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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 31, 2023

What does China's pivot from 'zero-COVID' mean for global inflation?

China’s reopening could be the single most important factor for global growth in 2023, but there is caution that it could increase the price of oil and lift costs for consumers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2023

Another wave of food price hikes to hit Japan in February

The prices of more than 20,000 food products were raised in 2022, with the number of such items increasing sharply through the autumn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2023

One year on, massive Tonga eruption still reverberates across Pacific Rim

The blast underscored the risks to other nations in the 'Ring of Fire,' particularly Japan, and the importance of gathering precise data to understand just how big those threats might be.
Japan Times
SUMO
Jan 6, 2023

Takakeisho enters New Year Basho with golden opportunity

The first professional sumo tournament of the year gets underway at the Kokugikan in Tokyo this weekend.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 3, 2023

The return of the end of history

Without political checks and balances, free media and an independent civil society, autocrats do not receive the feedback needed to make wise and competent decisions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2022

The global supply trail that leads to Russia’s killer drones

The supplies also included model aircraft engines made by a Japanese company, Saito Seisakusho, as shown in photos of drones recovered in Ukraine.
Dec 16, 2022

Kotozna, a multilingual communication solutions provider, raised approximately 2.3 million USD through a third-party allotment of shares

●Overview In anticipation of inbound tourism recovery and market expansion, we will promote business development with the goal of strengthening service functions and expanding overseas
Japan Times
Nov 29, 2022

“Kotozna In-room,” a multilingual communication tool for accommodation facilities, has seen a 46% overall increase after the relaxation of border measures on October 11.

● Use of Kotozna In-room by foreign language users has seen a 46% overall increase after the relaxation of border measures on October 11. Kotozna In-room, a multilingual communication tool for accommodation facilities, allows guests to check facility guides and local sightseeing information in their...
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Nov 16, 2022

Samurai Blues: The J. League, the World Cup and Japan’s place in global soccer

Sports writer Dan Orlowitz joins the show to catch us up on where Japan stands in the global soccer landscape and the controversies swirling around the host nation of Qatar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 16, 2022

Renewed Ukraine grain exports helping lower food prices, World Bank economist says

The World Bank does not expect food prices to increase for the rest of the year, the organization's senior agriculture economist said.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2022

Why might China avoid strong inflation?

The Chinese government knows an overly strong stimulus would entail excessive monetary expansion and a surge in inflation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 2, 2022

Yes, the U.S. economy is likely in recession

The Biden administration and many commentators are at pains to deny that the U.S. is in a recession, but history is not on their side.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 6, 2022

Wall Street says a recession is coming. Consumers say it's already here.

Prices are soaring worldwide, particularly for essential foods and fuels, eroding the spending power of families.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Bumper wheat crop looming in Australia set to ease tight market

High prices and supportive seasonal conditions are prompting more sowing of wheat and canola, with planted area for wheat rising 1% and for canola expanding 12% to a record.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2022

Europe’s economy on a knife edge

Europe's recovery from the damage caused by COVID-19 was solidifying. But now European policymakers have exactly zero control over whether their economies' rebound continues.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 1, 2022

Toyota poised for sales victory lap in U.S. as gas prices boost hybrids

Toyota has more deftly navigated a chip crunch crimping vehicle output than some of its peers, which helped it oust GM as the No. 1 automaker in the U.S. in the last quarter of 2021.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2022

World moves from shortages to possible glut of COVID-19 vaccines

Even as boosters are likely to keep demand alive for COVID-19 inoculations worldwide, the desperate shortages that existed for much of last year have waned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 9, 2022

How working from home will permanently change the way we travel

Remote work, which allows for the mixture of business and leisure, is changing the 'entire construct of travel' says Chris Lehane, global head of policy and communications for Airbnb Inc.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Outlook 2022
Dec 31, 2021

Could omicron be the beginning of the end of the COVID-19 pandemic?

Experts say the omicron variant could accelerate the pandemic's transition toward becoming a disease that the world can manage more easily and learn to live with.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Dec 16, 2021

Terunofuji's rise was among defining moments of eventful year in sumo

The past 12 months have been extremely challenging both inside and outside the ring, but sumo's highest highs and lowest lows of 2021 all occurred on the clay.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 29, 2021

Economists wargame how omicron variant will impact global recovery

The new COVID-19 variant has dealt a blow to optimistic hopes of a global economic recovery, but what comes next will be dictated by scientific research.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2021

Herd immunity is closer than you think

When will the world have vaccinated 80% of all adults, the level presumed by scientists to produce herd immunity against COVID-19? Most people’s answer is 2023 or 2024, which suggests deep pessimism about the progress of vaccinations outside the rich world. That is also why pledges at the recent G7...
Japan Times
Figure Skating / ICE TIME
Feb 26, 2019

Japan shows skating power with 5 golds at Challenge Cup

The Japanese skating juggernaut rolled into The Hague last week for the Challenge Cup and left town on Monday with a total of five golds medals in an impressive show of dominance.
SOCCER
Jun 4, 2015

Feds probing how FIFA favored World Cup host bids by Russia, Qatar

The FBI's investigation of soccer governing body FIFA includes scrutiny of how the organization awarded the 2018 World Cup to Russia and the 2022 competition to Qatar, a U.S. law enforcement official said on Wednesday.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 16, 2014

Corruption rumors sideline Beautiful Game's rewards

New squalid facts, claims and rumors are emerging every week suggesting that the game of soccer may be beautiful but some of its leading figures are too close to dark and shadowy criminal forces.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2009

Cabinet OKs move to pursue World Cup

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved Japan's bid to stage the 2018 or 2022 World Cup soccer tournament, saying hosting the global event would not only promote sports and international exchanges but give the public some much-needed upbeat news.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jun 22, 2023

Dementia-related missing person cases doubled over past 10 years

A total of 18,709 people with dementia were reported missing in 2022, up 6.1% from the previous year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Longform
Jun 12, 2023

Hunting for marriage: Inside Japan’s matchmaking crusade

As fewer people are tying the knot and the birthrate continues to fall, a range of initiatives are being made available to those who haven’t given up on love.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 7, 2023

China should heed the concerns of its neighbors

Beijing’s behavior is a key driver behind the growing number of Southeast Asian states aligning themselves with Washington.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 4, 2023

China and India have fewer people than the U.N. thinks

The U.N.'s premature declaration that India has surpassed China as the world’s most populous country highlights the diminishing reliability of its population statistics.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
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.
Saitama court bans demonstrations over anti-Kurd hate speech
Kurdish people in Japan in 2015. A court injunction has banned acts that defame the Japan Kurdish Cultural Association and are disrespectful, such as putting up banner flags or handing out fliers with hate speech like “Refugees should go back to their home countries.”
China reinstates visa-free travel for Japanese nationals
Beijing Daxing International Airport
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.

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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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