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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 21, 2022

Averting debt disaster in the developing world

The global community needs to do more to pull at risk countries from the brink of debt disaster.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / TOKYO FOOD FILE
Sep 18, 2022

Tokyo's new sushi shops keep focus on quality but pare back on frills

Dreaming of sushi? Having nightmares about the bill? Believe it or not, you can find a middle ground.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Sep 17, 2022

'Konbini Confessions' captures the late-night antics of city dwellers

Rapper Miyachi's YouTube channel taps into local nightlife with humor and humanity, revealing a side of Japan not often seen in uploads centered on the country.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 15, 2022

Even as China loses its luster, European companies continue to invest

Beijing's 'COVID zero' policy and fears over a possible Taiwan conflict have done little to discourage European companies from investing in the world's second-biggest economy.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 9, 2022

Putin's energy gamble may prove a double-edged sword for Russia

Halting flows to Europe from Russia would likely further roil global energy markets and leave the world economy facing even higher prices.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 2, 2022

Banks battle back-to-office fatigue with ping pong, snacks and indoor gardens

With expenses like fuel and food rising rapidly, workers have further reason to want to stay away, handing employers a challenge to increase the appeal of office working.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 27, 2022

Documents at Mar-a-Lago could compromise human intelligence sources, affidavit says

The search of former President Donald Trump's Florida home was spurred by the discovery that he had kept classified material related to the use of human sources in intelligence gathering.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Aug 27, 2022

Texans great Whitney Mercilus making easy transition into retired life

Whitney Mercilus has always spent this time of the year on the field. He was either sweating through practices in grueling heat or getting into collisions that rival car crashes while banging heads against massive linemen and trying to bring down NFL running backs like Adrian Peterson and Maurice Jones-Drew...
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Ownership and partnership growing rapidly in ‘last frontier’

The Japan Times recently interviewed the Ambassador for the Tokyo International Conference on African Development Jun Shinmi, prior to TICAD 8, which is to be held in Tunisia on Aug. 27 and 28.
Japan Times
Special Supplements / TICAD 8 Special
Aug 26, 2022

Sysmex diagnostics bring hope in fight against malaria

Malaria has plagued mankind for thousands of years and remains a global health problem with billions of people at risk of contracting the disease. Children under the age of 5 in sub-Saharan Africa bear the brunt. Substantial gains in decreasing the global malaria burden over the past decade have recently...
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Aug 25, 2022

As China's navy grows ever larger, so does the threat to Taiwan

The increasing capabilities of Chinese warships, along with the impressive rate at which they are being constructed, are adding to Taipei's defense challenges.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2022

The final days of the Trump White House: chaos and scattered papers

Government documents that Trump had accumulated were with him in two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives. Some ended up in Florida.
Japan Times
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 17, 2022

Threatened by rivals, Nichidai continues to produce elite sumo talent

Though Nihon University has ceded space in the elite tier of college sumo to its rivals, the school is still capable of developing wrestlers who can make an impact in the pro ranks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Aug 15, 2022

Attack on Thai exile sheds light on transnational repression in Japan

Methods of crossborder repression are extensive and sophisticated, making them difficult to defend against and investigate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 9, 2022

Biden gets big economic win as inflation threatens legacy

The success of the Inflation Reduction Act will give Democrats a rallying cry for midterm elections.
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
Special Supplements
Aug 8, 2022

Women from ASEAN who are following their dreams in Japan

The ASEAN-Japan Centre in Tokyo, established by the Association of Southeast Asian Nations member states and Japan, produced a series of documentary videos that take a closer look at women from ASEAN countries who are active in Japan. There are about 500,000 women from ASEAN in Japan, and these videos...
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Aug 6, 2022

Why Nintendo’s support for same-sex marriage is a major level up

The “Big N” has officially chosen a side in the push for marriage equality within Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Aug 2, 2022

Liquor tax revenue dives in Japan amid pandemic

Both the size of the fall and the rate of decrease were the largest in 31 years since the impact of a drastic revision of the Liquor Tax Law in fiscal 1989.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Aug 1, 2022

After 40 years, Kaminoseki nuclear power project faces bleak future

The residents of the host town have been divided over the nuclear power project, creating tensions among neighbors and families.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jul 31, 2022

Picture book aids efforts to combat child sexual abuse in Japan

Measures to tackle the sexual abuse of children have been strengthened in Japan, including through education.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 28, 2022

Taiwan had no greater champion than Shinzo Abe

Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's mark on contemporary Japan-Taiwan relations will have lasting consequences.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2022

Massive arms deals highlight South Korea’s growing defense industry

Amid heightened concern over the war in neighboring Ukraine, Poland has joined a growing list of countries that have turned to South Korea to meet their critical defense needs.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jul 27, 2022

U.S. Justice Department asking witnesses about Trump in its Jan. 6 investigation

Federal prosecutors sought information about the former president's role in the efforts to overturn the election as the inquiry accelerates.

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