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Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 6, 2022

French author Annie Ernaux wins Nobel Prize in literature

The Swedish Academy lauded 'the courage and clinical acuity with which she uncovers the roots, estrangements and collective restraints of personal memory.'
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 4, 2022

Reunions could be a dream too far for Korean families torn apart by war

COVID-19 border curbs, combined with strained ties between the Koreas, are diminishing the hopes of family reunions for hundreds of thousands of people.
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BUSINESS
Oct 3, 2022

China tightens lending taps, leaving African markets vulnerable

Africa's largest bilateral creditor has been scaling back lending in the region amid its worsening growth woes.
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JAPAN / Politics
Oct 2, 2022

Former Japan political bigwig Masayoshi Takemura dies at 88

Takemura played a major role in the Japanese political world in the first half of the 1990s.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 1, 2022

With bluster and threats, Putin casts the West as the enemy

Declaring that Russia would annex four regions of Ukraine, which the West rejects as illegal, the Russian president has accused the U.S. and its allies of “despotism'' and “satanism.''
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 30, 2022

Vladimir Putin tries his hand at nuclear blackmail

If the West gives in to Putin's nuclear blackmail and allows him to claim Ukrainian lands and declare victory in the war, then the world order as we know it will collapse.
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JAPAN
Sep 27, 2022

Japan bids farewell to former PM Shinzo Abe with controversial state funeral

Scores of foreign dignitaries, including U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris, attended the ceremony, while rallies protesting the controversial funeral were also held.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 23, 2022

Japan’s intervention underlines its interest rate isolation

The yen is paying the price for the Bank of Japan's ultraeasy monetary stance. Until the bank shifts, a sustained rally is very difficult.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Sep 21, 2022

The Aichi Triennale as seen through four textures

The arts festival's conceptual works stand in stark contrast to its tactile pieces, from marimba-like instruments to ceramic interpretations of bombs, presented at the Aichi Arts Center.
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JAPAN
Sep 20, 2022

Sugihara Museum in Lithuania facing financial hardships

The ambassadors from Japan and other countries posted in Lithuania have sent letters to the Baltic nation's culture ministry calling for the protection of the historical heritage.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 19, 2022

Russian pop music icon comes out against the war in Ukraine

Alla Pugacheva is the most significant celebrity to come out against the war, as President Vladimir Putin faces growing challenges on and off the battlefield.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 16, 2022

Roger Federer to call time on glittering career after next week's Laver Cup

The 41-year-old, who won 20 Grand Slam singles titles and re-defined a sport with his artistry and grace, broke the news tennis fans across the world have long dreaded.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Sep 13, 2022

Jean-Luc Godard, daring director who shaped the French New Wave, dies at 91

Eventually becoming of the world's most revered directors, Godard helped kickstart a new way of filmmaking, complete with handheld camera work, jump cuts and existential dialogue.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Sep 12, 2022

Solomon Islands’ leader, a friend of China, gets an election delayed

Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare will face voters at what could be a more advantageous time for him, after the Solomon Islands hosts the Pacific Games.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022

Why Arctic wildfires are releasing more carbon than ever

Last year, Siberian wildfires scorched some 168,000 square kilometers of Siberian forest, or an area nearly the size of Cambodia.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 8, 2022

AI panned my screenplay. Can it crack Hollywood?

Artificial intelligence hopes to bring science to picking movie winners in a business long run by gut instinct.
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JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022

Tokyo Olympics bribery scandal widens as Osaka-based ad firm raided

Prosecutors have announced they are looking into allegations that Daiko provided at least u00a514 million on three occasions to a firm run by an acquaintance of a former Games official.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 2, 2022

The importance of Asian financial cooperation

It will be through engagement and cooperation that governments will revive Asia's long-term economic prosperity.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022

Putin denies Mikhail Gorbachev a state funeral and will stay away

The last Soviet leader will be buried on Saturday after a public ceremony in Moscow's Hall of Columns.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 31, 2022

Mikhail Gorbachev, reformist Soviet leader, dies at 91

Adopting principles of glasnost and perestroika, he weighed the legacy of seven decades of Communist rule and set a new course, presiding over the dissolution of the Soviet Union.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 30, 2022

Secret data, tiny islands and a quest for treasure on the ocean floor

Mining firm The Metals Co. has worked hard to gain access to mineral-rich sea beds it says will help power the EV revolution, but its proposed operations worry environmentalists.
Japan Times
JAPAN / FOCUS
Aug 29, 2022

TICAD 8 loses steam as Kishida attends remotely due to COVID infection

The number of top-level African officials who joined the conference fell substantially from the previous TICAD meeting.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Aug 27, 2022

Serena Williams prepares to say goodbye at U.S. Open

While a record-tying 24th Grand Slam title is likely to remain beyond her reach, Williams has nevertheless produced a collection of records that in all probability will never be broken.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 24, 2022

Why Russian nationalists are a big target for both sides

Ukraine and the Kremlin have strong reasons to fear an uncompromising radical vision of a revived Russian empire.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Aug 21, 2022

The final days of the Trump White House: chaos and scattered papers

Government documents that Trump had accumulated were with him in two dozen boxes in the White House residence. They were to go to the National Archives. Some ended up in Florida.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Aug 20, 2022

Ado stays in the shadows to let her music shine at live arena performance

The J-pop artist, who keeps her real identity concealed, recently held her second live show ever, during which she offered an alternative to how pop stars of her status usually have to be.
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JAPAN
Aug 17, 2022

Japan and Britain in talks on joint fighter jet development

The Defense Ministry aims to integrate plans for a successor to the Air Self-Defense Force's F-2 fighter jet with those of an aircraft currently under development in Britain.

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