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Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Truth is another front in Putin’s war

The Kremlin has used a barrage of increasingly outlandish falsehoods to prop up its overarching claim that the invasion of Ukraine is justified.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 21, 2022

Ukrainian president presses Israel for missile defense help amid intense fighting in Mariupol

Some 400,000 people have been trapped in Mariupol for more than two weeks, sheltering from heavy bombardment that has severed central supplies of electricity, heating and water.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

Russian rocket attack turns Ukrainian marine base to rubble, killing dozens

That number of Ukrainian marines killed in the missile strike would make it one of the single deadliest attacks on Ukrainian forces since the start of the war three weeks ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 20, 2022

War complicates Russia’s role in supplying commodities to China

Before the crisis in Ukraine, Russia's importance to China as a supplier of raw materials was only growing, but conflict will only complicate matters.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2022

Tears, relief and the 'smell of Ukraine': A daughter's reunion with her mother in Japan

“I don't have anything to fear now that I'm with my family,' Maria Dovbash, 71, said following an arduous seven-day journey to Tokyo from the war-torn Eastern European country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2022

Clear roadmap needed for Hong Kong's revival amid COVID wave, experts say

Deaths have skyrocketed, the health system is swamped, morgues are overflowing and public confidence in the city government is at an all-time low.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2022

In some parts of the world, the war in Ukraine seems justified

Some people spread across a range of countries do not accept the good versus evil scenario presented by the United States and Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Mar 18, 2022

Eiko Ishibashi’s score sets the scene in Oscar-contender ‘Drive My Car’

The composer and musician's body of work spans from abstract art pop to experimental electronics, with her love for cinema serving as a major source of inspiration.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 17, 2022

Seals help Japanese researchers collect data under Antarctic ice

The seals were equipped with a head-mounted conductivity, temperature and depth sensor between March and November 2017, allowing scientists to collect observation data.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 15, 2022

Diplomacy quickens to halt Ukraine war or stop its expansion

A flurry of recent developments suggest that people are groping for a way out of the crisis — or, failing that, for ways to prevent it from mutating into a wider proxy war.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / U.S. Midwest report 2022
Mar 15, 2022

City of Lafayette continues to celebrate economic success

Located between Indianapolis and Chicago, the City of Lafayette, Indiana, has developed into a thriving and growing metropolitan area because of its continuing recruitment and the success of national and international businesses in the area.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2022

‘Things will only get worse.’ Putin’s war sends Russians into exile.

Tens of thousands of Russians have fled to Istanbul since Russia invaded Ukraine last month — outraged about what they see as a criminal war.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2022

China fires mayors and closes schools as COVID-19 outbreak spreads

China's National Health Commission announced Saturday that another 1,524 locally transmitted coronavirus cases had been detected in provinces across mainland China.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Mar 13, 2022

Tokyo's top tonkatsu make for a hefty meal

The hearty pork cutlet is a favorite choice for lunch in Japan. Thankfully, Tokyo has no shortage of places that serve it.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

Ukraine’s wave of refugees puts European solidarity under strain

The number of refugees escaping Ukraine — the vast majority arriving in Eastern Europe — could climb to 4 million in a matter of days, according to officials close to the situation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 12, 2022

WHO exploring when and how to declare end of COVID emergency

Such a declaration would be not just a meaningful symbolic step, and would add momentum to the rollback of many pandemic-era public health policies.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 12, 2022

Glimpses of postwar Hayama through a father's eyes

'Hayama 1952-1953 Charles Junkerman,” a book of rare photographs, preserves the everyday lives of the seaside town's citizens in vivid color.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety

From retrofitting schools to withstand earthquakes to installing irrigation that saves crops from drought, many effective early disaster interventions have gone largely unnoticed.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 10, 2022

The humble cough drop could be used to map omicron’s spread

Soaring sales of lozenges, gargles and other over-the-counter medication has squeezed supplies — even in countries where cases are falling.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2022

Russia's war in Ukraine set to compound worldwide hunger crisis as shipments dry up

Together, Russia and Ukraine exporting so much wheat, corn, sunflower oil and other foods that it adds up to more than a tenth of all calories traded globally.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 9, 2022

As fighting gets closer, a Kyiv hospital treats the war’s atrocities

The World Health Organization said Tuesday that it had confirmed attacks on medical facilities in Ukraine and said it was investigating reports of more attacks.
Japan Times
SATOYAMA CONSORTIUM
Mar 9, 2022

NTT collaboration learns how to plant a sustainable well-being city

NTT Urban Solutions recently acquired a new certification of international guidance on the operation of smart cities over its development project in the central Nagoya district of Higashisakura, conducted in collaboration with NTT Urban Development and other NTT companies.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 8, 2022

China's health care system isn't ready for a shift from 'COVID zero'

China's vast yet patchy hospital network — hobbled by lopsided distribution of resources and underinvestment — has been shown to be vulnerable to the virus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 7, 2022

Leader of South Korea's ruling party attacked ahead of presidential election

Democratic Party leader Song Young-gil was attacked in Seoul by a man wearing a traditional robe who approached him from behind and struck him on the head with a small hammer.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Arming Ukraine: 17,000 anti-tank weapons in six days and a clandestine cybercorps

American and European officials describe a desperate race against time as they aim to get arms delivered to Ukrainian forces while their supply routes are still open.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 7, 2022

Ukrainians find that relatives in Russia do not believe it is a war

Russian television channels do not show the bombardment of Kyiv, Ukraine's capital, and its suburbs, or the devastating attacks on Kharkiv, Mariupol, Chernihiv and other Ukrainian cities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Mar 7, 2022

Sentenced for a selfie: Middle East police target LGBTQ phones

Around the world, marginalized communities are worried the internet is no longer a safe space for them as surveillance grows and hate speech goes unchecked.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 7, 2022

Southern Europe grapples with the changing face of tourism

Both Greece and Italy are racing to fill job shortages as the pandemic forced workers abroad for better paying jobs or into different sectors with less uncertain prospects.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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