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JAPAN

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JAPAN
Jan 21, 2023
COVID-19 tracker: Japan confirms 79,033 cases, down by 53,000 from last week
The number of severe COVID-19 cases across the country rose by 10 from Friday to 683, while 319 deaths were reported.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 21, 2023
Japan eyes criminal penalties for leaking defense equipment secrets
The move comes as Japan's Defense Ministry aims to expand the joint development of defense equipment with other countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 21, 2023
Okinawa governor eyes U.S. visit in early March
Okinawa Gov. Denny Tamaki is expected to reiterate his call for the plan to relocate the U.S. base in Futenma to be reviewed.

ASIA PACIFIC

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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 21, 2023
Chinese who lost relatives to COVID angry at failure to protect elderly
By Martin Quin Pollard
As hundreds of millions of Chinese people travel to reunite with families for the Lunar New Year holiday, many will do so after mourning relatives who died from COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 21, 2023
Chris Hipkins set to replace Jacinda Ardern as New Zealand prime minister
Hipkins is expected to be confirmed as the new leader at a meeting of the ruling Labour Party's 64 lawmakers on Sunday.

WORLD

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WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Abandoned children of U.N. peacekeepers in Congo face stigma
By Ricky OMBENI
In Congo, dozens of abandoned offspring of United Nations peacekeepers, deployed in the troubled region for over 20 years, often face stigma in their communities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
The NATO alliance is holding strong on Ukraine. But fractures are emerging.
By Eric Schmitt
The differences are over strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs in the next few months.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Horror of station massacre hangs heavy over Ukraine's Kramatorsk
By Cecile FEUILLATRE
Despite widespread silence over the brutal attack — one of the deadliest of the war — it has left an indelible mark on survivors and witnesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Western military aid girds Kyiv for counterattacks despite tank deadlock
By Tom Balmforth
Billions of dollars in new Western military aid, including infantry fighting vehicles, will gird Ukraine for counterattacks, but Kyiv needs other weapons systems to win decisively.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023
Allies fail to agree on heavy tanks sought by Ukraine
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin also said Ukraine was expected to mount an attack against dug-in Russian troops in the coming weeks.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 21, 2023
White House says Biden won’t negotiate in debt talks with new Republican House speaker
The U.S. president and the new speaker, Kevin McCarthy, are to discuss a variety of issues, but negotiation on raising the U.S. debt limit is off the table, the White House said.

BUSINESS

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BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
Small and midsized companies to boost business travel rebound in 2023
By Abhijith Ganapavaram
Global airlines are expected to return to profitability this year for the first time since 2019, fueled by demand for leisure trips, according to trade group IATA.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2023
Japanese government and BOJ to discuss 2013 statement on inflation goal
Some are calling for revising the statement as the central bank has not yet achieved, in a stable manner, its 2% inflation target, a goal spelled out in the document.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
China’s video game creators come in from the cold as crackdown eases
By Josh Ye
Beijing’s tough curbs in 2021 laid waste to the once-booming industry, shaving over half of the market value of sector leaders like Tencent Holdings and NetEase.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2023
Next BOJ governor needs to be ‘crafty,’ LDP’s Akira Amari says
By Yuki Hagiwara
Japan’s next central bank governor needs the ability to be "crafty” in how they communicate and should largely stick with loose monetary policy, according to Akira Amari, a former economy minister who was involved in laying out the country’s 10-year-old inflation target.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 21, 2023
Western Digital talks with Kioxia said to be advancing
Under the terms being discussed, Western Digital would spin off its flash business and merge it with Kioxia, creating a publicly traded company in the U.S.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
France OKs Renault's reduction in Nissan stake
Nissan, which owns 15% of Renault, has been calling on the French automaker to cut its stake in the Japanese company to the same level.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 21, 2023
Alphabet cuts 12,000 jobs after pandemic hiring spree and refocuses on AI
Google's parent company said it is facing 'a different economic reality,' and has decided to double down on artificial intelligence projects.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 21, 2023
Tepco to seek government OK for household rate hike for first time since 2012
If the planned application is approved, the utility is expected to raise the rates by around 30% in or after June, a move that would affect over half of its customer households.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 21, 2023
BOJ's Kuroda signals no shift after inflation hits 41-year high
Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda said current inflation is led mainly by import-price increases, and that it’s likely to start cooling from next month.

LIFE

Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 21, 2023
Japanese designers begin the year with responsible and eco-friendly products
By Mio Yamada
This month: a breathing pillow, a hard hat made from scallops and chairs from master architect, Kengo Kuma.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2023
Half-farming, half-anything: Japan’s rural lifestyle revolution
By Kimberly Hughes
Leaving Japan's suffocating metropolises behind is as simple as a passion, a modest profit and plot of land.

CULTURE

Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 21, 2023
Yukihiro Takahashi: Style, substance and the knack for a beat
By James Hadfield
Yellow Magic Orchestra's principal vocalist and rhythmic linchpin was a leading figure in Japan's music scene, inspiring musicians the world over with his collaborative spirit.
Record 78% of people in Japan feel anxious, government survey finds
The public opinion survey on people's lives, conducted by the Cabinet Office, found that 28.1% of respondents think that their standard of living is at a lower-middle level among the general public — the highest percentage to give that response in 35 years.
Police raided suspect's home to arrest him after fatal Kitakyushu stabbing
Broken window glass is seen at Masanori Hirabaru's house in Kitakyushu's Kokuraminami Ward.
Taiwan lawmakers brawl over bills that would 'damage democracy'
Lawmakers from the Democratic Progressive Party and opposition party Kuomintang brawl in parliament in Taipei on Friday.
Ride-hailing restrictions to be eased during 2025 Osaka Expo
A venue for the 2025 Osaka Expo in the city of Osaka
Foxconn's interest in Nissan said to be on hold amid Honda merger talks
Foxconn’s pause in its pursuit of Nissan is the latest development in the unexpected emergence of two suitors for the ailing Japanese carmaker.
Japanese officials inspect Yokota Air Base over PFAS concerns
The Yokota Air Base in western Tokyo in September 2019. An inspection of the base by Japanese government officials on Friday came amid public pressure to investigate suspected links between the use of PFAS-containing firefighting foam by the U.S. base and contamination of soil and groundwater in western Tokyo.
Crime numbers rise in Japan for second straight year
A police officer stands in front of the residence of a man alleged to have stabbed two junior high school students in Kitakyushu.
A year of Oscar wins and a quiet push for diversity
Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Evil Does Not Exist,” released in Japanese theaters in April, sharply dramatizes the clash between rural and urban values. The film won five awards at the 2023 Venice Film Festival, including the second-place Silver Lion prize.
Curiosity didn’t kill the meme: Why cats still rule Japanese YouTube
A screen shot from YouTube user @lagelda shows the simplicity of going viral in Japan in 2024: A cat dancing to EDM in front of a green screen.
With rare Asia carrier deployment, France seeks greater interoperability
The flight deck of the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier during a stop at Changi Naval Base in Singapore in May 2019

Podcast

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

Longform

Yasuyuki Yoshida stirs a brew in a fermentation tank at his brewery in Hakusan.
The quake that shook Noto's sake brewing tradition
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