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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023

In rural America, big solar projects often get a frosty welcome

Huge solar farms are being planned in a corner of Missouri, and as in other rural areas of the United States, residents sometimes are yanking the welcome mat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 3, 2023

Petteri Orpo, Finland's unshakeable conservative, set to become PM after vote

Orpo's center-right National Coalition Party beat out charismatic incumbent Sanna Marin of the Social Democrats in Sunday's general election.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023

Finland leader Sanaa Marin concedes defeat as right-wing NCP wins election

While Marin remains popular among many Finns, particularly young moderates, she antagonized some conservatives with lavish spending on pensions and education they see as not frugal enough
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 3, 2023

OPEC+ announces surprise oil cuts as analysts warn of rise in prices

The U.S. has argued that the world needs lower prices to support economic growth and prevent Russian President Vladimir Putin from earning more revenue to fund the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 3, 2023

South Korean rocket ambitions pose a fresh challenge to SpaceX

Cash from arms sales to Ukraine’s neighbors is helping to fund Hanwha Aerospace's efforts to expand its 2-year-old space business.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 2, 2023

Chinese foreign minister says Japanese chip curbs to drive Beijing's self-reliance

Chinese Foreign Minister says Tokyo's new export controls on semiconductor equipment will only further drive Beijing's quest 'to become self-reliant.'
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 2, 2023

Carlo Ancelotti confirms 'exciting' Brazil interest

The veteran Italian coach says he intends to compete his current contract with Real Madrid, which ends in June 2024.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 2, 2023

At Mayan ruins, leaders of Taiwan and Guatemala reaffirm ties

Tsai's visit, which will also take her to Belize, comes days after neighboring Honduras broke diplomatic relations with Taipei to link up with Beijing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Apr 2, 2023

Shizen: Firewood, ferments and finesse in backstreet Shibuya

Chef Yu Kunisue's dual passions of wood-fired cooking and fermented exploration come to delightful fruition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 1, 2023

Toyota’s shift to electric future rests on Koji Sato’s shoulders

When announcing his leadership team in February, Sato said he intends to take a bolder and faster 'EV first” approach, promising to overhaul battery production and manufacturing platforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023

Japan's logisticians brace for expected driver shortages

The logistics world is worried about holdups in operations, while new restrictions on overtime may deliver a further blow to an industry already short on truck drivers.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 31, 2023

Masahiro Tanaka feels right at home as away team pitcher in Hokkaido opener

Tanaka has rarely had the opportunity to start on opening day in Japan, twice because of his participation in the WBC and also because he spent 2014 to 2020 in MLB.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2023

U.S. and Taiwan are 'closer than ever,' Tsai says in New York

The visit comes at a time when U.S. relations with China are at what some analysts see as their worst level since Washington normalized ties with Beijing in 1979.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023

Inflation in Tokyo cools for second month but remains above BOJ target

Core consumer prices in Tokyo, a leading indicator of nationwide trends, rose 3.2% in March from a year earlier, compared with 3.3% in February and a nearly 42-year high of 4.3% in January.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023

Long-awaited rules for carbon offset market disappoint experts

Fear of greenwashing has hamstrung the growing market, with data suggesting fewer offsets are being claimed against emitters’ carbon footprints.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2023

Thai forest fires worsen pollution that’s left 2 million ill

Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha has ordered urgent steps to put out forest fires in Nakhon Nayok province to the east of Bangkok and those in the country’s northern region.
CULTURE / Books
Mar 31, 2023

600 pages all at once: What readers are saying about Mieko Kawakami’s new novel

Initial reviews of “Sisters in Yellow” say the hefty book is a fast read that leaves an almost painful impression.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2023

As parliament debates kick into high gear, all eyes are on Kishida’s signature policies

The prime minister and his administration will now focus on some of his key legislative issues, including energy, defense and asylum programs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2023

The other conflict on Europe’s doorstep

In clear violation of a 2020 cease-fire agreement, Azerbaijan is fueling a humanitarian crisis in Nagorno-Karabakh and once again threatening neighboring Armenia with military aggression.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2023

U.S. bank supervision needs more speed and transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say

The Fed’s vice chair claims that supervisors repeatedly identified risks to the failed bank, leading to accusations by lawmakers that the problems had not been escalated fast enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2023

Japan to face 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, study finds

The working age population is expected to rapidly decline from 2027, according to the study by independent think tank Recruit Works Institute.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2023

‘Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle’ is an experimental slog

Gakuryu Ishii's rambling treatise on art and self-actualization spends much more time talking about the magic of movies than actually invoking it.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2023

Mpox cases slowly creeping up in Japan even as spread slows abroad

As of Tuesday, Japan had reported 80 cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, with the country seeing a gradual increase in new cases this year.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan makes renewed push to internationalize higher education

Attention has been drawn not only to the plan’s components and feasibility, but also to past government efforts to achieve similar goals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023

As missile tests escalate, North Korea plays cyberespionage long game

Pyongyang has unleashed a raft of digital weapons ultimately aimed at supporting its nuclear ambitions, threat intelligence firm Mandiant said in a report.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2023

Manchester United looks immune to the banking crisis

The bidding war for Manchester United, a sporting institution, bears little connection to financial reality.
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.
New satellite images suggest 'mass graves' in Sudan's El-Fasher
A general view of a berm construction in Kinin Village near El-Fasher.
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.
SoftBank is said to have explored potential takeover of Marvell
SoftBank explored a potential takeover of U.S. chipmaker Marvell Technology earlier this year, in what would have been the semiconductor industry's largest-ever deal.
These are the hottest lower-division rikishi to watch right now
Fukazaki (right) grapples with Enho at the IG Arena in Nagoya on July 13.
Across borders and screens, Tokyo film festival finds humanity in migration
“Mother Bhumi” takes place in a multiethnic rice-farming community where Chinese, Thai and Malay lineages intertwine.
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

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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