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WORLD
Feb 27, 2022

U.S., U.K., Europe and Canada to block Russian access to SWIFT

The decision by Western nations will exclude some Russian banks from the SWIFT messaging system, used for trillions of dollars worth of transactions between banks around the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Feb 26, 2022

Pioneering virtual YouTuber Kizuna AI goes on 'indefinite hiatus'

Over five years, the digital character delivered a new kind of content geared toward digital natives. Now she's saying farewell with one last, livestreamed concert.
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Feb 25, 2022

Russia facing widespread fallout as sports world condemns invasion of Ukraine

'I'm sorry for the innocent people that are losing their lives, that are getting killed for stupid reasons and a very, very strange and mad leadership,' F1 driver Sebastian Vettel said.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 25, 2022

Japan Tobacco halts Ukraine plant as fighting intensifies

The safety of all 900 workers at the facility has been confirmed and the company is monitoring developments closely, a spokesman wrote in an email Friday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 24, 2022

Climate fears on back burner as fuel costs soar and Ukraine crisis deepens

The perils of a warming planet are no less calamitous now, but debate about transitioning to renewable energy has taken a back seat to energy security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Feb 24, 2022

Untapped potential: Raising the status of women in professional services

Masami Katakura of Ernst & Young ShinNihon hopes her journey through the world of accounting encourages the next generation of women.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2022

Meta's Mark Zuckerberg unveils AI projects aimed at building metaverse future

Zuckerberg is betting that the metaverse, a futuristic idea of virtual environments where users can work, socialize and play, will be the successor to the mobile internet.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Feb 24, 2022

‘Chronicle in the Ruins’: An intimate look at a family’s rise from the ashes

Masato and Maori Hara's documentary poignantly captures the weight of memory and loss by incorporating footage recovered in the aftermath of the fire that destroyed their family home.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Bringing up a child in China costs much more than in U.S. and Japan, research finds

A new report shows the cost of raising a child in China in 2019 was nearly seven times the country's per capita GDP.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022

Antarctic sea ice shrinks to smallest surface area on record

The ice surrounding the continent has retreated to 1.97 million square kilometers, below the previous record of 2.1 million square kilometers set in 2017.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 23, 2022

Climate forecasters warn of a ‘global wildfire crisis’

The likelihood of extreme, catastrophic fires could increase by up to one-third by 2050 and up to 52% by 2100, a new United Nations report estimates.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2022

Inside the global drive to fund a revolution in Myanmar

Activists and the shadow government alike have to resort to unofficial channels to ensure aid escapes the military regime's clutches.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 23, 2022

Monarch stays mindful of pain amid pandemic

Emperor Naruhito, who turns 62 today, is known for his compassionate and sociable personality, as well as his proficiency in English, as the first emperor to have studied outside Japan.
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Feb 23, 2022

Phil Mickelson issues apology over Saudi comments

The six-time major champion admitted he was using interest from the Super Golf League as leverage to get PGA tour players more money via enhanced media rights.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 23, 2022

Makers of baby formula still break global marketing rules, WHO and UNICEF find

More than a third of women across all countries surveyed said that health workers had recommended a specific brand of formula to them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Feb 22, 2022

Kojicon shines the spotlight on a staple of Japanese cooking

Home fermentation became a popular pastime among budding cooks during the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2022

The mixed legacy of the 2022 Beijing Olympics

These Olympics will be remembered for nationalism, a divided global community and a profound deepening of mistrust between China and much of the world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Feb 22, 2022

Hong Kong seniors who refused COVID-19 vaccines are a ‘ticking time bomb’

Only 43% of seniors who are 80 or over have received even one dose. While that is up from 22% in early January, it still isn't enough.
Japan Times
Feb 21, 2022

Tsunan Sake Brewery Announces Launch of Adventure Sake Brand, “GO POCKET”

Tsunan Sake Brewery Released “GO SPARKLING”, New Outdoor Sake for Any Adventure.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 21, 2022

Mike Pompeo to make Taiwan trip in rare visit by former top U.S. diplomat

Pompeo, a potential Republican presidential contender, will visit Taiwan from March 2 to March 5.
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JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 21, 2022

Kyoto police issue warning over drug slang on social media

From 'broccoli' to 'ice cream,' drug dealers are using slang and related emoji to evade police attention and draw in young people, officers say.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2022

Fears of a lurch to dictatorship blight Arab Spring’s last hope

As freedoms shrivel and the economy sputters, unrest threatens to explode across the country once more.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 21, 2022

SoftBank calls Credit Suisse subpoena a ‘fishing expedition’

The Tokyo-based holding company the subpoena prepared by the Swiss bank is nothing more than an attempt to deflect responsibility for the Greensill collapse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2022

Queen Elizabeth tests positive for coronavirus, as England is poised to relax rules

The health of the queen, the world's longest-reigning monarch, has been in the spotlight since she spent a night in hospital last October for an unspecified ailment.
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COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2022

How China’s 'COVID zero' policy is giving a polish to gold

Gold has mostly traded sideways since the start of the year, and the usual negative correlation between higher U.S. Treasury yields and lower gold prices — and vice versa — has disappeared.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Stage
Feb 20, 2022

Theater Commons Tokyo rethinks the 'voices' of performing arts in the COVID era

The festival examines radically different ways of creating and experiencing theater in the context of the pandemic, while also challenging the very idea of what theater can be.

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