star Sifan Hassan mulling marathon switch

The Ethiopian-born runner, who took gold at 5,000 and 10,000 meters in Tokyo, suggested that track's longest distance could be her next challenge.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

With an IMF deal in hand, Sri Lanka now courts China and India

To get debt to a sustainable level, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, multilateral organizations and global asset managers must all swallow losses.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2022

WTA Finals moved to Texas, 'due' to return to China in 2023

The WTA said this year's championships would take place in Fort Worth from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 at Dickies Arena.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

Suspect in deadly mass stabbings eludes Canadian manhunt for third day

Two brothers are suspected of killing 10 people in a stabbing rampage in the James Smith Cree reserve and nearby village of Weldon, roiling an indigenous community of 3,400 people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

A century on, political fights rage over Turkey's dogs

It has been a love-hate affair of late between dogs and humans in Turkey that, like most things in the painfully polarized country, has taken on a political life of its own.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 6, 2022

Ukrainians in rural Ireland piece together new lives, step by step

They are among the countless Ukrainians grappling with the uncertainty of how the next chapter of their lives will unfold as the war with Russia enters its seventh month.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Estimated costs for Abe state funeral rise to ¥1.66 billion

The original estimate of u00a5250 million has risen now that the cost of security and welcoming overseas dignitaries has been factored in.
JAPAN
Sep 6, 2022

Top Kadokawa execs arrested in widening Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal

The publishing giant's headquarters and the Tokyo home of Chairman Tsuguhiko Kadokawa have been searched.

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