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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2022

A Ukrainian victory may make the Russian war more dangerous

Kyiv should be proud of the astounding success of its recent offensive, but defeat may push Vladimir Putin to reach for deadlier tactics.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 19, 2022

The strategy against Russia is working and must continue

With Europe and its partners set to continue providing support to Ukraine and maintaining sanctions against Russia, the Kremlin is fighting a losing battle.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 19, 2022

China says no touching foreigners skin-to-skin after monkeypox case

China reported its first case of the infectious disease on Friday in the southwestern city of Chongqing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Sep 19, 2022

In Hokkaido, child care centers take on responsibility for diaper disposal

Facilities and municipalities that had been asking parents to take used diapers home are switching to disposing of the items themselves.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Leaders and monarchs gather for final farewell to Queen Elizabeth

Hundreds of thousands of people lined up to file past the casket of Britain's longest-reigning monarch at London's historic Westminster Hall during her lying-in-state.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Russian pop music icon comes out against the war in Ukraine

Alla Pugacheva is the most significant celebrity to come out against the war, as President Vladimir Putin faces growing challenges on and off the battlefield.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

EU moves to cut money for Hungary over damaging democracy

Prime Minister Viktor Orban has subdued courts, media, NGOs and academia, and has restricted the rights of migrants, gays and women during more than a decade in power.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 19, 2022

Naomi Osaka feels right at home as the Pan Pacific Open gets underway

She has a good track record at the tournament — with one title and three appearances in the final — and the tennis star hopes the good vibes can help carry her to another triumph.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Sep 19, 2022

Researchers on contracts face dismissal as right to full employment nears

Experts point out that flaws in employment laws have been left unsolved.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 19, 2022

Biden hedges on seeking re-election in 2024

In a rare, wide-ranging interview, the U.S. president went back on repeated assertions by the White House that he is sure to run in two years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2022

Over 75s make up over 15% of Japan's population for first time

Also hitting a record high this year was the number of those over 65 — 36.27 million people, accounting for 29.1% of the population.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2022

Japan's Nuclear Regulation Authority marks 10 years since launch

The NRA has been criticized by those seeking to end the country's reliance on nuclear energy for power generation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Sep 19, 2022

Live updates on Typhoon Nanmadol

Much of Japan is on the alert for severe weather conditions as a slow-moving yet powerful typhoon, known as Typhoon No. 14 in Japan, and elsewhere as Typhoon Nanmadol, makes it way up the archipelago.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 19, 2022

New South Korean president tries to make his mark on foreign policy

Yoon Suk-yeol has aligned his country more closely with the United States, but there are limits to how far he can go without angering China or provoking North Korea.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Ukraine’s counteroffensive forces face mobilized inmates and drones

Ukraine has been pushing a counteroffensive in the east and south, applying greater pressure to Russian forces, but there is no indication of any mass Russian withdrawal.
A soldier stands near a car destroyed in a strike by Lebanon's Hezbollah movement in Kibbutz Manara in northern Israel near the Lebanon border on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2023

In Israel's north, troops brace for long standoff with Hezbollah

Until a truce with Hamas went into effect in the Gaza Strip to the south on Friday, the Israel-Lebanon border saw near-daily exchanges of fire.
Sueichi Kido delivers a speech at a session of the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in New York on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2023

Nagasaki survivor urges nuclear weapons abolition at U.N. meeting

An 83-year-old survivor of the U.S. atomic bombing of Nagasaki called for the elimination of nuclear weapons at a U.N. meeting in New York.
Christian Sinding, chief executive officer of EQT, in Tokyo in September
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2023

Private equity giant EQT buys stake in Japanese startup HRBrain

The purchase marks a rare attempt by a global private equity giant to boost returns through young enterprises in the Asian country.
Koki Morita (second from right) celebrates with his Tokyo Verdy teammates after scoring against JEF United Chiba in their playoff semifinal for promotion to the J. League top flight, at Ajinomoto Stadium in Chofu, western Tokyo, on Sunday.
SOCCER
Nov 28, 2023

