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Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Ukraine war plans leak prompts Pentagon investigation

The documents do not provide specific battle plans, but to the trained eye of a Russian war analyst, the documents no doubt offer many tantalizing clues.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

NATO countries are divided over giving Ukraine membership, officials say

The United States, Germany and France are resisting pressure from central and Eastern European allies to provide any detailed 'road map” toward membership.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Ice storm in eastern Canada leaves two dead and 1 million without power

Authorities have called for caution, advising people to stay away from downed power lines and avoid walking in wooded areas where trees laden with ice might topple.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 7, 2023

Xi and Macron call for Ukraine peace talks, but the path is murky

It is not clear that the French and Chinese leaders have compatible terms for talks or peace, and Xi has not agreed to push Moscow to negotiate.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023

Japan weighs raising social insurance premiums to help tackle falling birthrate

Several trillion yen is expected to be necessary to implement all items in a draft package of measures for addressing the country's low birthrate released last week.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023

Ukraine has decimated its oligarchs, but now fears new ones

Key allies from Group of Seven nations are pressing the government in Kyiv to resume reform programs now.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Apr 6, 2023

Roki Sasaki strikes out 11 to help Marines sweep past Fighters

Sasaki was pitching for the first time this season after helping Samurai Japan win the World Baseball Classic in March.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 6, 2023

The Japan-Philippine-U.S. trilateral alliance in the making

The emergence of new trilateral security groupings in the Indo-Pacific region has been driven by a combination of factors including an aggressive China.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Apr 6, 2023

A tumultuous Kuroda era reverberated far beyond Japan

Outgoing BOJ Gov. Haruhiko Kuroda's battle against deflationary mindsets was exhausting, but it burnished his reputation as an innovator.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023

COVID tracker: Tokyo reports 1,109 new cases, with trend rising

On Wednesday, the daily number of new cases nationwide came to 9,520, in an increase of about 1,200 from a week earlier.
JAPAN
Apr 6, 2023

Lightweight school backpacks in spotlight in Japan

Many of the lightweight options, which resemble Japan's traditional randoseru leather school backpacks and offer similar features, are priced at more affordable levels.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Apr 6, 2023

Walking 8,000 steps daily on weekends enough to lower risk of death, study shows

'There is no need to feel pressured to walk every day,' said Kosuke Inoue, who was assistant professor at Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine when the research was published.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL
Apr 6, 2023

U.S. college basketball star shuns White House invite

Angel Reese, who scored 15 points and pulled down 10 rebounds in the title game, was named the Final Four's Most Outstanding Player.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023

Trump’s charges bring doubts, hopes and uncertainty in both parties

To some Republicans and Democrats, the charges appeared flimsy and less consequential than many had hoped. To others, the case had the potential to reverberate politically.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2023

Thailand's promised cannabis bonanza disappoints as politicians trade blame

A deluge of marijuana smuggled in from abroad has driven down wholesale prices and hurt local growers.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Apr 6, 2023

The tangled inner world of LIV Golf

Former U.S. President Donald Trump has been a public cheerleader for LIV, which played two tournaments at his company’s courses last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Apr 6, 2023

Twitter’s blue check apocalypse is upon us. Here’s what to know.

Changes on the social media site are likely to make it harder for users to discern real people from impersonators, while making posts from accounts that don't pay less visible.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World / Geoeconomic Briefing
Apr 6, 2023

New risks emerge as Xi administration moves ahead toward a dead end

China's leadership is not following existing rules in the global community as it tries to achieve the rejuvenation of its country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Apr 6, 2023

Taiwan resigned to diplomatic losses in Latin America, observers say

U.S. officials and other sources see limited options available to the administration of U.S. President Joe Biden for halting the gradual drift toward China in Washington’s neighborhood.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Apr 6, 2023

BOJ’s Kuroda hands $11.7 trillion ‘shock and awe’ experiment to his successor

In 10 years, the BOJ forked out ¥1.55 quadrillion ($11.7 trillion) on bonds, stock funds and corporate debt. The staggering cost has economists asking: 'Was it all worth it?”
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 6, 2023

Trump, charged with 34 felonies, urges defunding of U.S. Justice Department and FBI

The former U.S. president, who is seeking to regain the presidency in 2024, took aim at federal law enforcement authorities even though they are not pursuing the charges against him.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 6, 2023

'Mister Timeless Blyth' traces the indelible influences of Zen and poetry

Alan Spence's new novel, which was nearly 10 years in the making, follows the life of R.H. Blyth, a British scholar who helped bring Japanese poetry to the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 5, 2023

Japan unions win biggest pay hikes in 30 years, interim tally shows

Labor unions won their biggest pay hikes in 30 years in the 2023 negotiations, Rengo said Wednesday.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

Everyone wants to make Ryan Reynolds money

Celebs are looking for equity-based endorsements in the hope of a big pay day — but this strategy won’t work for everyone.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

Just how dangerous are India’s generic drugs? Very.

The red flags for Indian drugs have been there for years. The world deserves much better than contaminated medicine and children poisoned by cough syrup.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Apr 5, 2023

A world with Putin and Trump in the dock

The recent indictments of Russian leader Vladimir Putin and former U.S. President Donald Trump highlight the law’s growing, and potentially dangerous, dominion in politics.
Canada has a new prime minister with a very hard first assignment
Mark Carney, Canada's incoming prime minister (center), during a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Friday. Carney has been sworn in as Canada's 24th prime minister, bringing the former central banker to power in the middle of an explosive trade war with the U.S.
Despite tough talk, economic woes may force Iran to bargain with Trump
Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei looks on during a meeting with students in Tehran on Wednesday.
The U.S. says Japan has a 700% tariff on American rice. Is that the case?
White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt holds up a piece of paper with information about tariff rates at the White House on Tuesday.
As Trump thaws ties, Russia has a new public enemy number one: Britain
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer greets Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as he arrives to attend a summit held at Lancaster House in central London on March 2.
Japanese superfans turn dental clinic into Ohtani mini-museum
Japanese dentist Yusuke Kamimura poses for a photograph in front of a private collection dedicated to MLB player Shohei Ohtani, inside his dental clinic in Koshigaya, north of Tokyo, on Feb. 28, 2025.
As pollen season peaks, Japan's allergy struggle emerges from hibernation
Urbanization is amplifying pollen-related allergies as grasslands and soft soil give way to concrete and asphalt.
Japan to get tough on businesses not taking heatstroke countermeasures
A construction site in Tokyo in July 2018. Businesses failing to take measures to prevent severe heatstroke among employees will be subjected to criminal punishment from June.
In a sea of Dodger Blue, Japanese superfan ready to cheer on the Cubs
Takuya “Moby” Okamoto after Game 5 of the 2016 World Series, which the Cubs went on to win in seven games to snap a 108-year drought
Drones, budgets and infighting: Taiwan's daunting defense challenges
Officials from Taiwan's Institute for National Defense and Security Research (INDSR), the Ministry of National Defense’s research arm, say the lessons from the Ukraine conflict are clear for the democratic island: drones and other autonomous systems are crucial for its defense.
How Upper House pressure led to Ishiba's stunning reversal on medical cost caps
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba attends an Upper House Budget Committee session in Tokyo on Monday.

Podcast

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

Longform

Wealthier women in the prewar era had been the targets of various media-related health campaigns that mistakenly encouraged them to avoid everything from riding bicycles to reading novels when their monthly cycles came around.
Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly
By Tomoko Otake

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