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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 5, 2022

China approves the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine you inhale

China's National Medical Products Administration approved the needle-free COVID-19 vaccine for emergency use as a booster.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Chance for Japan and Africa to build a sustainable world

Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 22, 2022

The world’s roads aren’t ready for a hotter planet

With temperatures rising and heat waves more frequent and intense, roads are increasingly vulnerable to global warming.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 16, 2022

FIFA suspends Indian soccer federation due to third-party influence

The decision by the sport's governing body means that the scheduled U-17 Women's World Cup may need to be relocated or postponed.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jul 19, 2022

Four in Japan named to World's 50 Best Restaurants List

Tokyo and Osaka remain Japan's culinary hubs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 19, 2022

Bank of Japan chief determined to maintain stimulus as world tightens

Bank of Japan Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda is in no mood to give up on stimulus and his ultraloose monetary policy, according to people familiar with the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 7, 2022

Strong support validates Kishida's world-defying inflation policy ahead of vote

The prime minister has endorsed the Bank of Japan's unorthodox stance of keeping borrowing costs at rock-bottom levels even as inflation heats up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 19, 2022

Once feted for pandemic heroics, world's central banks face an uneasy crowd

Faith has begun to erode that policymakers will hit their typical 2% inflation targets any time soon — a worrisome development that's begun shaping central banks' own reactions.
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WORLD
May 31, 2022

After Ukraine, 'whole world' is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says

Selcuk Bayraktar, who runs the Istanbul firm Baykar, said the drones had shown how technology was revolutionizing modern warfare.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2022

Seychelles says the rich world is failing on climate

Promises made at COP26 in November have not been met, said President Wavel Ramkalawan, adding that he expects nothing better at this year's event.
Japan Times
TENNIS
May 29, 2022

Daniil Medvedev pushing for return to top of world rankings

Medvedev, currently ranked second, claimed the top spot in late February but was overtaken by Novak Djokovic just two weeks later.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2022

World’s food problems piling up as India restricts wheat exports

The Indian government said in a notification dated May 13 it will suspend overseas wheat sales to manage its food security.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 15, 2022

Dollar’s strength pushes world economy deeper into slowdown

The soaring dollar is propelling the global economy deeper into a synchronized slowdown by driving up borrowing costs and stoking financial-market volatility.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2022

Biden’s hopes for Iran deal fade just when world needs oil most

For Iran, $100 per barrel oil has mitigated the urgency to secure sanctions relief. Crude prices have almost doubled since talks began a year ago.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 2, 2022

Economic ties to China threaten to derail the world’s emerging markets

Fresh COVID-19 outbreaks — and the government's stringent policy to contain them — are spooking global investors who fear shutdowns in China will echo across the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 19, 2022

U.S. 'strategic ambiguity' over Taiwan must end

For 40 years, the United States has made a point of not saying whether it would defend Taiwan against a Chinese invasion. Circumstances have changed and so must that strategy.
Japan Times
ENVIRONMENT / Longform
Apr 11, 2022

As the crow flies: A bird’s eye view of Japan’s urban ecology

Tokyo's once booming crow population has plummeted amid the COVID-19 pandemic. What does that mean for the world's largest city?
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 5, 2022

Carlos Beltran: Astros’ World Series title ‘stained’ by scandal

The nine-time All Star was the only player named in a bombshell 2020 MLB report on the 2017 sign-stealing incident, forcing him to resign from his role as the Mets' new manager.
Japan Times
Rugby
Mar 27, 2022

RFU chief planning for homegrown successor to head coach Eddie Jones

A move to an English coach following the 2023 Rugby World Cup would effectively rule out former Wales coach Warren Gatland or ex-South Africa coach Rassie Erasmus.
Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
More bird flu cases found in Japan; 1.44 million birds to be culled
Officials with the agriculture ministry hold a news conference in Nagoya on Friday following an outbreak of avian influenza in Tokoname, Aichi Prefecture, earlier this month.
Fuji TV loses more advertisers amid inquiry into host’s behavior
Fuji TV is losing more advertisers following allegations about inappropriate behavior by a celebrity host and questions about its handling of the case.
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Top sumo pros to enter the ring in Paris in June 2026
Japan Sumo Association Chairman Hakkaku (right) alongside David Rothschild, the promoter of an upcoming tournament in Paris, on Sunday in Tokyo
As Trump returns, will Japan be able to weather the storm?
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Akasaka Palace in Tokyo in May 2019.
Amid rising world hunger, a Japan-inspired group in Kenya is making a big impact
Wawira Njiru, the founder of Food4Education, serves food during the opening of a new kitchen in Mombasa County, Kenya, in 2022. The organization started in 2012 by feeding 25 children out of a single kitchen. Now it feeds nearly half a million every day.
From Tokyo to Manhattan, Takuma Watanabe stirs up a stiff drink
It's taken Takuma Watanabe little time to establish himself as one of New York's hottest bartenders.
For tourists in search of seasonal sights, Yamagata makes its case
For some time away from Tokyo's suffocating urban sameness, Yamagata Prefecture is home to a soothing array of natural abundance.
A slow dive into ‘a moment and an eternity’ with Ryuichi Sakamoto
From the mid-2000s onward, Ryuichi Sakamoto created a number of installation works, often in collaboration with Shiro Takatani, of multimedia art collective Dumb Type.

Podcast

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

Longform

Atsuyoshi Koike, the president and CEO of Rapidus, says there is a “sense of urgency” when it comes to Japan’s efforts in manufacturing semiconductors. “We have to make sure we are successful,” he says.
Atsuyoshi Koike’s big game: Fourth down and 2 nanometers to go
By Kazuaki Nagata and Richard Meyer

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