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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As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY
Mar 22, 2022

Artificial intelligence gets scarier and scarier

AI technologies are the most powerful tools that have been developed in generations — perhaps even in human history — and with such advancements come a magnitude of dangers.
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WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

How one man dodged Russian tanks to escape Ukraine's Mariupol

Mariupol has become a symbol of the devastation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war.
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WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

For the U.S., a tenuous balance in confronting Russia

Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2022

Russian ships seen in Japan strait may be carrying troops to Ukraine

Pictures of the amphibious transports, typically used for landing expeditionary forces ashore, showed what appeared to be military trucks loaded onto the deck of one of the vessels.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 11, 2022

‘Intimate Stranger’ is a psychological thriller for the pandemic age

Director Mayu Nakamura's background in documentary filmmaking played a part in making the feature, which explores the depths of desperation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 10, 2022

Alex Ovechkin skates into Canada’s Ukrainian enclave as scorned star

Ovechkin is one of Russia's most famous athletes, and his friendship with Putin, who has a singular passion for ice hockey, is widely known.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 9, 2022

Sanctions and sanctuary: Japan responds to Russia's war in Ukraine

As Vladimir Putin's grim war in Ukraine escalates, The Economist's Tokyo bureau chief, Noah Sneider, joins to discuss the reasons for the conflict, the lengths to which Japan is supporting Ukraine, and how the war will redefine relationships between Japan and its northern neighbor, Russia.
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WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2022

Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ phones

Around the world, marginalized communities are worried the internet is no longer a safe space for them as surveillance grows and hate speech goes unchecked.
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WORLD
Mar 2, 2022

Ukraine faces more brutal form of war as Russia regroups

After early failures, officials from the U.S. and allied nations expect more indiscriminate tactics as Russian forces seek to suppress resistance.
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WORLD
Mar 2, 2022

Russian troop deaths expose a potential weakness of Putin’s strategy

Neither side's claims have been independently verified, but one American official put the Russian losses as of Monday at 2,000, an estimate with which two European officials concurred.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Feb 28, 2022

Here’s hoping our better angels can persist beyond Black History Month

Just because Black History Month technically ends on Feb. 28, it doesn't mean your education needs to stop.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 26, 2022

Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'

Over five years, the digital character delivered a new kind of content geared toward digital natives. Now she's saying farewell with one last, livestreamed concert.
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WORLD
Feb 20, 2022

Separatist rhetoric and 'false-flag operation' fears stoke Ukraine tensions

Ukrainian authorities deny planning any kind of assault, and fear that attempts to create a pretext for a Russian invasion are growing.
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BUSINESS
Feb 18, 2022

With omicron as a ‘golden ticket,’ American travel fears fade

Two years into the pandemic, American travelers are generally less concerned about getting sick than getting stuck, according to travel agents.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 7, 2022

Fearing junta, hundreds of Myanmar parents disown dissident children

The notices started to appear in large numbers after the army announced it would take over properties of its opponents and arrest people giving shelter to protesters.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 2, 2022

Beijing 2022 — A second pandemic Olympics

This Friday, the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off in Beijing, the second Olympics to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first ever to be held on entirely artificial snow.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 1, 2022

Dashed dreams for China Evergrande's showpiece resort island

Officials in Danzhou city have ordered 39 of Ocean Flower Island's towers to be demolished over environmental and construction violations.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 29, 2022

The spotlight shifted away from Peng Shuai and some players and fans want it back

By posting pictures of their protest in support of Peng at the tournament on social media, local activists are keeping the conversation going.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Takaichi leads first ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign residents
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi attends a ministerial meeting on policies regarding foreign nationals and immigration on Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan’s Nikkei 225 slumps 4%, led by losses in tech sector
Japan’s benchmark Nikkei stock average index briefly tumbled more than 2,000 points on Wednesday morning following a downbeat session on Wall Street fueled by fears of a bubble in the artificial intelligence sector.
A narrow Pacific waterway at heart of U.S. plans to choke China’s vast navy
Philippine and Australian troops fire an M777 howitzer during live fire exercises as part of joint military drills in Laur, Nueva Ecija, the Philippines, in August.
Takaichi’s balancing act: Supporting Taiwan and stabilizing China ties
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi shakes hands with Lin Hsin-i, Taiwan’s presidential adviser, on the sidelines of an Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit meeting in Gyeongju, South Korea, on Saturday in this image posted to Takaichi's official X account.
From 1973 to 2025: A Japanese American skater’s long ride to recognition
Judi Oyama at Winchester Skatepark in San Jose, California, in January 1979. The Skateboarding Hall of Fame inductee and Guinness World Record holder still skates and hopes to inspire older women.
More Japanese universities pushing toward teaching in English
Waseda University in Tokyo
Young Indonesians in Japan find their political voice
Indonesian students at Hiroshima University hold posters of the 17+8 Demands, demanding transparency and action from their homeland’s government.
The unstoppable rise of konbini tourism
Guests typically follow Ryo Ito’s lead as he weaves through the narrow, colorful aisles of convenience stores.

Podcast

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

Longform

Once smoky, male-dominated spaces, today's net cafes, like Kaikatsu Club, are working to make their operations more attractive to women customers.
The second life of Japan's net cafes
By Alex K.T. Martin

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