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Japan Times
CARTOONS / ZERO GRAVITY
Dec 17, 2022

A Christmas gathering in one of Japan's hot springs

Japan Times
CULTURE / Art / 2022 in Review
Dec 17, 2022

Art came alive in the great outdoors in 2022

Major art events returned to far-flung locales with tactile and communal experiences in nature.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Dec 17, 2022

Socially responsible Japanese design continued to evolve in 2022

From festivals based in rural factories to exhibitions in Milan's most elegant event halls, Japan was well represented across all areas of design this year.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Dec 17, 2022

All I want for Christmas is fewer illuminations in Japan

Tokyo in December is all lit up with more glitz than good cheer.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film / 2022 in Review
Dec 16, 2022

Marginalized voices in film spoke louder in 2022

While Ryusuke Hamaguchi's 'Drive My Car' and Chie Hayakawa's 'Plan 75' received wide acclaim at home and abroad, the Japanese film industry took stock of a sobering reality.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022

Japan approves major defense overhaul in dramatic policy shift

The government passed revisions to three key security documents that outline a tough new stance on China and pave the way for Tokyo's acquisition of a 'counterstrike capability.'
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2022

Russia rains missiles on Ukraine's infrastructure, forcing power shutdowns

The latest Russian assault followed warnings from Ukrainian officials that Moscow plans a new all-out offensive early next year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 16, 2022

Two people hurt, hundreds of fish dead, as huge Berlin aquarium bursts

Berlin police said on Twitter that the incident had caused 'incredible maritime damage' with the death of the fish.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 16, 2022

Kishida punts on tax hikes for defense amid backlash from his own party

Kishida, who had been pushing for tax increases in stages, was forced to back off from a specific timetable as opponents press for alternate funding.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 16, 2022

Japan set to slip behind Taiwan on economic strength per person

Wretched year for yen set to cut wealth in Japan below its neighbors.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 16, 2022

Tax reform package takes on defense spending and individual investors

Ruling coalition approves proposal after debate over plan to hike taxes for a bolstered defense budget.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 16, 2022

Japan begins using alert system for quakes off northern Pacific coast

The warnings are designed to encourage evacuation preparedness against additional earthquakes arising in the Japan and Chishima trenches.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 16, 2022

Is it too late to save the Japanese giant salamander?

Environmental journalist Mara Budgen comes on the show to talk about the Japanese giant salamander, which is well-protected within Japan through various laws but is still at risk of becoming an endangered species.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Dec 16, 2022

China’s reopening poses new challenges for itself and the world

The situation in China is likely to get worse with the ending of the 'zero-COVID' policy before it gets better, slowing its economy even more.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 16, 2022

What would Plato say about ChatGPT?

Plato worried the alphabet would end memory-based learning. If he were alive today, would he say similar things about ChatGPT?
Nihon University's American football team restarts training on Aug. 11 in Tokyo after it was suspended.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 23, 2023

Nihon University scandal puts focus on 'collective responsibility'

Critics of the approach of punishing an entire team for wrongdoing by some say it can unfairly affect athletes that weren't involved.
Nomura Securities International has agreed to pay $35 million over securities trading fraud which took place from 2009 to 2013 and primarily from the company’s trading floor in New York.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2023

Nomura fined $35 million in U.S. over mortgage-backed securities

Nomura Securities International will also pay almost $808,000 in restitution to victims of the scheme.
Artificial intelligence is likely to help Big Tech companies cement their industry dominance as they are the ones with the resources to develop and maintain the most powerful AI models.
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 23, 2023

Unlocking AI’s potential for everyone

The tech industry’s dominant players are now deploying artificial-intelligence models to reinforce their positions in the market.
Keio High School players celebrate after topping Sendai Ikuei High School in the finals of the national high school baseball tournament at Koshien Stadium on Wednesday.
BASEBALL
Aug 23, 2023

Kanagawa's Keio ends 107-year drought with Koshien triumph

Playing in the school's third summer final and its first in 103 years, Keio's title was its first since the tournament's second edition in 1916.
People protest in Hong Kong on Tuesday after Japan announced that it would release treated water from the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear plant into the sea.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2023

Treated water release from Fukushima sparks mixed reactions in Asia

After reaching an agreement with the IAEA on information-sharing about the operation, Seoul announced that it would not stand in the way of the plan.
Sushi made with fish imported from Japan at a Japanese supermarket in Hong Kong on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2023

