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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Sep 26, 2022

Does the conflict in Ukraine represent a 'new war'?

While the fighting comprises many unconventional factors, it can be regarded as a conventional war in the sense that large-scale violence will determine how the battle ends.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

Iranians protest for 10th night, defying judiciary warning

At least 41 people have died since the unrest began, mostly protesters but including members of the Islamic Republic's security forces, according to an official toll.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 26, 2022

Giorgia Meloni's far-right triumphs in Italy vote

Meloni's Brothers of Italy party, which has neofascist roots, has never held office but looks set to form Italy's most far-right government since the fall of Mussolini.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

Why some climate activists are calling for reparations

Pakistan's floods have led to renewed calls for rich polluting nations, which grew their economies through heavy use of fossil fuels, to compensate developing countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Sep 26, 2022

Ojizo Coffee is brewing up a plan to give back to the community

One couple sees ethical cafe culture as being a part of the rehabilitation of those who are afflicted by societal ills.
Japan Times
Thailand report 2022
Sep 26, 2022

Thailand and Japan: Celebrating 135 years

His Excellency Singtong Lapisatepun, ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to Japan
Japan Times
Thailand report 2022
Sep 26, 2022

TPI Polene: Masterfully molding the future, today

In the race to stave off the effects of global warming and mitigate climate change, manufacturing companies worldwide have to consider more than just their bottom line. Ever mindful of their ecological impact, Thai company TPI Polene PCL (TPIPL) has always aimed towards sustainability for its conglomerate...
Japan Times
Thailand report 2022
Sep 26, 2022

RiFF Studio: Getting their game on in the ever-expanding digital realm

Recent global events have underscored just how big a role the digital content realm has come to play in our daily lives. This sector has not only emerged full force over the past decade, but has also established a firm foothold in the past few years amid pandemic-induced lockdowns and other crises.
Japan Times
Thailand report 2022
Sep 26, 2022

Royal Cliff Hotels: A vibrant destination eager to welcome Japanese travelers

The Royal Cliff Hotels Group has been a hospitality landmark in the city of Pattaya for more than four decades and is loved by guests from around the world.
Japan Times
Thailand report 2022
Sep 26, 2022

Iconsiam: Thailand’s iconic national landmark on the Chao Phraya River

Iconsiam is a sensational Thai megadevelopment and great riverside location with art, culture, shopping, lifestyle pursuits, endless dining options and super-luxury residences in Bangkok.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Longform
Sep 26, 2022

Big in China, but can the party last for Japan’s artists?

Overseas artists can make a splash in China — provided they abide by the rules.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Sep 25, 2022

Between a rock and a hard place: Why Japan’s defense industry is struggling

Japanese firms are reliant on the Defense Ministry and SDF for contracts, and without a change, the very viability of the domestic industry could be called into question.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 25, 2022

Follow the queen’s example: Make sure you have a will

Dying without a will is a cruel thing to inflict on your loved ones.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2022

Super Typhoon Noru slams into the Philippines

Noru, the strongest storm to hit the Philippines this year, with wind speeds of 195 kph, made landfall in Burdeos municipality on the Polillo islands, part of Quezon province, late Sunday.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino speaks in Miami on Dec. 7. On Sunday, Infantino announced details of the 2025 Club World Cup and the 2024 Intercontinental Cup.
SOCCER
Dec 18, 2023

Club World Cup in June-July 2025, Intercontinental Cup in 2024: FIFA

Announcement has drawn criticism from the global players' union FIFPro as well as the World Leagues Forum.
Sumo stablemaster Shikoroyama (right) with wrestler Abi in Nagoya in June 2019
SUMO
Dec 18, 2023

Sumo stablemaster Shikoroyama dies at 60

Shikoroyama made his professional sumo debut from the Izutsu stable, then headed by his father, in 1979.
Smoke rises from damaged buildings in the Gaza Strip on Friday. Washington has appealed to Jordan, Egypt and Gulf states to persuade Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to pursue institutional reforms with urgency to prepare for post-war Gaza.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

