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BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 30, 2022

‘The eye of the storm’: Taiwan is caught in a great game over microchips

Taiwan is the biggest producer of the world's most advanced chips. It is also rapidly becoming one of the world's most dangerous geopolitical flashpoints.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 30, 2022

There is no ‘new normal’ in the Taiwan Strait — yet

While Beijing is certainly trying hard to push in the direction of a “new normal,” Taiwan and the United States are pushing back against that notion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 26, 2022

World can remain a bystander no more

A disturbing trend is becoming evident: Governments of affluent countries are giving less foreign aid to help the world's poor and hungry.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Aug 26, 2022

On Japanese Twitter, don’t LOL when you can wwww

Just as in English, Japanese web-speak has developed a few key terms that are unique to the social media landscape of this country.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 24, 2022

Meltdown averted, but six months into war with Ukraine, Russians face economic pain

After predicting at one point that the economy would shrink more than 12% this year, the economy ministry now expects a 4.2% contraction.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022

Sustaining economic growth in an age of deglobalization

Developing economies face challenges on gaining ground, but some, like Malaysia and Chile, show there is still a way.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2022

No fuel, no hope: Sri Lankans flee crisis in mass brain drain

Exact numbers are unavailable, but data suggests the scale of exiting professionals could significantly delay an economic recovery.
JAPAN
Aug 21, 2022

Japan plans to increase headcount of school support staff to ease burden on teachers

The measure, part of efforts to reform teachers' work styles, may double the funds in the fiscal 2023 budget request for hiring school support staff.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 20, 2022

Ado stays in the shadows to let her music shine at live arena performance

The J-pop artist, who keeps her real identity concealed, recently held her second live show ever, during which she offered an alternative to how pop stars of her status usually have to be.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2022

How to win friends and drain Russia’s war machine

By establishing a buyers' cartel to impose a price cap on Russian crude, the West could achieve its goal of defunding Russia's war machine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Aug 16, 2022

The forgotten virus: Zika families and researchers struggle for support

When Zika failed to rage globally, governments and institutions scaled back funding to study it, but researchers still don't know how it works.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2022

Companies made heaps of money in 2021. And workers?

European corporate profits are soaring but employees hoping for a big raise face disappointment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 14, 2022

The Group of 20 in an age of war

From a demographic perspective, the G20 is a much more legitimate grouping — in terms of representing a diverse, complex world — than the G7.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2022

How to organize reconstruction aid for post-war Ukraine

Before significant funds are committed to Ukraine's reconstruction, it is important to determine who will control and direct the money and how the recovery will be structured.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Aug 8, 2022

Women from ASEAN who are following their dreams in Japan

The ASEAN-Japan Centre in Tokyo, established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and Japan, produced a series of documentary videos that take a closer look at women from ASEAN countries who are active in Japan. There are about 500,000 women from ASEAN in Japan, and these videos...
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 7, 2022

FIFA reminds India of looming ban and loss of women's U-17 World Cup

If attempts to resolve governance issues at the All Indian Football Federation do not succeed, soccer's governing body may strip the country of the prestigious women's youth tournament.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2022

SoftBank talent drain worsens, adding pressure on Masayoshi Son to deliver

Two more managing partners at the company's Vision Fund are leaving, bringing the number of top level departures from the world's largest investment fund to at least 10 since March of 2020.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Aug 3, 2022

As borders slowly reopen, a familiar question returns: Why did you come to Japan?

After years of delays, new arrivals to Japan talk about what stopped them from giving up on their dream of coming here.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 1, 2022

After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future

The residents of the host town have been divided over the nuclear power project, creating tensions among neighbors and families.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 31, 2022

Ukraine calls for investigation into prisoner deaths as outrage grows

The explosion is particularly painful for the government of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy because many of the dead had fought to defend Mariupol.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jul 29, 2022

「英字新聞で鍛える!英語ディスカッション」を9月10日(土)開催

語学学習書を中心とする書籍の出版、英語学習新聞 The Japan Times Alpha の企画・編集を行っている株式会社ジャパンタイムズ出版(本社:東京都千代田区、取締役社長:伊藤秀樹、以下「ジャパンタイムズ出版」)と、英会話教室を運営する株式会社イーオン(本社:東京都新宿区、代表取締役社長:山﨑高人、以下「イーオン」)は、オンラインのイベント「英字新聞で鍛える!英語ディスカッション」を9月10日(土)に共同で開催します。...
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 28, 2022

Fuji Rock Festival eyes a return to form

Overseas acts are back on the lineup but local artists will make the most of those sultry nights at one of Japan's marquee summer music festivals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2022

Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mark on contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations will have lasting consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 26, 2022

What became of the Arab Spring?

As the birthplace — and sole success story — of the uprisings against autocratic rule looks set to revert to dictatorship, here's a glance at other countries swept up in the movement.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2022

Japan's regional banks face post-pandemic struggle

Regional banks are expected to face growing calls for financial assistance, such as loan repayment deferrals, to small and medium-sized businesses saddled with excessive debt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 22, 2022

The Earth wants Biden to keep gas prices high

There's one bold move President Biden could make to curb climate change: Find a way to put a $5-a-gallon floor on gasoline prices.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 22, 2022

Jonas Vingegaard wins Stage 18 to close in on title as Tadej Pogacar fades

Vingegaard also climbed to the top of the King of the Mountains standings, while teammate Wout van Aert is assured of the sprint points green jersey if he makes it to the line in Paris.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jul 22, 2022

地元の資源を使って「稼げる地域」をつくる! 〜地域商社の可能性〜

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Japan Times
New Zealand report 2022
Jul 22, 2022

New Zealand and Japan mark 70th anniversary of diplomatic relations

The bilateral diplomatic relationship between Japan and New Zealand commenced on April 28, 1952, with the entering into force of the San Francisco Peace Treaty. The New Zealand Embassy in Japan was New Zealand’s first diplomatic mission in Asia, and was closely followed by the establishment of the...

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami