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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

On invasion milestone, Ukraine urges solidarity as Western leaders gather

In response the sanctions already imposed on Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow planned to switch gas sales made to 'unfriendly' nations to rubles, alarming international markets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 23, 2022

It's cherry blossom season in Japan, but not everyone is ready to celebrate

Authorities have canceled events or asked people to cut down on drinking at viewing parties due to COVID-19 concerns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 23, 2022

Transcript of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before Japan's parliament

The full text of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's speech before the Japanese parliament as released by his office on Wednesday, March 23.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 23, 2022

Global bond market losses mean the worst drawdown on record for global fixed income

The Bloomberg Global Aggregate Index, a benchmark for government and corporate debt total returns, has fallen 11% from a high in January 2021.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 23, 2022

Takayasu chases long-awaited first title at unpredictable Osaka Basho

With yokozuna Terunofuji out and most of the leading pack in Osaka having never tasted glory at a basho, the chances of a first-time title winner emerging in Kansai appear high.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 23, 2022

One month into war, a Ukrainian family reunites in Japan

Kanako Takahara explains Japan's efforts to help these refugees, and why the government here isn't calling them by that name.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

China takes a back seat in international diplomacy over Ukraine

Despite calls from other world leaders to play a more proactive role in ending the conflict, China has instead tried to keep its distance.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022

Ending Ukraine’s tragedy

While Russian President Vladimir Putin is solely responsible for the war in Ukraine, all parties must be realistic about what an achievable endgame could look like.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

The jobs — and aging faces — behind South Korea's record low unemployment numbers

The country logged a record-setting run of low unemployment through February, at 2.7%, with almost half of the job increases driven by people 60 and older.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022

The Ukraine war could trigger a nuclear-arms race in Asia

Putin is sending one clear message with his Ukraine invasion: if you have nukes, nobody messes with you. The security risks this poses cannot be overestimated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

China builds makeshift hospitals to help cope with COVID-19

The country's provinces should set up at least two to three temporary hospitals each to treat virus patients, Beijing has said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

With sumo flag sponsorship deal, COVID vaccine-maker Moderna reveals Japan ambition

The U.S. firm is seeking to build on its newfound renown in COVID-19 vaccines and wrestle market share from compatriot Pfizer Inc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022

Wall Street is scrambling for the exits in Moscow — and billions are at stake

For decades, global finance firms eagerly catered to Russian firms, billionaires and the government. Then tanks started rolling into Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022

Trade sanctions have a long history — of effecting little change

The trade and financial sanctions against Russia may be morally satisfying for Western politicians and their constituents, but that doesn't mean they will be effective.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022

Disruption to rail routes due to war in Ukraine poses latest hitch for supply chains

Exporters and logistics firms transporting auto parts, cars, laptops and smartphones are now looking to avoid land routes that pass through Russia or the combat zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 23, 2022

Why India is losing faith in the West

Criticizing India for continuing to buy oil from Russia is especially galling, given that European nations have yet to wean themselves off Russian energy supplies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022

Yuan expected to weaken as COVID resurgence threatens China growth

While yuan depreciation could help boost exports, a sharp decline could trigger panic about financial stability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine war and pandemic force nations to retreat from globalization

When the Cold War ended, there was a belief that stronger global economic ties would lead to greater stability. But now the world is moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

As Russia stalls in Ukraine, dissent brews over Putin’s leadership

The slow going and the heavy toll of Putin's war in Ukraine are setting off questions about his military's planning capability and his confidence in his top spies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

Tokyo prosecutors to indict SMBC Nikko for alleged market manipulation: report

The move against the unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., the country's No. 2 lender, will be a blow to one of Japan's biggest brokerages and its second-largest megabank.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine is changing the world order, just not how Putin hoped

From Berlin to London and Baltic capitals like Tallinn, the metrics of defending Europe have been torn up.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2022

U.S. threat to sanction China is spooking other nations in Asia

While Russia made up less than 1% of global trade with Southeast Asia in 2020, nations may be reluctant to cuts ties with its largest source of arms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022

Russian oil seeps into global market to ease supply fears for now

For now, traders appear to be taking the view that the flow of Russian oil indicates that the market won't be as tight as first thought.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

Toshiba’s $4 billion elevator unit attracts interest from Midea and Otis

Shareholders are set to vote on Toshiba's plan to split into two companies and sell noncore assets including the elevator operations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

China searches for victims from plane crash with cause still unclear

About 600 soldiers, firefighters and police have been dispatched to the crash site, a patch of about 1 square kilometer in a location hemmed in by mountains on three sides.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 23, 2022

Matsuyama better prepared for Masters defense than Champions Dinner

Matsuyama hopes to play in the Valero Texas Open the week before the Masters while at the same time putting the finishing touches to the menu for the Champions Dinner he will host.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Alexei Navalny, fiery Putin critic, is handed fresh nine-year prison sentence

Prosecutors had claimed that Navalny, a relentless critic and frequent target of Putin, and Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation, had embezzled donations from supporters.
JAPAN
Mar 22, 2022

Japan’s power crisis was a decade in making and won’t go away

The world's third-largest economy has been running on a thinner supply of electricity since the triple meltdown at Fukushima in March 2011 shut its massive fleet of nuclear reactors.
Japan and U.S. reach tariff deal with ‘reciprocal’ rate at 15%
U.S. President Donald Trump announced a trade deal with Japan on Tuesday, saying the agreement would create "hundreds of thousands of jobs."
Ishiba denies reports he will resign next month, leaving his fate unclear
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba looks on after meeting with the Liberal Democratic Party executives at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Wednesday.
Japan and U.S. both claim win in surprise 11th-hour tariff deal
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan chief tariff negotiator, in Tokyo
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.
Rice grain-sized earphone may have been used to cheat on TOEIC English test
A pendant-shaped relay device suspected to have been used to cheat on the TOEIC English proficiency test, in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward on Tuesday
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.
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.
JT picks: What not to miss at Fuji Rock 2025
Fuji Rock Festival turns the green slopes of Niigata Prefecture’s Naeba Ski Resort into a summer escape that offers soundtracks for every mood.
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.

Podcast

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

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In 2020, 38% of all households were single-person. That figure is projected to rise to 44.3% by 2050.
The rise of AI companionship in a lonely Japan
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