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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2023

Rapid return of tourists to Japan helping fuel inflation for BOJ

Almost 2 million visitors arrived from overseas in April, compared with less than 140,000 a year earlier, according to Japan’s National Tourism Organization.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023

The Japanese firms and megabanks funding rainforest destruction

Comprehensive datasets reveal thousands of investments and loans made by Japan’s top lenders and investment funds that are impacting rainforests around the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 3, 2023

Solar beats coal in Europe for first time — but there’s a glitch

While the furious expansion of solar generation bodes well for efforts to replace fossil fuels, the breakthrough also exposed flaws in the energy system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2023

BRICS ministers put on show of strength as Putin arrest warrant looms large

The ICC accused Putin in March of the war crime of forcibly deporting children from Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 1, 2023

JPMorgan tries to deflect blame for long relationship with Jeffrey Epstein

According to a deposition, Epstein was dismissed as a client in summer 2013 because of concerns about repeated large cash withdrawals from his many accounts with the bank.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 31, 2023

Just how safe is Fukushima’s ‘contaminated’ water?

To build the clean energy sector the world needs, nuclear power advocates must sway public opinion their way. Just crashing through won’t cut it.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
May 31, 2023

How are firearms regulated in Japan?

The country is known for its strict gun-control laws, but recent shootings have prompted some to wonder how stringent they actually are.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
May 30, 2023

Kishida's push to protect vital undersea cables

Undersea communications cables, a pillar of the global economy, are starting to get the attention they deserve in part due to Prime Minister Kishida's efforts.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 30, 2023

Mauricio Pochettino handed task of reviving Chelsea's fortunes

The London club won the Champions League in 2021, but ended this season without any silverware and stumbled towards its worst campaign since 1993-94.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 30, 2023

Novak Djokovic cruises at French Open, but risks controversy with Kosovo message

Roland Garros organizers said there were no official Grand Slam rules on what players can or cannot say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2023

Michi no eki stations evolving into more than just roadside resting spaces

According to the National Michi-no-Eki Association, the facilities rack up combined sales of about ¥250 billion per year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 30, 2023

Can the world make batteries for electric cars without China?

Despite billions in Western investment, China is so far ahead in the industry that the rest of the world may take decades to catch up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 30, 2023

Wall Street deals show unfulfilled ambition of Japan’s megabanks

Japanese lenders have so far made slow progress cracking the U.S. market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 29, 2023

MUFG raises ¥570 billion in biggest bond deal this year with bumper coupon

The lender's coupon of 2.127% on the perpetual noncallable 10-year and one-month Additional Tier 1 bonds is the highest on such notes for the bank since 2015.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2023

Meet the scientist (sort of) spending a year on Mars

For NASA, long-term experiments make it possible to evaluate the behavior of a crew in an isolated and confined environment, ahead of a real mission in future.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
May 26, 2023

Winning without fighting? Why China is exploring 'cognitive warfare.'

The term refers to operations based on tech such as AI aimed at influencing the minds of adversaries, thereby creating a strategically favorable environment.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
May 26, 2023

Man arrested after killings of police officers and others in Nagano Prefecture

Masanori Aoki, the eldest son of a local politician, has been arrested over the murder of one of two police officers.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 26, 2023

Iran says it has successfully test-launched a ballistic missile

Iran, which has one of the biggest missile programs in the Middle East, says its weapons are capable of reaching the bases of arch-foes Israel and the United States in the region.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
May 25, 2023

With Tomoyuki Sugano sidelined, Shosei Togo continues to rise as Giants ace

Togo has thrived so far as the main weapon in the Kyojin rotation, pitching under pressure Wednesday to carry the team with little room for error.
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 25, 2023

Small measles outbreak in Japan raises alarm

The most recent infections appear to have happened to strangers riding the same shinkansen for less than three hours.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 25, 2023

Why the Kremlin needs Erdogan to win historic presidential election

The winner will have leverage over key areas for Moscow, such as Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the war in Syria and the Kremlin's standoff with NATO.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 24, 2023

Honda to power Aston Martin's F1 title ambitions from 2026

The new 'works' partnership will transform Aston Martin into Honda's sole focus on the starting grid.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 24, 2023

Michael Block gets text from Michael Jordan after magical PGA Championship

In a magical run that captivated golf fans, the 46-year-old recorded the best finish by a club professional in a PGA Championship since 1986.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 23, 2023

Turkey's third-place candidate endorses Erdogan in runoff

Analysts say Sinan Ogan's support should give the incumbent Erdogan a boost, but could also divide Ogan's supporters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 22, 2023

As Rahm Emanuel pushes Japan on gay rights, conservatives bristle

The U.S. ambassador has enthusiastically embraced his host country. But critics say he has overstepped diplomatic bounds with his advocacy on equality.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2023

The Ukraine war and European identity

A battle for the soul of Europe is brewing beneath the surface of the Ukraine war and next year’s European Parliament elections could serve as its first battleground.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 21, 2023

The International Space Station is a model for a better world

As the Russians just reminded us, the science lab in the sky run by them, the Americans and others is the alternative to nationalism and war.
Explosion at U.S. air base in Okinawa injures four
The Kadena U.S. Air Force Base in Okinawa Prefecture. An emergency call was made at around 11:15 a.m. reporting that a small-scale explosion occurred at a storage depot for unexploded shells.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Hakuho vows to grow sumo globally after exiting domestic sports body
Former yokozuna Hakuho gives a news conference to announce his retirement from the Japan Sumo Association and reveal his future plans in Tokyo on Monday.
Victims mourned 17 years after Akihabara indiscriminate attack
A mourner prays for the victims of a stabbing rampage on a street in Tokyo's Akihabara district on the 17th anniversary of the incident on Sunday.
Top banker vows loyalty to DEI at Tokyo Pride Parade as Trump’s pushback rages
Akihiko Ogino, president and CEO of Daiwa Securities Group, says Japan should press ahead with diversity initiatives as he attends the Tokyo Pride parade in the capital's Shibuya area on Sunday.
‘Kokuho’ finds riveting drama on and off the kabuki stage
Lee Sang-il’s "Kokuho" stars Ryo Yoshizawa as an orphan from a yakuza clan who rises through the world of kabuki to become a star performer.
Junto Nakatani remains on collision course with Naoya Inoue after latest win
Junto Nakatani celebrates after defeating Ryosuke Nishida to unify the WBC and IBF bantamweight titles at Ariake Coliseum on Sunday.
At a mountainside shrine, yuzu candy made by imperial decree
Descendents of the original "Gonin Byakushō" families are the only vendors allowed inside the gates of Kotohira Shrine, where they sell "kamiyoame," a golden-hued, yuzu-flavored candy meant for good fortune.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.

Podcast

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

Longform

After the asset-price bubble crash of the early 1990s, employment at a Japanese company was no longer necessarily for life. As a result, a new generation is less willing to endure a toxic work culture —life’s too short, after all.
How Japan's youth are slowly changing the country's work ethic
By Alex K.T. Martin

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