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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2022

Russia warns 'serious' nuclear war risks should not be underestimated

Russia's top diplomat said considerable risks of nuclear war remain, warning that conventional Western weapons were legitimate targets in Ukraine, where battles raged in the east.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2022

Questions over effectiveness of COVID remedy costs top Chinese scientist $2 billion

Debate over the efficacy of traditional Chinese medicine has intensified in recent weeks as the nation fights its worst outbreak since the early days of the pandemic.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Apr 23, 2022

Travel’s ‘great comeback’ has a price: chaos

In recent weeks, travelers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean have endured long lines at airports, flight delays or cancellations, and plenty of frustration. Is this the new normal?
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022

Global energy crisis and Russia invasion eclipse Biden climate goals

The president has been forced to prioritize energy security, leading his administration to unleash record amounts of crude oil from strategic reserves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2022

China's Xi proposes 'global security initiative,' without giving details

During a video speech to the annual Boao Asia Forum, Xi said that the world should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2022

Russia’s missile test fuels U.S. fears of an isolated Putin

There is growing concern in Washington that Russia is now so cut off from the world that Putin sees little downside to provocative actions.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 20, 2022

Duel in the Pool between U.S. and Australia to return in Sydney

The three-day event at Sydney's Olympic Park from Aug. 19-21 will bring together 30 Olympic, Paralympic and national team swimmers from both countries.
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
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022

New surrender deadline in Mariupol as West promises Ukraine more arms

Thousands of Russian troops backed by artillery and rocket barrages were advancing in what Ukrainian officials called the Battle of the Donbas.
Japan Times
Norway report 2022
Apr 20, 2022

Norwegian and Japanese maritime clusters at forefront of new green fuels and technology

Norway is one of the few countries with a complete maritime cluster, with shipping companies, shipyards, equipment manufacturers, classification societies, ship brokers, insurers and financial institutions among the world’s best.
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
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
Apr 18, 2022

Atrocities in Ukraine war have deep roots in Russian military

Like the shelling of cities, the seemingly pointless, close-up killing recalls wars in Chechnya. Do they reflect intent or just indifference, propaganda and a military culture of violence?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 18, 2022

China’s economic data hints at cost of 'COVID zero' strategy

The country's lockdowns have trapped truck drivers on highways, halted production lines and forced some importers to source goods from outside China.
CULTURE / Books
Apr 16, 2022

Japan’s first Nobel literature laureate a towering figure 50 years after death

The anniversary of the death of Yasunari Kawabata is being marked with an exhibition and a new adaptation of one of his works.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Apr 15, 2022

“Changing the way people drink water sustainably” with Michael Magee

The Japan Times Cube Inc. (representative director: Minako Suematsu) launched Roundtable by The Japan Times, a series of talk events broadcasted in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2022

Ukraine war pushes Germans to change. They are wavering.

Few in Germany believed Putin would invade a sovereign European country, but the war has set off a cycle of soul-searching — and re-evaluating ties to Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 14, 2022

China hesitates on bailing out Sri Lanka and Pakistan as debt soars

Often accused by the U.S. of using 'debt diplomacy” for political advantage, Xi Jinping's government is becoming more reluctant to pull out the checkbook.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 14, 2022

Alexander Zverev cruises into Monte Carlo Masters final 16

Zverev, who took to court as the highest ranked player remaining in the tournament, lost the first four points of the match but breezed through the first set in just over 20 minutes
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 14, 2022

Inside the curious creations of Fujiko A. Fujio

Motoo Abiko, aka Fujiko A. Fujio, made his mark by testing the boundaries of the manga genre with quirky concepts and dark humor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 13, 2022

China's widening COVID-19 curbs threaten global supply chain paralysis

On Wednesday, more than 30 Taiwanese companies, many making electronics parts, said that COVID-19 measures in eastern China had led them to suspend production until at least next week.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 13, 2022

Here’s how China’s lockdowns are rippling through the economy

The restrictions are intended to eradicate any trace of the virus in the community, but they've also pressured everything from manufacturing and trade to inflation and food prices.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 13, 2022

What’s up with India and its Ukraine policy?

The Ukraine war has exposed India's strategic vulnerabilities as arguably nothing else could. And paradoxically, the conflict has also increased the country's importance.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 13, 2022

Prestigious University of Tokyo may claim its first sumo wrestler

Hotaka Suyama could become the school's first graduate to enter the world of u014dzumo when he takes the Japan Sumo Association's entrance exam.
SOCCER / J. League
Apr 12, 2022

J. League targets Generation Z with TikTok partnership

The league hopes to use the short-form video-sharing platform to offer an unfiltered look behind the scenes and appeal to younger fans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022

Far from defeated, Putin intends to escalate war in Ukraine

After a meeting with Putin, Austria's chancellor said he came away fearing that the Russian president intended to drastically intensify the brutality of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Apr 11, 2022

Small and midsize Kyushu firms look to Africa for growth

Smaller firms, however, may face hurdles such as a lack of information on the region and difficulty securing financing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2022

With a $2.1 million cure their only hope, Indian parents plead for help online

India makes many of the world's drugs, but treatments for rare diseases like spinal muscular atrophy are imported and prohibitively costly.
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
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