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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022

An eye for an eye doesn’t work in disinformation war

In the struggle to win the ideological narrative wars, democracies are tempted to resort to disinformation to match the fabrications of their more autocratic enemies. It's a bad idea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 13, 2022

The fate of the Commonwealth after Queen Elizabeth’s death

More than just a a relic of the old British Empire, where does the Commonwealth's future lie with its new king amid a rapidly transforming world.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2022

Proposed Pyrenees pipeline puts EU's energy divisions in stark relief

Russia supplied 40% of Europe's gas before its invasion of Ukraine. Now the region is scrambling to diversify its energy sources.
Japan Times
Rugby
Sep 13, 2022

Dave Rennie: New-look Wallabies 'can knock over' buoyant All Blacks

To bring home the silverware from New Zealand for the first time since 2002, the Wallabies will need to win at Docklands Stadium before repeating the feat nine days later in Auckland.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Sep 13, 2022

‘Succession’ wins best drama at Emmys as HBO triumphs again

It was the sixth time in eight years that HBO has taken the television industry's biggest prize for a recurring series. 'Ted Lasso' won best comedy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2022

As yen plunges, Japan ponders how to stop it falling further

The Bank of Japan will play a key role in shaping the currency's trajectory, but the government's ability to directly intervene is limited.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2022

China's Xi to visit Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan this week

The Chinese leader's trips will be his first abroad since the early days of the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 12, 2022

Japan liquor businesses turn to nonalcoholic drinks to attract Gen Z

The global market value for low- and nonalcoholic drinks rose to just under $10 billion in 2021 from $7.8 billion in 2018.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY
Sep 11, 2022

TELL brings back a classic fundraiser for a month of mental health awareness activities

Whether you sign up for the Tokyo Tower Climb or the more personal Step Up Challenge, the nonprofit TELL is appreciative of your support.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 11, 2022

Yuka Natori: ‘Starting a climate initiative in your own community would be great’

Yuka Natori helped found the group Media Is Hope as way to get Japan's mainstream media caught up with the global conversation on climate issues.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 10, 2022

U.S. Army's Pacific commander wants to keep rocket launchers at front-line Japanese base

U.S. equipment — including two High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) that can fire projectiles up to 500 km — could remain on Amami Oshima island for several more months.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 10, 2022

To probe tornado secrets, these scientists stalk supercells

Tornadoes can form and dissipate rapidly, making them difficult to predict and sometimes impossible to avoid.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2022

Australia's next climate struggle is how fast to cut emissions

Trying to balance competing climate interests is Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, who won power with a pledge to end the country's 'climate wars.'
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 9, 2022

Xinjiang abuses needed to be called out and condemned

While the latest U.N. report did not use the word “genocide,” it is hard to consider China's systematic attempts to eradicate the Uyghur culture in Xinjiang anything but.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 9, 2022

India and Japan to deepen ties amid growing Indo-Pacific tensions

Thursday's 'two-plus-two' meeting, only the second to be held since 2019, came as the two countries mark 70 years of diplomatic ties this year.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022

Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia

Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 9, 2022

Josh Allen leads Bills to victory over Rams in NFL opener

'We knew if we came out and tried to execute the way we know we can execute, we were going to move the ball and score,' Allen said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Okinawa governor race lacks steam as U.S. base issue fades

Candidates are speaking less about the relocation of a U.S. base within the prefecture, and are talking more about issues like the economy.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

A global outpouring of grief mixes with criticism of the monarchy

Many of the official reactions of leaders read as prepackaged sentiment. But some seemed genuine, as if a profoundly important constant in life had suddenly vanished.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Charles ascends to a role he has prepared for all his life

Once an awkward, self-doubting young man, he comes to the throne, at 73, as a self-assured, gray-haired eminence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth's reign: Golden age, or last embers of a bygone era?

Some commentators describe her reign as a 'golden age' reminiscent of that of her namesake Elizabeth I, who ruled England during a period of growing power and cultural flourishing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96

Her reign took Britain from the age of steam to the era of the smartphone, and she oversaw the largely peaceful breakup of an empire that once spanned the globe.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 8, 2022

Frances Tiafoe embraces 'Cinderella' story on run to U.S. Open semifinals

'Seeing people like screaming your name, just loving what you're doing. That's awesome,' he told reporters. 'You know, everyone loves a Cinderella story. Just trying to make one.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 8, 2022

Apple unveils new iPhone and smartwatch with a focus on fitness

Apple unveiled the products at the Steve Jobs Theater on its campus in Cupertino, California, the first time it had held a product event there since 2019.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Sep 8, 2022

Suspect in Canada mass stabbing dies after arrest

The suspect, 32-year-old Myles Sanderson, went into medical distress shortly after his arrest on Wednesday afternoon, the police said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 8, 2022

‘Love Life’ tells a meandering story about grief

Koji Fukada's drama about a married couple hit by tragedy is a little too oblique for its own good.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022

NASA’s Artemis rocket is a gigantic waste of money

NASA's lunar mission is already years late and billions over budget. Meanwhile, private companies have been pushing boundaries in space travel for more than a decade.

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