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BUSINESS / Economy
Jun 8, 2023

Japan to focus on keeping wage hike momentum and ending crisis-mode spending

For Japan to keep its wage hike momentum, the economic and fiscal policy blueprint stresses the importance of pursuing three trends in the labor market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 8, 2023

Vanished, shot, murdered: Laos activists spooked by spate of incidents

Landlocked, poor and deeply tied to China, Laos is one of the world's most repressive countries.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues
Jun 8, 2023

Amnesty International Japan wants your help in supporting human rights

Looking to test your knowledge, get out the house and do good for charity? Amnesty's pub quiz nights are back and a fun way to raise funds.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jun 7, 2023

Is Japan going to legalize same-sex marriage?

A series of court cases is helping to shape the debate over whether or not Japan will act on legalizing same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2023

China begins drilling 11,100-meter borehole in search of oil and gas

The deepest borehole ever drilled in China will give the country access to oil and gas reserves as well as offer scientists unique geological insights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 7, 2023

For Musk and other foreign CEOs visiting China, silence is golden

Musk, known for his unreserved banter on Twitter, was uncharacteristically silent on a whirlwind trip last week.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 7, 2023

PGA Tour and LIV announce shock merger to end bitter split

No details were given as to how the agreement will impact the current competitive golf landscape.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2023

Repeated arrests and filthy cells: Inside Pakistan's crackdown

All the leaders who have been set free have publicly distanced themselves from Imran Khan, denounced the protests and praised the military.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2023

In India, trains start running again by devastating crash site

The restoration of service could help more families reach the area to identify the dead. Officials said about 100 victims were still unclaimed.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 6, 2023

In rare victory for media, Hong Kong court overturns conviction of journalist

A court ruled that “substantial and grave injustice” was done to Choy Yuk-ling, an investigative journalist who also goes by the name Bao Choy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2023

Carnival replaces Hong Kong's annual Tiananmen candlelight vigil

Underlining the difference from past years, notices near the event’s entrance were clear: no banners, leaflets, posters or other materials with political messages were allowed.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 5, 2023

South Korean support for building own nukes plummets, survey finds

The plunge in support comes despite North Korea’s increased pace of missile launches and weapons tests.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / Longform
Jun 4, 2023

'Stakeout Diary': A killer on the run, two postwar gumshoes — noir at its finest

When a photographer was given rare permission to follow two detectives through Tokyo on a murder case, who’d have known he’d gather a legion of fans decades later.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

My Number cards found linked to accounts of family members, not card holders

The Digital Agency has warned on its website that it is not possible to register parents' bank accounts for their children to receive public benefits.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 4, 2023

Saunas helping revitalize rural tourism in Japan

In rural areas, outdoor saunas that take advantage of the natural environment, such as by using tents, have been set up one after another.
JAPAN
Jun 4, 2023

Japan and South Korea defense chiefs aim to prevent recurrence of radar lock-on incident

The meeting, the first in more than three years, was another signal of the neighbors’ rapprochement on the security front after a 2018 fire-control radar incident.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / ADOPT ME!
Jun 4, 2023

Looking for a place to live, Chip the dog is finally dealt a full house

The dog joins a house of other dogs and cats, all of whom he gets along with splendidly. Sometimes, a good spirit is just hard to pass on.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2023

‘Everything changed’: The war arrives on Russians’ doorstep

The hardship is familiar to Ukrainians, but many Russians had not expected something similar to happen on their home turf.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 4, 2023

World's spy chiefs meet in secret conclave in Singapore

Such meetings are organized by the Singapore government and have been discreetly held at a separate venue alongside the security summit for several years, sources said.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 4, 2023

India’s worst rail disaster in decades convulses country dependent on trains

The government in Odisha, which is home to about 45 million people, declared a day of mourning.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jun 3, 2023

At Grace Choy’s table, a tantalizing portal to Cantonese cuisine

A rising culinary star, Choy considers it a mission to evangelize authentic Chinese flavors across Tokyo.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 3, 2023

U.S. defense chief says China talks 'essential' to curbing chance of conflict

As dangerously close U.S.-China military encounters rise, the U.S. defense secretary slammed China's unwillingness to meet and discuss improving crisis management mechanisms.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2023

As Kyiv reckons with deaths near a shelter, Russia evacuates border towns

Three people, including a woman and her child, were killed in an explosion near the entrance of a shelter early Thursday morning, having been locked out in the middle of an air raid.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 2, 2023

Ukraine’s attacks on Russia are a calculated gamble

Bringing the war to Russian soil may have a short-term military upside. But high civilian casualties could cause a “Chechnya effect” that works to Putin's long-term advantage.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 2, 2023

Japan workers are shifting from lifetime employment, LinkedIn's country head says

Firms also need to adapt to changing attitudes among workers who value family life and flexibility more than they did in the past, the company's first female country chief has said.
Japan Times
Reference / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Jun 2, 2023

Savor sultry summer evenings under the stars

The Hilton Tokyo’s Beer Garden in the Sky, open through Sept. 30, offers guests the opportunity to toast the early summer nights with local or craft beers in a soothing open-air atmosphere, while enjoying the hotel’s California-inspired food menu.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2023

Monsoons in India become unpredictable as pollution wreaks havoc

The monsoon, the lifeblood of the country's $3 trillion economy, delivers nearly 70% of the rain that India needs to water farms and recharge reservoirs and aquifers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 2, 2023

As Asia strives to spur births, Philippines wants fewer babies

The government of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has warned that the country can’t achieve broad economic success without addressing demographic challenges.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 2, 2023

'The Night Before Upheaval' navigates the murky waters of overseas film festivals

Japanese indie director Mutsuki Kameyama explores the ins and outs of the overseas festival circuit in their new documentary.
Japan to convene parliament for ordinary session starting Jan. 24
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
Impeached South Korean president's party sees signs of revival
A supporter of impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol holds South Korean and U.S. flags in front of flower wreaths bearing messages of support near his residence in Seoul on Thursday.
Musk takes slash-and-burn style to Europe after bolstering Trump
Billionaire Elon Musk speaks during an election rally for then-Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in Butler, Pennsylvania, on Oct. 5.
Japan's health ministry reports record-high flu cases
A busy street in Tokyo on Dec. 30. The number of influenza patients per clinic, on average, in the final week of December was the highest since health ministry records began in 1999.
Japanese space startup readies for second lunar lander launch
Ispace CEO Takeshi Hakamada with the countdown clock for the launch of the startup's lunar lander, in Tokyo's Chuo Ward on Thursday
Emanuel leaves reform legacy amid historic shifts in U.S.-Japan alliance
Rahm Emanuel professes that the biggest thing he has brought to the U.S.-Japan relationship might be a fresh injection of vitality.
‘Unbound’ breaks NHK period drama tradition with a hero of the common folk
NHK’s latest taiga period drama, “Unbound,” centers on Tsutaya Juzaburo (Ryusei Yokohama), a commoner who becomes a successful bookseller and publisher.
Real wages fall for a fourth month, squeezing Japanese households further
Prices continue to outpace wage increases in Japan.
Hair removal for kids — boosting confidence or preying on insecurities?
Beauty salon Dione, which has over 100 branches nationwide, offers hair removal treatments for children as young as 3 years old. It uses hair removal equipment that emits a special light heated to around 38 degrees Celsius, unlike conventional equipment that involves temperatures of 60 to 80 C.

Podcast

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

Longform

A man offers prayers at Hebikubo Shrine in Tokyo's Shinagawa Ward. The shrine is one of several across the country dedicated to the snake.
Shed your skin and reinvent yourself in the Year of the Snake
By Kathryn Wortley

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