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Japan Times
May 1, 2022

Go Circular! Vol.3 Meet the Niigata Sake Brewer – Interview with Up-and-Coming Brewer 1/2

Tsunan, Niigata (April 20th, 2021) — Tsunan sake brewery is proud to announce and welcome Mr.Sessyu 雪洲 Kuwabara as a new sake brewer. He will be responsible for managing quality, contributing to sustainable products.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 30, 2022

Riding logs and tempting fate at the Onbashira festival

After deaths in 2010 and 2016, who would volunteer for the Onbashira festival? The locals.
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EDITORIALS
Apr 29, 2022

Learning the wrong nuclear lessons from the Ukraine war

The war in Ukraine and Russia's threats have given policymakers and publics reason to believe that nuclear arsenals contribute to national security.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022

Bringing facial recognition to war is a bad idea

New York-based Clearview AI revealed it had offered the government of Ukraine free access to its 'facial network” to help stave off the Russian invasion.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 29, 2022

The origins of Putin’s totalitarianism

After the economic and political turmoil of the post-Soviet 1990s, people craved stability and were willing to restore the KGB back to the top echelons of government to get it.
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WORLD / Politics
Apr 29, 2022

Local elections could spell end of the party for U.K.'s Johnson

Conservative lawmakers are wondering if Johnson is still an electoral asset, and a poor showing in local elections next Thursday might provoke a leadership challenge.
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WORLD
Apr 29, 2022

Alarmed by inaction over Russian aggression, Europe rethinks ties with China

Senior lawmakers in Berlin, who now concede that such closeness to Russia was a historic liability, are starting to see the danger of repeating the mistake with another authoritarian regime.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2022

South Korea to lift outdoor mask mandate

The move came despite opposition from the incoming government, which labeled the decision premature.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 29, 2022

One woman is trying to prevent the revival of a Marcos dynasty

Leni Robredo is attracting some of the biggest pre-election crowds in decades, but the question is whether the groundswell of support for her is too little, too late.
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CULTURE / Music
Apr 29, 2022

Haru Nemuri: Rock, rebellion and a bit of Rage

The musician's new album 'Shunka Ryougen' gives voice to Japan's Gen Z.
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COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 28, 2022

Russian invasion may sway China against a forceful approach to Taiwan

Sanctions, international condemnation and a future threat to leadership could be the results of aggressive unification, if Moscow's action is an indicator.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2022

What’s the best way to deal with that bully? Join NATO.

Membership would make Sweden and Finland safer and the alliance stronger. But there's a time window of vulnerability.
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2022

In emotional news conference, tour boat operator apologizes for Hokkaido tragedy

The cause of the accident remains unclear, but investigators plan to build a criminal case against the boat's operator.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2022

Australia's 'climate wars' truce leaves flood victims in election no-man's land

Climate change is struggling to get much traction as an issue ahead of Australia's general election on May 21.
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WORLD
Apr 27, 2022

Can tech help hold climate polluters to their net-zero pledges?

New automation and web-scraping techniques aim to help tracking groups gather the data they need in almost real-time.
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BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2022

Shaq says Lakers should keep 'Big Three' but need younger players too

The retired star's comments come after the veteran squad, which was the oldest in the league with an average age of 30, ultimately missed the playoffs.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2022

Tokyo needs to brace itself for return of a new cold war

Russia's invasion of Ukraine might solidify a renewed cold war bloc that includes China and North Korea, two states that pose a threat to Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2022

North Korea's Kim uses massive military parade to deliver nuke warning

The North Korean leader vowed to speed up the development of his nuclear arsenal while also saying that his military should be prepared to use its deterrent 'at any time.'
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WORLD
Apr 26, 2022

Energy-hungry bitcoin moves into sights of U.S. environmental movement

Major environmental groups are belatedly mounting a national pressure campaign criticizing its use of fossil fuels as the country tries to slash emissions to meet climate change goals.
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JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2022

Japanese robot can peel bananas cleanly, most of the time

Video from researchers at the University of Tokyo showed the robot pick up and peel a banana with both hands in about three minutes.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2022

Crypto conference in North Korea leads to more criminal charges

Alejandro Cao de Benos of Spain and Christopher Emms, a U.K. citizen, were charged in a superseding indictment with conspiracy to violate U.S. sanctions.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 26, 2022

Humanity on 'spiral of self-destruction' as disasters rise, U.N. warns

The world is set to face 1.5 disasters a day — 560 a year — by 2030 as humans heat up the climate and ignore the risk, pushing millions more people into poverty, the organization has said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 26, 2022

SoftBank cuts back spending, leaving startups desperate for cash

The adoption of prudence at SoftBank's Vision Fund is an about-face from its past freewheeling largess.
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MORE SPORTS
Apr 26, 2022

Stanley Cup champion Lightning honored at White House

It was the first time the team was honored at the White House by a sitting president after the 2004-05 NHL lockout and the COVID-19 pandemic kept past championship teams from visiting.
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COMMENTARY / World
Apr 25, 2022

Cyber nukes could be the world’s path to digital peace

Digital escalation will continue until mutually assured destruction warrants an armistice.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Longform
Apr 25, 2022

Inside the mind of a mass murderer: Japan's killers increasingly seek notoriety

Violent offenders in Japan are increasingly seeking the notoriety that comes with being sentenced to death for their crimes.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Apr 25, 2022

Miyagi high schools embracing coed culture after 12 years in transition

Despite mixed reactions, the prefecture's educators strive to create a place where boys and girls can learn together.

Longform

Ichiro Suzuki, one of the most iconic players in NPB and MLB history, was elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame with 99.7% of the vote.
With Hall of Fame induction, Ichiro makes himself heard loud and clear