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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 20, 2022

How the U.S. can counter China’s Middle-East influence

The only way U.S. President Joe Biden can counter China's efforts is by raising America's own diplomatic and economic game.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2022

War derails plan to ditch coal after U.K. championed global cuts

Efforts to get rid of dirty power are being slowed as the war hits European economies, with soaring gas and electricity prices stoking inflation and raising the specter of recession.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2022

New brand of activist takes aim at Ukraine war and climate crisis, together

Led by young women from Eastern Europe, they are cornering Europe's leaders and pressing them for a total energy embargo on Russia — to end the fighting and to save the planet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Jun 20, 2022

Improving the quality of life at Japan's disaster evacuation shelters

Sleeping in crowded conditions on the floor can cause a range of health issues such as insomnia, high blood pressure and disuse syndrome.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 20, 2022

FINA votes to effectively ban transgender swimmers from women's events

FINA's decision is the strictest by any Olympic sports body.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 20, 2022

Got a complaint? Japan's business owners want you to say it, not spray it.

Japanese firms are struggling to deal with increasingly unreasonable demands from customers.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Jun 20, 2022

How the Proud Boys breached the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6: Rile up the normies

Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 20, 2022

Ukraine president expects Russia attacks to intensify with EU summit this week

Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy predicted Moscow will escalate its attacks this week as European Union leaders consider whether to back Kyiv's bid to join the bloc.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022

Once-spurned superjumbos return to skies as travel roars back

The superjumbo — seen as heralding a luxurious new chapter for aviation with its onboard bars and whisper-quiet interiors — was falling out of favor before the pandemic hit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 20, 2022

Hong Kong lawyers are the next target of Xi’s national security law

There is growing concern that Hong Kong's rule of law, for decades a foundational pillar of its standing as an international financial center, is becoming more influenced by the mainland.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 20, 2022

Big Oil bets that green hydrogen is the future of energy

After years of dabbling, major oil companies are finally planning the kind of large-scale investments that would make green hydrogen a serious business.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 20, 2022

China says it tested 'defensive' missile-interception system

Beijing has tested missile interceptors before; the most recent previous public announcement of a test was in February 2021, and before that in 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 20, 2022

Colombia braces for economic change as Gustavo Petro wins presidency

The election of the former guerrilla, who wants to transform Colombia's economic model, sets up the most radical change of course in the Andean nation's recent history.
New York police said the man, who they identified as Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, did not appear to be targeting Trump or others involved in the trial.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 20, 2024

Man sets self on fire outside New York court where Trump trial underway

Police said the man, who they identified as Max Azzarello of St. Augustine, Florida, did not appear to be targeting Trump.
Vitor Gaspar, director of fiscal affairs at the International Monetary Fund, speaks at a news conference during the annual meetings of the IMF and World Bank in Washington on Wednesday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2024

Japan should pursue fiscal consolidation, IMF economist says

With Japan's inflation mostly in line with the Bank of Japan's 2% target, an IMF economist is encouraging fiscal consolidation.
The Malaysian state of Sarawak is blessed with the rivers and heavy rainfall needed to create hydropower that can generate clean electricity needed for emissions-free hydrogen.
ENVIRONMENT / Energy
Apr 20, 2024

Clean hydrogen’s best bet may be a rainforest state in Borneo

The state is hoping an abundance of hydropower can help it defy challenges that are clouding the fuel’s prospects elsewhere.
A microscopic view of the SARS-CoV-2 virus particles.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2024

It’s taken 100 scientists two years to rename airborne viruses after COVID mistakes

While the discussion may seem trivial, terminology carries important economic and public health consequences.
Boxes of mRNA vaccines against COVID-19 developed by Walvax Biotechnology and Abogen Biosciences
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health / FOCUS
Apr 20, 2024

China's drugmakers can't sell mRNA shots but haven't quit yet

While Chinese firms are pursuing new targets for the novel messenger RNA technology, they face a tough path, crimped by a lack of revenue.
This photo of Yuval Tapuhi was taken at the Tribe of Nova festival before it was attacked on Oct. 7 by Hamas-led terrorists.
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 20, 2024

What a terror attack in Israel might reveal about psychedelics and trauma

Scientists are studying the ravers who were attacked to determine the effects of such drugs at a moment of extreme trauma.
A Ukrainian serviceman fires a machine gun toward a Russian kamikaze drone in Kherson, Ukraine, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 20, 2024

