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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2022

U.S. stocks' bear market growl could beckon recession

Nine of 12 bear markets that have occurred since 1948 have been accompanied by recessions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 15, 2022

If AI ever becomes sentient, it will let us know

What we humans say or think isn't necessarily the last word on artificial intelligence.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2022

‘The music has stopped’: Crypto firms quake as prices fall

A global industry worth hundreds of billions of dollars rose up practically overnight. Now it is crashing down.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 15, 2022

The yen won’t be moved by ‘90s nostalgia

The currency hit its weakest level since 1998, prompting speculation Japan might intervene again. But the world is a very different place today.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2022

Rocky days for Japan's credit market spur calls to speed up deals

Some bankers, who have long advocated for shorter marketing periods, are stepping up calls for a change.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 15, 2022

Fruitful parliament session for Kishida ends with some grumbles at the margins

Kishida's first session as prime minister saw a popular stance on Ukraine and a 100% record on bills passed, but inflation and a re-emerging reputation for indecision present some worries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 15, 2022

Australia’s baby steps toward severing ties with the queen

The Labor Party has made it clear it will not seek a constitutional revision to make Australia a republic during its first term, meaning that change is unlikely before 2025 at the earliest.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 15, 2022

Japan's core machinery orders post surprise double-digit growth

Monthly growth was far stronger than economists' median forecast for a 1.5% dip and followed a 7.1% jump in March.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 15, 2022

Europe fills up on gas but race to replace Russia far from over

For European households, there is little respite from sky-high fuel prices that have strained budgets, driven down disposable income and weighed on the economic outlook.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2022

U.K. cancels first flight deporting asylum-seekers to Rwanda

The government has faced a major backlash and challenges by refugee charities in the courts, while the Home Office has been forced to reduce the number of people it had intended to fly.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 14, 2022

Europe's plan to quit Russian fuel plunges Pakistan into darkness

Parts of Pakistan are experiencing planned blackouts of more than 12 hours, limiting the effectiveness of air conditioning to offer relief during the ongoing heatwave.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 14, 2022

Amazon builds property empire, quietly buying land across the U.S.

Amazon plans to use much of the real estate for a new generation of towering fulfillment centers that can store a wide variety of products close to customers in populous areas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jun 14, 2022

In hottest city on Earth, mothers bear brunt of climate change

Pregnant women exposed to heat for prolonged periods of time have a higher risk of suffering complications, an analysis of 70 studies conducted since the mid-1990s on the issue found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022

China’s renewed claims on Taiwan Strait could further raise tensions with U.S.

The U.S. is unlikely to be stopped by the more assertive language from China, whose claims over Taiwan have taken on a new focus after Russia invaded Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Jun 14, 2022

Murder-suicides by pilots are vexing airlines as deaths mount

Preliminary evidence suggests the crash of a China Eastern Airlines jet in March may be the latest such tragedy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022

As China rattles sabers, Taiwan asks: Are we ready for war?

Ukraine's stubborn resistance to invasion, and the help that has poured in as a result, has both inspired Taiwan and made it rethink its own military strategy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 14, 2022

BOJ ramps up bond buying to defend yield cap, undermining statements

The BOJ expanded bond buying on Tuesday, and offered to increase a round of purchases across the curve on Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 14, 2022

A sneak peek at the future of Japanese security policy

This year, the conference brought back a Japanese prime minister to deliver the keynote address, and Kishida took the opportunity to present his own principles for the country's security.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 14, 2022

As North Korean missiles fly, Seoul signals need to revitalize intel pact with Tokyo

Pyongyang's record-breaking number of launches this year continues to push Seoul and Tokyo closer after years of soured ties, including on the contentious GSOMIA pact.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2022

The world of crypto lending

Just as customers at traditional banks earn interest on their savings in dollars, crypto users that deposit their bitcoin at crypto lenders also earn money, usually in cryptocurrency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 14, 2022

Red-hot lithium boom pits Wall Street against the wonks

Lithium is a vital component of electric-vehicle batteries, which means the outlook for supply, demand and pricing is increasingly consequential.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Jun 14, 2022

Bringing a mother's wisdom to the world of the entrepreneur

Ayako Sonoda has been keen to ensure she is helping others through her startups and other ventures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022

Food export bans in Asia prompt fears of more protectionism

The bans risk hurting farmers and producers, and one concern is that the current cycle of protectionism could lead to restrictions on other food exports — including rice
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 14, 2022

China’s chipmaking power grows despite U.S. effort to counter it

Chinese orders for chip-manufacturing equipment from overseas suppliers rose 58% in 2021, making it the biggest market for those products for a second year running.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 14, 2022

Climate change risks exacerbating security issues in Asia-Pacific

As sea levels continue to rise, small islands in the Pacific and Indian oceans as well as coastal megacities in China and South and Southeast Asia are already at risk.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 14, 2022

Trump raised millions citing 2020 election fraud that aides told him was false

FBI agents were dispatched to run down and eventually disprove bizarre fraud claims — including a suitcase and a truck laden with ballots — in the wake of the 2020 election.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 13, 2022

FIFA confident about semi-automated VAR for World Cup

The body that regulates the sport's rules has ratified, as expected, the use of five substitutes into the Laws of the Game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 13, 2022

Crypto lender Celsius stops withdrawals, fueling market slump

The meltdown is the latest blow to decentralized finance, or DeFi, crypto's answer to traditional finance, with more control and less costs for users but also less oversight and more risk.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Trump announces Nippon Steel-U.S. Steel ‘partnership’ deal
U.S. President Donald Trump points as he boards Air Force One en route to New Jersey, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, on Friday.
Travelers avoid trips to Japan over viral comic book’s quake prediction
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori as they visit Sensoji Temple in Tokyo's Asakusa district in March.
Tokyo's Yamanote Line resumes suspended train operations
All services on East Japan Railway's Yamanote Line in Tokyo were suspended for early Friday morning due to wire trouble.
Onosato set for yokozuna promotion after clinching Emperor’s Cup
Onosato after defeating Kotozakura at Ryokugikan in Tokyo on Friday. The win gave him a 13-0 record and clinched the Emperor's Cup, assuring him of promotion to yokozuna next week.
AI fiction is already here. Are humans ready?
After last year’s controversy over using AI to write about 5% of her novel, Rie Qudan was asked by an advertising magazine to write a short story where she uses AI for 95% of it. The resulting short story, “Kage no ame” (“Rain Shadow”), was published March 25.  
Six short films that capture our world in mere minutes
“Marion” provides a glimpse into the lives of bull dodgers, who perform a nonlethal version of bullfighting.
As Taiwan looks to boost ‘unofficial ties,’ Paraguay’s leader offers facilitator role
Paraguayan President Santiago Pena speaks during an interview with The Japan Times in Tokyo on Thursday.
GCAP next-gen fighter joint venture likely to be running by this summer
A concept model of the Global Combat Air Program's fighter jet is displayed during the DSEI Japan defense exhibition in the city of Chiba on Wednesday.
NTT develops world's first 'flying lightning rod' using drones
NTT's drone — aimed at triggering, then redirecting lightning — is described as a "flying lightning rod."

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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