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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2023

Nintendo's Famicom game console marks 40th anniversary

Nintendo sold 61.91 million units of the console globally until production was discontinued in 2003.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 15, 2023

Western Digital and Japan’s Kioxia seek to reach merger deal by August

The deal would be structured as a tax-free spinoff of Western Digital’s flash business, which would merge with Kioxia.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 15, 2023

Tennoz Isle: Tokyo’s new contemporary art hub

The goal of making Tennoz Isle a vital art hub is closely tied to opening up the Japanese art market. With plans for artist residencies and business expansion, the bayside area's future is bright.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 14, 2023

New Ghibli film draws early morning crowds despite little promotion

“Kimitachi wa Do Ikiru Ka?” is Hayao Miyazaki’s first film in a decade and one that brought him out of retirement once more.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 14, 2023

Chip wars: How ‘chiplets’ are emerging as a core part of China’s tech strategy

Chiplets, or small chips, can be the size of a grain of sand or bigger than a thumbnail, and are brought together in a process called advanced packaging.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Jul 13, 2023

Hiroshima Appeals poster set to continue traditions of daring design and anti-nuclear art

Norio Nakamura's entry is the latest in an iconic series of posters that has contributed some of the greatest and most impactful images in Japanese graphic design.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jul 12, 2023

Japan and NATO usher in new era of cooperation amid China concerns

Collaboration will go beyond traditional security areas and extend to cyber, emerging and disruptive technologies and strategic communications, Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

Protecting truth and democracy

Liberal democracies do not always live up to their ideal, but the fact that voters can remove leaders who transgress expectations is the source of their strength.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 12, 2023

North Korea fires off ICBM-class missile ahead of Kishida-Yoon meeting

Although the missile fell outside Japan's EEZ, the weapon's 74-minute flight was the longest yet for a North Korean missile, the Defense Ministry said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 12, 2023

Ukraine's Wimbledon semifinalist Elina Svitolina has no time to lose

There is a reason why Elina Svitolina has been an unstoppable force at Wimbledon this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 11, 2023

Asia pretty much prefers the world as it is

Asian societies have different views of how the world should work but do not seek wholesale reconstruction of the global order.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2023

North Korea warns U.S. over alleged spy plane incursions

The sister of North Korea's leader accused the U.S. of “illegally” sending spy planes into its exclusive economic zone, just a day after the country warned such flights could be shot down.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 11, 2023

Hong Kong plans widespread ban of Japanese sea products

Japan's plan to dump treated radioactive waste water into the ocean has faced opposition at home and abroad over food safety concerns.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 11, 2023

Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic stay on Wimbledon collision course

Djokovic, bidding for a fifth successive title, took his winning streak at Wimbledon to 32 matches and is now unbeaten on Center Court for a decade.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 10, 2023

Jonas Vingegaard maintains Tour de France lead in Stage 9

The 26-year-old former fish factory worker, who won last year and was second in 2021, said he tries only to focus on his own race.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 10, 2023

Elina Svitolina prevails in thriller against Victoria Azarenka at Wimbledon

Elina Svitolina advanced to the quarterfinals after outlasting Victoria Azarenka in a thrilling match at Wimbledon.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Longform
Jul 10, 2023

In Japan, plenty of inheritances, but no one to claim them

With deaths outpacing births by 2-to-1, dealing with the assets of the deceased is both a growing business and an administrative nightmare.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2023

G7 urban ministers meet in Kagawa, agree to tackle global challenges

Group of Seven Urban ministers meeting in Japan agreed to work together with municipal governments to address global challenges such as climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 9, 2023

IAEA chief says 'absolutely logical' Fukushima water release draws regional interest

Grossi also said he understands concerns over the Fukushima water release but says a review by the IAEA released last week found it was 'in conformity with international safety standards.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jul 9, 2023

Nasa Hataoka holds one-shot lead at U.S. Women's Open

The 24-year-old had the best round of the day in sunny but windy conditions, with nobody else in the field better than 2-under.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2023

U.S. women's star Megan Rapinoe to retire at end of season

The winger currently has 199 caps over a span of 17 years playing for her country and also won an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 9, 2023

At Japan’s first winery, the country’s oldest grape lives on

Discovered in 1922 at Iwanohara Vineyard, the Muscat Bailey A grape may be one of Japan's great contributions to global wine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / THE RECIPE BOX
Jul 9, 2023

Recipe: Cream-fried eggs

Amid the recent egg shortage, I’ve been searching for interesting ways to honor those previous few I can get my hands on.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 8, 2023

First South Korea-U.S. Nuclear Consultative Group meeting to be held on July 18

The meeting will reportedly discuss 'information sharing, consultation mechanism and joint planning and execution designed to bolster nuclear deterrence against North Korea.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 8, 2023

Macron is trying to get back on the right side of history — and NATO

The French leader has shifted gears, aiming to speed the eastward expansion of both NATO and the European Union by clearing a pathway to membership for Ukraine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Jul 8, 2023

Is space the final frontier of extreme travel insurance?

Last year, the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency and Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance said they would jointly develop space insurance offerings.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jul 7, 2023

Terunofuji looking to take another step toward rarefied status at Nagoya Basho

One of the most highly anticipated grand sumo tournaments of recent times gets underway at the Dolphins Arena in Nagoya on Sunday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 7, 2023

Tips for better diplomatic commentary

As I grow older and wiser, here are seven lessons I have learned as a career Japanese diplomat.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2023

Commission to investigate Japan's Digital Agency over My Number card woes

The commission is considering taking the rare step of issuing administrative guidance to the agency over the issue, which has shaken public trust and sapped support for Kishida's Cabinet.

Longform

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