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Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 16, 2022

Red Sox introduce Masataka Yoshida

Masataka Yoshida helped lead the Orix Buffaloes to the franchise's first Japan Series title since 1996 this season. The Boston Red Sox haven't waited nearly as long for an MLB crown, but Yoshida wants to help add another to the trophy case at Fenway Park all the same.
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COMMENTARY / Japan
Dec 15, 2022

The fight to build up Japan’s military is just beginning

The famously pacifist nation's plans to double defense spending are both welcome and overdue. Now Japan needs to find a way to pay for them.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 14, 2022

Deforestation of Brazilian savanna surged around 25% in a year

Such an increase would mean more than 10,000 square kilometers of native vegetation were destroyed over 12 months — the most since 2015.
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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.
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COMMENTARY / World
Dec 12, 2022

Iran’s conservative religious leadership walks a tightrope

While Iran's hard-line Islamic regime has now abolished the morality police, the protesters have broadened their demands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors

Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 9, 2022

Quantitative easing the Chinese way

While most major central banks are now reversing quantitative easing and raising interest rates, China may need to head in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Dec 9, 2022

A tale of two captains: England and France ready for World Cup showdown

Lloris and Kane have been teammates at Tottenham since 2013, but in Qatar, friendship will be put aside as their national teams battle it out in the knockout stage.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 7, 2022

Ruthless England sacks Eddie Jones nine months from Rugby World Cup

Jones' future was in the balance following a recent Autumn series where a lone win over Japan and fortunate draw with New Zealand were bookended by defeats.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 6, 2022

England rugby coach Eddie Jones to be sacked, U.K. media reports say

One report suggested former England captain and assistant coach Steve Borthwick, currently at Leicester, is to take over.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2022

Japan should hold talks with North Korea to ease tensions, expert says

Korean Peninsula specialist Tadashi Kimiya says Tokyo should approach Pyongyang without demanding that the issue of abductions will be discussed.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 6, 2022

Invasion of Ukraine revives nuclear warfare nightmare

With Moscow on the back foot in its offensive, the military stalemate has raised fears Russia could resort to its nuclear arsenal to achieve a military breakthrough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2022

Japan’s households spend more despite falling real wages

Spending in October climbed 1.2% from a year ago, more than the increase forecast by analysts.
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BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2022

U.N. says new biodiversity credits can succeed where carbon offsets failed

Studies on biodiversity offsetting programs in Canada, Australia and at a global level have found very few achieve their targets and most are unsuccessful.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2022

Climate change costs are eating up the money needed to avert it

Rich countries need to meet their ODA commitments, which would more than double the money available to avert the effects of climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 5, 2022

The Indian diaspora has arrived

The values and traits that have allowed U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and others like him to thrive in the West are the ones that the BJP government now seeks to suppress.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022

Ukraine war strips shine off Angela Merkel's legacy

In many quarters the broad German support she once enjoyed as a staunch defender of Western liberal values has curdled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Dec 5, 2022

As chatbot sophistication grows, AI debate intensifies

Start-up OpenAI has released a chatbot capable of answering a variety of questions, reopening the debate on the risks linked to artificial intelligence technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 5, 2022

Despite weak yen, Australia angles for slice of Japan’s avocado market

Exporters looking to expand in Japan must convince belt-tightening households to stomach the increased cost of imported food.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2022

Forget 'Cool Japan,' just make it your Japan

'Cool Japan' ambassador and critic Benjamin Boas reimagines efforts to promote the nation's brand abroad in his new book, “From u2018Cool Japan' to u2018Your Japan.'”
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JAPAN
Dec 4, 2022

From Kyoto Protocol to ‘fossil’ awards: Japan’s climate image stained by inaction

A quarter century after Japan hosted the COP3 climate talks where the Kyoto Protocol was adopted, the country's record at the national level is a study in contrasts.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 4, 2022

Inside China's fight over the future of 'COVID zero'

Opinions about the policy vary wildly, illustrating the difficulties leader Xi Jinping faces in relaxing the world's most rigid rules while heading off national discontent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Dec 3, 2022

South Korea’s intense strike culture builds pressure on President Yoon Suk-yeol

South Korea is emerging as one of the most visible hot spots for growing labor discontent, as workers around the world demand safer conditions and better wage systems.
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WORLD
Dec 3, 2022

U.S. Air Force offers first glimpse of stealthy B-21 bomber

The U.S. gave a first, carefully controlled glimpse at its new bomber, shedding a bit of the secrecy surrounding the $203 billion program to build a fleet of 100 stealthy warplanes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / EXPLAINER
Dec 2, 2022

Mixed messages: What the Tokyo Court's same-sex marriage ruling really means

In saying the prohibition of same-sex marriage is both constitutional and in a “state of violating” the Constitution, the court was signaling that it wants parliament to settle the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 2, 2022

Activist fund that took on Toshiba targets $2 billion Japan firm

Singapore-based 3D Investment Partners is seeking to appoint four outside board members at Fuji Soft, a Tokyo-listed software firm.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Japan and U.S. to form missile plan in case of Taiwan emergency
A U.S. Marine Corps M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and a Japanese Ground Self-Defense Force Type 12 Surface-to-Ship Missile (12SSM) system are put on display at a symposium at a base in Kisarazu, Japan, in June 2022.
Preparations for Osaka Expo well underway amid lack of excitement
The Grand Ring, a symbol of the 2025 World Exposition in Osaka
Ishiba shelves proposal for liaison offices with North Korea amid rising tensions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks on Saturday in Tokyo at a rally that was held by a group of families of Japanese citizens abducted by North Korea decades ago to demand the immediate return of all abductees.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
How Japan can exit the fossil fuel subsidies it can’t seem to quit
A man walks past a gasoline station in Tokyo on Thursday.
An iconic 32-foot doughnut might give Randy’s an edge in Japan
Randy's Donuts in Inglewood, California. Replicas of the giant doughnut sculpture will be installed, where possible, at shops in Japan.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.

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