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WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 28, 2023

Memphis releases deadly police beating video

Footage of the violent encounter between Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, and the five police officers charged with murder in his beating death has sent shock waves through the U.S.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 27, 2023

Begging Japanese companies to hike wages is not the answer

Japan’s prime minister is asking employers to pay workers more. He should make the market do that instead.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Newly discovered asteroid passes close to Earth

The asteroid did not hit Earth but was one of the closest approaches ever by such an object, hurtling past Earth at about 3,500 kilometers above its surface.
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BUSINESS
Jan 27, 2023

Japan and the Netherlands to join U.S. in chip controls on China

The move forms a powerful alliance that will undercut Beijing’s ambitions to build its own domestic chip capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Russian activist, 80, fights on despite crackdown

Last February, while many fellow Russians opposing the war decided to leave their country, Svetlana Gannushkina headed home to step up her decades of refugee work.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

10 Palestinians killed as Israel launches deadliest West Bank raid in years

The bloodiest day in the West Bank in years erupted during a raid on the crowded refugee camp in the northern city of Jenin.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 27, 2023

U.S. wobbles under burden of keeping too many classified secrets

Every year, some 50 million decisions are made on whether to mark government documents as 'confidential,' 'secret' or 'top secret,' according to several experts.
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WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Ukraine faces deadly Russian missile onslaught after securing tanks from allies

Air raid alarms sounded across Ukraine as people headed to work. In the capital Kyiv, crowds took cover for a time in underground metro stations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2023

Global 2023 economic view downgraded, contrasting with market optimism

Economists as a whole were much less upbeat, and their more dour mood flew in the face of some notable upgrades by banks in recent weeks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Jan 26, 2023

Japan's future security lies in a ‘denial and competition’ strategy

The gap between the defense capabilities of China and Japan is widening at a tremendous pace, giving Tokyo cause to think carefully.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 26, 2023

Barely still No. 1, McIlroy looks for the magic he conjured last year

The player is expected to play a competitive round for the first time in 2023 and give his sport a glimpse at whether he has the form seen last year.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2023

Belarusian and Russian charge in Melbourne throws spotlight on Wimbledon ban

With the conflict in Ukraine showing no sign of ending, a decision about Russian and Belarusian players competing at the All England Club is pressing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 25, 2023

Japan tries to fix a child custody system under fire from all sides

In Japan, child welfare in divorce often turns on single-parent custody, where one parent can be largely excluded from a child’s life.
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.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 25, 2023

Is Malaysia poised for a new dawn?

The challenges Malaysia are undoubtedly formidable. But perhaps no one is better equipped to confront them than its new prime minister, Anwar Ibrahim.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 25, 2023

Not promoting Takakeisho is the right move for both him and sumo

Against a field which contained no other ozeki or yokozuna, the 26-year-old failed to dominate in a manner which would have made promotion impossible to deny.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Secret documents land in all the wrong places in messy U.S. system

Recent revelations of mishandled classified documents expose the pitfalls of safeguarding the nation’s secrets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2023

Even past dissent in Belarus means constant scrutiny

Aleksandr Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 23, 2023

Stabbing at Osaka train station leaves three injured

A train conductor in his 20s and two other men, one in his 20s and another in his 70s, had been taken to a hospital. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 23, 2023

No opposition. No choice. Cambodia’s election paves way for dynastic rule.

This dynastic succession within a parliamentary system, at the sole discretion of Hun Sen, demonstrates the grip he has on power after eliminating virtually all opposition.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 22, 2023

Tories urge Sunak to alter strategy and Cabinet after election losses

While Sunak vowed to stick to his plan after losing two seats and narrowly retaining a third on Thursday, ruling party ministers, lawmakers and advisers said that much more is needed.
JAPAN
Jul 21, 2023

China’s blanket testing for Japanese seafood affecting Japanese businesses

Seafood from five Japanese firms remains at Chinese customs, running the risk of a ¥100 million loss if they end up spoiling.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Jul 21, 2023

Australia and New Zealand get Women's World Cup off to rousing start with wins in front of record crowds

Australia and New Zealand earned slim victories at home to kick off the Women's World Cup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2023

Japan's price growth accelerates ahead of BOJ inflation update

Prices excluding those for fresh food gained 3.3% from a year ago, accelerating a little from the rise in May as energy prices were less of a drag on inflation.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2023

Akie Abe wraps up Taiwan trip, continuing late husband's legacy

Akie Abe traveled to the self-ruled island to continue her husbands legacy of reorienting Japan’s policy toward Taiwan.

Longform

A sinkhole in Yashio, which emerged in January, was triggered by a ruptured, aging sewer pipe. Authorities worry that similar sections of infrastructure across the country are also at risk of corrosion.
That sinking feeling: Japan’s aging sewers are an infrastructure time bomb