Verdy eye J. League promotion at scene of first triumph

Verdy go into Saturday's final against Shimizu S-Pulse knowing a draw is enough to secure a return to J1.
A person walks past a COP28 sign in Abu Dhabi on Oct. 1.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Nov 28, 2023

Biggest climate talks ever confront global chaos and record heat

Greenhouse gas emissions are still rising, and promises to cut pollution remain insufficient to take the risk of unmanageable warming off the table.
Argentine President-elect Javier Milei greets people on the day of his visit to the resting place of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, at the Old Montefiore Cemetery in the Queens borough of New York City on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2023

Argentine President-Elect Javier Milei to prioritize Israeli ties

Milei will convert to Judaism, and began his first trip abroad as president elect with a visit to the tomb of a famous orthodox Jewish rabbi in New York.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida answers questions during an Upper House budget committee meeting on Monday.
JAPAN
Nov 28, 2023

Japan discloses extra ¥84 billion needed for Osaka Expo

Ministers told a parliamentary meeting that the government would need to pay more, partly to build the Japan pavilion at the expo venue.
Yasuhide Uno, Usen-Next Holdings CEO, has transformed his father’s company into Netflix’s biggest competitor in Japan.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2023

Reluctant CEO becomes billionaire at Netflix rival in Japan

Initially wanting nothing to do with his father's cable music company, Yasuhide Uno's faith in video streaming helped him rebuild it for a new era.
Shota Imanaga (left) and Naoyuki Uwasawa
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 28, 2023

MLB negotiation window opens for pitchers Imanaga and Uwasawa

Both left-handed starter Shota Imanaga and right-handed starter Naoyuki Uwasawa have a 45-day window to be signed.
Yoshitaka Kitao, chief executive officer of SBI Holdings, says Japan is preparing the groundwork for the full-scale introduction of stablecoins.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 28, 2023

Circle enters pact with Japan’s SBI to spur USDC stablecoin usage

They will also establish a banking relationship and promote the use of Circle’s Web3 services in Japan.
Chinese tourists buy gold bars and gold accessories at LukFook, a jewelry store, in Hong Kong.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 28, 2023

Gold bars and Tokyo apartments: How money is flowing out of China

The outbound shift of money in part indicates unease inside China about the sputtering recovery after the pandemic as well as deeper problems.
The buzz surrounding MediaTek casts a spotlight on growing competition between semiconductor firms that are exploiting the use of AI to grab a larger share of the smartphone business.
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 28, 2023

AI chip boom fuels Taiwan firm’s 40% rally, beating Qualcomm

A five-month rally in MediaTek looks set to extend as booming demand for smartphones and a promising new AI chip brighten the company’s outlook.
Elon Musk and Benjamin Netanyahu visit Kibbutz Kfar Aza in Israel on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2023

Amid antisemitism uproar, Elon Musk pitches Starlink in Israel

Musk's satellite internet provider is at the heart of the billionnaire's political clout.
India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi (center) waves to supporters during a road show as a part of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) election campaign ahead of the Telangana state assembly elections, in the city of Hyderabad on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 28, 2023

Hindu-Muslim tensions stoked online as India prepares to vote

During the BJP's rule over the past decade, party members and allies have been accused of inflammatory speech against Muslims.
The Okazaki police station in Aichi Prefecture where a man died while being detained.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 28, 2023

Aichi police face prosecutors over death of detainee denied care

The man had been placed in solitary confinement as a result of violent behavior and restraining devices were used on him for more than 130 hours.

Longform

Traditional folk rituals like Mizudome-no-mai (dance to stop the rain) provide a sense of agency to a population that feels largely powerless in the face of the climate crisis.
As climate extremes intensify, Japan embraces ancient weather rituals