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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 20, 2022

Russia and Belarus extend military drills north of Ukraine

NATO says Russia has up to 30,000 troops in Belarus and could use them as part of an invasion force to attack Ukraine, although Moscow denies any such intention.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2022

Behind the fractious collaboration steering the Canada trucker protests

The protesters' disciplined and highly coordinated occupation has been orchestrated by a team of self-appointed leaders, some with military and right-wing organizing backgrounds.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 15, 2022

Throwaway comments in Ukraine spook money markets made 'twitchy' by talk of war

Confusion reigned Monday when media accounts of what appears to have been a tongue-in-cheek quip by Ukrainian leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy ignited ill-advised selling.
OLYMPICS
Feb 13, 2022

Former Olympian accuses U.S. coach of sexual misconduct

A former Olympic snowboarder has accused U.S. snowboarding coach Peter Foley of sexual misconduct and inappropriate behavior in a series of Instagram posts.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 12, 2022

Puzzle in Ukraine crisis: Where’s the U.S. ambassador?

Neither the Biden administration nor Ukraine's government is providing a clear explanation for a delay that career diplomats say would be baffling and inexcusable even in ordinary times
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 9, 2022

COVID-19 submerges emerging markets

One reason to be skeptical of the rosy consensus on emerging markets is that COVID-19 has spurred accelerated automation in advanced economies, making them less attractive for manufacturers.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 4, 2022

Finding the words for letting others know you may have COVID-19

As we enter the third year of the pandemic, it's good to get a refresher on the kind of vocabulary we're using to describe PCR tests and travel-related quarantines.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 3, 2022

Biden calls out Putin’s actions — but is he pushing Moscow to war?

The administration's goal is to expose Russia's plans at every turn, but that approach could also provoke Putin at a time when many believe he has not yet decided whether to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Feb 2, 2022

Beijing 2022 — A second pandemic Olympics

This Friday, the 2022 Winter Olympics kick off in Beijing, the second Olympics to be held during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the first ever to be held on entirely artificial snow.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 31, 2022

Can the U.N. do more than talk about the Russia and Ukraine crisis?

The U.N. Security Council is due to meet to discuss Russia's troop build-up on the border with Ukraine, but there will be no action by the council — even if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 30, 2022

American book-banning tradition is as old as the Mayflower

One activist said, 'Why is everyone so upset? Controlling what children read is entirely different from controlling what adults read.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 28, 2022

Stephen Breyer’s exit strategy nods to U.S. Supreme Court politics he decried

Breyer's White House announcement Thursday was timed perfectly to give President Joe Biden a needed chance to change the national conversation and reinforce the court's beleaguered liberal wing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Jan 24, 2022

Kyushu drives changes to school rules to ensure freedoms are respected

A substantial number of prefecture-run schools in the region are only now lifting restrictions on the color of students' underwear.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 21, 2022

Decades on, text governing U.S. forces in Japan is yet to be revised

Scrutiny of the Status of Forces Agreement has been renewed after U.S. military personnel were exempted from Japanese COVID-19 measures and areas around U.S. bases saw rises in cases.
Japan Times
Jan 18, 2022

Kotozna, Inc. selected for Singapore Tourism Accelerator 2021 - First from Japan, chosen out of 215 companies from 50 countries Product trial starting in Singapore

Tokyo, Japan – Kotozna, Inc. has been selected to participate in the fourth cohort of the Singapore Tourism Accelerator programme for 2021. The Accelerator programme is set up by the Singapore Tourism Board to attract promising travel tech startups that can power Singapore's travel and tourism sector....
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2022

Boris Johnson brought to brink by the vengeful aide he crossed

Since being forced acrimoniously from his post as Johnson's most powerful adviser 14 months ago, Cummings has repeatedly resurfaced to throw dirt at his former boss.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 14, 2022

Takeaways from Japan’s recent security meetings

Some observers have interpreted Japan's effort to foster relationships with other security partners as a sign of fissures in the U.S.-Japan alliance.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Voices / FOREIGN AGENDA
Jan 10, 2022

That New Year's resolution to improve your Japanese can help with other aspects of life here

Whether you've resolved to stress less or find a new job in 2022, bulking up your Japanese vocabulary can be key to achieving any new goal.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 7, 2022

Start 2022 with a novel way of learning Japanese

Haven't settled on a New Year's resolution yet? Try setting a goal for yourself of reading a book in Japanese this year.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 6, 2022

Antonio Brown points finger at Buccaneers over controversial exit

'Coach was telling me that if I didn't play hurt, then I was done with the Bucs. 'I didn't quit. I was cut. I didn't walk away from my brothers. I was thrown out.'
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 3, 2022

Antonio Brown 'no longer a Buc' after shedding equipment and storming off field during win over Jets

Brown removed his shoulder pads and jersey, ran across the end zone and headed to the team's locker room midway through the third quarter.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 29, 2021

'Erasing history': Russia closes top rights group, capping year of crackdowns

The closure of Memorial International bookmarks a year in which Alexei Navalny, the Kremlin's top critic, was jailed, his movement banned and many of his allies forced to flee.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2021

Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months

The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
Japan Times
JAPAN / First Person
Dec 20, 2021

Quarantining at home after returning to Japan? Omicron means you shouldn’t count on it.

I had settled back into the pandemic lifestyle at home after getting back from the U.K., only to be asked to again head to a quarantine hotel due to an omicron case on my flight.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 19, 2021

Reddit IPO to test social media platform's 'meme' stock hype

The San Francisco-based company filed confidentially last week with U.S. regulators for an initial public offering.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 18, 2021

Kim Jong Un's crackdowns leave North Korean defectors with little hope

In the 10 years since he came to power, North Korea has cracked down on people trying to get out of the country, leaving many defectors without hope of seeing their families again.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 18, 2021

Russia lays out demands for a sweeping new security deal with NATO

The proposal, coming as Moscow masses troops on the border with Ukraine, would establish a Cold War-like security arrangement in Eastern Europe that NATO officials immediately rejected.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 17, 2021

Jaguars 'full steam ahead' minus Urban Meyer

Darrell Bevell has taken the reins of the Jacksonville Jaguars, who fired coach Urban Meyer Wednesday night following a string of controversies.
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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