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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 26, 2023

Winning without fighting? Why China is exploring 'cognitive warfare.'

The term refers to operations based on tech such as AI aimed at influencing the minds of adversaries, thereby creating a strategically favorable environment.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 25, 2023

Fernando Alonso eager to end Red Bull's grip on first-place finishes

Fernando Alonso will seek to break Max Verstappen and Red Bull's winning streak and claim his first win since 2013 as Formula One resumes its season this weekend with the 80th running of the classic Monaco Grand Prix.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
May 25, 2023

Nepal hydropower drive puts India over China, but what's the risk?

China and India have long jostled for influence in neighboring Nepal, and have invested billions of dollars apiece in hydro projects over the last decade.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
May 25, 2023

Japan-China filmmaking duo captures the voices of the ignored

Ryuji Otsuka and Huang Ji bring their decade-spanning trilogy about the plights of women in modern China to a close with their award-winning film, 'Stonewalling.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 24, 2023

Why a snap election might be looming for Japan

Kishida has denied that he is considering a snap election; but then again, so does every Japanese prime minister when asked about the timing for such a vote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 24, 2023

Is it a choice of defending Ukraine, Taiwan — or both?

There is a debate over U.S. priorities and trade-offs between supporting Ukraine against Russia and defending Taiwan against China.
Japan Times
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May 24, 2023

WADA prioritizes education, but drug testing in esports' future

The organization said it had been approached by the Global Esports Foundation about developing a health and wellness plan for esports athletes.
JAPAN
May 24, 2023

More of Japan's elderly using internet to gather health information

Among things they research online, health disorders were cited by 39.0%, up from 13.6%, and medical institutions by 30.1%, up from 8.2%.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 23, 2023

SoftBank sells Fortress stake to Mubadala and management team

Mubadala will own 70% of the equity in Fortress, while Fortress management will hold a 30% equity interest and a class of equity entitling it to appoint a majority of seats on the board.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2023

As Rahm Emanuel pushes Japan on gay rights, conservatives bristle

The U.S. ambassador has enthusiastically embraced his host country. But critics say he has overstepped diplomatic bounds with his advocacy on equality.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 22, 2023

Biden says frozen U.S.-China ties should 'thaw very shortly'

U.S.-China ties have been in free-fall, but the president's comments signal that high-level talks could become more frequent.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 22, 2023

Iraq's climate migrants flee parched land for crowded cities

The United Nations ranks Iraq, still recovering from decades of dictatorship and war, as one of the world's five countries most impacted by some effects of climate change.
Japan Times
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May 22, 2023

Brooks Koepka savors return to top after winning PGA Championship

Koepka's two-shot victory over world No. 2 Scottie Scheffler and Norway's Viktor Hovland was a landmark win for LIV Golf and also showed he can still close out a major.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 20, 2023

A $518 billion rally shows Japanese stocks are all the rage in 2023

Some of the world’s most famed investors are voicing a near consensus that Japan’s stock market is the place to be as its larger peers grapple with rising economic headwinds.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 20, 2023

He promised change in Thailand. But will he be allowed to lead?

Supporters see Pita Limjaroenrat, 42, as a politician who represents change and a return to democracy after nine years of military rule that was preceded by a coup.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
May 20, 2023

Japan’s head start on designer bicycle helmets

Despite protective headgear being compulsory for children since 2008, there are surprisingly few bicycle helmet producers in Japan.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 19, 2023

Japan stocks extend rally as Nikkei 225 hovers at 1990 high

The Nikkei stock index advanced as much as 1.2% to 30,924.57, putting the blue-chip gauge at the highest intraday level since August 1990.
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

G7 summit data

Perspectives & issues to be addressed at the Hiroshima G7 Summit
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Japan remains keen supporter of universal health care

When the Spanish flu flared up just over a century ago, it claimed at least 50 million lives worldwide at a time when influenza vaccines were undeveloped and other treatments were ineffective. Society fragmented as people lost trust in government institutions and national health care services, which...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Kurashiki prime setting for MICE events and tourism

In hosting the April 22 and 23 Labour and Employment Ministers’ Meeting ahead of the G7 Summit in Hiroshima, Kurashiki in Okayama Prefecture has secured its place as a first-class MICE destination.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Old horses thrown lifelines as new competitions grow

Opportunities for retired racehorses to play active roles have been steadily, if gradually, increasing.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Diversification fueled through ‘education of conscience’

In 1864, when the isolationist foreign policy of the Tokugawa shogunate was still in effect, Jo Niijima, a 21-year-old son of a samurai, left Japan for the United States, risking capital punishment. For Niijima, it was an adventurous quest to seek a land where greater equality, freedom and human rights...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / Hiroshima G7 Summit Special
May 19, 2023

Collaborative research efforts pave way for peace-based educational outlook

Hiroshima University was founded in 1949 in the first city in the world to suffer an atomic bombing. In the spirit of pursuing peace, HU’s mission is to contribute to the well-being of humankind by realizing a free and peaceful international society.
Japan Times
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May 18, 2023

Brooks Koepka not dwelling on Masters 'choke' ahead of PGA Championship

I'm not dwelling on it,' Koepka said. 'I'm not perfect. As long as I can learn from it, I'll be better off from it.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 18, 2023

Next five years to be hottest ever, likely crossing 1.5 C for a year, says WMO

Report marks the first time the agency has forecast warming beyond the 1.5 C threshold for at least twelve months as the most likely scenario.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

Icy northern U.S. city becomes haven for climate migrants

Despite its tough environment, Duluth in Minnesota is starting to make a name for itself as a refuge of sorts — for those fleeing global warming.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
May 16, 2023

'Tamagawa Clasico' evolves into one of J. League's biggest derbies

The rivalry between FC Tokyo and Kawasaki Frontale has been boosted by the clubs' 2007 decision to jointly promote the matchup.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
JR East cancels luxury train run over crew's boozing
East Japan Railway said Thursday that it will cancel one trip of a luxury overnight sleeper service, which was originally scheduled to depart from Ueno Station in Tokyo on Aug. 30, after crew members were found to have been drinking alcohol on duty.
Women-only communities flourish in China
Chen Yani (right), nicknamed "Keke," eats lunch with friends and guests in a female co-living space she founded called "Keke's Imaginative Space" in Hangzhou, in eastern China's Zhejiang province, on July 14.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Infectious diseases to watch for in Japan this summer amid surge of cases
An illustration of a colony of the Bordetella pertussis bacterium that causes pertussis, or whooping cough. As of Aug. 10, there were 64,467 cases reported this year, according to the latest data from the Japan Institute for Health Security.
Is the LDP’s catch-all approach to politics still effective?
Former economic security minister Sanae Takaichi visits Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Aug. 15. Political commentator Toru Hashimoto has suggested that Takaichi ought to lead a group of like-minded hawkish politicians out of the Liberal Democratic Party and form their own party.
Fingers sore from too much phone time? You might have ‘sumaho yubi.’
A catch-all term for tendonitis and arthritis caused by excessive smartphone use, 'sumaho yubi' may be difficult to treat for gadget-crazy Japan.
As farm minister, Koizumi is held ‘hostage’ by Ishiba
Farm minister Shinjiro Koizumi (center) attends a Lower House session on Aug. 1. Locking Koizumi into the Cabinet is Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba’s way of turning a potential rival into a team player, according to one expert.
Big burgers and bigger ambitions for Japan's Burger King
Kazuhiro Nomura, president of BK Japan Holdings, which operates Burger King in Japan
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.

Podcast

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

Longform

Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
By Alex K.T. Martin

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