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Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 6, 2023

Japan players to watch besides Shohei Ohtani during 2023 World Baseball Classic

Looking past some of the obvious names on the roster, these players are key to Samurai Japan's attempt to win the title for the first time since 2009.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2023

South Korea is exporting billions in arms, just not to Ukraine

Traditional weapons suppliers like the US have faced production shortages in the war effort, and South Korea has stepped in to fill the gap in the global arms market.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 6, 2023

Indonesia banks on dams to tackle water crisis — but at what cost?

Facing worsening water security concerns, the Southeast Asian nation is building more water retention dams, but the building process is causing its own new challenges.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 4, 2023

London’s investment appeal is unraveling as Arm heads to the U.S.

The trend is ominous for flagging initial public offerings in the U.K. and also sets back efforts to transform what is widely perceived to be a dinosaur equity market.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 4, 2023

The Murdoch empire — and Fox News — is at a crossroads

Just how influential Rupert Murdoch remains looms large in Republican circles ahead of what portends to be a contentious 2024 U.S. presidential primary race.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 3, 2023

U.S. Justice Department seeks rejection of Trump immunity claim

Trump has argued that he was acting in his official capacity as president when he told a crowd of supporters he would never concede the 2020 election and to 'fight like hell.'
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Mar 3, 2023

South Korean film 'Hommage' looks to lost names and memories

In her latest movie, director Shin Su-won illuminates the struggles women behind the camera have faced in her country's film industry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 2, 2023

Viruses hiding out in patients hold long COVID answers

Scientists are exploring the possibility that some of the most infectious versions of the virus came from chronically infected individuals with weakened immune systems.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 1, 2023

Iran has uranium particles enriched to nearly bomb grade, IAEA says

Iran has been enriching uranium well over the limits laid down in a landmark 2015 deal with world powers, which started to unravel when the United States withdrew from it in 2018.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Feb 28, 2023

At the home of Zara, fast and slow fashion collide

Sustainability is a problem in fashion — the EU throws out around 5.8 million tons of textile products every year, equivalent to 11 kg (24 lb) per person.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 28, 2023

Could a ‘greener’ World Bank be in the works?

The World Bank, the globe’s leading lender, should lead the fight against climate change.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Feb 27, 2023

Seino delivers on the promise of faster, greener e-commerce

There is not one place in Japan where Seino Holdings Co. Ltd. doesn’t provide delivery service. Seino is one of Japan’s top commercial logistics companies, with 90 years of history, but if its own network is insufficient, it is ready to cooperate with others to make sure things get delivered to their...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 27, 2023

China’s censors could shape the future of AI-generated content

When the Chinese regime’s information controls intersect with artificial intelligence, they can distort the global information landscape.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 27, 2023

Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, U.S. Energy Department says

Some officials briefed on the intelligence said that it was relatively weak and that the conclusion was made with 'low confidence,” suggesting its level of certainty was not high.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Feb 25, 2023

Thai farmers tap into sustainable rubber industry

The vast majority of Thailand's rubber plantations are still worked conventionally, but a few farmers are abandoning pesticides to try and lessen their impact on the environment.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music / Sound Off
Feb 25, 2023

Festival organizers hope to woo tourists with Lizzo, Blur and Kendrick

With Japan's borders back open, major concerts have once again become a staple of the live ecosystem, and Fuji Rock and Summer Sonic are courting tourists to boost the festival industry.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Feb 24, 2023

South Korea inches toward same-sex equality, but broader bill is stalled

As long as the conservative People Power Party — and opposition from the country's Christian population —remains strong, the bill is unlikely to reach a vote.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 24, 2023

Southeast Asia lags in electric vehicles. Can it catch up?

About 80% of the vehicles in Southeast Asia are two- and three-wheelers — meaning EV transition will differ greatly from countries motivated to the electrify cars.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Feb 23, 2023

Wetter storms and deforestation: Manila faces worsening floods

Slash-and-burn farming, illegal logging, open-pit mining and development fueled by population growth have stripped the once-densely forested Philippines of much of its trees.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 22, 2023

Can money turn the tide on global fertility rates?

Japan, the poster child for aging societies, promises radical spending to boost its birthrate. That’s unlikely to fix the issue.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 21, 2023

China decoupling debate misses the most important point

The decoupling of China and Western economies will be very expensive, but there are other needs to be considered.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 21, 2023

Tech layoffs cause havoc for Indian workers in the United States

Under the terms of their visas, workers who are laid off face the prospect of having to leave the country in 60 days.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan / Geoeconomic Briefing
Feb 21, 2023

Why pharmaceuticals are a key issue in the ongoing U.S.-China conflict

Beijing has control over the chokepoints — active pharmaceutical ingredients and raw materials — of pharmaceutical supply chains.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy / Longform
Feb 20, 2023

Unpacking Japan’s great wage conundrum

With inflation running at a four-decade high, the world’s third-largest economy’s famously stagnant salaries are finally showing signs of rising. Can the momentum be sustained?
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 20, 2023

Jon Rahm wins Genesis Invitational to secure return to No. 1

Jon Rahm made two key birdies late in the final round to fend off Max Homa and win the Genesis Invitational, his third victory of the young PGA Tour season, on Sunday in Los Angeles.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 20, 2023

South Korea joins space race as Russia’s isolation deepens

Seoul last month revoked a contract with Moscow in favor of a European operator to launch a satellite into space.
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.
'Tokyo Swindlers': Get deep into the minds of real estate con artists
In Ko Shinjo's "Tokyo Swindlers," a group of con artists manipulates real estate giants into falsified deals within the highly competitive, quick market.
Japan, U.K. and Italy discuss inviting more countries to joint fighter project
A new concept model of a next-generation fighter jet to be jointly developed by Japan, Britain and Italy is on display in Farnborough, Hampshire, in July.

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

Longform

Construction takes place on the Takanawa Gateway Convention Center in Tokyo, slated to open in 2025.
A boom for business tourism in Japan?
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