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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

How eco-friendly is that product? Here are four ways to spot greenwashing

Research in the EU found that more than half of the 'green' claims it studied were vague, misleading or unfounded — and that consumers don't trust businesses to tell the truth.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 18, 2023

Kishida to prioritize child-rearing support in policy address

The prime minister will declare child-rearing support to be 'the most important policy for the sustainability and inclusiveness of economic society,' according to the speech draft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2023

Germany's new defense minister faces pressure on tanks and army upgrade

Taking over just a day before a major arms conference, Boris Pistorius succeeds Christine Lambrecht, who quit following a series of blunders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

Despite speculation of shift, BOJ maintains dovish policies

The Bank of Japan said it will maintain its monetary easing policy, including its short-term interest rate at minus 0.1%.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo logs 9,187 new cases, down 7,500 from last week

The number of severe COVID-19 cases in the capital stood at 44, unchanged from Tuesday, while 30 new deaths were reported.
Japan Times
PODCAST /
Jan 18, 2023

Clutter, trash and hoarding disorder in Japan

Alex K.T. Martin looks at what form compulsive hoarding disorder takes in Japan and how it manifests when combined with other aspects of life here.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 18, 2023

How Japan and Canada can bridge their different priorities

Japan and Canada's differing geopolitical environments mean they have very different Indo-Pacific priorities despite their shared vision.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

Warning lights flash faster and brighter on the Korean Peninsula

North Korea appears to be growing more emboldened due to its increasing nuclear arsenal, and is stepping up its military provocations with South Korea.
SUMO
Jan 18, 2023

Unstoppable Asanoyama well-positioned for return to top division

After serving a long suspension for violating the Japan Sumo Association's COVID-19 guidelines, the former ozeki is battling his way back to makuuchi with flair.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start revamping how they teach

In response to the increased student use of ChatGPT, colleges and universities are restructuring some courses and taking preventive measures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

At long last, Japan’s startup scene may finally be ready to take big leap forward

The president of Cambridge Innovation Center Japan is among those feeling bullish that Japan’s startup scene is on the right track, thanks in part to new government initiatives.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Pentagon sends U.S. arms stored in Israel to Ukraine

The Pentagon is tapping into a vast but little-known stockpile of American ammunition in Israel to help meet Ukraine’s dire need for artillery shells in the war with Russia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

What the Kardashians can teach climate activists

Climate change is the most pressing issue of our time, a crisis that will affect every every nation and every human life — and yet people seem more curious about the Kardashians.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

We’ll all pay for Uncle Sam’s cheap debt fantasies

By financing ballooning spending with short-term debt, the government failed to lock in record-low interest rates while it could. Now the piper has come to call.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 18, 2023

South Korea, like Japan, advances a new strategic posture

Seoul and Tokyo's historical enmity may be consigned to the past as the two face a rapidly changing geopolitical environment.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

India’s population has already overtaken China’s, analysts estimate

India, where half the population is under the age of 30, is set to be the world’s fastest-growing major economy in the coming years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

Biden and Kishida held 'very productive' talks on China export controls

The Biden administration in October published a sweeping set of export controls, including measures tightly restricting Chinese access to U.S. chipmaking technology.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jan 18, 2023

Eddie Jones vows to make Wallabies super-fit and more aggressive

The 62-year-old is due to officially start on Jan. 29 on a deal that will take him through to the 2027 Rugby World Cup in Australia.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

South Korea’s flirtation with nuclear arms piles pressure on U.S.

As much as the two governments don’t want to talk about it, tensions between the allies are rising over how best to respond to North Korea’s rapidly improving nuclear capabilities.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

China's pessimistic Gen Z poses challenge for Xi post-COVID

Improving young people's livelihoods without abandoning the country's export-led growth model poses inherent conflicts for a government that prioritizes social stability.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 18, 2023

SpaceX prepares for a breakout year with Elon Musk focused on Twitter

While Tesla has withered since Musk embarked on his takeover of Twitter, SpaceX is flourishing.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2023

Japan's November core machinery orders fall further than expected

Separate survey data showed confidence at big Japanese manufacturers had logged the first negative reading in two years.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 18, 2023

Top U.S. envoy to make long-awaited China visit on Feb. 5 and 6

Blinken is expected to meet Foreign Minister Qin Gang, until recently China's ambassador in Washington, and possibly President Xi Jinping.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2023

Novak Djokovic feels the love during dominant opening victory

Watched on by his parents and brother, the fourth seed also extended his run without a defeat on Australian soil to 35 matches.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 18, 2023

Microsoft to cut engineering jobs this week as layoffs go deeper

The company most recently shrank its workforce in October and July, and has eliminated open positions and paused hiring in various groups.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Corruption trial opens over international soccer broadcast rights

The charges are part of a long-running corruption probe surrounding soccer's global governing body FIFA.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 18, 2023

In China, doctors say they are discouraged from citing COVID on death certificates

Some relatives of people who have died with COVID-19 say the disease did not appear on their death certificates.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Jan 18, 2023

Iceland's Sara Bjork Gunnarsdottir wins maternity pay claim against Lyon

FIFPRO described the ruling in a statement as the first of its kind since FIFA's maternity regulations came into force in January 2021.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jan 18, 2023

Warriors praise Joe Biden on Brittney Griner in White House return

In addition to meeting Biden, head coach Steve Kerr and players Klay Thompson and Moses Moody attended a roundtable discussion with senior White House staffers on gun violence.
Amid labor shortage, Japan approves guidelines to upskill foreign workers
A Vietnamese worker harvests tomatoes at a farm in the city of Asahi, Chiba Prefecture, in 2018.
China deploys food as a high-impact, low-cost weapon in tariff fight
Boxes of imported pork from the U.S. at a cold storage warehouse in Shanghai
Osaka Expo-linked spending expected to hit ¥1 trillion
The Osaka Expo site on Yumeshima island in December.
Man arrested after fatal stabbing of woman in Shinjuku Ward
Investigators from the Tokyo Metropolitan Police examine the scene where a woman in her 20s was stabbed on Tuesday morning in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward.
Nissan CEO Makoto Uchida to step down
Makoto Uchida, CEO of Nissan, will step down from the post at the end of this month.
‘We are not Ukraine’: Top Taiwan officials temper comparisons after U.S. U-turn
People hold a Ukrainian flag and a Taiwan flag during a protest to mark the third anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Taipei on Feb. 23.
14 years after 3/11 disasters, Fukushima vies to become a startup hub
Aizawa Concrete employees work in the Namie factory in Fukushima Prefecture in January.
Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’
Rintaro Sekizuka runs a record store in both London and Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward.
Slowly but surely, Osaka emerges from Kyoto’s fine-dining shadow
Bar Bota, the 37th-floor watering hole at the Four Seasons Osaka, looks out on a glittering cityscape better known for its cheap eats and drinks.
Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo
A Weathernews forecast shows the cherry blossom season will begin on March 21 in Tokyo.

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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