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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 31, 2022

Japan to take emergency steps to secure key materials amid Ukraine crisis

Seven key items will be subject to the steps, including oil, palladium and ferroalloy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 31, 2022

‘One Day, You Will Reach the Sea’: A haunting ode to those who couldn’t say goodbye

Yukino Kishii gives a controlled performance as a woman struggling to deal with the disappearance of a former friend in Ryutaro Nakagawa's drama.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2022

Eastern Ukraine braces for fresh Russian offensive as U.S. considers oil release

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has driven around a quarter of Ukrainians from their homes and brought Russian-Western tensions to their worst point since the Cold War.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2022

Russians bombard Kyiv outskirts despite promise to scale back

Russia has failed to capture any major city in its month-long invasion, while Ukrainian forces have made advances, recapturing territory from Russian troops on the outskirts of Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2022

Sanctioned or not, Russians abroad find their money is 'toxic'

A lawyer said his Russian clients were afraid to take international trips for fear of being stopped at customs as Western banks cast a wide blanket of suspicion on Russian money.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

A judge says Trump broke the law. Here’s why that matters.

A legal opinion affirming the “illegality” of a plan to overturn the 2020 election won't end partisan polarization, but there's value in stating what's obviously true.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

Should I hoard cash during a crisis?

Global and domestic events can drastically impact the value of cash, and there is a trade-off in having cash in your home versus at the bank or in investments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

The invasion of Ukraine is an opportunity for China

Beijing could seize the moment to find common cause with the West over the Ukraine invasion and defuse some of the concern about its intentions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

Russia's war of aggression and Asia’s great reset

Russia's invasion of Ukraine has led to tectonic shifts in the strategic environment around the world, and Northeast Asia is no exception.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

What is the West’s objective in Ukraine?

Russia's failure to achieve a rapid victory over Ukraine has forced the West to consider what its own goals in the conflict should be.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

After takeover battle, new Shinsei CEO considers buying shadow banks

The midsized lender with u00a510.6 trillion in assets came into the spotlight last year when SBI Holdings Inc. made a tender offer to take effective control of the firm.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 30, 2022

How the pandemic exacerbated Japan's gender inequality

Hanako Montgomery, a reporter for Vice World News in Japan, discusses Japan's poor record on gender equality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2022

Bankers are still standing behind the dirtiest fossil fuel

While the biggest chunk of the coal money is being accumulated for Chinese endeavors, the increase nevertheless runs counter to all the global banking sector chatter about the fossil fuel.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022

Desperation hits Shanghai’s chronically ill as infections soar despite lockdown

One shocking turn of events for those in Shanghai has been the lack of preparation for dealing with a widespread outbreak, despite more than two years to prepare for such an event.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2022

The U.S. risks paying a high price for a nuclear deal with Iran

Removing the Islamic Revolutionary Guard's terrorist designation would buttress an already-dangerous organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Japan’s energy buyers warn that the weak yen threatens their business

The depreciation of the yen will amplify soaring energy and commodity prices that are hurting both companies and consumers.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 30, 2022

Wakatakakage continues sumo's surprise-champion trend

The spring meet of 2022 has continued a trend of photo finishes and thrilling tournaments.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Relentless BOJ bond buying drives yields lower as yen rebounds

The Bank of Japan surprised investors with a pledge to buy more securities than planned and include longer-dated debt on a day when global bonds rallied.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2022

Why a ruling declaring Trump ‘likely’ broke laws may not mean he will be prosecuted

Prosecutors would face a high hurdle in proving Trump's state of mind — specifically, that he had the requisite criminal intent.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 30, 2022

Jada Pinkett Smith says it's a 'season for healing' after Oscars incident

The actress didn't refer directly to the incident involving her husband, Will Smith, and comedian Chris Rock in an Instagram post.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Xi battling distrust among global investors burned in China before and eyeing political risk

The government in Beijing showed little regard for those same investors last year when it unleashed a series of crackdowns on the country's most profitable companies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Inversion of U.S. Treasurys yield curve seen by Wall Street as warning of recession

So-called yield curve inversion is a key metric investors watch, as bond yields impact other asset prices, feed through to banks' returns and are an indicator of how the economy will fare.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 30, 2022

How Ukraine has kept Russia's army at bay in villages near Kyiv

Russian advances have been halted by small, mobile Ukrainian units wielding anti-tank weapons shipped in from abroad.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 30, 2022

Call logs underscore Trump’s efforts to sway lawmakers on Jan. 6

New details from White House documents provided to the House panel investigating the Capitol assault show a seven-hour gap in records of calls made by the ex-president on the day of the riot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022

Philippines protests Chinese ship incident in South China Sea

It was the latest of more than 200 diplomatic protests that the Southeast Asian country has filed against China, which claims large swaths of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 30, 2022

Peace talks may be little more than Russian tactics, analysts say

As signs of progress emerged during the peace talks, some saw them as Russia buying time to regroup its military forces before another offensive push in Ukraine.
Bronny James, seen during the draft combine on May 15, was selected by the Lakers in the second round of the NBA draft on Thursday.
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jun 28, 2024

Lakers draft Bronny James to play alongside LeBron in historic father-son duo

The selection creates the first father-son duo in NBA history.

Longform

Construction equipment sits idle in a park near Shiba Toshogu shrine in Tokyo's Minato Ward. While Japan has a history of treating its trees with reverence, green coverage is said to be lacking in most of the major cities.
Do Japan's trees no longer occupy the sacred space they used to?