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Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 9, 2023

How El Nino could impact the world's weather this year and next

Meteorologists expect that this El Nino, coupled with excess warming from climate change, will see the world grapple with record-high temperatures.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 8, 2023

Japan's controversial immigration bill set to pass parliament

The bill has drawn considerable attention in the political hub of Nagatacho as left-wing opposition forces launched an extensive campaign to block the approval of the bill.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 8, 2023

Fukuoka court rules same-sex marriage ban is in ‘state of unconstitutionality’

The ruling was the fifth among six lawsuits filed to date nationwide. Decisions have been split over the question of the ban’s constitutionality.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 8, 2023

The road to Modi’s ambitious 'Made in India' goal runs through China

The more Indian firms try to ramp up production in competition with China, the more dependent they become on their neighbor for components and raw materials.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jun 8, 2023

Soccer great Lionel Messi chooses Miami as next destination

'After winning the World Cup and not being able to go to Barca, it was time to go to the U.S. league to experience football in a different way and enjoy the day-to-day,' Messi said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 8, 2023

Drought drives economic exodus from Iraq's rivers and marshlands

Across the country, fishermen are giving up on lives that depend on water and are seeking jobs in urban areas, where unemployment is already high and discontent triggers frequent protests.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 8, 2023

‘Firing the Lighter Gun’: A gripping addition to the post-Fukushima canon

Kohei Sanada’s sophomore feature doesn’t always hit the mark, but it’s a grimly compelling portrait of the aftermath of a nuclear accident.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2023

China should heed the concerns of its neighbors

Beijing’s behavior is a key driver behind the growing number of Southeast Asian states aligning themselves with Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jun 7, 2023

Ukraine dam: When do attacks on civilian installations amount to war crimes?

Ukraine accused Russia of blowing up the Nova Kakhovka dam on the Dnipro River that separates Russian and Ukrainian forces in southern Ukraine, inundating a populated region of the war zone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2023

Debt debacle confirms what many thought of the U.S.

China is the chief beneficiary of the U.S. debt ceiling nonsense. Doubts about U.S. trustworthiness spur governments to look elsewhere for leadership and stability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 5, 2023

As Taiwan gears up for 2024 presidential poll, who are the top candidates?

The result will have profound global ramifications as Beijing continues to step up military activity and diplomatic pressure on the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2023

South Korean support for building own nukes plummets, survey finds

The plunge in support comes despite North Korea’s increased pace of missile launches and weapons tests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2023

A major showdown is brewing over what counts as a carbon credit

A few sentences in a note from an obscure United Nations group has ignited a firestorm in the carbon removal world.
JAPAN
Jun 5, 2023

For Sakie Yokota, one of two living North Korea abductee parents, resolving issue remains priority

Yokota, 87, marked the third anniversary of her husband's death with an expression of concern over resolving the issue of people kidnapped by the reclusive regime.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 5, 2023

Saudi Arabia goes alone at OPEC+ with million-barrel cut

Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman Al Saud said he 'will do whatever is necessary to bring stability to this market.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jun 4, 2023

China and U.S. trade barbs at Asian security meet despite growing calls for dialogue

Still, the conference saw a series of important speeches and sideline meetings that highlighted U.S. efforts to strengthen its security alliances in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2023

China and India have fewer people than the U.N. thinks

The U.N.'s premature declaration that India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country highlights the diminishing reliability of its population statistics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2023

World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore

Such meetings are organized by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2023

As Kyiv reckons with deaths near a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

Three people, including a woman and her child, were killed in an explosion near the entrance of a shelter early Thursday morning, having been locked out in the middle of an air raid.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 3, 2023

Australia’s Albanese calls for 'guardrails' and 'dialogue' to prevent U.S.-China conflict

Albanese pointed out that forums such as the Shangri-La Dialogue can help provide a communication platform and a new perspective, placing points of tension in the broader context.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 1, 2023

Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka refuses to take personal stance against war in Ukraine at French Open

World No. 2 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus refused to comment on the war in Ukraine and her country's involvement as a staging post for Russian troops, when asked specifically to condemn it on Wednesday.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 1, 2023

