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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 31, 2023

China’s hospitality may not be what it seems

The day before Jack Ma resurfaced in China, former Taiwanese President Ma Ying-jeou arrived for an unprecedented and unofficial 12-day visit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2023

With China's borders open, international students are eager to return

Earlier this month, China removed its last cross-border control measure and reopened to the world by allowing all types of visas to be issued.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2023

Blocking the Louvre won’t defuse France’s pension bomb

France’s pay-as-you-go pension system will have only 1.2 workers for every retiree by 2070 — an untenable situation.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

Thai beach made famous in movie struggles to balance sharks with tourism

Conservationists say shark numbers are thinning out after authorities in Maya Bay allowed visits to resume, as the beach battles to preserve its ecosystem and and livelihoods.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 28, 2023

Recycling offers hope to safeguard net zero goals despite soaring metal demand

Concerns are currently growing about the environmental impacts of mining and producing metals required for clean technologies, from damage to biodiversity to rising emissions.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

North Korean defectors are dying lonely deaths in wealthy South Korea

Nearly 90% of defectors in Seoul said they’ve had trouble settling into their new homes after a decade, with many experiencing mental health problems and other adjustment issues.
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023

Fears of societal collapse prompt new push for babies in Japan

Ideas like compulsory paternity leave, canceling student debt for people who have a baby, and ¥10 million ($76,445) payouts for a third child have been thrown around in recent weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023

Afghan girls struggle with poor internet as they turn to online classes

Taliban officials have closed girls' high schools, barred their access to universities and stopped most women from working at non-governmental organizations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023

Cyclone Freddy record claim in the eye of the storm

Freddy's journey will be reviewed in minute detail to verify whether its deadly track counts as the longest-lasting tropical storm, the world extreme weather records chief said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023

NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus

After outlining plans to move tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, the Russian president likened the move to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2023

Hong Kong police keep tight tabs on first authorized protest in years

Hong Kong police permitted a small protest march in one of the first demonstrations to be approved since the enactment of a sweeping national security law in 2020.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Mar 26, 2023

Springtime sawara: Fresh fish, sweet sauce and a perfect sear

Don't settle for storebought teriyaki when you can perfect your own without too much trouble.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 25, 2023

Taiwan vice president calls for military dialogue with Japan

Lai Ching-te, who will be the ruling party's candidate in next year's presidential elections, has said that Taiwan and Japan need to establish a military dialogue mechanism.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023

What the World Bank can do about climate change

In addition to financial resources, the World Bank's greatest strength lies in its ability to generate evidence-based solutions, which it should apply to mitigating climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023

Fire Rites Festival offers spiritual solace and inspiration

The world has changed in countless ways over the past 50 years. The digital revolution, the collapse of the Soviet Union, the climate change crisis, the advent of artificial intelligence — these and many other game-changing developments have made the world of 2023 very different from that of the ’70s....
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JAPAN
Mar 23, 2023

In Japan, cherry blossom forecasting is a big deal. Warming is making it harder.

A robust system of forecasting has built up around Japan’s sakura festivities, but climate change is disrupting the former and threatening the latter.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 23, 2023

The cherry blossoms are here and business is blooming

Kathleen Benoza explains what's at stake during the hanami season, while Thu-Huong Ha and Alyssa I. Smith discuss the science, symbolism and culture of sakura in Japan.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023

China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'

Local fishing communities who live by the river have seen their harvest fall since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2023

Japan's JERA to buy Belgium's top offshore wind company for $1.7 billion

JERA will add Parkwind's four offshore wind farms in Belgium and a new wind farm being built in Germany to its renewable portfolio through the deal.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Mar 23, 2023

China OKs its first mRNA vaccine, from drugmaker CSPC

CSPC Pharmaceutical Group said its independently developed mRNA vaccine targets some major omicron subvariants.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023

