Search - 2018

 
 
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2023

Japan's Cabinet OKs overhaul of immigration system

Proposed revisions to the immigration law would increase reviews of detentions, ease deportation rules and add a status of quasi-refugees.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2023

'Xi Jinping's guy': Longtime acolyte Li Qiang set to be China's next premier

Leadership watchers say Li Qiang's closeness to Xi is both a strength and a vulnerability: While he has Xi's trust, he is beholden to his longtime patron.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 7, 2023

Kim’s powerful sister threatens action ahead of U.S.-South Korea drills

Kim Yo Jong said that Pyongyang is monitoring the maneuvers while remaining on standby to take ‘appropriate, quick and overwhelming action at any time.’
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 6, 2023

South Korea announces plan to resolve wartime labor dispute with Japan

Funds for compensating wartime laborers would be raised by “voluntary” private sector donations to a South Korean foundation, with Japanese firms possibly among those that donate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2023

Is biodegradable better? Making sense of 'compostable' plastics.

Some fear these 'magical' solutions could lead to further environmental havoc and even encourage more wasteful consumption.
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2023

Osaka’s exclusion of Dentsu and Hakuhodo expected to impact 2025 Expo

The two companies have been excluded from the event following their indictment over Tokyo Games bid-rigging, but not many ad firms in Japan boast their level of experience.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Mar 6, 2023

China's chip sector needs more than state money to dull impact of U.S. restrictions

Beijing has earmarked $140 billion for domestic chipmaking development in response to U.S. export restrictions, but money alone is not enough to catch Western rivals.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Mar 6, 2023

Can urban farming play a key role in food security?

From small orchards to high-tech vertical farming, producing food in Japan's urban areas could help address key social and environmental issues.
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 5, 2023

China’s big dilemma: What to do about an aging nation

Chinese policymakers must somehow implement policies to reduce the cost of raising children without crashing the economy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 5, 2023

Nontraditional runners are finding their stride online

The organizers of many of running groups that were established to welcome people of various races, ethnicities, life stages or speeds often share a similar story.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2023

High-level defection: Why a North Korean diplomatic family chose freedom

Born into an elite North Korean family with ties to the ruling dynasty, Oh Hye Son grew up believing she was 'special' — but then she tasted freedom overseas and decided to defect.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Mar 4, 2023

'Aggretsuko' swansong urges youth to rage

The Netflix show's fifth and final season turns its attention from workday dilemmas to death-metal outbursts aimed at the political state of modern Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 4, 2023

‘I don’t take a single second for granted’: Asian and Asian American nominees on the Oscars

It was a record year for actors, but directors, musicians and other artists of Asian descent are also up for statuettes. We asked many of the contenders to reflect on their work.
BUSINESS
Mar 3, 2023

Subaru makes CEO change as Japan's carmakers play catch-up on EVs

Subaru hasn’t yet made plans to produce EVs in the U.S., where new federal legislation is offering hefty subsidies to domestically made EVs.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 3, 2023

Japan's Cabinet backs use of GPS trackers for defendants on bail

The legal amendments only apply to defendants who authorities fear may flee abroad, with the move influenced by the escape of former Nissan chairman Carlos Ghosn.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 3, 2023

Japan tourism woes an opportunity for needed change

While the tourism industry modernizes, it’s vital that Japan not lose the special touch that has made this country a unique destination.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2023

Cambodian opposition leader Kem Sokha jailed 27 years on treason charge

Kem Sokha was the joint founder of the now-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party and has long been a foe of Hun Sen — Asia's longest-serving leader.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 2, 2023

Details emerge on teenage suspect in stabbing at Saitama school

Police arrested the 17-year-old on suspicion of attempted murder after he allegedly stabbed a 60-year-old teacher multiple times in the arms and stomach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023

More Chinese cars in Russia after Western brands exit

While Western companies withdrew from Russia in the early days of the war, many Chinese firms have continued to operate there with impunity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2023

Airline websites swamped as Hong Kong ticket giveaway takes off

The city government last month launched a campaign to reboot its reputation as 'Asia's world city,' after years of strict pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2023

Rust belt province got old before it got rich, as much of China will

As China's 1.4 billion population declines and ages, in part because of a policy that limited couples to one child from 1980 to 2015, pressure on pension budgets is soaring.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 1, 2023

Makuuchi's international brotherhood grows with Kazakhstan's arrival

Kinbozan’s promotion to the rank of maegashira has resulted in sumo’s top tier gaining its first-ever wrestler from the central Asian nation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

In push to mend ties, South Korea’s Yoon says Japan has gone from 'aggressor to partner’

The South Korean leader’s drive to improve relations with Japan faces a momentous challenge, as ties between the two neighbors remain chilly over historical issues such as wartime labor.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade, IAEA says

Iran has been enriching uranium well over the limits laid down in a landmark 2015 deal with world powers, which started to unravel when the United States withdrew from it in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2023

Could a ‘greener’ World Bank be in the works?

The World Bank, the globe’s leading lender, should lead the fight against climate change.

Longform

Mamoru Iwai, stationmaster of Keisei Ueno Station, says that, other than earthquake-proofing, the former Hakubutsukan-Dobutsuen (Museum-Zoo) Station has remained untouched.
Inside Tokyo's 'phantom' stations — and the stories they tell