China's sushi fans flounder over Fukushima water release

Chinese sushi lovers have expressed reservations after Japan kicked off plans for the disposal of wastewater from the stricken Fukushima No. 1 plant.
Gasoline prices are projected to continue rising through next week on the ramping down of subsidies and a weak yen.
BUSINESS
Aug 23, 2023

Gas prices at 15-year high as Japan government mulls subsidies

The average price for regular gasoline stood at ¥183.70 ($1.26) per liter as of Monday, advancing ¥1.80 from a week earlier.
Members of the Self-Defence Forces during a ceremony in Tokyo in 2017
JAPAN
Aug 23, 2023

Government advocates allowing export of some lethal weapons

The ruling coalition will discuss how to revise the guidelines for the country's three principles on defense equipment transfers.
People watch a live stream of Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft's landing on the moon, at an auditorium of Gujarat Science City in Ahmedabad, India, Wednesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Aug 24, 2023

‘India is on the moon’: Nation’s success opens next space chapter

The mission makes India the first nation to reach the moon's south polar region in one piece and adds to the achievements of the country’s space program.
Emergency specialists carry a body bag near wreckage of the private jet that was believed to be carrying Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin, at the crash site in Russia's Tver region on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Aug 24, 2023

Wagner's Yevgeny Prigozhin believed to have died in fatal plane crash

No cause was announced but the crash immediately raised suspicions that Prigozhin had been killed.
Storage tanks containing treated water on the grounds of the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant earlier this week. Tokyo Electric Power Company Holdings, the plant’s operator, started releasing some of the water into the sea on Thursday.
JAPAN
Aug 24, 2023

Japan begins controversial release of treated Fukushima water

The discharge is a major step in the decommissioning process for the reactors hit by meltdowns following the March 2011 tsunami.
A man walks past a TV broadcasting a report about North Korea's failed rocket launch, at the main railway station in Seoul on Thursday.
JAPAN / Politics
Aug 24, 2023

North Korea fails in latest attempt to put spy satellite into orbit

Pyongyang said it would try again in October, after the failed launch prompted Japan to issue an emergency warning for Okinawan residents to take shelter.
Actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver says her international success illustrates how structural racism and discrimination are behind the myth of a white, homogenous Denmark shown on screen.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Aug 24, 2023

A call from Denmark for diversity in the arts

Actor Sandra Yi Sencindiver advocates for broader representation in media and challenges conceptions of what being Danish means and looks like.
An internet influencer (Tina Tamashiro) loses her identity to AI in Daisuke Miyazaki’s “#Mito.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2023

‘#Mito’: Sharp satire riffs on the dark side of AI and social media

Daisuke Miyazaki’s drama offers an intimate look at an influencer’s life and career stripped of surface glamour and glitz.
A transfer student (Yuta Kishi, bottom center) hoping to find romance at his new school gets more than he bargained for in Toichiro Ruto’s manga adaptation, “G-Men.”
CULTURE / Film
Aug 24, 2023

‘G-Men’: Pop heartthrobs surprise in silly smackdown

Toichiro Ruto’s film about a class of delinquent high-school brawlers scrapes by with a passing grade.
'Super spicy' potato chips land Japan students in hospital
High school students were taken to hospital in Tokyo on Tuesday after eating "super spicy" potato chips.
Japan finds a 'stealth' cure for zombie businesses: Let them fail
A worker at Sakai Seisakusyo prepares to transport metal rods at its factory in Kakamigahara, Gifu Prefecture, on July 8.
Japan keeps up yen warnings as two-day intervention suspected
An electronic screen displays a graph showing yen exchange rates surging against the U.S. dollar amid an alert to the possibility of intervention in Tokyo on Friday.
Hyogo governor stands firm on not resigning despite official's death
Hyogo Gov. Motohiko Saito speaks to reporters on Tuesday.
Four injured after man sets fire to Japan city hall
Police said four people were injured after a man set fire to a city hall in Aichi Prefecture, with local media reporting he had been arrested.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
How to beat Japan’s summer heat in ways better for the planet
Tenugui towels hang up to dry at a dyeing company in Sakai, Osaka Prefecture, on May 8. The durable and versatile tenugui, which many people have in their homes, can be used in many ways to cool one’s body.
After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
No AC this summer? No problem (for me).
Think air conditioning is a requirement for a Tokyo summer? Think again.

Podcast

You can often see generations of families enjoying performances together at Fuji Rock Festival.
Japan’s summer music festivals are feeling the heat in more ways than one

Longform

Akiko Trush says her experience with the neurological disorder dystonia left her feeling like she wanted to chop her own hand off.
The neurological disorder that 'kills culture'
By Tomoko Otake

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