U.S. wants overhauled Palestinian Authority to run Gaza after Hamas

Washington considers the Mahmoud Abbas-led administration as the the only realistic post-war solution despite its unpopularity.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said that he was against banning abortion, but that terminations were against state interests.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

'Give birth to more soldiers': hard-line Russia turns on abortions

Over the last few months a flurry of regions have rushed to restrict abortions in private clinics, yielding to demands from the Russian Orthodox church.
Packages of tofu on the production line at the Yamami factory in Oyama, Shizuoka Prefecture
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 18, 2023

Tofu-maker Yamami sees shares surge after automating ancient craft

At its newest factory at the foot of Mount Fuji, the company, one of the few that’s listed, can produce 15,000 units of the bean curd each hour.
A woman who is against the proposed new constitution holds up a banner as she reacts to results of the referendum on a new Chilean constitution, in Santiago on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

Weary Chileans reject second proposed constitution

With 99% of votes counted in the referendum, 56% rejected the text while 44% backed the document.
A worker inspects semiconductor chips at a chip-packaging plant in Ipoh, Malaysia, in 2021. Malaysia currently accounts for 13% of the global market for semiconductor packaging, assembly and testing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 18, 2023

Chinese firms look to Malaysia to assemble high-end chips

Dearth of advanced chip-packaging services in China leads firms to venture abroad amid U.S. sanctions.
A view of the city of Ayodhya, India
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Dec 18, 2023

Temple promised by BJP transforming Indian city but some miss out

Laborers are finalizing a $6 billion infrastructure facelift in Ayodhya that is igniting an economic boom and driving up land prices.
Israeli soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, in this handout picture released on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

Israel opens aid crossing to Gaza while stepping up bombardment

Hopes flickered at news that Israel may have spoken with Qatar, one of the mediators of an earlier ceasefire.
A security personnel stops a supporter during the national security trial of media mogul Jimmy Lai in Hong Kong on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

Security tight ahead of landmark Hong Kong trial for Jimmy Lai

Now jailed for over 1000 days, one of Hong Kong's biggest critics of China has faced Beijing's wrath since the pro-democracy protests in 2019.
A pair of wolves carved from wood exhibited at Mitsumine Shrine’s museum in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture
ENVIRONMENT / Wildlife / Longform
Dec 15, 2023

In praise of wolves

Premodern Japan's reverence of wolves mirrors its close bond with nature, a state eventually disrupted by the ecological impact of industrialization.
Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton removes his helmet after the qualifying session for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Nov. 25.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 18, 2023

Button expects Hamilton to bounce back 'with the right car'

For the second year running, Mercedes driver Hamilton has failed to win a grand prix.
Tiger Woods walks onto the 18th green with his daughter Sam Woods during the PNC Championship at The Ritz-Carlton Golf Club in Orlando, Florida, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Dec 18, 2023

Woods optimistic following family weekend at PNC Championship

Woods said his surgically repaired right ankle continues to hold up well and that he recovered quickly after the Hero World Challenge earlier this month.
Market players see the yen rallying next year as the Bank of Japan exits the world’s last negative interest rate regime and its global peers cut borrowing costs.
BUSINESS / Markets
Dec 18, 2023

2023's big currency flop is top pick for year ahead, again

The BOJ's expected unwinding of its ultraeasy monetary policy and the prospects of lower borrowing costs elsewhere set the stage for the yen to rebound.
F-16s will help Kyiv address a problem that has persisted from the start of the invasion in February 2022: Russia’s more modern combat aircraft have been difficult for Ukraine’s military to counter with its own aging fighters.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 18, 2023

How F-16 fighter jets could reshape Ukraine's aerial battlefield

Russia’s more modern combat aircraft have been difficult for Ukraine’s military to counter with its own aging fighters.

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Dul Saroth (left) and Soeum Samrach, deminers with the Cambodian Mine Action and Victim Assistance Authority, practice using the Advanced Landmine Imaging System in Cambodia’s Siem Reap province in August.
The Japanese tech that could one day make Southeast Asia landmine-free