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SOCCER / From the Spot
Jun 7, 2022

Spirited defense against Brazil offers Japan hope for success in Qatar

Monday's narrow loss showed the Samurai Blue's back line can endure against some of the world's best players, even if the team is still looking for a reliable attacking spark.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 7, 2022

Former Sony CEO Nobuyuki Idei dies of liver failure at 84

Idei, who joined the company in 1960 and served as CEO from 1998 to 2005, was once synonymous with the rise of corporate Japan around the world.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 6, 2022

A global inflation problem like no other — and what can be done about it

Boosting oil output is not the usual solution to an inflationary outburst, but it's just about the only one that will work quickly.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Society / Longform
Jun 6, 2022

Same-sex couples in Japan navigate the joys and challenges of parenthood

LGBTQ couples barred from accessing assisted reproductive procedures in Japan are embarking on their own journey as they attempt to raise children of their own.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 5, 2022

War and peace after China’s great transformation

In recent years, China's “great transformation” into the world's largest economy has become enmeshed in a deepening confrontation with the U.S. and the wider West.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 4, 2022

Former Trump adviser Peter Navarro charged with contempt of Congress in Jan. 6 probe

Navarro was hit with one count involving his refusal to appear for a deposition before the Jan. 6 Select Committee and another for his refusal to produce documents.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 3, 2022

U.S. technology, a longtime tool for Russia, becomes a vulnerability

While the technology made by American and European companies has been turned against Ukraine, the situation has also given the U.S. and its allies a source of leverage against Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 3, 2022

Putin’s unconditional surrender should not be the goal

The Ukrainian demand that Russia withdraw its troops is a legitimate position to adopt. But it is a position, not an ultimatum; compromises should be reached once negotiations begin.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jun 2, 2022

Europe eyes common subsea wind power grid to bolster energy security

An idea being looked at are offshore grids, with new wind farms connected to hubs, or energy islands, and linked by interconnecting power cables.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 1, 2022

Johnson faces new threat of confidence vote over lockdown parties

A damning official report published last week detailed a series of illegal parties at Johnson's Downing Street office during COVID-19 lockdowns.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Jun 1, 2022

Japan Times 1972: 3 Japanese kill 26 at Tel Aviv

Tragedy strikes in 1972 when three Japanese gunmen terrorize Israel, and police take into custody the criminal that would become known to the country as 'Boy A.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
May 31, 2022

Boris Yeltsin's son-in-law quits as Putin adviser, sources say

Valentin Yumashev was an unpaid adviser with limited influence on Putin's decision-making, but his departure removes one of the last links inside Putin's administration to Yeltsin's rule.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 30, 2022

New Australian leader Anthony Albanese focuses on countering China's Pacific influence

Heading into the election, the Labor Party platform emphasized that its defense and foreign policy would start with increased cooperation with the Pacific islands.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 30, 2022

‘Escalation of secrecy’: Global brands seek clarity on Xinjiang

Companies that sourced cotton from the region in China are weighing evidence of forced labor, a lack of visibility into operations and new regulation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 29, 2022

How to engage with China

If Group of Seven leaders decide to make 'core values' the basis of international cooperation, relations with China could well change.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 29, 2022

Diplomats fear Russia may use Syrian aid as bargaining chip in Ukraine

Countries in Europe and the Middle East could see a new surge in refugees if Russia shuts down the last humanitarian convoy route into Syria.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 28, 2022

India's heat wave drives temperature gap between rich and poor

Temperatures in the gritty New Delhi locality of Mungeshpur averaged 1.4 degrees Celsius higher so far this month than in the suburban enclave of Safdarjung.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2022

Ferocious Russian attacks spur fresh accusations of genocide in Ukraine

A new report by legal scholars and human rights experts said mass killings and deliberate attacks on shelters by Russian forces had established a 'genocidal pattern” against Ukrainians.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 28, 2022

Protests at NRA convention in Texas, but speakers reject new U.S. gun laws

'The existence of evil in our world is not a reason to disarm law abiding citizens,' former U.S. President Donald Trump told the audience to cheers.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 27, 2022

WHO condemns Russia's aggression in Ukraine in rare vote

The proposal brought by the U.S. and others condemned Russia's actions but stopped short of immediately suspending its voting rights at the U.N. health agency.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 25, 2022

Insurance is Russian oil's Achilles' heel

Insurers from Europe and the United States, which dominate the international marine market, are curtailing coverage for Russian oil tankers, industry sources say.

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