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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 7, 2022

China bets on a common prosperity

China's leaders believe their country is on the verge of a transformation into a truly “modern socialist economy.” They're not alone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022

The Jan. 6 riot and the possessive white male

In the grand scheme of things, it is tempting to interpret the far-right's rage now and on Jan. 6 as a sign that things ultimately are changing for the better as theirs is a losing battle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2022

McDonald's Japan again slices fries to small size amid shipping woes

From Sunday, the fast-food chain will sell only small-sized portions of fries for about a month.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 7, 2022

Japan’s largest opposition party faces crucial test in upcoming Upper House poll

For the CDP, success or failure in the vote scheduled to take place in the summer is likely to determine the post-election futures of not only its new leader but the party itself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022

Many retirees have a big problem. It isn’t what you think.

Financial advisers say too many of their clients don't actually spend enough of the money they have squirreled away, scrimping more than they need to.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022

A year later, Capitol riot becomes just another wedge in a divided U.S.

In the 12 months since the riot, lies and disinformation spread by Donald Trump have so permeated politics that nearly universal outrage has reverted to separate blue and red realities.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 7, 2022

China can have cheap coal or common prosperity. Not both.

Operating 24 hours a day, the only way coal mines can increase output in a hurry is to skimp on maintenance, making for a dangerous situation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 7, 2022

China fines Seven & I Holdings for calling Taiwan a nation on map

Fines of about 150,000 yuan (u00a52.7 million) were imposed by the Beijing local authority against Seven & I, a spokesman for the Japanese retailer said.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 7, 2022

Japan needs a real economic security strategy

Japan should make products that it and the rest of the world need so that the nation is considered an integral partner.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 7, 2022

Going to space makes you 'obsessed with Earth,' billionaire Yusaku Maezawa says

The 46-year-old fashion magnate and art collector in December became the first space tourist on the International Space Station in over a decade.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2022

New York Times to buy the Athletic in $550 million deal

While the purchase will add to revenue growth immediately, the Times expects the acquisition to reduce its operating profit for about three years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 7, 2022

South Korean conservatives' plan to regain power starts to unravel

People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol's campaign has been beset by infighting as he struggles to quiet ethical controversies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

Brazil’s omicron toll begins to show even amid data blackout

Private diagnostics companies have seen positivity rates skyrocket to as much as 40% in January, up from less than 5% just a month ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

China proposes cutting carbon quotas to help meet climate goals

The existing quotas have been quite lenient to polluters, creating a surplus of allowances that has weighed on prices.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 7, 2022

Novak Djokovic in limbo in Australia as legal team works to overturn visa denial

'This persecution is unfair, starting with the Australian prime minister,' Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said about Djokovic's situation.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 7, 2022

A year after U.S. Capitol siege, Biden blasts Trump's 'web of lies'

U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday accused his predecessor of spreading a “web of lies” to undermine U.S. democracy in a speech on the anniversary of the deadly Capitol attack by Trump supporters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 7, 2022

Japanese households cut spending even before omicron hit

Consumers showed less appetite for spending in November even as vaccination rates climbed and COVID-19 cases became rarer.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 7, 2022

Myanmar visit by Cambodia's Hun Sen sparks protests and ASEAN division

The junta's failure to implement a peace deal has fanned divisions within the 10-member bloc, and some say Hun Sen is backing Myanmar's military rulers by making the trip.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jan 7, 2022

“Integrating sustainability through local and global strategies” with Gavin Dixon

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director, Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 7, 2022

Peter Bogdanovich, director whose career was a Hollywood drama, dies at 82

Bogdanovich hit the ground running in the '70s with films such as 'The Last Picture Show' but within the decade, he had become one of Hollywood's most ostracized filmmakers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 7, 2022

Brazil stops tracking savanna deforestation despite rising destruction

The Cerrado, which neighbors the Amazon rainforest and stretches across several Brazilian states, is a major bulwark against climate change due to the carbon it absorbs.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 7, 2022

Start 2022 with a novel way of learning Japanese

Haven't settled on a New Year's resolution yet? Try setting a goal for yourself of reading a book in Japanese this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 7, 2022

Debt-for-climate swaps make sense

The suitability of conditional debt relief as a financing tool for low-income countries to tackle climate change is not always obvious.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead: Reckonings
Jan 7, 2022

Europe’s time to shine in battle against climate change

The world's prime-mover and norm-setter on climate change is heading into a year of bruising and protracted political struggle to realize its own climate ambitions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2022

Debate emerges over how to shrink Fed’s $8 trillion bond pile

Federal Reserve officials have begun debating how to approach shrinking a stockpile of more than $8 trillion of bonds.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 6, 2022

Japan's security role and Taiwan seen in focus at 'two-plus-two' talks with U.S.

Tension over democratically ruled Taiwan has risen over the past two years as China steps up military and diplomatic pressure to assert its sovereignty over the island.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 6, 2022

Japan’s beloved Super Dry beer to get first-ever recipe change

The company claims the new formula, which will go on sale next month, will improve the drinkability and aroma of the beverage while maintaining its hallmark crispness.
‘Demon Slayer’ movie slashes its own box office records
“Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle” is the first installment in a trilogy that's set to wrap the anime adaptation of Koyoharu Gotoke's manga about sword-wielding heroes fighting man-eating demons.
Kyoto University researchers find mechanism behind malignant pancreatic cancer
Pancreatic cancer, the third-leading cause of cancer death in Japan, has the lowest five-year survival rate of any cancer at just 8.5%.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Ishiba rules out joint document on U.S. tariffs as deal's details trickle out
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba delivers a speech at an event in Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, on Friday afternoon.
Japan's average life expectancy in 2024 almost unchanged from 2023, data shows
The average life expectancy of Japanese citizens in 2024 is 81.09 years for men and 87.13 years for women, according to the health ministry.
Amid fossil fuel shift in U.S., hope emerges for India and Japan tie-up on solar
A technician works on the assembly line at a solar panel manufacturing hub on the outskirts of New Delhi last October.
Behind the scenes: Inside Fuji Rock’s strategy for staying on top
In recent years, Fuji Rock has had fewer blockbuster performers and showcased more top-selling Japanese acts and international musicians' first-time performances in Japan.
Tokyo is the No. 2 choice for international students
The University of Tokyo. International students are increasingly flocking to Asia, with affordability being a particularly important metric.
Hall of Fame always held deeper meaning for Ichiro
Ichiro presents then-Hall of Fame President Jeff Idelson with the bat he used to break the single-season hits record in 2004.
Japan leans into homegrown AI amid rising competition
McKinsey’s 2025 Technology Trends Outlook, published Wednesday, says that the use of “sovereign AI” is a trend gaining significant global traction, including in Japan.

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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.
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