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Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Aid focus turns to the homeless and destitute in aftermath of Turkey quake

The quake killed at least 38,044 people in southern Turkey, officials said on Friday, while authorities in neighboring Syria have reported 5,800 deaths.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 17, 2023

China’s top tech banker goes missing, unnerving finance industry

Bao’s company, China Renaissance Holdings, said it had lost touch with the banker, one of the country’s most prolific dealmakers over the past two decades.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Ukraine prioritizes holding the line as global security leaders gather

NATO alliance officials this week discussed the need for more military hardware for Kyiv, and Britain and Poland agreed that support should be stepped up.
PRESS / Events
Feb 17, 2023

[Rectification] “Developing a sustainable protein through cellular agriculture” with Yuki Hanyu

There has been a partial rectification to the contents of the press release "Roundtable #28: "Developing a sustainable protein through cellular agriculture" with Yuki Hanyu" released at 11:00 on February 14.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023

With BOJ pick, Kishida strikes political balance and draws line under Abenomics

Having an academic helm the BOJ is unprecedented in Japan, where the job traditionally rotates between a central banker and an official from the Finance Ministry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 17, 2023

Taiwan finds crashed weather balloon on remote island, likely Chinese

Taiwan has complained of increased harassment by Beijing's armed forces over the past three years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Impacts of sea level rise and fragility of ice sheets underestimated, research shows

Melting ice that could lift global oceans by meters will likely crumble with another half degree Celsius of warming, and satellite data for many coastal areas has been misinterpreted.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Witnesses in Trump election meddling probe may have lied under oath

Among the 75 witnesses who gave sworn testimony were close Trump allies such as lawyer Rudy Giuliani and Republican U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham.
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023

Japan’s first next-generation rocket aborts before launch

Sparks flew from the craft as it prepared to take off, but within seconds they spluttered to a halt.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 17, 2023

Limited impact on South Korean waters from Fukushima release, study claims

The South Korean government analysis comes as the country's President Yoon Suk-yeol seeks to improve relations with Japan after years of tensions.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Feb 17, 2023

Omicron still infected those with early COVID cases, study finds

The study suggests those infected with pre-omicron variants are well protected against older variants but should still take steps to prevent reinfection.
Feb 17, 2023

"2023 Spring Festival Effect" Seen in Data from Kotozna In-room Displays Signs of Inbound Recovery from Taiwan and Hong Kong

Kotozna (Headquarters: Minato-ku, Tokyo, CEO Genri Goto, https://kotozna.com/en) investigated the use of foreign languages at Japanese accommodation facilities from the usage data of Kotozna In-room, a multilingual communication tool. The results showed that Chinese (Traditional) ranked first in the...
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 17, 2023

'Zero-COVID' broke the system that keeps China's factories running

Some factory owners and recruiters say workers are reluctant to come back, scarred by the experience of long lockdowns, no wages and violent protests.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

Biden intends to speak with Xi to defuse tensions over balloon

Biden said the results of the administration's review of how to deal with unidentified objects going forward would be classified and shared with relevant members of Congress.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 17, 2023

U.S. Sen. John Fetterman checks into hospital for depression treatment

Fetterman suffered a stroke last May, later acknowledging that he had 'almost died,' and has faced challenges adjusting to life in the Senate during his recovery.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Feb 17, 2023

Phoebe Bridgers: 'I was born into a slow apocalypse'

The 'Kyoto' singer-songwriter confronts past traumas and returns to a place of catharsis on her three-city Japan tour.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 16, 2023

Looking back 20 years to learn lessons from the U.S.-Japan chip war

Today, China has military ambition that Japan did not, and the U.S. doesn’t have the monopoly on chip technologies that it once had.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023

Japan and Taiwan should share intel on China balloon threat, says ex-defense chief

Some of Japan's islands are within 100 kilometers of Taiwan, so their aircraft and ships often operate in close proximity.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 16, 2023

South Korea defense paper calls North 'enemy' and estimates plutonium stockpile at 70 kg

The biennial white paper offers a glimpse into the reclusive North's growing arsenal of nuclear weapons and missiles, as well as its conventional military capabilities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Feb 16, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 1,454 new cases

The number of coronavirus patients with severe symptoms fell by 12 from Tuesday to 258. New COVID-19 deaths came to 165.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Feb 16, 2023

Retrieving smartphone data from 'Luffy' suspects no easy task, experts say

The robbery suspects were careful not to leave digital traces of their operation, communicating through an encrypted messaging app.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

Afghan girls turn to religious schools as prospects narrow under Taliban rule

Madrassas, part of Afghan life for centuries, rarely offer the education needed to pursue careers in law, medicine, engineering and journalism — education still available to boys.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 16, 2023

Sunak heads toward another Brexit cliff edge

A bill to scrap all EU laws retained in the U.K. at the end of the year risks more confusion and chaos.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 16, 2023

Fumio Kishida is succeeding abroad but failing at home

Kishida's polling numbers remain in the “caution area,” and there seems to be little opportunity for him to turn things around before local elections in April.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 16, 2023

Mike Clevinger reports to White Sox amid allegations of domestic violence and child abuse

Right-hander Mike Clevinger reported to Chicago White Sox for spring training on Wednesday despite an investigation into allegations of domestic violence and child abuse made against him.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 16, 2023

How a fog of questions over a spy balloon and UFOs fed a diplomatic crisis

U.S. officials now suspect that the balloon was sent to spy on bases in Guam and Hawaii, and that other downed objects were not surveillance machines.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

How to power a plane with leftover Chinese hot pot

Responsible for around 2% of the world’s total emissions of planet-warming gases, the aviation industry is under pressure to find greener ways to power its jet engines.
BUSINESS / Economy
Feb 16, 2023

BOJ head nominee Kazuo Ueda to speak at Lower House Feb. 24, lawmaker says

The hearing will be closely watched by markets for clues on how the 71-year-old academic could steer the central bank out its prolonged ultraloose monetary policy.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 16, 2023

Tiger Woods still playing to win as long as body allows

Tiger Woods reflected on LeBron James' NBA career scoring record, marveling at the Lakers great's continued dominance as he tries to prolong his own superstar career.
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.
Man arrested in Tokyo stabbing tracked victim through livestream
Kenichi Takano leaves a police station in Tokyo on Thursday to be sent over to prosecutors.
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.
U.S. steered Syrian Kurds toward Damascus deal, sources say
A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syria's interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa (right) and Syrian Democratic Forces commander-in-chief Mazloum Abdi signing an agreement to integrate the SDF into the state institutions, in Damascus on Monday.
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
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