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Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Oct 17, 2022

Xi speech offers little to lift China's worsening growth outlook

The Chinese president praised 'COVID zero,' his no-tolerance approach to containing infections, while repeating prior language on the property sector, currently in its longest-ever slump.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 16, 2022

Fire erupts at Iran’s most notorious prison amid national protests

Contradictory reports on social media cited an explosive device, an attempted escape and an infiltration of the prison from the outside.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 15, 2022

Kaoru Takamura's thrilling whydunit saga comes to a close

English readers can finally solve the puzzle of the author's magnum opus with the release of 'Lady Joker: Volume Two,' compellingly translated by Marie Iida and Allison Markin Powell.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Oct 13, 2022

Unraveling one of rock’s deepest mysteries: Les Rallizes Denudes

The Japanese band that emerged in the late 1960s was known for its rumbling rhythms and ear-shredding feedback — but almost nothing was known about its leader, Takashi Mizutani.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Oct 9, 2022

‘Plot Twist!’: Musk’s deal for Twitter lurches toward a close

Behind the scenes, Twitter's lawyers raced to verify Musk's renewed affinity for the deal, checking whether he had indeed asked lenders for the money they had earlier committed.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 7, 2022

What did Japan learn from its largest and deadliest COVID wave?

While the surge of infections — fueled by the BA.5 subvariant of the omicron variant — has subsided, some important questions remain unanswered.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 5, 2022

Trump asks Supreme Court to intervene in review of Mar-a-Lago records

Although the Supreme Court is dominated by six conservative justices, it has rejected earlier efforts to block the disclosure of information about him.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Oct 4, 2022

U.S. women's soccer probe uncovers 'systemic' abuse and sexual misconduct

The 172-page report included interviews with more than 200 NWSL players and detailed patterns of abuse from team coaches.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Oct 3, 2022

Realizing a free and open Indo-Pacific

Less than a month before he was assassinated, Japan's longest-serving prime minister, Shinzo Abe, set to paper his vision for the region.
LIFE / Food & Drink / Longform
Oct 3, 2022

What Japan’s iconic beef can teach us about ‘soft power’

The upcoming u2018Wagyu Olympics' in Kagoshima Prefecture is expected to create much-needed buzz about the industry among consumers at home and abroad.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Oct 3, 2022

Persistent gender gap and use of social media key takeaways from Okinawa votes

On Sept. 11, multiple municipal elections were held simultaneously with the governor's election for the first time in Okinawa Prefecture's political history.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 2, 2022

Facing a dire storm forecast in Florida, some officials delayed evacuation

The delay, an apparent violation of the meticulous evacuation strategy one county had crafted for just such an emergency, may have contributed to catastrophic consequences.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 30, 2022

Hurricane Ian leaves behind a staggering scale of wreckage in Florida

The extent of the damage was difficult to comprehend, even for residents who had survived and rebuilt after other powerful storms.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Sep 29, 2022

Slots to smartphones: Pandemic sends Australia's gambling problem online

Already the world's biggest gambling nation in terms of loss per person, Australia has seen a shift in betting behavior since the pandemic-forced closure of public venues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2022

Japan’s intervention underlines its interest rate isolation

The yen is paying the price for the Bank of Japan's ultraeasy monetary stance. Until the bank shifts, a sustained rally is very difficult.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 22, 2022

What crisis? High-stakes crypto lending looks here to stay

While Blockchain.com has largely pulled back from unsecured lending, many crypto lenders remain confident about the practice.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 22, 2022

Iran protests spread as death toll rises

The demonstrations erupted over the death of Mahsa Amini, a 22-year-old from Iranian Kurdistan who was arrested in Tehran for 'unsuitable attire.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Sep 22, 2022

Jenny Xie explores the subversive power of the concealed and the overlooked

In her new poetry collection, “The Rupture Tense,” Xie peeks at the past to examine the consequences of “how we see, what we see, and also what we allow to remain unseen.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 21, 2022

Social media greenwashing by fossil fuel interests 'rampant,' study says

One in five posts by oil, car and airline companies center on sports, fashion or social causes that direct attention away from their core businesses.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 17, 2022

For Gen Z, TikTok is the new search engine

Need to find a restaurant or figure out how to do something? Young people are turning to TikTok to search for answers. Google has noticed.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 16, 2022

