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Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 510 new coronavirus cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 1,352, down 28.3% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2023

Femke Bol breaks 41-year-old world women's indoor 400m record

Dutch runner Femke Bol set a new world record in the women's indoor 400 meters with a time of 49.26 seconds on Sunday to break the previous mark set 41 years ago.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 20, 2023

Taking lead in solar generation, Fukushima looks to era of panel disposal

Experts point out that a lack of proper recycling or disposal systems could lead to the abandonment and illegal dumping of solar panels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2023

Sunak set for his biggest political test yet with Brexit deal

A solution to the impasse over the post-Brexit trading rules for Northern Ireland would enable the U.K. to reset relations with the EU.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 20, 2023

One year on, Ukraine war accelerating changes in Japan’s defense posture

The war has sent shock waves across the Asia-Pacific, exacerbating fears that a similar conflict could engulf the region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 20, 2023

Meta launches subscription service for Facebook and Instagram

In addition to a verification badge, the subscription includes 'proactive account protection, access to account support, and increased visibility and reach.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 20, 2023

U.S.-China meeting intended to ease tensions only fueled them

Talks over the weekend underscored how, for all the claims from President Joe Biden and President Xi Jinping about their desire to steady ties, neither side seems capable of doing so.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2023

North Korea says surprise ICBM drill is 'proof' of 'nuclear counterattack' capabilities

Pyongyang emphasized Saturday's launch of a Hwasong-15 missile had been 'suddenly organized without previous notice' in the first such drill involving a long-range weapon.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Feb 19, 2023

Is Taiwan the next Ukraine? It's more complicated.

Despite similar claims and growing economic and defense partnerships, Russia and China have significantly different incentives, economies and societies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2023

China succeeding in diplomatic push to win over Europe

A cold war between Beijing and Brussels will remain unlikely as the two do not compete ideologically or militarily like the U.S. and China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Feb 19, 2023

Families seek closure for mine disaster as Japan-South Korea relations thaw

136 Koreans and 47 Japanese were killed when the Chosei mine beneath the seabed on the Yamaguchi Prefecture coast collapsed and flooded in 1942.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 19, 2023

Former Ghana winger Christian Atsu found dead in Turkey quake rubble

There were initial reports that the former Chelsea and Newcastle player had been rescued a day after the quake, but these turned out to be false.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 19, 2023

The $100 billion offshore wind industry has a whale problem

Nearly two dozen whales have died along the U.S. Atlantic coast, and an unlikely coalition says that offshore wind is the culprit.
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 18, 2023

North Korea fires 'ICBM-class' missile into Japan's EEZ off Hokkaido

The launch comes a day after Pyongyang vowed an 'unprecedentedly' strong response to joint military drills between the U.S. and South Korea set for next week.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023

Balloon crisis highlighted a split in China’s leadership, Pentagon official says

An assertion that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is suspicious of his military commanders is perhaps the strongest such public comment by a senior Biden administration official.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023

U.S. military now analyzing Chinese balloon's 'guts' after completing recovery

The last of the debris from the Chinese balloon is heading to an FBI laboratory in Virginia for analysis, the U.S. military's Northern Command said in a statement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023

Pentagon's top China official travels to Taiwan

Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense Michael Chase is the most senior U.S. defense official known to have visited the island since 2019.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Feb 18, 2023

Japan’s award-winning travel goods make any trip a breeze

Don't even think about leaving home without these mindfully produced travel essentials.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Feb 17, 2023

Is the Chinese balloon threat overblown?

Balloons are coming from China and collecting intelligence. But they have been doing so for some time and should not cause such massive alarm.
Japan Times
Rugby
Feb 17, 2023

Australia's Eddie Jones seeking help for 'smash-and-grab' operation at Rugby World Cup

'We've got to get four or five coaches that can work together to get in there, steal the trophy and get out without getting caught.'
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Feb 17, 2023

Kevin Durant says Suns ready to contend for NBA title

Kevin Durant believes the Phoenix Suns have transformed into an NBA title contender following his recent blockbuster trade from the Brooklyn Nets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 17, 2023

The extraordinary exit of the women of Silicon Valley

People leave senior jobs all the time. But because there are so few women in senior leadership it is more remarkable when that happens.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 17, 2023

Sony chip unit sees limited impact from recent export curbs to China

Sony is the world's largest maker of image sensors widely used in smartphones and autos.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023

Enrollment capacity hikes eyed for Tokyo universities

A government panel has called for allowing increases specifically for information technology-related faculties and departments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023

Japan and Taiwan should share intel on China balloon threat, says ex-defense chief

Some of Japan's islands are within 100 kilometers of Taiwan, so their aircraft and ships often operate in close proximity.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2023

Retrieving smartphone data from 'Luffy' suspects no easy task, experts say

The robbery suspects were careful not to leave digital traces of their operation, communicating through an encrypted messaging app.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2023

Fumio Kishida is succeeding abroad but failing at home

Kishida's polling numbers remain in the “caution area,” and there seems to be little opportunity for him to turn things around before local elections in April.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

How a fog of questions over a spy balloon and UFOs fed a diplomatic crisis

U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii, and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami
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.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.
Delta routes new Airbus plane to Tokyo to sidestep Trump tariffs
Delta Air Lines signage on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange in New York on April 9. The airline is flying a new Airbus SE plane through Japan to skirt U.S. import tariffs.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Single, or not? Japanese dating app launches relationship verification system
Tapple, one of Japan's most popular dating apps, has launched the nation's first feature to verify a user's single status via their My Number card.
Could this be Japan’s year at the Kentucky Derby?
Christophe Lemaire rides Admire Daytona, who was bred in Japan, during the UAE Derby at Meydan Racecourse in Dubai on April 5.
Counting the reasons why there are so few American cars in Japan
Tesla's store in Tokyo's Shibuya district. While sales of American cars in Japan appear to be shrinking, Tesla's presence in the country is growing.
Shohei Ohtani's example could change Japan's views on paternity leave
Shohei Ohtani and Mamiko Tanaka announced the birth of their first child on April 19.
Nearly half of workers in Japan engage in ‘quiet quitting’
"Quiet quitting" is most common among the younger generation, with 46.7% of respondents to a survey in their 20s identifying with the practice, reflecting a less-motivated workforce more focused on work-life balance.

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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
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