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Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Apr 28, 2023

A genre of anime known as 'isekai' promises the ultimate do-over. And fans love it.

What if you were able to escape the doldrums of your current life and start fresh? That's the premise offered by a genre of anime that is increasing in popularity.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis' showdown with Disney carries political risk

While DeSantis has tried to portray himself as a trustworthy, pro-growth steward of Florida’s economy, his stance on Disney has left some deep-pocketed Republican donors befuddled.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2023

Heat stress rises for Dhaka's poor as green spaces shrink

In 2022, Dhaka was seen as the seventh least livable city in a global ranking due to its booming population, high disaster risk and loss of green spaces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 25, 2023

India to pass China this week as world's most populous nation, U.N. says

India is topping China due to both rapid growth in its own population and a decline in China's after hitting 1.426 billion last year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 24, 2023

Japan plans to expand scope of long-term foreign worker program

The number of sectors covered by the Type 2 status, which allows workers to stay indefinitely, will be increased to 11 from the current two, with food services among the new areas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 24, 2023

First real-world study showed generative AI boosted worker productivity by 14%

Lower-skilled workers benefited the most: With the assistance of AI, a firm’s least-skilled workers were able to get their work done 35% faster.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 21, 2023

Taiwan quietly urges U.S. to calm rhetoric on China chip dangers

In quiet conversations and back-channel warnings, Taiwanese officials have urged their American counterparts to tone down their rhetoric about the dangers of relying on chips made by TSMC.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2023

Despite hurdles, more political candidates hit campaign trail with young children

Politics in Japan has long been considered the domain of those who are capable of committing to the duty 24/7, marginalizing the voices of families with young children.
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2023

Japanese banks face ‘gender washing’ spotlight on its managers

The issue has broader implications for other industries in Japan, which has long lagged behind global counterparts for workplace diversity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 18, 2023

Pentagon culls distribution list for sensitive documents after intel leak

A 21-year-old member of the United States Air National Guard with a junior job has been charged in the leak, the biggest in a decade.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 17, 2023

Fukushima care providers falling behind on business continuity planning

Without plans, it will be difficult to keep offering services during large-scale disasters, but amid a chronic labor shortage operators lack personnel to work on forward thinking.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2023

Asian startups are rising to the financing challenge

Once the world’s hottest stock because of its single-minded pursuit of growth, Singapore’s Sea is slashing costs as it seeks safety in profitability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2023

U.S. left red-faced over 21-year-old’s alleged tie to intelligence leak

Washington is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest U.S. intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by an airman in a junior role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 12, 2023

Fed officials signal divide over whether to hike rates again

One of its top officials suggested another rate increase may be needed to quell inflation, while its newest policymaker signaled that a pause may be in order.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023

Around 40% of domestic tasks could be automated in 10 years, study finds

The findings are based on data collected from 65 artificial intelligence experts in Japan and the U.K. who assessed how susceptible 17 types of domestic tasks would be to automation.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Longform
Apr 10, 2023

Are rising crime rates in Japan cause for alarm?

After tumbling for two decades, the number of criminal offenses in the nation jumped last year. Should we be worried?
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023

Justice Ministry panel backs abolishing Japan's foreign trainee program

The panel said a new system should be established that recognizes the interns as workers helping Japan overcome its labor shortage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 10, 2023

Competing with robots is making work worse

As more tasks become automated, we need to stop letting robotic machines set the pace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 9, 2023

Bangladesh's energy plan faces gas dilemma as fuel crisis bites

The draft plan shows positive shifts but voiced concerns about a growing reliance on LNG and unclear ambitions when it comes to renewable sources of energy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Apr 8, 2023

How one viral video equaled a canceled final exam

Should all colleges be embracing social media as a given for training in modern careers?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2023

Disasters can be deadly, but the aftermaths can be deadlier

Largely forgotten, more people died in the days, weeks and months after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes due to illness and depression than in the quakes themselves.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 7, 2023

Japan real wages extend fall in challenge for next BOJ chief

Real cash earnings for Japan’s workers dropped 2.6% from a year earlier in February, matching economists’ forecast, the labor ministry reported Friday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 7, 2023

Arrest warrants obtained for 19 Japanese men in Cambodia over alleged scam calls

After the men, believed to be members of a fraud ring, are handed over to Japanese authorities, the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department plans to transfer them to Japan and arrest them.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2023

BOJ’s Kuroda hands $11.7 trillion ‘shock and awe’ experiment to his successor

In 10 years, the BOJ forked out ¥1.55 quadrillion ($11.7 trillion) on bonds, stock funds and corporate debt. The staggering cost has economists asking: 'Was it all worth it?”
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2023

Japan unions win biggest pay hikes in 30 years, interim tally shows

Labor unions won their biggest pay hikes in 30 years in the 2023 negotiations, Rengo said Wednesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2023

ChatGPT presents dilemma for Japanese companies

While some firms such as Panasonic Connect have embraced the chatbot, albeit with safeguards, others have restricted use of the service among their employees.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

Podcast

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

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
By Tomoko Otake

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