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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.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

How to power a plane with leftover Chinese hot pot

Responsible for around 2% of the world’s total emissions of planet-warming gases, the aviation industry is under pressure to find greener ways to power its jet engines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2023

Japan's upscale vending machines now offer caviar and wagyu

Aided by the pandemic push to minimize contact with others, food-dispensing machines have emerged as a rare spark of growth for the ailing sector.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

World Bank chief David Malpass to step down early amid climate criticism

In recent months, activists had called for Malpass to be ousted for what they said was an inadequate approach to the climate crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Nikki Haley swipes at 'faded names' in bid for Republican 2024 nomination

Haley, the daughter of Indian immigrants, hit on a long list of Republican concerns in her speech in Charleston, including border security and government spending.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Bird flu spreads to new countries, threatening nonstop 'war' on poultry

Experts and farmers on four continents said the prevalence of the virus in the wild signals that record outbreaks will not abate soon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Rapidus considering building chip factory in Hokkaido, report says

A spokesperson of the chip venture confirmed that the governor of Hokkaido will visit its headquarters in Tokyo on Thursday to discuss the potential plan.
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 15, 2023

The continuing saga of the Tokyo Games scandal

The arrest of four more people last week has shaken the Japanese Olympic Committee and dealt a further blow to Sapporo’s quest to host the 2030 Winter Games.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 15, 2023

Nagoya court to screen video of Sri Lankan detainee's final days

In one clip, Ratnayake Liyanage Wishma Sandamali vomits, collapses and repeatedly says she's going to die. A guard responds, 'Don't worry, you won't die. If you die, it will be troublesome.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2023

Great Britain, Czechs join growing boxing world championships boycott

The International Boxing Association has urged boxers to ignore the boycott and said it will fund those wanting to compete in the championships.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Electric vehicles could match gasoline cars on price this year

Increased competition, government incentives and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making electric vehicles noticeably more affordable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023

Zelenskyy urges speedy help from allies as Russia pounds Ukraine's east

Leader says Russia is in a hurry to achieve as much as it can before Ukraine and its allies can gather strength.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2023

Tiger Woods laments 'turbulent' time for golf

While banned from PGA Tour events, LIV players have been invited to compete at the Masters, with tensions potentially expected at the traditional champions' dinner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023

China’s economic coercion isn’t as scary as it sounds

China's decision-making is dominated by strategic calculations and Beijing puts the preservation of social stability ahead of penalizing countries for damaging its interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023

Moscow's gas ties with Europe, crafted over decades, lie in ruins

Russia's gas trade with Europe has been based on thousands of miles of pipes beginning in Siberia and stretching to Germany and beyond.
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.

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