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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jul 11, 2023

Role of Thailand's monarchy looms over battle to appoint prime minister

A deadlock over the appointment could tip Southeast Asia's second-largest economy into crisis, with reformers vying to dislodge the grip on power of the royalist military establishment.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 10, 2023

Supporting an embattled Kyiv amid an axis of denial

The debate over support for Ukraine has become a microcosm of the broader “democratic recession.”
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Jul 10, 2023

Business behind basketball: Ryukyu Golden Kings leap ahead

The Okinawa team is being seen as a leading model in Japanese basketball's rise and preparations for new reforms to the B. League in 2026.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

Yamaha president backs hydrogen as green fuel option for carbon neutrality

Japan’s automotive industry employs 5.5 million people, and has long advocated a multistrategy approach toward decarbonization aiming to sustain existing manufacturers and suppliers.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 10, 2023

Pressure grows for world's militaries to report and reduce greenhouse emissions

As temperatures hit new highs, scientists and environmental groups are stepping up efforts to end a long-standing exemption that has kept some military climate pollution off the books.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 10, 2023

China-led EV boom in Thailand threatens Japan's grip on key market

Siam Motors is in talks with several Chinese automakers about potential partnerships, particularly for high-end electric vehicles.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 9, 2023

Yellen says U.S.-China ties on ‘surer footing’ after critical trip

Washington and Beijing pledge more direct communication as Janet Yellen caps China trip.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jul 9, 2023

U.S. women's star Megan Rapinoe to retire at end of season

The winger currently has 199 caps over a span of 17 years playing for her country and also won an Olympic gold medal in London in 2012.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2023

IAEA chief's visit to South Korea draws protests against Fukushima water release

The protests came despite Seoul's announcement that it respected the IAEA's report and that its own analysis had found the release will not have 'any meaningful impact' on its waters.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2023

One reason the U.S. can’t quit China? Chips.

Global semiconductor companies are finding themselves in an extremely tricky position as they try to straddle a growing rift between the United States and China.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 8, 2023

U.K. to sign CPTPP trade deal, shifting focus to China

The U.K. will next weekend become the first new member since the framework came into force, shifting attention to a list of other applicant countries headed by China.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 8, 2023

Japan protests to South Korea over military drills on disputed islands

The two nations have long been at loggerheads over the sovereignty of the group of islets called Takeshima in Japan and Dokdo in Korea.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 7, 2023

A year after his death, Abe's legacy still looms for both left and right

While conservatives lost a key leadership figure, liberals no longer have a clear person to organize opposition around.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2023

China ends Ant Group's regulatory revamp with fine of nearly $1 billion

The penalty, one of the largest ever fines for an internet company in the country, will help pave the way for the fintech firm to secure a financial holding company license.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2023

Biden weighs giving Ukraine weapons banned by many U.S. allies

Ukraine is seeking cluster munitions, which are known to cause grievous injuries to civilians, as its ammunition supply runs low.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Jul 7, 2023

Critics remain over IAEA's Fukushima water release approval

While Japan insists the Fukushima nuclear waste-water release is safe, other countries, including China, say doing so will threaten marine life and dependent industries.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 7, 2023

A year after unrest, Sri Lankans languish in poverty and hunger

A year after the toppling of former Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa almost a third of the country lives below the poverty line.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 7, 2023

Eisai Alzheimer's drug gets full U.S. approval, widening access to the therapy

The broader clearance from the Food and Drug Administration marks a milestone for treatment of the dementia that afflicts some 6 million Americans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 7, 2023

Young Russian lawyers step up to defend anti-war protesters

Most high-profile opposition figures who have not already fled Russia are now in prison.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 7, 2023

Japan's wage growth doubles estimates, feeding BOJ speculation

Nominal cash earnings for Japan’s workers rose 2.5% in May from the previous year, the labor ministry reported Friday.
JAPAN
Jul 7, 2023

Truck hits students at elementary school in northern Japan, injuring four

Police arrested Akihito Onodera, the 34-year-old suspected driver who lives nearby the scene, on suspicion of attempted murder.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 6, 2023

Big tech companies want AI regulation — but on their own terms

The rules governing tech vary dramatically on opposing sides of the Atlantic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2023

The governance threat to global economic prosperity

The past few years have been characterized by growing political instability, which increases the risk of abrupt policy reversals that could dampen investment and undermine global economic growth.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2023

Port of Nagoya resumes operations later than planned after Russian hack

The port, which handles some of Toyota’s exports and imports, has been at a standstill since Tuesday afternoon, when Nagoya United Terminal System was infected with ransomware.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 6, 2023

The mighty U.S. dollar can fight off the digital upstarts

The de-dollarization project is counting on blockchain technology to end the greenback’s hegemony. The hope may be misplaced.
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2023

Capsules from Tokyo's dismantled Nakagin tower being given new life

The building was dismantled last year, but some former residents have stood up to save its capsules.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 6, 2023

As prices soar, Japan returns to human waste fertilizer

With Russia's invasion of Ukraine having hit the cost of chemical fertilizers, more people are embracing the use of more natural alternatives.
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.
Antioxidant found in broccoli, celery suppresses gray hair in mice
A research team from Nagoya University and other institutions hopes that further testing on humans involving the antioxidant luteolin will lead to the development of a drug for preventing or reducing gray hair.
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.
Japan business failures top 10,000 in 2024, worst in 11 years
The number of corporate bankruptcies with liabilities of ¥10 million or more in Japan last year marked the third consecutive year of increases as rising prices due to the yen's weakening and labor shortages caused business failures in a wide range of industries.
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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