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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2023

Scathing report on police leaves Minneapolis reeling three years after Floyd murder

Veterans of the city’s Police Department, which has lost more than 300 officers, say they are running on fumes, weary from patrolling under a cloud of suspicion.
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WORLD
Jun 18, 2023

Canada’s snap retreat from China bank shows divided world

Canadian Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland announced it would halt all activities with the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank while the government conducts a review.
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WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

African leaders talk peace in Ukraine as missiles explode overhead

The African leaders spoke of hope and dialogue after talking with Zelenskyy, but the Ukrainian leader ruled out peace talks until Moscow withdraws its troops from occupied territory.
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WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jun 17, 2023

Japanese fashion can no longer afford to play hard to get

Is Japan’s air of aloof mystique still enough to convince foreign audiences to invest in Japanese fashion?
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 16, 2023

Why Kishida hasn't decided to call a snap election — yet

The decision came as a surprise in the political center of Nagatacho, with many left wondering about the rationale behind his decision.
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SOCCER
Jun 16, 2023

Kylian Mbappe says staying with PSG 'my only option for now'

Kylian Mbappe on Thursday said staying at Paris Saint-Germain was his "only option for now," after the France superstar told the club he would not be extending his contract beyond 2024.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Jun 16, 2023

Shareholder ire takes shine off stock rally for Toyota chairman

Akio Toyoda’s reappointment to the board this week with 85% of voted shares marked a decline from 96% last year and the lowest on record for him since 2013.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 16, 2023

China’s spying in Cuba picks up where the Soviet Union left off

Beijing’s reported efforts at surveillance from Cuba are reminiscent of Lourdes, a Soviet-built listening post just south of Havana.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 15, 2023

Removing carbon from the air enters its awkward teen years

Depending on the rules that end up shaping the sector, direct air capture could be a nearly $1 trillion business in the next decade.
CULTURE / Film
Jun 14, 2023

A few small tips for the Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia

Our film critic provides his recommendations for Short Shorts Film Festival & Asia, which is currently unspooling at cinemas across Tokyo.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jun 14, 2023

How the climate crisis is supercharging Japan’s rainy season

When you think of natural disasters do you think of guerrilla rainstorms, landslides and heatwaves? You should, since that’s in the forecast for Japan’s climate-crisis-charged rainy seasons.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 14, 2023

How Trump’s indictment compares to other Espionage Act cases

The former president's defenders are right that his federal indictment is unusual, but his behavior helps distinguish it from most of the precedents.
CULTURE / Books
Jun 14, 2023

Cormac McCarthy, novelist of a darker America, is dead at 89

His characters were outsiders, like him. He lived quietly and determinately outside the literary mainstream.
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CULTURE / Art
Jun 13, 2023

Losing and finding my cool in Gwangju

Located in a city imbued with a fighting spirit, art festival Gwangju Biennale 2023 provides a backdrop for contemplation about action, strength and inner calm.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 13, 2023

The race to win the AI competition could doom us all

Some of the downsides of Silicon Valley are a readiness to ignore dangers and seek immediate returns, especially as it pertains to AI.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jun 13, 2023

Speed demons: the 'uriko' beer vendors of Japanese baseball

At Tokyo Dome, vendors sell an average of about 20,000 glasses of beer at a night game.
JAPAN
Jun 12, 2023

Human error leads to privacy breach for one person's pension records

The pension records were linked to someone else's My Number due to human error and were shared on the Mynaportal portal site for My Number cardholders.
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BUSINESS
Jun 12, 2023

BOJ’s Ueda likely to hold with bond market on his side for now

Gov. Kazuo Ueda has repeatedly signaled his intention to take time before making any major changes to the central bank’s stimulus.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 12, 2023

Inflation and hot labor market drive dissent as Fed signals rate pause

Officials worry progress on inflation has stalled and say the Fed may need to do more to cool a surprisingly resilient economy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 10, 2023

Saudi Arabia furthers ‘sportswashing’ ambitions with PGA merger

Human rights, it turns out, are a bore and an obstacle. 'Sportswashing,” as it is known, is powerful and effective.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 10, 2023

U.S. and allies condemn economic coercion with attention on China

The U.S. and five major allies, including Japan, condemned economic coercion and nonmarket policies regarding trade and investment in a joint declaration.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 10, 2023

Manchester City wary of Inter Milan threat with Champions League title and treble within reach

Manchester City is a huge favorite to finally get its hands on the greatest prize in European club soccer.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Community
Jun 10, 2023

Finding familiar ground at a D&D-inspired Tokyo comedy show

The stories are wild and the jokes are improvised, but expat audiences find these monthly shows a comfort.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 9, 2023

Can the world’s democracies survive the ‘polycrisis’?

Artificial intelligence, climate change, and Russia's war in Ukraine are causing global angst — each of which demands urgent attention from policymakers and political leaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 9, 2023

Apple likely to find a receptive market for its Vision Pro in Asia

VR has found greater favor in the region, with Japan, South Korea and China ranking among the most advanced markets for headset adoption.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2023

U.S. SEC crackdown on Coinbase and Binance puts crypto exchanges on notice

The lawsuits expand the overall number of cryptocurrencies that the U.S. regulator has explicitly identified as securities.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jun 9, 2023

Indictment brings Trump story full circle

The former U.S. president assailed Hillary Clinton for her handling of sensitive information. Now, the same issue threatens his chances of reclaiming the presidency.

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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