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Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Apr 28, 2023

New audio platform gives virtual YouTubers the Japanese fan experience

The VTuber market is booming, and Oshi founder Leni Andronicos wants to help creators build closer relationships with devoted supporters in the spirit of “oshikatsu.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 14, 2023

U.S. left red-faced over 21-year-old’s alleged tie to intelligence leak

Washington is going to have a hard time explaining how the biggest U.S. intelligence leak in a decade may have been committed by an airman in a junior role.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2023

Offshore wind sends some North Sea birds fleeing, study finds

Using data collected from ships, aircraft and digital aerial surveys each year during March and April, researchers recorded a downward pattern in the numbers of some birds from 2010 to 2017.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 8, 2023

China sends 71 warplanes near Taiwan as military drills kick off

China kicked off three days of military drills and 'combat readiness patrols' around the island on Saturday, just days after the Taiwanese president met the U.S. House speaker.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

Just how dangerous are India’s generic drugs? Very.

The red flags for Indian drugs have been there for years. The world deserves much better than contaminated medicine and children poisoned by cough syrup.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 27, 2023

NATO slams Putin rhetoric on nuclear weapons in Belarus

After outlining plans to move tactical nuclear weapons to neighboring Belarus, the Russian president likened the move to the U.S. stationing its weapons in Europe.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 21, 2023

SVB’s failure endangers more than just money

Before SVB’s collapse, the bank was “critical to spurring greater competition and creativity” in the U.S. defense industry.
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
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
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

South Koreans skeptical as Yoon offers olive branch to Japan

South Korean opposition likely poses little domestic political problem for Yoon, but could affect how far he is able to go in winning cooperation from Japan, experts said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023

BBC raids show India's shrinking media freedom under Modi, some journalists say

The news network has said it is cooperating fully with authorities, adding that its journalists would continue to report 'without fear or favor.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 5, 2023

China defense spending to rise 7.2%, fastest pace since 2019

The defense budget will be closely watched by the U.S. and China's neighbors, including Japan, who are concerned by Beijing's strategic intentions and development of its military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 27, 2023

Mistrust of Xi endangers one of Wall Street’s favorite trades

Money managers looking for China to rebuild trust are getting mixed regulatory messages from Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 23, 2023

Ukraine war turns Japan’s Russia policy on its head

From attempts at flattery and concerted diplomacy in 2014, Japan has pivoted to sanctions against Russia over the war in lockstep with the rest of the Group of Seven.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Feb 22, 2023

Japan accepted over 2,300 Ukrainians last year. Is its refugee policy finally changing?

Many were surprised with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's decision to accept Ukrainians into the country given Tokyo has long held a strict definition of who is eligible for asylum.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Feb 19, 2023

Former Ghana winger Christian Atsu found dead in Turkey quake rubble

There were initial reports that the former Chelsea and Newcastle player had been rescued a day after the quake, but these turned out to be false.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2023

Near misses raise fresh questions for U.S. air regulator

The difficulties come amid forecasts that air travel demand will recover and surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 16, 2023

Looking back 20 years to learn lessons from the U.S.-Japan chip war

Today, China has military ambition that Japan did not, and the U.S. doesn’t have the monopoly on chip technologies that it once had.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023

How a band of Ukraine civilians helped seal Russia's biggest defeat

New accounts from Kherson have provided a rare window into how intelligence and sabotage operations are being coordinated with Ukrainian intelligence services behind enemy lines.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Feb 11, 2023

Now in NYC, 2nd Street is banking big on old becoming new again

Another year of subdued New Year sales; another retro fashion retailer expanding overseas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 5, 2023

After U.S. downing of suspected Chinese spy balloon, can ties can be stabilized?

Washington's dramatic decision to shoot down the balloon has highlighted the growing trust gap between the two superpowers and raised fresh questions about the trajectory of bilateral ties.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2023

The assassinated are the peacemakers

Just as the Ukraine war carries a high price, so would peace with Russia — not least for whomever negotiates it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 25, 2023

The growing comprehension gap that isolates Japan

Japan's central bank governor and the market are talking at cross-purposes. It shows a country that’s both badly understood and a poor communicator.
Contrary to some news reports, the movie "Oppenheimer," starring (left to right) Matt Damon, Emily Blunt, Cillian Murphy and Florence Pugh, has not been banned in Japan.
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 27, 2023

