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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2022
Top Republican under fire for recording of him urging Trump to resign over Capitol riot
The comments could undermine Kevin McCarthy's widely known ambition to become House speaker next year if Republicans take control of the chamber.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Apr 23, 2022
U.S. and EU are looking at ways to slash Putin's oil money
But one U.S. concern is that an outright EU ban on Russian oil could see prices skyrocket and give the Kremlin even more revenue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 23, 2022
U.S. warns of response to any permanent China military presence in Solomons
The White House's blunt tone indicated the level of U.S. concern that led to the dispatch of top officials to the remote island country.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 23, 2022
Gunman shoots four people in Washington and is later found dead
The shootings by a sniper in northwest Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon forced residents and students into a lock down that lasted well into the night.
JAPAN
Apr 22, 2022
Japan joins scramble to respond to Solomon Islands' pact with China
The deal reportedly allows China to dock military ships in the island nation, representing a significant strategic advance in the region for Beijing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 22, 2022
Are the kids today leaning right?
It's long been assumed younger voters support progressive and left-leaning parties. But though this pattern has been borne out historically, recent trends suggest that it may be changing.
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 22, 2022
U.S. in talks with Japan's Shionogi to buy new COVID-19 pill
Shionogi's treatment is in late-stage clinical trials and hasn't yet been authorized, but in earlier studies, it reduced viral loads in patients within the first few days of use.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 22, 2022
Japan banks target growth in cooling U.S. high-yield debt market
The banks are facing increasing risks and dwindling opportunities, testing their staying power.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022
Calling off steel plant assault, Putin prematurely claims victory in Mariupol
The move avoids, for now, a bloody battle in the strategic port city that would add to Russia's mounting casualty toll.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 22, 2022
Global energy crisis and Russia invasion eclipse Biden climate goals
The president has been forced to prioritize energy security, leading his administration to unleash record amounts of crude oil from strategic reserves.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 22, 2022
China's Xi proposes 'global security initiative,' without giving details
During a video speech to the annual Boao Asia Forum, Xi said that the world should respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of all countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2022
Russia’s missile test fuels U.S. fears of an isolated Putin
There is growing concern in Washington that Russia is now so cut off from the world that Putin sees little downside to provocative actions.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 21, 2022
They fled Afghanistan for America. Now they feed the newest arrivals.
Afghan restaurants represent generations fleeing war, and a cuisine interconnected to the world for centuries by the Silk Road.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 21, 2022
G20 finance chiefs condemn Russia, with some members staging walkout
Indonesia's finance chief, who chaired a meeting of G20 finance officials in Washington, acknowledged the body faced unprecedented challenges but called for cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Apr 20, 2022
Positive real yields may spell more trouble for U.S. stocks
A hawkish turn by the Federal Reserve is eroding a key support for U.S. stocks, as real yields climb into positive territory for the first time in two years.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 20, 2022
The West forgot about the Pacific Islands. China didn’t.
A crucial World War II battle was fought in the Solomons. It's now the focus of the latest Pacific power struggle.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022
The U.S. races to arm Ukraine with heavier, more advanced weaponry
The West is focused on sending longer-range weapons like howitzers, anti-aircraft systems, anti-ship missiles, armed drones, armored trucks, personnel carriers and even tanks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 20, 2022
Solomon Islands PM says China security pact won't undermine regional peace
The move has heightened concerns in Canberra about the potential for a Chinese military presence less than 2,000 kilometers away.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 20, 2022
Fueled by weak yen, Japan trade deficit extends longest run since 2015
While the trade deficit narrowed to u00a5412.4 billion, the streak of shortfalls is the longest since early 2015, providing a possible reason for Japan's currency slide.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 20, 2022
Biden weighs mask mandate appeal that may be fruitless — or worse
The federal court ruling scuttling the requirement has posed a difficult legal and political calculus for the U.S. Justice Department and for President Joe Biden.
From France to Mali, a deportee's struggle far from home
Moussa Sacko, a Malian deported from France — where he had lived since he was a young child — stands on a street in Bamako, Mali, in December. Compared with his home in France, Bamako feels like a different planet, Sacko said.
Descendants in Philippines denied Japanese citizenship
China warns of military response if Japan intervenes in Taiwan contingency
Representatives from the Japan Innovation Party hand over a proposal to designate Xue Jian, the Chinese consul-general in Osaka, as persona no grata, to a staff of the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Wednesday.
As attacks surge, who can cull bears in Japan?
Police cars leave the Akita Prefectural Police headquarters to cull bears, in the city of Akita on Thursday.
Japan may triple departure tax to tackle overtourism
A plane takes off from Haneda Airport.
Japan fully enters sports streaming era as fans face new dilemmas
Sports fan Tadashi Yokoyama streams basketball and fencing on three screens.
Stablecoins: Boring goes big, and now in Japan
Noritaka Okabe, CEO of JPYC, acknowledges a number of potential risks related to stablecoins.
Shohei Ohtani collects fourth MVP Award with 2025 NL honor
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani was named National League MVP for the second straight season on Thursday.
As Japan’s female leader rises, can she cross sumo’s sacred line?
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (front center) delivers a speech on the first day of the Kyushu Grand Sumo Tournament at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on Sunday. Centuries of belief and tradition still underpin the all-male association's stance of excluding women.
Tatsuya Nakadai: A masterful leading man and postwar icon
Tatsuya Nakadai had the look of a leading man in his youth, but his large and searching eyes suggested the pain and loneliness of an old soul.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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An illustration features the Japanese signs for "ganbare" (good luck) and the Deaflympics, which will be held between Nov. 15 and 26.
A century of Deaf sport finds its moment in Tokyo
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