Search - …r-expert

 
Menu
Search
 
May 15, 2025
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
7,916 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 4, 2021

Kishida uses new Cabinet to signal continuity to allies and China

Japan's new prime minister will need to draw upon his extensive experience as foreign minister in balancing relations with Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2021

Amid COVID-19 booster data dilemma, EU nations' plans diverge

The bloc's push towards boosters will stir the debate over rich nations' use of vaccines while poorer countries struggle to access supplies and inoculate their citizens.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 3, 2021

Japan enters a new stage of the pandemic fraught with fresh challenges

Prefectural governors are set to gradually peel back virus measures, while the central government shifts its focus toward the final stages of the initial vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 3, 2021

China sends record number of warplanes near Taiwan for second day in a row

Although mass incursions had been rare until recently, large numbers of Chinese warplanes now routinely conduct operations near Taiwan, stoking fears of training for a conflict.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 1, 2021

Abe's influence weighs heavily on Kishida's LDP executive picks

Newly installed LDP chief Fumio Kishida officially unveiled the ruling party's new executive lineup Friday, elevating a close ally of the former prime minister to the No. 2 role.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 30, 2021

How Asia, once a vaccination laggard, is revving up inoculations

Overall, most Asians trusted their governments to do the right thing and put the needs of the community over individual freedoms.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 29, 2021

North Korea says it tested difficult-to-stop 'hypersonic missile'

Hypersonic missiles are far faster and more maneuverable than ballistic ones, making them potentially difficult targets for missile defenses.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 28, 2021

North Korea conducts third weapons test in just over two weeks

The test came as the North's U.N. envoy told the General Assembly that his country had a “right” to develop weapons for self-defense in the face of the United States' “hostile policy.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
Sep 27, 2021

How to retire in Japan decades earlier than you think

Japan's pioneers of the FIRE movement — u2018financial independence, retire early' — believe in living below one's means early in life so they're able to stop working well before retirement age.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 26, 2021

China’s power crunch is next economic shock beyond Evergrande

A crackdown on power consumption is being driven by rising demand for electricity and surging coal and gas prices as well as strict targets from Beijing to cut emissions.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 26, 2021

How Japan should make use of its ¥1 quadrillion in household savings

In order to create an asset management system that meets global standards, Japan must drastically change its employment practices.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 24, 2021

NHL expects full capacity in 30 of 32 arenas

According to an internal document shared with NHL teams earlier this week, the league believes that 30 of its 32 teams will have full-capacity crowds during the 2021-22 season, multiple outlets reported Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 24, 2021

U.S. CDC advisers back COVID-19 booster shots for older people but not for high-risk workers

Beyond older Americans, the committee also recommended the shots for all adults over 50 with underlying conditions, as well as some 18- to 49-year-olds with those conditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2021

A path-breaking deal to bolster Indo-Pacific security

If AUKUS works as advertised, the “enhanced trilateral security partnership” will be a turning point for the Indo-Pacific and regional security.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2021

Experts reach out to Japanese youths to debunk COVID-19 vaccine myths

The government is making a renewed push to allay concerns over the vaccines' safety, but they face an uphill battle against the disinformation rife on social media.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 19, 2021

COVID-19 was expected to spur a remote-work revolution in Japan. What happened?

A lack of digital infrastructure and an archaic corporate culture that values long working hours and face-to-face meetings is slowing down the nation's push toward working remotely.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 18, 2021

Emma Raducanu in position to cash in after U.S. Open triumph

'She's hugely in demand already but to follow that up with continued success in the majors in tennis will see her rapidly become one of the most marketable athletes on the planet.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 17, 2021

IMF Chief called out for artificially lifting China's economic ranking in 2018 report

China's position in the 2018 report, released in October 2017, should have been seven places lower — at No. 85 rather than remaining at No. 78.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 17, 2021

China formally applies to join Asian trade deal that Trump abandoned

The application is the result of months of behind-the-scenes discussions after President Xi Jinping said in 2020 the nation was interested in joining.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 15, 2021

Building a better world in the wake of the Afghanistan debacle

Instead of exporting war, countries such as the U.S. could export technology together with human capital, such as teachers and doctors, to help create a better world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 15, 2021

Vending machines bring safe and cheap water to Nairobi slums

The dispensers, each costing 200,000 shillings, mean Mukuru residents will no longer be at the mercy of the slum's informal, exploitative water market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2021

What will the next six months of the pandemic bring?

With billions of people around the world yet to be vaccinated and little chance now of eliminating the virus, we can expect more outbreaks over the coming months.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 13, 2021

Emma Raducanu and Leylah Fernandez offer glimpse of exciting future for women's tennis

No one could have predicted it would be left to two teenagers to create this kind of frenzied hype in women's tennis.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 11, 2021

20 years on, the 'war on terror' grinds along with no end in sight

The 'war on terror' waxes and wanes, largely in the shadows and out of the headlines — less an epochal clash than a low-grade condition and one that flares up occasionally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

U.S. could authorize Pfizer COVID-19 shot for kids age 5-11 in October

Moderna Inc.'s vaccine will likely take about three weeks longer, with an estimated decision on that shot set to come around November at the earliest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 10, 2021

With Aso’s blessing, vaccine chief Taro Kono officially joins the LDP race

At a packed news conference on Friday, Kono touched on his achievements as the minister in charge of administrative reform and the vaccine rollout.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2021

Taliban Cabinet choices could hamper recognition by West

Foreign countries are greeting the makeup of the new government in Afghanistan with caution and dismay.
Transport ministry issues warning to Haneda Airport operator
The operator of Tokyo's Haneda Airport has been warned by the government over its inappropriate transactions.
Success of Chinese-made fighter jets against India raises alarm in Asia
Chinese J-10 fighter jets from the People's Liberation Army Air Force August 1st Aerobatics Team perform during a media demonstration at the Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand, in November 2015.
One month on, Osaka Expo urged to boost heat and crowd control measures
A gate to the Osaka Expo site is crowded with visitors on Monday.
Xi defiance pays off as Trump meets most China trade demands
Then-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping visits a school in South Gate, California, in February 2012. Experts say Xi won big in his standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Sculpted waves, sleek updos: Showa hairstyles are back in fashion
The larger-than-life hairstyles of Japan's Showa Era are unmistakable — and they're making a comeback.
Consumption tax set to dominate Upper House election debate
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba enters his office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan should produce its own AI defense solutions, Sakana AI CEO says
Sakana AI CEO David Ha speaks at a news conference in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan gets ‘wake-up call’ with $4.5 billion annual net loss
Nissan CEO Ivan Espinosa in Tokyo as the company releases its results
Japan set for bigger role in Philippines after SDF’s debut in key drills
Philippine Army Brig. Gen. Michael Logico, who was involved in managing the latest iteration of the Balikatan U.S.-Philippine drills, told The Japan Times that he expects military ties with Japan to surge even further once Tokyo ratifies a key visiting-forces agreement with Manila.

Podcast

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

Longform

Japan's growing ranks of centenarians are redefining what it means to live in a super-aging society.
What comes after 100?
By Tomoko Otake

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones
Tsukuba massif granite, one of the world’s few heritage stones

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER