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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 16, 2023

China's economy expected to rebound as 'zero-COVID' era fades

China is expected to announce an economic rebound on Tuesday when it releases its first quarterly GDP figures since abolishing COVID-19 restrictions late last year.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Apr 15, 2023

Dominant Team USA wins World Team Trophy as host Japan takes bronze

Surprise package South Korea shone in its debut at the event as captain Cha Jun-hwan led the team to second place.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 15, 2023

Trainer Jessica Harrington hopes to realize dream at Grand National while also fighting breast cancer

Harrington said winning the world's most famous steeplechase has been her dream 'since she was a child.'
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Apr 15, 2023

In Beijing, Brazil’s leader endorses China’s stance on Ukraine

In a joint statement, the countries' leaders avoided the words 'invasion” or 'war” and offered few specifics about how to bring Russia or Ukraine to the table after more than a year of war.
TENNIS
Apr 15, 2023

Britain's Anne Keothavong and Katie Boulter welcome WTA decision to return to China

Keothavong, now captain of Britain's Billie Jean King Cup team, said she hoped Peng was safe but that ultimately 'tennis is a business.'
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Apr 14, 2023

As the planet warms, enforcement needed for corporate green pledges

Dealing with climate change through voluntary commitments, especially by businesses, 'has simply not worked,' noted one advocate.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 14, 2023

Nissan seeks tech tie-up without Renault as alliance nears end of road

Japan's third-biggest automaker by sales is seeking a partner outside the auto industry to develop software that connects vehicles to cloud-based services.
Figure Skating
Apr 14, 2023

Charismatic showman Daisuke Takahashi raises ice dancing's profile in Japan

Daisuke Takahashi has thrilled figure skating fans with his showmanship alongside partner Kana Muramoto.
JAPAN
Apr 14, 2023

Kishida's verbal slip sees Japan target new hay fever countermeasures

Steps likely to be taken are the periodic thinning of cedar trees, the utilization of the trees as timber and replanting forests with trees that produce less pollen.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 14, 2023

Asian startups are rising to the financing challenge

Once the world’s hottest stock because of its single-minded pursuit of growth, Singapore’s Sea is slashing costs as it seeks safety in profitability.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Apr 14, 2023

WTA to end China boycott despite no change in Peng Shuai situation

The Women's Tennis Association will resume operations in China this year, it said on Thursday, ending a stance taken in 2021 to suspend tournaments in the country due to concerns over the safety of former doubles No. 1 Peng Shuai.
Japan Times
CULTURE
Apr 14, 2023

Disney super fans keep the magic alive in Japan

As Tokyo Disneyland marks its 40th anniversary, influencers such as Christopher Nilghe and Yoshika Yoshida celebrate on social media.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Apr 13, 2023

Lower House approves bill to use GPS monitoring for people on bail

The bill was sent to the House of Councilors and is expected to be enacted during the ongoing ordinary session of parliament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 13, 2023

A lonely cry for action as China locks up Japanese on spy charges

Hideji Suzuki says Japan failed him during his six years in a Chinese prison. China’s recent arrest of a Japanese citizen is again testing Tokyo’s resolve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 13, 2023

U.S.-Saudi oil pact breaking down as Russia grabs upper hand

A Riyadh-Moscow oil alliance could wreak havoc on the U.S. economy and President Joe Biden’s re-election campaign.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 13, 2023

‘The Village’: Backwater hometown hero plot smells off

Michihito Fujii’s drama about a young man struggling in a village that is overshadowed by a large recycling plant is simplistic and contrived.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 13, 2023

Tokyo and Toronto collide on Masahiro Takahashi's latest album, 'Humid Sun'

The Canada-based musician riffs on solar themes and ambient sounds of two different cityscapes with a marriage of sultry Balearic synths, improvisational jazz and a touch of enka.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 12, 2023

Japanese climate group urges more renewable energy and effective carbon pricing

A transition to clean energy is especially important to the nation, as it is critically dependent on imports for a majority of its energy needs, including for oil to LNG.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 12, 2023

Former teen idol alleges sexual abuse by boy-band mogul Johnny Kitagawa

The artist is one of the first to publicly address Kitagawa's long-alleged sexual abuse, saying he was molested '15 to 20' times while with the agency starting when he was 15 years old.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Apr 12, 2023

Should Terunofuji be considered an all-time great?

With the yokozuna's status for next month's Summer Basho still pending, it’s worth pondering how sumo history would judge him were he to retire without achieving further glory.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 12, 2023

Dueling trips lay bare Taiwan of tomorrow and yesterday

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen’s U.S. 'stopover' was forward-looking, while her predecessor Ma Ying-jeou focused on the past in his trip to China.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Apr 11, 2023

Babymetal loses its edge on ‘The Other One’

In striving for lyrical maturity and leaving behind its quirky energy, Babymetal’s fourth full-length is well crafted but lacks anything that makes the heavy metal J-pop group stand out.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 11, 2023

Whatever happened to the metaverse?

Following a great deal of hype last year, companies now seem to be reining back their investments in the metaverse.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Apr 11, 2023

United States looks for path forward without injured Mallory Swanson

The absence of the team's talismanic striker continues to be cause for concern after she had to be carried off on a stretcher just three months before the Women's World Cup.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 11, 2023

Seoul theater chain swaps screens for climbing walls to lure young Koreans

South Korea's largest multiplex movie chain operator started installing climbing walls in 2021 in one of its multiplexes, demolishing two movie screens to make way for the walls.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 10, 2023

How the latest leaked U.S. documents are different from past breaches

The freshness of the documents — some appear to be barely 40 days old — and the hints they hold for operations to come make them particularly damaging, officials say.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Apr 10, 2023

Kristina Ganea: With sourdough, ‘the more you fail, the more you learn’

Smell something good wafting from a shop in Tokyo’s Hiroo neighborhood? That’s probably because Kristina Ganea has something delicious in the oven.
Yen on the march as Plaza Accord 2.0 debate grows
The yen strengthened dramatically this month — hitting ¥139.9 to the dollar on Tuesday — and could become a topic of conversation in trade talks between the United States and Japan.
Social media helps fuel growing 'sex tourism' in Japan
People walk down a street in the red-light entertainment area of Kabukicho in the Shinjuku district of Tokyo on March 31.
Jetstar Japan fined for failing to provide adequate cabin crew breaks
The logo of Jetstar Airways on an aircraft parked outside a maintenance hangar in Melbourne, Australia, on Feb. 27.
Japan wants to 'separate' tariff and security issues. That may be tough.
Japan’s chief tariff negotiator, Ryosei Akazawa, poses with a "Make America Great Again" cap at the White House in Washington on April 16.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Japan weighs using U.S. rice imports as tariff negotiation tool with Trump
A restaurant owner pours California-grown Calrose rice into a rice cooker at his restaurant in Tokyo
Is Japan’s parliament ready to welcome more youth to its ranks?
Lower House lawmaker Kai Odake in his Tokyo office on Wednesday
Crow meat, goat tartare: Mauvaise Herbe raises its game
Crow meat, shaped into a ball and attached to a foot of the bird, is one of the peculiar offerings of game at Mauvaise Herbe.
Cases of epidural use in labor rise in Japan alongside concerns
Of the 721,000 childbirths reported in 2024 in Japan, 13.8% involved the use of an epidural, according to the Japan Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists.
Nothing sells like Shohei Ohtani, MLB’s marketing megastar
People walk past an advertisement featuring Los Angeles Dodgers two-way star Shohei Ohtani outside Tokyo Dome on March 18.

Podcast

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

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Visitors walk past Sou Fujimoto's Grand Ring, which has been recognized as the largest wooden structure in the world.
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