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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2022

Russia’s war hawks are no longer marching in lockstep

The loss of the strategic city of Lyman to Ukrainian forces has prompted a level of finger-pointing among Putin's military partners that threatens his hold on power.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 6, 2022

North Korean provocations boosting U.S., Japan and South Korea security cooperation

North Korea's numerous weapon tests are bringing the U.S. and its top Asian allies closer together, as Japan and South Korea put aside long-standing political differences — at least for now.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Oct 6, 2022

‘To the Supreme!’: Clever rom-com keeps twists coming

Santa Yamagishi's rom-com about four women with lackluster love interests is cleverly plotted but takes a while to get to the drama.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 6, 2022

Ukraine recovers more territory in region Russia claims to have annexed

With Russian forces retreating from front lines in the south and east, Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy said settlements to the northeast of Kherson city had been 'liberated.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2022

Indonesian president orders stadium audit after deadly stampede

Joko Widodo that he had spoken with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday about improving Indonesia's 'football management.'
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 5, 2022

Deep Dive is back! And the climate crisis is still a problem.

Oscar Boyd, Hanae Takahashi and Eric Margolis join new Deep Dive host Shaun McKenna to talk about how people in Japan get their climate news and what we need to do as citizens to aid in the fight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 5, 2022

Renewables see growth amid effort to meet global electricity demands

Renewable energy sources are seen as crucial in global efforts to combat climate change, with huge falls in the unit costs of wind and solar helping to speed their move into the mainstream.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 5, 2022

Becky Sauerbrunn calls for ouster of officials named in abuse report

The two-time World Cup winner said players were 'horrified and heartbroken' by the findings of a report published on Monday following a year-long investigation.
JAPAN
Oct 4, 2022

North Korea fires ballistic missile over Japan for first time since 2017

The missile, which was estimated to have traveled 4,600 km, prompted Tokyo to issue a rare alert calling for residents to take cover.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 4, 2022

Kishida administration defends appointment of prime minister's son as senior aide

While placing family members in influential government positions isn't rare, even among democracies, hereditary politics is particularly entrenched in Japan.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Oct 4, 2022

Roki Sasaki and Munetaka Murakami highlight Samurai Japan's November squad

Manager Hideki Kuriyama's men will face the Fighters and Giants at Sapporo Dome on Nov. 5 and 7, respectively, before a pair of games against Australia on Nov. 9 and 10.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2022

Brazil braces for ‘white-knuckle race’ between Bolsonaro and Lula

The contest promises to prolong what has already been a bruising battle that has polarized the nation and tested the strength of its democracy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 4, 2022

New Alzheimer's drug from Biogen and Eisai is just the beginning

A successful late-stage trial of lecanemab gives researchers promising new avenues for tackling this hard-to-beat disease.
Digitally blurred screens at the Pyongyang General Control Center of the Korean National Aerospace Technology Directorate are seen on Nov. 22, a day after the launch of a rocket carrying a military reconnaissance satellite, in Pyongyang.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 3, 2023

North Korea spy satellite operator to report findings to military

Pyongyang said that the newly formed reconnaissance satellite operation office had begun its mission on Saturday.
A truck unloads tons of coal inside a warehouse in Tondo, Metro Manila, in 2016. Independent show ample potential for renewables in Japan and Southeast Asia.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy / OUR PLANET
Dec 3, 2023

How Japan's renewable underestimates are impacting Asia's energy transition

Contrary to Japan's stance, independent projections paint a picture in which renewables can power the fast developing region.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a session at the United Nations climate summit in Dubai on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2023

For embattled Kishida, Dubai trip fails to pay dividends

The PM's visit to Dubai for a U.N. climate summit will do little to offset woes at home, including an LDP funding scandal and sagging approval ratings.
The INS Kadmatt makes a goodwill visit to a port near Manila in October 2017.
JAPAN
Dec 3, 2023

Indian warship visits MSDF's Yokosuka base

Japan and India are working to strengthen their relations through "the Quad" framework, which also includes the United States and Australia.
Tiger Woods hopes to play in one tournament each month in 2024.
MORE SPORTS
Dec 4, 2023

Tiger Woods sets target to play one event per month in 2024

Woods made his return to competitive golf at the Hero World Challenge.
Police inspect the site of a bomb attack inside a gymnasium at Mindanao State University in Marawi, the Philippines, on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 4, 2023

