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Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jan 20, 2023

Kishida sells his international agenda to the world

Prime Minister Fumio Kisihida traveled to meet with global leaders, but his primary concern should be to convince Japan he is on the right track.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2023

Japan’s 'king of deals' looks for currency at ¥120 to launch global M&A

Yoshihisa Kainuma anticipates the yen will soon appreciate from a current level of around ¥128 per dollar because the Fed is likely to slow the pace of monetary policy tightening.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 20, 2023

Out of Nile, into tile: Young Egyptians battle plastic plague

Entrepreneurial young Egyptians are helping combat their country's huge plastic waste problem by recycling garbage that usually ends up in landfills or the Nile.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

Japan Communist Party urged to hold leadership election

Nobuyuki Matsutake called into question incumbent JCP leader Kazuo Shii having remained in position for over 20 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 20, 2023

Study reveals little-known climate cooler: atmospheric dust

The study has sought to highlight how changes in atmospheric dust are not currently factored into climate modeling.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 20, 2023

Jaguars intend to let 'house money' ride at Kansas City

The fourth-seeded Jaguars rallied from a 27-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Chargers in the wild-card round and immediately recalibrated to prepare for the top-seeded Chiefs.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023

Fans wait hours at Tokyo zoo to see panda bound for China

Up to 2,600 visitors will be able to see the 5-year-old panda Xiang Xiang each day until Feb. 19.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2023

Speculation swirls around possible BOJ policy change

A historic accord that ties the Bank of Japan to a 2% inflation goal is approaching its 10th anniversary amid speculation it may be revised to support a change of direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2023

Major fire in Seoul’s Gangnam neighborhood destroys 60 homes

The fire broke out at 6:27 a.m. in Guryong Village, located near one of Seoul’s most affluent suburbs, Gangnam district.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 20, 2023

Tesla uses profits as weapon in EV price war

Tesla, once one of the auto industry's biggest money losers, has over the past year built a commanding lead over most major rivals in profit per vehicle.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023

LDP divided over proposed overhaul of JGB redemption rule

When JGBs reach their maturity dates, the government redeems part of the debts with cash and rolls over the rest by issuing refunding bonds.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 20, 2023

When the big wave doesn’t break, but your emotions do

Most big-wave contests hold the event once it is called, even if conditions change after it has been greenlit. But not the Eddie Aikau Big Wave Invitational in Oahu.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023

Kishida to encourage debate on COVID-19 classification downgrade

COVID-19 is currently categorized as equivalent to a Class 2 pathogen, such as tuberculosis and avian flu.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

U.S. hits debt ceiling as partisan standoff sparks economic worries

Corporate leaders and at least one credit ratings agency warned a long standoff could rattle markets and unsettle an already shaky global economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 20, 2023

Mao Fujita makes Mozart's sonatas his own

The 24-year-old concert pianist adds flourish to familiar melodies ahead of his debut recital at New York’s hallowed Carnegie Hall.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2023

Mask mandate lifted everywhere but on public transport in South Korea

Authorities have determined the current COVID-19 wave has peaked, based on the country’s death rate and the number of critical patients.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023

Power conservation may lead to higher mortality risk, study claims

Researchers estimated that about 7,710 people died prematurely in Japan each year during energy savings campaigns in the wake of the 2011 Fukushima disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 20, 2023

Suicides in Japan increase in 2022, with first rise among men in 13 years

Deaths among men rose by 604 to 14,543, leading to 21,584 suicides in the country overall, an increase of 577 from the previous year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2023

Graves sink, fisheries shrink as climate change hits Fiji

Togoru is one of dozens of coastal villages in the Pacific archipelago now confronting the reality of climate change.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2023

COVID catastrophe looms for China’s New Year travelers

Travelers, from migrant workers to college students to educated urban elites, risk carrying the highly-infectious omicron strain with them to COVID-naive swaths of rural China.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 20, 2023