Ukraine says it took down a bomber inside Russia for first time

Losing the plane signals a new vulnerability for Russia's military, which relies on aged bombers as the main tool in its campaign against Ukraine.
The United Arab Emirates was battered on Tuesday by its heaviest downpour since records began in 1949.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Apr 20, 2024

Dubai floods expose weaknesses to a rapidly changing climate

The United Arab Emirates was battered this week by its heaviest downpour since records began in 1949.
Ukrainian service members fire a multiple launch rocket system toward Russian troops. Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago, arms manufacturers have experienced something of a reversal of fortune.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 20, 2024

Defense companies are luring Germany’s struggling autoworkers

Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine two years ago, arms manufacturers have experienced something of a reversal of fortune.
A typical show for the Derek Toro persona features Ice Elloso as a suave, macho hero straight from a Schwarzenegger film, along with a trademark goatee and tons of props and gadgets.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Apr 20, 2024

‘Drag is my superpower’: A night of pride for Filipino kings and queens

Sparkle: Road to Opulence, an April 19 lip-sync and drag performance, kicked off Pride weekend in Tokyo with a bang.
Sunrockers fans at a game in Tokyo in March.
BASKETBALL / B. League
Apr 20, 2024

'Mr. Incredible' and Japan’s improbable bid to compete with the NBA

Japan is a latecomer to basketball’s global expansion, but it has stratospheric expectations for its future.
China's Olympic gold-medal winning 4 x 200 meter freestyle relay team celebrates on the podium at the Tokyo Aquatics Centre on July 29, 2021. Zhang Yufei (third from left) is among 23 top Chinese swimmers who tested positive for a banned substance in the lead up to the Games.
OLYMPICS
Apr 20, 2024

Top Chinese swimmers tested positive for banned drug, then won Olympic gold

The episode sharply divided the anti-doping world, where China’s record has long been a flashpoint.
Contact was lost with the two SH-60K helicopters, each carrying four crew, in an area east of Torishima in the Izu Island chain during anti-submarine warfare training Saturday night.
JAPAN
Apr 21, 2024

At least one dead, seven missing after two MSDF helicopters crash off Izu Islands

The two aircraft were believed to have collided during a nighttime training anti-submarine drill, Defense Minister Minoru Kihara said.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump takes the stage for a campaign event in Green Bay, Wisconsin, on April 2.
WORLD / Politics
Apr 21, 2024

Deconstructing the spectacle and stagecraft of a Donald Trump rally

Trump's rallies are a defining feature of his presidential campaigns: all-day spectacles blending evangelical revivalist meeting and carnival.
Japanese court orders Cloudflare to pay ¥500 million over manga piracy
Cloudflare has been ordered to pay ¥500 million after four major publishing firms accused the firm of copyright infringement for its role in hosting sites that distribute pirated copies of manga titles.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
¥21.3 trillion stimulus package approved by Cabinet
The Cabinet is expected to submit an extra budget bill to finance the package to parliament, which is in session until Dec. 17.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japan plans higher visa fees for foreign residents
Along with planned higher fees for foreign residents to stay, Japan is looking to raise the ¥3,000 single-entry visa fee for inbound tourists to Western standards in the next fiscal year.
First foreign president of Hosei University looks abroad for change
Hosei University President Diana Khor, who herself was an international student, aims to encourage students to look outward and cultivate a global mindset.
Japanese companies advised to change mindset about investment in Africa
Bernard Laurendeau, chief of Enkopa Lab Japan, in Tokyo last month
Munetaka Murakami headlines quartet looking to move to MLB via posting system
The Swallows' Munetaka Murakami has 246 career home runs in eight NPB seasons.
The reality of human trafficking in Japan
A view of Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward at night. Last year in Japan, 66 people were put in protective custody as victims of human trafficking. Among them, 58 — including all 41 minors — were Japanese nationals. International pressure to act on human trafficking led Japan to make efforts to crack down on the crime, such as a tightening of conditions in 2005 for entertainer visas.
Why we can’t get enough of the sham of the rental family
“Rental Family,” directed and co-written by the single-named Hikari, follows out-of-work actor Phillip (Brendan Fraser), who is hired as the “token white guy” at a Tokyo agency called Rental Family.

Podcast

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

Longform

Juzo Itami’s “Tampopo” was released Nov. 23, 1985, and though it wasn’t a hit at the time, it has gained a cult following in the years since.
Eat, slurp, love: 'Tampopo' turns 40
By Weiwen Lin

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