We may never get the truth about Nord Stream or a COVID lab leak

War and plague are ideal breeding grounds for unsolvable mysteries and conspiracy theories such as the Nord Stream bombing or a COVID-19 lab leak.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 22, 2023

Ryugu asteroid samples suggest ingredients for life came from space

Two organic compounds essential for living organisms have been found in samples retrieved by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency's Hayabusa2 spacecraft.
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WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Wagner’s convicts tell of horrors of Ukraine war and loyalty to their leader

Fighters describe their recruitment and training, the combat they saw in Ukraine and their uncertain future in a Russia turned upside down by war with its neighbor.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023

Kyiv obtains Soviet-era fighter jets and hopes for better

Ukraine has won promises of 17 Soviet-design MiG-29 jets to replace fighters lost in the war, yet the planes aren't expected to radically shift the balance on the ground.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 18, 2023

When Emperor Meiji opened Japan, a little democracy sneaked in

Inspiration was drawn not from liberal Britain but from authoritarian Germany. The parliament was partly appointed, partly elected — by an electorate of wealth.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern USA report 2023
Mar 17, 2023

Tupelo rolls out the red carpet

In a competitive race to attract investment, thousands of cities and towns across the 50 states have formulated a variety of winning strategies, all of them highlighting their unique selling points and promoting a multitude of incentives. But, from Mississippi, there is a success story, one made into...
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Mar 12, 2023

Dewaya: Sansai cuisine worthy of a pilgrimage

Chef Haruki Sato prizes the freshest ingredients, even if that means digging them up in the dead of winter.
How Takaichi won the LDP’s leadership race
Sanae Takaichi, the newly elected leader of Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party, poses in the party leader's office after the LDP leadership election in Tokyo on Saturday.
Asahi ships beer using paper and fax after ransomware attack
Drinks produced by Asahi at a liquor store in Tokyo. Retailers in Japan are warning customers of possible Asahi Super Dry beer shortages after a cyberattack paralyzed production and distribution at the major brewer.
Retro-wrapped trains mark 100th anniversary of Tokyo's Yamanote Line
Trains decorated to resemble the 103 (left) and 205 series of trains that formerly ran on the Yamanote Line, in Tokyo on Saturday.
Suzuki eyed for LDP secretary-general, reflecting Aso’s growing influence
Liberal Democratic Party President Sanae Takaichi (center) speaks to reporters on Sunday after meeting Taro Aso, the party's supreme advisor, at the party's headquarters.
Spanish tourist injured in latest bear attack
Shirakawago, a U.N. World Heritage site in Gifu Prefecture
Takaichi, the LDP’s first female president, is far from an ‘overnight success’
Newly-elected Liberal Democratic Party chief Sanae Takaichi greets her fellow LDP members on Saturday at party headquarters.
‘We have drawn lessons,’ Indian Army chief says of brief clash with Pakistan
Indian Army chief Upendra Dwivedi waves as he arrives to attend the ceremonial reception of Defense Minister Gen Nakatani in New Delhi in May.
How a family-run landscaper turned the Osaka Expo green
The team at Ryokukou Garden consists primarily of a single family, including Toshiki Tanisaki (second from right), who led the company's efforts at the Osaka Expo, Chikako Tanisaki (fifth from right), who performs daily maintanence at the expo, and Takeshi Tanisaki (fourth from right), who added a nursery to the family farm more than 50 years ago.
Eat your balloons: The culinary theater of Grant Achatz comes to Tokyo
Avant-garde chef Grant Achatz and his team from Alinea are in Tokyo for a three-week residency.
Japan’s first foreign wine investor plants its roots in Hokkaido
Intrigued by Japanese wines, Burgundy winemaker Etienne de Montille decided to explore Hokkaido's wine scene, eventually setting up his outpost in Hakodate in 2017.

Podcast

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

Longform

Growing families are being priced out of Tokyo’s condo market, forced to choose between downtown convenience and suburban space.
Is living in central Tokyo still affordable?
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