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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2022

Will China’s 'common prosperity' survive Putin’s war?

Russia's war on Ukraine has driven up energy, commodity and food prices, which will cause inflation to accelerate and hit Chinese exports as global demand weakens.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

U.S. makes contingency plans in case Russia uses its most powerful weapons

The immediate concern is what Putin may do next — driven by a desire to rescue a failing military effort or reestablish his credentials as a force to be feared.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 24, 2022

No. 1 Ash Barty's retirement may present unexpected chance for No. 2 Iga Swiatek

World No. 2 Iga Swiatek was shocked to learn she could receive an automatic move to the top of the rankings after three-time Grand Slam winner Ash Barty made the sudden decision to retire.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

China’s Xi leaves Zelenskyy out of Ukraine diplomatic push

Xi has spoken with at least eight world leaders in the month since the invasion, stressing Beijing's preference for dialogue over war and sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2022

A losing and desperate Putin could be terrifying

By taking U.S. intervention off the table, the Biden administration may tempt just the sort of Russian escalation the world fears, especially if Putin becomes desperate.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2022

Toshiba faces unclear future after shareholders knock back two rival proposals

The result of the extraordinary general meeting appears to leave Toshiba with no immediate clear direction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022

Lower House approves government's two nominees for Bank of Japan board

The appointments are expected to be approved by the Upper House on Friday given the ruling bloc's solid majority in both chambers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 24, 2022

Top Japan refiners Eneos and Idemitsu latest to shun Russian crude oil supplies

Breaking ties is particularly challenging for Japan, which imports almost all of its fossil fuels and has already been grappling with soaring commodities prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022

China’s consumers face deeper economic damage from COVID lockdowns

President Xi Jinping has pledged to reduce u2018COVID zero' fallout, but unease may last longer if people remain wary and unemployment continues to rise.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

Zelenskyy’s virtual world tour proves a new weapon in Russia war

Badly out-gunned by Russia on land, in the air and at sea, the information war is the one arena in which Ukraine is clearly winning.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

Madeleine Albright, first woman to serve as U.S. secretary of state, dies at 84

A child of Czech refugees who fled from Nazi invaders and Communist oppressors, Albright flourished as a diplomat and the first woman to serve as secretary of state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

'Russia will pay': West to warn Putin in trio of summits

The hectic day of summitry involving NATO, the G7 and the EU will kick off at the transatlantic defense alliance's headquarters in Brussels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2022

March factory activity up in Japan, but Ukraine crisis weighs on outlook

Activity in the services sector, which has been battered by the pandemic, contracted for the third straight month, but the pace of decline slowed.
Mizuho Financial Group is seeking to develop its business in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2024

Mizuho hires ex-OTPP executive Karen Frank as senior adviser for EMEA business

Her appointment will likely be announced in the coming days, sources said, asking not to be identified discussing confidential information.
Comedian Daisuke Muramoto has been shunned by the Japanese media for taking his act into political territory. Filmmaker Fumiari Hyuga traces his post-pandemic search for a place in show business in "I Am a Comedian."
CULTURE / Film
Jul 3, 2024

‘I Am a Comedian’: A documentary following Daisuke Muramoto’s rocky comedy journey

Documentarian Fumiari Hyuga captures the story of an uncouth Japanese comedian’s efforts to say what can’t be said.
The revised action plan for Japan's response to outbreaks of new infectious diseases requires the government to take action to raise awareness about vaccinations, reflecting concerns expressed by many of those who submitted public comments over the revision.
JAPAN
Jul 3, 2024

Japan adopts revised action plan for infectious diseases

The government will implement the plan flexibly while taking into consideration the impact of the measures on people's lives.
Shareholders enter a venue for an annual general meeting of Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group held in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2024

Japan marks record high number of individual shareholders in fiscal 2023

The increase reflected stock price rises and a decrease in investment units due to stock splits, which made it easier for individuals to buy shares.
Kadokawa is investigating the authenticity of a claim by hackers, who stole data from the firm through a cyberattack, that they leaked additional stolen information.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2024

Hackers behind Kadokawa cyberattack claim new info leak

The company said it is investigating the authenticity of the claim, and called on people not to share any such data on social media.
People protest in Tokyo on Tuesday against sexual abuse cases by U.S. servicemen stationed in Okinawa Prefecture and the fact that the central government failed to quickly inform local officials of the cases.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 3, 2024

More sexual offense cases disclosed involving U.S. servicemen in Okinawa

The three other cases occurred in February and August last year and in January this year, with all of them being dismissed.
Onosato (left) participates in a training session last month in Ami, Ibaraki Prefecture.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 3, 2024

Nagoya ranking list marks the end of one sumo era and the start of another

This month marks the final sumo tournament for Nagoya's Dolphins Arena, and the rankings list could look very different when the new venue opens next year.
A team of lawyers representing bereaved families of victims of the 2022 sightseeing tour boat accident off Hokkaido heads to the Sapporo District Court in Sapporo to file a lawsuit on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 4, 2024

Bereaved families sue operator over Hokkaido boat accident

The 29 family members of 14 passengers of the sunken boat are seeking ¥1.5 billion ($9.2 million) in damages from the boat operator and its president.
Several examples of rare and expensive fruits at Melissa’s Produce in Los Angeles on May 22.
BUSINESS
Jul 3, 2024

The world of luxury fruit: Does a $156 melon taste sweeter?

The United States is developing an appetite for luxury fruits long known in countries like Japan and South Korea.
Environmental activist Phuon Keoraksmey is arrested after a verdict in Phnom Penh on Tuesday, where a Cambodian court sentenced 10 environmentalists to between six and eight years in jail for plotting to commit crimes in their activism.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 3, 2024

Cambodia sentences green campaigners over their environmental activism

A lawyer for the activists in Cambodia condemned the sentences, saying he would consult with his clients on whether to appeal against the ruling.
Shoppers inside the Nike House of Innovation store on Fifth Avenue in New York on Friday
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 3, 2024

Nike plots $100 sneaker line as shares plunge in worst-ever drop

Nike shares slumped, ending the day down 19.98%, the biggest one-day percentage drop in the stock's history.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida show off the new banknotes in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 3, 2024

Japan releases new banknotes for first time in 20 years

The Bank of Japan plans to introduce a total of ¥1.6 trillion ($9.9 billion) worth of the new banknotes into circulation on Wednesday alone.
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (left) and Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk shake hands as they attend a press conference in Warsaw on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 3, 2024

Scholz bets on closer Poland ties with France's future uncertain

The two will seek to maintain strong ties with France’s Emmanuel Macron irrespective of the parliamentary election results.
Nearly 90% of Japanese high schoolers who responded to a survey said their hobbies and interests had grown thanks to social media, with 55.9% also saying they now have a greater interest in society as well.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 3, 2024

Japanese high schoolers use social media mostly for hobbies, survey finds

Nearly 1 in 2 also make friends online, and many of them go on to meet up in person.
Japan forward Mao Hosoya controls the ball during a game against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.
OLYMPICS
Jul 3, 2024

Japan goes with all U-23 men's soccer squad for Paris Olympics

Veterans like Liverpool’s Wataru Endo, 31, had been rumored as possible options to supplement the 18-man squad, but instead Japan will be counting on youth in Paris.
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.
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.
‘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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Strikes on Qatar and Poland shake U.S. sway among friend and foe
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at the Museum of the Bible in Washington on Sept. 8. Israeli strikes in Qatar and Russian drone incursions into Poland have challenged the U.S. leaders claims of global respect.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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