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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2022

Hong Kong in 2047: What to expect over the next 25 years

Twenty-five years ago, at midnight on June 30, 1997, Britain handed over Hong Kong, its colony for 150 years, to China in return for a promise that the region would be given “a high degree of autonomy” and retain its lifestyle for the next 50 years under a “one country, two systems” formula....
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 5, 2022

In Japan, April marks a fresh start for students and employees

April is a fresh start for everyone and things can get pretty busy, so don't forget to smell the flowers while you can.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Why Putin faces 'more NATO' in the Arctic after Ukraine invasion

As nonmembers, Finland and Sweden don't have the protection of NATO's guarantee that an attack on one ally is an attack on all, but moves to join the alliance are growing more likely.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek second term

The city's current No. 2 official, John Lee, is forming a team to prepare for an electoral run, local media reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022

How could Russia's Putin be prosecuted for war crimes in Ukraine?

Legal experts say a prosecution of President Vladimir Putin or other Russian leaders would face high hurdles and could take years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Russia's war migrants find mixed reception in Georgia

Many have headed for Georgia, Turkey and Armenia, drawn by visa-free regimes and pre-existing Russian communities, but not all have been welcomed with open arms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 2, 2022

Red Cross plans fresh evacuation effort from Ukraine's Mariupol

A Red Cross convoy traveling to the city of Mariupol will try again to evacuate civilians from the besieged port on Saturday as Russian forces looked to be regrouping for new attacks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022

U.S. investigators head to China to assist in 737 crash probe

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board has been helping Chinese officials download two black-box recorders that were damaged in the mysterious March 21 crash.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Apr 1, 2022

Bank of Japan to keep rates low as strong yen still Haruhiko Kuroda's enemy No. 1

The BOJ's dovish signals may give markets a chance to drive down the yen further, as prospects of steady policy tightening by the Federal Reserve widen the Japan-U.S. interest rate gap.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 1, 2022

School is back in Japan. At last, so are foreign students.

Following the easing of Japan's strict border controls, at least some foreign students have been able to arrive in time for Friday's start of the academic year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 31, 2022

Japan's revised Juvenile Law takes effect as age of adulthood lowered to 18

The legislative amendment will result in stricter punishments for young offenders, but the government is also shifting its focus to resocializing juvenile delinquents to prevent recidivism.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

Town, company team up to achieve SDGs in Kumamoto

While the United Nations sustainable development goals present the diverse challenges the world faces, it is important that companies and municipalities examine what exactly they can do and who they can partner with to maximize the impact of their actions, fully aware that what they do today may ultimately...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 31, 2022

Ukraine sunflower oil price surge casts shadow over Ramadan meals

The oil has become too expensive for many people in Lebanon and other Muslim-majority countries in the Middle East and North Africa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 31, 2022

‘One Day, You Will Reach the Sea’: A haunting ode to those who couldn’t say goodbye

Yukino Kishii gives a controlled performance as a woman struggling to deal with the disappearance of a former friend in Ryutaro Nakagawa's drama.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 29, 2022

Shanghai residents told to stay indoors as lockdown tightened

The rules came a day after the city started sealing off its 25 million people in two stages.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 28, 2022

Putin’s war has given birth to a geopolitical Europe

While some expected the European Union to dither, disagree and delay, it sprung into action at record speed to support Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 28, 2022

In Lviv, new Russian strikes pierce sense of security in West

Until Saturday, the only target near Lviv that had been hit was an airplane repair factory near the city's airport.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Mar 28, 2022

Mayu Nakamura: ‘Why can't a woman be sexy and a mother at the same time?’

Mayu Nakamura is known for her critically acclaimed documentaries. After a hiatus, she's back with a drama that aims to change how we view older women.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 27, 2022

Is time up for the British monarchy? Not so fast

The appeal of the royal family remains potent. Its adaptability to changing times is a hereditary trait.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 26, 2022

China eases U.S. concern on Russian sanctions by drilling into their details

Chinese diplomats in Washington have been in contact with U.S. counterparts asking for granular details on the sanctions in an apparent bid for compliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 26, 2022

Sony to unveil PlayStation subscription as soon as next week

The new service will combine its PlayStation Now and PlayStation Plus services. Customers will be able to choose from multiple tiers offering catalogs of modern games and classics.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2022

Ethiopia declares unilateral truce in war-ravaged Tigray

The rebels ignored a previous government offer of a cease-fire, but this time the group said it is committed to implementing the truce 'effective immediately.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 25, 2022

Experts see China stuck in a slowly evolving 'COVID zero' loop

Despite Chinese President Xi Jinping's call in mid-March to limit the economic and social fallout of virus elimination, large-scale lockdowns and mass testing drives are back.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2022

Vaccine passports likely to become unnecessary, Star Alliance CEO says

Airlines and governments also use many different technology platforms, making it difficult to find a common standard, said Jeffrey Goh.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 23, 2022

Tokyo prosecutors to indict SMBC Nikko for alleged market manipulation: report

The move against the unit of Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc., the country's No. 2 lender, will be a blow to one of Japan's biggest brokerages and its second-largest megabank.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

Biden says Russia is considering using chemical and biological weapons in Ukraine

The U.S. leader also warned businesses to be alert for possible cyberattacks by Russia. 'It's part of Russia's playbook,' he said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

Fatal nosedive by China Eastern jet baffles crash specialists

Few past incidents fit the extreme profile of the jet's descent Monday, in which it pointed steeply toward the ground before impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Mar 21, 2022

Okinawa firms raising productivity to give workers ‘earning power’

The prefecture's economy has grown significantly in the past 50 years, but it still lags behind the rest of the nation with low per-capita income and high child poverty rates.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 21, 2022

Defiant Odessa is seen as vulnerable to Russian sea assault

Military experts said an attempt to capture Odessa, which has so far been spared intense bombardment and fighting, was possible given its strategic and symbolic importance to Ukraine.
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.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
Top Japan trade negotiator canceled U.S. trip over rice, report says
Ryosei Akazawa
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.
Most Trump tariffs are not legal, U.S. appeals court rules
Workers hang a large poster of U.S. President Donald Trump on the facade of the Department of Labor headquarters building in Washington on Wednesday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
YouTube Music Weekend is where Japan’s internet-born performers go global
Headlining the second day of YouTube Music Weekend is Vocaloid artist Kikuo, who, with 1.46 million YouTube subscribers, is one of the most popular artists in the genre.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
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.
Jesse Kirkwood: ‘Languages are entire cultural universes with all sorts of baggage’
Jesse Kirkwood is part of a vibrant field of translators who have nurtured what might be called a “post-Murakami era of Japanese literature and translation,” one book at a time.

Podcast

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

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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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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