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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 13, 2023

Seoul to bid for 2036 Games without Pyongyang, says mayor

Seoul will remain flexible to the idea of holding a few events in the Demilitarized Zone or Pyongyang if relations improve enough by that time.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2023

North Korea launches missiles from submarine as U.S.-South Korea military drills start

North Korea said it fired two “strategic cruise missiles” from a submarine, hours before South Korea and the U.S. kicked off their largest joint military exercises in five years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 12, 2023

Iran confirms death sentence for Swedish-Iranian dissident

The Islamic Republic of Iran executes more people every year than any other nation except China, according to rights groups including Amnesty International.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2023

Iran and Saudi Arabia to restore ties in major step for Middle East

In a statement, Shiite-majority Iran and mainly Sunni Muslim Saudi Arabia said they would reopen embassies and missions within two months.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2023

Li Qiang appointed Chinese premier as Xi asserts influence

The former Shanghai party chief was named the successor of outgoing premier Li Keqiang at a meeting of the country's rubber-stamp parliament on Saturday.
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2023

Kensuke Kondo emerging as key member of Samurai Japan lineup at World Baseball Classic

Kondo has played a big role for Samurai Japan as the batter between Lars Nootbaar and Shohei Ohtani.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 11, 2023

Japan to lift evacuation order for part of another Fukushima town

The order will be removed at 9 a.m. on April 1 in an area designated as a reconstruction base, as agreed mainly between the central and Tomioka municipal governments.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 10, 2023

Twelve years after 3/11, dispute grows over Fukushima’s radioactive soil

The central government has pledged to — and is legally obliged to — move all of the soil out of Fukushima Prefecture by 2045.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 10, 2023

North Korea's Kim says military carried out 'simulated drills for real war'

Leader Kim Jong Un oversaw a military drill that fired off “a powerful volley” of at least six missiles simulating a strike on enemy airports, state-run media said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2023

Biden's $6.8 trillion budget challenges Republicans and raises taxes on rich

The president challenged Republican opponents on fiscal responsibility, highlighting plans to cut U.S. deficits nearly $3 trillion over 10 years by raising taxes on high earners.
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023

Shohei Ohtani delivers in two-way role to help Japan defeat China in WBC opener

Shohei Ohtani led Japan on the mound and at the plate in his WBC debut.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2023

North Korea fires short-range missile ahead of U.S.-South Korea military exercises

The nuclear-armed country fired the missile into the Yellow Sea on Thursday night, just days ahead of large-scale joint military exercises between South Korea and the U.S.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 9, 2023

Netherlands stun Cuba in World Baseball Classic opener

The Dutch scored three runs in the sixth inning in Taichung to sink Cuba, who featured players from Major League Baseball on their team for the first time.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 9, 2023

‘Downfall’: Tortured soul makes for a total bore

Naoto Takenaka’s faithful adaptation of Inio Asano’s manga strikes a chord with creators, but its nihilistic protagonist may leave audiences wanting.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 9, 2023

‘December’: Powerful courtroom drama serves up shades of gray

Anshul Chauhan shifts toward the mainstream with his third feature and delivers skilled storytelling while tackling universal themes centered on a domestic dilemma.
BASEBALL
Mar 8, 2023

Australia and South Korea aiming for strong start in Pool B opener at World Baseball Classic

Both teams have plenty to prove when they begin their World Baseball Classic campaigns in Thursday's curtain-raiser at Tokyo Dome.
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 8, 2023

Moving to Fukushima? You’ll have to kick out the boars first

This week Alex K.T. Martin joins us to talk about the state of Fukushima 12 years after the quake. Animals have practically taken over, but Fukushima isn't the only place facing that challenge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 8, 2023

How Singapore continues to impress year after year

There are many reasons for Singapore’s rapid growth over the past six decades, but its authoritarian regime is not necessarily one of them.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 8, 2023

‘A Kamigata Anthology’: Everyday enjoyments of everyday people

The collection chronicles the rise of the “commoner arts' through genres like travelogs, poetry and easy-reading books that entertained the masses during the Edo Period (1603-1867).
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2023

Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 World Baseball Classic

Looking past some of the obvious names on the roster, these players are key to Samurai Japan's attempt to win the title for the first time since 2009.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2023

South Korea is exporting billions in arms, just not to Ukraine

Traditional weapons suppliers like the US have faced production shortages in the war effort, and South Korea has stepped in to fill the gap in the global arms market.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2023

Japan tackles shortage of regional assembly candidates

In 375 town and village assembly elections held as part of unified local polls in 2019, 93 saw no competitive races, with the share of uncontested seats hitting a record high of 23.3%.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 6, 2023

Liverpool roars back to life with seven-goal rout of Manchester United

Liverpool's record 7-0 rout of the visitors reduced United's new-found swagger to a stagger.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 5, 2023

In the shadow of the Fukushima disaster, an unusual experiment in rewilding

Wild animals have been thriving and expanding their habitat around the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant since 2011, giving researchers a glimpse of nature’s resilience to radiation.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 5, 2023

'The First Slam Dunk' becomes most-watched Japanese movie in South Korea

The animated film 'The First Slam Dunk,' a huge hit in Japan, became the most-watched Japanese movie ever in South Korea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2023

Japanese pharmaceutical firm Takeda lowers price of dengue shot in Brazil and Indonesia

The cost for Qdenga in Indonesia will be about one-third its European price, far lower than many other innovative vaccines, Takeda CEO Christophe Weber said in an interview.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023

Anger boils in Greece over deadly rail disaster

Thousands of people demonstrated across Greece to demand justice for at least 57 people killed in the country's worst rail disaster, with some protesters condemning the tragedy as 'a crime.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023

The Murdoch empire — and Fox News — is at a crossroads

Just how influential Rupert Murdoch remains looms large in Republican circles ahead of what portends to be a contentious 2024 U.S. presidential primary race.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

Podcast

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

Longform

Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
By Yukana Inoue

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.

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