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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 15, 2022

Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta

Buddhist monks in Myanmar previously sought to topple successive military dictatorships that kept citizens impoverished and isolated, but many are now supporters of the new junta.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2022

The fight to build up Japan’s military is just beginning

The famously pacifist nation's plans to double defense spending are both welcome and overdue. Now Japan needs to find a way to pay for them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 15, 2022

Fed says inflation battle not won, with more rate hikes coming

The rate increase, which was approved unanimously by Fed policymakers and widely expected by financial markets, lifted the targeted policy rate to the 4.25% to 4.50% range.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2022

WHO hopeful COVID-19 emergency will end in 2023

As the third anniversary of the original outbreak rolls around, the WHO said the virus was here to stay but would need managing alongside other respiratory illnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 15, 2022

Developing nations demand more money at crunch U.N. biodiversity talks

The thorny issue of how much money wealthy countries are willing to pony up to protect the world's remaining biodiversity took center stage Wednesday at U.N. talks in Montreal aimed at creating a "peace pact with nature."
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022

Japanese wife of French national cites lack of trust for not allowing child visitations

The Fichot case made headlines and was seen as a tragic case of a father not being able to see his children.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 14, 2022

Lionel Messi praises Argentina's intelligence after Croatia win

The global superstar converted a first-half penalty before Julian Alvarez scored either side of the interval to see off an overwhelmed Croatia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2022

A SoftBank buyout would look more like Musk than Dell

Rumors persist that SoftBank founder Masayoshi Son wants his company to go private. It's a good idea, if he can afford it.
JAPAN
Dec 14, 2022

Japan MSDF captain demoted for power harassment

The ministry also demoted one of the captain's superiors by one rank, citing negligence in investigating the charges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 14, 2022

Fed to downshift to half-point hike but points to higher peak

The tricky part for Chairman Jerome Powell will be convincing investors that this isn't a dovish pivot and that officials won't prematurely end their assault against inflation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

China readying $143 billion package for its chip firms in face of U.S. curbs

The plan marks a major step toward self-sufficiency in chips and looks to counter U.S. moves aimed at slowing its technological advances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

TikTok U.S. security deal’s prospects clouded by FBI doubts and state bans

A congressional panel is seeking a way to let TikTok keep operating in the U.S. while also preventing the possibility that the Chinese government could access user data.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2022

Washington considers sending advanced air defense system to Ukraine

The news came as allies pledged just over $1.05 billion to help Ukrainians survive the freezing winter.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 13, 2022

The politics of Japan's defense spending

When Japan first imposed the 1% of GDP defense-spending ceiling , the issue has been a matter of politics and any attempt to breach that threshold has been taboo.
CULTURE / Books
Sep 2, 2023

Saou Ichikawa’s 'Hunchback': A darkly funny portrait of disability

The winner of the second 2023 Akutagawa Prize is a sardonic commentary on the utility of bodies, both abled and disabled.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Sep 1, 2023

Extended gasoline subsidy risks harming Japan's net-zero efforts

The politically tricky decision on ending the program could hamper the shift to EVs and efforts to reach climate change goals.
U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo and Chinese Vice Premier He Lifeng meet in Beijing on Tuesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2023

U.S.-China 'de-risking' will face stress test in election season

While Democrats favor de-risking, Republicans are firmly in the decoupling camp and are attacking Biden's China policy for being too meek.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino said that Luis Rubiales' kiss on the mouth of Spanish women's soccer star Jenni Hermoso "should never have happened."
SOCCER
Sep 1, 2023

FIFA's Gianni Infantino breaks silence on kiss at Women's World Cup

"The well-deserved celebrations for these magnificent champions were spoiled by what happened after the final whistle," Infantino wrote on Instagram.
Russian Communist Party supporters attend a ceremony in Red Square on March 5, 2021, marking the 68th anniversary of Soviet leader Josef Stalin’s death.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 1, 2023

In Russia and Israel, national derangement runs wild

How can a priest bless a statue of Stalin and rabbis praise Nazism? In societies that are coming undone, absurd claims take root.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 1, 2023

