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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2023

BOJ faces monetary policy challenges amid an inflationary environment

The BOJ with its monetary policies must navigate various structural issues, including population decline, aging and geopolitical tensions to achieve its desired price stability.
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BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2023

Japan's top financial diplomat signals chance of BOJ policy tweaks

In rare remarks on monetary policy, Masato Kanda said he expects the Bank of Japan to make a judgment on policy by analyzing the conditions and outlook for prices at every review.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2023

The coming disruption of animal food production is almost here

It will be easier to persuade people to avoid meat from animals if they can eat meat and other animal products that taste like those they know but do not require raising animals.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 20, 2023

A's trade pitcher Shintaro Fujinami to Orioles

Fujinami, 29, is in his first major league season after playing for the Hanshin Tigers in NPB from 2013 to 2022.
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WORLD
Jul 19, 2023

No more plundering: Can Africa take control in green mineral rush?

Governments on the continent have increasingly restricted or banned mineral exports in recent years in a bid to boost processing and retain more of the gains.
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JAPAN
Jul 19, 2023

China’s blanket radiation testing could spell trouble for Japanese seafood imports

The news comes ahead of Japan’s plan to begin releasing treated radioactive water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 plant into the sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 19, 2023

Disney pins hopes for stock recovery on more Iger

The second coming of Disney’s Bob Iger has been extended given the challenges he faces — particularly when it comes to restoring the stock market magic of his first tenure.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 17, 2023

Turkey quake survivors' latest menace — dust

Some 210 million metric tons of rubble must be disposed of, and some fear safety measures are being ignored.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 17, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz dethrones Novak Djokovic in thrilling Wimbledon final to herald dawning of new era

Alcaraz claimed his first Wimbledon title in an epic final that lasted nearly five hours.
CULTURE / Film
Jul 14, 2023

New Ghibli film draws early morning crowds despite little promotion

“Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru Ka?” is Hayao Miyazaki’s first film in a decade and one that brought him out of retirement once more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 14, 2023

Rakuten is hanging on. It should consider hanging up

Rakuten is selling whatever it can to plug a hole in its finances caused by a misadventure into mobile.
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BUSINESS
Jul 14, 2023

BOJ to tweak yield control this month, ex-official says

Hideo Hayakawa, who is also a former BOJ chief economist, said that the central bank must raise its inflation outlook for this fiscal year to match reality.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 14, 2023

Actors go on strike in new blow to struggling Hollywood studios

The Screen Actors Guild, which represents some 160,000 performers, announced the walkout after failing to reach a new labor agreement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 13, 2023

A showdown in Jamaica is deciding the fate of the deep ocean

Seabed mining has the potential to become a trillion-dollar industry as the transition to electric vehicles spurs demand for metals like cobalt and nickel.
Japan Times
Film / Reviews
Jul 13, 2023

'Techno Brothers': Off-kilter road trip comedy pays homage to techno pioneers

Hirobumi Watanabe finds inspiration in Kraftwerk and 'The Blues Brothers' while maintaining his personal style, which blends minimalist arthouse influences with offbeat humor.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Jul 12, 2023

Czech novelist Milan Kundera dies at 94

Through his characteristic satire and poetic prose, Kundera had sought to express all that is compelling and absurd about life.
BUSINESS
Jul 12, 2023

Japan’s bid to nurture startups lags global rivals on tax breaks

Struggling with a far lower business entry rate than the U.S. or Europe, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government in 2022 launched a five-year plan to encourage new ventures.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 11, 2023

Japan's supreme court makes landmark decision on transgender rights

In the first Supreme Court decision over bathroom usage by sexual minorities, the body ruled it was unlawful to restrict the use of bathrooms by a transgender woman at the economy ministry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2023

New York’s subways have less crime but more violence

New York City subway pickpocketing is down. Senseless assaults are up. That’s not a great trade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jul 6, 2023

South Korean doctors flee pediatrics as low birth rate makes funding unviable

Fewer children combined with a failure of the insurance system to adapt to the situation has left the sector starved of resources, with specialists shunning a field they think has no future.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 5, 2023

Osasuna barred from UEFA Conference League over match-fixing scandal

The La Liga club plans to appeal the UEFA ruling at the Court of Arbitration for Sport.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2023

French police, long unreformed, under scrutiny after teenager's death

In a country beset by regular bouts of unrest that often draw calls for a crackdown on trouble-makers, it can be hard to criticize a force that is under strain and losing staff.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 30, 2023

Warren Buffett points the way, but other trends upping Japan’s investment appeal

A weak yen, renewed efforts to lift corporate value and geopolitical tensions are all playing a role in foreign investors' reassessment of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 30, 2023

Affirmative action is radical U.S. Supreme Court's latest casualty

With U.S. Supreme Court's affirmative action ruling, another long-held legal precedent has been overturned and another long-standing conservative goal achieved.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Gymnastics
Jun 29, 2023

Star gymnast Simone Biles may return to competition in August

Biles dazzled at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics, where she won gold in team, all-around, vault and floor exercise and bronze in balance beam, but withdrew from the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.
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WORLD
Jun 29, 2023

As Russia teetered, the elite trembled, and some private jets left

Fear triumphed over loyalty among some of Russia's elite as the Wagner mercenary group marched toward Moscow, and now some worry of becoming a target of Vladimir Putin's wrath.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 28, 2023

Wimbledon braces for Ukraine and Russian cold front

The sporting fallout from the Russia-Ukraine war will likely be on the minds of many amid the tranquil surroundings of the All England Club in London when Wimbledon gets underway on Monday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Jun 28, 2023

Connor Bedard offers Blackhawks a chance to fast-track the rebuild

There is no reason to think the Blackhawks will not use the top pick of the NHL Draft to select the Canadian forward, who has positioned himself as the best prospect since Connor McDavid.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight