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Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 24, 2023

Figure skating fans' passion remains strong at Saitama-hosted worlds

Officials expressed satisfaction toward ticket sales over the first two days of competition, while skaters and media representatives reveled in the atmosphere.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 893 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 642.4, down 7.1% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 24, 2023

Japan releases nation’s first guidelines for refugee status eligibility

The new document aims to organize criteria relating to how refugee status in Japan is determined, with the intention of increasing transparency and promoting confidence in the system.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023

What the World Bank can do about climate change

In addition to financial resources, the World Bank's greatest strength lies in its ability to generate evidence-based solutions, which it should apply to mitigating climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023

China and Russia take steps to deepen their alignment

China and Russia have no choice but to deepen their ties as neither can afford a divorce amid their conflict with the West.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023

U.S. fights for influence in Africa, where China and Russia loom large

The push to engage with the mineral-rich continent comes as Russia’s war in Ukraine — as well as the escalating standoff between the U.S. and China — shake up global diplomacy.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 24, 2023

Two high-profile visits expose global divisions

China and Russia's leaders meet in Moscow while Japan and Ukraine's presidents talk in Kyiv.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2023

Lab-grown poultry nears U.S. plates

First, it was the 'impossible' burger. Now, 'impossible' chicken nuggets might not be far behind.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 24, 2023

Impure honey flooding EU markets

China, Turkey and Britain were all dinged for tainted shipments.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 24, 2023

Trevor Bauer arrives in Yokohama with goal of winning championship with BayStars

Bauer has expressed an interest in Japan in the past, including during a visit to the country in 2019 when he toured the BayStars' facility.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2023

Top court acquits Vietnamese trainee of abandoning stillborn twins

Le Thi Thuy Linh placed the bodies in a cardboard box and left them on a shelf in her room for around 33 hours, along with a letter of apology.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 24, 2023

Should the government get to spend your pension savings?

There’s a feeling in the U.K. that it isn’t right for pension money to sit around when there are socially meaningful things it could be doing instead.
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BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Over 30% of major Japanese firms plan to hire more graduates

Competition for human resources is intensifying amid a recovery in economic activity following the COVID-19 crisis.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023

Ukraine prepares counteroffensive as Russia's assault on Bakhmut flags

Russia's Wagner mercenaries 'are losing considerable strength and are running out of steam,' Kyiv's ground forces commander Oleksandr Syrskyi said.
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BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Twitter to begin culling legacy verified marks from April 1

The move is one of the earliest policy changes announced by owner Elon Musk, who described the existing program as 'corrupt' shortly after taking over late last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023

Oil spills and near misses: More shadow fleet tankers ship sanctioned fuel

Last year there were at least eight groundings, collisions or near misses involving tankers carrying sanctioned crude or oil products — the same number as the previous three years combined.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2023

Messi goal tops off Argentina's homecoming celebration

'They leave every last drop of sweat and sometimes the result doesn't follow. This time it did and it's amazing.'
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2023

'Sea change': Disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has worked to mend bitter rifts with regional rivals, pointing to a shift from erratic disruptor to pragmatic power player.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 24, 2023

'Rikuryu' coach Bruno Marcotte has Olympic hopes after Grand Slam

As they aim for Olympic success, Marcotte hopes that Miura and Kihara’s success will encourage more Japanese skaters and coaches to get involved in the discipline.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Japan firms see global inflation risk as major headwind for fiscal 2023

Of nearly 500 major companies polled, 82% said a continuation of global inflation was a concern for their business in the coming period.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023

Fire Rites Festival offers spiritual solace and inspiration

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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 24, 2023

Japan logs record cases of trade secret theft in 2022

The year saw 29 recorded cases of trade secret theft, an increase of six from the previous year and nearly six times the number of cases recorded in 2013, the year comparable records began.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023

India's shrinking coal jobs fuel 'distress' migration to cities

Even in places where mining continues, local residents are being alienated and pushed out, turning them into 'energy migrants' struggling to find jobs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Why Japanese banks are well placed to withstand banking crisis

Regulators and industry heads have been quick to say Japan’s financial system is sound, while analysts have been busy reassuring worried bank investors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Japan inflation slows but underlying price strength remains

Consumer prices excluding fresh food rose 3.1% in February from a year ago, decelerating by more than a percentage point from the previous month on cheaper energy costs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 24, 2023

After cyclones leave many homeless, Vanuatu takes climate plea to world stage

More than 3,000 people are still in evacuation centers three weeks after two category-four cyclones hit Vanuatu, which has a population of 319,000 spread across 80 islands.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 24, 2023

Ali Krieger is calling it a career. She wants wins on her way out.

Krieger wants to turn around her club team, Gotham FC of the National Women’s Soccer League, after a season she would prefer to forget.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 24, 2023

Singapore push for all-EV future faces a love of crazy, rich combustion

The city-state's bid to stop the purchase of combustion-engine cars from 2030 has bumped up against an entrenched love of supercars and other luxury rides.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 24, 2023

Scientists explain alien comet 'Oumuamua's strange acceleration

Hypotheses were floated in light of its unexpected behavior, including fleeting speculation that it might actually have been an alien spacecraft, but a new study has a more sober take.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 24, 2023

Transgender athletes banned from women's World Athletics events

The decision-making body will set up a working group headed by a transgender person to further monitor scientific developments.
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
By Alex K.T. Martin

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