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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. starts week of courting Asian partners after Taiwan flare-up

The Philippines, Vietnam and Japan all have longstanding territorial disputes with China that have grown more intense in recent years as Beijing flexes its muscle.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2023

Lower House by-election campaigns begin across Japan in test for Kishida

The focus of the elections is on government measures to cushion the negative impact of rising prices and its plans to boost spending, which has sparked speculation about possible tax hikes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 11, 2023

What is keeping Japan from sending weapons to Ukraine?

The ruling coalition has agreed to hold talks on the matter, but barriers range from public opposition to disagreements between the LDP and Komeito.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2023

Seoul theater chain swaps screens for climbing walls to lure young Koreans

South Korea's largest multiplex movie chain operator started installing climbing walls in 2021 in one of its multiplexes, demolishing two movie screens to make way for the walls.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Apr 11, 2023

Couple with mental disabilities finally marry after overcoming social stigma

Shunsuke Watarai and his wife, Kikuyo, both 62 and living together in Nagoya, met in their early 30s through an acquaintance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 11, 2023

Regulator urges local banks to improve asset portfolio management

The FSA has been warning of risks posed by rising interest rates to regional lenders’ bond holdings long before the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank last month.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 11, 2023

Russian war in Ukraine shows end of post-Cold War era, Japan says in report

The symbolic conflict forces the international community to face a 'historical inflection point,' Japan's Foreign Ministry said in its annual Bluebook policy report released Tuesday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 11, 2023

Japan fiscal policy will not rely on BOJ bond buying, says finance chief

Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki says the ministry will leave the BOJ to decide monetary policy under new Gov. Kazuo Ueda.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

Russia pounds Ukraine's front line as leak prompts questions over counteroffensive

Ukrainian officials played down a report that Kyiv is amending plans following the unauthorized release of classified U.S. documents.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2023

Sextet shine in cycling's new golden age

Gone, riders say, are the old days of defensive cycling, where success came by choking the life out of a race.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. officials review intel sharing after damaging leak

Investigators are also working to determine what person or group might have had the ability and motivation to release the intelligence reports.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 11, 2023

Tiger Woods' ball from 1997 Masters sells for $64,000

Bidding for the Titleist ball, which has 'Tiger' stamped on it, began at $500 when it went up for auction in late March.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2023

Fever select Aliyah Boston with first overall pick of WNBA draft

Indiana hopes the two-time Defensive Player of the Year can lead the franchise to its first playoff appearance since 2016.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Apr 11, 2023

FIFA predicts 2023 Women's World Cup will be 'watershed' moment

Women's soccer is already enjoying a surge in popularity in some countries, and the tournament looks set to spark further global interest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 11, 2023

Japan urges peace in Taiwan Strait as Beijing simulates attack

The talks came as China was ending simulated strikes in reaction to a visit by Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen to the United States.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

U.S. and Philippines launch biggest exercises yet in wake of China's Taiwan drills

The presence of more than 17,600 military personnel for the the annual Balikatan exercise almost doubles last year’s level, according to the U.S. Embassy in Manila.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 11, 2023

A punch in the face for Xi caricature: Taiwan air force badge goes viral

Chinese censors have long targeted representations of Winnie the Pooh over internet memes that compare the fictional bear to China's president.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 11, 2023

G7 nations tussle over bid to phase out coal power by 2030

The European Union, the U.S. and Japan have expressed reservations about a U.K. proposal to set a 2030 deadline for phasing out unabated domestic coal power generation.
PRESS / Events
Apr 11, 2023

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Japan Times
Apr 11, 2023

Commencement of a project to obtain certification as a “site coexisting with nature”

We are thinking about the utilization of natural capital by aiming for the certification as an area for preservation of biodiversity
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / Longform
Apr 10, 2023

Are rising crime rates in Japan cause for alarm?

After tumbling for two decades, the number of criminal offenses in the nation jumped last year. Should we be worried?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

China ends military drills after practicing blockade of Taiwan

The three days of exercises saw Chinese forces conduct training involving an aircraft carrier and simulated strikes by warplanes carrying live ammunition under 'actual combat conditions.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 10, 2023

New BOJ Gov. Ueda says ultraeasy policy will remain in place

In his inaugural news conference, Kazuo Ueda said he will not quickly move to adjust some policy measures seen as problematic, including the so-called yield curve control program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2023

Japan's three mega-banks to face votes on climate change

Climate groups are targeting mega-banks Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group, Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group and Mizuho Financial Group over financing linked to fossil fuels.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Apr 10, 2023

11-year-old Japanese dancer takes top prize in youth ballet competition

Shinji Mitoma triumphed in the category for boys age 9 to 11 in classical ballet at the Youth America Grand Prix, known as the world's largest student ballet scholarship competition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

U.S. warship sails near Chinese-controlled islet in South China Sea

While the U.S. frequently makes such voyages to challenge China's territorial claims in the strategic waterway, the latest one took place as Beijing staged war games around Taiwan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 10, 2023

Philippines won’t allow U.S. access to military sites for offensive moves

'We will not allow our military bases to be used for any offensive action,” said Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 10, 2023

Justice Ministry panel backs abolishing Japan's foreign trainee program

The panel said a new system should be established that recognizes the interns as workers helping Japan overcome its labor shortage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

How the latest leaked U.S. documents are different from past breaches

The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 10, 2023

World champion Shoma Uno to miss World Team Trophy

Uno will miss the event because of an injury to his right ankle.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris, later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
Dominant Natsumi Tsunoda delivers Japan's first gold medal at Paris Olympics
Gold medalist Natsumi Tsunoda celebrates on the podium after she won the women's under 48-kg division at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
When did summer in Japan stop being fun?
Summer in Japan is now consistently brutal enough to drive you indoors and keep you there until autumn.
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.

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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