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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Water crisis in southern U.S. city previews a wetter and hotter future

In addition to warming up the planet, climate change is making precipitation events more intense, and therefore more likely to overwhelm strained systems.
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

U.N. plans permanent presence at Ukraine nuclear plant amid concerns over shelling

'We are not going anywhere. The IAEA is now there, it is at the plant and it is not moving,' the U.N. watchdog's chief said after leading a team to the Russian-held facility.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022

Putin brings China and India to Russia for war games defying U.S.

More than 50,000 troops and 5,000 pieces of military equipment are due to take part in the weeklong Vostok 2022 war games that start Thursday in Russia's far east.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 1, 2022

U.N. report accuses China of ‘serious’ rights abuses in Xinjiang

In its response, included with the report's publication, the Chinese government has said that the assessment 'wantonly smears and slanders China.”
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 31, 2022

Japan is seeking its biggest defense budget ever. This may not be as dramatic as it sounds.

The Defense Ministry is seeking u00a55.59 trillion for the next fiscal year — a figure that reflects an established trend rather than a break from the past, experts say.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 30, 2022

Japan OKs third Pfizer shot for children and AstraZeneca COVID treatment

Children between the ages of 5 and 11 will be able to get the booster shot five months or more after they received their second dose.
LIFE
Aug 30, 2022

Bikes on closed railways raise hopes of regional revitalization

Local governments are making use of sites that once hosted railways, at a time when many train lines running through sparsely populated areas risk being scrapped.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 30, 2022

IAEA team heads to nuclear plant as Ukraine launches offensive in south

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday called for sanctions against Russia's state nuclear energy agency over the occupation of the Zaporizhzhia plant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 29, 2022

No longer the exception, extreme weather events becoming the norm

The impact of human-induced climate change — from deadly floods in Pakistan and record heat waves in China to famine-causing droughts in Africa — is being felt across the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 29, 2022

Truss tipped to prevail as U.K. leadership race nears end

The winner will be announced next Monday and replaces outgoing leader Boris Johnson in Downing Street the following day — only to face immediate crises over the spiraling cost of living.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 28, 2022

With disaster looming, inspectors set to visit Ukraine nuclear plant

In a country still haunted by the memory of the 1986 Chernobyl nuclear disaster, officials urged the public not to panic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 26, 2022

More data needed before ocean release of Fukushima water

There is insufficient scientific data to support release of contaminated water from the damaged Fukushima nuclear power plant into the ocean.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 26, 2022

Spike in China tensions won't change Washington's Taiwan weapons policy — for now

China's aggressive military drills around Taiwan have put Washington on edge, but not enough to spur an immediate sharp increase in weapons sales to the island.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 25, 2022

Bank of Japan chief would hold easing policy even if inflation hits 3%, survey shows

Most analysts said that a further acceleration to 3%, the highest since 1991 excluding tax-hike years, wouldn't increase the likelihood of policy change before Kuroda's term ends in April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Aug 23, 2022

South Korea developing new stealthy drones to support combat aircraft

The program involving flag carrier Korean Air is part of Seoul's efforts to expand its military technological advantage over North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 21, 2022

Daughter of ultranationalist Russian ideologue killed in suspected car bomb attack

Darya Dugina, daughter of prominent ideologue Alexander Dugin, was killed after a suspected explosive device detonated on the Toyota Land Cruiser she was traveling in.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 19, 2022

In the West, China is a rival. But for others, a new study says, Beijing is a partner.

Attitudes toward China and Sino-U.S. tensions in eight countries included in the report diverged widely from the mainstream narratives in developed liberal democracies.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2022

What Southeast Asian nations want from Washington

Southeast Asia wants the U.S. to remain deeply engaged in regional affairs but not exacerbate tensions with China.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 17, 2022

U.N. action to isolate Russia wanes almost six months into Ukraine war

'As the war has dragged on, it has become harder to find meaningful ways to penalize Russia,' said Richard Gowan, U.N. director at the independent International Crisis Group.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2022

Premier League celebrates 30-year rise to global dominance

In 1992, England's top clubs broke with 104 years of tradition by splitting from the Football League and controversially creating a 'super league' which would keep its own income.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Aug 16, 2022

What would be the economic cost of a full-blown Taiwan crisis?

The impact of Taiwan's exports being cut off from the rest of the world would be felt far beyond the immediate neighborhood.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 15, 2022

Xi crackdown foils Shanghai-like COVID unrest in Xinjiang and Tibet

Broad surveillance measures used over the years against Tibetan Buddhists and mainly Muslim Uyghurs, both minority groups in China, are helping enforce lockdown rules.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 15, 2022

Ukraine counters in the south as Russia pounds Donetsk region

Kyiv has said for weeks it is planning a counteroffensive to recapture Zaporizhzhia and neighboring Kherson province, the largest part of the territory Russia has seized.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 13, 2022

Shelling of Ukraine nuclear plant raising fears and outrage

The war in Ukraine has had no shortage of devastation, yet the repeated shelling of the sprawling Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in recent days has particularly roused widespread fears.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Nissan shares surge as carmaker set to cut 20,000 jobs in huge overhaul
U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on cars and car parts imported to the U.S. have been painful to most global brands, but crippling in Nissan’s case.
Japan might be playing long game in U.S. tariff talks
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the White House earlier this year. Ishiba said Monday that farmers won't be sacrificed for automakers in Japan's tariff negotiations with the U.S.
More details emerge about stabbing near Tokyo University metro station
Yoshitaka Toda, the suspect in Wednesday's knife attack at Todaimae Station on the Tokyo Metro Nanboku Line, leaves a police station in the Japanese capital the same day for a pre-detention medical examination.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

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