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Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2022

Asia welcomes travelers, but Japan says, not yet

Countries across region are reopening borders to tourists, but Japan continues to turn them away. And it is not rushing to change things.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 4, 2022

Post-Brexit London races to keep its head start in fintech

Key players looking to remake finance are gathering this week to discuss how the U.K. can 'remain the world's preeminent financial services and innovation hub.'
BUSINESS / Longform
Apr 4, 2022

Reimagining Japan’s growing glut of empty homes

Entrepreneurs see an opportunity in Japan's abandoned properties as businesses try to change them from liabilities into assets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2022

Your next bottle of vodka could be made from captured carbon

A growing number of companies are turning carbon dioxide captured from the air or factory smokestacks into everyday products so the greenhouse gas doesn't escape into the atmosphere.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2022

The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons

Chipmakers lack the ability to track where many of their lower-end products end up and that could stymie the enforcement of new U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022

U.S. cancels ICBM test due to Russia nuclear tensions

The U.S. military has canceled a test of its Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile in a bid to lower nuclear tensions with Russia during the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 1, 2022

Del Sole puts Lithuanian cuisine in spotlight

The cuisine of Lithuania is rarely featured on menus in Japan, but will be the focus of a limited-time promotion at the Del Sole Grill Harvester restaurant near Osaki Station in Tokyo.
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022

Shifts in yen signal Japan has ‘lost its mojo’ as supreme safe haven

When measured against a basket of units of trading partners, the yen's fading allure can clearly be seen.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Apr 1, 2022

The Smithsonian unveils Buddhist paragons who put 'Mind Over Matter'

The National Museum of Asian Art in Washington, D.C. displays the breadth of its Zen artifacts, from both Japan and China, for the first time in a new exhibition.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

Russia's war of aggression and Asia’s great reset

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to tectonic shifts in the strategic environment around the world, and Northeast Asia is no exception.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 30, 2022

Wakatakakage continues sumo's surprise-champion trend

The spring meet of 2022 has continued a trend of photo finishes and thrilling tournaments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Xi battling distrust among global investors burned in China before and eyeing political risk

The government in Beijing showed little regard for those same investors last year when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the country's most profitable companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Inversion of U.S. Treasurys yield curve seen by Wall Street as warning of recession

So-called yield curve inversion is a key metric investors watch, as bond yields impact other asset prices, feed through to banks' returns and are an indicator of how the economy will fare.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2022

Trying Putin for war crimes is no liberal fantasy

The International Criminal Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice are all investigating crimes committed in Ukraine.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League
Mar 29, 2022

Verdy touts defender Pratama Arhan as league’s new bridge to Indonesia

It's not every day that a J. League club unveils its new foreign signing at an ambassador's residence. Yet that's exactly the venue Tokyo Verdy chose to introduce defender Pratama Arhan.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 29, 2022

Formula One has much to discuss after dramatic Saudi GP weekend

Formula One argues, in the face of criticism from human rights groups, that it can act as a force for change in the region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 28, 2022

Sapporo struggles to increase international recognition as winter resort

The city hopes to win its bid for the 2030 Winter Olympics so that it can welcome more tourists from abroad and boost its economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2022

The making of Vladimir Putin

As China rose, as the U.S. fought and lost its forever wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, as technology networked the world, a Russian enigma took form in the Kremlin.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2022

Rahm Emanuel’s forceful style gets unexpected welcome in Japan

Fellow diplomats and Japanese officials say Emanuel's hands-on approach at least in part explains Tokyo's surprisingly forceful response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 25, 2022

Giants get off to winning start with victory over Dragons

The Giants took the lead for good after rallying for three runs in the fifth inning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Mar 25, 2022

Drugmakers and scientists begin the hunt for long COVID treatments

Leading drugmakers, including those who have launched pills and monoclonal antibodies for COVID-19, are having early discussions with researchers about how to target the disease.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 25, 2022

Microplastics found in blood for the first time, study says

Scientists found 17 out of the 22 healthy people they took samples from had quantifiable amounts of plastic particles in their blood.
JICA to designate four Japanese cities as 'hometowns' for African nations
The Japanese flag (left) with the flag of the African Union
103-year-old remembers Soviet attack right after WWII
Shoichi Takahashi holds a photo of himself when he was younger, in Otaru, Hokkaido, on May 17.
Schools get students involved in revision of unreasonable ‘black rules’
At Yawata Junior High School in Nagoya, there are no more rules on clothing and hairstyles. Students are free to wear either the school's uniform or clothes of their own choosing.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.
In preserving Japanese hospitality, ‘details are everything’
Beniya Mukayu, a traditional "ryokan" inn located in Ishikawa Prefecture, considers itself at "the heart of onsen towns, local residents, farmers, fishermen, sake brewers and artisans" — all of which need new, sustainable methods of serving visitors to survive into the future.

Podcast

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

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
By Tomoko Otake

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