ChatGPT risks threaten to divide Biden administration over EU’s AI rules

U.S. national security officials say aggressively regulating this nascent technology will put the nation at a competitive disadvantage.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2023

NATO launches Arctic drills, vowing to protect newest member Finland

Nearly 1,000 allied forces from the United States, Britain and Norway, and also from neighboring Sweden, joined some 6,500 Finnish troops for the exercise.
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Italy report 2023
May 31, 2023

UniGe: Encouraging critical thinking in an international setting

Its pride and honor may be deeply rooted in its long history, but the University of Genoa in the northern region of Liguria, has gained global recognition for its excellence in education, innovation and research.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
May 30, 2023

What Japan can learn from a leader's diplomacy four decades ago

At a G7 summit, Yasuhiro Nakasone took the lead and helped to heal a growing rift between France and the United States.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2023

World markets watch Erdogan for signs of financial policy shift in Turkey

Investors have bemoaned the Turkish leader’s maverick approach, underpinned by his belief that the only way to tackle inflation is to cut borrowing costs and grow the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2023

Barely noting war in public, Putin acts like time is on his side

Vladimir Putin looks like a commander in absentia, treating Russia's war in Ukraine as unfortunate but distant. His options have narrowed, but he is still betting on outlasting his foes.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 28, 2023

Should Ukraine take the war into Russia?

The better way to fight Vladimir Putin is to divide Russian forces inside Ukraine and cut off Crimea.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
May 26, 2023

Inexplicable debt debate undermines U.S. power and status

The U.S. secretary of the Treasury says the American government will hit the current debt ceiling on June 1. If it is not lifted, it will run out of money and be unable to pay its bills.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 26, 2023

Half a century of animal liberation is not enough

Because of the growth and further intensification of animal production, humans inflict more suffering on animals now than they did in 1975.
China seizes disputed reef near key Philippine military outpost
China Coast Guard officers unfurl a national flag on Sandy Cay reef, near the Philippine-held Thitu Island, in disputed waters of the South China Sea this month in this screen shot taken from Chinese state broadcaster CCTV.
Japan to resist Trump efforts to form trade bloc against China
As Japan gears up for the trade talks, Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is also seeking to cushion the blow that the U.S. tariffs may have on the domestic economy.
As many as nine dead after driver plows into Vancouver festival crowd
An ambulance is parked at the site of the Lapu Lapu day festival, where a vehicle drove into a crowd killing several people in Vancouver on Saturday.
Arunima Mazumdar: ‘Japanese literature has a niche but deeply engaged readership in India’
Arunima Mazumdar, a New Delhi-based communications professional, began sharing her love of Japanese literature online in 2022. The platform has grown into a robust community known as Dokusha Book Club.
Japan struggles with gray zone of AI deepfakes exploiting children
AI-generated content — including those made using pictures of real people, which are known as “deepfakes” — is not explicitly covered under Japan's current legal framework, nor are human-drawn illustrations that depict child abuse.
‘Wildcat Dome’ challenges Japan's historical narratives
On the surface, "Wildcat Dome" tells a personal story of damaged children — now adults — bound together by tragedy. Underneath, there’s a constant undercurrent of political consequence, invisible and pervasive like radioactive particles.
Reclaiming Sanya, one meal at a time
Magokoro Yoshihira (center) is the managing director of Yui Associates, which operates the neighborhood fixtures of Sanya Cafe and Juyoh Hotel. Yusuke Takahashi (left) met Yoshihira during a difficult period in his life and now works as the cafe’s chef. Nancy Anne (right) has worked for over 10 years at Juyoh Hotel and enjoys the multicultural environment.
Amid uncertain tariffs, is now the time to buy a new iPhone?
An Apple store in Tokyo's Shibuya Ward in September. Prices for the newest iPhone models start at around ¥100,000 ($700) in Japan.
Built in a flash, Osaka Expo pavilions wrestle with sustainability
Kengo Kuma & Associates oversaw the construction of the Malaysia pavilion, which is encased in interwoven rows of bamboo that appear to ripple.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo

Podcast

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

Longform

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
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