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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2022

How dams built by China starve the Mekong River delta of vital sediment

An analysis of satellite data shows how the dams are impacting agriculture along Southeast Asia's longest river.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2022

A winning World Cup strategy unites the Arab world

Morocco's success in the World Cup has united Arabs throughout the Middle East and North Africa behind a common hope.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2022

What happens in Taiwan doesn’t stay in Taiwan

Taiwan is too important to Japan and the global economy to ignore its tensions with China.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2022

Research shows new Olympic sports had high rate of injuries in Tokyo

More than 11,300 athletes from 206 national teams were monitored in Tokyo, with more than a thousand injuries recorded.
Japan Times
WORLD / Society
Dec 14, 2022

Biden signs same-sex marriage bill in ‘vital step’ to equality

The bill signing at the White House was a celebration for supporters of the measure, with prominent members of the LGBTQ community and allies in attendance.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti, composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ is dead at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to "Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including "Blue Velvet” (1986), died Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He was 85.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 13, 2022

North Korean spies trick foreign experts into writing research for them

A hacking group has targeted those with knowledge of issues regarding the country, apparently in a bid to gain intelligence, information and insight.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 7, 2022

Morocco shocks Spain on penalties to reach World Cup quarterfinals

Morocco is just the fourth African team in history to reach the last eight of the FIFA World Cup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 6, 2022

Why Japan still leads in Southeast Asian infrastructure investment

Tokyo's position as the top investor allows it to not only counter Beijing's growing clout in the region but also promote key economic and foreign policy objectives.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 6, 2022

Cuba to allow female boxers to compete for first time in six decades

The news quickly made waves in gyms in Havana, where for years women have trained, only to be forced to leave the island if they wished to compete.
WORLD
Dec 6, 2022

25 years after Kyoto Protocol, U.N. climate process stumbles on

The ultimate failure of the protocol offers a cautionary tale on how such international deals can fall short, but also the capacity of climate action to evolve.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 5, 2022

Kylian Mbappe obsessed with leading France to second straight World Cup title

Kylian Mbappe said he dreamed of winning the World Cup for a second time after his brace helped France to a 3-1 win over Poland on Sunday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Dec 4, 2022

Japan Times 1997: 160 nations adopt Kyoto Protocol

Environmental concerns hit the front pages of newspapers in 1997, with the adoption of the Kyoto Protocol, and 1922, when residents tried to appease an 'angry tree.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Destination Restaurants
Dec 4, 2022

At Akai, tranquil dining without distractions

Minutes from the sacred island of Miyajima, chef Kenji Akai's cuisine showcases its own divine simplicity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Dec 3, 2022

Beijing and Shenzhen loosen more COVID-19 curbs as China fine-tunes policy

Although daily cases are hovering near all-time highs, some cities are taking steps to loosen COVID-19 testing requirements and quarantine rules.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 3, 2022

U.S. diplomat says China protests had effect in easing COVID-19 curbs

Protests in China against the world's toughest COVID-19 restrictions are dying down because they have had an effect, a top U.S. diplomat said Friday.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 2, 2022

Too close to call? Japan’s winning goal joins list of controversies

Ao Tanaka's goal may have rescued the Samurai Blue's World Cup campaign, but it was Kaoru Mitoma's touchline assist that has fans and pundits debating technology's place in refereeing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 2, 2022

Scattered easing of COVID-19 curbs across China after week of unrest

China is set to announce an easing of its COVID quarantine rules in the coming days and a reduction in mass testing, sources have said.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Dec 2, 2022

Jiang Zemin seen as setting back Japan-China ties with hard-line stance

Jiang pursued a hard-line stance toward Japan, questioning several Japanese prime ministers about their recognition of historical issues.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 30, 2022

Are China’s ‘COVID-zero’ protests a game changer?

Xi Jinping's unwillingness thus far to adjust coronavirus containment measures could have grave consequences for the ruling Chinese Communist Party.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 30, 2022

Lessons learned from the tragedy of the Balkans

The people of the Balkan Peninsula have the unfortunate luck of living at the crossroads of an invasion route.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Nov 28, 2022

10 years in making, Tohoku regional banks taking on new challenges

Human resource development and smartphone apps are among the initiatives being adopted by financial institutions in the region.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Nov 27, 2022

Stephanie Crohin: 'Public baths are a force for good when it comes to body positivity'

When you enter a public bath, you leave your phone in a locker and the outside world behind. It's like stepping into a new world, and Stephanie Crohin is your ambassador.
MORE SPORTS
Nov 25, 2022

With Derby winners out, 42nd Cup is anyone’s to win

It was back in 1981 when the Japan Cup was first run at Tokyo racecourse in a bid to see how Japanese horses would fare against challengers from other countries. That first race went the way of a 5-year-old mare from America, Mairzy Doates, ridden by Cash Asmussen.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 25, 2022

Musk announces 'amnesty' for banned Twitter accounts after poll

The announcement comes as Musk faces pushback that his criteria for content moderation is subject to his personal whim.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 24, 2022

Musk floats 'general amnesty' for suspended Twitter accounts

A blanket decision on suspended accounts could potentially alarm government authorities that are keeping a close look at Musk's handling of hateful speech.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Nov 24, 2022

‘Motherhood’: More soap opera than psychological thriller

Erika Toda and Mei Nagano offer contrasting perspectives on a frosty parent-child relationship in Ryuichi Hiroki's “Motherhood.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 23, 2022

Farmers of Egypt's Nile Delta battle growing salinity as temperatures, and seas, rise

Causes including overextraction of groundwater and excessive use of fertilizers and pesticides, but also climate change.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
Eight students recovering after hammer attack at university in Tokyo
Police investigate the scene after eight people were injured by a hammer-wielding woman on Hosei University's Tama campus in Tokyo on Friday afternoon.
Japan may provide support to boost rollout of smartphone-based health cards
A clinic in Urawa, Saitama Prefecture, in May 2020
NATO won't back Trump's new defense spending target but will raise its sights
U.S. Army soldiers with the NATO multinational battle group on the territory of Bulgaria stand in formation with a U.S. flag and an armored vehicle during a visit by NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte at the Novo Selo military ground near Mokren, Bulgaria, on Dec. 19.
Isekai anime offers a key to understanding globalization
“The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic” centers on three teenage protagonists who are transported into a fantasy world where they must grapple with a foreign culture.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.
‘Dorayaki’ creators say flavors trump the dessert’s murky origins
'Dorayaki' (red bean paste-filled pancakes) are humble treats with delicate sweetness — and the two Tokyo shops who may have created the treat are similarly light-handed in the way they pursue their claims as the originator of the morsel.
The case for Japan-ifying everything you cook
Pan-roasted baby beets, carrots, turnips and orange may be an otherwise American dish, but Sonoko Sakai's addition of lemon-miso yogurt turns it into a 'wafū' (Japanese style) marvel.
American stationery nerds are fueling a Japanese notebook boom
Hobonichi's 'techō' notebooks come in both set and customizable formats, and a thriving community of enthusiasts means there are even extensive guides on how to make the journal even more unique to your individual approach to journaling.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
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