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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023

Spy balloon threatens to deflate momentum toward improving China-U.S. ties

While some analysts said the U.S. decision to cancel high-level talks illustrated major hurdles in Sino-American ties, others said a chance for another meeting could come soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2023

Fears of Russian nuclear weapons use have diminished, but could re-emerge

Nearly a year into the war in Ukraine, U.S. policymakers and intelligence analysts have more confidence that they understand at least some of President Vladimir Putin’s red lines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2023

Japanese firms urged to address human rights issues in supply chains

'If companies do not tackle this issue in the right way, they could be shut out from the European and U.S. markets,' Asako Okai, director of the UNDP's Crisis Bureau, said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 4, 2023

Younger Japanese hit harder by inflation, with 'excess' savings no savior for consumption

Inflation at home and recession fears about the global economy are casting a pall over the world's third-largest economy, which unexpectedly shrank in the July-September quarter of 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Feb 4, 2023

From Meta to Microsoft, AI's big moment is here

Chief executives across the sector have packed earnings calls with mentions of the tech, which until recently existed more in the background than as a solid contributor to the bottom line.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2023

U.S.-led moon exploration project cannot succeed without Japan, NASA says

As part of the Artemis program, the United States is aiming to return humans to the moon for the first time since NASA's Apollo 17 mission in 1972.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 4, 2023

Concrete traps carbon dioxide soaked from air in climate-friendly test

The joint effort was the first time that carbon dioxide absorbed from the atmosphere using such Direct Air Capture (DAC) technology had been secured in concrete.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Feb 4, 2023

Blaming TikTok for harming students is easy. Proving it isn’t.

About half of adolescents have had a mental health disorder at some point in their lives, and some school districts are putting at least part of the blame on social media companies that they say addict America’s youth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 4, 2023

Western allies pledge precision rockets and missile systems to Ukraine

The precision rockets and missile systems could help President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his forces retain control of the embattled eastern city of Bakhmut.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 4, 2023

G7's new petroleum price caps to degrade Russia's war campaign, U.S. treasury secretary says

The coalition imposing the measures set the new price caps at $100 per barrel on products that trade at a premium to crude and $45 per barrel for products that trade at a discount.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 4, 2023

‘Teflon’ Elon wins again as jury rejects fraud claim over tweets

Tesla CEO Elon Musk was cleared of claims by investors that he defrauded them when he tweeted that he was considering taking the company private and had 'funding secured” to make it happen.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 4, 2023

Sushi chain limits conveyor belt use to orders after licking scandal

The move comes after videos of unhygienic behavior by customers at various restaurants racked up millions of views online.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 4, 2023

Philippines may send robbery suspects to Japan ahead of Marcos visit

Manila is proceeding with arrangements for their handover ahead of a visit by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to Japan beginning Wednesday.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Feb 4, 2023

Roger Dahl on reaching a consensus in a meeting

Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Feb 4, 2023

'Beijing’s Global Media Offensive': China's fight to win influence around the world

Author Joshua Kurlantzick's up-to-date and rigorously footnoted new book details the country's efforts to write its own narrative and sway minds through media.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 4, 2023

U.S. postpones Blinken China visit in uproar over alleged spy balloon

The U.S. secretary of state was set to have meetings in Beijing early next week in the first such visit by a top U.S. diplomat in five years.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Feb 4, 2023

Hogwarts versus transgender rights, Blizzard versus Beijing

Can you truly separate the art from the artist? For many gamers, Hogwarts Legacy is their first such test.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023

Micronesia president says 'transparency' has eased Fukushima water concerns

David Panuelo's remarks stood in contrast to those he gave the U.N. General Assembly in September of his 'gravest concern' regarding Tokyo's plans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023

Record 94% of Japanese 'do not feel friendly' toward Russia

The figure was up from 86.4% in the previous survey a year earlier, and the highest since the question was added to the annual survey in 1978.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2023

Chubu Electric and BP to study carbon capture and storage project in Nagoya

Nagoya is Japan's biggest port in terms of cargo volume and is located near steel, automotive and other manufacturing plants that account for 3% of the country's total emissions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2023

Nippon Paper and other firms eyeing sustainable aviation fuel made from wood

The project, if it succeeds, would aim to produce bioethanol from Nippon Paper's mills in the 2027 fiscal year to be used as a feedstock for sustainable aviation fuel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 3, 2023

Japan's GPIF, the world's biggest pension fund, posts longest loss in 20 years

The Government Pension Investment Fund lost 1% during the quarter ended December, or ¥1.85 trillion ($14 billion), reducing its total assets to ¥189.9 trillion.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 3, 2023

Ex-Japan defense chief Kishi to resign as lawmaker over health issues

Kishi, the younger brother of late former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, previously faced concerns over his health when he held the defense portfolio between September 2020 and August 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 3, 2023

Japan's fourth quarter economic growth likely rebounded on tourism reopening

Signs of stronger momentum heading into 2023 could influence major companies and workers in Japan as they head into annual labor talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 3, 2023

In climate resilience push, U.S. federal cash flows to coastal rich

In the United States, federal disaster aid has historically been slow to reach lower-income populations and communities of color.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 3, 2023

Japanese government panel calls for raising age of consent to 16

A government panel proposed Friday that the age of consent for sexual intercourse be raised from 13 to 16.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 3, 2023

Z Holdings to merge with Line and Yahoo Japan by March 2024

The SoftBank-backed company is looking to streamline its operations in a bid to position itself as a world-leading AI company.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Feb 3, 2023

Government considers honoring wheelchair tennis great Shingo Kunieda with People's Honor Award

In January, Kunieda, a winner of 28 Grand Slam titles and three Paralympic gold medals in the men's singles, retired while at the top of the world rankings.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 3, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo confirms 2,941 new cases

A total of 17 deaths among COVID-19 patients were also reported in the capital.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Feb 3, 2023

The risks, and safety measures to take, for backcountry skiers in Japan

The deaths of two men in Nagano Prefecture, including an American champion skier, was a tragic reminder of the risks involved in backcountry ski trips, even for experts.

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