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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 10, 2023

Apple supplier Japan Display teams up with China's HKC as it seeks turnaround

The two companies will jointly plan and build fabs using Japan Display's eLEAP OLED technology, targeting mass production in 2025, the firm said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Apr 4, 2023

U.S., South Korea, Japan hold joint naval drills amid North Korean nuclear threat

The two-day anti-submarine and rescue exercises started Monday off South Korea’s Jeju Island and included vessels from the USS Nimitz aircraft carrier group.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 4, 2023

As Japan grays, young Indonesians train to fill caregiver vacancies

According to estimates, only about 130,000 of the 340,000 vacancies on a Japanese government program to employ foreigners with special skills, in sectors like caregiving, have been filled.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 31, 2023

Japan tightens chip gear exports as U.S. seeks to contain China

Tokyo’s move follows months of lobbying by the U.S. to get Japan to join it in tightening shipments of semiconductor tools to China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023

Japan’s COVID vaccine orders lacked solid estimate of demand, watchdog says

The health ministry failed to show enough grounds for its decision to procure a total of 882 million vaccine doses for the government-funded vaccination drive, the Board of Audit said.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan's top diplomat set for first visit to China since 2019

As Tokyo presses for the release of a detained Japanese national, Yoshimasa Hayashi has set his sights on a visit to China in an effort to right foundering ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 28, 2023

U.S. and Japan strike deal on supply of minerals for EV batteries

EVs that use materials that have been collected or processed in Japan will be eligible for incentives under the U.S. Inflation Reduction Act, Japan's trade minister said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Mar 27, 2023

With COVID downgrade, Japan expects an economic windfall

According to one estimate, the negative economic impact of COVID-19 for the rest of this year could be ¥800 billion lower due to its reclassification.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 21, 2023

South Korea restores intelligence-sharing pact with Japan

Yoon apparently aims to give further momentum to the move toward improved ties with Japan that was created when he met with Kishida in Tokyo.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 21, 2023

With renewed push, Kishida looks to put his own stamp on Japan's Indo-Pacific strategy

Kishida's newly unveiled plan to assist developing nations was widely seen as a bid to counter Beijing’s attempts to expand its influence among those countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2023

South Korea's Yoon says Japan will be back on trade 'white list'

Yoon announced the decision at a cabinet meeting, saying South Korea and Japan should make efforts to remove obstacles that hinder developing bilateral ties.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2023

Germany and Japan vow to deepen ties on defense and raw materials

Amid global supply chain tensions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off a 'government consultation' involving Cabinet members from both countries.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 18, 2023

South Korea begins process to normalize GSOMIA intel pact with Japan

Seoul is eyeing measures to normalize the deal, a report said, with an official letter detailing the move set to be delivered to Tokyo soon.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023

Japan blows out Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals

Japan has reached the WBC semifinals for the fifth straight time.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

South Koreans skeptical as Yoon offers olive branch to Japan

South Korean opposition likely poses little domestic political problem for Yoon, but could affect how far he is able to go in winning cooperation from Japan, experts said.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

Visitors to Japan reached 56% of pre-pandemic level in February

The number of foreign visitors to Japan has been on the rise since the Japanese government significantly eased its pandemic border controls last autumn.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2023

Samurai Japan aims to leave Tokyo Dome with one last WBC victory

A win against the Mike Piazza-managed Italians would leave Shohei Ohtani and company two games away from reclaiming the trophy Japan last lifted in 2009.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 15, 2023

Lars Nootbaar grinding way to Samurai Japan stardom at WBC

The 25-year-old American has been welcomed by his new teammates with open arms, and he's responded by putting on a show at Tokyo Dome both at the plate and in the outfield.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2023

Yoon says Japan cooperation vital amid concerns on North Korea and supply chains

'There is an increasing need for Korea and Japan to cooperate in this time of a polycrisis,' Yoon said.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2023

Shohei Ohtani homers to power Samurai Japan to victory over Australia

Shohei Ohtani connected on his first home run of the WBC and Yoshinobu Yamamoto struck out eight batters to help Japan finish the first round 4-0.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 12, 2023

Japan cruises past Czech Republic for third straight win at World Baseball Classic

Roki Sasaki struck out eight and Masataka Yoshida had another big day.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 11, 2023

Kensuke Kondo emerging as key member of Samurai Japan lineup at World Baseball Classic

Kondo has played a big role for Samurai Japan as the batter between Lars Nootbaar and Shohei Ohtani.
Funeral held for Princess Yuriko at Tokyo cemetery
Crown Prince Akishino and Crown Princess Kiko, followed by Princess Aiko and Princess Kako, prepare to attend a funeral service for Princess Yuriko at Toshimagaoka Cemetery in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Trump team weighs direct talks with North Korea's Kim
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump meets with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un at the Demilitarized Zone separating the two Koreas, in Panmunjom, South Korea, in June 2019.
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.
Israel-Hezbollah cease-fire, brokered by U.S. and France, takes effect
People near Martyrs Square in Beirut watch as Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announces a cease-fire on television on Tuesday.
Suspected arson in Sapporo leaves four injured
Firetrucks outside a building in Sapporo where an explosion left four people injured on Tuesday.
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.
China defense minister being investigated for corruption, report says
Chinese Defense Minister Dong Jun attends the opening ceremony of the Xiangshan Forum at the Beijing International Convention Center on Sept. 13. Dong is the third consecutive incumbent or former defense chief to be probed over alleged corruption.
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.

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