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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 14, 2023

Here’s how Thailand’s PM race can take a whole new turn

After failing to win over Thai conservatives in his first attempt to become prime minister, things are looking increasingly difficult for Pita Limjaroenrat.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 14, 2023

Aspartame ‘possibly’ carcinogenic, yet safe at common-use levels, WHO says

A chemical-based sweetener that is hundreds of times sweeter than sugar, aspartame is packaged and sold under names such as Equal.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 13, 2023

Will doing 'nothing' be yet another marketing coup for Studio Ghibli?

Studio Ghibli's Toshio Suzuki has a history of taking unconventional approaches to promoting the work of anime director Hayao Miyazaki.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 13, 2023

Google’s AI chatbot is trained by humans who say they’re overworked, underpaid and frustrated

Thousands of outside contractors work to make Google's Bard reliable, but its also becoming an increasingly thankless job.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 12, 2023

Nagoya Basho roars back with early thrills and rocking atmosphere

With Terunofuji out, various promotion challenges figure to monopolize the headlines over the next 10 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

Will AI in baseball become the next 'Moneyball'?

Artificial intelligence could complicate the business of baseball, making the game homogenized and less dynamic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

Protecting truth and democracy

Liberal democracies do not always live up to their ideal, but the fact that voters can remove leaders who transgress expectations is the source of their strength.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 12, 2023

How much heat can the human body stand?

The hottest June ever and a record-breaking start to July should be a wake-up call. We weren’t built for this.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 11, 2023

Honda accelerating shift to electric vehicles

The company is moving to form alliances with other firms and reorganize its parts procurement network.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jul 10, 2023

Japan's fertility rate is likely even lower than it seems

The official statistic doesn't include foreign mothers, meaning children born to them and Japanese men are treated as if they were born to Japanese women.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 10, 2023

Seibu Railway tests new translation device to boost communication

The window-like interface creates real-time translations that appear as text bubbles as people converse on either side of the screen.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 8, 2023

AI robots at U.N. reckon they could run the world better

They robots were assembled for what was billed as the world's first news conference with a packed panel of AI-enabled humanoid social robots.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 8, 2023

U.S. to send cluster bombs to Ukraine, drawing criticism

The move drew sharp criticism from rights groups due to the danger unexploded bomblets pose, despite Kyiv's offer of assurances that it would minimize risk to civilians.
Japan Times
People / 20 QUESTIONS
Jul 8, 2023

Azumi Yamanaka: 'You can have a colorful, fashion-conscious style while also being vegan'

A love for animals got Azumi Yamanaka to switch to a vegan lifestyle. She was delighted to discover the lifestyle had healthy side effects and was better for the planet.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jul 7, 2023

Fresh from 'Sulu case' win, Malaysia's law minister turns to domestic reforms

Azalina Othman Said relished the quashing of an order for $14.9 billion in compensation to the purported heirs of the last sultan of Sulu, but social issues are now demanding her attention.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2023

U.S. Treasury chief says 'impossible' to decouple Chinese and American economies

Yellen's four-day trip is her first to China as Treasury chief, and she is the second high-ranking U.S. official to visit recently after Secretary of State Antony Blinken last month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jul 7, 2023

Director Takeshi Fukunaga opts for authenticity over 'falsely uplifting' in new film, 'Mountain Woman'

With ‘Mountain Woman,’ director Takeshi Fukunaga has looked back at a time of famine and woe in Japan, and given viewers lessons for the modern day.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2023

Capsules from Tokyo's dismantled Nakagin tower being given new life

The building was dismantled last year, but some former residents have stood up to save its capsules.
Japan Times
Film / Reviews
Jul 6, 2023

'One Second Ahead, One Second Behind': Rom-com remake benefits from fantastical twist

A remake of the Taiwanese hit 'My Missing Valentine,' Nobuhiro Yamashita’s rom-com gets decidedly quirkier with a midpoint twist.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 5, 2023

French riot deja vu is raising the stakes for Macron

Years of Frances unkept promises have created resentment and made the nation’s deprived suburbs a powder keg.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jul 5, 2023

Japan's firms turn to celebrities to boost ranks of female executives

In addition to boosting diversity, some firms say female celebrities may bring fresh perspectives and ideas.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 5, 2023

Hong Kong’s reopening brings scant gains after pandemic and crackdown

Tens of thousands of high-skilled workers left to escape the city’s COVID-19 regime and limits imposed on freedoms after Beijing enacted a national security law in 2020.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Cricket
Jul 5, 2023

Jonny Bairstow row casts shadow over third Ashes test

Only an Australia side inspired by batting great Don Bradman have come from 2-0 down to win a test series, taking the 1936-37 Ashes 3-2.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jul 5, 2023

Tunisia's Ons Jabeur '100% there' for WTA event in Saudi Arabia

WTA chief executive Steve Simon said last week that his organization is considering the 'challenging topic' of taking the sport to Saudi Arabia.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jul 5, 2023

Jasper Philipsen claims Tour double in crash-marred finale

Australian Caleb Ewan took second place and German Phil Bauhaus finished third in the fourth stage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 4, 2023

Japan a likely winner in United States’ China strategy

While America's economic security posture toward China may be too much for some countries to stomach, it is at least helping its closest allies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 4, 2023

How to tell if an international school in Japan is reputable

The recent closure of an international preschool in Tokyo has put the spotlight on whether international schools deliver what they promise.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
By Kathryn Wortley

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