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JAPAN
May 17, 2023

At Hiroshima G7, bomb survivors grapple with a disarmament dream deferred

They fear Hiroshima's legacy — its importance as the first city to be flattened by a nuclear weapon — may be reduced to a historical artifact rather than a call for change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2023

Cyclone Mocha leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh and Myanmar

There was less damage than predicted, but the Rohingya refugee camps on the coast of Bangladesh, where most live in simple shanties, were hit particularly hard.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2023

‘Bangkok Spring’ sets up showdown over role of Thai monarchy

The push to directly change laws affecting the monarchy breaks a longstanding taboo — even the suggestion of disloyalty to the palace has been grounds for a military coup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2023

Philippines places buoys in parts of South China Sea to assert sovereignty

The Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) said Sunday it had set up five buoys carrying the national flag from Wednesday through Friday in five areas within the 200-mile (322-km) zone.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2023

Turkey's Erdogan, master campaigner, faces toughest contest yet

Uncertainty, anxiety and tension over what the results might hold for Europe's second-biggest country of 85 million people can be felt on the streets.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 11, 2023

Trump jokes about sexual abuse verdict, repeats election falsehoods

An unrepentant Donald Trump held firm to past grievances at the first televised town hall of the 2024 U.S. presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2023

Thailand's election is being shaped by a new generation challenging the monarchy

The phenomenon represents one of the biggest challenges in years to the military and royal establishment, which have prevented democracy from forming.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 11, 2023

Dedicated to improving lives of poor, marginalized people

This year, the winner of the 40th Niwano Peace Prize is Rajagopal P. V. of India, the founding president of Ekta Parishad, in recognition of his efforts to establish justice and peace. He is known to have dedicated himself to the poorest and most marginalized of his country, through peaceful and nonviolent...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 11, 2023

Cross-strait tensions no deterrent for Taiwan's embrace of clean wind energy

For now, economic arguments trump concerns about placing critical energy assets in what some security analysts believe could one day become a theater of war.
JAPAN
May 10, 2023

Biden unlikely to deliver special nuclear disarmament message at Hiroshima G7

Japan will instead aim for the grouping to release a “strong message” on the issue of nuclear weapons, likely in its joint statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 8, 2023

Toyota suspends sales of Yaris Ativ in Thailand after safety test issue

Toyota's CEO for the Asia region said the problem may have occurred due to pressure during the development of the Ativ model, adding that the vehicles customers are using are safe.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2023

The next fear on AI: Hollywood’s killer robots become the military’s tools

U.S. national security officials are warning about the potential for the new technology to upend war, cyber conflict and — in the most extreme case — the use of nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 5, 2023

After tour, Kishida now needs to deliver for Africans

Japan's prime minister took a week-long tour of Africa in an attempt to raise his country's profile and that of the developed world more generally on the continent.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 5, 2023

Nuclear weapons may not be in Seoul’s best interest

South Korean nuclearization could destroy all efforts to denuclearize North Korea and could also kill its alliance with the U.S.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 5, 2023

Kishida fails to gain full support over Ukraine in Africa

Egypt has close ties with Russia that date from the time of the Soviet Union in the Cold War era. About 60% of Egypt's wheat imports come from Russia.
Japan Times
Rugby
May 4, 2023

Former World Rugby President Bernard Lapasset dies

Bernard Lapasset, former president of rugby union's governing body and the driving force behind Paris' successful 2024 Olympic bid, has died. He was 75.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023

Why Europe can’t solve its mass migration problem

The arc of human misery on its doorsteps is made worse by evil people like Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 3, 2023

Cambodia poised for SEA Games with Chinese flavor

Phnom Penh will stage the 32nd edition of the biennial event beginning Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
May 2, 2023

U.S. and Philippines reaffirm ‘ironclad’ alliance while eyeing cooperation with Japan

Joe Biden and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. agreed to new defense guidelines, while Washington also clarified that mutual defense obligations would cover the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 2, 2023

Japan and South Korea hold first finance leaders' meeting in seven years

The two countries agreed to resume regular finance dialogue 'at an appropriate timing,' Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki told reporters after the meeting.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 1, 2023

U.S. and Philippine leaders look to craft closer trilateral security ties with Japan

A summit between U.S. President Joe Biden and Philippine leader Ferdinand Marcos Jr. could help pave the way for a reported tripartite defense framework with Tokyo.
Japan Times
WORLD / EXPLAINER
May 1, 2023

Wanted: More skills for workers as green jobs grow

One key factor holding back the green economy is a global lack of the skills required to build it, which are poorly understood and promoted.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 1, 2023

How can the green job boom avoid leaving workers behind?

Today the 'binding constraint' for a low-carbon transition is not finance but a huge gap in green skills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2023

Momentum grows over a 'just' climate transition in Japan, but more action needed

The government and NGOs have begun to engage with the climate issue, but more work needs to be done to ensure workers in high-emitting industries and regions don’t get left behind.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2023

Small reactor startups vie to push U.S. into new nuclear era

The future of the industry will likely rely on small modular reactors — or SMRs — similar to the ones currently powering submarines.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 29, 2023

China 'police station' case shows U.S. ramping up use of foreign agent laws

The U.S. Justice Department last year charged at least 25 people with violating or conspiring to violate the law — the highest number since at least 2003.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past