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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.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan's top diplomat set for first visit to China since 2019

As Tokyo presses for the release of a detained Japanese national, Yoshimasa Hayashi has set his sights on a visit to China in an effort to right foundering ties.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

Japan makes renewed push to internationalize higher education

Attention has been drawn not only to the plan’s components and feasibility, but also to past government efforts to achieve similar goals.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2023

Why South Korea still handles China with kid gloves

South Korea is wary of angering China, its top trading partner and the one country it sees as having influence over North Korea
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2023

A good year for China’s economy

Following China’s abandonment of its 'zero-COVID' policy in December, the economy has sprung back to life — bolstered by fiscal and monetary expansion.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 29, 2023

Manchester United looks immune to the banking crisis

The bidding war for Manchester United, a sporting institution, bears little connection to financial reality.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 29, 2023

Indonesia in FIFA talks after U-20 World Cup Israel protests

Fixtures for the 24-nation tournament, scheduled to run from May 20 to June 11, were due to be chosen on Friday in Bali.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Mar 29, 2023

IOC backs return of individual Russian athletes, punts on Paris Games

The move to 'postpone' the decision about Russian and Belarusian athletes competing at the 2024 Olympics was welcomed by Ukraine.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 29, 2023

Hypersonic missile test by U.S. Air Force set back by loss of in-flight data

The transmission failure and loss of data in the March 13 exercise wasn’t reported in an official statement, and may hinder efforts to catch up with China and Russia in a key capability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 29, 2023

Five former Toshiba executives ordered to pay damages over accounting scandal

Toshiba released a comment that it will examine the details of the ruling and make a decision on how to deal with the issue after consulting with its attorney.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Mar 29, 2023

Alibaba’s $32 billion day signals breakups ahead for China Tech

China’s online commerce leader surprised markets Tuesday by announcing plans to split its $220 billion empire into six units that will individually raise funds and explore IPOs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Mar 29, 2023

China tackles chip talent shortage with new courses and higher pay

Enrollments for undergraduate and post-graduate courses have surged over the past five years thanks to new funds for top universities.
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2023

Missed rate hikes to stick Japanese utilities with revenue shortfall

Japan's government is taking time to approve the requests from utilities such as Tepco to ease the historically high inflation burden on consumers.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: New cases in Tokyo top 1,000

The capital reported 1,001 new infections Tuesday, up by about 120 from a week earlier as the seven-day average came to 722.9, rising from 635.7 a week before.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 28, 2023

Japan startup APB signs next-gen battery partnership with Saudi Aramco

APB says its all-polymer batteries possess higher energy density, allowing for a more compact size, and involve a simpler manufacturing process.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

Record heat waves push India closer to limit of human survival

The national weather office has forecast rising temperatures in the coming weeks after India experienced its hottest February since 1901.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023

Fukushima aiming to woo tourists with promise of snow

Officials hope winter holidays will become popular as they market the region's snow resorts and try to shed the stigma that lingers more than a decade after the 2011 nuclear disaster.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 28, 2023

How do so many endangered creatures end up in Japan’s animal cafes?

Critically endangered species and ones banned from international trade are among the hundreds of types birds, reptiles and mammals that researchers identified at 142 animal cafes.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 28, 2023

Antonio Conte thanks fans who shared 'passion' after Tottenham exit

Conte, who took over in November 2021, will be replaced by his assistant Cristian Stellini until the end of the season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 28, 2023

Thai beach made famous in movie struggles to balance sharks with tourism

Conservationists say shark numbers are thinning out after authorities in Maya Bay allowed visits to resume, as the beach battles to preserve its ecosystem and and livelihoods.
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.
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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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