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BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 9, 2023

Economists fret over perils ahead for global growth

The world economy may be shifting to a more difficult era where interest rates will be higher, geopolitical tensions greater and uncertainties more pronounced.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 9, 2023

Bracing for the silver tsunami

Low fertility rates — in the absence of increased immigration — will reduce the working-age population, in turn lowering household consumption and economic growth.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / The Year Ahead
Jan 9, 2023

Navigating perfect economic storms

Throughout the pandemic, Indonesia has managed to be one of the few countries in the world that sustained its economic performance even through a global aggregate demand shock.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 9, 2023

Bolsonaro supporters invade Brazil presidential palace, Congress and Supreme Court

The uprising underlined the severe polarization that still grips the country days after the inauguration of leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 9, 2023

Make sure your nouns and verbs match when talking about what to wear

Did you notice more kimono than usual being worn on Jan. 9 this year? That's because it was Coming of Age Day, an occasion for which Japanese youth sport their 'Sunday best.'
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Perspectives
Jan 9, 2023

Technology remains key to geopolitical success

One of Japan's immediate challenges is to resolve tech supply chain issues and counter China's stranglehold of the world's semiconductor market.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 8, 2023

Kishida's plan to combat Japan's low birthrate stirs talk of sales tax hike

The prime minister's plan to double the budget for children's policies has sparked controversy in the LDP, as questions remain over how to secure the needed funds.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

NATO declines Serbia's request to deploy its troops in Kosovo

Last month, for the first time since the end of the war, Serbia requested to deploy troops in Kosovo during a spate of clashes between Kosovo authorities and Serbs.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 8, 2023

Barbarians at democracy’s gates

The conventional wisdom is that the arc of history always bends toward peace, tolerance, justice and democracy. But recent political violence makes it clear there is no room for complacency.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 8, 2023

Moscow ends self-proclaimed 36-hour cease-fire

Moscow ends its cease fire. Bombing of regions in eastern Ukraine killed at least two people overnight.
Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Jan 8, 2023

Lone ozeki Takakeisho makes winning start to New Year meet

The two-time Emperor's Cup winner is the highest-ranked wrestler contesting the 15-day meet at Ryogoku Kokugikan in the absence of injured lone yokozuna Terunofuji.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 8, 2023

'Once in a century' flood cuts off communities in northwestern Australia

The disaster comes after some eastern regions if the country have endured four major flood crises since last year caused by the La Nina weather system.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 8, 2023

From bees to bullets, CES tech show gives gamers the feels

The video game industry is showing off just how lifelike gaming can be made with new vests, head cushions and other simulation products.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 8, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 15,124 new cases

The capital's daily caseload was up by 5,938 from a week before, as it also reported 28 deaths linked to the virus.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 8, 2023

Japan starts requiring negative COVID tests for travelers from China

All travelers from mainland China and those who have visited the country within seven days are now required to take a PCR or high-quality antigen test upon arrival in Japan.
Bradley Fighting Vehicles on Jan. 25 at the Transportation Core Dock in North Charleston, South Carolina, ahead of shipment as part of a U.S. military aid package to Ukraine.
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Aug 8, 2023

Is China going unchecked while the West supports Ukraine?

Some have criticized Washington's efforts to help Kyiv as having a negative impact on its ability to deter a possible contingency from Beijing.
An image from weather satellite Himawari as of 11 a.m. Monday
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2023

Large typhoon set to approach southern Japan

Typhoon Khanun has already led to the cancellation of flights departing from and arriving in Okinawa.
Yuta Watanabe trains with the national team on Sunday.
BASKETBALL
Jul 31, 2023

Suns' Yuta Watanabe joins Japan's training camp for World Cup

Japan is co-hosting the World Cup, which tips off Aug. 25, alongside the Philippines and Indonesia.
A man poses for pictures at a booth showing off a book by Chinese leader Xi Jinping during the China International Import Expo at the National Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai in November 2018.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2023

Survey finds historically high negative views of China

In the survey, only about 28% of respondents had a favorable opinion of China despite Beijing’s diplomatic initiatives over the past year.
The Japanese team poses on the podium after winning gold in the men's team foil event at the Fencing World Championships in Paris on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Fencing
Jul 31, 2023

Japanese men win nation's first world championship in team event

Japan won the men's team foil at the world fencing championships in Milan on Sunday, providing a significant boost to the nation's medal chances at next year's Paris Olympics.
Colombia fans cheer outside Sydney Football Stadium before their team's match against Germany at the Women's World Cup on Sunday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Jul 31, 2023

Passionate Colombia fans set tone at Women's World Cup

"It was a great atmosphere. I don't know where all the Colombian fans came from. They were really a great crowd, my compliments. It wasn't easy."
U.S. President Joe Biden welcomes Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 31, 2023

Italy and U.S. eye deeper ties as Rome weighs pivot from China

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni has been working on a delicate choreography to reshape diplomatic relations with China.
A Toyo Safety Industrial helmet with a built-in fan is showcased at Extreme Heat Countermeasures Exhibition in Tokyo in July.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2023

Fan-cooled beds and baby carriers among new gadgets to beat heat

At Tokyo’s annual trade show last week the focus was on how to keep workers in high-temperature environments cool and reduce the risk of heatstroke.
Transport ministry officials leave a Bigmotor dealership in Nagoya on Friday after conducting on-site inspections.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2023

Bigmotor suspected of fabricating insurance contracts

The news came on top of an investigation report that showed employees padded maintenance fee claims to insurance firms by deliberately damaging cars.
Wall Street in New York. While survey participants are likely riding the AI-fueled market melt-up thanks to their broad equity exposure, they aren’t going all-in on the technology just yet.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 31, 2023

Investors are happy to pay premium for tech, but not for AI

Even as AI floods the workplace, many still doubt that it will dramatically affect their job within the next three years.
The Cushing storage hub in Oklahoma. Crude oil stock declines have been geographically uneven so far, with inventory falls in the United States and Europe offset by increases in China and Japan.
BUSINESS
Jul 31, 2023

Oil inventory drops set stage for higher prices

Oil inventories now play a bigger role in determining prices than the U.S. dollar because sanctions on Russia have sped up trading in other currencies.
The education ministry plans to take steps toward reducing teacher workload, such as by asking schools to cut classroom hours.
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2023

Japan eyes cutting back excess classroom hours

Some schools are also adding support staff for routine tasks or hiring private-sector employees to manage extracurricular activities.
Ko Nakanishi (back), is the owner of Zine Farm Tokyo in Musashino, Tokyo. He began organizing the Kichijoji Zine Festival in 2021.
JAPAN / Media
Aug 10, 2023

Zine culture hits Japan as small-scale publishing trend takes off

Specialty shops that stock troves of literature, comics, and art in zine format have been holding specialist events for fans in recent years.
Yasushi Ozaki (center) and his brother, singer-songwriter Yutaka Ozaki, pose next to their mother in this undated image.
JAPAN / Society
Aug 6, 2023

Charismatic Japanese singer's death inspired brother to become lawyer

Lawyer Yasushi Ozaki says he tends to his duties and fights for social justice with the same zeal at younger brother, the late Yutaka Ozaki.
A facility to dilute treated radioactive water from the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2023

Japan takes to anime to promote Fukushima water release safety

Four videos of one to two minutes in length have been uploaded on YouTube as the ministry is seeking to counter what it calls false information.

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