Philippines IDs suspects after IS-claimed bombing at Sunday Mass

Authorities have vowed to hunt down those behind the blast, which was claimed by Islamic State militants.
Then-U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger (center) meets with Chinese Foreign Minister Chiao Kuan-Hua (left) and Chinese Vice Premier Deng Xiaoping in New York in 1974. Kissinger died last Wednesday at age 100.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2023

Kissinger had a profound impact on Taiwan

Former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger shifted Washington away from Taiwan in favor of Beijing, catalyzing the island’s diplomatic isolation.
Alaska Airlines has announced that it will buy Hawaiian Airlines for $1.9 billion, consolidating its position as the nation's fifth-largest carrier if it can attain regulatory approval.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 5, 2023

How Alaska Airlines’ CEO landed deal to buy Hawaiian Airlines

Ben Minicucci spent six months negotiating the purchase of Hawaiian Airlines in a bid to grow his company.
U.S. President Joe Biden stands under the flag of India during an official state arrival ceremony for India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the south lawn of the White House in Washington.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 5, 2023

U.S. official visits India and discusses fatal plot over separatist

The U.S. Justice Department alleged that an Indian government official directed an unsuccessful plot to assassinate a Sikh separatist on U.S. soil.
Pedestrians cross a street in the Zhongshan district of Taipei. Many voters on the island, especially those in their 20s and 30s, say they are weary of geopolitics and yearn for a campaign more focused on their needs at home.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 5, 2023

The wild card in Taiwan’s election: Frustrated young voters

Beyond geopolitics, they yearn for more focus on bread-and-butter issues such as rising housing costs, slow income growth and narrowing career prospects.
Eiko Takeuchi talks about a traffic jam during last winter’s heavy snow along National Route 8 in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Sept. 18.
JAPAN / Society / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 11, 2023

Evacuation plans for nuclear incidents called into question

Effectiveness of preparations as a “last line of defense” to save residents in the event of a nuclear disaster are in doubt.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 5, 2023

Bill for victims' relief in Unification Church case clears Lower House

The bill aims to prevent a religious organization's assets from being transferred overseas so that it can be set aside to provide relief.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy unexpectedly canceled a scheduled videolink appeal to U.S. senators for more funding.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 6, 2023

U.S. senators face off at Ukraine briefing after Zelenskyy pulls out

Several Republican senators walked out of a classified briefing on Ukraine as it descended into a row over the border crisis.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
Western businesses will not return to Russia
A McDonald's restaurant sits shuttered in Moscow in May 2022 as a result of Western sanctions over the war in Ukraine.
China is eroding Japan's LNG dominance. How does that affect Japanese buyers?
Tugboats assist a liquified natural gas tanker as it docks at a port in Yantai, China, in February. In 2021, China became the largest importer of LNG, and as of this year, China now has the most long-term LNG contracts.
Japanese baseball legend Shigeo Nagashima dies at 89
Shigeo Nagashima (left), then the manager of the Tokyo Giants, waves to fans with players and coaches during a victory parade in central Tokyo in 2000. Nagashima died at the age of 89 on Tuesday.
Ukraine drone strikes hit nuclear bombers deep inside Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and head of the country's Security Service, Vasyl Maliuk, attend a meeting in Kyiv in this image released Sunday.
‘A garden is a grand teacher’: The Kamakura Gardener nurtures via YouTube
American Robert Jefferson runs a YouTube channel called The Kamakura Gardener that invites viewers to enjoy the pleasures of gardening, cooking and slow living.
Waves of umami: Awaji Island's culinary trove
Silversea Cruises' culinary program takes guests on a rich gourmet experience at wellness retreat Zenbo Seinei, where the local produce is presented in an eight-course meal.
Hegseth to prioritize China and more allied spending in Asia — but questions remain
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth arrives for a trilateral meeting between Japan, the U.S. and Australia at the Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore on Saturday.
'Godzilla The Art Exhibition' reimagines film icon as monstrous muse for modern art
Artists offer their own interpretations of Japan's most famous monster at "Godzilla The Art Exhibition."
Atsuko Okatsuka brings big 'dad' energy to new special
Atsuko Okatsuka tries out some of the jokes from her new special, “Father,” at the Tokyo Comedy Bar in Shibuya in January.

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

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After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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