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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Sep 26, 2022

Dyeing houses tap tradition to develop redyeing as eco-friendly business

The fashion industry has a surprisingly big impact on the global environment, through activities such as the cultivation of cotton used as a raw material and the transportation of products.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

Russia begins mobilizing Ukrainians to fight against their own country

The drive to compel Ukrainians to battle other Ukrainians is part of a broader, if risky, effort by Moscow to mobilize hundreds of thousands of new fighters.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 26, 2022

U.S. warns Russia of ‘catastrophic consequences’ if it uses nuclear weapons

U.S. officials said that they still had not seen any movement in Russia's stockpile of 2,000 or so small tactical weapons.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 25, 2022

The new India: Expanding influence abroad, straining democracy at home

India has become indispensable in answering some of the world's challenges, from diplomacy to climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 25, 2022

Ukraine fights to reclaim territory as Russia holds annexation referendums

The referendums — which are expected to culminate in the annexation of an area larger than Portugal — have raised alarm in Western nations.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 24, 2022

In Myanmar, grief and fury after an attack on a school

For more than a year, the army has been battling resistance fighters. Each day brings news of more people dying, mostly civilians.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 24, 2022

Roger Federer, even in defeat, gets fitting end to storied career

Federer, 41, smiled often and cracked jokes with his doubles partner Rafael Nadal as they lost to Frances Tiafoe and Jack Sock in the final match of the Swiss great's career.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2022

As Russian losses mount in Ukraine, Putin gets more involved in war strategy

Focused on victory at all costs, Putin has become a more public face of the war as the Russian military appears increasingly in turmoil.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 24, 2022

The chess world isn’t ready for a cheating scandal

Magnus Carlsen, the World Chess Championship winner, withdrew from the Sinquefield Cup after losing to Hans Niemann.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 24, 2022

Ukraine war comes home to Russians as Putin imposes draft

A day after Putin announced a call-up that could sweep 300,000 civilians into military service, the Russian leader's escalation of the war effort was reverberating across the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2022

What crisis? High-stakes crypto lending looks here to stay

While Blockchain.com has largely pulled back from unsecured lending, many crypto lenders remain confident about the practice.
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JAPAN
Sep 22, 2022

Lawmakers' attendance at Abe state funeral largely split along party lines

While most are making their decision based on their party's relationship with the late politician, there are individual exceptions in both the ruling and opposition parties.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Sep 22, 2022

Rainbow armbands are new flash point for FIFA and Qatar World Cup

Qatari officials have long said that all fans are welcome at the tournament, but security officials there also have warned supporters not to travel with the rainbow flag.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 22, 2022

A cornered Putin is more dangerous than ever

In his menacing televised address Wednesday, Putin aimed at nothing less than altering the meaning of the war for his country, raising the stakes for the entire world.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2022

Jenny Xie explores the subversive power of the concealed and the overlooked

In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Sep 22, 2022

U.S. Federal Reserve intensifies its battle against inflation

The central bank raises interest rates by three-quarters of a percentage point, causing markets to slump. Officials expect further increases.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Sep 21, 2022

Even as Japan’s border creaks open, unmarried couples still struggle to reunite

The categories of people allowed entry has been slowly expanded, but those in uncertified relationships have been left out, prompting some to tie the knot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant,' study says

One in five posts by oil, car and airline companies center on sports, fashion or social causes that direct attention away from their core businesses.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Russia signals annexation of parts of Ukraine, raising stakes in fighting

Kremlin-backed officials in four partially occupied regions announced referendums on joining Russia, as Moscow tightens its grip and hints at escalation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 20, 2022

Japan's Kirin in talks to further invest in Indian craft beer maker Bira

Craft beer sales are on the rise in India as younger, affluent consumers in big cities choose brands and pubs that make lighter brews and promise fresher ingredients.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 20, 2022

Biden says the pandemic is over, but at least 400 people are dying daily

Some patients said the president was being insensitive at best, and some public health experts said his words were at odds with the science.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Sep 20, 2022

Working with a belief that art has the power to change the world

First as curator and now as director of the Mori Art Museum in Tokyo, Mami Kataoka has aimed to shape a society that respects individuals by using contemporary art as her medium.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 19, 2022

In Hokkaido, child care centers take on responsibility for diaper disposal

Facilities and municipalities that had been asking parents to take used diapers home are switching to disposing of the items themselves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Russian pop music icon comes out against the war in Ukraine

Alla Pugacheva is the most significant celebrity to come out against the war, as President Vladimir Putin faces growing challenges on and off the battlefield.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Sep 19, 2022

Researchers on contracts face dismissal as right to full employment nears

Experts point out that flaws in employment laws have been left unsolved.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2022

New South Korean president tries to make his mark on foreign policy

Yoon Suk-yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces face mobilized inmates and drones

Ukraine has been pushing a counteroffensive in the east and south, applying greater pressure to Russian forces, but there is no indication of any mass Russian withdrawal.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 18, 2022

After 75 years, cheetahs return to India in a grand experiment

For 75 years — the entirety of its existence as an independent nation — India has been bereft of its once numerous cheetahs, the world's fastest land animal.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022

Britons undeterred by daylong waits to mourn a queen they loved

Queen Elizabeth II's coffin will lie in state at the Palace of Westminster until Monday morning, when it will be carried to Westminster Abbey for the funeral service.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 18, 2022

Ukraine wants the U.S. to send powerful new weapons. Biden is not so sure.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says one weapon — a missile system with a range of 305 kilometers — is critical to launching a wider counteroffensive, perhaps early next year.

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