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BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Shanghai trucking shortage gradually eases but hurdles remain

Traffic into the city is picking up, with some logistics experts seeing activity returning to about 80% of levels seen before Shanghai's COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2022

The (no longer) secret world of surf spots

Surfing has treated knowledge and waves, whether in San Diego or semirural Oregon, as things that are earned, not given — the way anglers hold dear the locations of secret fishing holes.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2022

U.S. warns Kim Jong Un of ‘forceful response’ to any nuclear test

The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea 'may be preparing for a nuclear test.”
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2022

Jan. 6 hearings aim to catch America's attention with prime-time TV debut

The televised hearings into the deadly attack on the U.S. Capitol will need to produce show-stopping moments to grab a divided, distracted nation that has largely moved on.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 7, 2022

Putin and COVID-19 may help Kishida keep Japan’s top job for years

Kishida's tough stance on Russia's invasion of Ukraine and cautious virus response have swung previously skeptical voters behind the former foreign minister.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2022

South Korea and U.S. fire off missiles in response to North Korean tests

The two countries' militaries conducted the joint live-fire exercise early Monday, firing off eight surface-to-surface missiles into the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 6, 2022

U.K.'s Boris Johnson to face Tory leadership vote as 'partygate' angers MPs

Uncertainty over Johnson's future comes as Britons grapple with soaring energy bills and the highest inflation in four decades.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jun 6, 2022

Bento-maker sets example with language lessons for Vietnamese trainees

Asahikawa Ekitachiuri Shokai in Hokkaido says the classes make communication and work easier, and that trainees will have more job options after they return to Vietnam.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 6, 2022

Same-sex couples in Japan navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood

LGBTQ couples barred from accessing assisted reproductive procedures in Japan are embarking on their own journey as they attempt to raise children of their own.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 6, 2022

Russia strikes Kyiv for first time in weeks as battle rages in east

Ukraine said the strike hit a rail car repair works, while Moscow said it had destroyed tanks sent by Eastern European countries to Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

War and peace after China’s great transformation

In recent years, China's “great transformation” into the world's largest economy has become enmeshed in a deepening confrontation with the U.S. and the wider West.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 4, 2022

'Tokyo Side A': Making sense of the 'pandemic Olympics'

Official Olympics documentaries can be as triumphant as a gold-medal performance or they can end up in infamy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2022

From the bones of victims, a doctor unearths the Philippine drug war’s true toll

Forensic pathologist Raquel Fortun is using her skills to show how other doctors falsely claimed some victims of the country's drug war had died natural deaths.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2022

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro charged with contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe

Navarro was hit with one count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition before the Jan. 6 Select Committee and another for his refusal to produce documents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 3, 2022

Toshiba director opposes board nominees from Elliott and Farallon

The opposition signals a possible conflict ahead in what has become a litmus test for corporate governance in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2022

In a museum show, Ukraine tells the story of a war still in progress

The effort to chronicle the war even as battles continue to rage in Ukraine is one of several ways that the government is highlighting the devastation its people have endured.
JAPAN
Jun 3, 2022

Skin rash more common in women after Moderna shot, Japan study finds

Swelling, pain and/or itchiness of the arm that received the vaccine was also more common among people in their 30s through 60s.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Jun 2, 2022

Baseball players don’t dance? The Savannah Bananas beg to differ

'At this point, the guys coming in know when they get into Bananaland, everything gets a little weird. They're ready for it.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2022

Australia’s history-making top diplomat faces down rising China

Soon after being sworn in, Penny Wong rushed to Fiji to counter a rare trip to nearby Pacific island countries by Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi.
JAPAN
Jun 2, 2022

U.S. Ambassador Rahm Emanuel praises Japan’s decision to 'invest in its own defense'

In an attempt to strengthen both Japan's deterrence capabilities and its ties with Washington, Tokyo is breaking a long-standing taboo on hiking defense spending.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2022

Battle of solar giants comes down to a 28-millimeter fight

The tussle involves bragging rights over the ideal size for wafers, the key component for making solar modules, with Longi's 182-millimeter version and Trina's 210-mm the contenders.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jun 2, 2022

'Timeless travel' on the Seto Inland Sea

Whether it's a company retreat, family 'workation' or a student getaway, the sustainability-focused Urushima Village offers a picturesque and relaxing option.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 1, 2022

Is Japan overtaking China on infrastructure financing in Kenya?

Could Kenya be the first “win” for Japan and the Group of Seven's Build Back Better World versus China's Belt and Road Initiative in Africa?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 1, 2022

With 100 million refugees, the migrant crisis has barely begun

War and famine will make millions more take flight. And then comes climate change. How will the world cope?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 31, 2022

Global geopolitical divisions widen, deepen and accelerate

The only effective counter to Beijing's aggression is genuine progress toward — and contributions to — the economies and security of the region.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2022

Tsai Ing-wen says U.S. National Guard planning 'cooperation' with Taiwan military

The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan's most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2022

Relief and disbelief as Shanghai to start lifting COVID-19 lockdown

The city's prolonged lockdown has caused income losses, stress and despair to millions struggling to access food or get emergency health care.

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