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Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 23, 2023

Novak Djokovic hopeful of gaining permission to compete in U.S.

Novak Djokovic said on Wednesday he was hoping for a positive outcome after applying for special permission to enter the United States to compete in ATP Masters 1000 events in Indian Wells and Miami that begin next month.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 23, 2023

Putin's nuclear treaty move raises stakes over China's growing arsenal

China's nuclear arsenal is growing in size and sophistication — an expansion that the United States recently noted is now gathering pace.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

How will it end? No easy answers over Russia's war on Ukraine.

Analysts fear the conflict will not end anytime soon and that its intensity risks increasing in year two.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 22, 2023

Defending Japan with better Pacific Island diplomacy

By improving its diplomatic efforts and listening to the Pacific Islanders, Japan will spend less money and achieve more security.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Karolos Grohmann
Feb 22, 2023

IOC stands firm against banning Russia despite risk of boycott

Officials suggest the IOC is prepared to risk a boycott in order to maintain its 'non-negotiable' stance that the Games remain above and beyond politics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 22, 2023

Four-day week liked by U.K. employers in world's largest trial

Employees at 61 companies across Britain worked an average of 34 hours across four days between June and December 2022, while earning their existing salary.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2023

China decoupling debate misses the most important point

The decoupling of China and Western economies will be very expensive, but there are other needs to be considered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2023

Putin suspends last nuclear treaty with U.S. and puts new missiles on combat duty

The New START Treaty limited both sides to 1,550 warheads on deployed intercontinental ballistic missiles, submarine ballistic missiles and heavy bombers.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 21, 2023

Severe allergy season in Japan threatens to drag down spending

Households are expected to hold back from eating out, clothes shopping or participating in leisure activities.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 21, 2023

Victoria Azarenka calls for fitting venue for women's tennis finals

The 2022 WTA Finals in Fort Worth, Texas, witnessed sparse crowds and were only announced late September, less than two months before the event.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2023

'As long as it takes': How Biden slipped into a war zone to stand with Ukraine

U.S. President Joe Biden did little to tip his hand about his unannounced visit to Kyiv, heading to church on Saturday afternoon and then taking his wife out to dinner at a cozy Washington restaurant.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 20, 2023

Kishida pledges $5.5 billion in additional Ukraine aid

The prime minister announced he will host a video conference of G7 leaders with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Friday.
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 stands its ground after Trump letter delivers 25% U.S. tariff shock
U.S. President Donald Trump (left) and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick at Morristown Airport, New Jersey, on Sunday. Trump on Monday sent letters to 12 countries notifying them of new "reciprocal" tariff rates effective Aug. 1.
Japan to set up 'control tower' for crimes by foreign residents
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
China’s housing crisis is worse than it seems
Residential buildings under construction in Shanghai in July 2022. The Chinese government risks long-term decline by repeating Japan’s policy mistakes in handling its real estate and demographic crises.
Japan and Canada ink key intel-sharing deal
Canadian Foreign Minister Anita Anand shakes hands with Japan's top diplomat, Takeshi Iwaya, at the end of a signing ceremony for an information security agreement, after bilateral talks in Tokyo on Tuesday.
NGOs condemn rise in anti-immigrant rhetoric ahead of Upper House vote
Sanseito head Sohei Kamiya holds a board that reads "Japanese First" in Tokyo on July 2. In a joint statement on Tuesday, eight human rights nongovernmental organizations described the far-right party's stance as "hate speech."
Japanese dancers find a home abroad at Houston Ballet
“Giselle” lead Yuriko Kajiya (center), performing with Connor Walsh as Albrecht, is one of six Japanese dancers at Houston Ballet.
From the Abes to the Ohtanis: How siblings shape athletic development
Olympic judoka Uta Abe (second from left) and Hifumi Abe (second from right) with their brother Yuichiro (center) and their parents. “I’m always consciously trying to be a good older brother,” Yuichiro said.
Foreign nationals' presence in Japan emerges as key issue in Upper House poll
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a campaign speech next to a Liberal Democratic Party candidate for the Upper House (top center left) in Yokohama on Sunday.
Scams involving police impersonation surge
A video by the National Police Agency warns about fake scams.
Lawson to let visitors use larger parking lots as paid car campsites
A Lawson convenience store in Yachiyo, Chiba Prefecture. A new service from the company comes amid the rise in inbound tourists, making hotels and inns harder to book and more expensive.

Podcast

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

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Mount Fuji is considered one of Japan's most iconic symbols and is a major draw for tourists. It's still a mountain, though, and potential hikers need to properly prepare for any climb.
What it takes to save lives on Mount Fuji
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