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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2022

Did I turn off the stove? Yes, but maybe not the gas.

Over a 20-year period, emissions from stoves across the United States could be having the same effect in heating the planet as half a million gas-powered cars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 28, 2022

COVID-stunted educations dim prospects for India’s economy and its youth

Hundreds of millions of students across India have received little to no in-person instruction with schools intermittently shut down since the start of the pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 28, 2022

Hong Kong’s economic gains face swift reversal on omicron threat

Business leaders have expressed increasing frustration with travel rules, warning of the damage to Hong Kong's status as an international financial hub.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 27, 2022

Expats head for the exit as 'easy' Singapore's COVID-19 controls bite

Atar Sandler arrived in Singapore in 2019, seizing the opportunity to live in a buzzing global city that is also a convenient base to jet off to more exotic locales nearby.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 27, 2022

How to prevent famine in Afghanistan

Afghanistan has faded from global view. And now almost 9 million Afghans are at risk of famine, and a further 14 million are facing acute hunger.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

The world awaits Putin’s word on Ukraine, but on that, he is silent

A news conference more than a month ago was the last time that Putin spoke publicly about the current crisis over Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 27, 2022

New research hints at four factors that may increase chances of long COVID

The researchers, who followed more than 200 patients for two to three months after their COVID-19 diagnoses, said the findings might suggest ways to prevent or treat some cases.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2022

Hawaiian Air aiming to ramp up flight service to Japan

Japan represents the largest foreign market for Hawaiian, which had about a quarter of its business outside the U.S. before the pandemic struck in early 2020.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2022

How the computer chip shortage could incite a U.S. conflict with China

The war game and study by the Center for a New American Security illustrate how dependent the world is on Taiwanese computer chips.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 27, 2022

IOC plans to meet with Peng Shuai during Beijing Olympics

The Women's Tennis Association has suspended tournaments in China due to its concerns over Peng's safety.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Jan 27, 2022

The designer bringing a new kind of cool to Kenzo

Nigo, the Japanese street wear king, is joining the luxury world and taking on “the greatest challenge” of his career.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Jan 26, 2022

From 'Spirited Away' to 'Demon Slayer': The meteoric rise of anime

Since 2002, Japan’s anime industry has doubled in size to become worth over ¥2.4 trillion annually.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Freestyle skiing: China pins hopes on Eileen Gu winning Olympic gold

In Beijing, advertisements starring Gu, who is also a highly sought-after model, are increasingly visible at bus stops and subway stations in the run up to the Olympics.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Snowboarding prodigies return to Olympic slopes in Beijing

Shaun White, a four-time Olympian with three halfpipe gold medals, will look to defend his legacy in the sport as he faces an ever-younger field of rivals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

Technology and innovation are needed to battle climate change

Global emissions reduction is essential. But those efforts won't do enough to forestall a looming crisis in the polar regions.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Ski jumping: Ryoyu Kobayashi ready to take giant leap for Japan

Kobayashi is bidding to become the first Japanese jumper to win gold on foreign snow.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2022

How to withstand China’s property meltdown

Some of China's richest people were forced by the government to part with prized assets, and they were lucky they did.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 26, 2022

Ice hockey 'the Canadian way': Size, speed and aggression

Instead of stocking its roster with NHL All-Stars and future Hall of Famers, Canada has been left scrambling to find coaching staff and players.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2022

Bank of Japan debated chance of inflation pickup toward 2% as price hikes broaden

Many board members, however, stressed the need to maintain ultraloose monetary policy to support a fragile economy facing fresh risks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2022

Winter Olympics to test China’s commitments to climate change

Beyond just proving that it can host a green event, China is also under pressure to show that it's able to employ technologies that can have a lasting impact beyond the Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2022

As West warns of Russian attack, Ukraine sends different message

Some analysts say Ukraine's posture of playing down the threat is to prevent panic, while others say it reflects the country's uneasy acceptance that conflict with Russia is nothing new.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 25, 2022

War may loom, but are there off-ramps?

U.S. President Joe Biden's administration and NATO are expected to respond, in writing, to Russia's far-reaching demands in the next several days in an effort to maintain diplomatic talks.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 25, 2022

For Ukrainian soldiers, a nervous guessing game on the front

Given Russia's rich repertoire of military tricks, seen in past conflicts, war is unlikely to start with something as straightforward as tanks rolling across a border, analysts say.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jan 25, 2022

'Small gains': How Katie Ormerod relearned walking before jumping

In 2018, the Yorkshire rider came off a rail too soon on a practice run and split her heel bone in half, with medics taking two hours to cut her out of her boot.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 25, 2022

As cases mount, China eases COVID-19 testing standards for Beijing Olympics

It's likely that more cases will be recorded than at the Tokyo Olympics, as Beijing is testing more frequently and the omicron variant is much more infectious than delta.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2022

‘Now there is no one’: The lament of one of the last Christians in a Syrian city

Communities across the Middle East and North Africa — some of which trace their roots to Christianity's early days — have been struggling for decades with wars, poverty and persecution.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 24, 2022

Rich countries lure health workers from low-income nations to fight shortages

The urgency and strong pull from high-income nations has raised new questions about the ethics of recruitment from countries with weak health systems during a pandemic.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 24, 2022

Putin could burst Xi’s Olympic dream with a war in Ukraine

Russia has little incentive to antagonize China, its largest trading partner with total trade valuing $112 billion in 2020.

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