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Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2022

China is preparing a plan to end COVID flight suspensions

The State Council recently asked government agencies including the civil aviation regulator to prepare for ending the so-called circuit-breaker mechanism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 4, 2022

Pakistan won’t quickly recover from Imran Khan’s shooting

The attack on the former prime minister is likely to put any political equilibrium out of reach for years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 4, 2022

EU studies use of Russian central bank assets to rebuild Ukraine

The discussions are at an early stage and legal experts have been recently tasked with looking into possible options, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022

Rattle West? Force negotiations? Assessing threats made by Putin.

The prospect of even a small nuclear device going off is so terrible that officials in the United States and elsewhere are concerned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 3, 2022

Elon Musk plans to eliminate half of Twitter jobs in cost-cutting drive

Musk also intends to reverse the company's existing work-from-anywhere policy, asking remaining employees to report to offices.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 3, 2022

Bolsonaro supporters urge Brazil military to keep him in power

Since Bolsonaro gave a short speech in which he neither accepted defeat nor congratulated Lula on his win, his supporters have rallied in front of military installations.
JAPAN
Nov 2, 2022

Ex-Japan PM Aso and South Korea's Yoon pledge to work toward improved bilateral ties

Ruling party heavyweight Taro Aso held talks with South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol in Seoul amid a festering row over wartime labor compensation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2022

Rail resumes between Russia and North Korea, with 30 horses on first train

A freight train carrying the Orlov Trotter horses left Russia's far east through the Khasan-Tumangan crossing, according to Russia's veterinary service.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 2, 2022

North Korea fires off at least 23 missiles, including one landing near South Korean waters

The South's military announced later in the day that its fighter jets had responded by firing three missiles into waters north of the de facto marine border between the two nations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 2, 2022

Japan asks if it’s better to flip burgers than work at a megabank

The weak yen makes the wages of Japan's long-suffering workers seem absurdly low.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Nov 1, 2022

Review: Is the new Ghibli Park worth all the hype?

The new theme park in Aichi Prefecture signals a change of direction for the legendary animation studio as it prepares for the next phase of Hayao Miyazaki's legacy.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 1, 2022

Injured France midfielder Paul Pogba out of World Cup

Paul Pogba will miss France's World Cup defense as he needs more time to recover from knee surgery, his agent announced on Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 31, 2022

SMBC Nikko posts record loss on market rigging fallout

The firm signaled personnel changes are in the works, and wasn't optimistic that business will bounce back quickly.
BUSINESS / Longform
Oct 31, 2022

Can Japan’s pandemic-hit amusement parks return with a bang?

Does the opening of Ghibli Park in Aichi Prefecture reflect a turnaround in fortunes for theme park operators in Japan?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Oct 31, 2022

With sweeping chip export rules, U.S. moves to choke off China’s tech rise

The unprecedented controls may have far-reaching implications as Washington seeks to slow Beijing's technological and military rise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

Car bombs at busy Somalia market intersection kill at least 100, president says

The al-Qaida-linked group al Shabaab, which is seeking to topple the government and establish its own rule based on an extreme interpretation of Islamic law, claimed responsibility.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 31, 2022

LIV Golf vows next year will be bigger and better

Bankrolled by Saudi Arabia's Public Investment Fund, LIV grabbed the golf world's attention with staggering prize purses totaling $255 million while luring top players.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2022

Two Japanese killed in Seoul Halloween crush

Local Seoul police reported the deaths of two Japanese women to the Japanese Embassy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 30, 2022

The domestic factors behind North Korea’s missile tests

Historically, Pyongyang launches its most provocative foreign policy moves when the regime faces particularly intense problems at home. Current North Korean behavior fits this pattern.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022

Hate speech and online extremism fed Pelosi attack, terror experts believe

Nancy Pelosi has been demonized online and in public by both far right and far left-leaning political websites and figures.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 29, 2022

Xi invokes Mao in visit to cradle of Communist revolution

Xi's choice to visit Yan'an — a site inextricably linked with Communist China's founder Mao Zedong — was an important, deliberate indication of the themes of his next five years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 29, 2022

Viagra, exorcism and lies: Brazil's testy final election debate

Far-right incumbent Jair Bolsonaro and leftist ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva slung insults as they debated topics such as the economy, corruption and the Amazon rainforest.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Oct 28, 2022

Xi Jinping now enshrined as China’s forever strongman

With Xi Jinping assuming a third term, it is now expected he will rule for life, and possibly bring back the instability that was inherent in the system under Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 28, 2022

Warriors top Forbes' list of most valuable NBA franchises

Reigning NBA champion Golden State topped the list of most valuable NBA franchises released on Thursday by Forbes magazine, with the Warriors coming in at $7 billion to dethrone the New York Knicks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 28, 2022

North Korea fires two ballistic missiles, South's military says

The projectiles fell into the Sea of Japan outside of Japan's exclusive economic zone, the Japanese government said.

Longform

Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers