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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 26, 2022

Implementation, not innovation, is the key to economic success

Innovation has been the main driver of long-term economic growth since the Industrial Revolution. But in today's day and age, diffusion of new technologies separates winners from losers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 26, 2022

Taiwan president lauds military while overseeing drills from warship

The drills, which simulate the repulsion of an invader, coincide with air-raid exercises across the island as it boosts combat preparedness in the face of rising Chinese military pressure.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo's new cases stay above 30,000

The number of severely ill patients increased by six to 21, while five deaths linked to the virus reported.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 26, 2022

Grub's deal with Amazon shows food delivery sector bracing for cost-of-living crunch

The loss-making food delivery industry was one of the big beneficiaries of the COVID-19 pandemic, but that effect has waned as consumers have started to cut back.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jul 26, 2022

Why sanctions are failing to stop Russia's attack on Ukraine

While Russia seems wary of interventions by the U.S. or NATO, and is trying to avoid them, economic sanctions placed on Moscow have done little to halt the war.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

Japan moves to prevent spread of monkeypox after confirming first case

Health minister Shigeyuki Goto has said that the ministry will continue to search for more information about the first patient, including the route of transmission.
JAPAN
Jul 26, 2022

China sends drone on solo mission near key Okinawan waterway for first time

The Japanese Defense Ministry said it scrambled fighter jets to monitor the drone, which did not violate the country's territorial airspace.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2022

Japan advances hypersonics research with combustion flight test

The project is aimed at researching and developing scramjet engine technologies that will allow aircraft and weapons to fly at hypersonic speeds.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 26, 2022

United States mulls more athletic events after success of worlds

Compelling performances in Oregon delighted U.S. track officials, who are desperate to boost the sport's profile in their country after years of languishing out of the spotlight.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 26, 2022

South Korea doubles down on risky ‘Kill Chain’ plans to counter North's nuclear threat

Seoul is pouring resources into preparing for preemptive strikes if necessary, a strategy some experts say may exacerbate their arms race and risks miscalculation during a conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 26, 2022

Pelosi’s Taiwan ambiguity has China fuming ahead of Biden call

Beijing has been warning Pelosi not to be the first sitting speaker since Newt Gingrich to visit the self-governing island.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jul 26, 2022

Pride jersey triggers boycott by rugby league players

Australian media reported up to seven Manly players were opposed to wearing it on 'religious and cultural' grounds and had elected to pull out of the Roosters game.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2022

Research breakthrough in mystery child hepatitis

The World Health Organization has reported at least 1,010 probable cases, including 46 that required transplants and 22 deaths from the illness dating back to last October.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 26, 2022

Siga and peers rise on optimism over therapies to treat monkeypox

It has been a bumpy few months for shares of firms tied to the outbreak, as investors have piled in only to rush out on uncertainty about what medicine could be needed.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 26, 2022

Japanese insurers sell heatstroke coverage during sizzling summer

Sompo Holdings and Sumitomo Life Insurance, two of the country's biggest insurers, are offering policies specifically designed to cover medical expenses arising from heatstroke.
Japan Times
Malaysia report 2022
Jul 26, 2022

MASKargo: Beyond carrying to caring for cargo, worldwide

Cargo handling is a vital, intricate aspect of both the economic supply chain and daily life — and a well-oiled machinery of processes and logistics as well.
JAPAN
Jul 25, 2022

Ticket sales for Studio Ghibli theme park to start Aug. 10

The tickets will be sold using a lottery system via online ticket service Boo-Woo Ticket, followed by a second phase of sales starting Sept. 10.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jul 25, 2022

After 10 years, 'Toyota-ism' takes root in Tohoku as force for reconstruction

Toyota Motor President Akio Toyoda has said, “There will be no recovery of Japan without the recovery of the Tohoku region.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 25, 2022

Japan’s biggest lender seeks bankers for the rich in wealth push

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group plans to expand a team of bankers serving rich clients as the lender seeks to draw more of its bank customers to higher-value services.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 25, 2022

U.S. helicopters hold first live-fire military drills in South Korea since 2019

The drills come as the allies announced they would resume other live field training during joint exercises scaled back because of COVID-19 and efforts to reduce tension with the North.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2022

A green hydrogen economy depends on this little-known machine

There are other ways to make hydrogen fuel, from natural gas or even coal. But the ways to do it carbon-free rely on the electrolyzer.
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.
BUSINESS
Jul 25, 2022

Former Japan economy minister calls for talks on big extra budget in fall

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has said he will think about another budget depending on the circumstances.
Toyota considers making tiny trucks for U.S. market as demand booms
Toyota executives say the automaker is listening to U.S. dealer requests for a truck smaller than the brand’s best-selling Tacoma midsize and Tundra full-size pickups.
Japan taxi driver suspected of raping 50 women, reports say
Police have arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims.
Japan considers toughening rules on driver's license conversions
Liberal Democratic Party policy chief Itsunori Onodera (fourth from left) visits a driver's license center in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday to see how foreign driver's licenses are converted into Japanese ones.
Trump’s wake-up call for India’s foreign policy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets with U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Feb. 13. Trump’s coercive use of trade threats against India during the Pakistan military crisis has undermined trust in the U.S.-India partnership and exposed Washington as an unreliable security ally.
‘Rice minister’ Koizumi faces urgent task to bring prices down quickly
New farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks during a news conference on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Ishiba doubles down on weapons cooperation, says no country can go it alone
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba walks past members of the Philippine Coast Guard at the coast guard's headquarters in Manila on April 30.
Nippon Ishin grapples with poor governance ahead of Upper House election
Nippon Ishin no Kai co-leader Seiji Maehara speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday.
Beware of dubious websites offering cheap rice, consumer watchdog warns
Questionable websites appear to be taking advantage of consumers looking for cheaper rice online amid the high prices of the staple grain in the nation.
Onosato’s march to yokozuna could usher in golden age for sumo
Onosato (left) battles Gonoyama on Day 6 of the Summer Basho. With Onosato on the cusp of promotion to yokozuna, there could soon be two titans at the top of the sport fighting for titles.
A window into the mind of Esperantist and political activist Teru Hasegawa
Teru Hasegawa, Esperanto name Verda Majo, wrote leftist political essays during WWII.

Podcast

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

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb
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