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ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Jacinda Ardern leaves mixed record on tackling climate change

Ardern established a new policy framework for New Zealand to address global warming, but there’s a sense that her government failed to deliver fully on its climate promises.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Library thrives in Pakistan's 'wild west' gun market town

Literacy in tribal areas is low as a result of poverty, patriarchal values and other issues, but attitudes toward education are slowing changing.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 25, 2023

Lab-grown meat moves closer to American dinner plates

Executives at cultivated meat companies are optimistic that meat grown in massive steel vats could be on the menu within months after one company won the go-ahead from a key regulator.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Life's no longer rosy at Senegal's pink lake after floods

Extreme floods contaminated the lake five months ago, turning its famous waters green and threatening thousands of people who depend on it for their livelihoods.
Japan Times
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Jan 25, 2023

Next milestone in Mikaela Shiffrin's sights after making World Cup history

Next in her sights is the overall record of 86 victories, held by Swedish legend Ingemar Stenmark.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2023

Bomb and death threats sent to universities and high schools across Japan

Bomb threats were sent to 12 schools while death threats were sent to 138 schools, according to the education ministry and other sources.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 25, 2023

Former Japanese pro baseball slugger Hiromitsu Kadota dies at 74

Kadota hit a total of 567 home runs in his career, the third most in Japanese professional baseball history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Classified documents found at former U.S. Vice President Pence's home

The discovery puts Pence in the company of his former boss, former President Donald Trump, and President Joe Biden after documents with classified markings were found at their residences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

Secret documents land in all the wrong places in messy U.S. system

Recent revelations of mishandled classified documents expose the pitfalls of safeguarding the nation’s secrets.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

Troubleshooter Chris Hipkins faces a tough road as New Zealand PM

Hipkins built a reputation for competence in tackling COVID-19, though he acknowledges some mistakes and faces a tough battle to retain power in an October general election.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2023

U.S. and Germany set to send tanks to Ukraine, breaking deadlock

The move will give President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s forces access to a significant new capability as the fighting in Ukraine shifts from urban centers to the east.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2023

New Zealand's Chris Hipkins sworn in as prime minister

The Labour party elected Hipkins following the surprise resignation of Jacinda Ardern last week.
Japan Times
Jan 25, 2023

Kotozna In-room, the Multilingual Digital Concierge for Accommodation Facilities, Saw a 5x Increase in Usage by Foreign Language Users in 2022 from September to December

●Overview Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) has conducted a survey of foreign language usage at accommodation facilities in Japan based on Kotozna In-room usage data. As a result, it was found that from September to December 2022, the number of foreign...
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 23, 2023

BOJ faces monetary policy challenges amid an inflationary environment

The BOJ with its monetary policies must navigate various structural issues, including population decline, aging and geopolitical tensions to achieve its desired price stability.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2023

Severe Tropical Storm Doksuri strengthens as Philippines battens down

Doksuri may strengthen to a typhoon in the coming days, prompting the Philippines to scale back activity in the capital.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2023

U.K. election results pose mixed questions for Sunak and Starmer

The prime minister narrowly avoided an unprecedented defeat last week. His opponent in the battle for No. 10 was served a policy warning.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 23, 2023

Cambodia's ruling party claims election victory

The party of long-serving Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen declared victory in a general election on Sunday, a contest that had been widely dismissed as a one-sided sham.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2023

Twitter challenger Threads struggles for traction

Threads was quickly billed as a potential death knell for Twitter, a platform that has tumbled into chaos under the leadership of mercurial tycoon Elon Musk.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 23, 2023

China draws geopolitical lessons as Ukraine war grinds on

While the conflict in Ukraine has provided China’s military with valuable insights into modern warfare, Beijing is drawing mixed geopolitical lessons about the risks of using force.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 23, 2023

Russia’s fractured state

In the wake of Yevgeny Prigozhin's aborted rebellion, President Vladimir Putin’s weakness — and the cracks in the system he so meticulously built — are unmistakable.
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Jul 23, 2023

Champion-in-waiting Jonas Vingegaard leads Tour de France back to Paris

Vingegaard, who also won in 2022, described the race as 'the best in the world' after three intense weeks that started in Bilbao, Spain, on July 1.
Japan Times
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Jul 23, 2023

Japan's macho cheerleaders fight to save a tradition

Dressed in old-fashioned, school-style uniforms, cheering squads are a mass of black at college baseball games as they shout out chants and bang taiko drums.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 23, 2023

Elon Musk says Twitter to change logo and bid adieu to 'all the birds'

In a tweet Sunday, the social media platform's billionaire owner added: 'If a good enough X logo is posted tonight, we'll make go live worldwide tomorrow.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 23, 2023

Even past dissent in Belarus means constant scrutiny

Aleksandr Lukashenko brutally repressed those who opposed his claim of re-election as president. The crackdown on dissent has only deepened since.

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