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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 27, 2023

A second life for EV batteries? Depends how long the first is.

Demand for used batteries for storage is likely to soar as intermittent renewable energy takes on a bigger role.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 26, 2023

Tokyo 'Joker' train attacker pleads not guilty to murder intent over arson

Kyota Hattori admitted to both stabbing a man and arson, but said in court that he didn't intend to murder anyone by starting the fire.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets / FOCUS
Jun 26, 2023

When it comes to crypto, turmoil in the U.S. could be a boon for Japan

With a solid legal framework already in place, some players see the U.S. crypto downturn as an opportunity for Japan to advance its standing in the field.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 25, 2023

The West must offer the 'Global South' a new deal

Countries in Africa, Asia and South America should support Ukraine against Putin. But the West could help by being less hypocritical.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jun 25, 2023

Short-lived mutiny in Russia sheds light on Putin’s hold on power

Could Russia’s invasion of Ukraine lead to the downfall of Vladimir Putin? For a few chaotic, head-snapping hours this weekend, the notion did not seem so far-fetched.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 23, 2023

Hong Kong student’s indictment for online posts from Japan shows China's reach

Activists have condemned the extraterritorial application of Hong Kong’s laws and urged Tokyo to speak out. But any actions by Japan may have limited impact.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 24, 2023

What you need to know on laws involving electric bikes in Japan

A case of e-bikes that break the legal speed limit raises concern over the laws and regulations pertaining to high-tech bikes.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 24, 2023

Microsoft invests $10 billion in ChatGPT maker OpenAI

Microsoft is competing with Alphabet, Amazon.com and Meta Platforms to dominate the fast-growing technology that generates text, images and other media.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 24, 2023

Japanese football misses its big opportunity in Dream Bowl game

Frustration dominates after the Japan All Star team fell 24-20 to an Ivy League selection in a gripping and tightly fought match at Tokyo’s National Stadium.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 24, 2023

Even Democrats are now critical of Biden over documents mess

Some Democrats said the crisis meant Biden no longer held the moral high ground on an issue that had hurt Donald Trump, the former president and Biden’s 2024 rival.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 23, 2023

ChatGPT and sympathy for the algorithm

The year 2022 will be seen as when artificial intelligence gained street credibility with the release of ChatGPT, a new AI chatbot.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023

Germany's top diplomat says Berlin would not block Poland from sending tanks to Ukraine

Kyiv has been asking for the modern German-made tanks for months — but Berlin has so far held back from sending them, or allowing other NATO countries to do so.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 23, 2023

How Europe needs freight trains to cross Russia from China

Russia is at the center of a rail cargo route from China supplying Western arms manufacturers with a steady supply of rare metals used in modern weaponry.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 23, 2023

France and Germany seek to relaunch ties despite Ukraine strains

With pressure growing to supply Ukraine with highly regarded German Leopard tanks, Chancellor Olaf Scholz stopped short of any pledge, instead insisting all allies must work together.
Japan Times
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 23, 2023

Resham Upreti wants his fellow Nepalis to succeed in Japan — without forgetting where they came from

When people arrive in Japan they can sometimes face the challenge of being 'double limited': unable to speak fluently in their native language or the tongue of their new home.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jan 22, 2023

Kishida heads into parliamentary session with packed — and divisive — agenda

Contentious debates in the Diet over increased defense spending, policies aimed at children and extending the life of nuclear reactors could ultimately seal the prime minister's fate.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 22, 2023

Germany beat Putin’s energy squeeze. But for how long?

Germany is building LNG terminals to help draw more imports as Russian gas is replaced by shipments from Norway and the Netherlands.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 22, 2023

For China, it's the ordinary people who pose the greatest risk

In times of crisis, such as the COVID pandemic, Chinese leaders are so terrified of public panic that they view the people as the actual source of the crisis at hand.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jan 21, 2023

The NATO alliance is holding strong on Ukraine. But fractures are emerging.

The differences are over strategy for the coming year and the more immediate question of what Ukraine needs in the next few months.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Jan 21, 2023

Half-farming, half-anything: Japan’s rural lifestyle revolution

Leaving Japan's suffocating metropolises behind is as simple as a passion, a modest profit and plot of land.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 20, 2023

Over 70% of Tokyo's small and midsize firms have no plans to raise wages this year

While top firms have already announced wage increases following Kishida’s call for a hike that exceeds inflation, the survey shows that this may prove to be difficult for smaller companies.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

Japan Communist Party urged to hold leadership election

Nobuyuki Matsutake called into question incumbent JCP leader Kazuo Shii having remained in position for over 20 years.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jan 20, 2023

U.S. hits debt ceiling as partisan standoff sparks economic worries

Corporate leaders and at least one credit ratings agency warned a long standoff could rattle markets and unsettle an already shaky global economy.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Jan 19, 2023

A shrinking, aging China may have backed itself into a corner

Mounting population pressures may reveal a government that has not done enough to avoid tough choices in coming decades.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 19, 2023

TSMC supplier Resonac prepares for billion-dollar chip deals

The firm aims to capitalize on a much-needed consolidation of the $580 billion semiconductor industry.
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
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

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.
Tokyo Metro’s overseas efforts begin in earnest with London deal
Tokyo Metro will soon have a role in the running of London's Elizabeth Line, a major train route serving the U.K.’s capital city and environs.
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.
Man charged with murder allegedly made victim date other men for money
A car carrying suspect Ryotaro Masuda, who was indicted for allegedly beating his 25-year-old girlfriend to death, leaves the Shibuya Police Station in Tokyo on Thursday.
Russia fired experimental ballistic missile at Ukraine, Putin says
Ukrainian firefighters work on a spot following an airstrike in Dnipro on Thursday.
Ex-yokozuna Kitanofuji dies at 82
Yokozuna Kitanofuji enters the ring during the May 1970 grand sumo tournament in Tokyo.
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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