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Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Mar 21, 2022

'Deipnophobia' — understanding the fear of dining with others

While many people feel they are missing out amid COVID-19 restrictions imposed on group dining, some feel relieved by the current situation.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 21, 2022

China will work to de-escalate war in Ukraine, diplomat says

China's top envoy to Washington pledged his country 'will do everything” to de-escalate the war in Ukraine, but refused to condemn Russia's attack and branded such requests 'naive.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Ukraine war threatens to cause a global food crisis

The looming disaster is laying bare the consequences of a major war in the modern era of globalization.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Truth is another front in Putin’s war

The Kremlin has used a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods to prop up its overarching claim that the invasion of Ukraine is justified.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 21, 2022

Browns owners defend move to acquire QB Deshaun Watson

Watson is facing 22 civil lawsuits from women who accuse him of sexual misconduct and he could be disciplined by the NFL.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2022

Defiant Odessa is seen as vulnerable to Russian sea assault

Military experts said an attempt to capture Odessa, which has so far been spared intense bombardment and fighting, was possible given its strategic and symbolic importance to Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Dependence on Russian weapons puts India at odds with other 'Quad' members

India has stood out as one major democracy reluctant to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin — and billions of dollars in weapons purchases mean that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Some Syrian veterans ready for Ukraine fight, commanders say

Syria is Russia's closest ally in the Middle East, and Moscow's intervention in the Syrian war in 2015 proved decisive in helping President Bashar Assad defeat rebel forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

'Invisible' solution to water shortages lies beneath our feet

Groundwater — which accounts for 99% of the planet's freshwater supplies — is poorly understood and consequently undervalued, mismanaged and even abused.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 21, 2022

Why China has failed to build 'great power relations' with the U.S.

Fifty years on from the Shanghai Communique, the nations have failed to reach a concrete understanding, despite changes in leadership.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Mar 21, 2022

Bespoke tailor Cassandra Harada spins a business and community out of a passion for wool

Coming from life in a small American town, Tokyo proved a major change for Cassandra Harada. Still, her career as a bespoke tailor provides a link to those early days shearing sheep.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

Russian rocket attack turns Ukrainian marine base to rubble, killing dozens

That number of Ukrainian marines killed in the missile strike would make it one of the single deadliest attacks on Ukrainian forces since the start of the war three weeks ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

A green island turns red: Madagascar residents struggle through long drought

Four years of drought along with deforestation caused by people burning or cutting down trees to make charcoal or to open up land for farming, have transformed the area into a dust bowl.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2022

Seizing superyachts is not the best way to help Ukraine

Anti-oligarchism only makes sense as part of a total war against the Putin regime, which is not the policy the West has chosen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2022

Saudi Arabia’s oil-for-yuan bid won’t threaten the dollar

In an increasingly divided world, it makes sense to look for a good alternative to the greenback. Now is not that time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 20, 2022

Thomas Tuchel urges Chelsea to stay strong in face of uncertainty

Tuchel said he was impressed with his players' focus as Chelsea strolled into the F.A. Cup semifinals with a 2-0 victory over Middlesbrough on Saturday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 20, 2022

Majority of Japanese worry China may invade Taiwan, poll shows

Nine in 10 Japanese people are concerned that China may invade Taiwan, following Russia's attack on Ukraine, according to a domestic newspaper poll.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2022

North Korea fires multiple rocket launcher days after 'failed' missile test

The firing comes days after the nuclear-armed North fired off what officials believe was a ballistic missile that appeared to fail almost immediately after launch.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

The battle for Kyiv looms as a long and bloody conflict

Ukraine's capital is the biggest prize of all for the Russian military. If Russia tries to take control, it could lead to one of the biggest urban conflicts since World War II.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

How one man dodged Russian tanks to escape Ukraine's Mariupol

Mariupol has become a symbol of the devastation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2022

War complicates Russia’s role in supplying commodities to China

Before the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's importance to China as a supplier of raw materials was only growing, but conflict will only complicate matters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

For the U.S., a tenuous balance in confronting Russia

Navigating between aiding Ukraine and avoiding an escalation with Moscow has led to a tangle of decisions and sometimes tortured distinctions over weapons and other elements of policy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

British royal couple starts Caribbean tour dogged by protest in Belize

Coinciding with the Queen's 70th year on the throne, the Duke and Duchess arrive nearly four months after Barbados voted to cut ties with the monarchy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 20, 2022

Unlike Trump, Biden has stock market far down his priority list

There's no getting around the disparity between the styles of Joe Biden and Donald Trump when it comes to the intersection of markets and politics.
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.

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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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