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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2022

Armed nationalists in Ukraine pose a threat not just to Russia

Any resolution seems likely to force Kyiv to accept politically perilous concessions that could be destabilizing domestically.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 11, 2022

Debt fears swirl around another developer as China property woes deepen

Concerns over the financial health of Logan Group have shaken investor confidence in what was seen as one of China's stronger developers.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 11, 2022

BOJ steps in with pledge to buy unlimited 10-year JGBs at 0.25% to curb rising yields

Inflation in the West and hawkishness from other major central banks had spurred some bets the BOJ would need to taper its monetary policy soon, pushing yields to multiyear highs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 11, 2022

Seemingly ubiquitous NFTs are just a sliver of crypto universe

Despite their prominence in the media, nonfungible tokens comprise only a fraction of the roughly $2 trillion ecosystem of digital assets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 11, 2022

Hong Kong risks everything with ‘impossible’ COVID zero goal

While many countries are winding down pandemic restrictions, Hong Kong is imposing its toughest measures since the virus emerged over two years ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2022

Hot inflation drives case for 'big-bang' Fed rate hike in March

The latest data defied hopes that U.S. sticker shock would ease and instead bolstered the view that the central bank is behind the curve.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 11, 2022

The Tokyo club scene's 'temple' may be gone, but the faith remains

As the COVID-19 pandemic drags on, the artists in Tokyo's club scene are turning to downsizing as a way to survive.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 11, 2022

Love stories for your Valentine's Day date with the books

There's no better time for a love story than around Valentine's Day. Sit back, have a read and maybe enjoy some chocolate while you study.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Olympic win brings U.S. skater Nathan Chen little love in China

Chen's record-beating performance, which sealed his reputation as the top skater in the world, promoted more castigation on Chinese social media than it did elation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

China’s anti-graft show is educational, with unintended lessons

The state-produced documentary was meant to celebrate the success of Xi Jinping's anti-corruption campaign, but the series may have done the opposite.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Fate of star skater Kamila Valieva in limbo after doping allegation emerges

Russian figure skating sensation Kamila Valieva shows up for practice at Beijing Olympics on Thursday, following reports that she had tested positive for a banned drug.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

Sweden declares pandemic over, despite warnings from scientists

The medical system is still strained, with about the same amount of COVID-19 hospitalizations as during the country's third wave in 2021.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2022

What kind of ally is Germany?

Germany has come under fire for its weak response to the standoff between Russia and NATO over Ukraine, with some even questioning its reliability as an ally.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

Kim Jong Un set to follow missile barrage with military parade

Commercial satellite imagery of North Korea's parade training ground taken last weekend showed several hundred personnel in formation, likely signaling a forthcoming celebration.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 10, 2022

South Korea’s nuclear energy future is a new election battleground

South Korea's top presidential candidates are offering diverging visions on nuclear power, though both agree the nation must soften its plans to phase it out to meet climate targets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 10, 2022

Hong Kong sees first COVID-19 deaths in months as strategy tested

The outbreak, while small compared with other parts of the world, is putting a health system set up to root out every case under unprecedented pressure.
JAPAN
Feb 10, 2022

Calls for Japan to relax COVID-19 entry restrictions intensify

Foreign business groups and students have weighed in on the issue, warning of international damage to the country's reputation.
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Nathan Chen captures gold as Yuzuru Hanyu falls short in bid to make history

Nathan Chen tops the podium as Yuma Kagiyama claims the silver medal and Shoma Uno earns bronze.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

The next vaccine debate: Immunize young children now, or wait?

Next week, advisers to the U.S. FDA will decide whether to endorse two doses of the vaccine for children 6 months to 4 years old, before trials have shown the full course to be effective.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 10, 2022

Speedskating's one constant: Friction between China and South Korea

The rivalry between the two countries took another turn when South Korea's Hwang Dae-heon won the men's 1,500-meter race after a Chinese rival was disqualified.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022

Japan's wholesale inflation near record pace on commodity spike

While the mounting cost pressure could push up consumer inflation, it also risks hurting a fragile economic recovery as household spending takes a hit from a spike in COVID-19 cases.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 10, 2022

Japan's ‘new capitalism’ advocate calls for more public spending

The next step after initial efforts to better distribute wealth should be government spending, says businessman and activist George Hara.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2022

Japan’s carmakers endured a tough 2021. Now it’s down to chips.

Despite Japanese carmakers being on track to increase profit, many have realized they are not in the clear yet as the supply of semiconductor chips continues to be slow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2022

Finns don’t wish ‘Finlandization’ on Ukraine — or anyone

Invoked by some as a solution to the Ukraine standoff, the term reminds many of a time when smaller nations were mere pawns in a game they didn't control.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2022

Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal

Microsoft said it wouldn't require developers to use its payment system for in-app purchases, although that stipulation and a few others won't initially apply to the Xbox store.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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