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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 15, 2023

Electric vehicles could match gasoline cars on price this year

Increased competition, government incentives and falling prices for lithium and other battery materials are making electric vehicles noticeably more affordable.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 15, 2023

Zelenskyy urges speedy help from allies as Russia pounds Ukraine's east

Leader says Russia is in a hurry to achieve as much as it can before Ukraine and its allies can gather strength.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 15, 2023

Tiger Woods laments 'turbulent' time for golf

While banned from PGA Tour events, LIV players have been invited to compete at the Masters, with tensions potentially expected at the traditional champions' dinner.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 14, 2023

China’s economic coercion isn’t as scary as it sounds

China's decision-making is dominated by strategic calculations and Beijing puts the preservation of social stability ahead of penalizing countries for damaging its interests.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023

Moscow's gas ties with Europe, crafted over decades, lie in ruins

Russia's gas trade with Europe has been based on thousands of miles of pipes beginning in Siberia and stretching to Germany and beyond.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 14, 2023

Japanese artist turns heads with freaky flesh-like accessories

Masataka Shishido says his art is often made-to-order by customers who request their own body parts on the items.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 14, 2023

Amazon is taking half of each sale from its merchants

Grappling with slowing sales growth and rising costs, the tech giant is squeezing more money from the nearly 2 million small businesses that sell products on its marketplace.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023

Olena Kurylo, known as face of Ukraine war, recalls Russia's invasion

'They took my picture, and I didn't care. I wasn't thinking about anything. Then I thanked God I was still alive.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023

Kremlin moves to rein in Russian mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin

The founder of Russia's Wagner mercenary group has grabbed headlines over his role in Ukraine and is sometimes portrayed in the West as a real-life James Bond villain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 14, 2023

Tokyo condo market shows early cooling signs on BOJ policy risks

The number of existing apartments up for sale in central Tokyo’s popular bay area rose for two straight weeks in January.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023

Turkey finds more survivors as anger grows a week after killer quake

Communities brace for the inevitable scaling down of search and rescue operations as low temperatures have reduced the already slim chances of survival.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 13, 2023

Philippines accuses China of aiming 'military-grade laser' at ship

Manila said China's coast guard used a laser to try to disrupt a resupply mission to troops in the South China Sea.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 13, 2023

SMBC Nikko fined ¥700 million over market manipulation

The firm received an additional penalty of some ¥4.4 billion, while a former executive officer was given a suspended prison sentence.
BUSINESS
Feb 13, 2023

New developments seek to turn Haneda Airport area into major business hub

Haneda Airport Garden and Haneda Innovation City are part of an attempt to draw new companies and visitors to the area around the Tokyo airport.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 13, 2023

The U.S. needs five times as many child psychiatrists

American kids are struggling with mental anxiety and other issues and there are too few trained adults available to help them.
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2023

Spotlight falls on Japan LGBTQ bill as G7 summit nears

While Kishida has indicated he favors early passage of the bill, opposition from within his own party could make it difficult for it to clear parliament before the May meeting in Hiroshima.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 13, 2023

Japan's hay fever season is here, and it's set to pack a punch

The Tokyo area is forecast to have up to twice as much pollen over an average year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023

U.S. fighters down more flying objects as tension ratchets higher

While the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden said the high-altitude craft brought down on Feb. 4 was a Chinese spying balloon, details on the latest objects remain sparse.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023

Canadian search teams hunt for wreckage after latest shoot-down

The U.S. Senate's top lawmaker said that the flying object — and another one shot down earlier off the coast of Alaska — both appeared to be balloons.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2023

Wagner founder has Putin’s support, but the Kremlin’s side-eye

Yevgeny Prigozhin, the once secretive tycoon, is confounding Moscow’s Kremlin-allied elite by starting to dabble in politics alongside waging war in Ukraine.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink / Top 5
Feb 12, 2023

Miso soup for the soul: Tokyo's top spots for warming sips of umami

From trendy to traditional and takeout to eat-in, Tokyo has more than enough stellar miso soup to warm you up.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023

Female-led startups pitch for bigger slice of scarce funding

The past year was difficult for almost anyone looking to raise money amid rising inflation, but it was already almost impossible for small companies founded by women.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023

U.S. downs high-altitude object over Alaska as China tensions surge

U.S. officials offered few details about the origin of the object, but said it was about the size of a car and did not appear to have the ability to maneuver.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 11, 2023

U.S. adds six Chinese entities tied to balloon program to export blacklist

The restrictions come after the U.S. said it would consider broader efforts to 'expose and address' China's larger surveillance activities that threaten national security and allies.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 10, 2023

In China, public response to balloon saga is more humor than anger

While the incident has created a diplomatic rift between the two countries, the public in China have responded with a mix of humor, indifference and incredulity.
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.

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?
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