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Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2023

Russia, Ukraine and the West vow to fight on, in a war with no end in sight

Declaring the resolve to fight on, however, is much easier than mustering the resources and support to do so.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2023

Ukrainian racer grapples with guilt amid quest to reach Olympics

Some Ukrainian athletes question why they are competing in their sports instead of fighting alongside their friends.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans

For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 8, 2023

In first, South Korea ordered to compensate Vietnam war victim

The ruling is the first of its kind and expected to set a precedent in the country, where the government has long refused to address alleged civilian massacres by South Korean troops.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 14, 2023

Sentimental favorite Elina Svitolina made mark at Wimbledon with stirring run to semifinals

Revitalized by her triumph at Wimbledon, she will carry on through the summer and draw even more attention to her twin causes: motherhood and the war in Ukraine.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Jul 11, 2023

Japan tries to turn page on eugenics policies, but related ideas persist

A 1,400-page report by parliament on forced sterilizations of people with disabilities sets out Japan's grim history with eugenics, but experts say the matter is far from closed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 11, 2023

Climate disasters daily? Welcome to the ‘new normal.’

Around the United States, dangerous floods, heat and storms are happening more frequently.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 26, 2023

One big winner of Kremlin-Wagner clash? The dictator next door.

Alexander Lukashenko is trying to use a PR victory to burnish his credentials as a credible statesman, mediator — and above all, loyal ally to Putin.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2023

When the big wave doesn’t break, but your emotions do

Most big-wave contests hold the event once it is called, even if conditions change after it has been greenlit. But not the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Oahu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

How COVID’s bitter divisions tarnished a liberal icon

In a part of the world where coronavirus restrictions lingered, Jacinda Ardern struggled to get beyond her association with pandemic policy.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 19, 2023

Canada’s new guidelines for alcohol say ‘no amount’ is healthy

The new guidelines depart from the specific drink limits called for in other Western countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 17, 2023

China’s population falls, heralding a demographic crisis

Deaths outnumbered births last year for the first time in six decades. Experts see major implications for China, its economy and the world.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023

Health experts warily eye XBB.1.5, the latest omicron subvariant

The young version of the coronavirus could worsen what is already shaping up to be a rough COVID winter as people gather indoors and don't receive boosters that can ward off severe disease.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 6, 2023

New Arab allies face quandary as Israel shifts hard to the right

As some in Israel's government seek to annex the occupied West Bank, Arab states have to balance their new partnership with historic support for Palestinian aspirations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

A town-by-town battle to sell Americans on renewable energy

In the fight against global warming, the U.S. is pumping a record $370 billion into clean energy, but the future of the American power grid is being determined by rural communities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 30, 2022

How bad is China’s COVID outbreak? It’s a scientific guessing game.

In the absence of credible information from the Chinese government, researchers around the world are looking for any clues to determine the size and severity of the COVID-19 surge.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 28, 2022

J.J. Watt, quarterbacks’ nightmare, is retiring from the NFL

For his career, Watt has started all 149 games he appeared in, accumulated 580 tackles — 191 for loss — 313 quarterback hits and 111.5 sacks.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 27, 2022

Japan's reconstruction minister resigns following funding scandal

Kenya Akiba has admitted to having two political groups affiliated with him pay u00a514 million to his mother and his wife as “rent” between 2011 and 2020.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Dec 27, 2022

Battling the odds to rise to the top: One woman's career in the IT sector

Yuki Shingu found taking a career break to help nurse her ailing father gave her a broader perspective on her rise through company ranks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2022

At least 10 killed in Kherson shelling, fueling anger over Christmas strikes

The attack came hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned that another wave of Russian strikes could mar the Christmas holidays.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022

Zelenskyy’s weapons wish list goes mostly unfulfilled on trip to Washington

The leader's speech mixed appreciation for the aid provided by the United States with growing demands for weaponry, knowing that he will not get all of what he wants
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 21, 2022

Elon Musk to step down as Twitter CEO ... in due time

In a tweet, billionaire Elon Musk said he plans to retain control over the company's engineering teams.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / 2022 in Review
Dec 17, 2022

Art came alive in the great outdoors in 2022

Major art events returned to far-flung locales with tactile and communal experiences in nature.
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022

Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift

The government passed revisions to three key security documents that outline a tough new stance on China and pave the way for Tokyo's acquisition of a 'counterstrike capability.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2022

Major fusion energy breakthrough to be announced by scientists

The development could set the stage for future progress that could one day lead to the use of laser fusion as a source of carbon-free energy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

North Korean spies trick foreign experts into writing research for them

A hacking group has targeted those with knowledge of issues regarding the country, apparently in a bid to gain intelligence, information and insight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 12, 2022

The new chatbots could change the world. Can you trust them?

Many experts believe these new chatbots are poised to reinvent or even replace internet search engines such as Google and Bing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 5, 2022

After doom and gloom, China's propaganda shifts gears on COVID-19

Experts say Beijing is laying the groundwork for a loosening of COVID-19 rules — as well as putting in place convenient scapegoats to blame for the restrictions going too far.
Tokyo ranked world’s richest city by GDP, with Osaka-Kobe also rated highly
Tokyo has a gross domestic product of $2.55 trillion, just ahead of New York’s $2.49 trillion and Greater Los Angeles’ $1.62 trillion, according to CEOWorld’s global wealth index.
Takaichi stands firm on controversial Taiwan contingency remarks
Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi responds to questions during a session of the House of Representatives' Budget Committee in parliament in Tokyo on Monday.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Tokyo looks to keep ‘monster parents’ at bay with new protocols
New guidelines are addressing struggles by teachers to deal with the burden of parents who make irrational complaints that go beyond what is considered socially acceptable, often referred to as "monster parents," which is overwhelming their workload.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Florist Nicolai Bergmann flourishes outside the box
Florist Nicolai Bergmann shops for fresh flowers at the Ota flower market in Tokyo on Friday.
Jenson Button brings end to an illustrious racing career intertwined with Japan
Jenson Button races for Honda during the Singapore Grand Prix in September 2008.
Cleanliness gets competitive at Tokyo’s Spogomi world cup
On Oct. 29, teams from 33 qualifying countries scoured the streets of Shibuya for all manners of trash as part of the Spogomi litter-picking competition.
Jon Homewood: ‘There’s beauty in what we throw away’
After a peripatetic childhood around the world, teacher and artist Jon Homewood ended up coming to Japan in 2012 for a professional opportunity.
High-speed rail is expensive and difficult, but seen as a key to growth
Achal Khare, former managing director at India’s National High Speed Rail Corporation, gives a presentation during the IHRA Forum 2025 in Tokyo on Oct. 23.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Bear attacks have dominated Japanese news headlines in recent months, with 13 people so far having been killed by the animals.
Japan’s bears have been on their killing spree for more than 100 years
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