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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 21, 2022

Japan needs to ratchet up pressure on Myanmar's junta

It's time for Tokyo to begin ending engagement with Myanmar's military government and others who commit and facilitate human rights atrocities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 21, 2022

The big reveal: Xi set to introduce China's next standing committee

The leader's norm-busting as China's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong has made it even harder to predict who will join him on the standing committee.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 21, 2022

Reports shed new light on last hours of South Korean slain by North in 2020

Documents from a parliamentary inquiry, the coast guard and a human rights watchdog provide previously unpublished details about the case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 20, 2022

Yen crosses key ¥150 mark as inflation pressure mounts

The yen's plunge has persisted amid the stark divergence between the hawkish monetary policy of the U.S. Federal Reserve and the Bank of Japan's tenaciously dovish stance.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2022

Rival parties work together to craft bills helping 'spiritual sales' victims

By reaching out to the opposition, Kishida could pass a bill faster while dampening the momentum of opposition members grilling him on the issue of the Unification Church.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2022

Japanese tycoon Kazuo Okada held in Philippines amid row over casino management

Okada and his group face arrest for alleged coercion when his men physically took over a resort after the Philippine Supreme Court reinstated him as chairman of the casino's operator.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 19, 2022

Maskless tourists in Japan trigger a debate over ‘face underwear’

Should Japan look to the world for advice on COVID-19 protocols, or the other way around? Both visitors and residents have something to learn from one another.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022

Russia says seized Ukrainian lands are under its nuclear protection

The announcement came at a moment of acute tension, with both NATO and Russia expected to hold military exercises shortly to test the readiness of their nuclear weapons forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022

Neurodiversity emerges as a skill in artificial intelligence work

For decades, workers with developmental disabilities, especially autism, have faced discrimination and disproportionately high unemployment levels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 19, 2022

Iran agrees to ship missiles and more drones to Russia, defying the West

The appearance of Iranian missiles in addition to drones in Moscow's arsenal in the war with Ukraine would raise tensions between Iran and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 18, 2022

The House Jan. 6 panel has set a high bar: Showing criminality

It is not clear whether the committee will follow through and take the largely symbolic step of issuing a criminal referral for former U.S. President Donald Trump.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2022

In Xi’s China, the business of business is state-controlled

The Chinese leader has increasingly demanded that businesses conform to the aims of the Communist Party, an agenda he doubled down on this week at an important political gathering.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2022

Iran prison fire toll doubles as protest tensions surge

Human rights groups say they doubt the official version of events and fear the real toll could be higher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2022

China’s unprecedented GDP data delay fuels worries about growth

The National Bureau of Statistics didn't give a reason for the delay and provided no information about a new release date.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 17, 2022

The high stakes of climate-risk accounting

Businesses and investors stand to make a lot of money if they properly navigate the new climate risk environment — yet we remain where we are.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2022

Japan's securities codes to include English letters from 2024

The Securities Identification Code Committee, made up of representatives from the Tokyo Stock Exchange and others, announced the schedule for the revision in May this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2022

Toshiba sale faces delay as banks wary on financing

Some global banks have turned cautious over backing large buyouts like Toshiba amid rising borrowing costs in the United States and elsewhere.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 16, 2022

Xi refuses to rule out taking Taiwan by force, warning of 'dangerous storms' ahead

The powerful Chinese leader is widely expected to win a third term at a twice-a-decade Communist Party congress and cement his place as the country's most powerful ruler since Mao Zedong.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2022

At least 40 killed after Turkey mine blast

The blast ripped through the mine near the small coal mining town of Amasra on Turkey's Black Sea coast shortly before sunset on Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 15, 2022

Putin tried for years to stop his military from using Western parts — and mostly failed

Previously unreported assessments show a program with specific targets was put in place from 2019 to slash Russia's dependence on Western parts for its arsenal by 2025.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 14, 2022

Time running out for families of Japanese abducted by North Korea

There is concern that Pyongyang will continue to stall on the issue, and some family members have suggested the Japanese government needs to rethink its approach.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 14, 2022

IMF sees Japan currency intervention as 'signaling' move with short-term impact

Markets are focusing on whether Japan will step in again, as stronger-than-expected U.S. inflation data pushed the dollar to a fresh 32-year high.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 14, 2022

Scientists find gene variant tied to better COVID shot response

Scientists have identified an immunity gene variant in people with strong responses to COVID-19 vaccines who were less likely to get breakthrough infections.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 14, 2022

In dramatic move, Jan. 6 committee votes to subpoena Trump

The committee, in a unanimous vote on Thursday, agreed to demand documents and testimony from the former U.S. president about his role in the attack on the Capitol.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Oct 14, 2022

Planning a trip to Japan? Here are a few key terms you can use at your hotel.

Hotel staff speak an honorific form of Japanese that isn't always the first thing taught to budding language students. However, understanding it can give an insight into the culture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 13, 2022

Climate refugees flee as Bangladesh villages washed away

This year Bangladesh saw record flooding that killed more than 100 people and cut off 7 million others, with relief efforts continuing for months.
Tsunami threat passes following magnitude 6.9 quake off Iwate
A tsunami advisory was issued for Iwate Prefecture on Sunday evening following a strong earthquake. The advisory was later called off, after waves measuring 20 centimeters were recorded in some areas.
Japan to subsidize demolition of abandoned inns
Abandoned Japanese-style inns in the Kinugawa hot springs resort in Nikko, Tochigi Prefecture, in March 2023
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.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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