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BASEBALL
Mar 16, 2023

Japan blows out Italy to advance to World Baseball Classic semifinals

Japan has reached the WBC semifinals for the fifth straight time.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

Japan needs South Korea to defend against Kim Jong Un’s missiles

While the two sides feuded, North Korea was busy rolling out a new generation of rockets that are quick to fire and maneuverable in the air, posing a threat to both countries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

South Korean marriages slide to record low in a blow for country with the world’s lowest birth rate

South Korea’s crude marriage rate — the number of marriages per 1,000 people — slid to 3.7 from 3.8 in 2021.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

The battle to save Cambodia's river dolphins from extinction

The country has announced tough new restrictions on fishing in the vast river to try and reduce the number of dolphins killed in nets, but enforcement of such rules remains a challenge.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 16, 2023

The Japanese venture capital star bagging 35% returns mining science papers for gold

Tomotaka Goji, a bureaucrat-turned-technology guru, has his sights set on transforming Japan's startup culture.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 16, 2023

Aaron Rodgers says he wants to play for Jets in 2023

'I made it clear that my intention was to play, and my intention was to play for the New York Jets.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 16, 2023

Debts and investment spur Honduran change of allegiance to China

Honduran Foreign Minister Eduardo Enrique Reina said his country was 'up to its neck' in financial challenges and debt — including $600 million it owes Taiwan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 16, 2023

‘Gridman Universe’: Multiverse monster mash falls flat

The recent revamp of the 1990s anime character Gridman delivered two entertaining series, but the theatrical follow-up fails to capture the fun and pacing of both shows.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023

Will the Catholic Church rethink contraception?

A break with a view of sex and procreation rooted in medieval ideas of natural law is long overdue for the Catholic Church.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 15, 2023

Kishida and Yoon look to jump-start ties with first official summit

After half a decade of chilly relations, momentum is growing for a significant thaw in the relationship on several fronts, including diplomacy, security and economic cooperation.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 15, 2023

Georgia is a new front in Russia’s hybrid war

Vladimir Putin wants Georgia, a once staunch U.S. and European ally, firmly in his club of authoritarian states.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023

Why Japan's spring wage talks are a big deal this year

Every March, management of major Japanese firms meet with unions for wage talks across industries that set the tone for employees' pay in the new fiscal year.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 15, 2023

Yoon says Japan cooperation vital amid concerns on North Korea and supply chains

'There is an increasing need for Korea and Japan to cooperate in this time of a polycrisis,' Yoon said.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 15, 2023

Brazil soccer players say they fell victim to crypto scam

Nottingham Forest midfielder Gustavo Scarpa and two of his former teammates at Palmeiras all claim to have lost huge sums to a crypto firm called Xland, which promised large monthly returns.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023

Meta to cut 10,000 jobs and 5,000 open roles in efficiency push

The world’s largest social-networking company in November already laid off 11,000 people, or 13% of its staff, in wide reaching cuts designed to improve its financial performance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 15, 2023

U.S. watching developments at First Republic and other banks, White House says

The Silicon Valley Bank shutdown has roiled global markets and prompted emergency measures giving banks access to more funding.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

Deeply scarred Iraq still far from U.S.-envisioned liberal democracy

Former U.S. President George W. Bush's war, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is seared in the memory of Iraqis as a time of bloody turmoil.
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2023

Upper House committee votes to expel GaaSyy from Japan's parliament

The decision, made unanimously among ruling and opposition lawmakers, will almost certainly be finalized during an Upper House plenary session on Wednesday.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 14, 2023

The guilt of fatherhood helped shape Kenzaburo Oe’s literary vision

The award-winning writer attempted to give his disabled son a voice through fiction.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 13, 2023

Topix down, but long-term damage from SVB crash unlikely in Japan

Experts say the factors that led to the U.S. bank's collapse mean it is unlikely to have a big impact on Japan or East Asia.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 13, 2023

South Korean plaintiffs reject Japan wartime labor compensation plan

The rejection by the three surviving plaintiffs potentially throws up legal obstacles for Seoul as it seeks to mend ties with Tokyo.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 13, 2023

Ukraine must rewrite Russia’s narrative in the Global South

Ukraine has won the West’s support in the war against Russia. But to ensure victory, it will need the developing world’s, too.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 13, 2023

Chinese-brokered deal upends Middle East diplomacy and challenges U.S.

The Americans, who have been the central actors in the Middle East for the past three-quarters of a century, now find themselves on the sidelines during a moment of significant change.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Mar 13, 2023

Miyagi to start use of smartphone app to aid nuclear accident evacuation

The app is aimed at speeding up evacuation by enabling residents to skip the process of having to go to evacuee reception stations to be allocated to shelters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 13, 2023

China is still backing an elusive breakthrough for solar panels

Developers are racing to bring perovskite — solar cells that are theoretically more powerful, cheaper and less energy intensive to produce than existing technology — to the mass-market.
Japan avoids commenting on Cleveland-Cliffs CEO's provocative comment
Cleveland-Cliffs is reportedly in talks with North Carolina-based steelmaker Nucor to acquire U.S. Steel.
Miyazaki quake falls short of triggering Nankai Trough megaquake advisory
A mirror reflects a collapsed house in the city of Suzu, Ishikawa Prefecture, on Dec. 10, nearly one year after a major earthquake struck nearby on New Year's Day in 2024.
South Korean investigators question arrested President Yoon in insurrection probe
A screen displays a news report on the arrest of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol in Seoul on Wednesday. Investigators arrested Yoon after launching a pre-dawn operation to bring the impeached leader in for questioning over his short-lived martial law declaration.
BlackRock quits climate group as Wall Street lowers environmental profile
In November, BlackRock and rivals were sued by Texas and 10 other Republican-led states that claimed their activism cut coal production and boosted energy prices.
Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
Japanese companies rush to up English-language disclosures in 2025
The Tokyo Stock Exchange will soon require some companies to publish their financials in English in addition to Japanese.
From wrath to radiance: Why the 'Manyoshu' feels like paradise lost
The entrance gate to Arakura Sengen Shrine in Fujiyoshida, Yamanashi Prefecture, with Mount Fuji in the distance.
Tokyo plans to subsidize epidurals, but are hospitals ready?
Epidurals during childbirth have long been uncommon in Japan, though they have been growing more popular in recent years.
Due north: Foreign-born guides introduce Hokkaido’s unique charms
Lantoko, a company operated by Taiwan native Ping-Fang Lan, offers drift ice walking tours and other exhilarating experiences in and around Shiretoko National Park.
30 minutes with Yuzuru Hanyu
Yuzuru Hanyu smiles during an interview in his hometown of Sendai in between performances of his latest tour, Ice Story.

Podcast

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

Longform

It's back to the classroom for some residents as municipal governments across the country conduct lessons to learn how to use new technologies.
Can aging Japan go digital without leaving anyone behind?
By Tomoko Otake

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