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JAPAN
Apr 11, 2022

Former Japanese princess Mako Komuro finds new role at New York's Met

Sources say that Komuro is not on staff, which suggests that she is working there on a volunteer basis.
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JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Apr 11, 2022

Hand-made stuffed bear a reminder of hometown lost to Fukushima disaster

Fans of the stuffed bear grew gradually, and collaborations with a major cosmetics company and an airline operator for led to the production of featured bears.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 10, 2022

Maker of ¥77.7 million flying motorbike prepares for Japan IPO

The single-person flying transporter can hit a max speed of 80 kilometers per hour and travel up to 40 minutes per charge.
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Figure Skating
Apr 10, 2022

Alysa Liu announces retirement at 16

The American won her first U.S. title in 2019 aged 13, breaking Tara Lipinski's record to become the youngest national champion, and repeated the feat in 2020.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Apr 8, 2022

Hold Russian soldiers and their leaders accountable for war crimes

As Russian troops have withdrawn from areas under their control, evidence of horrific brutality is mounting.
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TENNIS
Apr 8, 2022

Serena Williams hints at Wimbledon return after year on sidelines

The former world No. 1 left last year's Wimbledon with a hamstring injury, skipped the Olympics in Tokyo and the U.S. Open in 2021 as well as the Australian Open earlier this year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2022

Scientists consider how to make ever-longer IPCC climate science reports an easier read

The initial report series by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, in 1990, totaled a relatively modest 1,000 pages.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 6, 2022

Elon Musk joins Twitter’s board, pitching ideas big and small

The move has implications for a social network where world leaders, lawmakers, celebrities and more than 217 million users conduct their daily public discourse.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022

The best game that money could buy

In MLB, where players' salaries are public but owners' revenues are not, teams can spend as little as they want. They can also spend as much as they want.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 3, 2022

Chesil's coming-of-age tale gives voice to the silenced

'The Color of the Sky Is the Shape of the Heart' is a short but heartfelt novel that tells an explicitly Zainichi story.
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BUSINESS
Apr 2, 2022

The chip challenge: Keeping Western semiconductors out of Russian weapons

Chipmakers lack the ability to track where many of their lower-end products end up and that could stymie the enforcement of new U.S. sanctions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 2, 2022

U.S. discusses 'opportunities' for Taiwan to participate at WHO meeting

Talks focused on Taiwan's participation as an observer in the World Health Assembly in May and at the International Civil Aviation Organization.
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ASIA PACIFIC / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Apr 1, 2022

Del Sole puts Lithuanian cuisine in spotlight

The cuisine of Lithuania is rarely featured on menus in Japan, but will be the focus of a limited-time promotion at the Del Sole Grill Harvester restaurant near Osaki Station in Tokyo.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

India bets on satellite broadband to bridge rural digital divide

There are currently more than 800 million internet subscribers in India, yet in rural parts of the country, only about 38% of the population is connected to the internet.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2022

Highest wheat price rise in 14 years has Japan consumers bracing for more expensive bread

The price hike for wheat the government sells to private milling companies comes amid growing concerns about poor harvests in supply countries and the effect of Russia's war in Ukraine.
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BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2022

Japanese power retailers exiting business as energy crunch worsens

In the last month, at least four companies halted power retail operations, as a surge in wholesale electricity prices makes it challenging to procure stable supply and turn a profit.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022

North Korea's Kim lied about firing newer version of ICBM, Seoul says

North Korea may have used video from a failed Hwasong-17 test on the morning of March 16 and launched an actual Hwasong-15 to sell it as a success.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2022

Philippines protests Chinese ship incident in South China Sea

It was the latest of more than 200 diplomatic protests that the Southeast Asian country has filed against China, which claims large swaths of the South China Sea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2022

Trying Putin for war crimes is no liberal fantasy

The International Criminal Court, the European Court of Human Rights and the International Court of Justice are all investigating crimes committed in Ukraine.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Mar 29, 2022

Will Smith apologizes to Chris Rock after academy condemns his slap

'I was out of line and I was wrong,” Smith said in a statement. 'I am embarrassed and my actions were not indicative of the man I want to be.”
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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 26, 2022

Kishida voices 'serious concern' over Russian nuclear threat in visit to Hiroshima with U.S. envoy

The prime minister and U.S. Ambassador to Japan Rahm Emanuel also reaffirmed that they would continue to work toward a world without nuclear weapons.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 25, 2022

How well do you know Japan's Oscar history?

Ryusuke Hamaguchi's “Drive My Car” is nominated in four categories at the 94th Academy Awards, but win or lose, the film joins an exclusive club for cinematic greats.

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