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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 2, 2022

Blood test that spots concussions in 15 minutes makes emergency room debut

After more than a decade of research, the Abbott Laboratories test is being used for the first time in a real-world setting to evaluate patients at Tampa General Hospital in Florida.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 1, 2022

The United States remains its allies’ best security hope

Despite decades of theorizing and strategizing with allies, American-led deterrence remains a delicate balancing act that depends on perceptions more than realities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 1, 2022

Crowd and traffic control could have prevented Seoul Halloween deaths

Experts say the density of people that packed into a narrow alley in Seoul's Itaewon district may have reached a level that made such a disaster almost inevitable.
Japan Times
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Nov 1, 2022

World Athletics Relays in Guangzhou postponed until 2025

The postponement impacts the qualification system for the relay events at next year's World Athletics Championships in Budapest.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 31, 2022

Japan has learned from its own deadly crowd crushes, but risks remain

Authorities significantly stepped up crowd control measures in the wake of a deadly pedestrian crush in Akashi, Hyogo Prefecture, in 2001.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 31, 2022

The world's biggest source of clean energy is evaporating fast

Dams are the world's largest source of clean energy, yet extreme weather is making them less effective in the battle against climate change.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 31, 2022

From Cuban missiles to Putin’s Ukraine nuclear crisis

Unlike Russian President Vladimir Putin, former Soviet Leader Nikita Khrushchev during the Cuban missile crisis had the wisdom not to start an apocalyptic war simply to save face.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 30, 2022

Obama tries to rescue Democrats from U.S. midterm losses

Recent opinion polls offered the Democratic Party hope of retaining control of the Senate while losing control of the House of Representatives to the Republicans.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 30, 2022

How Halloween parties turned deadly in a popular Seoul district

The intimacy of backstreets in the Itaewon district turned sinister this Halloween weekend, with a deadly crush killing at least 151 people.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 30, 2022

Celebrations relatively restrained as Halloween returns to Tokyo

After waves of COVID-19 and memories of a costumed assailant last year, Shibuya's Halloween partygoers were met with alcohol bans and more security.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 30, 2022

Man faces charge of attempted murder after attack on Nancy Pelosi's spouse

The incident stoked fears about political violence less than two weeks ahead of U.S. midterm elections on Nov. 8.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Washoku Essentials
Oct 30, 2022

The Ichimatsu motif: Cooking for both flavor and fortune

There's more than meets the eye for foods cooked with this distinctive checkerboard pattern.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 29, 2022

Heat waves cost poor countries the most, exacerbating inequality

Periods of extreme heat cost the global economy about $16 trillion dollars between 1992 and 2013, the study calculated, with poor countries most affected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / EVENTS AND INFORMATION
Oct 28, 2022

Dinosaurs to run amok in virtual Shibuya

Held from Oct. 26 to 31, this year’s Virtual Shibuya Halloween Fes will be the third installment of a six-day-long digital celebration in which people will create avatars and log into a re-creation of Shibuya to virtually experience Halloween. There will be live shows, fun games and exciting events...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Oct 28, 2022

Notes from Setouchi: The art of loss brings lesser-known islands to life

Honjima, Takamijima, Awashima and Ibukijima open for the fall season of Setouchi Triennale 2022.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 27, 2022

Tech’s biggest companies are sending worrying signals about the U.S. economy

A series of quarterly earnings reports is showing that even Silicon Valley's most powerful companies are feeling the impact of inflation and rising interest rates.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022

Climate-warming methane levels made biggest-ever jump in 2021, U.N. says

The U.N.'s World Meteorological Organization said levels of climate-warming carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide all reached new records last year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 27, 2022

Earth on track to warm above 2 degrees despite climate action

Despite some progress in the last year, governments need to do more by 2030 to ensure that the global temperature increase is below 2 degrees and ideally closer to 1.5 degrees.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 26, 2022

Twitter is losing its most active users, internal documents show

Heavy tweeters have been in 'absolute decline' since the pandemic began, a Twitter researcher wrote in an internal document titled 'Where did the Tweeters Go?”
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Oct 26, 2022

Outlook darkens for Biden's White House ahead of U.S. midterms

Recent polls have shown Democrats who once had comfortable leads are now in tight races and Senate elections that were considered toss-ups between the two parties are now leaning Republican.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 26, 2022

Fossil fuel dependence risks current and future health, experts say

The analysis found that a majority of countries still allocate billions of dollars to fossil fuel subsidies, often amounting to sums comparable to or greater than their health budgets.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 25, 2022

Shigeyuki Goto tapped as Japan's new economic revitalization minister

Daishiro Yamagiwa stepped down from the post over his ties with the controversial Unification Church, and the prime minister will be hoping the change eases criticism over the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 25, 2022

Lab manipulations of COVID virus fall under murky government rules

Mouse experiments at Boston University have spotlighted an ambiguous U.S. policy for research on potentially dangerous pathogens.
Japan Times
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Oct 25, 2022

Russian hurdler Natalya Antyukh could lose London gold over doping

Antyukh won the title at the London Games in August 2012, beating American Lashinda Demus, who will be upgraded to the gold if the International Olympic Committee acts on the AIU ruling.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 24, 2022

Taiwan and looming security crises bring Japan and Australia closer together

Tokyo has agreed to create a consultation mechanism for responding to security emergencies with Canberra — Japan's first outside of its alliance with the United States.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 23, 2022

Standing up to Iran's gender-driven violence

Women in Iran are not only protesting for the right not to wear the hijab; they are protesting against a government that has curtailed their most basic rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 23, 2022

Xi cements control over China, but huge challenges await in third term

Experts warn Xi Jinping's unchecked power is a huge risk, with a debt-ridden economy and a growing U.S. rivalry presenting major challenges.
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.
Are you leaving your loved ones digital legacies or headaches?
The National Consumer Affairs Center reports a growing number of consultations regarding "digital legacies" — data and online services left behind when people die.
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

Podcast

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

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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