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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 22, 2022

China’s milestone moment for markets now just a distant memory

Hope that dramatic interventions five months ago has turned into skepticism over whether policymakers will do whatever it takes to bolster financial markets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

U.S. begins biggest drills with South Korea since Trump-Kim summit

The drills, known as Ulchi Freedom Shield, are expected to involve thousands of military personnel, and will run for two weeks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2022

Singapore will decriminalize sex between men, but no change in marriage rules

Under Singapore's Section 377A, a colonial-era law that criminalizes sex between men, offenders can be jailed for up to two years under the law, but it is not currently actively enforced.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 22, 2022

As Biden kicks off tour, some Democratic candidates want to keep a distance

Democrats hope the trip will boost the president's poor poll numbers and draw attention to his achievements.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 22, 2022

Cargo.one finds a simpler way to get started in Japan

The head of cargo.one's expansion efforts stresses that you'll need to do your homework before coming to Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 22, 2022

China’s cities face a tough choice — more green energy or food

The pandemic and recent bouts of extreme weather have shown how susceptible the nation is to disruptions to its food supply.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

Greening the Himalayas: Is there a 'wrong' place to plant trees?

Some ecologists warn that the 'mindless' creation of forests in areas where they would not naturally grow can damage fragile and unique ecosystems.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 22, 2022

Can Xi’s China correct course on COVID-19 — like Vietnam?

Vietnam's economy has come back to life, while the threat of persistent COVID-19 lockdowns continue to still stalk its northern neighbor.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Aug 22, 2022

Hong Kong migrants seek to build a new life in Japan

With tens of thousands of residents reportedly leaving the territory following China's security crackdown, some are choosing Japan as their new home.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022

Japan looks to sewage to gain new insight into state of pandemic

Following the example of other countries, Japan is carrying out pilot projects that monitor wastewater for levels of COVID-19.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Aug 21, 2022

Indiana governor latest U.S. official to visit Taiwan amid China tensions

Gov. Eric Holcomb tweeted that he would also be visiting South Korea, while Taiwan's presidential office said he would meet President Tsai Ing-wen on Monday morning.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2022

Pakistan media watchdog bans live telecast of former PM Khan's speeches

Imran Khan remains highly popular among the country's youth and his speeches draw top ratings on television, with highlights trending on Pakistan's social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Aug 21, 2022

COVID-19 tracker: Japan logs 47,800 more cases than last Sunday

The figure was up 2,040 from a week ago, while the capital also recorded 29 deaths linked to the virus.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi takes part in a training session in Chiba on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Feb 7, 2024

Anger over Messi’s behavior grows in China before Japan game

Many commentators in China have drawn comparisons between Messi’s behavior in Hong Kong and his demeanor in Japan.
A railway crossing in Japan. A railway crossing gate in Osaka city opened before a train passed through on Tuesday, scraping a car that had proceeded to cross.
JAPAN / Society
Feb 7, 2024

Train scrapes car in Osaka after railway crossing gate opens prematurely

No one was hurt in the incident, which was caused by stray bolts causing a malfunction of a system that detects approaching trains.
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner ahead of a practice session for the Las Vegas Grand Prix in November
MORE SPORTS
Feb 7, 2024

Red Bull's Christian Horner has Friday hearing over complaint against him

The BBC said it understood the complaint is related to "inappropriate behavior of a controlling nature."
Education minister Masahito Moriyama (right) responds to questions from Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan lawmaker Chinami Nishimura in the Lower House on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 7, 2024

Education minister under fire for unreported ties to Unification Church

Masahito Moriyama said he could not remember 2021 meeting with the group or the agreement he signed with it for electoral support.
Haru (Kengo Kora) and two childhood friends are haunted by a murder that occurred during their youth and its aftereffects in "Sin and Evil."
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2024

‘Sin and Evil’: Small town idyll masks decay in ambitious film

Yuki Saito’s debut feature about the lingering effects of past transgressions is overplotted but draws sharp performances from its adult leads.
Women workers demand equal pay during a protest in Melbourne.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2024

Asia is fighting off the diversity backlash

Gender equality is at a crossroads amid a corporate backlash that is threatening progress in in workplace diversity.
Taiwanese soldiers train at a base in Hsinchu, Taiwan, on Tuesday. The island has decided to extend compulsory military service for young males from four months to one year amid increasing threats from China.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2024

Taiwan extends military conscription, a system Japan might want to consider

As Japan struggles to fill its military ranks, compulsory national service might be its only solution.
Straight-to-video films, locally called “V-Cinema,” were popular in the 1990s and into the 2000s, becoming a training ground and launchpad for Japanese directors and actors.
CULTURE / Film
Feb 8, 2024

Threatened with extinction, V-Cinema hopes for new saviors

Physical deterioration and copyright issues mar the influential film genre that once served as a launchpad for directors and actors in Japan.
Today’s Russia is nothing like the citadel of stability and satisfaction nor the bastion of prosperity that the Kremlin tries to claim it is.
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 7, 2024

Preparing Russia for permanent war

Today’s Russia is nothing like the citadel of stability and satisfaction nor the bastion of prosperity that the Kremlin claims it to be.
Japanese fans of Taylor Swift take a selfie before entering Tokyo Dome for the pop star's Eras Tour show in Japan on Feb. 7.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Feb 7, 2024

Taylor-mania hits Tokyo as Swift resumes tour before Super Bowl

Excited fans from countries such as Australia, Thailand and China joined the vast crowd at Tokyo Dome ahead of the megastar's Eras Tour show on Wednesday.
Japan is the only country with a law requiring married couples to adopt the same surname. In 95% of cases, it is women who take their husband's name.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 7, 2024

The land where single surnames are the only option

The business lobby recently joined calls for Japan to accept separate surnames after marriage. What, then, is standing in the way of change? Politics.
Members of the police dog units of the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department take part in a New Year march in Tokyo in January 2023.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2024

How dogs have helped Tokyo police for over a century

The role of police dogs has changed due to the spread of DNA testing, security cameras and other tools of technology.
Nippon Steel is on track to finalize its planned $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel by the end of September, an executive has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 7, 2024

Nippon Steel says on track to close U.S. Steel deal by September

The deal by the world's No.4 steelmaker to buy U.S. Steel has drawn criticism from some in the United States.
Star Flyer began allowing owners to bring certain pets into cabins on some routes in 2022.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2024

Haneda plane collision prompts discussion about pets on flights

Most domestic airlines ban the carrying of pets in airplane cabins, out of consideration for those with allergies.
Inter Miami's Lionel Messi in action during a friendly against Vissel Kobe on Wednesday in Tokyo
SOCCER
Feb 7, 2024

Messi wows Tokyo fans days after Hong Kong no-show

Messi's appearance came days after his absence on the pitch in a recent Hong Kong friendly had angered fans there.

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