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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 21, 2022

China’s hyped decoupling from emerging markets may prove a blip

A gulf opened between Chinese stocks and the rest of emerging-market equities as pandemic recoveries diverged, but that split may be short-lived.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 21, 2022

Climate action to spur Australian green bonds to record year

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is a radical change from his predecessor, Scott Morrison, who famously signaled his commitment to fossil fuels by bringing a lump of coal into the Parliament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022

In India, new trauma as 11 convicted of gang rape and murder walk free

The convicts' early release came as the country marks 10 years since the horrific gang-rape of a young woman on a bus in the capital, New Delhi, which set off nationwide protests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 21, 2022

Can Indonesia's Muslim leaders help combat climate change?

From packed mosques to Islamic boarding schools, Indonesia's imams have been urged to boost conservation efforts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022

Thousands celebrate crowning of South Africa's new Zulu king

Misuzulu Zulu ascended the throne during ceremonies that were partially overshadowed by a bitter succession dispute.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 21, 2022

Antonio Conte hails team man Harry Kane as striker hits milestones

The striker moved into fourth on the list of all-time Premier League scorers with 185 goals and at the same time set a record in the competition for goals for a single team.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2022

The final days of the Trump White House: chaos and scattered papers

Government documents that Trump had accumulated were with him in two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives. Some ended up in Florida.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 21, 2022

Biden faces G20 quandary between joining Putin and Xi or staying home

The U.S. leader is facing a difficult choice — attend this year's summit with two leaders he has sought to isolate, or skip the gathering and forgo a chance to shape its outcome.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 21, 2022

They pledged not to prosecute abortions. The reality is tougher.

Dispute amongst state officials show how the legal fight over abortion has shifted since the Supreme Court overturned its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Aug 21, 2022

BitSummit shows signs of transformation

Kyoto's annual independent game convention marks its 10-year anniversary with hints of taking on new challenges in the near future.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Aug 21, 2022

The 'mother' of the modern otaku charted her own bug-obsessed path

One of Japan's original eccentrics, the 'lady who loved insects' ignored the trends of her day and was content to be herself — a valuable lesson to the generations that followed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Aug 21, 2022

In a tense political moment, Taiwanese cuisine tells its own story

Taiwan's political standing often overshadows its culinary identity. These chefs and restaurateurs are trying to change that.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Aug 20, 2022

Shintaro Fujinami pitches Tigers past Giants

The last couple of weeks showed Hanshin Tigers pitcher Shintaro Fujinami just how hard it can be to get a win.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 20, 2022

Odesa is defiant. It’s also Putin’s ultimate target.

Odesa, grain port to the world, city of creative mingling, scarred metropolis steeped in Jewish history, is the big prize in the war and a personal obsession for Putin.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Aug 20, 2022

Soaring sanitary pad prices push girls out of school in Africa

The cost of sanitary pads has more than doubled in the last year in Ghana, forcing poorer families to focus on buying food over sanitary products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2022

One answer to Europe’s energy crisis? More electric cars.

About 350 U.K. residents have been pumping electricity from their vehicles to surrounding homes since 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022

NATO races to counter Russia’s threat in Europe’s weak spot

Moscow's war on its neighbor has raised questions as to whether NATO is doing enough to deter Russian expansionism after years of underinvestment and ignored warnings.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022

Once hated by the left, FBI is now U.S. conservatives' evil demon

FBI agents are used to criticism, but never in the agency's history have they faced anything like the attacks from conservatives after the raid on former President Donald Trump's home.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 20, 2022

Merrick Garland, the man who could put Trump in prison

Garland, 69, personally approved the stunning Aug. 8 FBI search of Donald Trump's Florida home and will have the final say on whether he is to be charged with any crimes.
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
CULTURE / Art
Aug 20, 2022

Memento mori: Photography in the face of the inevitable

The Tokyo Photographic Art Museum examines how we face our own mortality in the new exhibition “TOP Collection: The Illumination of Life by Death.”
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Aug 20, 2022

Sawanobori: The treacherous pursuit of waterfall climbing

Like many outdoor pursuits, “sawanobori” offers exhilarating thrills. Unlike most, those come alongside extreme risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022

Retailer Miniso to ditch Japanese styling after Chinese outcry

The Guangzhou-based company has long promoted itself as Japanese-influenced, with a Japanese chief designer and Japanese characters on its shopping bags and marketing language.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 19, 2022

Proud China should avoid repeating mistakes Japan made in the past

Historical analogies to Japan during and prior to World War II may help us appreciate the true meaning of current events as they pertain to China and Taiwan.

Longform

After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
How remote work is rewriting the migrant experience in Japan