Xi Jinping and China’s endgame for America

Xi Jinping speeches make clear that he is committed to spreading China's model of communism around the world.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Sep 14, 2022

Suns owner banned one year and fined $10 million over workplace conduct

The NBA commissioned its investigation following an ESPN article in November 2021 that detailed allegations of racism and misogyny during Robert Sarver's tenure.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Sep 12, 2022

Twilight of entrepreneurs in China as more leave the country

As the government cracks down on business and the economy weakens, billionaire tycoons are keeping low profiles, stepping down from their companies or leaving the country entirely.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 9, 2022

Long COVID's link to suicide: Scientists warn of hidden crisis

Long COVID is a complex medical condition that can be hard to diagnose as it has a range of more than 200 symptoms — some of which can resemble other illnesses.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 9, 2022

The study of Japanese slang is challenging and never stops. Luckily, it’s also a lot of fun.

Wes Robertson set out to engage with other linguists on Twitter and wound up creating a database for modern Japanese slang.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2022

Planning for the end of Elizabeth’s reign began at the beginning

The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set in motion a meticulously choreographed process — known as Operation London Bridge — that the palace, and the nation, has spent decades planning.
Japan Times
Sep 8, 2022

Kotozna laMondo: the Multilingual Chat Tool for Businesses Overcome Language Barriers

Kotozna laMondo provides global solutions for organizations of any size to assist in their business expansion. Prices start at 98 USD per month.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 7, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev’s nuclear legacy in tatters

A tragic 'might-have-been' of modern times is the West's failure to seize then-Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev's offer of full partnership to forge a new nuclear world order.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Sep 2, 2022

Body language: Know your Japanese from head to toe

Whether it's the leg of a chair or the ears of your bread, Japanese is just as prone to assigning human body parts to inanimate objects as English is.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022

Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana's death

Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana's death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
Nissan says it will not take new U.S. orders for Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs
A Nissan manufacturing complex in Aguascalientes, Mexico. Nissan says it will not take new orders from the United States for two Mexican-built Infiniti SUVs following new auto tariffs levied by the U.S.
Japan digs deep to address 'national crisis' caused by Trump tariffs
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office on April 1. He has said that Japan is facing a "national crisis" following the introduction of new tariffs by the United States.
'Hang tough, it won't be easy': Trump defiant on tariffs
U.S. President Donald Trump waves as he walks to deliver remarks on reciprocal tariffs during an event in the Rose Garden entitled "Make America Wealthy Again" at the White House in Washington on Wednesday.
Ishiba says he plans to speak to Trump about tariffs in coming days
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during a news conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Tuesday.
Nissan considers transferring some domestic production to U.S., report says
Nissan plans to reduce production at its Fukuoka factory and shift some manufacturing of its Rogue SUV to the United States to mitigate the impact of Trump's tariffs.
‘Let’s make it practical’: NATO chief eyes greater defense-industrial ties with Japan
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte plans to visit Japan on Tuesday and Wednesday — his first to the Indo-Pacific region since taking office in October, as he seeks to implement lessons from the ongoing war in Ukraine.
Tottori takes a bold leap forward in the arts
The city of Kurayoshi in Tottori Prefecture celebrated the opening of its public art museum with festivities such as a parade that drew 1,000 revelers.
Haruki Murakami TV adaptation revisits 30 years of watershed moments
Though Haruki Murakami's trademark whiff of offbeat existentialism is threaded throughout NHK's "After the Quake," the final episode — conceived as a sequel to the story "Super-Frog Saves Tokyo" — is the most stylized, featuring an anthropomorphic talking frog (voiced by Non) and his erstwhile associate Katagiri (Koichi Sato).
Nintendo to launch the Switch 2 on June 5
The controllers for the Switch 2 will attach to the console magnetically rather than sliding on rails as with the original device.
A new human trafficking trend emerges from Myanmar scam centers
Victims of scam centers who were tricked or trafficked into working in Myanmar gather at a compound inside KK Park, a fraud center on the country's border with Thailand, after a multinational crackdown in February.

Podcast

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

Longform

An ongoing shortage of rice has resulted in rising prices for Japan's main food staple.
Why Japan is running out of rice — and farmers to grow it
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