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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2022

Why tracking Russian President Vladimir Putin’s wealth is so difficult

That many extravagant assets speculated to be Putin's are owned or controlled by the state shows how his private interests have merged with those of his government.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2022

Metals industry still buying needed supplies from Russia, for now

Firms are weighing the stigma of war against their own commercial interests and the fact that vital metals like aluminum and copper were in short supply even before the invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 6, 2022

Europe’s Russia coal ban foreshadows higher global energy prices

Prices are already soaring in a market that has been tight for months. European coal jumped 14% to a three-week high after news of the proposed ban.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2022

Tiger Woods sets stage for another storybook Masters comeback

The 15-time major winner delighted fans by saying he will not only play the Masters, but that he can win a sixth green jacket.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 6, 2022

MLB to allow use of pitch-calling technology this season

MLB hopes 'PitchCom,' which allows catchers to communicate directly to pitchers without hand signals, will prevent sign-stealing and speed up the pace of the game.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2022

Climate change is making Afghanistan’s hunger crisis worse

As the planet warms, the worst dry spell in two decades has coincided with Afghanistan's political and economic upheaval.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2022

Russian forces pound key cities as West prepares new sanctions

The besieged southern port of Mariupol has been under almost constant bombardment since the early days of the invasion that began on Feb. 24.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2022

Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, pitching ideas big and small

The move has implications for a social network where world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities and more than 217 million users conduct their daily public discourse.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 5, 2022

In Japan, April marks a fresh start for students and employees

April is a fresh start for everyone and things can get pretty busy, so don't forget to smell the flowers while you can.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 5, 2022

Balkanization is the future of the global economy

A U.S.-China trade war, the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's invasion of Ukraine are three blows that spell an end to globalization.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2022

Bristling against the West, China rallies domestic sympathy for Russia

While Russia batters Ukraine, officials in China have been meeting to study a Communist Party-produced documentary that extols President Vladimir Putin of Russia as a hero.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2022

Who does the U.S. think it is, telling India how to respond to Ukraine?

All countries act according to their own geopolitical calculations and none is immune from making mistakes, including the U.S.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2022

With each new crisis in Hong Kong, pressure built on a Beijing loyalist

On Monday, those pressures appeared to boil over as Hong Kong's Chief Executive Carrie Lam announced that she would not seek a second five-year term.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022

China 737 jet-crash clues awaited as black boxes arrive in U.S.

Investigators trying to figure out why a Boeing Co. 737-800 plunged to the ground in China last month could gain key clues within days from the jet's black boxes.
Japan Times
PRESS / Corporate Trends
Apr 5, 2022

The Japan Times Cube to be media sponsor of JapanCraft21

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) will act as a media sponsor for JapanCraft21, which strives to pass on traditional Japanese culture to future generations and introduce its beauty and technology both domestically and internationally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 5, 2022

Kim sister threatens South Korea with nuclear strike if it attacks

Kim Yo Jong's threat appeared to be an effort to justify future provocations to challenge the hawkish new president soon taking power in Seoul.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 5, 2022

Three months before Upper House poll, Kishida holds party rivals at bay

Strong approval ratings and the Ukraine crisis have given the prime minister the edge over his rival Shinzo Abe within the LDP.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 5, 2022

Elon Musk’s ‘passive’ Twitter stake starts with poll on edit button

Whether Musk stays passive or switches to active, Twitter shares soared 27% on Monday, a signal that shareholders welcome his investment.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2022

BOJ’s Kuroda characterizes yen moves as somewhat rapid

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said recent movements in Japan's currency have been on the rapid side, in his clearest warning signal yet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022

Planet’s breakneck warming likely to pass 1.5 degrees, U.N. scientists warn

The world may be on track to warm by more than 3 degrees — a change that would painfully remake societies and life on the planet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 5, 2022

The real reason behind China’s repression of ethnic minorities

Beijing officially recognizes 56 ethnic groups, but their treatment has been far from equal over the past decades.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2022

A Paris Agreement architect is now terrified by lack of climate action

'I don't have words to explain. u2018Concerning' is not enough. This is frankly a terrifying report,” Costa Rican diplomat Christiana Figueres said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

Eight years after Maidan Revolution, Ukraine better equipped for information war with Russia

A vanguard of volunteers are fighting Russian propaganda, which for years had spread inside Ukraine and beyond.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

U.S. sees rising risk in ‘breathtaking’ China nuclear expansion

Testimony by the head of the U.S. Strategic Command showed for the first time that China's ICBM-launched hypersonic glide vehicle tested in July flew 40,000 km for more than 100 minutes.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

U.S. and Europe plan new Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths

U.S. President Joe Biden labeled civilian killings in Ukraine as war crimes as Kyiv warned that more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized from Russian invaders.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 5, 2022

Carlos Beltran: Astros’ World Series title ‘stained’ by scandal

The nine-time All Star was the only player named in a bombshell 2020 MLB report on the 2017 sign-stealing incident, forcing him to resign from his role as the Mets' new manager.
Foreign residents closely follow Japan's election and party pledges
A police officer walks past posters of Liberal Democratic Party candidates, as well as one showing Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, outside the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday. As Japan’s foreign population continues to rise, one of the talking points during Sunday’s election was how the country should deal with the increase of international residents.
‘Japanese First’ Sanseito emerges as powerful force after Upper House poll
Sanseito leader Sohei Kamiya in Tokyo on Sunday night
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan ruling bloc loses majority in Upper House after election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who serves concurrently as president of the Liberal Democratic Party, leaves at the party's headquarters following announcement of Upper House election result projections in Tokyo early Monday.
Induction of Ichiro has Cooperstown fretfully preparing
Ichiro Suzuki will soon become the first Japanese player to be enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum.
Ishiba clings to leadership after election setback
“As the first party in parliament, we have to fulfill our responsibility with the public so as to prevent politics from stagnating or drifting away,” Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said at a news conference at the Liberal Democratic Party headquarters in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s top brands get tied up in the great sunscreen debate
A coral reef in Okinawa in July 2022. Some jurisdictions around the world have moved to ban certain sunscreens in a bid to protect coral reefs, but some say the impact on reefs is far from clear.
Pentagon looks to unleash ‘military drone dominance’
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth hosts a drone demonstration at the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, on July 10.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.

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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
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