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CULTURE / Music
Jul 7, 2022

Tokyo rock quartet Hazy Sour Cherry's strange adventure

The band breaks out of its comfort zone on 'Strange World,' a playful set of indie-pop songs inspired in part by the sense of exploration in Western media such as 'Stranger Things.'
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2022

Wall Street says a recession is coming. Consumers say it's already here.

Prices are soaring worldwide, particularly for essential foods and fuels, eroding the spending power of families.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2022

Failed ‘Captain Tsubasa’ NFT offers window into the risks of crypto

While Japan has not yet experienced a large NFT boom, some of the country's most famous pop culture staples have been appropriated for dubious 'Web3' products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 5, 2022

Knauf bid for Chiyoda Ute a rare example of foreign takeover success

The secret behind the deal? Seven years, a lot of conversations and plenty of patience.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 5, 2022

Five years after vanishing, Chinese-Canadian billionaire faces trial

The case of Xiao Jianhua epitomizes the ruling Communist Party's efforts to rein in an earlier era of freewheeling capitalism.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 4, 2022

Upper House election seen as precursor to key Okinawa governor race

Okinawa Prefecture is in the middle of a year full of key elections, with the anti-base movement having been put on the back foot due to defeats and disorganization.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2022

Escaping a confusing global energy maze

There are many contradictions affecting the oil and gas markets, such as governments trying to phase out fossil fuels while also demanding increased production.
JAPAN
Jul 4, 2022

Japanese lawmakers' average income in 2021 fell to ¥22.55 million

The fall reflected a 20% cut in lawmakers' salaries implemented from May 2020 through October 2021 amid the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jul 4, 2022

China casts giant shadow over emerging nations' chase for debt relief

Beijing has kept a low profile, not only on lending conditions but also on how it renegotiates with borrowers in distress.
Japan Times
Hawaii report 2022
Jul 4, 2022

FICOH: Growing with Hawaii since 1911

Founded in 1911, First Insurance Company of Hawaii Ltd. (FICOH) is Hawaii’s oldest and largest property and casualty insurer.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 3, 2022

LDP seen on track to win over 60 seats in Upper House poll

As Komeito, the junior coalition partner of the LDP, is also believed to be faring well, the ruling bloc is almost certain to reach the majority of 125 seats, including uncontested seats.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 3, 2022

European peace project forced to confront war

Born of the need to preserve peace on a historically war-torn continent, the EU and its political leaders are now being forced to rethink some of their most important principles.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 2, 2022

Japan ruling bloc signals openness to greater use of nuclear power

With a key election looming and the global energy situation undergoing dramatic changes amid the Ukraine war, Japan's ruling bloc is looking to restart idled nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2022

Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview

The alliance's forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing's belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country's ascent.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 1, 2022

With LDP victory likely, what's at stake in Japan's Upper House poll?

While the winner seems assured, the exact outcome will determine Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's authority, the prospect of constitutional revision and the smooth working of parliament.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

The West must move east for NATO to survive

No matter what happens in the Ukraine war, the U.S. must persuade allies to move more troops and equipment permanently into states on Russia's borders.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022

A more muscular NATO emerges as West confronts Russia and China

The approach marks a fundamental shift for an alliance that was born in the Cold War but came to view a post-Soviet Russia as a potential ally, and did not focus on China at all.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022

To counter Putin, Biden tries to assemble an upside-down cartel

Biden has got his Group of Seven counterparts to agree on a plan that would cap the price of Russian oil, a daunting goal that risks the Kremlin restricting supply even further.
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022

Embrace of NATO in China’s backyard stokes Xi’s worst fears

For the first time, the leaders of Japan, South Korea, Australia and New Zealand are all attending a NATO summit.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022

Trump’s Jan. 6 rage gets vivid retelling in ex-aide’s testimony

Cassidy Hutchinson, then an assistant to White House chief of staff Mark Meadows, gave the most gripping testimony yet in a House committee's hearings on the Capitol riot.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 28, 2022

How to keep the peace in the Indo-Pacific

The central question is: What is the organizing principle for collective action to maintain the peace in the Indo-Pacific?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2022

Australia commits to Pacific islands defense training as China plans rival meet

Australia will double its funding for aerial surveillance of the Pacific islands vast fishing zone and provide financing for Pacific islands to build more resilient infrastructure.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

Japan pushing to ax zero-emission vehicle target from G7 statement, draft shows

Green investors say the country's auto industry has lobbied against regulations that would encourage quicker transition to the technology.

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Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear