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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2023

Beijing aims to corner another green energy market: hydrogen

As the world races to decarbonize, the next round of competition involves a device called an electrolyzer — and 40% of them are made in China.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society
Jan 10, 2023

Japan proxy agencies for disabled hires grow as firms try to fill quota

Although the practice leads to the fulfillment of quotas, the low quality of employment essentially equates to the exclusion of the disabled workforce.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

Japan vows to further beef up ties with Brazil under new president

The talks came a day after demonstrators backing Bolsonaro, the predecessor of Lula, stormed legislative buildings, the presidential office and the Supreme Court in Brasilia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 7,462 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases in the capital came to 14,632, compared with 12,954.3 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2023

Was Brazil's insurrection foretold?

It is cold comfort that most of the militants who sacked Brazil's government institutions were amateurs, much like their counterparts in the U.S. Jan. 6 insurrection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 10, 2023

Looking for the endgame to Sino-U.S. competition

The question asked by some in the West is not “Do we want China to succeed or fail?” but rather, “How do we manage China's continuing rise?”
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Jan 10, 2023

Major format changes await J. League in coming seasons

Stakeholders are preparing for a number of seismic shifts that they hope will push the competition and its clubs to even greater heights.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Jan 10, 2023

Hawks announce signing of former Rangers starter Kohei Arihara

The right-hander made a limited impact in MLB, going 3-7 in 15 games for Texas while dealing with a right shoulder injury that required surgery.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

Police took 1.63 million nonurgent emergency calls from January to November 2022

Of the total calls received, 622 involved the use of a system allowing police to receive videos of the events concerned, such as crimes and accidents, from the callers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

U.S. Marines to set up unit in Okinawa for defense of remote Japanese islands

The rapid-reaction Marine Littoral Regiment will be established within a few years as part of a bid to deter China as it intensifies military activities in the East China Sea.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

MSDF destroyer unable to navigate after apparently hitting rock

Live video broadcast by NHK showed the destroyer as crew members at the back of the vessel apparently attempted to sop up oil that had leaked from the ship.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023

What drove a mass attack on Brazil’s capital? Mass delusion.

Millions of Brazilians appear to be convinced that October's presidential election was rigged against Bolsonaro, despite audits and analyses by experts finding nothing of the sort.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

Evacuee student interns create Ukrainian subtitles for Japanese anime

Having studied Japanese in Ukraine, 22 students were taken in as interns in August by the Tokyo-based Japan Visualmedia Translation Academy.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2023

Kishida and Macron vow closer cooperation in Indo-Pacific region

The leaders look to a new round of joint military exercises as well as Japan's establishment of a consulate in France's New Caledonia islands.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 10, 2023

NWSL bans four coaches and fines teams after misconduct inquiry

An independent investigator brought in by U.S. Soccer found last year that abuse and misconduct 'had become systemic' in the NWSL.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 10, 2023

Classified documents from Biden's vice presidency found at think tank

Nearly 10 documents were found at Biden's office at the Penn Biden Center for Diplomacy and Global Engagement.
A major bonus of the Japan Exchange and Teaching (JET) Programme is the time it offers you to be able to plan for long-term goals. Writer Erik M. Jacobs was able to map out what he needed to pursue a career in U.S.-Japan relations, for example.
COMMUNITY / Issues / Learning Curve
Aug 8, 2023

Every situation is different on JET, but they're all similarly rewarding

As a new wave of JET Program participants arrives in the country, a program alumni shares tips on getting the most out of the experience.
Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Friday. The Japanese yen is on a bumpy path toward strengthening after Friday's central bank policy change, threatening to upend the carry trade, one of this year's most popular strategies, as the currency inevitably becomes more expensive.
BUSINESS / Economy / ANALYSIS
Jul 29, 2023

Bank of Japan's opaque policy shift means stronger and wilder yen

The Japanese yen is on a bumpy path toward strengthening after Friday's central bank policy change, threatening to upend the carry trade.
Taiwanese soldiers fire an ML154 Mine Clearance Launcher during the annual Han Guang anti-landing drill at Bali beach, New Taipei City, on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2023

U.S. to give Taiwan $345 million in arms aid over China’s protest

The U.S. will supply Taiwan with $345 million in defense equipment, services and training, using the fast-track authority that it has relied on to speed arms to Ukraine.
U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell speaks to reporters following the Senate Republicans weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in April.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 29, 2023

After McConnell freezes midsentence, U.S. Senate GOP stands by him

Senate Republicans are standing by their longtime leader, brushing off questions about his health after he froze midsentence at the start of his weekly news conference Wednesday.
Pan Gongsheng
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2023

China’s central bank chief is taskmaster Xi couldn’t let retire

Pan Gongsheng is expected to turn around growth slowdown for the world's second largest economy and safeguard the $60 trillion domestic financial system.
Yevgeny Prigozhin
WORLD
Jul 29, 2023

Wagner chief’s exile is anything but as he visits St. Petersburg

As Vladimir Putin was welcoming African heads of state to a summit in St. Petersburg, renegade warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin stole the limelight in the president’s home city.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference at the central bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jul 29, 2023

Tricky road ahead after BOJ moves to ease yield curve control

Some economists viewed the BOJ's move to allow long-term yields to rise above its ceiling as an "effective scrapping" or "gutting" of its yield curve control program launched in 2016.
Los Angeles Angels designated hitter Shohei Ohtani hits a home run against the Toronto Blue Jays during the first inning at Rogers Center in Toronto on Friday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 29, 2023

Shohei Ohtani homers in loss, exiting second game with cramps

The Los Angeles Angels dual-threat superstar slammed his Major League-leading 39th home run in a 4-1 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays on Friday.
A Chinese Navy destroyer passes through the Soya Strait between Hokkaido and Sakhalin island.
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2023

China, Russia warships sail between Hokkaido and Sakhalin

The Defense Ministry said that five Chinese and five Russian warships had sailed through the Soya Strait to the Sea of Okhotsk.
U.S. President Joe Biden, Prime Minister Kishida Fumio and South Korean leader Yoon Suk-yeol greet each other ahead of a trilateral meeting during the Group of Seven summit in Hiroshima on May 21.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 29, 2023

U.S. announces trilateral summit with Japan and South Korea

The leaders of the three countries will use the summit at the Camp David presidential retreat to expand trilateral cooperation “across the Indo-Pacific and beyond.”
From left: Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin hold a news conference in Brisbane on Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 29, 2023

U.S. to expand military footprint in Australia

Changes include frequent visits of U.S. submarines to Australia, rotation of U.S. Army watercraft and collaborating on guided missile production.
An image of the planned 2025 Osaka Expo site
JAPAN
Jul 29, 2023

South Korea is first nation to submit pavilion plan for Osaka Expo

The delays for the construction of foreign pavilions for the Osaka Expo has made headlines recently, with negotiations between construction companies and foreign countries facing headwinds.
A woman walks on the bottom of a dried pond on a hot day in Mauharia, India, in May 2022.
ENVIRONMENT
Jul 29, 2023

Warming world 'brutalizes' women as heat waves deepen gender divide

The impacts of rising heat are disproportionately dangerous and costly to women — be it at home or on the job — according to a new report.
A woman in Vatican City on July 19 during a heat wave. Projecting temperatures is inherently imprecise because modern humans have never experienced such extremes.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jul 29, 2023

An overheating planet requires extreme climate solutions

Projections say warming will only get worse, but humans exert control over planet-warming pollution and can change these models’ trajectories.

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