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Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Jan 27, 2023

India's embrace of electric vehicles spurs expectations of earlier fuel-demand peak

EV sales are picking up and investment in the production of new autos and energy infrastructure is accelerating in the nation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Russian activist, 80, fights on despite crackdown

Last February, while many fellow Russians opposing the war decided to leave their country, Svetlana Gannushkina headed home to step up her decades of refugee work.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 27, 2023

Renault-Nissan alliance reboot will kick off with five projects

The desire to agree on fresh common projects as part of the three-way pact, also including junior partner Mitsubishi Motors, signals the companies see a joint future for the alliance.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / FOCUS
Jan 27, 2023

Lexus chief’s ascension comes at make-or-break moment for Toyota

Toyota surprised the market when it announced that Lexus President Koji Sato will take over from Akio Toyoda, the grandson of the venerable carmaker’s founder, effective April 1.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 27, 2023

Eagles plot to end storybook run of 49ers' Brock Purdy

Purdy's rise from the 262nd and last pick in the NFL draft to unbeaten in seven career starts is becoming the stuff of legend.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Jan 27, 2023

U.S. wobbles under burden of keeping too many classified secrets

Every year, some 50 million decisions are made on whether to mark government documents as 'confidential,' 'secret' or 'top secret,' according to several experts.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Five U.S. police officers charged with beating Black man to death

Tyre Nichols, 29, was stopped on Jan. 7 for what the Memphis Police Department said was reckless driving.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 27, 2023

Ukraine faces deadly Russian missile onslaught after securing tanks from allies

Air raid alarms sounded across Ukraine as people headed to work. In the capital Kyiv, crowds took cover for a time in underground metro stations.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Jan 27, 2023

Nobuaki Moribe: ‘You were born to be happy, so make sure to love yourself’

Nobuaki Moribe is a delight to see when he strolls through Tokyo's Yoyogi Park, it doesn't hurt that he has multiple dogs by his side.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jan 27, 2023

Are ‘white’ companies proving to be too much of a good thing for Japan's Gen Z?

'Black' companies are places of excess: excess overtime, excess chores — not excess pay! And the best way to express the idea of 'too much' in Japanese is with the verb-suffix 'sugiru.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 27, 2023

Japanese films set to dominate cinemas in 2023

Toei looks to challenge Toho's box-office supremacy with blockbuster hopefuls, while anime maestro Hayao Miyazaki and film auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda are set to unveil new features this year.
JAPAN / Explainer
Jan 26, 2023

As Japan's energy firms raise prices, here is how to cut electricity use

Seven major electric companies have applied to the industry ministry to boost its energy prices, causing further concern to households worried about rising costs.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 26, 2023

TikTok ban gains steam in Congress, dialing up pressure on Biden

The attention on TikTok underscores concerns in Congress that TikTok and its parent comapny, ByteDance, could share information on U.S. users with Chinese authorities.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 26, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 5,061 new cases

The number of severe cases under Tokyo's criteria fell by three from Wednesday to 31, while 22 deaths linked to the virus were reported on Thursday.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 26, 2023

Toyota taps Lexus chief as CEO, shifting Akio Toyoda to chairman role

Koji Sato will lead Toyota at a time when the twin forces of electrification and automation are sweeping through the global auto industry.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 26, 2023

How threatening are threats and what are they doing to our psychological well-being?

News, social media alerts and scares are lighting up not only our smartphones, but also our brains, prompting some to ask how all the “threat talk” might be affecting us psychologically.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jan 26, 2023

Zelenskyy purges officials to keep Ukrainians and West onside

The abrupt exit of over a dozen officials in recent days followed a series of scandals, including one involving the Defense Ministry that had sparked a public outcry despite being denied.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2023

Another wave of food price hikes to hit Japan in February

The prices of more than 20,000 food products were raised in 2022, with the number of such items increasing sharply through the autumn.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2023

Western tanks are coming to Ukraine, but will they be enough?

Ukrainian troops still need to be trained to use the powerful Western war machines, and moving them into the conflict zone is far from an easy task.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jan 26, 2023

Barely still No. 1, McIlroy looks for the magic he conjured last year

The player is expected to play a competitive round for the first time in 2023 and give his sport a glimpse at whether he has the form seen last year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2023

BOJ policymakers divided on wage and inflation outlook, meeting summary shows

The divergence in views highlight the challenge policymakers face in determining whether the recent cost-driven rise in inflation will shift to one backed by robust demand and higher wages.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 26, 2023

Trump reinstated to Facebook and Instagram after two-year ban

The company’s decision to withdraw the ban means Trump can soon reach tens of millions of followers across the two services as he makes another bid for the White House.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 26, 2023

MUFG markets chief says BOJ may ditch ultraeasy policy by September

Such a move would depend on stable price increases and wage growth, as well as the health of the U.S. and European economies, Hiroyuki Seki said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2023

Belarusian and Russian charge in Melbourne throws spotlight on Wimbledon ban

With the conflict in Ukraine showing no sign of ending, a decision about Russian and Belarusian players competing at the All England Club is pressing.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 26, 2023

Exodus of wealthy Chinese accelerates with end of 'zero-COVID'

Many rich Chinese have begun traveling overseas to check out real estate or firm up plans to emigrate, threatening a brain drain in the world’s second-largest economy.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 26, 2023

‘Bad City’: A V-Cinema hero comes out swinging

“Bad City” boasts some bone-crunching action, but seems more interested in proving the awesomeness of producer-star Hitoshi Ozawa.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jan 26, 2023

‘The Legend & Butterfly’: A political romance gets a fresh spin

Haruka Ayase dominates the screen as the wife of Oda Nobunaga in a heavily fictionalized telling of the couple's relationship amid the warlord's quest to unify Japan.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jan 26, 2023

What does 2023 look like for J-pop?

As virtual YouTubers give music a go, Japanese artists will seek out fresh inspiration from burgeoning music scenes in Asia as well as popular beats from farther afield.

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.
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