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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 13, 2022

Polarized world means the end of ASEAN as we know it

Geopolitical shifts have exposed new divisions within ASEAN, and the group's continued relevance will depend on its ability to set more realistic goals.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Oct 12, 2022

Wrestlers and fans relax together at successful Sumo Fan Festival

For the first time since the coronavirus pandemic began, fans were able to get up close and personal with their favorite rikishi at Ryogoku Kokugikan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 12, 2022

Pressure grows on the West to speed air defense systems to Ukraine

On Tuesday, leaders of the Group of Seven industrialized nations pledged 'undeterred and steadfast” financial and military support for Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2022

How California’s bullet train went off the rails

The state has accelerated the pace of construction on starter rails, but at the current spending rate of $1.8 million a day, the train could not be completed in this century.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2022

Japanese fans revved up by booming Formula One's return

Despite a shortened race due to heavy rains at Suzuka Circuit, a strong turnout at the first Japanese Grand Prix since 2019 showed that F1 has a bright future in Japan.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 11, 2022

Ukraine vows to strengthen armed forces after fierce Russian airstrikes

Missiles hit targets across Ukraine on Monday morning, killing 14 people and injuring scores, as they tore into intersections, parks and tourist sites.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2022

What to look for in China's Communist Party leadership reshuffle

It's difficult to predict the makeup of Xi Jinping's next Politburo Standing Committee, including who replaces No. 2 leader Li Keqiang as premier when he retires from the post in March.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 11, 2022

Iran returns soccer legend Ali Daei's seized passport over protests

The retired Team Melli forward used social media to call on the government to 'solve the problems of the Iranian people rather than using repression, violence and arrests' in late September.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 10, 2022

Screening procedure fails to prevent colon cancer deaths in large study

While people who underwent the exam were 18% less likely to develop colon cancer, the overall death rate among screened and unscreened people were the same at about 0.3%.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Oct 10, 2022

Empire of steel: Where Japan’s railways stand after 150 years of evolution

Much has changed since the country's first railway line between Tokyo and Yokohama laid the foundation for a world-renowned network of trains to be created.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 9, 2022

Indonesian soccer faces pivotal moment after stadium disaster

Experts speak of shaky infrastructure, mismanagement and the potential for heated passions to descend into violence that has killed scores since the 1990s.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2022

Ukraine seeks to rebuild economy with defiant small businesses

To reverse the economic shock caused by the biggest war in Europe since World War II, Kyiv is pinning its hopes on the entrepreneurial resolve and return of millions of refugees.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022

Mass killing at Thai preschool prompts calls for drug crackdown

Former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra urged the government to 'speed up the suppression of drugs, especially methamphetamine tablets.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 7, 2022

China, Taiwan and where the KMT fits in

The opposition Kuomintang party is needed to maintain a channel of communication between Beijing and Taipei.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 7, 2022

Climate change 'kills on grand scale,' expert says

'We're talking about potential death of hundreds of millions or billions,' said Nicholas Stern, a professor at the London School of Economics.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 6, 2022

The censor cannot hold: The pressure of controlling China's internet

'In China the line is blurred,' Zeng Jiajun said. 'You don't know specifically what will offend the government, so sometimes you will go beyond and censor more harshly.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2022

Russia’s war hawks are no longer marching in lockstep

The loss of the strategic city of Lyman to Ukrainian forces has prompted a level of finger-pointing among Putin's military partners that threatens his hold on power.
JAPAN
Oct 6, 2022

Ceremony marks 150th anniversary of Japan's first railway

The event, cosponsored by the transport ministry and the Railway Day executive committee, was attended by Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 5, 2022

Indonesian president orders stadium audit after deadly stampede

Joko Widodo that he had spoken with FIFA president Gianni Infantino on Monday about improving Indonesia's 'football management.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2022

The Kremlin’s suicidal march to imperialism

The more apparent it is that Russia is losing the war in Ukraine, the more forcefully President Vladimir Putin declares that it is not.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 5, 2022

Thank you my queen: You left the world a better place

Whether or not a constitutional monarchy makes sense in theory, with the British Commonwealth, it worked in practice.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 5, 2022

China seeks to address FDI concerns as foreign investors look for alternatives

Leaders have pledged to improve supply chains and address concerns such as intellectual property and market access.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Oct 3, 2022

What Japan’s iconic beef can teach us about ‘soft power’

The upcoming u2018Wagyu Olympics' in Kagoshima Prefecture is expected to create much-needed buzz about the industry among consumers at home and abroad.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 3, 2022

Sony betting big on next VR headset with increased production plan

Mass production of the virtual reality goggles began in September and hasn't yet faced supply chain constraints, sources said.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Oct 3, 2022

Video of the Beatles during 1966 Japan visit disclosed

The release came after a disclosure request filed with the MPD eight years ago by a nonprofit organization working to promote information disclosure.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 2, 2022

Bolsonaro vs. Lula: Brazil faces radically opposed options in divisive election

Historians say the election is the nation's most important in decades, with the health of one of the world's biggest democracies at stake.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022

Facing a dire storm forecast in Florida, some officials delayed evacuation

The delay, an apparent violation of the meticulous evacuation strategy one county had crafted for just such an emergency, may have contributed to catastrophic consequences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 1, 2022

Kabul classroom bombing death toll rises to 35 as women protest 'genocide'

On Friday, a suicide attacker blew himself up in a Kabul study hall as hundreds of pupils were taking tests in preparation for university entrance exams in the city's Dasht-e-Barchi area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022

Hurricane Ian strikes South Carolina as Florida counts cost of destruction

Ian, now classified as a post-tropical cyclone, will bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding to parts of North and South Carolina, Virginia and West Virginia until at least Saturday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Sep 30, 2022

Tokyo court gives same-sex married couple partial win in residency ruling

The court ruled that denying an American man a “designated activities” residency status was against the constitutional guarantee of equality under the law.

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