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WORLD
Jan 21, 2022

How new Western sanctions might affect Russia

Similar curbs to the former Soviet Union's access to global electronics supplies were deployed during the Cold War, keeping it technologically backward and crimping growth.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 21, 2022

Microsoft faces challenge cleaning up Activision Blizzard’s culture

After the acquisition closes, Microsoft will look take a more active role by hiring advisers, bringing in law firms or mandating sensitivity training.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 20, 2022

The clock is ticking on Iran’s nuclear gambit

Iran's hardliners think a rising regional power with strict Islamic values will gain little from engaging with the West.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 19, 2022

Xi Jinping’s COVID-19 defense gets weaker with every omicron case

Port disruptions and citywide shutdowns are increasingly common, and the central bank has had to cut its key interest rate.
Japan Times
Jan 18, 2022

Kotozna, Inc. selected for Singapore Tourism Accelerator 2021 - First from Japan, chosen out of 215 companies from 50 countries Product trial starting in Singapore

Tokyo, Japan – Kotozna, Inc. has been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the Singapore Tourism Accelerator programme for 2021. The Accelerator programme is set up by the Singapore Tourism Board to attract promising travel tech startups that can power Singapore's travel and tourism sector....
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WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 17, 2022

After sun-dimming setback, geoengineers seek a diplomatic fix

One aim is to have solar geoengineering discussed for the first time by the U.N. General Assembly in a session starting in September 2023.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 17, 2022

Australian prime minister leaves door open for Novak Djokovic to return in 2023

The Serbian tennis player's visa saga fueled global debate over the rights of people who opt to remain unvaccinated as governments take measures to protect their residents.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 14, 2022

Hitachi to sell half of stake in construction machinery unit

The company currently owns about 51% of the unit. Of the total, 26% will be sold to a joint venture between trading house Itochu Corp. and investment fund Japan Industrial Partners Inc.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 13, 2022

EU shipping plan leaves millions of tons of carbon dioxide unregulated, study says

With about 90% of world trade transported by sea, global shipping accounts for nearly 3% of the world's carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 13, 2022

FIA continues investigation into controversial finale of 2021 Formula One season

An investigation by Formula One's governing body into last season's finale in Abu Dhabi is picking up speed amid speculation the outcome will determine whether seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton races on or walks away.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 12, 2022

Biogen stung as U.S. limits coverage of Alzheimer’s therapy

Private insurers in the U.S. have mostly declined to cover Aduhelm, saying they need more proof of its efficacy and that benefits outweigh risks like brain swelling.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2022

Going to space makes you 'obsessed with Earth,' billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says

The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 6, 2022

Toshiba’s No. 2 shareholder steps up fight over breakup plan

Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners is requesting a vote on Toshiba's proposed split, which must be supported by at least two-thirds of stockholders.
JAPAN
Jan 5, 2022

2022 shaping up as pivotal year for success of 2025 Osaka Expo

The Kansai region hopes to wow the world with flying cars, new medical technologies and hydrogen- and ammonia-powered vehicles and buildings. But is there enough time?
JAPAN
Jan 4, 2022

One more time? Sapporo, like Tokyo, wants to host its second Olympics

It is hoped that plans to make use of existing facilities will allay fears over costs, but nonetheless local support for a bid for the 2030 Winter Games looks to be on the wane.
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jan 4, 2022

Celtic boss Ange Postecoglou taps J. League experience in blockbuster triple-signing

The three are now bound for Celtic, the legendary Scottish club that has experienced a revival under the former F. Marinos boss.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 3, 2022

Restoring dynamism to development

Multilateral development institutions with a capacity to drive policy reform are key to securing robust, sustainable and inclusive growth in a post-pandemic world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 2, 2022

The fight to slow the global fish crash has a big problem

Fish consumption has been rising at almost double the rate of population growth for more than half a century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 2, 2022

Recovering stronger together in 2022

The COVID-19 pandemic is far from over, but there is a ray of hope for a better tomorrow in both the health sector and the wider economy.
JAPAN / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021

Could omicron be the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Experts say the omicron variant could accelerate the pandemic's transition toward becoming a disease that the world can manage more easily and learn to live with.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Dec 29, 2021

Tokyo researchers work toward 'dream' COVID-19 vaccine that gives protection for life

By repurposing the vector used in the long-proven smallpox vaccine, Michinori Kohara hopes to offer more enduring COVID-19 protection against variants that have yet to develop.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2021

Mali denies deployment of Russian mercenaries

The government 'gives a formal denial to these baseless allegations' of 'an alleged deployment of elements from a private security company in Mali,' it said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 24, 2021

Going nowhere: Central banks face inflation fears

Central bankers balance two priorities: prices and employment. Unfortunately, a slowing economy generally reduces employment, which means that those two priorities compete with each other.
JAPAN
Dec 24, 2021

Japan’s draft budget hits record high for 10th straight year

Spending on areas such as social security and defense has jumped, while estimated tax revenue has been revised upwards.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Dec 23, 2021

Shioli Kutsuna’s close encounters with Hollywood

The Sydney-born Japanese actress faces an alien invasion in the new Apple TV+ series, 'Invasion.'

Longform

Dangami House is a 180-year-old former samurai residence of the Kato clan, who ruled over Ozu, Ehime Prefecture, until the Meiji Restoration.
A house, a legacy and the quiet work of restoration in rural Japan