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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 30, 2023

Eagles spoil Fighters' first game in new home on opening night of NPB season

The Eagles' Maikel Franco hit a home run and finished with three hits in his NPB debut.
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023

Going overboard: The flap over Volodymyr Zelenskyy's wooden paddle gift explained

Only months after the prime minister's son caused a stir over a shopping spree, Kishida is now under fire again for two more minor blunders.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 30, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 956 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 819.6, compared to 605.0 a week earlier.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

U.S. parents struggle with 'delicate balance' in discussing school shootings with children

Latest school shooting in Nashville, Tennessee, leaves countless American parents needing to both comfort and educate their children, all the while reeling from their own anguish and fear.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 30, 2023

The world’s space junk problem just got an affordable solution

We’re getting better at spotting and dodging debris in orbit — a much more cost-effective option than spending billions on cosmic robot cleaners.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023

'We are not ready': An interview with Taiwan's former military chief

Beijing says it wants a peaceful unification but refuses to rule out force, prompting Taiwan to ramp up defenses and fortify alliances with the democratic leaders around the world.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 30, 2023

Know the shady Japanese vocabulary that will help you avoid 'dark' part-time jobs

Even if the turnover for them is quick, knowing the code words people use to refer to possibly illegal activities will give you some insight into the Japanese language.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023

'We need a more effective way to defend ourselves,' says Taiwan's former military chief

Speaking to the Japan Times in Taipei, retired Adm. Lee Hsi-min called for called for a pivot in the island's approach to warfare, as well as its related purchases.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Younger people abandon smartphones for less anxiety, brain fog and mental strain

Though the trend may be small, companies are catering to fans of so-called dumbphones who seek to disconnect by breaking the hold smartphones have on their lives.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 30, 2023

U.S. bank supervision needs more speed and transparency in wake of SVB debacle, critics say

The Fed’s vice chair claims that supervisors repeatedly identified risks to the failed bank, leading to accusations by lawmakers that the problems had not been escalated fast enough.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 30, 2023

Japan to face 11 million worker shortfall by 2040, study finds

The working age population is expected to rapidly decline from 2027, according to the study by independent think tank Recruit Works Institute.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 30, 2023

Taiwan is pushing Biden for a tax deal that could infuriate China

Taiwanese officials are pushing hard for an agreement to eliminate the burden of double taxation, but the U.S. can't sign a treaty to do so amid concerns of angering Beijing.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Ukraine needs more prosthetics clinicians as war toll mounts

Experts say Ukraine will need big investment in infrastructure and staff to deal with amputees needing help for years to come.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2023

‘Self-Revolutionary Cinematic Struggle’ is an experimental slog

Gakuryu Ishii's rambling treatise on art and self-actualization spends much more time talking about the magic of movies than actually invoking it.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 30, 2023

‘Brats, Be Ambitious!’: Childhood friendships get dark

Set in the late 1980s, Shin Adachi's melodramatic coming-of-age film about a quartet of scrappy boys draws inspiration from Rob Reiner's 1986 classic “Stand By Me.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

Ukraine says Russian forces make progress in front-line city of Bakhmut

Bakhmut and surrounding towns in the eastern industrial region of Donetsk have been the focal point of assault for much of the 13-month-long invasion by Russia.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

World's usable nuclear arsenal rose in 2022, study says

The nine official and unofficial nuclear powers held 9,576 ready-to-use warheads in 2023 — up from 9,440 the previous year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 30, 2023

A climate-vulnerable nation takes the world to court over emissions

After the world failed to boost targets for cutting emissions at last year’s climate summit, the Volcanic atoll in the South Pacific is turning to international law.
Japan Times
Mar 30, 2023

Kotozna partners with Cross Language to support the multilingualization of websites using the multilingual chat tool "Kotozna laMondo"

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) will form a business alliance with Cross Language Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, Representative Director: Mitsunobu Fukuda) from MARCH X, 2023 to support the multilingualization of corporate websites by utilizing the chat...
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 30, 2023

Elon Musk and others urge AI pause, citing 'risks to society'

In an open letter with over 1000 signatories, researchers and industry leaders said a 6-month halt on advanced AI development is necessary until shared safety protocols can be put in place.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 29, 2023

Hawks load up to chase Buffaloes for 2023 Pacific League pennant

Orix retained most of the squad that helped it defend its PL title, but the Kyocera Dome residents will have to fend off plenty of challenges.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2023

Official or unofficial? How Taiwan is rethinking diplomatic engagement.

Bolstering unofficial ties and not ruling out dual recognition with Beijing-aligned countries are some ways Taipei is trying to avoid being internationally isolated.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

As home market shrinks, 'Made in Japan' appeal still offers hope for Miki House

From a country with ever-fewer births, the firm is looking overseas — for production, and for customers who will buy products like its ¥100,000 Gold Label brand pajamas.
PODCAST / deep dive
Mar 29, 2023

The Japanese Diet expels some GaaSyy

From running his mouth on YouTube to running for office — and now, possibly, running from the law — GaaSyy’s journey has been a wild one.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 29, 2023

Japan’s Dai-ichi Life turns $260 billion portfolio toward JGBs

Dai-ichi was among the biggest holders of foreign bonds as a result of the BOJ’s decadelong stimulus drive, but now is increasing investments in superlong government bonds.
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.
Ishiba on shaky ground over budget and gift vouchers
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba's reversal over medical co-payments late last week and the revelation he gave gift vouchers to lawmakers have weakened his political standing.
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.

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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