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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 22, 2021
A winter crisis raises prospect of energy blockades in Europe
EU power reserves are around 77% full — far lower what's normal for this time of year. If this winter is severe, it could leave some countries vulnerable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 22, 2021
Queen Elizabeth back home after first night in hospital in years
The monarch was hospitalized for what royal officials termed 'preliminary investigations' but was in good spirits and back home on Thursday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 20, 2021
Britain's fossil fuel dilemma in the spotlight as climate talks near
Achieving net zero emissions by 2050 is a challenge for Britain, as halting new oil and gas development in the North Sea will mean relying on imported fuel to keep up with energy demands.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 16, 2021
U.K. politician’s stabbing death prompts calls for safety review for lawmakers
The attack revives questions about the safety of lawmakers meeting face-to-face with residents in their districts, usually with little security.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Oct 15, 2021
Japan and U.K. have a major role to play in Afghanistan's future
Defense cooperation between Tokyo and London will be an indispensable pillar to support the next moves taken by Washington in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2021
As international travel returns, confusion over vaccines reigns
Many countries opened to international visitors following the successful rollout of vaccination programs, but fragmented rules and documentation issues have left some travelers confused.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 6, 2021
The false promise of AUKUS
AUKUS comes hot on the heels of the U.S.' chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan, and thus is being held up as evidence that the Biden administration is competent on foreign policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Oct 6, 2021
Brexit cold turkey: U.K. tries to kick 25-year imported labor habit
Prime Minister Boris Johnson's Brexit experiment — unique among major economies — has further strained supply chains already creaking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 4, 2021
Why Brexit Britain is isolated, vulnerable and running on fumes
The country faces 'a perfect inflationary storm” that could plunge the economy into a recession next year.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Oct 1, 2021
Sarah Everard case pushes Britons to learn how to stop street abuse
Sarah Everard's abduction from a residential street in London earlier this year sparked outrage and demands for action to ensure the safety of women on the streets of the city.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 28, 2021
Global vaccine access body to revamp rules after giving U.K. more than Botswana
The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) has largely allocated doses among its members according to population size — regardless of their vaccination coverage.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 27, 2021
British frigate sails through sensitive Taiwan Strait
The British warship's sailing — a move likely to anger China — came on Monday as it headed to Vietnam, according to an official tweet from the vessel.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 27, 2021
Fuel shortages pile pressure on Johnson as U.K. crisis escalates
The food and fuel shortages add to a pile of daunting challenges for Johnson, with Britons facing a surge in electricity and gas prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 25, 2021
Britain expected to ease visa rules as truck driver shortage bites
The driver shortage has been caused partly by Brexit and COVID-19, and the loss of about a year of driver training and testing.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 24, 2021
AUKUS shakes up the region, but that is a good thing
Chinese concerns are valid. AUKUS seeks to better deter, and if need be, defend against revisionist powers in this region. If that describes Chinese behavior, then it is a target.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Sep 23, 2021
How the child care crisis became a global economic fiasco
Child care issues have driven a workforce gender gap for decades. The pandemic has made it undeniably worse.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 23, 2021
French envoy to return to U.S. after fence-mending Biden-Macron call
The White House also acknowledged it erred in brokering a deal for Australia to buy U.S. instead of French submarines without consulting Paris.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Why AUKUS is a game changer in the Indo-Pacific
Critics of Canberra's decision to use nuclear propulsion for subs are worried less about Australia than about the precedent it sets for proliferation among more problematic countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 22, 2021
Canberra's enthusiasm for conflict with Beijing should be concerning
The French claimed the Australian decision to renege on the submarine deal was a betrayal. But the decision, which was motivated by fears of China becoming an equal, was very Australian.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 22, 2021
At Oval Office meeting, Boris Johnson's Brexit promise of U.S. trade deal fades from view
Despite having talked up a deal with Washington as a major prize of his campaign to leave the EU, the British prime minister himself has since tried to downplay expectations of progress.
Japan ruling bloc projected to lose majority in Upper House election drubbing
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks at the Liberal Democratic Party’s headquarters Sunday after exit polls showed poor results for the ruling coalition in the Upper House election.
Polls open for key Upper House election that could shake Japanese politics
People vote during Japan's Upper House election at a polling station in Tokyo on Sunday.
Sunken WWII Japanese warship Teruzuki found off Solomon Islands
The Solomon Islands. A team from the U.S. nonprofit Ocean Exploration Trust has discovered the Imperial Japanese Navy destroyer Teruzuki on the deep seabed off the Solomon Islands as the 80th anniversary of the war's end approaches.
Japan team finds ancient ocean full of squids
The ancient ocean was full of squids, whose population exceeded that of fish or ammonites, a Japanese research team mainly from Hokkaido University has found through a new method using technology.
Hitomi Obara, 2012 Olympic champion in wrestling, dies at 44
Hitomi Obara competes at the London Olympics in August 2012.
‘Noto Democracy’ and the slow work of civic change
Yukio Iokibe’s “Noto Democracy" centers on Motoyuki Takii, a former junior high school teacher who publishes a handwritten newspaper every month to encourage the residents of Anamizu, Ishikawa Prefecture, to engage in local politics.
In microbes we trust: Embracing the nature of fermented food
You don't need an oven to make Kenji Morimoto's easy and delicious Miso Sticky Toffee Crepe Cake.
Touring the Silk Road — without leaving Tokyo
One of the entrances to Pao Compound, a nine-story Silk Road-inspired complex in Tokyo's Higashinakano neighborhood
Japan's rice farmers are confounded by Shinjiro Koizumi’s policies
Kiyoshi Shibata stands in front of one of the rice paddies in Murayama, Yamagata Prefecture, where he produces the prefecture's signature rice brand Tsuyahime.
In Gaza-made obi, Palestinian embroidery meets Japanese kimono
The Palestinian Embroidery Obi Project brings together a traditional Japanese garment and age-old designs from the Middle Eastern region.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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After pandemic-era border regulations eased, Indian migrants began returning to Japan. Their population now stands at more than 50,000 across the country.
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