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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 6, 2023

Vietnam ousts deputy prime ministers as corruption crackdown spreads

The dismissals come as authorities aggressively tackle graft as part of a years-long campaign that has ensnared hundreds of officials and businessmen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 6, 2023

Is economic failure an economics failure?

It is clear that an ever-growing number of people hold democratic capitalism in disrepute, and economists along with it. But how much responsibility do economists bear for our ills?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 5, 2023

Many thousands expected for funeral of former Pope Benedict

In keeping with Benedict's wishes, the ceremony will be simple, sombre and sober, the Vatican has said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 4, 2023

Myanmar junta marks Independence Day with show of force and mass pardons

The junta did not specify whether the amnesty would include those jailed as part of a crackdown on dissent.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 4, 2023

How pro-Putin operatives in Germany work to turn Berlin against Ukraine

Several million Russian speakers live in Germany, a legacy of Soviet ties to Communist East Germany and decades of German dependency on Russian gas.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 2, 2023

Young captain Martin Odegaard fueling Arsenal's title challenge in Premier League

Any doubts about whether a young Martin Odegaard could shoulder the responsibility of the captain's armband for Arsenal have been erased in half a season, with the 24-year-old having guided the club to a seven-point lead atop the Premier League.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023

Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

On Sunday the Vatican released the first images of the late Benedict, laying in state in the chapel of the monastery where he died.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 31, 2022

Pioneering U.S. television journalist Barbara Walters dies at 93

In a broadcast career spanning five decades, Walters interviewed an array of world leaders, including Cuba's Fidel Castro and Britain's Margaret Thatcher.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 31, 2022

Bank of Japan considers raising inflation forecasts closer to 2% target: report

The proposed changes would show the core consumer price index rising around 3% in fiscal 2022, between 1.6% and 2% in fiscal 2023, and nearly 2% in fiscal 2024.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 30, 2022

Five major Japanese banks to raise housing loan rates in January

The decision comes in the wake of a rise in long-term government bond yields following a policy revision by the Bank of Japan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 30, 2022

‘Avatar’ performance shows how Japan is ditching Hollywood

The world's third-largest box office, Japan, is dumping Western movies for local animated hits. Hollywood needs to pay attention.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Dec 30, 2022

Brazilian soccer legend Pele dies at 82

Pele transcended soccer — like no player before or since — and became one of the first global icons of the 20th century.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 28, 2022

Haruhiko Kuroda spent 2022 showing the courage to be disliked

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda ticked nearly everyone off in a chaotic year. He won't care.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 27, 2022

Ex-top finance official says BOJ adjustments will smooth governor change

The central bank surprised markets last week by relaxing its yield tolerance for 10-year Japanese government bonds, a move aimed at easing the cost of prolonged economic stimulus.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2022

South Korea's Yoon pardons jailed former President Lee Myung-bak

Lee is the fourth former president to be issued a pardon since the country's transition to full democracy in 1987.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2022

Deadly year for Rohingya at sea as 180 presumed drowned

The number of Rohingya leaving Bangladesh in boats this year has jumped more than fivefold from a year earlier to nearly 2,400.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 25, 2022

World is starving for peace, Pope Francis says in Christmas message

Pope Francis condemned the use of food as a weapon of war, saying the war in Ukraine has put millions at risk of famine, as well as wars in other countries.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 24, 2022

Gunman kills at least three in Paris in suspected racist attack

A 69-year-old man with a criminal record was taken into custody in the attack, which ignited neighborhood protests that led to violent clashes with police.
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Dec 23, 2022

What to make of Japan’s new defense documents

Nothing in Japan's new defense documents signals an abandonment of the core principles of its security, but a refinement of roles and capabilities to match modern needs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 23, 2022

Daiwa chief expects more BOJ tweaks in pivot to policy tightening

Japan's 40-year high inflation and signs of distortions in the bond market mean it's a good time to start normalizing policy, Daiwa Securities Group CEO Seiji Nakata said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 23, 2022

Anchovies and sardines are a climate solution in a can

Tinned fish are among the lowest-carbon animal protein available, with potential to curb the world's enormous emissions from food.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 21, 2022

'Don't want to move': The race to save Hanoi's crumbling villas

Despite their protected status, the future of these homes — and their inhabitants — hangs in the balance.
JAPAN
Dec 21, 2022

Watchdog OKs new rules to allow Japan's nuclear plants to operate beyond 60 years

The move comes as Prime Minister Fumio Kishida pushes continued use of older nuclear plants in the years ahead to meet national carbon reduction goals.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 21, 2022

Why the BOJ chose the final weeks of the year to shift policy

The BOJ has apparently been keen to shore up its easing policy's side effects, but such a shift needed to catch market participants off guard to prevent speculative moves.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 21, 2022

Master of surprise Kuroda does it one more time

An unexpected BOJ policy tweak stunned markets. Expect central banking's biggest outlier to keep confounding investors.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 20, 2022

'Kobe Cannibal': Media's fascination lingers on in the West after death

Despite his one-time fame, the death of notorious murderer and cannibal Issei Sagawa received only cursory coverage in Japan, in contrast to the West.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 20, 2022

New England boss Steve Borthwick wants to revive Twickenham 'roar'

The appointment comes after Australian Eddie Jones was fired following England's worst year of results since 2008, with only five wins from 12 games and the 2023 Rugby World Cup looming.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 20, 2022

Kuroda shocks markets by raising BOJ cap on 10-year bond yields, driving up yen

The bank will now allow yields to rise to around 0.5%, up from the previous upper limit of 0.25% on their range of movement, according to a policy statement.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2022

Suntory Beverage's first female CEO wants to see more women as managers

Makiko Ono will be one of only a handful of women to lead a big Japanese company once she takes over the job early next year.
Japan must correct Trump’s false data for trade talks, says Kono
Former Foreign Minister Taro Kono
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Nintendo says demand for Switch 2 console in Japan is overwhelming
An attendee plays with the Nintendo Switch 2 gaming device at a media event in Tokyo on April 3.
Top Japanese firms scrap employment system that held women back
MUFG Bank, a unit of the nation’s biggest banking group, is among firms that recently scrapped a clerical job category that consisted almost exclusively of women, a sign that the financial sector is finally getting more serious about reducing gender inequalities.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.

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