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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 19, 2022

Myanmar’s health system is in collapse, ‘obliterated’ by the regime

Doctors have been at the forefront of a nationwide civil disobedience movement that has crippled the economy, and the regime has targeted health care workers from the start.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 19, 2022

Australia begins long road to retraining coal workers for clean energy roles

Clean energy could create more than 38 million jobs worldwide and meeting that demand requires accelerating efforts to retrain the workforce.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 19, 2022

Bleak assessments of the Russian economy clash with Putin’s rosy claims

Russia's central bank chief has warned that the consequences of sanctions were only beginning to be felt, and Moscow's mayor said 200,000 jobs were at risk in the capital alone.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 19, 2022

Japan’s trade shifts mean a weak yen is likely here to stay

The nation is expected to face a chronic trade deficit, putting further downward pressure on the yen.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 19, 2022

An older marathoner piles up the goals

At 63 years old, Mariko Yugeta has quietly completed more than 100 marathons and was the first woman older than 60 to finish a race in under three hours.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 19, 2022

Scientists question data behind an experimental Alzheimer’s drug

Studies linked to Cassava Sciences, once a stock market favorite, have been retracted or challenged by medical journals.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2022

Russia launches 'Battle of Donbas' on eastern front, Ukraine says

Driven back by Ukrainian forces in the north, Russia has refocused its ground offensive in the two eastern provinces known as the Donbas.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 19, 2022

Another Pentagon official exits, saying U.S. is at risk of losing tech edge

Preston Dunlap said the Pentagon needs 'structural change” and should behave more like Elon Musk's satellite company SpaceX.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 19, 2022

Japan to send protective suits, masks and drones to Ukraine

The decision to provide the defense equipment to Ukraine comes after reports of a possible Russian chemical weapons attack on the besieged city of Mariupol last week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 19, 2022

Russia’s war in Ukraine puts global energy transition at crossroad

Without Russian energy, countries around the globe are being forced to make hard choices on how to fuel their economies, putting the energy transition at a crossroad.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 19, 2022

China's Xi sticks with COVID stance despite anger and economic headwinds

Xi's high-profile reiteration of the policy reflects a political imperative not to reverse course and look weak in a year in which he needs to appear strong, analysts said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 19, 2022

Invasion has damaged up to 30% of Ukraine's infrastructure, says minister

Officials say the total bill for damage to everything from transport to homes and other buildings runs to about $500 billion so far.
A rohingya refugee child from Myanmar walks along the road in the evening at Balukhali camp in Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, in 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2024

Myanmar poverty deepens, economic growth stagnant, World Bank says

The ongoing civil war in Myanmar has displaced over 3 million people and raised poverty rates to 32.1%, reverting to 2015 levels.
The share of women in legislative, senior official and management roles increased by 1.7 percentage points from 2023 and 4.6 percentage points from 2006, according to a World Economic Forum gender equality report.
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2024

Japan makes gains in political empowerment in gender equality report

Overall, Japan ranked 118th out of 146 countries in the World Economic Forum report, making it the lowest-ranked G7 nation.
A street in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward near Okubo Park. Masahide Nanba, arrested on suspicion of robbery and sexual assault, is said to have approached the victim near the park before leading her to a nearby hotel.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 12, 2024

Man arrested over robbery and sexual assault in Tokyo's Kabukicho

The man is said to have approached a woman in her 20s near Okubo Park before leading her to a nearby hotel where he robbed and assaulted her.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban talks with NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg as he arrives for a meeting in Budapest on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

NATO's Stoltenberg set to meet with Hungary's Orban amid tensions

Hungary's prime minister is increasingly stoking fears of a war between the West and Russia.
Tourists rest in the shade at the Tsukiji outer market in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2024

Japan marks first 'extremely hot day' of 2024

The temperature hit 35 degrees Celsius in Fukushima Prefecture and rose above 30 C in parts of Tokyo, the Meteorological Agency said.
Rapid Support Forces (RSF) paramilitary soldiers in Sudan. The International Criminal Court has begun investigating the events of an eight-month period in 2023 when soldiers from the RSF targeted unarmed civilians.
WORLD / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

Top war crimes court appeals for evidence of atrocities in Sudan

The move comes days after a U.N. official warned of a strong chance genocide had been committed in Darfur — a worrying echo of events two decades ago.
Taiwan National Security Bureau Director-General Tsai Ming-yen attends a parliament session in Taipei on Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

China dismisses Taiwan's concerns after man arrested on river leading to Taipei

Taiwan's coast guard arrested the man on Sunday in the coastal neighborhood of Tamsui after his boat entered a river that leads into Taipei.
A woman and child walk among debris in Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 12, 2024

'Immense' scale of Gaza killings amount to crime against humanity, U.N. inquiry says

The evidence gathered by such U.N.-mandated body inquiries has sometimes formed the basis for war crimes prosecutions by the International Criminal Court.
Soyo Hinata (right) and Lillian Ono, members of Climate Case Japan, with a petition for human rights relief before submitting it to the Japan Federation of Bar Associations in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Society
Jun 12, 2024

Activist group asks Japan's bar association for help on climate action

It will likely take more than a year for the association to scrutinize Climate Case Japan's petition before deciding what steps to take next.
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks to reporters Wednesday before declaring her candidacy for the gubernatorial election in the afternoon.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 12, 2024

It’s official: Koike will seek reelection as Tokyo governor in July

The incumbent governor finally declared her candidacy on the last day of the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly session.
A deminer clears mines in a field outside the Mykolaiv region of Ukraine on June 4. According to the Ukraine Ministry of the Interior almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated by mines.
WORLD
Jun 12, 2024

Women deminers step in to clear up Ukrainian land

Almost a quarter of Ukrainian territory is contaminated by mines, according to the Ukraine Ministry of the Interior.
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.
BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2024

Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting

Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged, one of the lowest readings in the world, according to a Gallup report.
Manchester United manager Erik ten Hag celebrates with the trophy after his club won the FA Cup over Manchester City on May 25.
SOCCER
Jun 12, 2024

Manchester United manager Ten Hag to stay at Old Trafford

The decision comes after an end-of-season review by the club's board for the 2023-24 campaign, which finished on a high with a shock FA Cup final win.
Researchers are still years away from understanding the actual impact of AI on addressing human diseases. But given the speed with which the technology is evolving, its increasingly looking like the impact could be vast.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 12, 2024

Inventing medicines is one of the most exciting uses of AI

AlphaFold has advanced significantly since its earlier version, offering static images of protein interactions.
This proliferation of American alliances is not tangential, but central to the foreign policy of U.S. President Joe Biden.
COMMENTARY
Jun 12, 2024

America has many allies. Maybe too many.

This proliferation of American alliances is not tangential, but central to the foreign policy of President Joe Biden.

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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