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Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 3, 2022
Sweden's Svante Paabo wins 2022 Nobel Prize in medicine
Paabo won “for his discoveries concerning the genomes of extinct hominins and human evolution,' kicking off a week of winner announcements.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 3, 2022
Medicine prize opens Nobel week clouded by war
Breast cancer discoveries and mRNA vaccines are potential winners when the Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine kicks off a week of announcements held under the shadow of war in Europe.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
May 19, 2022
Li Kotomi's 'Solo Dance' flows across prose and borders
A beautiful translation by Arthur Reiji Morris of 'Solo Dance' will solidify Li Kotomi's place in the next generation of Japanese writers.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Apr 16, 2022
Japan’s first Nobel literature laureate a towering figure 50 years after death
The anniversary of the death of Yasunari Kawabata is being marked with an exhibition and a new adaptation of one of his works.
Japan Times
WORLD
Feb 1, 2022
David Attenborough, WHO and Tsikhanouskaya among nominees for Nobel Peace Prize
Other nominees included jailed Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, the International Criminal Court in the Hague, WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, among others.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Oct 16, 2021
How the Nobel Peace Prize laid bare the schism in Russia’s opposition
Navalny is in the ninth month of a yearslong prison sentence, while Muratov shared the Nobel Peace Prize last week with journalist Maria Ressa of the Philippines.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 11, 2021
A Nobel to remind us there’s no peace without free speech
This year's prize celebrates more than just the outstanding work of its recipients. It acknowledges all those reporters who run risks daily keeping democracy and free speech alive.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2021
After hailing editor’s Nobel Prize, Kremlin extends media crackdown
Several media outlets have been branded 'foreign agents” under a Russian law that forces them to post the label on all news reports and meet strict financial disclosure rules.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 9, 2021
Recognizing the growing repression of the news media by governments
In an era of increasing authoritarianism and swirling misinformation, Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov were honored for their work to hold leaders to account.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 8, 2021
Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov win Nobel Peace Prize
The pair were selected 'for their courageous fight for freedom of expression in the Philippines and Russia,' the Nobel committee said.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Books
Oct 8, 2021
Why is the Nobel Prize so elusive for Haruki Murakami?
Over the years, critics have cited a number of possible reasons, with the most prominent being the lack of political statements in his work.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 6, 2021
'Brilliance and humility': Colleagues praise Japan-born Nobel winner Syukuro Manabe
The Princeton meteorologist, whose work lay the foundation for the modern science of climate modeling, says his research was simply driven by curiosity.
Japan Times
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 2, 2021
Nobel Prize in medicine for COVID-19 vaccine? It may be too soon.
Among those seen by other scientists as potential winners are Hungarian-born Katalin Kariko and American Drew Weissman for their work on what are known as messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines.
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.”

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