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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 27, 2023

Tweets become harder to believe as labels change meaning

The elimination of check marks that helped authenticate accounts has convulsed a platform that once seemed indispensable for following breaking news.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 27, 2023

Aaron Rodgers aiming high with Jets

Aaron Rodgers was unveiled as the new quarterback of the New York Jets and quickly made it clear his goal is to end the franchise's long wait for a second Super Bowl title.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 27, 2023

Lessons emerge as scientists unravel a new understanding of sleep

When our routines don’t match our biological cycles, the body tries to compensate using responses that evolved to help early humans survive danger — with major implications for our health.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Apr 27, 2023

Kishida's policies on children key to dealing with aging society

The government's estimates showed Japan's population continuing to decline, albeit at a slower pace thanks to a greater inflow of foreign nationals.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2023

Singapore hangs prisoner over 1 kilogram of cannabis

Tangaraju Suppiah was hanged in defiance of a plea by the United Nations Human Rights Office for Singapore to 'urgently reconsider' and calls by British tycoon Richard Branson to halt it.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 27, 2023

Ron DeSantis' showdown with Disney carries political risk

While DeSantis has tried to portray himself as a trustworthy, pro-growth steward of Florida’s economy, his stance on Disney has left some deep-pocketed Republican donors befuddled.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 27, 2023

Trump rematch may be Biden’s best bet, polls show

Still, a majority of Americans remain unsure about the president’s accomplishments over the past two years and the economy remains a particular concern.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Apr 27, 2023

Keisei Tominaga among early entry candidates for NBA draft

Tominaga played in all 32 games for Nebraska during the 2022-23 season and averaged 13.1 points per game.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 27, 2023

More simple words to power up your conversations in Japanese

Continuing with conjunctions, here are a few that allow you to string pieces of similar information into a sequence.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2023

‘Tokyo MER: Mobile Emergency Room’: Ryohei Suzuki stands out in formulaic adaptation

The actor gives a blockbuster performance in an entertaining but predictable feature film spin-off of the hit TBS medical drama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 27, 2023

‘Okiku and the World’: Rare romance plot refreshing for period drama

Junji Sakamoto’s tender drama aptly balances lowbrow comedy with sumptuous visuals to portray a romance between urban commoners that defies conventions.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 27, 2023

Japan-based Holocaust survivor honors historic Jewish revolt with piano performance

Pianist Janos Cegledy's three pieces at a commemorative event in Tokyo for the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising in Poland were a moving tribute to the Jewish people’s acts of bravery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 27, 2023

Japan plans to end COVID-19 border controls on Saturday

The rules set to end include a requirement that passengers give certification of at least three COVID-19 vaccination doses or a negative test taken within 72 hours of departure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2023

EU commissioner says Japan's gender equality decades behind Europe

Japan consistently ranks low in gender surveys by international organizations like the World Bank, trailing behind other G7 nations.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 26, 2023

Xi speaks with Zelenskyy for first time since war in Ukraine began

The two countries’ readouts of the call on Wednesday struck familiar themes and suggested there had been no major breakthroughs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 26, 2023

China pushes ahead with new revised spy law, report says

The law was approved during a Standing Committee meeting of the National People’s Congress on Wednesday, state-run Xinhua News Agency reported.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Apr 26, 2023

Will the EU push back against Hungary's anti-LGBTQ+ laws?

Following similar anti-LGBTQ+ debates in Romania and Poland last year, activists hope that action against Hungary will thwart more copycat proposals.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Apr 26, 2023

[Rebroadcast] Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?

Check out this podcast from December in which we speak with environment journalist Mara Budgen about the trouble facing the Japanese giant salamander.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 26, 2023

South Korea to vow not to build own nukes as Yoon meets with Biden

The pledge will be part of a new agreement — the Washington Declaration — that also creates a fresh bilateral nuclear consultation mechanism based on U.S.-European Cold War-era frameworks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 26, 2023

Inside Meta's scramble to catch up on AI

Despite high-profile investments in AI research, Meta had been slow to adopt expensive AI-friendly hardware and software systems, hobbling its ability to keep pace with innovation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023

Japan aims to draw digital nomads and ¥100 trillion in foreign investment

The plan comes as the COVID-19 pandemic and Russia's war in Ukraine have underscored the need to streamline and strengthen supply chains for critical components.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023

Betting on bacteria to fix the cement industry’s emissions problem

Denmark’s concrete manufacturing giant IBF and U.S.-based startup Biomason are creating a new kind of cement mix that requires less energy to make.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 26, 2023

Buffett and other billionaires say Tokyo is worth revisiting

Interest in Japan from some of the U.S.’ richest investors is reviving talk of the nation's capital as a financial center. It’s a good start.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023

Democrats should cheer up about Biden’s bid for another four years

Voters have understandable hesitation about the Joe Biden’s age, but they ought to feel good about his accomplishments.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023

Has India’s time come or is this just another siren song?

The announcement that India will be the world’s most populous nation unleashes the economic bulls.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 26, 2023

Japan regulator asks banks to examine social media risks after SVB case

The FSA asked lenders to prepare crisis management manuals and examine their liquidity and risk management systems, sources have said.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 26, 2023

New generation could rekindle ozeki rank's missing spark

With a history of engaging and charismatic wrestlers, sumo's second-highest rank often draws a greater response from fans than the stoicism demanded from yokozuna.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,745 new coronavirus cases

Four new fatalities were confirmed among COVID-19 patients in the capital.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2023

China flexes national security powers with high-profile arrests

Charges have been brought against a prominent Chinese journalist from a state-run newspaper as well as a Taiwanese political activist for allegedly inciting secession.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 26, 2023

Over 60% say they always wear masks when going out

By prefecture, respondents in Hiroshima spend the longest time with their masks on.
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
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