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Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 15, 2022

Frenchman's wife sues over 'parental kidnapping' claims

In the lawsuit, the woman claims that she has been defamed by the spread of the information, seeking damages and demanding that related articles be retracted.
Japan Times
PODCAST / deep dive
Dec 14, 2022

25 years on from the protocol’s signing, did we ever 'Kyoto'?

Dec. 11 marked the 25th anniversary of the Kyoto Protocol, a landmark treaty that put the idea of global effort to save the planet on many national radars. To mark the event, The Japan Times has launched a new section, Our Planet, that will look at the climate crisis, earth science and disaster management...
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 14, 2022

China’s activist shortage

Because of China's one-child policy and age demographics, even as protests roiled cities across the nation, no one should expect a sustained push for democratization.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

It’s time to wear a mask again, U.S. health experts say

There is strong evidence that masks help to reduce the transmission of several respiratory viruses.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Dec 14, 2022

Research shows new Olympic sports had high rate of injuries in Tokyo

More than 11,300 athletes from 206 national teams were monitored in Tokyo, with more than a thousand injuries recorded.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 14, 2022

Egg prices soar in Japan on feed costs and bird flu outbreaks

The spread of bird flu is impacting egg prices just as demand was recovering after a drop caused by the pandemic, an industry official said.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 14, 2022

Scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough with blast of 192 lasers

If fusion can be deployed on a large scale, it would offer an energy source devoid of the pollution and greenhouse gases caused by the burning of fossil fuels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 14, 2022

FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried charged with fraud and denied bail

The former FTX CEO, who was arrested in the Bahamas on Monday, lowered his head and hugged his parents after the magistrate judge refused bail citing a 'great' risk of flight.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 13, 2022

Toxic compounds found around U.S. bases in Japan

Local municipalities have asked the Japanese government to conduct on-site inspections at the bases that are believed to have caused the pollution.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 13, 2022

Major fusion energy breakthrough to be announced by scientists

The development could set the stage for future progress that could one day lead to the use of laser fusion as a source of carbon-free energy.
Japan Times
ESG CONSORTIUM
Dec 13, 2022

Suntory restores healthy forests to recharge clean natural water

“Today Birds, Tomorrow Humans.” This is the slogan created by Japanese beverage giant Suntory Holdings when it started bird conservation activities in 1973. It indicates that various environmental risks affecting wildlife will come to hurt people as well. The company initially established a bird...
Japan Times
JAPAN
Dec 12, 2022

'War' selected as kanji of the year amid international conflicts

The kanji for 'sen,' meaning war, battle or match, was picked as the single most representative Chinese character corresponding to the social mood in Japan this year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 12, 2022

Japan firms step up appointments of female outside directors

Businesses need to prove their ability to listen to the opinions of female outside directors, even if these are unflattering, for effective use in management, observers say.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Dec 12, 2022

NHK Top Docs tells powerful stories about the world around us

Documentaries explore, preserve and publicize history in immersive ways so that we can learn from it. That’s why NHK Top Docs, a free streaming service provided by NHK World-Japan, is such an important project. With all the resources of Japan’s public broadcaster behind it, NHK Top Docs introduces...
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022

Big Oil does little to act on climate despite vows, U.S. House panel says

Documents show major oil companies discussing the strategy of selling off oil and gas fields to smaller companies to lower their own emissions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 12, 2022

NASA’s Orion returns from space, completing moon orbit mission

The flight, named Artemis I, helps pave the way for NASA's program to return humans to the surface of the moon later in the decade for the first time since 1972.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Longform
Dec 12, 2022

Smooth operator: Rahm Emanuel’s transition to life as a diplomat

The U.S. ambassador on adjusting to life in Tokyo, his direct management style and dealing with Japanese politicians.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2022

Hong Kong tycoon Jimmy Lai sentenced to over five years in prison on fraud charge

Lai, 75, was found guilty of two counts of fraud for covering up the operations of a private company, Dico Consultants, at the headquarters of the now shuttered Apple Daily newspaper.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 10, 2022

Japan to draw up legislation to ensure sex criminals can't find work in schools

The legislation is set to be submitted to the regular session of parliament as early as 2024.
Japan Times
Rugby
Dec 9, 2022

All Blacks warhorse Joe Moody targeting World Cup after knee rehab

The 34-year-old is in the eighth month of a long rehabilitation from a ruptured ACL sustained in a Super Rugby match against the Auckland Blues in April.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Dec 9, 2022

Challenging last mile for China's vaccine push after 'zero-COVID' retreat

Health risk analysis firm Airfinity has predicted as many as 2.1 million COVID-19 fatalities at current immunity levels.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 9, 2022

Japan looks to boost protections for freelancers with new law

With business usually agreed on verbally, many freelancers experience issues with payment and disagreements over the expected work.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2022

One year into tenure, CDP chief Kenta Izumi struggling with poor public support

The main opposition party's support ratings have remained below 10% in many opinion polls, falling far behind the ruling Liberal Democratic Party.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Dec 9, 2022

Peru's presidential curse will prove hard to lift despite Pedro Castillo's ouster

Peru's first female president, Dina Boluarte, will need to tread carefully to avoid her recent predecessors' fates.
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.
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
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.
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.

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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