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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 25, 2022

Is Japan at risk of a downgrade?

The COVID-19 pandemic stalled the Japanese government's debt-control efforts, now it also has to deal with the economic fallout from Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Amazon fired and disparaged him. Then he started a labor union.

Christian Smalls, an upstart labor leader hoping to unionize Amazon facilities in Staten Island, New York, has taken on an aggressive strategy against the e-commerce giant.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 23, 2022

Ukraine war and pandemic force nations to retreat from globalization

When the Cold War ended, there was a belief that stronger global economic ties would lead to greater stability. But now the world is moving in the opposite direction.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Biden administration rules Myanmar army committed genocide against Rohingya

Advocates say the move should help bolster efforts to hold the junta that now runs Myanmar accountable.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 21, 2022

Why China has failed to build 'great power relations' with the U.S.

Fifty years on from the Shanghai Communique, the nations have failed to reach a concrete understanding, despite changes in leadership.
Japan Times
Mar 18, 2022

Go Circular! Vol.2 Plowing with Horses to Make Sustainable Sake

Tsunan sake brewery and Sanbarikisha Co., Ltd have agreed to embark on comprehensive collaboration in the beverage sustainability domain, with the aim of realizing a sustainable society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Perspectives
Mar 18, 2022

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — a cautionary tale for Beijing?

With staunch Ukrainian resistance keeping Russian forces at bay in Europe, what lessons can China learn when weighing possible military options against Taiwan?
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2022

Japan’s latest quake evokes memories of 3/11. Was it an aftershock?

The 7.4 magnitude quake that hit Tohoku shook a region that's still recovering from the devastation of the March 2011 disaster. Experts are split on whether the quakes are closely linked.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital
Mar 17, 2022

Beating Japan at its own (video) game: A smash hit from China

Genshin Impact, one of the world's hottest mobile games, has all the characteristics of a Japanese invention: giant robots and characters with huge eyes and spiky, rainbow-colored hair.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2022

China's COVID governance under pressure as omicron spreads

In the past 10 weeks, China has reported more new COVID-19 cases than in all of 2021, fueling fears of hard lockdowns of cities and economic instability.
Japan Times
SOCCER / J. League / From the Spot
Mar 16, 2022

Departing chairman guided J. League through growth and turbulence

From a landmark broadcasting deal to the COVID-19 pandemic, Mitsuru Murai helped the league reach financial stability and gave it the tools to develop future homegrown talent.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 15, 2022

Australia to replace suspended Russian team in Billie Jean King Cup finals

Australia was the highest-ranked side among the losing semifinalists in 2021 and will take Russia's automatic spot in this year's finals of the tournament formerly known as the Fed Cup.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2022

On Pacific islands COVID-19 once spared, an outbreak accentuates inequality

Serious coronavirus infections have disproportionately affected New Caledonians of Pacific Island descent, highlighting social inequalities in the territory.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 10, 2022

The disasters that never happened: How to soothe rising climate anxiety

From retrofitting schools to withstand earthquakes to installing irrigation that saves crops from drought, many effective early disaster interventions have gone largely unnoticed.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 9, 2022

Formula One's 'marriage' with Netflix still has more mileage

Despite some criticism over its impact, the docu-series 'Drive to Survive' has created a surge of interest in grand prix racing among younger sports fans.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine invasion sets back Elon Musk's dream for cheaper EVs, for now

Rising prices of nickel, lithium and other materials threaten to slow and even temporarily reverse the long-term trend of falling costs of batteries.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 8, 2022

Falcons' Calvin Ridley suspended one year for gambling on NFL

The wide reciever can appeal the suspension, which if upheld will result in him forfeiting his 2022 salary of $11.1 million.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 6, 2022

China’s ambitious growth target puts focus back on fiscal plans

Economists said the country's 5.5% target implies Beijing will increase infrastructure spending, cut interest rates further and do more to stabilize housing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 4, 2022

Russia-Ukraine conflict highlights wheat supply vulnerability

There are concerns the crisis may prevent farmers in Russia and Ukraine from planting grain crops this spring, putting further strain on global supplies.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 3, 2022

Japan scientists say omicron variant proves to be more lethal than flu

The finding is a reminder that the coronavirus still poses a threat despite the milder nature of the highly contagious variant.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 3, 2022

‘We are on our side’: Across Asia, a mixed reaction to Ukraine war

Generals in Myanmar have called Russia's actions 'the right thing to do.” India, meanwhile, abstained from a U.N. Security Council resolution condemning the attack.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 2, 2022

China’s economic development is rife with new challenges and traps

China's weak rule of law carries serious risks, including official corruption, which tends to increase inequality and thus could undermine efforts to avoid the middle-income trap.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2022

Vaccine protection against moderate illness waned among adolescents, new CDC data suggests

The vaccine does protect against severe illness, and booster shots increase the protection.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 25, 2022

Biden’s misery index doesn't bode well for Democrats' political fortunes

Democrats are rightly worried that surging inflation will hurt them in the midterm congressional elections this November — and possibly even in the 2024 presidential election.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Feb 24, 2022

Japanese municipalities turn to AI for crime prevention

Nagoya and other places are using AI to better prepare patrol routes, with the technology helping to target them toward areas where crimes are more likely to occur.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 24, 2022

How China under Xi Jinping is turning away from the world

The country's most dominant leader since Mao is redefining China's relationship with the world, recasting the meeting of minds and cultures as a zero-sum clash.
Japan Times
Feb 23, 2022

“ 田人馬 TA-ZIN-BA White” Sake Wins Silver Medal at the The International Wine Challenge (IWC)

Tsunan Sake Brewery recognized for brewing excellence at world's most prestigious blind tasting boards competition.
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.

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