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WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Water crisis in southern U.S. city previews a wetter and hotter future

In addition to warming up the planet, climate change is making precipitation events more intense, and therefore more likely to overwhelm strained systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2022

SoftBank could be planning Vision Fund staff cuts of at least 20%

Executives are still debating how extensive the cuts should be, with some calling for cuts as high as 50%, according to one source.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2022

Can Taiwan stop China's attempt to change the status quo?

For Taiwan and its allies, there a is fine line between strengthening deterrence and averting escalation with China.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 2, 2022

Marta Kostyuk snubs Victoria Azarenka as tensions over Russia's invasion of Ukraine surface at U.S. Open

Russians, Belarusians and Ukrainians are competing alongside one another at the U.S. Open against the backdrop of the military conflict.
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BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022

Banks battle back-to-office fatigue with ping pong, snacks and indoor gardens

With expenses like fuel and food rising rapidly, workers have further reason to want to stay away, handing employers a challenge to increase the appeal of office working.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 2, 2022

Revered and reviled, Mikhail Gorbachev remade the world

Mikhail Gorbachev will forever be remembered as the man who dissolved the Soviet Union and ended the Cold War.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

U.N. plans permanent presence at Ukraine nuclear plant amid concerns over shelling

'We are not going anywhere. The IAEA is now there, it is at the plant and it is not moving,' the U.N. watchdog's chief said after leading a team to the Russian-held facility.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 2, 2022

Japan’s 'King of Deals' preps his biggest buy in yen headwinds

Yoshihisa Kainuma of Minebea Mitsumi says his company is keen to buy makers of machine components to beef up its product offerings.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022

Insurers in Japan to narrow scope of COVID-19 benefits

The move reflects the health ministry's shift to requiring detailed infection reports only on cases involving people with high risks of developing severe symptoms.
JAPAN
Sep 2, 2022

Broken record: Japan pulls back declaration of earliest ever end to rainy season

The Meteorological Agency said that despite earlier statements, the rainy season actually ended in late July in areas ranging from the Kyushu region to the Kanto-Koshin region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 2, 2022

Shooting down drone near China was 'appropriate,' says Taiwan's premier

The unidentified civilian drone entered Taiwan's airspace near an islet close to the Chinese city of Xiamen on Thursday.
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022

Yen at risk of further declines after breaching key ¥140 level

The slide in the yen reflects a growing split between the Bank of Japan, which is keeping policy loose to bolster the economy, and the U.S. Federal Reserve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Sep 2, 2022

Uniqlo shines amid U.S. retail gloom after pandemic-triggered revamp

The flagship brand of Fast Retailing says it's poised to book its first annual profit in North America — after 17 years of trying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022

Energy crunch pushes Japan into era of uncharted coal power

Electricity supply is expected to remain tight this winter and experts say extreme weather like this summer's heatwave is becoming more common.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

For China’s Xi and other strongmen, Gorbachev showed exactly what not to do

This lesson has been taken most to heart in China, where Xi Jinping is expected to be anointed to a third term as the country's top leader during a Communist Party congress this fall.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Uyghurs in Turkey disappointed by U.N. report on China's Xinjiang

Uyghurs interviewed by in Istanbul said the U.N. report came late and should have gone further in challenging China over its treatment of their community in Xinjiang.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 2, 2022

The next big battery material squeeze is old batteries

Old EV batteries will eventually start rolling in to scrap yards, but recycling companies will have to survive until they do.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 2, 2022

'Green Bullet': Assassin sextet brings on the action

Yugo Sakamoto's mockumentary-style film about a group of aspiring hitwomen whose training camp comes under attack features gritty fights that deliver a realistic gut-punch impact.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 2, 2022

If it’s all going to hell, Rina Sawayama can’t wait to see you there

The 32-year-old singer and songwriter is a genre-clashing, deep-thinking pop star. Her upcoming album, “Hold the Girl,” is an introspective, apocalypse-ready dance party.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

U.S. judge signals willingness to appoint special master in Trump search case

The hearing came less than two days after prosecutors laid out fresh details about their ongoing criminal investigation into whether Trump illegally retained government records.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 2, 2022

Body language: Know your Japanese from head to toe

Whether it's the leg of a chair or the ears of your bread, Japanese is just as prone to assigning human body parts to inanimate objects as English is.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 1, 2022

Thousands back former SDF member demanding sexual assault probe

Rina Gonoi, 22, alleges that she was assaulted by multiple male colleagues while on a training exercise in 2021, a year after she joined the Ground Self-Defense Force.
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COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 1, 2022

Japan’s policy on China is critically lacking a military perspective

While Japan has researchers, much of their innovations are not being applied to national security.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 1, 2022

Taiwan shoots down drone, highlighting risk of escalation with China

Taiwanese troops shot the drone down near Kinmen Island around noon Thursday after attempts to repel it failed.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 1, 2022

No. 2 Cameron Smith bemoans lack of ranking points for LIV golfers

'It's really a shame we're not getting world ranking points out here,' Smith said. 'To the fans of major championship golf, it may be a little bit unfair on them.

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