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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2022

Tesla autopilot stirs U.S. alarm as ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Regulators are applying greater scrutiny to Tesla's driver-assistance system than ever before, which could tarnish the company's reputation with consumers and spook investors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2022

Taiwan faces tough choices as COVID-19 cases hit record levels

Taiwan has cut its mandatory quarantine to 10 days and has signaled that contract-tracing may no longer be viable in cities with large numbers of cases.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2022

Rapper Macklemore, NFL great Marshawn Lynch join Kraken ownership

Both are longtime supporters in the community, with Macklemore using his platforms to advocate for social and racial justice and Lynch serving underprivileged youth through his foundation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022

Japan researchers develop flavor-enhancing chopsticks to reduce salt intake

The device uses a weak electrical current to transmit sodium ions from food, through the chopsticks, to the mouth, where they create a sense of saltiness
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2022

Rising fertilizer costs are catching up to rice farmers, threatening supplies

Yields could drop 10% in the next season, translating to a loss of 36 million tons of rice, or the equivalent of feeding 500 million people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2022

Japan to model digital yen tests on Sweden’s approach, not China’s

The Bank of Japan will explore the design issues of a central bank digital currency in measured steps like Sweden rather than pressing ahead with large-scale pilot tests like China.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 18, 2022

Is COVID more dangerous than driving? How scientists are parsing COVID-19 risks.

Even two years into the pandemic, the coronavirus remains new enough, and its long-term effects unpredictable enough, that measuring the threat posed by an infection is a thorny problem.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

Russian teacher rejected Kremlin propaganda, then paid the price

Days after Russia's Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine, Andrei Shestakov opened a set of files that contained instructions on how to teach the Russia-Ukraine conflict.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2022

China Eastern resumes flying model of Boeing jet that crashed

China Eastern had grounded more than 200 of the Boeing 737-800 planes after the crash in Wuzhou, in the Guangxi region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

As Kenyans farm in forests, incomes rise and deforestation falls

The country sees small-scale farming on forest land as an essential pillar of its commitment to have 10% of the country covered with trees by the end of this year.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Apr 18, 2022

As furusato nōzei tax program thrives amid COVID-19 pandemic, some lose out

Not all municipalities are benefiting from the program, under which people give tax-deductible donations to municipalities and receive gifts such as local specialties in return.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2022

China joblessness climbs and spending drops on COVID-19 lockdowns

With outbreaks showing no signs of ending and Chinese President Xi Jinping doubling down on his strict 'COVID zero' approach, the economy is in for more pain in the second quarter.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Apr 18, 2022

Businesses in Chugoku region making moves toward decarbonization

Despite its higher cost, some businesses are adopting LPG as fuel for their operations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

Explosions rock Ukraine as bodies line streets of Mariupol

After failing to overcome Ukrainian resistance in the north, Russia has refocused its ground offensive on the Donbas region, while launching long-distance strikes at targets elsewhere.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 18, 2022

No longer business as usual: The deteriorating Sino-EU relationship

It was a meeting that was supposed to emphasize the need for cooperation on global challenges. Instead, an EU-China summit earlier this month highlighted their growing divide.
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2022

Treasurys’ biggest foreign buyers to return on weakening yen

Money managers in Japan see conservative buyers like life insurers helping the country reaffirm its position as the biggest foreign holder of Treasurys after heavy selling in recent months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2022

Atrocities in Ukraine war have deep roots in Russian military

Like the shelling of cities, the seemingly pointless, close-up killing recalls wars in Chechnya. Do they reflect intent or just indifference, propaganda and a military culture of violence?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 18, 2022

COVID-shaming pits neighbor against neighbor in locked-down Shanghai

The tensions of lockdown have exposed divisions among Shanghai residents, pitting COVID-negative against COVID-positive people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2022

China’s economic data hints at cost of 'COVID zero' strategy

The country's lockdowns have trapped truck drivers on highways, halted production lines and forced some importers to source goods from outside China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 18, 2022

South Korea's bewildering stance on the Ukraine conflict

Elevating economics and trade over politics like Seoul has done with the Ukraine invasion will haunt it — especially with China, which has long used economic leverage as a policy weapon.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2022

Sri Lanka's reluctance to tap IMF helped push it into an economic abyss

Faced with a rapidly deteriorating economic environment, the government chose to wait, instead of moving quickly and seeking help.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 18, 2022

Singapore aims to be Asia’s busiest international airport

Changi Airport is readying to welcome back visitors en masse, hoping improvements made during the pandemic will cement its status as Asia's premier aviation hub.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 18, 2022

China’s bid to wage cognitive warfare over democracy and human rights

The Xi administration is attaching particular importance to redefining democracy and human rights, and other countries are getting behind it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Apr 18, 2022

Global investors flee China fearing that risks eclipse rewards

A growing list of risks is turning China into a potential quagmire, with the central question being what could happen when the country goes to great lengths to achieve its leader's goals.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 18, 2022

Seeing a new life: George Nobechi’s path to photography

Back in the day, photos used to be produced in a darkroom, where a film negative would be enlarged to expose a sheet of paper. The paper would appear blank, until swished gently in a bath of developer fluid. Gradually, an image would emerge.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Apr 18, 2022

Saigo Takamori: The last ‘true’ samurai, defender of the Japanese spirit

Saigo Takamori's samurai rank was low, but that might account for his love for the land and disdain for wealth and power.
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Apr 18, 2022

Japan’s ‘hydrogen economy’ runs the risk of being powered by coal

The government-led drive to boost hydrogen energy and lower emissions may end up giving coal-fired power plants a new lease on life.
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.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
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.
Government and bad actors are at the root of the foreign national issue
A maiko walks down a street crowded with tourists in Kyoto. Challenges that come with a massive influx of overseas visitors and foreign nationals buying up real estate are just some of the immigration problems that have become hot-button political issues in Japan.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Takaichi doesn’t mince words on Taiwan, but dramatic policy shift unlikely
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a House of Representatives Budget Committee session in parliament on Tuesday.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
China delivers warning to U.S. and Japan with third aircraft carrier
The Fujian, China's third aircraft carrier, carries out sea trials at an unknown location in May last year.

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

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