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Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 3, 2022

Russia steps up pace of missile attacks on residential targets

Some of the deadliest strikes of the war have occurred in the past week, including at a shopping mall and a residential block.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Jul 2, 2022

Japan ruling bloc signals openness to greater use of nuclear power

With a key election looming and the global energy situation undergoing dramatic changes amid the Ukraine war, Japan's ruling bloc is looking to restart idled nuclear reactors.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 2, 2022

Labeled a ‘challenge’ by NATO, China signals its own hard-line worldview

The alliance's forceful declaration in its mission statement reinforced Beijing's belief that hostile powers are bent on hobbling the country's ascent.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 2, 2022

Japan automakers log double-digit sales drops in U.S. in April-June

The continued plunges came as prolonged supply constraints hampered production activities at the three firms — Toyota Motor Corp., Honda Motor Co. and Nissan Motor Co.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Jul 2, 2022

'Softly': Tatsuro Yamashita looks to the future with timeless optimism

Two Tatsuro Yamashitas exist in 2022. There's the patron saint of city pop and a musical symbol for all things bubble-era Japan, and then there's the 69-year-old pop tinkerer still exploring his craft on “Softly.”
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 1, 2022

Hydropower is a bad bargain

There is no question that the world must cut its reliance on fossil fuels. but building more hydroelectric dams is not the way due to the environmental impact they have.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 1, 2022

Summer means suffering: How workers survive intense Persian Gulf heat

Although summer has only just begun, temperatures have already topped 50 degrees Celsius in some areas.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Explainer
Jul 1, 2022

With LDP victory likely, what's at stake in Japan's Upper House poll?

While the winner seems assured, the exact outcome will determine Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's authority, the prospect of constitutional revision and the smooth working of parliament.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 1, 2022

Scandal-hit lawmaker given ¥2.86 million as bonus

Takeru Yoshikawa left the ruling Liberal Democratic Party following a report that he drank alcohol with a woman under the legal drinking age.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Jul 1, 2022

Meta slashes hiring plans and girds for 'fierce' headwinds

In addition to reducing hiring, the company is leaving certain roles unfilled in response to attrition and 'turning up the heat' on performance management to weed out weaker staffers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Jun 30, 2022

For the most complex heroines in animation, look to Japan

The girls and women of anime tend to experience the conflicting emotions of real life. That's because the auteurs try to create “an everyday, real person.”
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 30, 2022

A more muscular NATO emerges as West confronts Russia and China

The approach marks a fundamental shift for an alliance that was born in the Cold War but came to view a post-Soviet Russia as a potential ally, and did not focus on China at all.
Japan Times
GLOBAL MEDIA POST / Southern California report 2022
Jun 30, 2022

AKT Trading: It’s been business as usual amid crisis

As an importer of products from Japan, AKT Trading Inc. was hit hard by a slowdown in logistics and transport caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite the health crisis, the Torrance-based firm stayed true to its commitment to act as a one-stop shop for Japanese food and beverage exporters to the United...
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022

To counter Putin, Biden tries to assemble an upside-down cartel

Biden has got his Group of Seven counterparts to agree on a plan that would cap the price of Russian oil, a daunting goal that risks the Kremlin restricting supply even further.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022

Abortion and democracy in America

After the Roe v. Wade decision, many are speculating about which rights the Supreme Court will take away next.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022

The death of the WTO has only been delayed

For the organization to recover its relevance, China and the U.S. both need to make more serious compromises.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 29, 2022

The steep costs of disengagement for China

In this new era of strategic competition between China and the West, disengagement is the order of the day.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 29, 2022

Toyota misses May global production target in third month of shortfall

The world's largest automaker by sales said it produced 634,940 vehicles globally in May, 5.3% fewer than in the same month last year and short of its target of about 700,000.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 29, 2022

Retail sales rose faster than expected in May as Japan eased COVID curbs

Strong consumption is expected to lead an economic rebound this quarter, although rising inflation poses a risk to household spending for the rest of 2022.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jun 29, 2022

Launch of new carrier highlights China's bid to tip balance in the Pacific

The development of the Fujian is just one of several efforts by Beijing to change the status quo in the Indo-Pacific region.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 29, 2022

Upper House candidates divided over wearing masks during campaigning

Some make stump speeches without wearing a face mask, hoping that showing their face will help them gain recognition.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 29, 2022

U.S. medical experts call for omicron-specific COVID boosters

The panel faced a challenge in making predictions about the future course of a virus that has frequently defied predictions and mutates even faster than the flu.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Jun 29, 2022

Serena Williams exits Wimbledon in the first round, again

The narrow defeat to Harmony Tan in three hours on Center Court will re-pose the question of how much more professional tennis Williams, who will turn 41 in September, intends to play.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 28, 2022

China cuts travel quarantine in biggest 'COVID zero' shift yet

Travelers will now only need to spend seven days in a quarantine facility, and then monitor their health at home for a further three days.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Jun 28, 2022

Spain turns to Africa and lobbies NATO over Ukraine-driven migration

Spain, its southern neighbors and EU officials are increasingly alarmed that a hunger crisis worsened by the disruption of Ukraine's grain exports will trigger chaotic migration.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jun 28, 2022

Election boards tap TikTok and discounts to boost turnout for Upper House vote

The official campaign period for the triennial election for the Upper House began on Wednesday last week.
Japan Times
Rugby
Jun 28, 2022

Spain's disqualification from 2023 Rugby World Cup confirmed

Spain, which had reached the tournament for the first time since 1999, was penalized after the team was found to have used an ineligible player during qualifying.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 28, 2022

Sweden's Sedin twins among six to enter Hockey Hall of Fame

Daniel and Henrik Sedin played their entire 17-year NHL careers in Vancouver after being chosen second and third by the Canucks in the 1999 NHL Draft.
Taiwan stuns Samurai Japan to capture Premier12 title
Japan starter Shosei Togo reacts after allowing a three-run home run against Taiwan in the fifth inning of the Premier12 final on Sunday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
Japan beats Taiwan ahead of rematch in Premier12 final
Keita Sano celebrates with his teammates after scoring on Kotaro Kiyomiya's two-run triple against Taiwan during their Premier12 game at Tokyo Dome on Saturday.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
'Kohaku' still matters for J-pop bragging rights
Emerging Gen Z J-pop group ME:I will perform on this year's "Kohaku Uta Gassen," national broadcaster NHK’s New Year's Eve spectacle.
Tokyo’s newest three-star chef wants ‘harmony across every detail’
British-born Daniel Calvert earned his third Michelin star last month — a stunning achievement considering his restaurant, Sezanne, has only been open for just over three years.
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.”

Podcast

One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Totopa in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward was picked by consultants TTNE as the best sauna of the year.
Japan’s sauna movement: Relax, refresh, repeat
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