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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 15, 2022

On climate change’s front lines, hard lives grow even harder

Hundreds of millions of humanity's most vulnerable live in South Asia, where rising temperatures make it more difficult to address poverty, food security and health challenges.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 14, 2022

Formula One boss in South Africa for 2023 grand prix talks

Africa is the only continent other than Antarctica without a Formula One race, a situation competition organizers are keen to rectify.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2022

What the Ukraine war should teach China

Russia's military has performed far worse than expected in Ukraine. This does not bode well for the Chinese People's Liberation Army, which shares many of the same weaknesses.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022

What next? Ukraine's allies divided over Russia endgame.

Three months into the war, cracks are emerging in the international alliance that swiftly rallied around Kyiv after Moscow's invasion.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 13, 2022

U.S. makes Asia inroads by playing down need to oppose China

Washington has sought to boost its support in the region by reassuring nations they don't need to join a coalition against China, drawing a stark contrast with Beijing's threats.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 10, 2022

COVID-19 lab leak theory needs more inquiry, WHO advisers say

More than two years into the pandemic, its origins remain a tantalizing and polarizing mystery.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 8, 2022

How a global food crises will unfold

The disruption to this year's harvest because of the Ukraine conflict means that the global food crisis will become even more acute in the fall and winter.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 7, 2022

U.S. warns Kim Jong Un of ‘forceful response’ to any nuclear test

The U.N.'s International Atomic Energy Agency said it has observed indications North Korea 'may be preparing for a nuclear test.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 6, 2022

'Fake' aluminum stocks put perils of China's commodities funding in spotlight

Several traders in Guangdong province claim they were duped into providing credit against fictitious quantities of aluminum.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

Commodities will be the next market to succumb

The bulls may soon regret their enthusiasm as both demand and supply forces look as if they will soon start to depress prices.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Jun 5, 2022

Against the elements, Kyushu wine beats the heat

Terroir has never been this balmy before, but that hasn't stopped the awards from finding this Kyushu winemaker.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jun 4, 2022

Musk's warning could be auto industry's 'canary in the coal mine' moment

Tesla CEO Elon Musk's 'super bad feeling' about the economy could signal a looming recession for an industry whose bosses have shown no signs of concern.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2022

Britain's queen has had far more triumphs than failures

In some senses, life in the British royal household is less about grandeur than survival. And that is also true of the institution itself.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2022

Putin’s unconditional surrender should not be the goal

The Ukrainian demand that Russia withdraw its troops is a legitimate position to adopt. But it is a position, not an ultimatum; compromises should be reached once negotiations begin.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2022

As food shortages loom, a race to free Ukraine’s stranded grain

The Lithuania route appears to be the most promising for getting food quickly to areas like the Middle East and Africa that need Ukrainian grain the most, even if it is also a long shot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 2, 2022

Putin thinks his biggest ally in Ukraine is time

For Ukraine, still outgunned and economically devastated, a key risk lies in the durability of the lifeline of fiscal and military support from abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2022

Meta Platforms' Sheryl Sandberg to leave Facebook operator after 14 years

Sandberg's departure marks an end of an era for the firm after years of scandals over privacy abuses and the spread of conspiratorial content on its platforms.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 2, 2022

Supply snags threaten EV revolution, top Toyota scientist says

Manufacturers are running low on supplies of lithium, nickel and other key battery inputs, with trade frictions and the war in Ukraine exacerbating issues and forcing prices higher.
JAPAN
Jun 1, 2022

Japan’s experience rebuilding can help Ukraine, Tokyo's envoy says

Ukraine has estimated direct losses from the war totaling at least $650 billion, with the indirect cost being as much as $1 trillion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 1, 2022

Global fuel supplies vulnerable as refiners struggle with closures, cutbacks and war

With capacity shrunk by the pandemic and demand rebounding, the strain could persist for years and keep prices elevated.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 1, 2022

China plans for years of 'COVID zero' strategy with tests on every corner

A network of tens of thousands of lab testing booths are being set up across the country, with the goal of having residents always just a 15 minute walk away from a swabbing point.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2022

Why China is miles ahead in a Pacific race for influence

To many observers, the South Pacific today reveals what American decline looks like. Even as U.S. officials have tried to step up their game, they are still far behind.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022

War-driven race for food and gas converges on Arab linchpin Egypt

As one of the world's largest wheat importers, Egypt is at risk of bread shortages and associated political unrest.
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May 27, 2022

Japanese horses gain ground overseas

Today, the successes of Japan-trained racehorses overseas are seen as nothing unusual.
China’s unbeatable new production model export
China is not merely moving more goods; it is exporting a new, ruthlessly efficient production model powered by automation, AI and state-guided industrial optimization.
Extreme heat in Japan set to peak this week
People shield their eyes from the sun as they walk through a street on a hot day in Tokyo on July 26.
How Pakistan shot down India's cutting-edge fighter using Chinese gear
An Indian Air Force pilot gets out of a Rafale fighter jet during its induction ceremony at an air force station in Ambala, India, September 2020.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Italy's fast fashion hub becomes Chinese mafia battlefield
Signs for fast-fashion factories in Prato, Italy, on Friday. Chinese crime groups in the district thrive on the "Prato system" rife with corruption in the fast-fashion sector.
Australia announces new warships will come from Japan
The Maritime Self-Defense Force's Mogami-class frigate Niyodo sails at an undisclosed location in this image released Tuesday.
Fuji Rock's weekend of surprises was one of its best yet
Radwimps lead singer Yojiro Noda threw himself into the rock band’s Green Stage performance ahead of headliner Vampire Weekend.
How Trump is gaslighting on climate change — with Japan’s help
The Bishu Maru LNG tanker, owned by Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, next to the Freeport LNG terminal in Texas
With a new distillery, Suntory makes a spirited move on gin market
A staff inspects a distillation pot still at Suntory's new Osaka Spirits & Liqueurs Craft Distillery, which will focus on gin production and help Suntory capture a bigger slice of the fast-growing gin market.
Junglia brought dinos back to Okinawa. But will it bring tourists?
At Panorama Dining, one of Junglia’s two proper restaurants that also doubles as the rooftop Inifinity Terrace overlook, guests can pay extra to sit in balcony tables made to look like birds’ nests overlooking the park grounds.

Podcast

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

Longform

A mushroom cloud from the atomic bombing on Hiroshima taken from a U.S. military aircraft on Aug. 6, 1945. Copying the photo without permission is prohibited.
80 years on, a Japanese American hibakusha recalls the day the bomb dropped
By Elizabeth Beattie

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