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Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 22, 2022

Kishida and Biden vow to boost economic cooperation and 'push back' on China

In wide-ranging talks, the two leaders agreed to set up an economic version of a 'two-plus-two' ministerial meeting in a bid to promote cooperation.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 21, 2022

Renault rips up Nissan alliance script in bid for China traction

'Renault's whole strategy in China was wrong,” the firm's CEO said. 'It's not Nissan's fault. They may be leader in China, but they aren't there to be charitable.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 20, 2022

North Korea warns it may rethink moratorium on nuclear and missile tests

Some analysts warn of the possibility of tests around the 80th and 110th anniversaries of the birthdays of Kim Jong Un's late father and grandfather in February and April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2022

Putin wants to use Ukraine to remake the world

Russia is claiming a sphere of influence and geographical space in which Moscow's calculations and concerns prevail over all others.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 17, 2022

Chinese EVs find a niche making short-haul deliveries in Japan

Logistics companies in Japan are finding an unlikely white knight in Chinese electric-vehicle manufacturers, whose vans make last-mile deliveries not only cheaper, but cleaner as well.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2022

Former French justice minister jumps into crowded presidential race

Christiane Taubira, who served as justice minister in the last Socialist government, formally announced her intention to run for French president in an already crowded race.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 14, 2022

The great COVID-19 coverup

COVID-19 deaths make all the headlines, but what flies under the radar are the increased rates of obesity, unemployment, depression, alcoholism and suicides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 14, 2022

Cyberattack hits Ukraine government sites amid Russia tensions

All of the websites that went down had some of their content replaced for a time by messages in Russian, Polish and Ukrainian that made references to 'historic lands.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Jan 11, 2022

'Colonial wine from new, authoritarian bottles': Hong Kong retools sedition law

The Hong Kong government is expanding its use of a long-dormant sedition law in what some lawyers and democracy advocates say is intensifying a squeeze on press freedom.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 11, 2022

U.S. and Russia still far apart on Ukraine after Geneva talks

Russia and the U.S. gave no sign of narrowing their differences on Ukraine and wider European security in talks, as Moscow repeated demands that Washington says it cannot accept.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 11, 2022

Pacific may be most likely to see 'strategic surprise,' U.S. policymaker says

The comments by U.S. Indo-Pacific coordinator Kurt Campbell were apparently in reference to possible Chinese ambitions to establish Pacific-island bases.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 10, 2022

That New Year's resolution to improve your Japanese can help with other aspects of life here

Whether you've resolved to stress less or find a new job in 2022, bulking up your Japanese vocabulary can be key to achieving any new goal.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 9, 2022

As Beijing takes control, Chinese tech companies lose jobs and hope

The crackdown is killing the entrepreneurial drive that made China a tech power and destroying jobs that used to attract the country's brightest.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 2, 2022

Komeito chief calls for Japan to create Asian security framework

Natsuo Yamaguchi proposed that Japan take the lead in establishing an Asian architecture that would include China and the U.S. in a bid to stem soaring regional tensions.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 1, 2022

North Korea's Kim talks food — not nukes — for 2022

The domestic focus of the speech underscored the economic crises Kim faces at home, where self-imposed anti-pandemic border lockdowns have left North Korea more isolated than ever before.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 1, 2022

What to expect in the Year of the Tiger

Astrologers say the tiger denotes strength, vitality and growth — qualities that will hopefully stand us in good stead as we look to move past the uncertainty that COVID-19 has wrought.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History
Dec 23, 2021

Takashi Hara: The commoner who lost his life leading Japan

On the 100th anniversary of the prime minister's assassination in Tokyo, we examine the peace-loving global aspirations of a man who coveted self-determination over succession.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2021

Russia lays out demands for a sweeping new security deal with NATO

The proposal, coming as Moscow masses troops on the border with Ukraine, would establish a Cold War-like security arrangement in Eastern Europe that NATO officials immediately rejected.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 14, 2021

Singapore releases citizen who spied for China in the U.S.

Dickson Yeo was arrested in Singapore in December last year and later detained under security laws for acting as a paid agent of a foreign state.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 13, 2021

The curious case of a map and a disappearing Taiwan minister at U.S. democracy summit

A video feed of Taiwanese Digital Minister Audrey Tang was cut during the summit after a map in her slide presentation showed Taiwan in a different color to China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 10, 2021

Biden’s warning to Putin on Ukraine has Indo-Pacific ramifications as well

No one in Japan seems to have pondered the strategic and geopolitical implications that the second Biden-Putin summit meeting may have for the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2021

Lithuania braces for China-led corporate boycott over Taiwan office

China has told multinationals to sever ties with Lithuania or face being shut out of the Chinese market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2021

In speech, Kishida lays out bold plans for health, economic and defense policies

The prime minister introduced an array of specifics, including details about booster shots, tax credits and national security.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Dec 6, 2021

Japanese artistry brings Napoleon's legacy to life

Situated in the city of Rueil-Malmaison, about 15 kilometers west of Paris’ city center, the picturesque Chateau de Malmaison was once home to one of France’s most famous couples: Josephine de Beauharnais and Napoleon Bonaparte.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Dec 5, 2021

‘Sesson Shukei’: An artist’s portrait emerges from the shadows

Art historians Frank Feltens and Yukio Lippit shed light on Sesson Shukei, a prominent figure in medieval art whose history has been mostly lost to time.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
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