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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 12, 2023

The danger in hyping Ukraine’s spring offensive

Western governments should not base their support for Kyiv on the outcome of the expected offensive, but rather on the long-term strategic and moral stakes of the war.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 11, 2023

Human pangenome ushers in 'new age of genetic diagnosis'

Scientists hope that the more diverse and accurate DNA blueprint for our species will help shed light on a range of diseases.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2023

Don’t forget the conservative core that churns in Japan

The outside world should not be beguiled or misled by exaggerated claims about a “new Japan.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 10, 2023

Flying tractors are a window into farming’s future

AI-guided drones can spray fertilizer, apply fungicide and sow seeds with a precision that leaves traditional heavy equipment in the dust.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
May 9, 2023

Breaking ground for women in Japan's bureaucracy

Yasuko Gotoh braved the attitudes and aggressions of Japan's government ministries early in her career before thriving in later roles and in the private sector.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 6, 2023

As a king is crowned, some Britons ask why the monarchy persists

As long as there has been a monarchy, there have been questions about its legitimacy. But for many people, it would be difficult to disentangle the royal family from British identity.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
May 5, 2023

Kremlin drone incident gives Putin cover to deepen Ukraine war

Inside Russia, the incident helped reinforce the Kremlin-backed narrative that its war in Ukraine is an existential one for the Russian state and people.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
May 4, 2023

A ghostly 'fairy lantern' plant in Hyogo, back from the dead

For over two decades, scientists thought Thismia kobensis was extinct, but it's now being called a “Lazarus species” following a discovery by Kobe University researchers.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023

Why Europe can’t solve its mass migration problem

The arc of human misery on its doorsteps is made worse by evil people like Russia's Yevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 4, 2023

The SVB debacle and a bank 'murder mystery'

As long as there are banks, there will always have bank failures, which is why regulators are needed to draw the right lessons from the SVB debacle.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2023

Will China win the Middle East?

Saudi Arabia’s turn toward China reflects its dissatisfaction with U.S. policy and could have far-reaching strategic consequences.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 3, 2023

The promise and peril of generative AI

To ensure that artificial intelligence delivers widely shared benefits, we must heed the lessons of the last wave of digital innovation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2023

A consistent China policy continues to elude the U.S.

The most generous assessment of Washington-Beijing relations would be, as one expert explained, the U.S. has “a China policy, but not a plan.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 2, 2023

JPMorgan, First Republic and the curse of the second best

The solution to regional banks' problems such as the JPMorgan-First Republic deal raises more questions and concerns about the U.S. financial system.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
May 2, 2023

Clouds carry drug-resistant bacteria across distances, study says

Samples were taken from an atmospheric research station perched atop the Puy de Dome summit, a dormant volcano in central France.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2023

China may not need Western technology very much longer

The latest ranking of global spending on research and development has U.S. tech companies on top and Chinese rivals on the rise.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
May 1, 2023

The sources of East Asia’s industrial prowess

The United States cannot ignore its own dependence on small Asian economies like South Korea and Taiwan for advanced technologies.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
May 1, 2023

AI chatbots have been used to create dozens of news content farms

Each of the sites analyzed published at least one article containing an error message commonly found in AI-generated text.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 30, 2023

U.S. wires Ukraine with radiation sensors to detect nuclear blasts

In part, the goal is to make sure that if Russia detonates a radioactive weapon on Ukrainian soil, its atomic signature and Moscow’s culpability could be verified.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 28, 2023

As Paraguay picks president, ties with Taiwan loom large

The neck-and-neck race to determine Paraguay’s next president has thrown the spotlight on the future of the South American country’s ties with Taiwan.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 27, 2023

How Russians fight back amid an unpopular war

Despite the full force of the security state breathing down the necks of ordinary Russians, covert resistance to the Kremlin's narrative about the war can be found everywhere.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 27, 2023

Jobless young Chinese seek solace in temples and tale of failed scholar

Despondent young worshippers crowd temples in China on weekends, as they pray to find jobs in an economy slowly clawing its way back from the coronavirus pandemic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 26, 2023

Inside Meta's scramble to catch up on AI

Despite high-profile investments in AI research, Meta had been slow to adopt expensive AI-friendly hardware and software systems, hobbling its ability to keep pace with innovation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 26, 2023

Has India’s time come or is this just another siren song?

The announcement that India will be the world’s most populous nation unleashes the economic bulls.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Apr 26, 2023

Trump rape trial renews focus on his treatment of women

The trial of a civil suit by New York author E. Jean Carroll, who claims Trump raped her in the 1990s, started Tuesday in Manhattan with jury selection and opening statements.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 25, 2023

Heat waves in India drive leading clean-energy state back to coal

Karnataka's situation foretells the challenge facing India as the planet warms: the need to fall back on coal as the only reliable fuel despite a growing clean energy supply.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2023

Will the banking busts hurt clean tech?

Rather than impeding the clean-energy race, the collapse of the U.S. start-up community's go-to bank offers lessons for managing the public-private minuet that net-zero transition requires.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 24, 2023

Dreams of replacing humans in finance may come true

We’re a long way from AI taking over Wall Street, but two credible studies suggest there’s no reason to think it can’t.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 24, 2023

Chinese censorship is quietly rewriting the COVID-19 story

Under government pressure, Chinese scientists have retracted studies and withheld or deleted data. The censorship has stymied efforts to understand the virus.
Human error caused JAL jet collision at Haneda Airport: safety board
The wreckage of a Japan Airlines plane after a collision with a Japan Coast Guard aircraft, at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Jan. 5, three days after the crash.
Japan Airlines reports cyberattack on system, impacting flights
Japan Airlines jets at Tokyo's Haneda Airport in August. On Thursday, JAL announced its systems had been targeted in a cyberattack.
Government plans to sell more JGBs for first time in four years, draft shows
The latest sale plan of Japanese government bonds reflects the government's efforts to fill a huge hole left by the BOJ's diminishing presence in the JGB market.
Japan and China to continue delicate diplomatic dance in 2025
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba shakes hands with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Nov. 15 during their meeting on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Lima.
Azerbaijan Airlines plane crashes in Kazakhstan, killing 38
In this handout picture released by Kazakhstan's emergency situations ministry, emergency specialists work at the crash site of an Azerbaijan Airlines passenger jet near the western Kazakh city of Aktau on Dec. 25.
Step into ukiyo-e: A digital journey through Japan’s traditional art form
"Ukiyoe Immersive Art Exhibition" includes an installation of Katsushika Hokusai’s “The Great Wave off Kanagawa.”
High levels of PFAS found in water from 44 private suppliers across Japan
The Self-Defense Forces facilities are believed to have become sources of PFAS contamination because they used firefighting foam containing the toxic chemicals in the past.
For baseball fans, 2024 brought The Summer of Shohei Ohtani
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani reacts to a standing ovation from fans after hitting his 50th home run of the season, against the Marlins in Miami on Sept. 19.
Trump's Pentagon policy pick pushed for Japan to spend 3% of GDP on defense
Elbridge Colby (center) speaks at the Threat and the Strategy panel during the Air Force Association Air, Space and Cyber Conference in National Harbor, Maryland, in September 2019.
A brief history of ‘osechi ryōri,' Japan's edible tradition for the new year
Japan's traditional New Year cuisine has a long history, though modern developments have led to slight changes in the way things work.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Visitors to Kyoto walk along a street near Kiyomizu Temple in April. A popular tourist spot, Kyoto has seen what locals feel to be an overwhelming amount of tourists in 2024.
Is Japan ready for 60 million tourists?
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