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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

India’s population has already overtaken China’s, analysts estimate

India, where half the population is under the age of 30, is set to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy in the coming years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

Biden and Kishida held 'very productive' talks on China export controls

The Biden administration in October published a sweeping set of export controls, including measures tightly restricting Chinese access to U.S. chipmaking technology.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 18, 2023

Eddie Jones vows to make Wallabies super-fit and more aggressive

The 62-year-old is due to officially start on Jan. 29 on a deal that will take him through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Spurs boss Conte wants club chiefs to speak up when trouble hits

The Italian believes that front office officials at Premier League clubs should be more forthcoming with the media, rather than letting managers shoulder the burden.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

South Korea’s flirtation with nuclear arms piles pressure on U.S.

As much as the two governments don’t want to talk about it, tensions between the allies are rising over how best to respond to North Korea’s rapidly improving nuclear capabilities.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS / Summer Olympics
Jan 18, 2023

Concern rises over lack of air conditioning in Paris 2024 village

Games organizers have promised the global event will be carbon neutral, with the use of materials chosen for their energy performance.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2023

LDP seeks to drive wedge into CDP-Nippon Ishin collaboration

With unified local elections and by-elections for the House of Representatives slated to be held in April, the tug-of-war between the ruling and opposition camps is likely to intensify.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2023

CDP to expel member over planned switch to ruling LDP

The CDP's Gifu prefectural chapter is calling for Lulu Imai to return funds totaling ¥6.5 million it provided for her political activities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID

Improving young people's livelihoods without abandoning the country's export-led growth model poses inherent conflicts for a government that prioritizes social stability.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Boris Pistorius to be new German defense minister amid momentous change

The appointment follows the resignation of Christine Lambrecht at a crucial time for the ministry, with Germany under intense pressure to send battle tanks to Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2023

SpaceX prepares for a breakout year with Elon Musk focused on Twitter

While Tesla has withered since Musk embarked on his takeover of Twitter, SpaceX is flourishing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

Japan's November core machinery orders fall further than expected

Separate survey data showed confidence at big Japanese manufacturers had logged the first negative reading in two years.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023

MSDF chief apologizes for destroyer navigation incident

The MSDF will investigate whether there were human errors in operations, including recognizing shallow water and setting the destroyer's route.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Top U.S. envoy to make long-awaited China visit on Feb. 5 and 6

Blinken is expected to meet Foreign Minister Qin Gang, until recently China's ambassador in Washington, and possibly President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2023

Novak Djokovic feels the love during dominant opening victory

Watched on by his parents and brother, the fourth seed also extended his run without a defeat on Australian soil to 35 matches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft to cut engineering jobs this week as layoffs go deeper

The company most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Corruption trial opens over international soccer broadcast rights

The charges are part of a long-running corruption probe surrounding soccer's global governing body FIFA.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates

Some relatives of people who have died with COVID-19 say the disease did not appear on their death certificates.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Iceland's Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir wins maternity pay claim against Lyon

FIFPRO described the ruling in a statement as the first of its kind since FIFA's maternity regulations came into force in January 2021.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 18, 2023

Warriors praise Joe Biden on Brittney Griner in White House return

In addition to meeting Biden, head coach Steve Kerr and players Klay Thompson and Moses Moody attended a roundtable discussion with senior White House staffers on gun violence.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Cremonese stuns Napoli to reach Coppa Italia quarterfinals

The last-place Serie A team, playing in torrential rains under a new head coach, held its nerve against the league leader to triumph in a penalty shootout.
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

A trusted partnership

A “trusted partnership” — these are the words that Prime Minister Sanna Marin repeated during her visit to Japan in May. She described the Finnish relationship with Japan in this way at a summit meeting with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, a meeting with business leaders and during her speech at...
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

‘The future looks very bright!’

Japan is one of the most important partners for Finland outside the European Union. Although we are geographically far apart, our cooperation covers a wide range of sectors and all levels from the head of state to ordinary citizens, as we saw this year with Prime Minister Sanna Marin’s visit to Japan....
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Evondos: The Nordic market leader in pharmacotherapy technology

Taking the correct medicine at the prescribed dose at the right time is a challenge for many people. The solution? A user-friendly medicine-dispensing robot from Evondos, one of Finland’s fastest-growing health tech innovators.
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Empowering innovation

Bridges: How does Inkron, the industry leader in printed optical inks, reflect the strong ties between Finland and Japan?
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Nightingale Health: The preventative health company

Nightingale Health (est. 2013) is a health technology company aiming to promote preventative health with its proprietary blood analysis technology.
Japan Times
Finland report 2023
Jan 18, 2023

Setting a new benchmark for travel on the Baltic Sea

“We want our customers to enjoy their travel experience with us and our goal is to exceed their expectations and make them want to return,” said Nina Tahtinen, international sales director of Tallink Silja Oy.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Jan 18, 2023

Grammar for grumps: When you just don’t feel all that genki

We can't feel 'super genki' all the time, even if that's the prevailing mood that Japanese textbooks try to encourage. Here are some ways to express your dissatisfaction.

Longform

Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?