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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2023

What happens when your AI chatbot stops loving you back?

Some companies that found an audience seeking romantic and sexual relationships with chatbots are now pulling back.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Mar 19, 2023

Trump expects 'arrest' Tuesday in Stormy Daniels case and calls for protests

An indictment would make him the first former U.S. president to be charged with a crime, marking an unpredictable development in the 2024 White House race.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 19, 2023

Magnitude 6.8 earthquake shakes Ecuador, at least 13 deaths reported

The initial quake was followed by two weaker aftershocks in the following hour, according to the Geophysics Institute of Ecuador.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Mar 19, 2023

Racial dynamics are inescapable when dating in Japan. That doesn't mean your experience will be negative.

In the cross-cultural or international dating scene, politics can sometimes sneak in. Avoid the pitfalls simply by being aware of the conversation.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Mar 19, 2023

Laborious and luxurious, saffron takes root again in southwestern Japan

The world's most expensive spice flows through a small village in Kyushu.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Mar 19, 2023

'The Flowers of Buffoonery': Osamu Dazai's unexpected portrait of camaraderie

The novel adds new texture to the author's classic 'No Longer Human,' while bringing levity to a somewhat dire thesis: The world is full of inauthenticity.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 18, 2023

Xi, cast as peacemaker, wades into Russia’s war in Ukraine

The Chinese leader is expected to meet in person next week with President Vladimir Putin of Russia, and a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine could follow.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 18, 2023

Germany and Japan vow to deepen ties on defense and raw materials

Amid global supply chain tensions, Chancellor Olaf Scholz and Prime Minister Fumio Kishida kicked off a 'government consultation' involving Cabinet members from both countries.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023

Arrest warrant from criminal court pierces Putin’s aura of impunity

A highly symbolic move by the International Criminal Court, which accused President Vladimir Putin of war crimes, carries moral weight.
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2023

BOJ’s path in focus after Japan labor unions win big pay raises

The results were above economist expectations and follow the BOJ governor's comments that suggested sustained pay hikes of 3% are needed for the bank to normalize its massive easing policy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 18, 2023

Nomura sets even lower goals for women in leadership roles

Nomura International, the Japanese lender’s London-based investment bank, previously said it wanted 19% of senior management positions to be held by women by 2022 but missed the mark.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Mar 18, 2023

Trump family failed to disclose foreign gifts — including Abe golf clubs — Democrats say

The former leader and his family allegedly failed to disclose gifts worth a total of more than $250,000 given by foreign governments while he was in the White House.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023

U.S. accuses China of trying to hide North Korea atrocities

The U.S. has accused China of attempting to hide North Korea's atrocities by blocking the webcast of an informal meeting of U.N. Security Council members.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023

Kyiv obtains Soviet-era fighter jets and hopes for better

Ukraine has won promises of 17 Soviet-design MiG-29 jets to replace fighters lost in the war, yet the planes aren't expected to radically shift the balance on the ground.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 18, 2023

Baseball icon Miguel Cabrera soaks up a lot of lasts at World Baseball Classic

As Cabrera, 39, gets ready to hang up his spikes, he is soaking up a lot of lasts, starting with his fifth and final World Baseball Classic.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Mar 18, 2023

The Fed was too late on SVB even though it saw problem after problem

The relatively late discovery of a number of flaws in SVB's operations raises questions about whether the Fed was diligent in stepping up oversight as the firm was ballooning in size.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 18, 2023

NATO edges closer to expansion as Finland wins over holdouts

Turkey and Hungary both signaled they plan to ratify Finland’s entry into NATO, bringing the military alliance a step closer to welcoming its 31st member.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2023

WHO accuses China of withholding data on pandemic’s origins

Genetic research from China suggests to some experts that the coronavirus may have sprung from a seafood market in Wuhan. Now the data are missing from a scientific database.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 18, 2023

Celebrate spring with fresh furniture ideas from Japan

Recycled cabinets, artful sculptures and multipurpose workstations to spruce up your home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel
Mar 18, 2023

Can ChatGPT plan your next vacation?

Goodbye travel agents, hello AI-powered personalized itineraries.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 18, 2023

‘Do Unto Others’ makes an unconvincing case for euthanasia

Part whodunit, part tearjerker, Tetsu Maeda’s film frames its protagonist as a noble caregiver in favor of dispatching the elderly.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023

Japan's labor unions confirm average wage hikes of 3.8%, marking a three-decade high

The preliminary survey of 805 unions affiliated with Rengo showed an average hike of ¥11,844 ($89) per month, according to the labor organization.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Mar 17, 2023

Three ex-SDF members reportedly charged over sexual abuse

Former soldier Rina Gonoi, 23, went public about the alleged assaults last year, after an investigation into her claims was dropped on the grounds of insufficient evidence.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Why Kishida and Yoon moved to improve frosty bilateral ties

Beyond good food and drinks, North Korea’s repeated missile launches and the need for the two countries to cooperate over economic security brought the two leaders together.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Deported: The Iraq War veterans denied the right to live in the U.S.

Advocates and former military personnel argue that the U.S. government continues to fail many foreign-born post-9/11 veterans 20 years since the start of the Iraq War.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 17, 2023

Lewis Hamilton makes uneasy return to Saudi Arabia

The Briton, a seven-time world champion and Formula One's most successful driver, chose his words carefully but left little doubt about his stance.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2023

Xi to visit Russia for first time since invasion of Ukraine

The Chinese leader needs to strike a careful balance — projecting an image as a potential neutral mediator, while also managing his close ties to Putin.
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.
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.
Bonsai thefts sweep Japan as miniature trees grow more popular
According to the Nippon Bonsai Growers Cooperative, there were about 30 cases of bonsai theft last year.
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.
China deports Japanese tourists over Great Wall buttocks pic, reports state
The Great Wall of China near Beijing. Two Japanese tourists were detained in China for taking photos showing exposed buttocks at the World Heritage site.
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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