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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 22, 2023

Putin’s nuclear scare tactics will fall flat

Ukraine and the West are smart to take Russia’s nuclear doctrine at face value: No nukes will fly until and unless Russia faces an existential threat. So far, it hasn’t.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jun 22, 2023

Why ASEAN is key to building order in the Indo-Pacific region

Southeast Asia’s geostrategic position is clearly important, and gaining the support of the bloc's 10 members can create significant advantages for major players.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 22, 2023

Kishida looks ahead amid speculation over Cabinet reshuffle and LDP leadership changes

Both moves, if made, would be aimed at boosting the prime minister's popularity and strengthening his position within the LDP ahead of an autumn parliament session.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Months after toxic train derailment, East Palestine faces community 'corrosion'

With residents wary of assurances that the air and water are safe, some have already moved away while those who remain are increasingly at odds with one another.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Cosmo Energy wins investor approval for 'poison pill' against activist

The approval marks the second such vote on a poison pill in Japan that excludes an investor, in a practice some governance experts say could deter shareholder activism.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Why is Narendra Modi so popular? Tune in to find out.

Modi playing on-air host to the world’s most populous nation is one way he has made himself intimately omnipresent across India’s vastness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 22, 2023

Dozens die after explosion in a barbecue restaurant in China

Chinese authorities have become increasingly effective at withholding details of accidents until they are in full control of the situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Markets warm to Toyota after EV and battery development plans ease fears

Nomura Securities and Mizuho Securities are among firms that have have raised their price targets for the Japanese auto giant since it revealed details of a new push into electrification.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Nearly 70% of Japan firms expect more activist proposals, poll shows

More than 340 shareholder resolutions have been submitted to about 90 listed companies for voting at annual shareholders meetings in June, when most Japanese firms hold such meetings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 22, 2023

Italy and F1 jewel Pirelli draw the blueprint for how to pivot from China

The Pirelli-Sinochem dispute perfectly illustrates how problematic it can be for a Western company to bring a Chinese investor on board.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Extreme travel rescue operations are expensive, and who pays is unclear

The expense for the search for the missing submersible is likely to be great, and it is unclear whether taxpayers will be required to pay it.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2023

Modi meets Elon Musk and Ray Dalio in U.S. as India draws global investment

The nation of 1.4 billion people stands out amid a slowing global economy, with its appeal burnished by China’s tepid post-pandemic recovery and Beijng's tensions with the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.N. envoy says curbs on women's rights major obstacle to Taliban recognition

The increasing curbs are reminiscent of the fist Taliban government between 1996 and 2001, when the U.N. said they were responsible for repeated human rights violations.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jun 22, 2023

Japan hopes to inspire more men to take paternity leave

In fiscal 2021, only 13.97% of eligible men took child care leave. The government has raised the target for fiscal 2025 from 30% to 50% and aims to push up the share to 85% by 2030.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

'Nowhere to run': Islands stress climate risk at finance summit

Rising sea levels and cyclones made more deadly by global warming have put some areas on the front lines of climate impacts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Titanic tour leader aboard missing submersible had called safety ‘pure waste’

Ocean scientists and at least one former employee of Stockton Rush’s company, OceanGate, have been sounding alarms about its safety procedures for at least five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 22, 2023

Australia gives Twitter 28 days to clean up 'toxicity and hate'

E-safety commissioner Julie Inman Grant — a former Twitter employee — says the platform is now responsible for one-in-three complaints about online hate speech reported in Australia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

U.S. rolls out red carpet for Modi, even as criticism grows

U.S. President Joe Biden is putting on the full pomp for the Indian leader, whose billion-plus country seen as a pivotal partner in a growing global competition with China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 22, 2023

Biden’s ‘dictator’ comment undercuts painstaking China diplomacy

The remark was the sort of jibe that may sound like nothing more than a schoolyard taunt but suggests Chinese President Xi Jinping doesn’t have legitimacy or the support of his own people.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 22, 2023

Japanese startups are catching up to broader market rally

An upcoming rush of initial public offerings has lifted sentiment toward startups, with more than 10 new stocks expected to start trading in Tokyo between now and the end of June.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 21, 2023

Mazda eyes EV battery supply partnership with Panasonic Energy

Such an effort on lithium-ion batteries is likely to carry Mazda a step closer to ramping up production of electric vehicles.
PODCAST / deep dive
Jun 21, 2023

Things just got a bit tougher for asylum-seekers in Japan

Japan passes a controversial new law that changes the rules for which people can apply for asylum in an effort to solve issues like overcrowding at detention centers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 21, 2023

Titanic sub search calls in lifting gear in race against time

The U.S. Navy is sending a lifting system to the area that can recover large and heavy sunken objects such as aircraft or small boats from deep water.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023

Japan likely to see hotter summer than usual due to 'super El Nino'

Due to the climate pattern, eastern and western Japan, along with Okinawa Prefecture and the Amami islands, are expected to be covered by warm air.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2023

The post-American Middle East

The recent cease-fire between Israel and Islamic Jihad, the detente between Iran and Saudi Arabia and the de-escalation in Yemen have all been accomplished with minimal Western involvement.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 21, 2023

Dysfunction and dissonance define U.S.-China relations

The bad news of spiraling U.S.-China relations is that it has the potential to descend into a kinetic conflict that could have negative ramifications for Japan and the broader Indo-Pacific.
JAPAN
Jun 21, 2023

Japan falls nine positions to 125th in WEF gender gap report

Women’s participation in the political arena scored particularly low, and the report comes as Yokosuka's mayor faces a backlash over discriminatory remarks about women.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jun 21, 2023

Sumo needs to control its narrative as its popularity rises abroad

As awareness of the sport increases internationally and its global fanbase continues to expand, it’s important that sumo works hard to counter false information.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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