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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2023

South Korea tries $500 handouts to help get reclusive children outside

The new policy’s main goal is to help disadvantaged youth, but it’s also a way for the country to address its shrinking working-age population.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 13, 2023

Study finds potential 'game-changer' in diagnosing Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's is the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer's and affects more than 8.5 million people worldwide, according to the World Health Organization.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2023

‘Side by Side’: A dreamy vision wrapped in an enigma

Chihiro Ito’s sophomore film in which mortal and spirit realms coexist marks her as a director with a distinctive style.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2023

‘The Village’: Backwater hometown hero plot smells off

Michihito Fujii’s drama about a young man struggling in a village that is overshadowed by a large recycling plant is simplistic and contrived.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2023

Taiwan says China planning to close airspace for only a brief period

Yan Yu-hsien, deputy chief of the general staff for intelligence from Taiwan's defense ministry, said the 'no-fly zone' would fall within the island's air defense identification zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023

Schizophrenia drug may offer much-needed progress

Late-stage data on a treatment in development by Karuna Therapeutics for schizophrenia show promise on sharply reducing harsh side effects.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023

This is how fast humans have changed the ecosystem

A 10,000-year-old grove of aspens in Utah is dying after a hundred years of human meddling. Now only more meddling can save it.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Apr 12, 2023

Frontale fans' protest shows league's 'superclub' push carries risks

Supporters of the four-time J1 champion raised alarms over what they see as weakening ties between the club and the community that has supported it for more than 25 years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

Goldman Sachs to start offering transaction banking services in Japan

Japan is the first country in Asia where the firm will offer the services, which include handling money for large companies, the bank said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 12, 2023

Trip shows Taiwan determined to safeguard freedom and democracy, Tsai says

'Faced with continued authoritarian expansionism, it is even more critical for democracies to actively unite,' she said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

Tokyo Disneyland to celebrate 40th anniversary amid business recovery

Experiences during the pandemic have prompted the theme park's operator to shift its strategy from seeking more visitors to improving visitor satisfaction and increasing sales per visitor.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 12, 2023

Brittney Griner to write book about 'unfathomable' Russian detainment

The memoir will also address the issue of pay inequity for women athletes in the United States, which led Griner to play basketball in Russia during the WNBA off-season.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 11, 2023

Giants' Louis Okoye off to hot start with new team

Okoye has nine hits in six games with the Giants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 11, 2023

Does Macron's stance on Taiwan weaken G7 deterrence against China?

One of Kishida's top goals for next month’s G7 summit is to create a united front on issues like China and Ukraine, but that job may have just got harder.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2023

Sextet shine in cycling's new golden age

Gone, riders say, are the old days of defensive cycling, where success came by choking the life out of a race.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. and Philippines launch biggest exercises yet in wake of China's Taiwan drills

The presence of more than 17,600 military personnel for the the annual Balikatan exercise almost doubles last year’s level, according to the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2023

ChatGPT creator OpenAI plans office and expansion in Japan

CEO Sam Altman said he had a broad discussion with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida about both the advantages and risks of the chatbot technology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2023

The idiocy that will come with a reliance on AI

The real danger with AI is not that people will mistake a chatbot for a real person, it is that communicating with them will make real persons talk like chatbots.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

Japan Inc. sells record short bonds amid BOJ tightening bets

Issuance of yen corporate notes due in five years or less reached an unprecedented ¥7.4 trillion ($56 billion) in the fiscal year that ended March 31.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

Indigenous groups fear culture distortion as AI learns their languages

Critics warn Indigenous groups are at risk from bias that can be embedded within algorithms, while generative AI models may also spread incorrect information.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

Japan's current account swings back to black on overseas investment

The current account surplus stood at ¥2.1972 trillion ($16.59 billion) in February, the Finance Ministry said.
JAPAN
Apr 9, 2023

Tsuru Motomura, survivor of WWII student nursing corps, dies at 97

As a leader of the survivors of the Himeyuri corps, Motomura helped establish the Himeyuri Peace Museum in the Okinawa city of Itoman.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023

Putin’s paranoia deviates from its Soviet roots

Russia has yet to resort to the drastic reprisals of the Stalinist years, but the regime’s opponents still face some deepening perils.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2023

Ueda takes over top BOJ job with a long to-do list

There will be little time to celebrate for Ueda, an academic, author and former BOJ board member who will be under the microscope as he leads the central bank through a crucial period.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 9, 2023

The camera never lied ... until AI told it to

AI can now do all the things photographers used to labor over without the user ever knowing. It can also transform backgrounds or wipe away people from the image entirely.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 9, 2023

The Taiwan Strait: A history of crises

On Saturday, Beijing began three days of military drills in response to this week's visit by Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 9, 2023

China rejects WHO accusations of hiding Wuhan COVID-19 data

The rebukes came after overseas researchers discovered sequences that had not been previously shared.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

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

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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