Andy Murray's epic late finish defended by Australian Open boss

Veteran Andy Murray battled through a five-set epic against home hope Thanasi Kokkinakis which ended at 4:05 a.m. to reach the third round.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 20, 2023

Japan’s inflation hits 4% for the first time since 1981

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 4% in December from a year ago, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

Ardern's successor as Labour leader will face tough October election

Despite her high global profile, Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party has slid in the polls, hurt by rising living costs, growing crime and concern about social issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

How COVID’s bitter divisions tarnished a liberal icon

In a part of the world where coronavirus restrictions lingered, Jacinda Ardern struggled to get beyond her association with pandemic policy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 19, 2023

A shrinking, aging China may have backed itself into a corner

Mounting population pressures may reveal a government that has not done enough to avoid tough choices in coming decades.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023

Trial over fatal 2019 Kyoto Animation arson may begin in later part of year

The biggest contention at the trial would be whether the defendant is mentally competent to be held criminally responsible for the attack.
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023

Japan divers capture rare footage of live giant squid

Giant squid are known to live in the waters around Japan, and occasionally wash ashore.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 19, 2023

Onosho takes New Year Basho lead after ozeki Takakeisho falls again

The two wrestlers will face off in Friday's final bout, setting up a potential neck-and-neck race heading into the final weekend of the January meet.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 19, 2023

Japan planning for G7 leaders to visit UNESCO shrine during Hiroshima summit

The plan emerged as the government of Kishida, who represents a constituency in the city of Hiroshima, aims to raise the international profile of other tourist spots in the prefecture.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 19, 2023

Japanese weekly news magazine with 100-year history to shut down

Asahi Shimbun Publications said it sold 74,125 copies of the magazine in December.
Yen taken back to the '80s by messaging missteps and loss of confidence
The rate of the yen against the dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
Deportations over immigration violations in Japan up 65% in 2023
Kansai International Airport in Izumisano, Osaka Prefecture, in December
Fujifilm once struggled to sell cameras. Now, it can't keep up with demand.
Cameras and lenses are displayed at Fujifilm Holdings headquarters in Tokyo on June 7.
Japan Airlines pilots and crew voice concerns amid recent safety woes
A salvage crew in front of the wreckage of a Japan Airlines jet that collided with a Japan Coast Guard plane at Haneda Airport in January
Italian city honors Japanese man who died after trying to break up a fight
Shimpei Tominaga ran a furniture trading firm in Udine, a city famous for hosting the Far East Film Festival, the biggest Asian film festival outside of Asia.
Potential candidates in LDP presidential election come into view
Prospective candidates for the Liberal Democratic Party's presidential election include digital minister Taro Kono (left) and former LDP Secretary-General Shigeru Ishiba.
Osaka and Tokyo ranked as world’s ninth and 14th most livable cities
The Economist Intelligence Unit’s 2024 Liveability Index gave Tokyo perfect scores for stability and health care.
Yen taken back to the '80s by messaging missteps and loss of confidence
The rate of the yen against the dollar displayed in the trading room at foreign exchange brokerage Gaitame.com in Tokyo on Thursday.
U.S. and allies race to ‘Trump-proof’ Biden security deals by year-end
Former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference after being found guilty over hush-money charges, at Trump Tower in New York City on May 31.
Koike’s governorship shaped by slogans and questions over follow-through
Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike speaks during an interview at the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building in Tokyo on June 3.

Podcast

A person walks among the giant columns supporting the Metropolitan Area Outer Underground Discharge Channel in Saitama Prefecture.
Tokyo underground: The city beneath our feet

Longform

Tokashiki Beach acts as a sanctuary for sea turtles and offers ideal snorkeling waters. It was also the site of the U.S. Army’s preliminary invasion that led to the 1945 Battle of Okinawa, which resulted in the deaths of nearly 150,000 people.
On Okinawa's Tokashiki Island, life's a beach — one of the best in the world
By Lance Henderstein

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