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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2023

Ex-BOJ governor Shirakawa urges re-examination of monetary framework and inflation targets

By allowing inflation to overshoot their targets, central banks 'forgot the difficulty of taking away the monetary punch bowl' and failed to tighten policy soon enough, he said.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 2, 2023

Tributes flow after former France soccer great Just Fontaine dies

Fontaine, who died at 89, netted 30 goals from 21 caps for France between 1953-1960.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2023

Kim says North Korea must meet grain production goals 'without fail'

The latest report comes after Kim on Monday called for a 'fundamental transformation' in the country's agricultural production.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 2, 2023

Taiwan reports second day of large Chinese incursion into its air defense zone

China has said its activities in the area are justified as it seeks to defend its territorial integrity and to warn the United States against 'colluding' with Taiwan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2023

The Marlins go all-in on baseball’s new rules

Pitch clocks, bigger bases, restrictions on pickoff throws, elimination of the infield shift? Finally, a victory for the little guys.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023

Tesla offers a new ‘master plan,’ but few big revelations

Shareholders and analysts had expected Tesla to reveal information that would clarify how the company would retain its crown as the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2023

Viruses hiding out in patients hold long COVID answers

Scientists are exploring the possibility that some of the most infectious versions of the virus came from chronically infected individuals with weakened immune systems.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 2, 2023

Tech rivals chase ChatGPT as AI race ramps up

Google has said that AI-powered features will soon be rolled out in its world dominating search engine, though it has remained vague on exactly how and when.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

U.S. seeks allies' backing for possible China sanctions over Ukraine war

The consultations are intended to drum up support from a range of countries, especially those in the wealthy Group of Seven, to coordinate support for any possible restrictions.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2023

Next man up: Were Dodgers' World Series odds impacted by Gavin Lux injury?

Lux, 25, was expected to be the Dodgers' starting shortstop after the departure of Trea Turner in free agency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

Ukraine clings to Bakhmut, but time may be running out as Russians advance

Moscow says seizing Bakhmut would open the way to fully controlling the rest of the strategic Donbas industrial region bordering Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 2, 2023

U.S. House panel approves bill giving Biden power to ban TikTok

Lawmakers voted to approve the measure to grant the administration new powers to ban the ByteDance-owned app as well as other apps considered security risks.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 2, 2023

Peaking inflation risks are throwing Japanese investors a curveball

Early inflation figures for Tokyo, due Friday, are expected to show core consumer price growth slowing a full percentage point to 3.3% in February, from January’s four-decade high.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 2, 2023

Upcoming legislative sessions in China offer insight into Beijing's path ahead

The dual political sessions that begin this weekend should provide some clues as to how China intends to deal with its myriad challenges.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 2, 2023

‘In Her Room’: An unsettling journey of self-discovery

Director Chihiro Ito's captivating dreamscapes are eerie and mysterious in her slow-burning relationship drama.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 2, 2023

‘Winny’: True-life tale educates more than it entertains

Masahiro Higashide delivers a transformative performance as the embattled creator of a file-sharing program in Yusaku Matsumoto’s biographical drama.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

Kishida vows to take every step to resolve North Korea abduction issue

The prime minister's remarks came during a meeting at his office with family members of the Japanese abductees.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

Foreign Minister Hayashi set to attend 'Quad' talks hosted by India

Bolstering ties with India has been a priority for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida’s government as it seeks partners beyond the U.S. to counter security threats posed by the likes of China.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Greta Thunberg detained by Norwegian police during rights protest

Thunberg had on Monday joined protesters demanding the removal of 151 wind turbines from reindeer pastures used by Sami herders in central Norway.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 1, 2023

Airline websites swamped as Hong Kong ticket giveaway takes off

The city government last month launched a campaign to reboot its reputation as 'Asia's world city,' after years of strict pandemic-related travel restrictions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

China welcomes Russian ally Lukashenko in visit overshadowed by war

The summit is the latest sign that Xi Jinping is taking a deeper interest in the war in Ukraine, a year after Russia launched the most intense conflict in Europe since World War II.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 1, 2023

U.S. experts have high expectations for Bank of Japan nominee

Ueda is 'an ideal candidate' to meet the challenges facing the BOJ such as achieving a 2% inflation target, a former head of the Japan/Korea desk at the OECD said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 1, 2023

How Japan and its businesses should respond to U.S. economic security policies

Washington's moves against Beijing in semiconductors and other fields have put Tokyo and other global players in a delicate situation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2023

Quakes are inevitable. Huge death tolls are not.

Better building standards mean earthquakes need not turn into the devastation seen in Turkey and Syria. The world should pay attention.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 1, 2023

A sick America can’t compete with global powers

Poor health is not just a tragedy for individuals. It is a constraint on the U.S.’s productivity and its ability to defend itself.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

Kei Komuro, husband of former Princess Mako, registered as lawyer in New York

Komuro's registration, dated Monday according to the New York State Unified Court System, came after he passed the state's bar examination on his third attempt last July.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Mar 1, 2023

Rust belt province got old before it got rich, as much of China will

As China's 1.4 billion population declines and ages, in part because of a policy that limited couples to one child from 1980 to 2015, pressure on pension budgets is soaring.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 1, 2023

High school student arrested after teacher stabbed at school in Saitama

The teacher was conscious when he was taken to hospital and the injury was not life-threatening, according to the city's board of education.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 1, 2023

Seiya Suzuki in shock over injury-forced WBC withdrawal

Nippn Professional Baseball said Wednesday that the Cubs outfielder would be replaced by SoftBank utility player Taisei Makihara.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 1, 2023

Two women dead after car crashes into hospital in Osaka

It is believed the two victims were passing by when the car plowed through some shrubbery near the entrance of Ikuno Aiwa Hospital.
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.
Japan's Hifumi Abe defends Olympic title after sister falls early
Hifumi Abe reacts after defending his Olympic title in the judo men's under-66 kg division at the Champ-de-Mars Arena in Paris on Sunday.
‘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.
For aging Japan, a troubling link between heat and dementia
The latest research indicates that heat stress is likely to worsen the condition of people with Alzheimer’s disease — which accounts for over half of all dementia cases in Japan — by making them more irritated or exacerbating their cognitive decline.
In historic move, U.S. to upgrade military command structure in Japan
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (left to right), U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa and Defense Minister Minoru Kihara prior their "two-plus-two" talks at the Iikura Guest House in Tokyo on Sunday
Influencers helped cause overtourism. Can they help fix it?
More tourists than ever are guided around Japan based on the content they consume online, but can those same creators help direct them to less-populated areas of the country?
Japan's extreme heat is causing a rethink of school sports
The students at Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School have access to various cooling devices for when they play sports.
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.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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