'Oppenheimer' spurs debate on the atomic bombings

Christopher Nolan’s biopic has triggered a debate on the rights and wrongs of dropping the bomb. It could lead to a more useful discussion in Japan — assuming it’s ever released here.
Migrants are seen on a metal boat as members of the Tunisian coastguard try to stop them at sea during their attempt to cross to Italy, off Sfax, Tunisia, on April 27.
WORLD
Jul 28, 2023

Tunisia says 900 migrants drowned off its coast this year

Tunisia has become a major gateway for irregular migrants and asylum-seekers attempting the perilous sea voyages in often rickety boats in the hopes of a better life in Europe.
The batsman’s place can be a lonely one — in the center of the field, surrounded by the opposition — but you can always look back to your pavilion for support.
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / Longform
Jul 31, 2023

Sweat, stumps and solidarity on the cricket pitch

It's a hot day and the Yokohama Alpha Quashers are about to take on the Chiba Sharks, fighting for a chance to move higher in the Japan Cricket League.
JAPAN
Aug 1, 2023

Kishida aide Kihara sidesteps reporters after wife in the spotlight

Weekly magazine Shukan Bunshun reported that Kihara's wife had been questioned by Tokyo Metro Police on a voluntary basis.
Migrants sit onboard an inflatable boat before attempting to illegally cross the English Channel to reach Britain, off the coast of Sangatte, northern France, on July 18.
WORLD
Aug 4, 2023

Migrant boat rescue missions do not encourage crossings, study shows

The finding contradicts claims that ships that save migrants in the Mediterranean incentivize people to risk their lives trying to get to the EU.
U.S. President Joe Biden recent comments about China are some of his most direct criticisms yet about the U.S.’s top geopolitical and economic rival.
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 12, 2023

Biden fears Chinese economy is ‘ticking time bomb’

Biden's comments included several major inaccuracies about the world’s second-largest economy.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol attend a photo op on the day of trilateral engagement during the Group of Seven summit at the Grand Prince Hotel in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 16, 2023

Biden, Kishida and Yoon look to ‘institutionalize’ trilateral ties

The leaders will agree to hold three-way summits at least once a year, in addition to conducting more joint drills and boosting intelligence-sharing.
Britain responds after Expo 2025 afternoon tea brews outrage
The café space at the Osaka Expo's British pavilion
Woman says archbishop of Tokyo ignored her pleas after priest allegedly raped her
In a news conference in Tokyo on Friday, Tokie Tanaka, 64, details her allegations of sexual abuse against a Catholic priest.
Israel protests after Kyoto inn seeks war crime declaration from tourist
A street in Kyoto in March 2023. An Israeli tourist was asked to sign a document stating that he had not committed war crimes when he checked in at a Kyoto guesthouse in April, prompting a response from Israel's ambassador.
Second round of U.S.-Japan tariff talks ends inconclusively in Washington
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick (far left), U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent (left) and Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator. The second round of tariff negotiations between Japan and the United States were held on Thursday in Washington.
Inflation and high hotel prices curtail Golden Week travels
Travelers in front of a flight information panel in a departure hall at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on April 26
'Ukiyo-e in Play' showcases traditional art carved anew
The Adachi Institute has been working on creating brand new ukiyo-e prints in collaboration with contemporary artists such as Yayoi Kusama, whose “Mt. Fuji in Seven Colours: When life boundlessly flares up to the universe” (2014) can be seen on display at “Ukiyo-e in Play.”
Want to see the future at Expo Osaka? Get in line.
“‘Future of life,’ by Ishiguro,” the World Expo pavilion by roboticist Hiroshi Ishiguro, displays humanlike androids.
Ishiba hears advice from across the aisle on how Japan should handle Trump
Prime Minister Shigaru Ishiba and CDP head Yoshihiko Noda at a parliamentary session in Tokyo on April 23.
Don't send in the clones: AI event nixed as Alt accounts get reality check
A screenshot from the website for Alt's AI conference, which was canceled after the company disclosed an investigation into its sales figures.
CDP submits bill proposal on separate surnames, but challenges remain
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmakers speak to reporters in parliament on Wednesday after submitting a bill in the Lower House to allow married couples to retain different surnames.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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A small shrine perched atop rocks braves the waves hitting the shoreline during a storm in Shimoda, Shizuoka Prefecture. The area is under threat of a possible 31-meter-high tsunami if an earthquake strikes the nearby Nankai Trough.
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