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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023

To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military

Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2023

Just who is to blame for this new banking crisis?

In 2018, U.S. lawmakers loosened banking regulations on the spurious grounds that smaller banks do not pose systemic risks to the stability of the financial system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Lab leak or not? How politics shaped the battle over COVID-19’s origin

In the U.S., Democrat-Republican political divisions mean that the evidence for competing theories on the origin of the virus is often filtered through partisan political lenses.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 20, 2023

Obihiro reducing parents’ burden to help retain young skaters

The change saw the number of junior high school students newly joining the team double in 2022.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 20, 2023

Obihiro offers advanced training environment for nurturing top skaters

The city in Hokkaido boasts leading training facilities, including an indoor speedskating center and flat land ideal for cycling as a form of additional conditioning.
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Mar 20, 2023

Japan’s budding space program grounded by persistent setbacks

Desire to compete in the satellite-launching business and shore up security could be hindered by historical failures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Gray area: The chilling past of the world's biggest brain collection

There are 9,479 of the organs, all removed from the corpses of mental health patients over the course of four decades until the 1980s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023

South Korea opposition leader faces indictment soon, report says

Lee Jae-myung has said he is the victim of a political witch hunt aimed at removing a rival of the president and denied any wrongdoing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2023

The secret behind Japan’s wintry strawberries

Strawberries are a major Christmas and winter staple in Japan, but their growth comes with an environmental toll.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2023

The cherry blossoms are back, but is Tokyo?

Japan’s famous petals are blooming, and for the first time in four years so are the associated parties. But not everything COVID-19 took away will return.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 19, 2023

Female sumo wrestlers slap down prejudices in Brazil

The president of the Brazilian Sumo Confederation says women are behind the sport's growth in the country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2023

Trump expects 'arrest' Tuesday in Stormy Daniels case and calls for protests

An indictment would make him the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, marking an unpredictable development in the 2024 White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2023

Trump family failed to disclose foreign gifts — including Abe golf clubs — Democrats say

The former leader and his family allegedly failed to disclose gifts worth a total of more than $250,000 given by foreign governments while he was in the White House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023

The Fed was too late on SVB even though it saw problem after problem

The relatively late discovery of a number of flaws in SVB's operations raises questions about whether the Fed was diligent in stepping up oversight as the firm was ballooning in size.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties

Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 17, 2023

Mazda to appoint former North America head Masahiro Moro as next CEO

Moro, 62, will officially take over pending the approval of the shareholders and board in June, the company has confirmed.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 17, 2023

Mets closer Edwin Diaz expected to miss 2023 season with knee injury

New York Mets closer Edwin Diaz sustained a full thickness tear of the patellar tendon in his right knee, an injury that will require surgery. He is expected to miss the 2023 season.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2023

Prosecutors to challenge decision to reopen Iwao Hakamata murder case

The Tokyo High Court decided to reopen the case after the Supreme Court canceled the high court's previous ruling rejecting the retrial plea by Iwao Hakamata.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

Kishida and Yoon to resume ‘shuttle diplomacy’ as frosty ties warm

The visit to Japan by Yoon is the first by a South Korean president for a bilateral summit since Lee Myung-bak traveled to Tokyo more than 11 years ago.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 16, 2023

Finding a way to manage China's protectionism in procurement

In recent years there has been a growing trend of Chinese authorities giving preferential treatment to domestic products and pressuring foreign firms to transfer tech.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2023

Exiled Chinese tycoon Guo Wengui charged with billion-dollar fraud in U.S.

Guo and his financial adviser, Kin Ming Je, conspired to cheat thousands of victims via a series of fictitious businesses and investment opportunities, prosecutors allege.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2023

The Japanese venture capital star bagging 35% returns mining science papers for gold

Tomotaka Goji, a bureaucrat-turned-technology guru, has his sights set on transforming Japan's startup culture.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023

Puerto Rico and Mets closer Edwin Diaz injured in WBC win

As Diaz neared the dugout, he was placed in a wheelchair and wheeled down the tunnel.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 16, 2023

‘Gridman Universe’: Multiverse monster mash falls flat

The recent revamp of the 1990s anime character Gridman delivered two entertaining series, but the theatrical follow-up fails to capture the fun and pacing of both shows.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers