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Japan Times
Germany report 2023
May 19, 2023

Leveraging the power of potential for Japanese companies in Duesseldorf

Duesseldorf’s Office of Economic Development is committed to supporting Japanese companies and startups in the dynamic capital of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 19, 2023

Scientists urge G7 leaders to improve vaccine access in developing countries

Advocates used the summit to push back against the pharmaceutical industry’s pressure to strengthen intellectual property rights.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 18, 2023

The religious right’s hidden sway as Japan trails allies on gay rights

As a G7 summit nears in Hiroshima, Japan is under pressure to show greater support for equality. A national Shinto group has spread a more hostile message.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
May 17, 2023

Yes, crime is on the rise in Japan. No, you don’t have to panic.

The year so far has been marked with several high-profile crime stories and, according to the numbers, crime is on the rise. However, the types of crime we’re seeing are different from before.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 17, 2023

Japan visitors surge to nearly 2 million in April after China eases travel curbs

Despite the rise, arrivals are still down 33% from April 2019, before pandemic travel curbs were adopted the next year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 17, 2023

Taiwan's Kuomintang picks New Taipei mayor as 2024 presidential candidate

Hou Yu-ih, 65, a former National Police Agency head who gained popularity after winning his mayoral re-election bid last year, will face off against the DPP's William Lai in January.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 17, 2023

Global executions highest in five years, Amnesty International says

Egypt, Iran and Saudi Arabia carried out 90% of the executions recorded last year, the rights group said. The numbers did not include China, it said, citing a lack of transparency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 16, 2023

ESG investing gains followers and triggers a ferocious debate

New business concerns demand new investment strategies such as with ESG guidelines, but traditionalists are pushing back.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2023

Japan approves up to 42% increase in household electricity prices

Seven of Japan’s major energy providers will raise household their prices from June, in a move likely to add to inflation.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 16, 2023

Cyclone Mocha leaves thousands homeless in Bangladesh and Myanmar

There was less damage than predicted, but the Rohingya refugee camps on the coast of Bangladesh, where most live in simple shanties, were hit particularly hard.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 16, 2023

Struggling hot spring resorts get boost from Chinese investors

Many Chinese buyers of inns and hotels are willing to pay twice the market price to take them over, according to sellers and industry sources.
Japan Times
JAPAN
May 16, 2023

Delays won’t hurt Japan’s first casino, Osaka governor says

The Osaka plan for a so-called integrated resort featuring hotels, entertainment and conference centers as well as a casino, gained government approval in April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 15, 2023

India struggles to eradicate an old scourge: witch hunting

For centuries, the branding of witches was driven largely by superstition. While that hasn't gone away, accusations are now often simply a tool to oppress women, victims’ advocates say.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 15, 2023

The ‘peace dividend’ is over in Europe. Now come the hard tradeoffs.

Defending against an unpredictable Russia in years to come will mean bumping up against a strained social safety net and ambitious climate transition plans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 14, 2023

From rap star to engineer to young mayor demolishing swaths of Kathmandu

Balendra Shahm known as Balen, made an unlikely bid for mayor of Kathmandu, Nepal's capital, last May.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 14, 2023

Ukraine’s offensive could set stage for diplomacy with Russia, U.S. officials say

It is unclear how the officials will define success in the counteroffensive, which could last many months, or how its outcome might affect their approach.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
May 13, 2023

In the world of tatami, one Kyushu variety is a cut above

Shichitōi rushes can be difficult to harvest and weave, but many consider them the superior ingredient for unparalleled tatami.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 13, 2023

In Xi’s China, economic needs may take a back seat to security

Xi Jinping wants to insulate China from perceived threats from the West. He also wants to promote the country as deserving of foreign investment and clout. Can he do both?
Japan Times
WORLD
May 13, 2023

Ukraine’s advances near Bakhmut expose rifts in Russian forces

Russia’s pro-war bloggers were quick to claim that Ukraine’s long-anticipated counteroffensive had begun, but Ukrainian officials downplayed the advances.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 13, 2023

Kansai Electric and four others submit business improvement plans

Kansai Electric Power Co. and four other Japanese power companies have submitted to the industry ministry plans to improve their business operations after unauthorized accesses to customer information managed by subsidiaries.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2023

Transfer of Russian assets in focus at G7 finance ministers meeting

Legal complexities and domestic restrictions are making it difficult to transfer seized assets to Ukraine to aid its reconstruction.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 12, 2023

Hong Kong’s Gaw eyes more property deals in Japan on TSMC push

Gaw, which already manages $3.8 billion of property assets in Japan, has just begun its search in Kyushu.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
May 12, 2023

‘Zelda holiday’: Tears of the Kingdom is a blitz of merch and exploration

The latest entry to the venerable Zelda franchise has bigger shoes to fill than any game in the series before it.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 12, 2023

Families of those lost to COVID wrestle with mixed emotions as emergency ends

More than 1.1 million Americans have died of COVID-19. The official end to the health emergency is being felt in complicated ways for those affected most acutely.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
May 12, 2023

Vast China-Russia resources trade shifts to yuan from dollars in Ukraine fallout

The switch to yuan to pay for billions in commodities trades in the wake of the Ukraine war accelerates China's efforts to internationalize its currency.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 11, 2023

The music industry has an AI problem

“Heart on My Sleeve,” using AI generated voices of famous artists, was built by a bot and way too believable. Was it theft?
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
May 11, 2023

SoftBank Vision Fund loses ¥4.3 trillion on weak startup values

Many of the privately held companies that SoftBank’s invested in are not yet profitable, while the IPO market remains lackluster.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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