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Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 26, 2023

At Texas rally, a defiant Trump predicts he’ll survive probes

The rally in Waco, Texas, may be the former president’s last public appearance before he faces potential criminal charges.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Mar 25, 2023

Beijing 2022 team skaters remain frustrated at lack of medals

The official results of the event remain in limbo due to the ongoing legal case involving Russian skater Kamina Valieva's infamous December 2021 doping test.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 25, 2023

Hero of 'Hotel Rwanda,' Paul Rusesabagina, freed from prison after U.S. and Qatar role

Paul Rusesabagina, the polarizing hero of the hit movie 'Hotel Rwanda' and an outspoken critic of President Paul Kagame, was released after his sentence was commuted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 24, 2023

Oil spills and near misses: More shadow fleet tankers ship sanctioned fuel

Last year there were at least eight groundings, collisions or near misses involving tankers carrying sanctioned crude or oil products — the same number as the previous three years combined.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 24, 2023

'Sea change': Disruptive Saudi prince shows new pragmatism with Iran

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has worked to mend bitter rifts with regional rivals, pointing to a shift from erratic disruptor to pragmatic power player.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / Q&A
Mar 23, 2023

To 'stand on Taiwanese soil': An interview with Taiwan's top diplomat

Joseph Wu shares his thoughts on Tokyo-Taipei cooperation, TSMC semiconductors, Japan's new defense posture and the future of relations with Beijing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2023

China's Mekong dams turn Thai fishing villages into 'ghost towns'

Local fishing communities who live by the river have seen their harvest fall since China built nearly a dozen dams upstream.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / Japan Pulse
Mar 23, 2023

Tokyo gets on board the virtual YouTuber hype train

The local government's move to recruit Gawr Gura, Mori Calliope and Miko Sakura to help promote tourism speaks to just how big the VTuber industry has become in Japan.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 22, 2023

For Japan, the WBC isn't just meaningful — it's everything

There has been some conversation about whether or not the World Baseball Classic is a meaningful exercise in the wake of serious injuries to MLB stars Edwin Diaz and Jose Altuve.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 21, 2023

Enough wind power for a major city snarled in Vietnam’s red tape

Across the country, there is 3.5 gigawatts of potential energy in turbines that have either been built but are sitting idle, or are still under construction.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 21, 2023

South Korea's Yoon says Japan will be back on trade 'white list'

Yoon announced the decision at a cabinet meeting, saying South Korea and Japan should make efforts to remove obstacles that hinder developing bilateral ties.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 21, 2023

Trump fixer Michael Cohen is ready for star turn against his old boss

If Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg proceeds with a case against Trump over a hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, Cohen would be the state’s star witness.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 21, 2023

World has less than a decade to stop catastrophic warming, U.N. panel says

A new U.N. report says it is still possible to hold global warming to relatively safe levels, but doing so will require global cooperation, billions of dollars and big changes.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 20, 2023

Tokyo prosecutors decide not to appeal Iwao Hakamata retrial decision

The case will now be sent to the Shizuoka District Court, with a high possibility that Hakamata will be exonerated over murders in 1966.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023

To combat food shortages, North Korea deploys the military

Kim Jong Un, the country's leader, has called for soldiers to be “a driving force” in increasing food production, a reflection of the North's economic and geopolitical challenges.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 20, 2023

Just who is to blame for this new banking crisis?

In 2018, U.S. lawmakers loosened banking regulations on the spurious grounds that smaller banks do not pose systemic risks to the stability of the financial system.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Lab leak or not? How politics shaped the battle over COVID-19’s origin

In the U.S., Democrat-Republican political divisions mean that the evidence for competing theories on the origin of the virus is often filtered through partisan political lenses.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 20, 2023

Obihiro reducing parents’ burden to help retain young skaters

The change saw the number of junior high school students newly joining the team double in 2022.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Regional Voices: Hokkaido
Mar 20, 2023

Obihiro offers advanced training environment for nurturing top skaters

The city in Hokkaido boasts leading training facilities, including an indoor speedskating center and flat land ideal for cycling as a form of additional conditioning.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health / Longform
Mar 20, 2023

Japan’s budding space program grounded by persistent setbacks

Desire to compete in the satellite-launching business and shore up security could be hindered by historical failures.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2023

Gray area: The chilling past of the world's biggest brain collection

There are 9,479 of the organs, all removed from the corpses of mental health patients over the course of four decades until the 1980s.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 20, 2023

South Korea opposition leader faces indictment soon, report says

Lee Jae-myung has said he is the victim of a political witch hunt aimed at removing a rival of the president and denied any wrongdoing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2023

The secret behind Japan’s wintry strawberries

Strawberries are a major Christmas and winter staple in Japan, but their growth comes with an environmental toll.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 19, 2023

The cherry blossoms are back, but is Tokyo?

Japan’s famous petals are blooming, and for the first time in four years so are the associated parties. But not everything COVID-19 took away will return.
Japan Times
SUMO
Mar 19, 2023

Female sumo wrestlers slap down prejudices in Brazil

The president of the Brazilian Sumo Confederation says women are behind the sport's growth in the country.

Longform

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