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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 9, 2022

Former amateur yokozuna Hidetora Hanada shifts gears toward NFL dream

The Nippon Sport Science University student impressed in a recent X League combine and will attempt to leave his mark on the gridiron before taking on the world of professional sumo.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 9, 2022

Rafa Nadal the man to beat as Naomi Osaka eyes return at Indian Wells

The Spaniard is the favorite in the men's tournament after winning his 21st major, while hopes are high for a comeback by Osaka after a turbulent 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 9, 2022

Future turns dark for Russia’s oil industry

With short-term turmoil for the Russian oil industry a given at this point, the long-term future of an industry which bankrolls a large portion of the government budget has turned cloudy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2022

China’s fears of an Indo-Pacific NATO are more myth than reality

Southeast Asia's modern-day foreign policy is mostly aimed at avoiding becoming a battleground in great-power competitions, as occurred during the Vietnam War and other bloody conflicts.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 9, 2022

NTT collaboration learns how to plant a sustainable well-being city

NTT Urban Solutions recently acquired a new certification of international guidance on the operation of smart cities over its development project in the central Nagoya district of Higashisakura, conducted in collaboration with NTT Urban Development and other NTT companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 9, 2022

Hong Kong’s leader goes quiet as city’s COVID-19 crisis deepens

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam's unusual withdrawal from public view underscores concerns about how the city will be governed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

Ukrainian refugees reach 2 million mark as evacuation from besieged cities ramps up

Residents ran with their young children in strollers or cradling babies in arms, while others carried pets and plastic bags of belongings.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

The letter ‘Z’ has become a symbol for Russians who support the invasion of Ukraine

The letter's ubiquity has led many to conclude that its adoption is an orchestrated Kremlin effort to drum up support for the war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022

South Korea seizes North Korean fishing boat that crossed border, report says

The seized boat was carrying seven crew, including six wearing military uniforms. The seven unarmed North Koreans are said to have no intention of defecting to the South.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine’s Paralympians 'are all thinking of home'

Ukraine has won eight medals — third most, behind China and Canada — after three days of competition, each one a chance to convey a message.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 8, 2022

Pay gap for working women keeps wages down for everyone in Japan

Japan's gender pay gap is the highest among the Group of Seven nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Hypersonic missile failures imperil U.S. chase of China and Russia

Lockheed Martin Corp.'s air-launched missile has suffered three consecutive test failures, leaving the company on a tight schedule.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 7, 2022

City overpowers United in Manchester derby

Kevin De Bruyne and Riyad Mahrez scored two goals each as Manchester City restored its lead at the top of the Premier League to six points with a convincing 4-1 derby victory over Manchester United at the Etihad Stadium on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Ukraine decries 'immoral' stunt after Moscow says it will let civilians flee — to Russia

Kyiv immediately dismissed Russia's proposed new 'humanitarian corridors' that Moscow said would transport Ukrainians trapped under its bombardment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2022

China’s policy show offers little to cheer on climate progress

Instead of setting a yearly target for reducing energy consumption, Beijing sought 'appropriate flexibility” to seek a balance between carbon goals and economic growth.
JAPAN
Mar 7, 2022

People in Japan urged to provide first aid in emergencies despite COVID worries

The number of life-saving procedures performed by people present at the scene of an emergency has dropped significantly since the start of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 7, 2022

‘We have no choice’: Mothers in Ukraine flee to Poland

At a station in Western Ukraine, mothers and their children boarded evacuation trains to Poland, while many of their husbands stayed to defend the country from advancing Russian forces.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022

Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict

With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armored columns were ambushed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 6, 2022

Russia has unleashed a new age of nuclear proliferation

Even if Vladimir Putin is bluffing on using nuclear weapons, his threat is more frightening than anything since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2022

China’s ambitious growth target puts focus back on fiscal plans

Economists said the country's 5.5% target implies Beijing will increase infrastructure spending, cut interest rates further and do more to stabilize housing.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants 2021
Mar 6, 2022

Etat d'esprit: A modern take on Okinawan cuisine

Drawing on his French training but inspired by local tradition, Yasuhiro Tomari has developed a uniquely creative approach to fine dining at Etat d'esprit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 5, 2022

A deal with a Putin ally leaves automaker Renault trapped in Russia

The French company has lost nearly 30% of its market value in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine and ensuing economic sanctions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 5, 2022

The murky metaphors of 'Drive My Car' are a good way to venture into reading Japanese

Metaphors and similes are an important part of any language, but they're also a huge part of “Drive My Car.” Here's a look at how to break them down in Japanese.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 4, 2022

How Germany’s historic shift on military spending could affect Japan’s defense plans

Berlin's about-face on its modest defense budget, which immediately followed Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has already begun to re-energize the issue of spending in Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2022

Putin's propaganda machine undercut by social media blackout

In the five years since Russia meddled in the 2016 U.S. election, Facebook and Twitter have built systems to ensure they wouldn't be blindsided the next time.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 4, 2022

Chelsea's N'Golo Kante urges teammates to maintain focus amid upheaval

'Playing football is the best for us, for the club and for the fans ... it's the only thing that we control and we want to do that.'
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Trump: The $550 billion pledged by Japan is 'our money'
U.S. President Donald Trump at the White House on Tuesday. He told CNBC that investment pledges are like signing bonuses.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Japan swelters as previous heat record melts
A worker tries to cool down a street in central Tokyo Tuesday as wide swaths of the Kanto region sweltered under intense heat. In Gunma Prefecture, the temperature rose 41.8 degrees Celsius, the highest ever recorded in Japan.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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