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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Longform
May 1, 2023

A new journey: Reviving Japan’s hospitality industry

In the wake of the pandemic, businesses are looking for ways to engage workers once more and welcome new waves of travelers.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
May 1, 2023

As travel demand rebounds, Okinawa firms look to sustainable tourism

Local businesses are exploring ways to re-establish Okinawa's rich nature and unique history and culture as valuable tourism resources.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2023

U.S. wires Ukraine with radiation sensors to detect nuclear blasts

In part, the goal is to make sure that if Russia detonates a radioactive weapon on Ukrainian soil, its atomic signature and Moscow’s culpability could be verified.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 30, 2023

Rishi Sunak’s next six months as PM look harder than the first

Tory ministers, strategists and advisers fear that Sunak risks losing momentum, hitting a ceiling in the polls as policy problems and political dramas pile up.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 30, 2023

Momentum grows over a 'just' climate transition in Japan, but more action needed

The government and NGOs have begun to engage with the climate issue, but more work needs to be done to ensure workers in high-emitting industries and regions don’t get left behind.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 30, 2023

Nikki Haley and others struggle to gain 2024 ground on Trump

With Trump's legal setbacks mounting, Americans are bracing for a parade of contenders positioning themselves as more moderate, less bombastic alternatives.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 30, 2023

Japan's ume heartland sows new prospects

If you’ve ever eaten ume, chances are it came from Minabe or Tanabe in Wakayama Prefecture.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 29, 2023

On lethal aid to Ukraine, South Korean leader says Seoul considering its options

Yoon said Seoul was closely monitoring the battlefield situation in Ukraine and will take proper measures in order to uphold international norms and international law.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 28, 2023

Marcos and Biden to discuss ‘evolution’ of U.S.-Philippine defense pacts

The summit in Washington will be part of a five-day state visit by the Philippine leader designed to clarify the implementation of the 1951 Mutual Defense Treaty.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 28, 2023

Japan tries to confront its ever-shrinking population

Most developed economies are experiencing similar demographic declines. Japan is merely leading the charge.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 28, 2023

Why Russian TV isn’t Tucker Carlson’s dream job

The Russian propaganda apparatus has long treated ex-Fox host Tucker Carlson — used him — as one of its own. The collateral damage he has inflicted on Ukraine is both real and insidious.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 28, 2023

A small Japanese town sets new precedent for women in politics

Among the country’s city councils and assemblies, men held more than 80% of the total seats as of 2021. But in Ebetsu, more than 40% of the city council members are women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 28, 2023

ASML, Europe’s most valuable tech firm, is at the heart of the U.S.-China chip war

The tech firm practically owns the market for a critical piece of equipment needed to produce the brains of everything that makes modern life possible.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 28, 2023

Panthers choose Alabama QB Bryce Young with No. 1 pick of NFL draft

The Texans took quarterback C.J. Stroud second and traded up nine spots to take outside linebacker Will Anderson Jr. with the third pick.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2023

Jobless young Chinese seek solace in temples and tale of failed scholar

Despondent young worshippers crowd temples in China on weekends, as they pray to find jobs in an economy slowly clawing its way back from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2023

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1 kilogram of cannabis

Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged in defiance of a plea by the United Nations Human Rights Office for Singapore to 'urgently reconsider' and calls by British tycoon Richard Branson to halt it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023

Democrats should cheer up about Biden’s bid for another four years

Voters have understandable hesitation about the Joe Biden’s age, but they ought to feel good about his accomplishments.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2023

China’s 'Project 912' used social media to target dissidents

The Chinese government has a team of police officers who create fake social accounts to harass dissidents and other critics outside of its borders, according to U.S. prosecutors.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Apr 25, 2023

The U.S. Supreme Court isn’t done with abortion. Not by a long shot.

The recent showdown over the abortion pill mifepristone offers a glimpse of the legal fights likely to land at the court in the coming years.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 25, 2023

Group for non-elite soccer clubs launches, eyeing more balance

A challenge the new Union of European Clubs faces is that the rival European Club Association is now the only club body UEFA recognizes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 24, 2023

U.S. presidential hopeful Ron DeSantis praises Japan defense buildup in visit to Tokyo

The two-day trip by the Florida governor was seen as an attempt to bolster his defense and diplomatic chops before throwing his hat into the ring.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Apr 24, 2023

As Yoon heads to U.S., Russia’s war puts focus on huge South Korean artillery stockpiles

President Yoon Suk-yeol has indicated his government may be open to changing its policy about providing lethal aid to Ukraine under certain conditions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 24, 2023

Challenges await EU over continued assistance to Ukraine

The European Union has remained a primary supporter of Ukraine by providing ongoing aid. Yet, the bloc is facing questions over disunity and apathy.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / BLACK EYE
Apr 24, 2023

Black people of Japan, we need to talk.

A mental health and wellness event aims to support Black residents of Japan and it's looking to expand in the coming months.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Apr 23, 2023

Japan order to shoot down North Korean rocket dramatic, but intercept unlikely

Experts say the order to shoot down any falling North Korean rocket components is more about reassuring a nervous public than actually intercepting them.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2023

Japan orders SDF to prepare to shoot down North Korean rockets

Observers say that attempting to intercept a North Korean missile or rocket carrying a satellite set to fall in Japanese territory could open up the possibility of escalation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

More women describe enduring forced abortions in Nigerian Army program

The accounts of two women, who said they met by chance at a wedding outside Nigeria, buttress the testimonies of more than 30 other women and girls who said they endured forced abortions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 22, 2023

As Ron DeSantis stumbles, anti-Trump Republicans fear a rerun in 2024 campaign

While the party's nomination race is still in its early days, the angst among 'Never Trumpers' is a sign the former president could be gaining momentum over Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2023

In Puerto Rico, solar power microgrids boost hurricane resilience

When Hurricane Maria battered Puerto Rico and decimated the Caribbean island's power grid five years ago, the lights stayed on in one building in the mountain town of Adjuntas.
Naked man’s rampage in Saitama linked to one fatality and 10 injured
Police believe Daisuke Nishimura may have been involved in roughly 20 incidents in the 90 minutes leading up to his arrest, including a fatal hit-and-run and multiple assaults.
Japan set to fine cyclists on the spot for rule violations from 2026
Under new rules, those who use smartphones while riding a bicycle would be subject to the maximum fine of ¥12,000.
Japan brings forward deadline for electronic travel authorization system
Japan is planning to implement by March 2029 a new online screening system in which foreign visitors who don’t need a visa apply for a certification before entering the country.
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.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
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
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.

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

Longform

Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
Can a World Expo still matter? Japan is about to find out.
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