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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2022

Halloween tragedy is a test for a deeply unpopular leader

President Yoon Suk-yeol's political future greatly depends on how he deals with the Halloween tragedy that left over 150 people dead after a crowd surge over the weekend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2022

The United States remains its allies’ best security hope

Despite decades of theorizing and strategizing with allies, American-led deterrence remains a delicate balancing act that depends on perceptions more than realities.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 31, 2022

Nancy Pelosi, vilified by Republicans for years, is a top target of threats

The attack on the husband of Nancy Pelosi, which appeared to target her, came after more than a decade of Republican efforts to dehumanize the most powerful woman in Washington.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2022

Seoul tragedy puts pressure on Yoon to demonstrate he can lead

Opponents of the South Korean president have been given an opportunity to paint his administration as incompetent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 31, 2022

India bridge collapses into river, killing at least 130 people

There was no immediate cause given for the collapse, but the colonial-era bridge had been reopened earlier this week after renovations, reports said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

Alarmed by suicide attack, China and Pakistan join hands in probe

A female suicide bomber targeted nationals from Pakistan's most important partner, seeking to undermine a relationship on which Islamabad's financial survival largely depends.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2022

South Korea's Yoon declares mourning period after Halloween crush kills 153

Social media footage showed hundreds of people packed in the narrow, sloped alley crushed and immobile as emergency officials and police tried to pull them free.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022

Russia declares end of Ukraine mobilization campaign

Moscow said it had finished calling up reservists to fight in Ukraine, having drafted hundreds of thousands in a month and sending more than a quarter of them to the battlefield.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 28, 2022

Warriors top Forbes' list of most valuable NBA franchises

Reigning NBA champion Golden State topped the list of most valuable NBA franchises released on Thursday by Forbes magazine, with the Warriors coming in at $7 billion to dethrone the New York Knicks.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 28, 2022

Rishi Sunak is a new and old-fashioned Tory

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, the first Hindu to lead the country, is a fascinating combination of the new and the old in the world of the ruling Conservative Party.
Japan Times
Turkey report 2022
Oct 28, 2022

Vestel Group: Creating social and environmental benefits through technology

The Vestel Group comprises 24 companies, 16 of which are overseas. Key business areas include home appliances, consumer and automotive electronics, 5G infrastructure, battery technology, artificial intelligence and health care.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 28, 2022

Notes from Setouchi: The art of loss brings lesser-known islands to life

Honjima, Takamijima, Awashima and Ibukijima open for the fall season of Setouchi Triennale 2022.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 27, 2022

A ‘landmark’ as women will coach against each other in men’s soccer

Data published by the U.S. Department of Education shows that only about 5% of all men's college teams are coached by women.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022

One missile shook Ukraine’s grain trade. Another might kill it.

If Russia doesn't renew a grain deal that allowed Ukraine back into global markets, it could send prices soaring again and savage Ukrainian farms.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Oct 26, 2022

Japanese pop culture in China: It’s complicated.

Japan and China recently celebrated 50 years of relations and, since then, Japanese art, film and music has had a major impact on Chinese society. Recently, however, the Chinese market has become increasingly difficult to navigate.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Oct 26, 2022

Phil Kessel becomes NHL's record ironman, scores 400th goal

The Golden Knights winger appeared in his 990th consecutive game, surpassing the mark set by Philadelphia Flyers defenseman Keith Yandle last season.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022

Battling the cold in the trenches of eastern Ukraine

With 'tactical socks,' NATO standard sleeping bags and even a sauna, a unit of soldiers from Ukraine's 5th brigade is preparing for winter in a trench on the eastern front.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 25, 2022

Key takeaways from the Australia-Japan summit

The Australia-Japan summit in Perth was big on deliverables, focusing on security cooperation, China and values.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 24, 2022

Toyota scrambles for EV reboot with eye on Tesla

Proposals under review, if adopted, would amount to a dramatic shift for Toyota and rewrite the $38 billion EV rollout plan the automaker announced last year.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 24, 2022

Is fishing — one of the world's deadliest professions — also among the most violent?

The number of violent killings — and deaths at sea in general — in the fishing industry remains extremely hard to assess, but it is high.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2022

Wage growth — and spring negotiations — in focus as inflation hits

The Rengo trade union announced that it's bumping the pay raise target to about 5%, the highest in 28 years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 23, 2022

Who's on the Chinese Communist Party's new Politburo Standing Committee?

The new seven-member body headed by leader Xi Jinping represents the apex of political power in China. Here are the men who will rule Beijing for the next five years, in order of seniority.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2022

Ukraine faces power cuts after Russian strikes as more flee Kherson

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy pledged that his military would improve on an already good record of downing missiles with help from its partners.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 23, 2022

Using adoptions, Moscow turns Ukrainian children into spoils of war

Soldiers took children from orphanages and group homes to be adopted in Russia — but they also took children whose relatives or guardians want them back.

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