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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022

Working from home, Japan’s corporate warriors rethink their priorities

The country's traditional job-for-life model is eroding, with pressure now coming from workers who want more flexibility, autonomy and control over their careers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022

As Germany joins LNG import race, a long and crowded track awaits

Two planned terminals could re-gasify enough LNG to meet about a third of the supply Germany now receives by pipeline from Russia, but Berlin also needs to secure supply in a tight market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022

Ukrainians deported to Russia from besieged Mariupol dream of home

Some civilians have had no choice but to flee from the city to Russia, a journey that involved repeated searches and questioning.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Apr 20, 2022

As Russia pivots east, Ukrainians ask: Are we next?

Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022

Ukrainian troops risk being encircled in new Russian offensive

Russia has launched what its top envoy hailed as a second phase of the war in Ukraine, and early indications are it could go better for Moscow than the first.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 20, 2022

IMF cuts global growth forecast due to 'seismic waves' from Ukraine conflict

The war is expected to further increase inflation, the IMF said, warning that further Western sanctions targeting Russian energy would cause another major drop in global output.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022

Twitter exploring a sale would make free speech an afterthought

Elon Musk — the world's richest man — says he wants to make Twitter an 'arena for free speech,' which alarms many who are worried about hate speech and bullying.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022

Fueled by weak yen, Japan trade deficit extends longest run since 2015

While the trade deficit narrowed to u00a5412.4 billion, the streak of shortfalls is the longest since early 2015, providing a possible reason for Japan's currency slide.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

Kim Jong Un's Hollywood makeover highlights new propaganda push

Since taking power a decade ago, Kim has brought new looks to state television, including drone footage, computer graphics, music video-style cuts and made-for-TV moments.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 20, 2022

Gerard Pique rejects wrongdoing over €24-million Saudi Super Cup deal

Barcelona defender Gerard Pique dismissed any wrongdoing over his involvement in helping the Spanish F.A. secure a deal to relocate Spain's Super Cup to Saudi Arabia, an agreement which earned his Kosmos company €24 million ($26 million) in commissions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022

One dead after police fire on Sri Lanka protesters amid IMF bailout talks

Demonstrations have raged across the South Asian island country of 22 million people for weeks over the government's mishandling of the economy.
Women and babies at a displacement camp in North Darfur, Sudan, in January
WORLD
Jun 12, 2024

Violence against children hit 'extreme levels' in 2023: U.N. report

A senior U.N. official said they had never verified so many violations against children before.
From behind his desk in a Tokyo office, Hideki (Arata Iura) yearns for something more in life, but he is not prepared for the culture shock of life on a Montana ranch in “Tokyo Cowboy.”
CULTURE / Film / CULTURE SMASH
Jun 13, 2024

‘Tokyo Cowboy’ strikes balance between cross-cultural comedy and fish-out-of-water tale

From behind his desk in a Tokyo office, Hideki yearns for something more in life, but he is not prepared for the culture shock of life on a Montana ranch.
Why is Sayoko (Ko Shibasaki), a psychiatrist, helping a journalist torture people for revenge? Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s “Serpent’s Path” leaves you wondering which way is up as the sinister plot unfolds.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 13, 2024

Kurosawa’s cult classic gets a French makeover in ‘Serpent’s Path’

Ko Shibasaki’s basilisk-like stare underpins a remake which leaves the audience unable to solve the whodunit.
A bereaved parent (Anne Watanabe, right) takes in an abused child with memory loss (Toma Nakasu) and convinces him that she’s his real mother in Kosai Sekine’s “Stay Mum.”
CULTURE / Film
Jun 13, 2024

‘Stay Mum’: A tale of deception that doesn’t add up

A bereaved parent takes in an abused child with memory loss and convinces him that she’s his real mother.
Family members and supporters demand the immediate release of hostages kidnapped during the deadly Oct. 7 attack in Israel, as they protest outside a meeting attended by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Tel Aviv on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

Israel calls Hamas' response to U.S. cease-fire plan a rejection

The outlook for the U.S. cease-fire plan in Gaza remains uncertain as neither Hamas nor Israel publicly committed to a deal.
The Fair Trade Commission in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 12, 2024

Hashimoto Sogyo inspected over nonpayment of overtime

The antimonopoly law prohibits the abuse of a shipper's dominant position over an operator.
French President Emmanuel Macron decided to trigger a parliamentary vote in an effort to regain the political initiative after his party was comprehensively beaten by Marine Le Pen’s far-right National Rally in Sunday’s European election.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

Macron’s election gamble triggers chaos and anger inside his party

In calling for an election just 20 days from the dissolution of parliament, he is dialing up the pressure not just on his opponents, but also his own people.
Leaders of six major countries hold a joint news conference following an inaugural summit held in the Parisian suburb of Rambouillet in November 1975.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

G7 becomes political playmaker; major nations to hold 50th summit

The world's major democracies are set to hold their 50th summit, a milestone for the framework.
The Grand Kremlin palace in Moscow
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

How a Russian operative worked to shape Moscow’s story in Europe

The operative has contacted at least six European journalists and at times appears to have offered to pay for planted news articles.
The University of Tokyo Hospital in Tokyo's Bunkyo Ward
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2024

16 heart transplant surgeries abandoned in Japan in 2023

Of the 16 patients whose transplant operations were abandoned, 10 received transplants later, while six are still awaiting transplants.
Hunter Biden — the son of U.S. President Joe Biden — was found guilty on Tuesday of violating federal laws for illegally buying a gun during a period he was taking crack cocaine.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

Biden plan to brand Trump a felon is hit by son’s conviction

How Hunter Biden’s conviction impacts the U.S. president’s campaign against his predecessor, whom he has cast as a threat to the rule of law, remains unclear.
The corporate goods price index rose 2.4% in May from a year earlier, driven by higher prices for utilities, petroleum and chemical goods as well as nonferrous metals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2024

Japan's wholesale inflation rose in May, complicating BOJ rate outlook

Price rises driven by cost pressures could cool consumption, and dampen the chances of achieving the demand-driven inflation the central bank is seeking to foster.
South Korea's Son Heung-min (right) fights for the ball with China's Yang Zexiang during a World Cup qualifying match on Tuesday in Seoul.
SOCCER / World cup
Jun 12, 2024

China keeps World Cup qualifying hopes alive despite South Korea defeat

Japan, meanwhile, cruised past Syria as it completed its dominance of Group B.
A display of unmanned systems during a presentation of drone military hardware of the Unmanned Systems Force of the Ukraine Armed Forces in Kyiv on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

G7 to announce ‘new steps’ on frozen Russian assets, U.S. says

The development indicates that leaders have all but agreed on a political deal to announce a loan of roughly $50 billion.
People wade through a flooded road in Balagtas, Bulacan province, Philippines, on July 29, 2023.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jun 12, 2024

Hell or high water: Filipino schools lashed by climate extremes

The state weather bureau has said the country is likely to experience more tropical cyclones in 2024 due to the potential return of the La Nina weather phenomenon.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
People rush to make furusato nozei donations ahead of tighter rules
A booth from the town of Betsukai in Hokkaido at an Amazon Japan furusato nо̄zei promotion event, on Sept. 5 in Tokyo's Minato Ward.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

Podcast

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

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight
By Mai Yoshikawa

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