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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 17, 2023

Satellite-saving robots can turn killer, too

Orbiting machines used to repair other spacecraft can just as easily be used to destroy them and will require new international rules to keep the peace.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 17, 2023

Business chiefs and economists brace for recession as Davos begins

A separate survey of chief economists, released by the World Economic Forum, found two-thirds expect a worldwide recession in 2023 as businesses cut costs.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Jan 16, 2023

Tomakomai bets on pop culture for tourism boost by embracing cosplay events

The number of visitors to the Tomakomai Cosplay Festa has increased over the years, with about 16,000 people attending in 2019, making it one of the city's most popular events.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2023

At least 68 killed in Nepal's worst air crash in 30 years

A Nepalese police official said rescue workers were having difficulty reaching the site of the plane crash in a gorge between two hills near a tourist town's airport.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 14, 2023

The Setouchi islands eager to get stuck between a rock and a hard place

Locals hope the boulders and cliff faces overlooking the Seto Inland Sea can bring a breath of fresh air to struggling rural towns.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2023

Russian missiles strike vital infrastructure in Kyiv and Kharkiv

A series of blasts were heard in Kyiv before the air raid siren even sounded, which is highly unusual.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 14, 2023

Russian mercenary boss courts Putin with Ukrainian battlefield success

Prominent Putin supporters have contrasted the Wagner Group's progress with what they say has been a less impressive performance by the regular military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 12, 2023

Crypto exchange Coinbase to close most of Japan operations

The shift comes as the firm cuts 20% of its workforce globally.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 11, 2023

Fujitsu to divest entire ¥140 billion stake in air-conditioning unit

The firm, which in its heyday made everything from supercomputers to chips, has hived off much of its consumer product lineup to focus on communications and information technology systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2023

Rakuten looks for a further $200 million from bond deal

Rakuten tapped the market in November for $500 million at a whopping 12% yield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court

The uprising underlined the severe polarization that still grips the country days after the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023

From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels

The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023

Auto industry races into metaverse at CES

Headsets, augmented reality and 'virtual' car lots all on display in Las Vegas at one of the world's largest technology expos
A synchronous speaker stands in a dubbing studio in Munich. The rise of AI raises the question of whether voice dubbing actors will be needed in the future.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 1, 2025

Voice actors push back as AI threatens dubbing industry

As AI-generated voices become more sophisticated and cost-effective, voice actor industry associations are calling for tighter regulations.
The Nippon Steel logo is displayed at the company's East Nippon Works Kimitsu Area plant in Kimitsu, Chiba Prefecture, in May.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 2, 2025

Nippon Steel swings into quarterly loss

The Japanese steelmaker said Friday that it had posted a consolidated net loss of ¥195.8 billion for the fiscal first quarter, against the year-before profit of ¥157.5 billion.
Four male workers were confirmed dead after falling into a manhole in Gyoda, Saitama Prefecture, on Saturday morning, fire authorities said.
JAPAN
Aug 2, 2025

Four dead after falling into manhole in Saitama

The four, all in their 50s, fell into the manhole around 9:25 a.m. during a sewage pipe inspection.
Italy's competition watchdog said on Monday that it has fined Chinese fast fashion brand Shein €1 million ($1.15 million) for false and confusing claims about the e-commerce giant's efforts to be environmentally friendly.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

Italian regulator hits Shein with €1 million greenwashing fine

The watchdog took issue with the environmental sustainability and social responsibility messages on Shein's website, which it described as "vague" and "misleading."
Jamco, a Japan-based maker of airplane seats, toilets, and galleys that was recently acquired by Bain Capital, is betting its U.S.-based manufacturing hub will give it an advantage under President Donald Trump’s tariff regime.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

Bain’s Japanese plane seat-maker sees U.S. hub as shelter from Trump tariffs

Supply chain issues that have seen extended wait times for cabin fittings also present an opportunity to fill, Jamco Executive Chair Kate Schaefer says.
Suzuki Motor has halted domestic shipments of its five-door Jimny Nomade, the latest addition to its flagship Jimny series of four-wheel-drive compact sport utility vehicles.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 5, 2025

Suzuki Motor halts domestic shipments of 5-door Jimny Nomade

The company had stopped accepting new orders for the model shortly after its launch in January due to overwhelming demand.
Taiwan has arrested six people on suspicions of stealing trade secrets from Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. after the chipmaker reported a number of former and current staff to authorities.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 6, 2025

Taiwan arrests six in probe of TSMC chip technology leak

The chipmaker had reported a number of former and current staff to authorities on suspicion they illegally obtained core technology.
The ESPN logo at the Super Bowl LIX media center at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans on Feb. 5.
SPORTS / Football
Aug 6, 2025

ESPN, leaping to streaming, holds hands with the NFL

ESPN will receive the NFL Network and other assets in exchange for a 10% equity stake.
Mark Dytham
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / The Big Questions
Aug 7, 2025

Briton brings artistic view to Japanese buildings

Mark Dytham established Klein Dytham Architecture in 1991, quickly gaining industry recognition and awards for innovative architectural projects
Tokyo Electron is one of the largest suppliers of semiconductor fabrication tools and gear to TSMC.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 7, 2025

Tokyo Electron fires worker suspected of stealing TSMC tech

Taiwan prosecutors arrested six at TSMC on suspicion of intellectual property theft this week, including an individual who was identified as a former Tokyo Electron staffer.
The Saint Sophia Orthodox Church, where the Reverend Michael Trefon, who is of Yupik Eskimo descent, is the rector and conducts Russian Orthodox church services for his mainly Yupik Eskimo congregation, in Bethel, Alaska in 2019
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2025

The Russian past of Alaska, where Trump and Putin will meet

Russian influence still endures in parts of the remote state on the northwest edge of the North American continent, which extends just a few miles from Russia.
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade delegation, comprising Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, meets with Chinese Vice Minister of Commerce Li Chenggang and Vice Premier He Lifeng in Geneva on May 10 to discuss tariffs and trade issues.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2025

Trump’s transactional approach shapes U.S.-China rivalry

There are intense debates about how the U.S. can prevail in that struggle but there are no signs that a single strategy guides the administration.
A notice is displayed at a McDonald's restaurant informing customers of the end of the Pokemon card promotion, on Tuesday in Tokyo's Toshima Ward.
BUSINESS / Companies
Aug 12, 2025

McDonald’s Japan apologizes over frenzy linked to Pokemon card promotion

Many customers bought Happy Meals in bulk to get their hands on limited-edition Pokemon trading cards, only to discard the food and resell the cards online.
Advertisements for factory rentals at Datang village in Guangzhou, Guangdong province, China
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2025

China factories cut shifts and workers' pay as U.S. tariffs bite

The increasingly common practice has become a hidden deflationary force in the world's second-largest economy.
A worker at Stetman LLC repairs a damaged Starlink terminal in an undisclosed location in Ukraine on July 14.
WORLD
Aug 13, 2025

Starlink techies keep Musk’s network running, even in a war

Despite his on-and-off feud with Trump and the subsequent exile from the White House, Musk remains a central figure in the war.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers