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Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 2, 2023

Redrawn electoral map raises concerns in Japan's rural areas

To rectify vote-value disparities, 10 seats will be transferred from the least populous rural areas to the most densely populated urban areas.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Mar 2, 2023

The Marlins go all-in on baseball’s new rules

Pitch clocks, bigger bases, restrictions on pickoff throws, elimination of the infield shift? Finally, a victory for the little guys.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 2, 2023

Tesla offers a new ‘master plan,’ but few big revelations

Shareholders and analysts had expected Tesla to reveal information that would clarify how the company would retain its crown as the world’s dominant maker of electric vehicles.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 27, 2023

MLB players getting taste of new pitch clock during spring training

Major league players are adjusting to some of the biggest single-season rule changes in the sport’s history during spring training.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Hiroshima
Feb 27, 2023

‘Made in Japan’ jeans from Okayama still evolving, 50 years on

Fully domestic-made jeans were first manufactured in Okayama Prefecture to imitate American clothing, but have developed into unique, luxury products that sell at high prices.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Feb 27, 2023

Kyushu unprepared to accept evacuees from remote islands under armed attack

Residents on remote islands are questioning the effectiveness of evacuation drills when their potential destinations have not yet started discussing the issue.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2023

Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, U.S. Energy Department says

Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the conclusion was made with 'low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 26, 2023

Year of conflict in Ukraine has left Europe forever changed

The Ukraine war has transformed the continent more profoundly than any event since the Cold War’s 1989 end.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

Tempered in a crucible of violence, Zelenskyy rises to the moment

In much of the world, the Ukrainian leader has become a household name, representing his country's tenacity and underdog victories against Russia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

China to welcome Belarusian leader, raising concerns over Ukraine

A state visit this week by Aleksandr Lukashenko of Belarus comes as the U.S. has accused China of preparing to send lethal aid to Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 26, 2023

War in Ukraine deepens divide among major economies at G20 gathering

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen urged her counterparts at a summit in India to condemn Russia’s actions, and she defended the cost of supplying aid to Kyiv.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 25, 2023

Russia, Ukraine and the West vow to fight on, in a war with no end in sight

Declaring the resolve to fight on, however, is much easier than mustering the resources and support to do so.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 25, 2023

That mystery orb on a Japanese beach? It was just a buoy.

A giant metal ball that washed up on a Japanese beach this week drew suspicion from authorities and wonder from the public. But the truth was rather mundane.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design
Feb 25, 2023

Choosing a houseplant? Durable doesn’t have to mean boring.

Rule No. 1: “You don’t have to just have a plain-Jane green plant.” But here’s what you do have to do — to find the right plant and maintain it.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 25, 2023

CPR and defibrillators: What you need to know

Helping someone in cardiac arrest is not as daunting as it seems.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 24, 2023

South Korea inches toward same-sex equality, but broader bill is stalled

As long as the conservative People Power Party — and opposition from the country's Christian population —remains strong, the bill is unlikely to reach a vote.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 23, 2023

New challenges have forced Japanese companies to address economic security

Since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022, the international situation surrounding Japan has changed drastically.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Feb 23, 2023

Ukrainian racer grapples with guilt amid quest to reach Olympics

Some Ukrainian athletes question why they are competing in their sports instead of fighting alongside their friends.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 21, 2023

U.S. Supreme Court to hear case that targets a legal shield of tech giants

Critics of Section 230 say it lets tech companies avoid responsibility for harms on their watch, while supporters say that without the shield the firms will stifle free expression.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 21, 2023

Why pharmaceuticals are a key issue in the ongoing U.S.-China conflict

Beijing has control over the chokepoints — active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials — of pharmaceutical supply chains.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 21, 2023

Inside the hunt for UFOs at the end of the world

As quickly as the national craziness over downed objects began, the United States called off the search, leaving answers encased in Arctic ice and under the whitecaps of Lake Huron.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Feb 21, 2023

In Biden’s unannounced visit to Kyiv, a preview of an increasingly direct contest with Putin

The vastly different world views of U.S. President Biden and President Vladimir Putin of Russia will become vividly apparent in a rare split-screen moment on Tuesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Feb 20, 2023

As food crisis looms, some wonder, 'What's it like to eat insects?'

A vending machine that offers edible insects was recently set up in Sendai, and the bugs are selling well, but it is also true that many people hate even the sight of insects.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Fukushima
Feb 20, 2023

Taking lead in solar generation, Fukushima looks to era of panel disposal

Experts point out that a lack of proper recycling or disposal systems could lead to the abandonment and illegal dumping of solar panels.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2023

Former U.S. President Jimmy Carter, 98, opts for hospice care

Defying illness and death for years, Carter outlasted the two presidents who followed him, becoming the longest-living president in 2019.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023

Balloon crisis highlighted a split in China’s leadership, Pentagon official says

An assertion that Chinese leader Xi Jinping is suspicious of his military commanders is perhaps the strongest such public comment by a senior Biden administration official.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans

For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

How a fog of questions over a spy balloon and UFOs fed a diplomatic crisis

U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii, and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

One of the world’s cleanest new skyscrapers collides with the future

One Vanderbilt in New York is built to be especially climate friendly. But the design landscape is changing so quickly that some features are now yesterday's news.
Ishiba delays meeting with Trump, citing legal restrictions
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba waves upon arrival for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, in Callao, Peru, on Friday.
Two of America’s biggest debt holders are dumping Treasurys
The U.S. Treasury building in Washington. Investors in Japan and China sold a pile of U.S. debt in the last quarter, just before the U.S. presidential election.
Rising sex tourism exposes loopholes in Japan's anti-prostitution law
While financial misfortunes during the COVID-19 pandemic may have driven some women to work the streets, others simply want more money to spend — or want to pay off their debts — at host clubs.
Japan ranks last in romance satisfaction for second straight year
In a survey of 31 countries, Japan ranked last in terms of those who felt loved, with just 51% of respondents saying so.
Ruling coalition and DPP strike last-minute deal over economic policy
DPP policy chief Makoto Mahaguchi speaks at the party's policy gathering in Tokyo on Wednesday.
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.
Haruki Murakami's 'The City and Its Uncertain Walls' gives deep deja vu
For “The City and Its Uncertain Walls,” translated into English by Philip Gabriel, Haruki Murakami confronts the ghosts who won't leave him alone.
Japanese expats in Asia find community through rugby
The Taiwan Fivewoods celebrate their victory at the 2023 Asian Japanese Rugby Cup in December of last year.
In Fukushima, a weekend of prose, poetry and translation
Aomori-based writer JJ Carter presented on tabletop gaming as creative inspiration for building characters and narratives.
For Dr. Nakamats, aging is just experience in action
Though he didn't win the recent gubernatorial election in Tokyo, the 96-year-old Dr. Nakamats' run was seen as inspirational in Japan's aging society.

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