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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Mar 17, 2023

Kishida warmly welcomes South Korea's president to Tokyo

Will the summit talks in Tokyo between the leaders of Japan and South Korea change the course of the two nations' hopelessly tumultuous relations?
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Mar 17, 2023

AUKUS sub deal is one pillar of regional security

AUKUS can be a bulwark of regional security, but it will be even more effective with additional partners, Japan among them.
JAPAN
Mar 17, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 631 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases stood at 691.3, down 9.1% from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 17, 2023

How China lost Asia

China’s efforts to bully its neighbors into acquiescing to its demands have not only failed, they have led Asia's democracies to deepen cooperation with the United States.
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2023

Kishida looks to bolster Indo-Pacific strategy with visit to India

Kishida will visit India from Sunday to Wednesday, with a key speech on Japan’s regional policy and bilateral summit with Modi planned for Monday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023

Largest U.S. lenders toss First Republic Bank a lifeline

Over two days of frantic phone calls, meetings and some arm-twisting, the CEOs of 11 banks have agreed to chip in a total of $30 billion to save the troubled lender.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Web of secret chip deals allegedly help U.S. tech flow to Russia

Customs data shows that semiconductors made by large U.S. companies have been getting to Russia via third-party firms since the Ukraine war started.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 17, 2023

Credit Suisse got its lifeline. Now it needs to win back clients.

The battered bank received a $54 billion loan from the Swiss government after net outflows hit $119 billion in the 4th quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 17, 2023

‘Seek-and-destroy’ markets pile pressure on global central banks

With the Fed meeting looming next week, markets will remain on edge for a while yet.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

U.S. says video of drone encounter shows Russia ‘flat-out lying’

The 42-second video, filmed from the bottom of the MQ-9 Reaper, shows a jet approach in a clear blue sky, release a plume of fuel then swerve away.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 17, 2023

Kim Jong Un says ICBM launch before South Korea-Japan summit was to 'strike fear’

The launch came hours before South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol went to Japan for a rare summit with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Survivors in shock as Cyclone Freddy toll passes 400 in Malawi and Mozambique

The storm has now dissipated, but heavy rains are expected to continue in parts of Malawi and will likely cause more floods around lakeshore areas.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 17, 2023

Why does the U.S. still retain the biometrics of millions of Iraqis?

Biometrics of nearly 3 million Iraqis are being stored in a database in West Virginia — where they are still held 20 years after the Iraq War started.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Mar 17, 2023

Macron wins Pyrrhic victory on pension bill, but risks fueling anger

By using special constitutional powers instead of risking lawmakers rejecting the reform, Macron has given ammunition to the opposition.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Mar 17, 2023

Fed expected to hike rates a quarter point next week, according to economist survey

Worries in the aftermath of the SVB and Signature Bank failures have led markets to a broad repricing of the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest-rate path.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Mar 17, 2023

For some in Japan, the first day of spring means a visit with the ancestors

While visits to the family grave are often done during the Bon holidays in August, the spring and autumn equinoxes are also a traditional time to reconnect with your ancestors.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern USA report 2023
Mar 17, 2023

Opelika Economic Development: Well prepared for investment

Located just 75 minutes from the Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport and accessible by an interstate highway, the city of Opelika in neighboring Alabama has become a much talked about investment center in the United States.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern USA report 2023
Mar 17, 2023

Fort Smith: Raising its profile with Japanese businesses

Many people may not know that Fort Smith, Arkansas, is the state’s third-largest city. Situated near major highways, railways and in close proximity to the Arkansas River, Fort Smith has attracted a lot of businesses over the years, giving it the highest concentration of manufacturers in the country....
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

Kishida and Yoon to resume ‘shuttle diplomacy’ as frosty ties warm

The visit to Japan by Yoon is the first by a South Korean president for a bilateral summit since Lee Myung-bak traveled to Tokyo more than 11 years ago.
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 680 new cases

On Wednesday, Japan confirmed 9,406 new cases, a decrease of about 2,300 from a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2023

China’s precarious balancing act

While the China has no interest in being isolated, it also cannot afford to abandon its warmongering friend and neighbor, Russia.
BUSINESS / Markets
Mar 16, 2023

From Credit Suisse to Silicon Valley Bank, lenders' woes abroad rattle Asian markets

In Tokyo, shares in mega-banks, the Nikkei average and the broader Topix were all down Thursday amid fears of a banking crisis.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2023

North Korea fires 'ICBM-class' missile ahead of Yoon-Kishida summit

The show of force came just hours before Prime Minister Fumio Kishida and South Korean President Yoon Suk-yeol were due to meet in Tokyo for their first-ever formal summit.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 16, 2023

Japan needs South Korea to defend against Kim Jong Un’s missiles

While the two sides feuded, North Korea was busy rolling out a new generation of rockets that are quick to fire and maneuverable in the air, posing a threat to both countries.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 16, 2023

Splitting up social media may be its only hope

Keeping different groups away from each other could be the best way to prevent a total meltdown of digital society.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Mar 16, 2023

Finding a way to manage China's protectionism in procurement

In recent years there has been a growing trend of Chinese authorities giving preferential treatment to domestic products and pressuring foreign firms to transfer tech.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 16, 2023

New analysis reveals dynamic volcanism on Venus

Radar images taken by NASA's Magellan spacecraft show that a volcanic vent about 1.6 kilometers wide on the Venusian surface expanded and changed shape over an eight-month span in 1991.

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