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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jun 18, 2023

Hong Kong student indicted over social media posts made from Japan

The case adds to fears over a sweeping national security law that is being deployed beyond Hong Kong's borders.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Environment
Jun 17, 2023

Want to ‘live like a human’? Escape to a Seto island

Tourists might know the Seto Inland Sea as one of Japan’s unsung travel gems, but more and more people are considering it a place to start life anew.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2023

Japan to set out guidelines for future defense technology equipment

The guidelines are intended to encourage increased cooperation between government agencies, companies and research institutions to develop key defense technologies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2023

Coding to training: Philippines tackles online child sexual abuse

Inside an unmarked building in a Manila business district, a war is being waged 24/7 against dark and mostly hidden crimes — the online sexual abuse and exploitation of children.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Militants kill 37 and abduct six others in attack at Ugandan school

The assailants, numbering about five, burnt down a dormitory and looted food, police and the military said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2023

Japan emperor and empress arrive in Indonesia for first goodwill visit

Their stay through Friday includes a luncheon with President Joko Widodo and a visit to a cemetery honoring Indonesian independence fighters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2023

Japan government to establish council to revitalize regional transportation

Possible measures include effectively integrating public bus and school bus operators to reduce workload and improve profitability.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2023

Kishida considering visit to Middle East in mid-July

The prime minister would visit Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar in a bid to encourage stable oil supplies.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 17, 2023

Kei Nishikori reaches semis of comeback tourney in Puerto Rico

Nishikori is on the comeback trail at the ATP Challenger Tour event in Puerto Rico after undergoing hip surgery in January last year and subsequently injuring his ankle during rehab.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 17, 2023

The Vietnamese octogenarian fighting for Agent Orange victims

Tran To Nga is the first civilian to sue the 14 multinational chemical firms that produced and sold the toxic herbicide sprayed over Vietnam by U.S. forces during the war.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

African leaders talk peace in Ukraine as missiles explode overhead

The African leaders spoke of hope and dialogue after talking with Zelenskyy, but the Ukrainian leader ruled out peace talks until Moscow withdraws its troops from occupied territory.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023

Inside the race to remake lithium extraction for EV batteries

The global battle to reshape the lithium industry is sucking in oil producers and tech startups, each jockeying to be the first to reinvent how the key metal is produced.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023

Tesla's China expansion hits speed bump amid industry overcapacity

Tesla's ambitious plan to boost auto production in Shanghai, its most valuable plant globally, hinges on China's approvals to develop 70 hectares of former farmland.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

New renewable energy capacity to surge by a third in 2023

Total added renewable energy capacity is likely to increase by a record 107 gigawatts from 2022, led by the strong deployment of solar and wind power generation systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023

Shell challenged on climate goals after fossil fuel investment boost

High profile investors, including the U.K.'s top asset manager, are pushing the oil giant to divest from assets that are thwarting emissions targets.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023

Sojitz cancels Hokkaido wind project due to costs and local objections

The decision adds to a recent trend of wind project cancellations, creating a headache for the Japanese government, which is seeking to significantly increase green energy production.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Jun 17, 2023

The top U.S. envoy is bound for China with a low bar for a successful visit

Experts agree that few, if any, concrete deliverables are likely to emerge from Antony Blinken's trip. But, some say, that shouldn’t get in the way of talking.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Daniel Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon Papers, dies at 92

Deeply disturbed by the accounting of American deceit in Vietnam, he approached The New York Times. The disclosures that followed rocked the nation.
Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Jun 17, 2023

Dahl on souvenirs

Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 17, 2023

Yuki Tsunoda eager to earn points in Canada after missing out in Spain

'Even though we know we are struggling a bit this season, we have achieved good results in the races and that is down to how hard everyone is working.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 17, 2023

Japan not on U.S. currency watch list for first time since 2016

In its biannual report to Congress, the U.S. Treasury Department placed seven economies on its 'monitoring list' — China, Germany, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland and Taiwan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jun 17, 2023

Musk expects brain chip start-up Neuralink to implant 'first case' this year

Last month, Neuralink said it received U.S. Food and Drug Administration clearance for its first-in-human clinical trial, a critical milestone for the startup.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Putin says Russia positions nuclear bombs in Belarus as warning to West

Putin said Russian tactical nuclear warheads had already been delivered to close ally Belarus, but stressed he saw no need for Moscow to resort to the weapons for now.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 17, 2023

Jens Stoltenberg likely to be asked to remain as NATO chief

The former Norwegian leader is expected to be asked to remain as NATO secretary-general for another year, after the alliance has struggled to decide on a replacement.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 17, 2023

Japan, U.S. and Philippine national security chiefs hold first meeting

The senior officials are looking to expand cooperation in the face of China's military threats in the East and South China Seas.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 17, 2023

Japan issued 1.3 million visas in 2022, up fourteenfold as COVID curbs eased

While last year's total is still far from the pre-pandemic record high of 8.28 million in 2019, the number is expected to continue to rise.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Jun 17, 2023

Japanese fashion can no longer afford to play hard to get

Is Japan’s air of aloof mystique still enough to convince foreign audiences to invest in Japanese fashion?
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Jun 17, 2023

Japan’s young creators go to the mat for the tatami industry

This month, On: Design looks at a few innovations designed to recycle tatami waste and help revitalize the waning industry.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Jun 17, 2023

The quotidian madness of Mieko Kanai’s 'Mild Vertigo'

Originally published in 1997, “Mild Vertigo” is just as relevant today in its unpacking of meaning within the ennui of our often stultifying, consumer-driven modern age.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jun 16, 2023

Simplicity key to British TV show success, says 'naked' Japanese comedian

Tonikaku Akarui Yasumura, 41, became the first Japanese performer to compete in the final of 'Britain's Got Talent' earlier this month.
Japan's population continues to fall even as foreign resident count rises
The number of residents in Tokyo as of Jan. 1 rose by 0.03% from a year before, data shows, marking a year-on-year increase for the first time in three years, while the country's other 46 prefectures saw their populations continue to decline.
Ahead of the Olympics, Japan is still talking about the gymnast who won't be there
Japan's Shoko Miyata withdrew from the gymnastics team herself over her drinking and smoking, although it had already appeared as though the association was prepared to send her home from the team’s training camp in Monaco.
Yen melt-up nudges Japanese stocks into correction territory
Japanese stocks are down 10% from their July peak as the yen strengthens.
‘Crazy’ yen rally is at risk of shattering as soon as Wednesday
Some investors are warning that a yen rally is fragile, as was on show this week when the yen rapidly retraced an advance after Thursday’s stronger-than-expected U.S. economic growth figures.
Paris Olympics kick off with rain-soaked — but grandiose — opening ceremony
Japan's 2024 Olympic team moves down the Seine River in Paris during the opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Olympics on Friday.
The Japanese Olympians looking to shine in Paris
Rim Nakamura, who is attempting to win Japan's first Olympic gold medal in cycling, will be one of the top Japanese athletes to watch at the Paris Games.
Japan’s minimum wage set for record ¥50 hike in major boost
Demonstrators rally to demand a big hike in minimum wages in Tokyo last week.
Japan loses top spot on strongest passport list to Singapore
Japan had the strongest passport for six years running from 2018, before being dethroned by Singapore on the 2024 list.
Why Japan's mysterious stash of classified funds escapes scrutiny
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (right) during a meeting in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Japan eyes gold — and the future — as Olympic men's soccer campaign begins
Japan midfielder Yu Hirakawa controls the ball during a match against the United States in Kansas City, Kansas, on June 11.

Podcast

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

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals
By Alex K.T. Martin

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