Search - international-reports

 
Menu
Search
 
November 24, 2024
 

Today's print edition

Home Delivery
Subscribe for more access
5,090 results
Sort by: Relevance Newest Oldest
After adjusting your search parameters, press Enter on your keyboard or click on the red magnifying glass to run your query again.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Apr 21, 2022

They fled Afghanistan for America. Now they feed the newest arrivals.

Afghan restaurants represent generations fleeing war, and a cuisine interconnected to the world for centuries by the Silk Road.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 17, 2022

Sino-Russian alliance thrives only in the company of a shared enemy

The world must acknowledge that the relationship between Xi's China and Putin's Russia has transformed into one of “strategic entente.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 16, 2022

Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine or face 'unpredictable consequences'

The Russian message — one of a series of warnings punctuated by a formal protest note — suggested rising concerns that the weapons were seriously hindering Russia's combat capabilities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 12, 2022

Far from defeated, Putin intends to escalate war in Ukraine

After a meeting with Putin, Austria's chancellor said he came away fearing that the Russian president intended to drastically intensify the brutality of the war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 5, 2022

Bristling against the West, China rallies domestic sympathy for Russia

While Russia batters Ukraine, officials in China have been meeting to study a Communist Party-produced documentary that extols President Vladimir Putin of Russia as a hero.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 4, 2022

Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam says she won’t seek second term

The city's current No. 2 official, John Lee, is forming a team to prepare for an electoral run, local media reported.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Apr 2, 2022

Gaming companies slow to press pause on Russian business

Western console and game makers beat their Japanese counterparts to the punch when it came to taking a stand against Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

India bets on satellite broadband to bridge rural digital divide

There are currently more than 800 million internet subscribers in India, yet in rural parts of the country, only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2022

War means tough choices in Ukraine's vast child protection system

Ukraine has the biggest number of children living in state care in Europe, mostly because their families are either too poor or broken to look after them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

As Russia stalls in Ukraine, dissent brews over Putin’s leadership

The slow going and the heavy toll of Putin's war in Ukraine are setting off questions about his military's planning capability and his confidence in his top spies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Truth is another front in Putin’s war

The Kremlin has used a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods to prop up its overarching claim that the invasion of Ukraine is justified.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022

For a Dutch province, Ukraine war is a call to pump natural gas

Residents had been opposing gas production since earthquakes started to force them out of their homes a decade ago. Russia's invasion of Ukraine changed their minds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2022

Will chemical weapons be used in Ukraine?

Would Russia, which is not supposed to have chemical weapons, use them in Ukraine, especially if the war drags on? Or should we rule out this possibility?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 15, 2022

U.S. warns that Russia wants armed drones from China

The news came as the White House national security adviser met with China's top diplomat for six hours in Rome to discuss a range of issues, including Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022

Diplomacy quickens to halt Ukraine war or stop its expansion

A flurry of recent developments suggest that people are groping for a way out of the crisis — or, failing that, for ways to prevent it from mutating into a wider proxy war.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 14, 2022

China’s COVID-19 lockdowns could threaten half of economy

Should key provinces along the coast and in the northeast follow Shenzhen's lead and lock down for a week, the economic cost could amount to 0.8 of a percentage point of GDP growth.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

Theory about U.S.-funded bioweapons labs in Ukraine is unfounded

Prominent conservative voices have mischaracterized remarks from American officials to amplify baseless claims promoted by Russian state media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 8, 2022

Ukrainian refugees reach 2 million mark as evacuation from besieged cities ramps up

Residents ran with their young children in strollers or cradling babies in arms, while others carried pets and plastic bags of belongings.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 8, 2022

At the top of Europe's banks, it's still a man's world

The 25 biggest banks by assets have seen 22 changes in chief executive and chairs over the past two years. Twenty-one of those 22 jobs went to men.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022

Construction spotted at North Korean nuclear test site for first time since 2018

In the latest sign that Pyongyang may be preparing to resume major weapons tests, construction has been observed at its Punggye-ri facility.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022

China's health care system isn't ready for a shift from 'COVID zero'

China's vast yet patchy hospital network — hobbled by lopsided distribution of resources and underinvestment — has been shown to be vulnerable to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Mar 7, 2022

Pandemic worsens all-too-familiar challenges for women in Japan

International Women's Day offers a reminder of COVID-19's impact and of the nation's slow progress on gender equality issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 4, 2022

Japanese food continues to gain popularity overseas

“There’s just so much cooking going on in the Japanese home that could be part of people’s lives, and what they’re looking for — the health benefits, the clean taste,” said famed New York French fusion chef David Bouley during a recent interview with The Japan Times. One of the first non-Japanese...
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2022

Ukraine faces more brutal form of war as Russia regroups

After early failures, officials from the U.S. and allied nations expect more indiscriminate tactics as Russian forces seek to suppress resistance.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 2, 2022

Dozens volunteer to fight for Ukraine in pacifist Japan

As of Tuesday, 70 Japanese men — including 50 former members of the Self-Defense Forces and two veterans of the French Foreign Legion — had applied to be volunteers, the report said.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 27, 2022

Putin races against clock as fast military advance is ‘frustrated’

Russia's plans for Ukraine face rapidly rising costs due to delays caused by tougher-than-expected resistance from forces on the ground, even as its military retains overwhelming advantages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

Putin faces sanctions, but his assets remain an enigma

On paper, the Russian president appears to own very little. Yet estimates put his hidden wealth well over $100 billion.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 25, 2022

Cabinet approves bill to beef up Japan's economic security

Improving economic security is one of the primary policy agendas proposed by Kishida amid the pandemic and the growing rivalry between the United States and China.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

SUSTAINABLE JAPAN

mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world
mission sustainability vol.12 : Kose Corp.Kose takes pride in creating beauty in the world

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTS note

Read more

SUPPLEMENTS BINDER