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CULTURE / Film
Apr 7, 2022

‘Odd Taxi: In the Woods’: Tokyo joyride runs out of steam

Baku Kinoshita's theatrical version of an anime series about animal urbanites is leaner than the original but loses much of its charm.
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WORLD
Apr 6, 2022

How America watches for a nuclear strike

Hundreds of imaging satellites, as well as other private and federal spacecraft, have been looking for signs of heightened activity among Russia's nuclear forces.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Apr 5, 2022

In Japan, April marks a fresh start for students and employees

April is a fresh start for everyone and things can get pretty busy, so don't forget to smell the flowers while you can.
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WORLD
Apr 5, 2022

U.S. and Europe plan new Russia sanctions as Ukraine warns of more civilian deaths

U.S. President Joe Biden labeled civilian killings in Ukraine as war crimes as Kyiv warned that more deaths were likely to be uncovered in areas seized from Russian invaders.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 5, 2022

Soaring prices weigh on economy and keep wallets shut

Households cut spending from the previous month amid pandemic curbs, rapid food and fuel price rises and the coronavirus.
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WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

Conscripts sent to fight by pro-Russia Donbas get little training, old rifles and poor supplies, sources say

The new accounts of untrained and ill-equipped conscripts being deployed are a fresh indication of how stretched the military resources at the Kremlin's disposal are.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 31, 2022

Town, company team up to achieve SDGs in Kumamoto

While the United Nations sustainable development goals present the diverse challenges the world faces, it is important that companies and municipalities examine what exactly they can do and who they can partner with to maximize the impact of their actions, fully aware that what they do today may ultimately...
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 26, 2022

Relocation of presidential office in Seoul heightens security concerns

The South Korean president-elect's decision to move both the presidential office and the Defense Ministry comes at a time when North Korea is rapidly escalating tension.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 25, 2022

What happens in Russia if Putin can’t win in Ukraine?

Russia has now been subjected to an isolation more sudden and total than that experienced by any major power in recent history. What that leads to may not be pretty.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 25, 2022

Tokyo inflation hits fastest clip in two years on energy

Consumer prices excluding fresh food climbed 0.8% in the capital in March from a year earlier, fueled by higher electricity bills and more expensive natural gas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 23, 2022

The jobs — and aging faces — behind South Korea's record low unemployment numbers

The country logged a record-setting run of low unemployment through February, at 2.7%, with almost half of the job increases driven by people 60 and older.
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BUSINESS
Mar 23, 2022

Disruption to rail routes due to war in Ukraine poses latest hitch for supply chains

Exporters and logistics firms transporting auto parts, cars, laptops and smartphones are now looking to avoid land routes that pass through Russia or the combat zone.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 22, 2022

The smaller bombs that could turn Ukraine into a nuclear war zone

Fears are growing that if Vladimir Putin feels cornered, he might choose to detonate one of his smaller weapons — breaking the taboo set 76 years ago after Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 21, 2022

Dependence on Russian weapons puts India at odds with other 'Quad' members

India has stood out as one major democracy reluctant to criticize Russian President Vladimir Putin — and billions of dollars in weapons purchases mean that's unlikely to change anytime soon.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 20, 2022

How one man dodged Russian tanks to escape Ukraine's Mariupol

Mariupol has become a symbol of the devastation of Russian President Vladimir Putin's decision to go to war.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Mar 20, 2022

Japanese designers serve up unusual tableware

With more people spending time at home amid the pandemic, the demand for attractive tableware is creating new design opportunities for Japanese porcelain.
Japan Times
LIFE / Lifestyle
Mar 19, 2022

Tying and retying the knot

After countless canceled ceremonies, brides- and grooms-to-be are exploring new ways of saying 'I do' — even if that means throwing away age-old traditions like a bouquet.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 18, 2022

Online cockfighting wagers rake in billions in the Philippines

Once a declining bloodsport, the centuries-old game is now a major industry across this Southeast Asian nation.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Mar 17, 2022

European leaders' risky Kyiv mission took even close family by surprise

The trip to a city under siege, where Ukraine's military is fighting invading Russian forces just a few kilometers from the periphery, was hastily arranged and known only to a few people.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 16, 2022

Suspected North Korean missile launch 'failed,' possibly exploding over Pyongyang

The South Korean military said the 'unidentified projectile' appeared to fail immediately and came amid warnings from the U.S. of an imminent test of long-range missile technology.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 12, 2022

Top China COVID fighter is woman who hit party’s glass ceiling

Sun Chunlan is the only female vice premier in China's entrenched patriarchy, the sole woman on its powerful 25-member Politburo and the top official overseeing pandemic control.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 10, 2022

SoftBank unit plans NFT mall to grow global presence

Z Holdings, which makes the bulk of its revenue through mobile ads and spending, plans to expand by tapping a five-year budget of roughly u00a5500 billion for growth initiatives.
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JAPAN / FOCUS
Mar 9, 2022

How Russia quietly built up its military presence in Asia

Japan and its neighbors are pondering what further cooperation between Russia and China could mean for the region.
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BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 8, 2022

Asian farmers turn to drones and apps for labor amid climate challenges

While agricultural technology 'help farmers produce more with less water, land, inputs, energy and labor,' it also poses risks from job losses to social inequities.
Japan Times
PARALYMPICS
Mar 8, 2022

Ukraine’s Paralympians 'are all thinking of home'

Ukraine has won eight medals — third most, behind China and Canada — after three days of competition, each one a chance to convey a message.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 6, 2022

Russian prisoners and Ukrainian soldiers describe two sides of the conflict

With hands still dirty from the battlefield, a dozen Russian prisoners of war sat, stony-faced, in a conference room of a Ukrainian news agency Saturday and described being captured after their armored columns were ambushed.

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