Rapidus breaks ground on key Hokkaido chip factory

Rapidus aims to position itself as a prominent worldwide supplier of cutting-edge 2-nanometer-wide semiconductors.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the training command post of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army at an undisclosed location in North Korea in this photo released Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 2, 2023

North Korea fires several cruise missiles toward Yellow Sea

Saturday’s launches come after South Korea and the U.S. wrapped up their 11-day Ulchi Freedom Shield summer military exercises on Thursday.
Sen. Mitch McConnell appears to freeze up for more than 30 seconds during a public appearance before he was escorted away, the second such incident in a little more than a month, after an event with the Northern Kentucky Chamber of Commerce in Covington, Kentucky, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 2, 2023

Mitch McConnell may be experiencing small seizures, doctors say

Two episodes, where the Republican senator froze and did not respond to some questions, may be symptoms of a serious illness.
A simulated North Korean "tactical nuclear attack" drill is seen at an undisclosed location in the country in this picture released Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

North Korea stages 'tactical nuclear attack' drill

Meanwhile, Kim Jong Un inspected munitions and shipbuilding factories to stress the importance of strengthening Pyongyang's naval forces.
A woman stands under surveillance cameras on a riverside, during the National People's Congress in Shanghai on March 7.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

China to its people: Spies are everywhere, help us catch them

China’s ruling Communist Party is enlisting ordinary people to guard against perceived threats to the country.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 3, 2023

Russia's Medvedev: Japan's 'militarization' complicates Asia-Pacific

Relations between Russia and Japan have been marked by a territorial disputes over a handful of small islands off Hokkaido.
A painting in the Museum of the War of Chinese People's Resistance Against Japanese Aggression in Beijing
JAPAN
Sep 3, 2023

China marks WWII victory day on high alert

China marked the 78th anniversary of its World War II victory over Japan on Sunday.
Sept. 7, 1998
JAPAN / History / Japan Times Gone By
Sep 4, 2023

Japan Times 1923: Foreigners leave; destroyers are here

When a 7.9-magnitude earthquake hit Kanto on Sept. 1 a century ago, The Japan Times resorted to daily bulletins before returning to normal on the 17th.
Since taking power in 2014, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has used highly personalized campaigns to win elections — a winning strategy so far.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 5, 2023

Modi's G20 marketing blitz won't harm his 2024 election campaign

In hosting the G20, the prime minister is showcasing his efforts to bolster India’s international influence along with symbolism with a clear message.
U.S. backtracks on Japan tariff calculation, taking effective rate lower
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, said the U.S. made a clerical error in not including a “reciprocal” tariff rate ceiling for Japan in the trade deal.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Japan starts survey on foreign nationals' unpaid resident taxes
In the most recent regular session of parliament, problems were highlighted regarding some foreign workers leaving Japan without paying outstanding taxes.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person
Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
At Himawari Shokudo 2, Italian food with a Japanese soul
At Himawari Shokudo 2, chef Hozumi Tanaka serves Italian-inspired fare with a focus on Toyama produce, such as this appetizer of lightly blanched "hotaru ika" (firefly squid) served atop mixed wild plants and a crepe prepared from "yamato-imo" yam.
Cheer with caution: Expert advises sports fans have game plan for extreme heat
A Cardinals fan fans himself during the seventh inning of a game against the Pirates in St. Louis, Missouri, in June 2022.
Australia's warship selection signals Japanese defense industry's arrival
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate. Australia's selection of an upgraded version of the Mogami-class warship for its next frigate class could prove to be a watershed moment for Japan’s defense industry.
Japan's inheritance tax is high, unforgiving and sometimes avoidable
The National Tax Agency at the Ministry of Finance, Kasumigaseki, Tokyo. Japanese tax authorities can bill foreign residents in Japan for assets inherited globally.
Will the movement seeking Ishiba’s resignation succeed?
Liberal Democratic Party youth division head Yasutaka Nakasone (center) and other members speak to reporters in Tokyo on July 25.

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