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BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

IMF says more flexible BOJ yield control can prevent market whiplash

Changes to the yield control policy may affect financial markets through exchange rates, term premiums on sovereign bonds and global risk premiums, the IMF said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 12, 2023

Twitter company ‘no longer exists’ and is now part of Elon Musk’s X Corp.

It’s unclear what the change means. In the past, Musk suggested that buying Twitter would be an 'accelerant” for creating X — which he dubbed an 'everything app.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

North Korea's Kim calls for more 'practical and offensive' war deterrent

The nuclear-armed North has reacted angrily to a recent spate of joint military exercises between the U.S. and South Korea — some of the largest in five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. and Philippines launch biggest exercises yet in wake of China's Taiwan drills

The presence of more than 17,600 military personnel for the the annual Balikatan exercise almost doubles last year’s level, according to the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2023

Reindeer racing king crowned in Arctic tournament

Fourteen reindeer and jockeys competed for the title in the final match of the season in the increasingly popular Arctic sport.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 10, 2023

LIV Golf stars make mark at Masters

Nobody from among the LIV Golf contingent at this year's Masters was able to slip into the green jacket, but a few players from the controversial Saudi-backed circuit left an indelible mark on the leaderboard at Augusta National on Sunday.
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023

Majority of Sapporo voters oppose 2030 Winter Olympics bid, exit poll shows

In the Sapporo election, held as part of the first round of unified local elections, the incumbent mayor aiming to host the 2030 Games defeated his two rivals opposing the idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 9, 2023

Putin’s paranoia deviates from its Soviet roots

Russia has yet to resort to the drastic reprisals of the Stalinist years, but the regime’s opponents still face some deepening perils.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 9, 2023

Israel Adesanya stuns Alex Pereira to reclaim UFC middleweight crown

The Nigerian-born New Zealander returned to the top of the weight class he has dominated for the last four years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society / FOCUS
Apr 8, 2023

Trans youth in U.S. facing a conservative offensive

More kids face laws adopted in a number of conservative U.S. states that ban hormone treatments for minors who do not identify with the gender they were assigned at birth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 7, 2023

Disasters can be deadly, but the aftermaths can be deadlier

Largely forgotten, more people died in the days, weeks and months after the 2016 Kumamoto earthquakes due to illness and depression than in the quakes themselves.
Japan Times
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Apr 7, 2023

Fred Vasseur says F1 teams agreed on sprint weekend changes

Formula One's first sprint weekend of the season in Azerbaijan at the end of April will have a second qualifying session instead of final practice, with Saturday's 100-km race a standalone event, Ferrari team principal Fred Vasseur said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 7, 2023

Ma Ying-jeou’s historic trip: Can former Taiwan president help ease cross-strait tensions?

Despite being the first former Taiwanese president to set foot on mainland soil, the impact of this landmark trip on cross-strait relationships might be limited.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2023

The Japan-Philippine-U.S. trilateral alliance in the making

The emergence of new trilateral security groupings in the Indo-Pacific region has been driven by a combination of factors including an aggressive China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Apr 6, 2023

Tsai and McCarthy vow closer U.S.-Taiwan ties, despite China’s ire

Washington and Taipei seem keen to deepen ties and normalize high-level bilateral interactions despite threats of retaliation and scathing criticism from China.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2023

Taiwan resigned to diplomatic losses in Latin America, observers say

U.S. officials and other sources see limited options available to the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden for halting the gradual drift toward China in Washington’s neighborhood.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 5, 2023

Sumo's declining recruitment shows need for fresh ideas

As Japanese children gravitate toward sumo and rugby, the Japan Sumo Association may need to take a more active role in overseeing the sport's grassroots levels.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 5, 2023

Former Lionesses marvel at growth of women's game

The legacy celebration at England's training ground was held as England prepares for Thursday's inaugural Women's Finalissima game against Brazil at Wembley Stadium.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 5, 2023

Study explains how primordial life survived on 'Snowball Earth'

The findings demonstrate that the world's oceans were not completely frozen and that habitable refuges existed where multicellular organisms including plants and animals could survive.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 4, 2023

Olympic champion Sunisa Lee targets Paris 2024 despite kidney issue

The American was 18-years-old during the Tokyo Games when she won the all-around title, also taking bronze in the uneven bars and silver in the team event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2023

Tesla's legal troubles: What's next after $3 million race bias verdict?

The case is one of several involving working conditions at Tesla and other companies run by billionaire Elon Musk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 3, 2023

U.S. military aid policies leave Taiwan in a bind, business council chief says

“I am concerned that U.S. security assistance is creating new issues that will have to be dealt with in the coming years,” said Rupert Hammond-Chambers.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 3, 2023

Architects of Northern Ireland peace see hope beyond Brexit deadlock

One source of the current political crisis is the sense that Brexit and its fallout have upset some of the balance of the 1998 deal.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 3, 2023

Daniil Medvedev turns attention to clay after dominant run on hard courts

Daniil Medvedev could be forgiven for a little wishful thinking after confirming his status as the current king of the hard courts by winning the Miami Open on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 3, 2023

Wagner group claims 'legal' capture of Ukraine's Bakhmut

The Wagner group has supported Russian troops throughout the offensive to surround the city, the fight for which both sides have invested in heavily.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Apr 2, 2023

Player opinions split over Wimbledon decision to re-admit Russians

Wimbledon, the only Grand Slam to bar players from Russia and its ally Belarus, said on Friday it would allow them to compete as 'neutral' athletes.

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers