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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 23, 2023

LGBTQ+ ‘state of emergency’ is no PR stunt

No, the HRC is not being hyperbolic in its warning about the political climate, the dangers it poses to LGBTQ+ people and what must be done by everyone to change it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023

Russian war economy is awash with bags of cash kept out of banks

Russian mercenaries killed in Ukraine are inadvertently helping stoke a new cash boom at home in an unusual side effect of the war.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

Japan's Justice Ministry compiles plan to prevent prison abuse

Following abuse by officers at Nagoya Prison, the ministry plans to provide officers with body cameras and change the system determining where inmates are detained.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 23, 2023

Ambitious plans for U.S.-India technology sharing face hurdles

The U.S. has touted deals to sell weapons to India and share with it sensitive military technology. But standing in the way are strict rules governing export of the tech.
JAPAN
Jun 23, 2023

New device to speed up disposal of dud shells from Battle of Okinawa

The explosion-proof container is expected to reduce the evacuation area in a residential district during bomb disposal work to one third of the present size.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 23, 2023

Politically speaking, how should Japan talk about gender?

When trying to pass legislation on topics dealing with the LGBTQ+ community, lawmakers found themselves using a katakana term as a compromise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023

The (AI) therapist is in: Can chatbots boost mental health?

Such chatbots are growing in popularity at a time when health resources are stretched, despite concerns from tech experts around data privacy and counseling ethics.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 23, 2023

Japan’s inflation outpaces forecast amid focus on BOJ price view

Prices excluding those for fresh food gained 3.2% from a year ago, decelerating from a 3.4% rise in April.
Japan Times
Film / Reviews
Jun 23, 2023

‘Insomniacs After School’: A cute film that barely passes the grade

Chihiro Ikeda’s adaptation of Makoto Ojiro’s manga tugs on the heartstrings but feels devoid of a truly compelling conflict.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 23, 2023

All five on Titanic sub dead after 'catastrophic' implosion

The somber announcement ended a multinational search-and-rescue operation that captivated the world since the tiny tourist craft went missing four days ago.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2023

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ leads the Oscar nominations

Daniel Kwan’s oddball sci-fi movie, 'Everything Everywhere All at Once,” led in sheer number of Oscar nominations, with 11 total.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 24, 2023

Department stores focus on sustainability for Valentine's Day gifts in Japan

Department stores in Japan are trying to ride a shopping wave for Valentine's Day confectionary gifts with products featuring sustainability.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 24, 2023

Makoto Shinkai's anime film 'Suzume' entered in Berlin competition

'Suzume,' which is about a high school girl who embarks on a journey to 'lock out' natural disasters, has been showing in Japanese theaters since last November.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,306 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 6,458.4, compared with 10,855.6 a week earlier.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2023

Japan's factory activity extends declines for third straight month

The au Jibun Bank flash Japan manufacturing purchasing managers' index was at a seasonally adjusted 48.9 in January, unchanged from the final reading in the previous month.
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

What you need to know on laws involving electric bikes in Japan

A case of e-bikes that break the legal speed limit raises concern over the laws and regulations pertaining to high-tech bikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 24, 2023

Microsoft invests $10 billion in ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Microsoft is competing with Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms to dominate the fast-growing technology that generates text, images and other media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

Dubious COVID-19 treatments explode on social media in China

China’s rapid dismantling of pandemic restrictions resulted in COVID-19 spreading through places with little experience with the virus until now.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 24, 2023

Biden nominates North Korea human rights envoy, first since 2017

The White House moved to fill a post that has been empty since 2017 amid debate over how rights issues fit with efforts to counter Pyongyang's nuclear weapons program.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2023

How three dust specks reveal an asteroid's secrets

The minute particles show some space rocks are vastly older than was thought, and are much tougher — which could mean we need bolder ways to prevent catastrophic collisions with Earth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 24, 2023

China slams U.S. on debt limit and accuses Washington of sabotage

China blasted the U.S. over its 'catastrophic debt problem” and accused it of 'sabotaging” other nations’ efforts to resolve debt problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 24, 2023

New shootings rock California as police probe Lunar New Year killings

The latest bloodshed occurred at adjacent farms near Half Moon Bay, a Pacific coastal community near San Francisco. It came as the toll in the shooting days earlier rose to 11.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 24, 2023

Ski resorts in Japan another victim of surging energy costs

While Japan has so far escaped a significant falloff in snow, rising costs mean many of the country’s smaller resorts are walking an economic tightrope.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jan 24, 2023

Moreno family to keep Angels after exploring sale

Arte Moreno paid $183.5 million for the Angels in 2003, with recent estimates showing the club worth as much as $2.2 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 23, 2023

Japan's finance chief warns fiscal situation getting increasingly severe

Shunichi Suzuki's comments come as markets test whether the BOJ can keep interest rates ultralow, allowing the government to service its debt.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2023

ChatGPT and sympathy for the algorithm

The year 2022 will be seen as when artificial intelligence gained street credibility with the release of ChatGPT, a new AI chatbot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023

Germany's top diplomat says Berlin would not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine

Kyiv has been asking for the modern German-made tanks for months — but Berlin has so far held back from sending them, or allowing other NATO countries to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023

Despite crackdown, Iran protesters still challenging regime

Although street activity has dwindled in the face of a brutal crackdown, protesters are still challenging the Islamic regime four months into their movement, observers say.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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