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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Aug 22, 2022

Price hikes continue as household budgets deteriorate at accelerated pace

According to research, prices for some 8,000 food items have been raised this year up to July.
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WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

After six months of war, what's next for Ukraine?

The conflict has turned into a grinding campaign of daily air strikes and battles with no clear endgame in sight.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 22, 2022

Toyota prepares for hybrid reboot in India, building local supply chain

The Japanese carmaker is doubling down on a bet that emerging markets will learn to love its hybrids — as long as the price is right.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 22, 2022

Manchester City rallies to escape with draw against Newcastle

'That was a proper game,' Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said. 'Newcastle are becoming one of the toughest opponents for sure.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Aug 21, 2022

China’s hyped decoupling from emerging markets may prove a blip

A gulf opened between Chinese stocks and the rest of emerging-market equities as pandemic recoveries diverged, but that split may be short-lived.
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BUSINESS
Aug 20, 2022

One answer to Europe’s energy crisis? More electric cars.

About 350 U.K. residents have been pumping electricity from their vehicles to surrounding homes since 2018.
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CULTURE / Film / Wide Angle
Aug 19, 2022

Ghost of Tsushima casting prompts the question: Who is — and isn’t — Japanese?

Director Chad Stahelski says he wants a Japanese cast speaking Japanese, but pulling it off would mean navigating the murky waters of identity.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Aug 19, 2022

A year of the Taliban: Afghanistan’s tragedy continues

The past year has been hard on the Afghan people. The country's economy has collapsed and many citizens have been pushed into poverty.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 19, 2022

No.1 Daniil Medvedev gets by Denis Shapovalov at Western & Southern Open

'It was a fight today, definitely not easy,' said Medvedev, who clinched the top seed for the U.S. Open when Rafael Nadal lost in the second round.
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WORLD
Aug 19, 2022

U.S. judge says he leans toward releasing some evidence for Trump search

News outlets appeared in federal court in West Palm Beach to persuade the judge that the public interest in the evidence outweighs the benefits of keeping it sealed.
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BUSINESS
Aug 19, 2022

Poorer nations face unrest as wealthy countries snap up fuel

Already, gas deliveries that were scheduled for Pakistan or India are being redirected to Europe, where buyers are able to afford higher prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 18, 2022

Fed says more U.S. rate hikes coming, but pace will slow 'at some point'

The central bank has raised the benchmark borrowing rate four times this year, including two massive three-quarter-point increases in June and July.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 17, 2022

What Southeast Asian nations want from Washington

Southeast Asia wants the U.S. to remain deeply engaged in regional affairs but not exacerbate tensions with China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 17, 2022

North Korea fires two cruise missiles as U.S. and South Korea prepare for military drills

The move comes after leader Kim Jong Un declared victory in his country's battle against COVID-19, a pronouncement that could clear a path to more weapons tests.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2022

Premier League celebrates 30-year rise to global dominance

In 1992, England's top clubs broke with 104 years of tradition by splitting from the Football League and controversially creating a 'super league' which would keep its own income.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 16, 2022

KDDI outage spurs action in Japan over emergency communication system

Discussions on a backup system are ramping up, but there are disagreements between carriers about what the scope of the service should be.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 16, 2022

Net-zero and Russia war drive nascent hydrogen economy

Green hydrogen is in sharp focus as governments seek to slash carbon emissions amid record-high temperatures and to safeguard energy supplies hit by Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
JAPAN
Aug 16, 2022

Japan COVID deaths up sevenfold over month amid latest virus wave

Since hitting 250 on Aug. 9, the number of death cases in the country has topped the 200-mark almost every single day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Aug 16, 2022

Creating parity in the field of science in Japan

Noriko Osumi is one of the highest-ranking female scientists in Japan, and has worked to address the structural causes behind the severe lack of women within certain academic fields.
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COMMENTARY / World
Aug 16, 2022

What if India and Pakistan actually got along?

Full reunification is difficult to imagine, but there are many possible arrangements that fall short of that.
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BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2022

Renewed Ukraine grain exports helping lower food prices, World Bank economist says

The World Bank does not expect food prices to increase for the rest of the year, the organization's senior agriculture economist said.
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JAPAN / Politics
Aug 16, 2022

Japan, South Korea and U.S. hold first trilateral missile defense drills since 2017

The three countries' navies held the drill from Aug. 8 through Sunday off the coast of Hawaii, with the participants sharing “tactical data link information.'
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WORLD / Politics
Aug 16, 2022

The enduring impact of fatwas

The attempt on Salman Rushdie's life is not an isolated incident. Novelists, academics and journalists who dared to question Islam have faced similar threats from religious figures.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear