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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 8, 2022

Beijing laws are the barrier to improving Hong Kong’s human rights image

To improve Hong Kong's deteriorating image, the starting point is at home, not overseas
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Aug 8, 2022

Fukushima firm develops drones for inspection of wind turbines

Fukushima Sangikyo, a company in the city of Fukushima that develops and produces communications equipment, succeeded in developing the system after repeated trial and error.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 7, 2022

Palestinian rockets reach west of Jerusalem on third day of Gaza fighting

Israel launched the Gaza strikes on Friday in what it described as the pre-emption of an Islamic Jihad attack meant to avenge the arrest of a group leader in the occupied West Bank.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 7, 2022

In turbulent times, Xi builds a security fortress for China, and himself

Taiwan, COVID-19, “color revolutions,” the classroom: everywhere, China's leader sees threats that foreign forces can exploit, and he has enlisted the whole nation to defend against them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Aug 7, 2022

A new wine legend sprouts from the land of the gods

Chief vintner Norio Abe wasn't interested in wine — until an order he couldn't refuse and a few years in the fields convinced him he had much more than a spark of talent.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 6, 2022

Australian swimmers keep focus on 2024 Paris Olympics

Australian swimmers celebrated their dominating performance at the Commonwealth Games on Thursday but only for a moment.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 5, 2022

Abe's security team failed to communicate over lack of protection behind former PM

A guard made a decision to move another guard who was supposed to be protecting Abe from behind to a different location, the NPA officials said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2022

White House lobbies Democrats to halt bill upgrading Taiwan ties

The legislation would designate Taiwan as a major non-NATO ally, support its participation in international organizations and provide $4.5 billion in security aid.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 3, 2022

Al-Zawahri killing was a great success of a bygone era

After 9/11, the U.S. built a man-hunting machine without parallel in human history. But today, its priorities lie elsewhere.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 3, 2022

Lawyers decry ban on 'menacing' eyewear at Japan prison

The glasses risked 'intimidating and inviting derision from' other prisoners, the jail in Hokkaido has been quoted as saying.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Aug 3, 2022

China’s planned military exercises near Taiwan may have another target: Japan

The drills, announced by China following Nancy Pelosi's arrival in Taiwan, aren't just intended to keep Taiwan and the United States in check. They're also a clear warning to Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 3, 2022

Nancy Pelosi meets Taiwan's Tsai, vowing that U.S. won't abandon Taipei

In a meeting with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen, the U.S. House speaker said that Washington's solidarity with Taipei is “crucial” now more than ever.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 3, 2022

Pelosi becomes highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Taiwan in 25 years

The No. 3 U.S. official's trip sent tensions between the superpowers soaring and prompted a furious China to announce missile tests and military drills encircling the democratic island.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 2, 2022

'Love triangle' makes waves for Australia in Commonwealth Games pool

The relationships between swimmers Kyle Chalmers, Cody Simpson and Emma McKeon have become tabloid fodder at the ongoing multisport event in Birmingham.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Aug 2, 2022

South American countries set to launch official 2030 World Cup bid

The joint bid by four nations aims to stage the 2030 final in the very same Centenario stadium that hosted the tournament's first title match 100 years earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 2, 2022

Obstacles to overcome before Ukraine grain deal eases global food crisis

Evading naval mines, securing insurance and finding enough seafarers are some of the challenges that must be faced before the grain can depart from its Black Sea ports.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 1, 2022

India ups the ante with new aircraft carrier amid growing concerns over China

The carrier, to be named INS Vikrant, could play an important role in helping deter Chinese advances in the Indian Ocean.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 1, 2022

Pelosi kicks off Asia trip as talk of Taiwan stop gains steam

The U.S. House speaker is expected to visit the self-ruled island during her Asia tour, despite warnings from China against such a move.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 1, 2022

An economic lesson from Japan

How does Japan, which imports massive volumes of oil and with a weakening currency, keep inflation so low?
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 1, 2022

Russian strikes kill Ukrainian owner of major grain exporter

The head of Nibulon — which specializes in the production and export of wheat, barley and corn, and has its own fleet and shipyard — was killed in the city of Mykolaiv.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Aug 1, 2022

NBA legend and 11-time champion Bill Russell dies at 88

Russell won 11 NBA titles as a player with the Boston Celtics. He also was the first Black head coach in North American professional sports history.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 31, 2022

Ex-Tokyo Olympics executive received ¥230 million from Games sponsor, sources say

Tokyo prosecutors suspect that the payments to Takahashi were made as a reward for helping Aoki Holdings become a Tokyo Games official sponsor.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 31, 2022

Donald Trump-hosted LIV event a mixed bag of big money and few fans

The former president's 520-acre property failed to attract the thousands of fans on Saturday that would typically swarm the fairways, merchandise tents and food venues of a PGA Tour event.

Longform

The byzantine process for converting a foreign driver’s license into a Japanese one entails mountains of paperwork and significant stamina — unless you're a lucky license holder from a country or region where these requirements are waived.
Driving in Japan isn’t hard. Getting the license is.