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WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

The face of China: A globetrotting diplomat armed with U.S. admonitions

While Xi Jinping hasn't visited another country in the pandemic, his foreign minister, Wang Yi, has been to dozens, extolling Beijing's vision for the world.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Aug 14, 2022

Rushdie attack recalls 1991 killing of his Japanese translator

Hitoshi Igarashi was stabbed to death at Tsukuba University, where he taught comparative Islamic culture — the crime remains unsolved.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 13, 2022

Novelist Salman Rushdie on a ventilator after stabbing in western New York

An assailant stabbed Rushdie, 75, in the abdomen and the neck, police and witnesses said, straining to continue the attack even as several people held him back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 9, 2022

FBI searches Trump's Florida home as part of presidential records probe

The unprecedented search of a former president's home would mark a significant escalation into the records investigation, which is one of several probes Trump is facing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jul 22, 2022

A shocking incident provides an unexpected language lesson

When former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot and killed this month, the Western media called it an “assassination.” So why did the Japanese media avoid the term?
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2022

In pictures: A day of tragedy and loss in Japan

A few moments from a sad and surreal day that few in Japan are likely to forget.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 6, 2022

U.K. PM Boris Johnson vows to plow on despite slew of resignations

Johnson has suffered an exodus of ministers in just 24 hours and faced an hourslong grilling from the chairs of the House of Commons' most powerful committees.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 28, 2022

After support for Ukraine, Kishida aims for NATO unity on China

The leader will stress the need for unity with NATO in preventing China from taking the “wrong lessons” from Ukraine as the bloc looks to expand its footprint in the Indo-Pacific.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 10, 2022

Will Japan raise defense spending to 2% of GDP?

Some in Japan believe it is time to increase the defense budget to 2% of gross domestic product, similar to NATO.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022

Two Britons and one Moroccan sentenced to death by court of Russian proxy in Ukraine

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's spokesman said that, under the Geneva Conventions, prisoners of war were entitled to combatant immunity.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
May 23, 2022

Biden vows to defend Taiwan as Kishida pledges unprecedented hike in defense spending

The U.S. leader's comment — which was at odds with Washington's long-standing policy — came after his first in-person summit with Kishida.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 18, 2022

Ukrainian holdouts in Mariupol surrender to an uncertain fate

The surrender directive, issued late Monday, made the soldiers prisoners and ended the most protracted battle so far of the nearly 3-month-old Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 18, 2022

Under pressure from COVID outbreak, North Korea may launch ICBM in show of strength

Kim Jong Un may be preparing to fire an intercontinental ballistic missile to coincide with U.S. President Joe Biden's trip to the region, according to media reports.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
May 15, 2022

U.S. gunman kills 10 in racially motivated shooting at New York market

An 18-year-old white gunman shot 10 people to death and wounded three others at a grocery store in a Black neighborhood of Buffalo, New York.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 12, 2022

When will Japan open to tourists?

Kanako Takahara joins to discuss when Japan might reopen to international tourism, and what form that reopening might take.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 28, 2022

Ukraine war impact widens: Russia cuts gas flow and vows more reprisals

The European Union's top official described as 'blackmail” the announcement that Russia was suspending shipments of natural gas to Poland and Bulgaria.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 25, 2022

Elon Musk taking Twitter private in $44 billion deal

It is a seminal moment for the 16-year-old company, which emerged as one of the world's most influential public squares but now faces a string of challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 25, 2022

China’s 'wolf warrior' diplomacy at a crossroads amid Ukraine crisis

Confrontation between democratic states — including the U.S., Europe and Japan — and authoritarian states centered around China and Russia has become clearer in recent times.
JAPAN
Apr 8, 2022

Japan to expel eight Russians, including diplomats, as Kishida announces new sanctions

Kishida revealed a sweeping new round of sanctions against Moscow, declaring that Japan will phase out imports of Russian coal and ban imports of Russian machinery, lumber and vodka.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 6, 2022

Tokyo's energy crisis — a decade in the making

Bloomberg energy reporter Shoko Oda joins Deep Dive to explain why the energy crisis was a decade in the making.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

On invasion milestone, Ukraine urges solidarity as Western leaders gather

In response the sanctions already imposed on Russia, President Vladimir Putin said Moscow planned to switch gas sales made to 'unfriendly' nations to rubles, alarming international markets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2022

Biden plans Europe trip for Ukraine summit next week as refugees top 3 million

Hopes for a compromise at emergency peace talks grow as Ukrainian officials claim Moscow may be coming to terms with its failure to impose a new government by force.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami