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Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023

U.S. ignored own scientists' warning in backing Atlantic wind farm

Marine scientists have warned that projects along the New England coast could imperil endangered North Atlantic right whales.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023

Lula takes reins in Brazil and slams Bolsonaro's anti-democratic threats

In a speech to Congress after officially taking the reins of Latin America's biggest country, the leftist said democracy was the true winner of the October presidential vote.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2023

Classes in the metaverse: Program aims to help children who refuse to attend school

Some municipalities have begun to recognize online learning as an alternative to going to school.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 2, 2023

Russian star Daniil Medvedev keeps focus on tennis despite disappointment over missing United Cup

'I completely understand why we are not playing Davis Cup or United Cup and team competitions where we would represent our country.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 2, 2023

Global economy faces tougher year in 2023, IMF's Georgieva warns

The new year is going to be 'tougher than the year we leave behind,' IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva said on Sunday.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023

Death of former Pope Benedict overshadows New Year at Vatican

On Sunday the Vatican released the first images of the late Benedict, laying in state in the chapel of the monastery where he died.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 2, 2023

Xi warns of tough COVID fight and acknowledges divisions in China

In a New Year's address on Saturday, Xi said the country is in a new phase of COVID-19 control and has adapted after following a science-based and targeted approach.
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
WORLD
Jan 2, 2023

Russian drones attack critical infrastructure in and around Kyiv, officials say

Ukrainian forces shot down 45 Iranian-made Sahed drones fired by Russia on the first night of the year, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday evening.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Outlook for 2023
Jan 2, 2023

In 2023, Kishida's political survival hangs in the balance

Kishida heads into the new year with diminished political capital, having suffered one setback after another since former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe's assassination in July.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / The Year Ahead
Jan 2, 2023

The Ukraine war and Asian security

The real question facing leaders across the Indo-Pacific is whether the region can build a structure of peace to prevent national ambitions and hostilities from escalating to open warfare.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle / Longform
Jan 1, 2023

What to expect in the Year of the Rabbit

If 2022 felt a little hectic, the next 12 months could offer opportunities for relaxation, quietness and contemplation.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 1, 2023

In the South Pacific, outcry over Japan’s plan to release Fukushima wastewater

It seems increasingly likely that solving the issue will jeopardize Japan's efforts to build closer bonds with its Pacific neighbors and exert greater influence in the region.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 1, 2023

World steps into 2023 after turbulent year

The world's 8 billion people Saturday ushered in 2023, bidding farewell to a turbulent 12 months marked by war in Europe and stinging price rises.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 1, 2023

The ‘red wave’ washout: How skewed polls fed a false U.S. election narrative

Coupled with the political factors already favoring Republicans, biased polls earlier this year helped feed an ultimately false narrative: A Republican wave was about to hit the U.S.
Swapping out soybeans for chickpea flour puts a unique twist on this classic Japanese dish.
LIFE / Food & Drink / The Recipe Box
Aug 13, 2023

Recipe: Deep-fried chickpea tofu with 'devil's dung'

Unlike soy tofu, where proteins are coagulated from soy milk, Shan tofu uses heat-set starch with ochre-hued chickpea flour.
Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida (right) sits next to digital minister Taro Kono while speaking at a government review meeting on the My Number national identification cards.
PODCAST / deep dive
Aug 10, 2023

Why is modernizing Japan so darn tough?

Reporter Gabriele Ninivaggi joins us to break down how Japan’s digitalization hiccups risk exposing how backward things are.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Aug. 4.
JAPAN
Aug 10, 2023

Kishida Cabinet approval drops to 26.6%: Jiji poll

The rate of disapproval grew 8.1 points to 47.4%, the highest since Kishida became prime minister in October 2021.
A view of Lahaina after wildfires driven by high winds burned across most of the town several days ago, in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii, on Thursday
WORLD
Aug 11, 2023

Hawaii recovery to take years as Maui wildfire death toll rises

The fast-moving inferno spread from the brush outside of town and ravaged the historic city of Lahaina that was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom.
General Abdourahmane Tiani, who was declared as the new head of state of Niger by leaders of a coup, arrives to meet with ministers in Niamey, Niger, on July 28.
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2023

U.S. military mission in Niger in focus after coup

U.S. troops have trained Nigerien forces in counterterrorism and operated two military bases, including one that conducts drone missions.
The summit of the Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization, in Belem, Brazil, on Tuesday.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2023

Despite 'weak' accord, Amazon summit calls for rich to pay up

The final joint statement demanded that developed countries make good on a promise to deliver $100 billion annually in climate financing.
The impact of China's latest metal curbs will likely be limited, experts say, as the United States is already looking for alternative supply chains.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Aug 11, 2023

China’s gallium curbs to have limited impact on U.S. defense

China said the recent export controls are necessary to safeguard national security, but experts believe this is a way for the country to hit back at U.S.
A bulk carrier transits through Cocoli Locks at the Panama Canal, on the outskirts of Panama City, Panama, on April 19.
BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 11, 2023

Drought-hit Panama Canal lets more unbooked ships pass

Around 70% of canal traffic comes from or goes to the U.S., where retailers like Walmart, Amazon and Target prep for winter holiday sales.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Windham, New Hampshire, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2023

U.S. prosecutors propose January start for Trump election trial

The suggested date falls just two weeks before the first votes are cast in the 2024 Republican presidential primary.
U.S. President Joe Biden speaks at an event in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 11, 2023

New U.S. rules on China investments fail to offer clear guidance

The Treasury Department’s 46-page notice released alongside the order includes at least 80 separate questions about how it should structure the program.
Japan midfielder Yui Hasegawa controls the ball during a training session in Auckland on Tuesday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Aug 11, 2023

Rejuvenated Nadeshiko Japan 'ready to fight against anyone'

Japan, a sagging power suddenly revived, might be the most impressive contender remaining in the Women's World Cup.
Salma Paralluelo (center) celebrates with her teammates after scoring against the Netherlands during their quarterfinal match at the Women's World Cup in Wellington on Friday.
SOCCER / Women's World cup
Aug 11, 2023

Spain gets past Netherlands in extra time to reach World Cup semifinals

Substitute Salma Paralluelo scored in extra time to help Spain book a place in the semifinals.
Russia launches its first moon-landing spacecraft in the far eastern Amur region, Russia, in this still image from video taken on Friday.
WORLD
Aug 11, 2023

Russia launches first lunar lander in 47 years in race with India

India launched its own lander last month, and both the U.S. and China have programs targeting the lunar south pole.
Colin Morikawa's family emigrated from Japan to Maui, where his paternal grandparents were born.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Aug 11, 2023

Colin Morikawa to donate $1,000 per birdie to Hawaii fire relief

The two-time major winner, who has strong family ties to the island of Maui, made the announcement on Instagram on Thursday.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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