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Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2023

Manager Moriyasu says Japan soccer taking first steps in creating new team

After steering the Samurai Blue to the round of 16 last year in Qatar, Moriyasu became the first Japan manager to be reappointed for another World Cup cycle.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2023

Japan-led maglev project in U.S. faces cost and regulatory hurdles

Central Japan Railway, a leading developer of the maglev, has promoted its readiness to help build a transportation system that would connect Washington and New York in one hour.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023

South Korea's Yoon vows to seek public consent for Fukushima water release

The South Korean president had said previously that he believes his predecessor Moon Jae-in 'had avoided efforts to understand,' preventing the public from becoming aware of Japan's plan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023

Taiwan is pushing Biden for a tax deal that could infuriate China

Taiwanese officials are pushing hard for an agreement to eliminate the burden of double taxation, but the U.S. can't sign a treaty to do so amid concerns of angering Beijing.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / NPB Preview
Mar 30, 2023

Central League rivals hoping to prevent Swallows three-peat in 2023

Hanshin’s pitching staff has turned run prevention into an art. If the hurlers get more help from the batters, Hanshin can win the pennant.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 30, 2023

China’s soccer experiment was a flop. Now it may be over.

The expensive recruits have gone. Top teams have disappeared with alarming regularity. The national team shows little sign of improvement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Experts say Ukraine will need big investment in infrastructure and staff to deal with amputees needing help for years to come.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2023

‘Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle’ is an experimental slog

Gakuryu Ishii's rambling treatise on art and self-actualization spends much more time talking about the magic of movies than actually invoking it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2023

‘Brats, Be Ambitious!’: Childhood friendships get dark

Set in the late 1980s, Shin Adachi's melodramatic coming-of-age film about a quartet of scrappy boys draws inspiration from Rob Reiner's 1986 classic “Stand By Me.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Ukraine says Russian forces make progress in front-line city of Bakhmut

Bakhmut and surrounding towns in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk have been the focal point of assault for much of the 13-month-long invasion by Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

World's usable nuclear arsenal rose in 2022, study says

The nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 ready-to-use warheads in 2023 — up from 9,440 the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

A climate-vulnerable nation takes the world to court over emissions

After the world failed to boost targets for cutting emissions at last year’s climate summit, the Volcanic atoll in the South Pacific is turning to international law.
Japan Times
Mar 30, 2023

Kotozna partners with Cross Language to support the multilingualization of websites using the multilingual chat tool "Kotozna laMondo"

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) will form a business alliance with Cross Language Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mitsunobu Fukuda) from MARCH X, 2023 to support the multilingualization of corporate websites by utilizing the chat...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023

Taiwan president starts sensitive U.S. stopover as China warns against meetings

Taiwanese President Tsai Ing-wen arrived in New York vowing en route not to let external pressure prevent the island from engaging with the world.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2023

Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing 'risks to society'

In an open letter with over 1000 signatories, researchers and industry leaders said a 6-month halt on advanced AI development is necessary until shared safety protocols can be put in place.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 30, 2023

10 in Japan — and 7 in Tokyo — named among Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants

This year is a slight step backward for Japan's culinary scene, but how long will that dip last?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2023

Hawks load up to chase Buffaloes for 2023 Pacific League pennant

Orix retained most of the squad that helped it defend its PL title, but the Kyocera Dome residents will have to fend off plenty of challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2023

Official or unofficial? How Taiwan is rethinking diplomatic engagement.

Bolstering unofficial ties and not ruling out dual recognition with Beijing-aligned countries are some ways Taipei is trying to avoid being internationally isolated.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Mar 29, 2023

Kiribayama’s victory raises possibility of historic double promotion

The Spring Basho winner is the man best positioned to take advantage of what's likely to be a liberal promotion atmosphere for the foreseeable future.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

As home market shrinks, 'Made in Japan' appeal still offers hope for Miki House

From a country with ever-fewer births, the firm is looking overseas — for production, and for customers who will buy products like its ¥100,000 Gold Label brand pajamas.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 29, 2023

The Japanese Diet expels some GaaSyy

From running his mouth on YouTube to running for office — and now, possibly, running from the law — GaaSyy’s journey has been a wild one.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life turns $260 billion portfolio toward JGBs

Dai-ichi was among the biggest holders of foreign bonds as a result of the BOJ’s decadelong stimulus drive, but now is increasing investments in superlong government bonds.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 29, 2023

Naoya Inoue and Stephen Fulton reschedule hotly anticipated fight

Japan's Naoya Inoue will take on American WBC and WBO super bantamweight champion Stephen Fulton on July 25, Inoue's Ohashi Boxing Gym announced Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2023

Mount Fuji eruption escape plan calls on residents to evacuate on foot

The update to the evacuation plan is the first in nine years and is based on revisions made to the Mount Fuji hazard map in 2021.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2023

SVB fallout puts focus on challenges faced by Japan’s regional banks

With a declining population, profit pressures and pandemic assistance measures set to expire, regional banks were already under considerable pressure.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 29, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 1,002 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 812.7, up 42% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 29, 2023

Mpox cases slowly creeping up in Japan even as spread slows abroad

As of Tuesday, Japan had reported 80 cases of mpox, formerly known as monkeypox, with the country seeing a gradual increase in new cases this year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 29, 2023

Japan wants wage winners. Is it ready for losers?

Prime Minister Kishida has urged firms to boost workers’ pay. That would require more social upheaval than the country is prepared to accept.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan's top diplomat set for first visit to China since 2019

As Tokyo presses for the release of a detained Japanese national, Yoshimasa Hayashi has set his sights on a visit to China in an effort to right foundering ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan makes renewed push to internationalize higher education

Attention has been drawn not only to the plan’s components and feasibility, but also to past government efforts to achieve similar goals.
Ryuju Nagayama falls in controversial ruling in Paris but later earns bronze
Ryuju Nagayama reacts after his quarterfinal bout against Spain's Francisco Garrigos at the Paris Olympics on Saturday.
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.
A mysterious plot prompts a rare call from Russia to the Pentagon
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin testifies on Capitol Hill in Washington in April. In July, Russia's defense minister said he needed to talk to Austin about an alleged Ukrainian operation. What happened next remains murky.
‘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.
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.
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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