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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 11, 2022

What does Donald Trump do now?

After his candidates fell flat in the midterm elections, does Donald Trump have a chance to win in 2024?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2022

G20 leaders set for high-stakes summit amid war, rivalries and food insecurity

From food and energy insecurity to the Sino-U.S. rivalry and the war in Ukraine, Group of Twenty leaders will have their work cut out for them when they meet next week in Indonesia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 11, 2022

Weed is now legal in Thailand. How long will the high times last?

Cannabis shops have multiplied since the drug was decriminalized, with caveats, in June. But some lawmakers are pushing for tighter regulation.
BUSINESS
Nov 11, 2022

Japan ready to act as U.S. inflation data triggers broad dollar losses

While the gains for the yen should comfort policymakers given its sharp 20% decline against the dollar this year, Tokyo has consistently warned against excessive one-sided currency moves.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 11, 2022

Ron DeSantis' big election night shakes 2024 White House field

Trump remains intensely popular with the Republican party's base. But signs of discontent with Trump within the party are growing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 11, 2022

Repeat COVID-19 is riskier than first infection, study finds

Reinfected patients had a more than doubled risk of death and a more than tripled risk of hospitalization compared with those who were infected with COVID-19 just once, the study showed.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 11, 2022

'By the Window' offers a cinematic lesson in taking your time

Director Rikiya Imaizumi throws convention aside to focus on complex characters that audiences can relate to in his new film, which won the Audience Award at the recent Tokyo International Film Festival.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 11, 2022

How 'chief heat officers' keep cities cool as the world warms

The role is focused on protecting vulnerable residents — mainly women, the elderly and low-income communities — from rising temperatures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 10, 2022

Republicans misjudged the power of abortion rights

Republicans found out in the U.S. midterms that reproductive freedom is as much a core issue as inflation.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 10, 2022

Tiger to return at Hero World Challenge

Tiger Woods said Wednesday he would be returning to action at the Hero World Challenge in what will be the golf great's first tournament since the British Open in July.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Nov 10, 2022

Approaching life as an independent nonexecutive director with resolve

From startups to conglomerates, Makiko Nakamori has balanced sitting on a range of boards with motherhood and managing her own accounting practice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 10, 2022

Disney+ makes gains in Japan by banking on anime, echoing its competitors

As streaming giants adopt a lockstep programming approach, who will come out on top?
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Nov 10, 2022

Abortion and Trump dashed Republican hopes for 'red wave'

Exit polling and interviews with analysts and voters showed that while inflation was a leading driver for voters, the issue of protecting abortion rights was nearly as paramount.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 10, 2022

Apple taps Facebook veteran as information chief after departures

Although Apple stocks are down 24% in 2022, it is performing better than many of its tech peers who have been laying off thousands of workers in the face of a sales slowdown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 10, 2022

Japanese companies hold firm on capital spending with focus on technology

A survey has backed up reports by the Japanese government and central bank last month that the capital expenditure outlook is turning up.
Nov 10, 2022

An Accommodation Facility with 100 Rooms Reduced its Workload by Approximately 2,200 Hours Per Year After Introducing Kotozna In-room

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) In-room, a multilingual communication tool for accommodation facilities, allows guests to check facility guides and local sightseeing information in their own language, and communicate with staff from anywhere in the facility...
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 10, 2022

Control of U.S. Congress unclear as Republican 'red wave' fizzles

Key races in both chambers are too close to call, although Republicans are favored to take control of the House of Representatives.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2022

Will China use force to unite with Taiwan?

The results of China's 20th Party Congress suggest that Xi Jinping and his government are determined to annex Taiwan, but remain flexible about how to achieve that goal.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 9, 2022

Big Tech layoffs deflate Musk and Zuckerberg

Twitter and Facebook can't afford their billionaire bosses' obsessions in a new age of austerity.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Nov 9, 2022

Kamila Valieva's doping case referred to CAS

WADA had issued a 'formal notice' to Russian anti-doping authorities last month after raising concerns with the ongoing delay in the figure skater's case.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 8, 2022

China’s business elite sees the country that let them thrive slipping away

China's leader, Xi Jinping, used an important Communist Party congress last month to establish near-absolute power and make it clear that security would trump the economy.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 8, 2022

Vladimir Putin’s Russia must be humbled

War always entails humiliation for the defeated, but it is false to suggest that humiliation will heighten the risk of future conflicts.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Nov 8, 2022

Neymar ready to carry the weight of a nation on his shoulders

The PSG star's form and attitude in the first three months of this season bode well ahead of Brazil's bid to win a record sixth World Cup crown.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2022

China's trade shrinks as COVID curbs and global slowdown jolt demand

China's exports and imports unexpectedly contracted in October, the first simultaneous slump since May 2020.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2022

History repeats itself with Russia-Ukraine war

The echoes of history are clear at every juncture of the unfolding conflict of the Russo-Ukrainian war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2022

Taiwan’s bomb shelters: ‘A space for life. And a space for death.’

Preparing for war over hundreds of years has left a mark on the island, with its hundreds of bomb shelters. Some are being turned into cultural oases.

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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
If the 'Big One' hits, this city could face a 31-meter-high tsunami