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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 20, 2023

Good financial advice hasn't changed in 300 years

With so much published on making money, and it all seemingly straightforward, why aren’t we all rich?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 19, 2023

India’s BBC raid is just the Modi government's latest attack on the press

The West has indulged Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi while he has coerced and subverted his country’s media.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 19, 2023

Near misses raise fresh questions for U.S. air regulator

The difficulties come amid forecasts that air travel demand will recover and surpass its pre-pandemic level in 2023.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Feb 18, 2023

U.S. and China diplomats communicating — but not militaries, White House says

The White House said it was not the 'right time' for Secretary of State Antony Blinken to travel to China after he postponed a Feb. 5-6 trip over the recent balloon episode.
BASEBALL / MLB
Feb 17, 2023

Shohei Ohtani keeps everyone guessing about future plans

For the Los Angeles Angels’ pitchers and catchers, spring training officially started at the team’s training facility Wednesday. But for the team’s two-way superstar Shohei Ohtani, who has been hitting and throwing in Arizona all month, the preparations for the most important year of his career...
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Feb 17, 2023

Mikaela Shiffrin brushes off GOAT question after winning giant slalom for seventh world title

Shiffrin came into the giant slalom after a turbulent few days that saw her dramatically split with longtime coach Mike Day.
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 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 / 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
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
BUSINESS
Feb 16, 2023

One of the world’s cleanest new skyscrapers collides with the future

One Vanderbilt in New York is built to be especially climate friendly. But the design landscape is changing so quickly that some features are now yesterday's news.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Feb 16, 2023

Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon bows out at 'critical moment' for independence fight

Her success has silenced many critics, but internal fault lines could be exposed by the vacuum she leaves behind.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Feb 15, 2023

What Japan's commitment to deterrence will end up looking like

Japan’s government with its new strategy documents has broken ground with a public commitment to build up the country’s counterstrike and rapid mobilization capabilities.
JAPAN
Feb 15, 2023

Momentum behind same-sex partnership systems continues to build in Japan

A survey found that 245 municipalities and 10 of the country's 47 prefectures had same-sex partnership systems as of Jan. 10.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023

Experts back more robust U.S. estimates of social cost of carbon

Some 400 scientists and climate experts expressed support for a U.S. government proposal to revise a key metric that estimates the damage from carbon dioxide emissions.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Issues / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
Feb 14, 2023

Not so easy to fall in love: The app effect on Japan’s international dating scene

Japan has its own rules when it comes to Valentine's Day. Would you be surprised to know it has its own rules when it comes to dating apps, too?
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 14, 2023

Apocalyptic scenes haunt Turkish children after deadly quake

Faced with the sight of death and widespread destruction, children in Turkey have been left dangerously exposed to long-term trauma.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 14, 2023

Silicon Valley talent is helping grow Vietnam's startup hub

Coders are moving to the nation’s commercial hub of Ho Chi Minh City to launch startups focused on everything from insomnia to microloans.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023

Britain’s cherished NHS wrestles with its ‘reform or die’ moment

Programs and studies are focusing on finding ways to reduce the burden on the NHS by keeping people out of its overstretched hospitals.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Okinawa
Feb 13, 2023

As Japan considers easing virus guidance, Okinawan children fear unmasked life

Even among adults, opinions are divided on how society should handle the coronavirus, including on the issue of whether or not to remove masks — which only adds to unease for children.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Feb 13, 2023

ChatGPT frenzy prompts China firms to seek home-grown alternatives

Dozens of bots rigged to ChatGPT technology have emerged on WeChat, with hobbyists using it to make programs or automated accounts that can interact with users.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 13, 2023

Ruling out aliens? Senior U.S. general says not ruling out anything yet

Recent incidents come as the Pentagon has undertaken a new push to investigate military sightings of unidentified objects.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 11, 2023

In eastern Ukraine, snipers watch and wait in bitter cold

Looking into telescopic sights for long hours can be stressful, one sniper says, but nothing is as difficult as withstanding the cold for hours on end.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2023

ChatGPT has a lot to say, even about Japan-U.S.-China ties

OpenAI's ChatGPT was launched just over two months ago and is so effective at generating human-like prose that it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Feb 10, 2023

How Finland, Sweden and NATO should deal with Turkey

NATO should wait until the Turkish elections pass in May. Then, if necessary, change the rules for membership.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Feb 10, 2023

Shock of war hits a world economy at a crossroads

A year of war in Ukraine has already made a dent in world prosperity. But its deeper impact will be felt in how the conflict plays into shifts that were already reshaping the global economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 10, 2023

SMBC to end corporate finance for coal mining by 2040, but trade finance remains

Critics have previously pointed to the ambiguity on corporate financing, potentially providing a loophole for banks lending to pure-play coal miners.
JAPAN
Feb 9, 2023

Japan probing past unidentified aerial objects after China balloon incident in U.S.

A mysterious balloon-like object was spotted over the north of the country in June 2020, with residents posting pictures on social media.
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Japan and the U.S. begin tariff talks on good terms, but without breakthroughs
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, speaks to reporters in Washington on Wednesday.
Parts of Yamanote and Keihin-Tohoku lines to be suspended over weekend
Sections of the outer loop of Tokyo's Yamanote Line and the Keihin-Tohoku Line will be shut down all day Saturday, and from the start of service through around noon on Sunday.
China executes man over Japanese school bus stop murder
The bus stop in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, where a Japanese mother, her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in June 2024
Tokyo hotel operators face possible warnings over suspected price cartel
Foreign tourists gather on a platform at Kyoto Station on Wednesday.
Kyotographie 2025 opts for laughter and levity in the face of global strife
Palestinian American photographer Adam Rouhana’s exhibition at this year’s Kyotographie festival shows Palestinian life, not death and rubble.
Privacy and transparency clash in debate over bill on artificial insemination
Sachiko Ishizuka, who was born via artificial insemination by donor (AID), tells her story to lawmakers from the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan on April 9.
Why Ishiba became the first prime minister to hold talks with Rengo in 16 years
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and Japanese Trade Union Confederation chief Tomoko Yoshino in a meeting Tuesday at the Prime Minister's Office
In a first, Japan issues cease-and-desist order against Google
The Google logo is seen at the company's Bay View campus in Mountain View, California. Japanese authorities on Tuesday issued a cease-and-desist order to Google over an alleged violation of the country's anti-monopoly law.

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