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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 15, 2022

China has painted itself into a semiconductor corner

Lost billions, graft probes, and broken dreams are the result of over-ambitious goals to build a leading chip sector.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Aug 14, 2022

Japan's pro-constitutional reform parties struggle to get on the same page

The four parties remain apart in their positions on not only the top issue of amending the war-renouncing Article 9 but also on less controversial items.
Japan Times
Rugby
Aug 14, 2022

Ian Foster hails All Blacks and slams media after sinking Springboks

The second-round victory halted a horror run in which New Zealand lost five of six matches, including three to Ireland and one each to France and South Africa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Aug 14, 2022

'Just Enough' offers ideas for a modern crisis

Azby Brown's comprehensive survey of Japan during the Edo Period serves up lessons that could aid in efforts to promote sustainability as the climate crisis grows more dire.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Aug 13, 2022

Dog days of summer bring grab bag of fashion fixtures

A departed legend, gaming deals and disrupted shows — summer's end is full of news for fashion watchers.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2022

Tencent woes mount even after $560 billion selloff

Next week, Tencent will seek to assure investors about its outlook during second-quarter results. They won't be easy to convince.
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
WORLD
Aug 12, 2022

With renewables hit by tariffs and supply-chain woes, U.S. coal plants delay closures

Brochures showing beaches on Lake Michigan in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, tend not to show a coal-fired power plant now set to remain open there for years longer than planned.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2022

Climate change and scarcity chip away at de-growth taboo

De-growth — the idea that a finite planet cannot sustain ever-increasing consumption — is about the closest you can get to a heresy in economics.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2022

Unification Church ties likely to weigh on Cabinet despite Kishida's bid for stability

The changes to the Cabinet lineup may do little for the Kishida administration's falling popularity ratings and could impact its efforts to deal with primary policy issues.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 11, 2022

North Korea declares victory over COVID while revealing Kim suffered fever

Kim's sister has vowed 'deadly retaliation' against South Korea, which Pyongyang blames for causing the outbreak.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 11, 2022

What's behind the key appointments in Kishida’s new ‘unity Cabinet’

Selections have significant implications for what observers should expect from the government over the next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 11, 2022

Fed officials say rates likely to rise into next year to curb inflation

Two U.S. Federal Reserve officials have responded to softening inflation data by saying it doesn't change the U.S. central bank's path toward even higher interest rates this year and next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 10, 2022

Three major takeaways from the FBI raid on Trump’s home

Don't assume that executing a search warrant means the federal government will prosecute Donald Trump. Getting a conviction would seem to be very tricky.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 10, 2022

Nancy Pelosi trip hinders Biden effort to galvanize Asia against China

The shockwaves from the highest-level U.S. visit to Taiwan in a quarter century are still reverberating around the region days after she flew back to Washington.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 10, 2022

Trump search was unprecedented, but records case will be tough

While the raid is 'uncharted territory” for the U.S., it isn't a foregone conclusion that Trump is in serious legal jeopardy.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / EXPLAINER
Aug 9, 2022

Why the Unification Church has become a headache for Kishida

Support for Kishida's cabinet has fallen to the lowest since he took office in October at 46%, with many poll respondents saying they wanted an explanation about ties to the church.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 9, 2022

Europe is faking solidarity, and Putin knows it

As shown by a compromise on saving natural gas, the EU can't defend itself against its enemies yet.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Aug 9, 2022

Real Madrid motivated ahead of Super Cup clash with Frankfurt

Real coach Carlo Ancelotti sees echoes of his team's fighting spirit in underdog opponent Frankfurt, and is aware that his players should not take last season's Europa League winner lightly.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 9, 2022

More Chinese women delay or give up on having babies after 'COVID zero' ordeal

Strict controls on people's lives may have caused profound damage on their desire to have children, demographers say.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 8, 2022

Biden and his party look for midterm boost from breakthrough bill

The president and his party finally scored the win they've been waiting for heading into the November congressional elections. But it's uncertain it will be enough to save them.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / New Wine Frontier
Aug 7, 2022

A new wine legend sprouts from the land of the gods

Chief vintner Norio Abe wasn't interested in wine — until an order he couldn't refuse and a few years in the fields convinced him he had much more than a spark of talent.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Aug 6, 2022

Jury awards $45.2 million in punitive damages in Alex Jones Sandy Hook trial

The U.S. conspiracy theorist was ordered to pay the parents of a 6-year-old boy killed in the 2012 massacre for falsely claiming the shooting was a hoax.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 5, 2022

Ukraine’s war viewed from China

Westerners regard Russia's war as an attack on the rules-based order, but Chinese scholars see it as another harbinger of the final curtain on U.S. and Western hegemony.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 4, 2022

Al-Qaida unlikely to be deterred by al-Zawahri loss, experts say

The group's far-flung branches are tactically independent and are expected to plot more attacks on local and Western targets.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 4, 2022

White House lobbies Democrats to halt bill upgrading Taiwan ties

The legislation would designate Taiwan as a major non-NATO ally, support its participation in international organizations and provide $4.5 billion in security aid.
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
Trump pledges 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico and more levies on China
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump attends a viewing of the launch of the sixth test flight of the SpaceX Starship rocket, in Brownsville, Texas, on Nov. 19. Trump on Monday threatened to slap China, Mexico and Canada with hefty tariffs upon his return to the White House.
AI boom makes 139-year-old cable maker Japan’s hottest stock
Fujikura's headquarters in Tokyo's Koto Ward. The company's share price has surged by more than 400% this year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Kotozakura unburdened by weight of history after claiming first title
Kotozakura speaks during a news conference in Fukuoka on Monday
Bluesky is booming in Japan — mainly for reasons other than U.S. politics
According to Similarweb, average monthly user numbers for Bluesky on Android in Japan quintupled in the 12 months to October.
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.
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.
Rayssa Leal and Chloe Covell on Japan’s teen skaters: We are friends, not rivals
Brazil’s Rayssa Leal celebrates after winning the women's Street League Skateboarding competition on Saturday in Tokyo.
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.

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