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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Quake killed more than 50,000 in Turkey and Syria, revised toll shows

Local authorities relied on data collected from hospitals, medical centers, civil defense forces and civilian sources, many of whom buried their dead without taking them to hospital.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 28, 2023

With child care policy still in the works, Kishida aims to change parenting perceptions

The government is focused on casting child-rearing in a more positive light amid the lingering perception that the barriers to having children are just too great.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 28, 2023

Japan health ministry panel endorses nasal flu vaccine for children

Based on the results of a clinical trial involving children in Japan, the panel agreed that FluMist Quadrivalent is safe and effective in preventing the flu.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 27, 2023

Japan needs more than just new visa options to attract highly skilled workers

Better wages, improved incentives and overhauled working styles are seen as bigger factors in drawing top foreign talent.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 27, 2023

Seino delivers on the promise of faster, greener e-commerce

There is not one place in Japan where Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. doesn’t provide delivery service. Seino is one of Japan’s top commercial logistics companies, with 90 years of history, but if its own network is insufficient, it is ready to cooperate with others to make sure things get delivered to their...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023

Year of conflict in Ukraine has left Europe forever changed

The Ukraine war has transformed the continent more profoundly than any event since the Cold War’s 1989 end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

Nigerians vote for new president, braving long delays in hope of bringing change

Whoever wins faces a litany of crises, including Islamist insurgencies, shortages of cash, fuel and power.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2023

CPR and defibrillators: What you need to know

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023

Orix weighs cutting contribution to JIP’s Toshiba offer, sources say

Orix is seeking to acquire ¥200 billion ($1.5 billion) of common and preferred Toshiba stock, down from the original ¥300 billion, the sources said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2023

How Biden’s shock-and-awe tactic is failing to stop Russia

Sanctions have inflicted damage, but they haven’t induced Putin to stop the war — raising wider questions about a tool that’s become increasingly central to U.S. foreign policy.
JAPAN
Feb 24, 2023

Japanese consider how best to continue helping Ukrainians

Since Moscow's invasion began on Feb. 24, 2022, 15 Japanese medical workers have been dispatched to the war-torn country by international medical aid group Medecins Sans Frontieres.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023

Onion shortage threatens a new chapter in world food crisis

A combination of factors is now shaking up the vegetable market, the backbone of a healthy, sustainable diet. And at the sharp end of that is the humble onion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

A year after war broke out, Ukrainian evacuees take life in Japan one step at a time

Forced to abandon careers, education plans and other opportunities at home, those who made the 8,000 kilometer journey to East Asia have had their lives put on hold.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 23, 2023

Math rock act Jyocho provides a cheerfully chilling soundtrack to new Junji Ito series

The quartet brings its unique blend of frenzy and sweetness to horror artist Junji Ito's new macabre Netflix series.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 22, 2023

Two dead, more than 50 missing in China mine collapse, state media reports

Eight rescue teams comprising more than 330 personnel have been dispatched to the site, along with over 100 pieces of rescue equipment, state-affiliated outlet The Paper reported.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2023

Inside the hunt for UFOs at the end of the world

As quickly as the national craziness over downed objects began, the United States called off the search, leaving answers encased in Arctic ice and under the whitecaps of Lake Huron.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2023

How does aid get into rebel-held northwest Syria?

Two weeks after a deadly earthquake, only a trickle of U.N. aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and anger.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 18, 2023

ASML’s big bet on China is starting to backfire over data thefts

After new revelations about data theft linked to China, questions are now mounting over the risks associated with doing business with the country as calls for new controls grow.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 18, 2023

Is this Yayoi Kusama's final evolution?

A recent branding campaign with luxury brand Louis Vuitton raises the question: Is she still interesting?
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023

Japan to create new visa pathways to lure high earners and top grads

The new pathways are intended to simplify the immigration process and help attract “top-level” talent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Impacts of sea level rise and fragility of ice sheets underestimated, research shows

Melting ice that could lift global oceans by meters will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and satellite data for many coastal areas has been misinterpreted.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2023

Omicron still infected those with early COVID cases, study finds

The study suggests those infected with pre-omicron variants are well protected against older variants but should still take steps to prevent reinfection.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Three women and two children pulled from rubble in Turkey as aid reaches Syria

The combined death toll in Turkey and Syria has climbed to more than 41,000, and millions are in need of humanitarian aid.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Defying odds: A story of survival under Turkey's earthquake rubble

A 62-year-old man survived 187 hours after the walls of his ground-floor apartment were propped up by a fridge and a cabinet.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 15, 2023

Omicron variant, thought to be milder, can increase risk for diabetes

Rates of newly diagnosed diabetes, high blood pressure and elevated cholesterol were higher in the 90 days after COVID-19 infection than the period before, according to a study.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023

New aid route to rebel-held Syria opens as quake toll nears 40,000

Rare survivors were pulled from the debris eight days after the 7.8 magnitude quake struck Syria and Turkey.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
Japan Times
Koshien’s dark summer forces reckoning for high school baseball
Koryo High School players greet their cheering section after beating Hokkaido’s Asahikawa Shiho in the first round of Summer Koshien on Aug. 7. The school withdrew three days later as a bullying scandal enveloped the team.

Podcast

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

Longform

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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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