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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 20, 2022

North Korea's Kim has revealed he has a daughter. Why now?

The first public appearance of an heir to the isolated country's leader may offer clues into plans for his regime and its nuclear arsenal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 20, 2022

Joy at 'historic' climate damages deal

A concerted effort among developing countries made it the defining issue of the conference, melting away the resistance of wealthy polluters fearful of open-ended liability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 10, 2022

Russia says troops leaving strategic Kherson region while Ukraine doubts full pullout

Ukraine reacted with caution to the announcement, saying some Russian forces were still in Kherson and that additional Russian manpower was being sent to the region.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Nov 8, 2022

NBA star Dwight Howard to play in Taiwanese league

Howard, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2004 NBA draft, will join the year-old professional league and compete against teams including the Kaohsiung Aquas and the TaiwanBeer HeroBears.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 6, 2022

Three presidents swoop into Pennsylvania in a clash that transcends 2022

The establishment politics of the two most recent U.S. Democratic presidents met the disruptive force of the last Republican one, with control of Congress at stake.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 6, 2022

Japan and Britain look to sign defense pact next month, report says

The pact would serve as a legal basis for joint exercises and logistics cooperation, while boosting cooperation with mutual ally the U.S. amid concerns over China's growing assertiveness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022

U.S.-China friction gives Kim Jong Un the freedom to fire away

North Korea's unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the cost of Washington's tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for more sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 5, 2022

G7 urges China to abstain from threats and use of force

The U.S. touted the countries' increasingly aligned approach toward dealing with Beijing, but a mildly worded communique was the best the grouping could muster at the end of their meeting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022

Rattle West? Force negotiations? Assessing threats made by Putin.

The prospect of even a small nuclear device going off is so terrible that officials in the United States and elsewhere are concerned.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022

Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil military to keep him in power

Since Bolsonaro gave a short speech in which he neither accepted defeat nor congratulated Lula on his win, his supporters have rallied in front of military installations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 2, 2022

Elon Musk’s Twitter faces exodus of advertisers and executives

At least five Twitter executives have left in recent days, as one of the world's largest ad companies said clients should pause spending on the social media platform.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 30, 2022

Can LDP and Komeito hammer out differences over defense spending?

The coalition partners disagree on issues such as counterstrike capability as well as budget size and allocation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022

Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality

Periods of extreme heat cost the global economy about $16 trillion dollars between 1992 and 2013, the study calculated, with poor countries most affected.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 25, 2022

Japan keeps warning on market volatility and raises view on capital expenditure

The economy is seeing a moderate recovery, the government said in its monthly report, though it raised its view on business spending while downgrading its assessment of imports.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 18, 2022

Demanding Pyongyang disarm may hurt more than help

Does the demand that North Korea give up its nuclear weapons deepen the instability that it is ostensibly aimed at eliminating?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2022

Xi speech offers little to lift China's worsening growth outlook

The Chinese president praised 'COVID zero,' his no-tolerance approach to containing infections, while repeating prior language on the property sector, currently in its longest-ever slump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 13, 2022

As oceans rise, are some nations doomed to vanish?

According to a study cited by the U.N.'s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, five nations may become uninhabitable by 2100, creating 600,000 stateless climate refugees.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 13, 2022

‘Sadako DX’: J-horror icon goes viral

Japan's favorite long-haired spook gets tech savvy in a Hisashi Kimura film that takes on horror cliches with meta commentary and comedy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 12, 2022

Putin’s response to Crimea bridge attack shows how much it hurt

The severe damage done to the Kerch bridge, a symbolic and logistically important link with Russia exposes a leader who is under pressure from all sides.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 11, 2022

Japan has much to learn from Taiwan's countering of China’s sharp power

A reserved manner and avoiding knee-jerk reactions has helped Taipei weather the latest storm regarding hostility from Beijing.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
The Toyota buyout is a major test for Japan’s reforms
Akio Toyoda, chairman of Toyota Motor, speaks during a media preview at the Japan Mobility Show in Tokyo on Oct. 29. Minority investors are challenging the carmaker's bid to take affiliate Toyota Industries Corp. private.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Takaichi plans pay cuts for herself and her ministers
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi chats with her Cabinet members in parliament in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Mother of Thai girl forced into sex work in Tokyo detained in Taiwan
The Metropolitan Police Department headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
Yokozuna duo Onosato and Hoshoryu poised for another clash of titans
Yokozuna duo Onosato (right) and Hoshoryu clash for the title on the final day of the Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament on Sept. 28 at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.
A 40-year wait for ‘Mishima’ ends at TIFF
Made at a time when Japan was still grappling with Yukio Mishima’s legacy, Paul Schrader’s biopic “Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters” was blocked from screening in the country for decades.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

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