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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2023

Kim Jong Un vows nuclear buildup to take on U.S. and South Korea

In a speech that came at the end of a nearly weeklong meeting of his ruling Workers Party, the North Korean leader said Washington and Seoul are taking aim at his government.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 27, 2022

Deadly year for Rohingya at sea as 180 presumed drowned

The number of Rohingya leaving Bangladesh in boats this year has jumped more than fivefold from a year earlier to nearly 2,400.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 26, 2022

Mets' Kodai Senga well equipped to meet MLB challenge

“He's got Ohtani stuff on the mound. He's not hitting home runs, but on the mound, pitch-for-pitch, they have the same stuff.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 24, 2022

The supply chain that keeps tech flowing to Russia

At least $2.6 billion of computer and other electronic components flowed into Russia in the seven months to Oct. 31 despite Western sanctions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2022

Hybrid wheat hitting U.S. fields as war and climate threaten food supplies

The hybrid wheat, which combines positive traits from two parent plants, arrives after severe weather slashed grain harvests and the Ukraine war disrupted shipments to importers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 21, 2022

Pair of Kenyan marathoners handed long doping bans

As of the end of November, 55 Kenyan athletes were banned and eight provisionally suspended, according to the Athletics Integrity Unit.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 18, 2022

Vikings beat Colts to complete biggest comeback in NFL history

With the win, the Vikings improved to 11-3 and secured the NFC North title — their first since 2017 — with three games left to play in the 2022 regular season.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2022

The global supply trail that leads to Russia’s killer drones

The supplies also included model aircraft engines made by a Japanese company, Saito Seisakusho, as shown in photos of drones recovered in Ukraine.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 15, 2022

Monk militia: The Buddhist clergy backing Myanmar's junta

Buddhist monks in Myanmar previously sought to topple successive military dictatorships that kept citizens impoverished and isolated, but many are now supporters of the new junta.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 14, 2022

French rugby in turmoil as Bernard Laporte gets suspended sentence

The verdict comes only nine months before the 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off in France.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 14, 2022

Angelo Badalamenti, composer for ‘Twin Peaks,’ is dead at 85

Angelo Badalamenti, an internationally sought-after composer who wrote the hypnotic theme to "Twin Peaks,” David Lynch’s 1990s television drama series, and the music for five Lynch films, including "Blue Velvet” (1986), died Sunday at his home in Lincoln Park, New Jersey. He was 85.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 12, 2022

Mets continue to show willingness to spend with splurge for Kodai Senga

With Senga, 29, the Mets are buying in on a free-agent ace who has long desired a chance to prove himself against MLB's batters with his 'ghost fork.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2022

A spotlight on Chinese debt bondage

China's creditor imperialism holds far-reaching risks — both for the debtors themselves and for the future of the international order.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Dec 3, 2022

To bestselling gaming franchises, what are voice actors worth?

When a voice actor took to Twitter to complain about low wages, it was only the beginning of a drawn-out controversy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Dec 1, 2022

Christine McVie, hit-maker for Fleetwood Mac, dies at 79

As a singer, songwriter and keyboardist, she was a prolific force behind one of the most popular rock bands of the last 50 years.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

Help wanted: Niseko facing labor crunch as ski season gets underway

Despite hope that winter tourists will return, some in Niseko's service industry may have to make do with limited staff.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 30, 2022

LDP lawmaker's group allegedly underreported political funds

Investigators have carried out interviews on suspicion that the group excluded from the reports some income from sales of political fundraising party tickets, informed sources said
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Nov 29, 2022

Retiring Ross Brawn says he leaves F1 as strong as it has ever been

In his parting message, the bespectacled Englishman said the racing had improved under Liberty Media, who took over the sport in 2017 and ousted former commercial supremo Bernie Ecclestone.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 27, 2022

Kim vows North Korea to have world's most powerful nuclear force

Kim also noted that North Korean scientists had made a 'wonderful leap forward in the development of the technology of mounting nuclear warheads on ballistic missiles.'
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 19, 2022

U.S. Justice Department names war crimes expert as special counsel for Trump probes

Jack Smith will serve as special counsel to oversee investigations into the former president's handling of sensitive documents and efforts to overturn the 2020 election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 14, 2022

Biden and Xi clash on Taiwan but find common ground on Ukraine

The two leaders sought to lower the temperature as they met for around three hours, with the presidents both saying they wanted to prevent high tensions from spilling over into conflict.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 6, 2022

Astros defeat Phillies to win second World Series crown

The home victory brought 73-year-old Astros manager Dusty Baker his first World Series crown in 25 seasons as an MLB bench boss.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022

North Korea continues frenetic pace of missile launches as U.S. B-1B bombers fly to South

The missiles were the latest in a flurry of launches by the North, including one of an intercontinental ballistic missile that was believed to have failed in-flight over the Sea of Japan.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 5, 2022

U.S.-China friction gives Kim Jong Un the freedom to fire away

North Korea's unprecedented barrage of missiles is underscoring the cost of Washington's tensions with Beijing, since China has shown little appetite for more sanctions.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 4, 2022

North Korea missile salvo hits the law of diminishing returns

These days, markets are more concerned with U.S. Fed Chief Jerome Powell than North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and his missiles. So what's Pyongyang's game plan?
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Oct 28, 2022

Deal for reducing military tensions with North Korea could go 'back to square one'

With talks long stalled, recent drills and shows of force along the fortified border between the two Koreas have cast doubts on the future of the 2018 agreement.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 24, 2022

China’s leader now wields formidable power. Who will say no to him?

Xi Jinping has created a new ruling elite packed with loyalist officials primed to elevate his agenda of bolstering national security and of turning China into a technological great power.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Oct 19, 2022

Rakuten becomes the NBA's secret weapon for winning fans in Japan

The Japanese e-commerce giant says its brand recognition in the U.S. has grown to almost 70% from 23% over the five years it has been working with the Golden State Warriors.
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.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
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.
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.

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