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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 25, 2023

Japan logs record 3,085 abuse cases against disabled in FY 2021

The growth reflected rises in related consultations and reports on the back of increased public awareness about the law on preventing abuse against disabled people.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2023

Conflict in Syria escalates following attack that killed a U.S. contractor

U.S. officials said the main air defense system at the coalition base was “not fully operational” at the time of the attack, which killed an American contractor.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 25, 2023

Biden-Xi call will come later than the U.S. hoped as China ties fray

China’s leaders haven’t responded to U.S. requests to set up the call, which officials had said would take place soon after a meeting of the country’s legislature ended on March 13.
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2023

Japan releases nation’s first guidelines for refugee status eligibility

The new document aims to organize criteria relating to how refugee status in Japan is determined, with the intention of increasing transparency and promoting confidence in the system.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 23, 2023

Taiwan foreign minister sees growing engagement through unofficial diplomacy

In an exclusive interview, Taipei's top diplomat says he expects a growing number of representatives from world democracies to visit the island.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023

China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'

Local fishing communities who live by the river have seen their harvest fall since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 22, 2023

Don't make the same mistake as SVB with your 401(k)

Treasuries aren’t always the safest asset in your portfolio. Your risk depends on the type of bond and what you need the money for.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023

To stay or go? The daily dilemma faced by Ukrainians near the front

Emergency service employees have evacuated more than 10,000 people from settlements in Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24 last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2023

Macron defiant as anger grows over French pension reform

Ignoring calls from opponents, Macron said there would be no government reshuffle, no fresh parliamentary elections and no referendum on his controversial pension reform.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 22, 2023

First Republic rescue may rely on Washington's backing to reach a deal

As part of efforts to ensure there isn’t another U.S. bank failure, the government could play a role in lifting out assets currently eroding the bank’s balance sheet.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2023

Hot springs block Japan's geothermal potential

Geothermal is a renewable resource that harnesses heat from deep below the Earth's crust — a seemingly attractive option for energy resource-poor Japan.
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2023

World has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming, U.N. panel says

A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 20, 2023

Inside the payoff to a porn star that could lead to Trump’s indictment

Manhattan prosecutors investigating a payout to Stormy Daniels may be poised to make Donald Trump the first former president ever to be criminally indicted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Lacking health workers, Germany taps robots for elder care

An estimated 670,000 carer posts will go unfilled by 2050 in Europe's most populous country, which is also one of the world's most rapidly aging.
Japan Times
GLOBAL INSIGHT / Malta report 2023
Mar 20, 2023

Mediterranean nation turns investment hotspot for leading tech sectors

Less than three years after Malta opened its inaugural diplomatic mission in Japan, bilateral relations are at an all-time high as the world’s third-largest economy and the ambitious Mediterranean country bolster trade, political and cultural bonds for many mutual benefits.
JAPAN / Explainer
Mar 19, 2023

Japan on high alert as avian flu rages across the country and heads north

Amid egg shortages and soaring prices, how worried should people be about the potential impacts of bird flu on human health?
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023

Russia signals it will take more Ukrainian children, a crime in progress

Far from disguising the deportations, the Kremlin puts the children on display in Red Square photo-ops and at lavish concerts celebrating the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 13 deaths reported

The initial quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks in the following hour, according to the Geophysics Institute of Ecuador.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023

The Fed was too late on SVB even though it saw problem after problem

The relatively late discovery of a number of flaws in SVB's operations raises questions about whether the Fed was diligent in stepping up oversight as the firm was ballooning in size.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023

WHO accuses China of withholding data on pandemic’s origins

Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / THE LIVING PAST
Mar 18, 2023

When Emperor Meiji opened Japan, a little democracy sneaked in

Inspiration was drawn not from liberal Britain but from authoritarian Germany. The parliament was partly appointed, partly elected — by an electorate of wealth.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

Kishida aims for half of new fathers to take child care leave in 2025

The prime minister also said he will aim to raise the rate to 85% by fiscal 2030, adding that the bold goals are necessary to reverse the declining birthrate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?

Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia — where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 16, 2023

Finding a way to manage China's protectionism in procurement

In recent years there has been a growing trend of Chinese authorities giving preferential treatment to domestic products and pressuring foreign firms to transfer tech.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 16, 2023

Northern Irish rugby players find their voice with 'Ireland's Call'

'The great thing about the Irish team is it reflects all types of Irishness across the island.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 16, 2023

Memories, melancholy and all that jazz

Jazz enthusiasts James Catchpole and Philip Arneill set out to capture a time capsule of Japan's fading haunts with 'Tokyo Jazz Joints,' a photobook featuring 120 cafes and bars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 15, 2023

Some cash in on land boom near Indonesia's new capital, while others miss out

The project, which is under construction in an area largely made up of forest, is envisioned as a green, smart city, but has been hit by delays due to the pandemic.

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past