thejapantimes

thejapantimes, 31 minutes ago to journalism

New Japan Times Archive release: Early Showa Era publication “The Japan Times Weekly” now available https://www.japantimes.co.jp/press/2024/05/17/archive-the-japan-times-weekly-en/ #press

thejapantimes, 53 minutes ago to worldnews

Residents are fleeing missile fire and sheltering without food and water amid escalating fighting in the Sudanese city of al-Fashir. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/world/politics/sudan-fighting-picks-up/ #worldnews #politics #sudan #defense

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to business

A campaign by Chinese authorities to encourage people to replace their old apartments with new ones is attracting interest, but participants are struggling to sell their current homes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/17/economy/china-property-plan-poor-start/ #business #economy #china #realestate #housing

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to worldwithoutus

North Korean IT workers over three years illicitly worked remotely for hundreds of U.S. firms as part of a scheme to help fund Pyongyang’s nuclear weapons and missile programs. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/asia-pacific/politics/north-korea-us-firm-telework-missiles/ #asiapacific #politics #northkorea #us #missiles #telework

thejapantimes, 2 hours ago to conservative

Japanese contributions accounted for almost a third of the non-Seoul based booths at the art fair's inaugural event, which featured artists such as Yoshitomo Nara and Hisao Domoto. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/17/art/art-ono-seoul-fair/ #culture #art #artono #yoshitomonara #koheinawa #hisaodomoto

thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to Japan

The writings of the monks Eisai and Dogen sought to determine the proper way to live on this Earth, in harmony with the Way. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/17/japan/history/joy-zen-japanese-history/ #japan #history #zenbuddhism #dogen #eisai #kamakuraperiod

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to worldwithoutus

A Seoul court has rejected a request by doctors and medical students to stop a government plan to increase medical school quotas, as a strike by junior medics drags on. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/asia-pacific/south-korea-doctors-court/ #asiapacific #southkorea #court

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to Japan

Two bottles of potassium cyanide and sodium cyanide — fast-acting poisons — have gone missing from a laboratory at Osaka Metropolitan University. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/society/osakaunipoison/ #japan #society #osakametropolitanuniversity #osaka

thejapantimes, 5 hours ago to Japan

Shinji Ishimaru, mayor of the city of Akitakata in Hiroshima Prefecture, has said that he intends to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial race set to be held in July. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/politics/ishimaru-tokyo-race/ #japan #politics #hiroshima #tokyo #yurikokoike

thejapantimes, 6 hours ago to worldnews

2023 wasn’t only the hottest year in recorded history, it was the hottest year in the last two millennia. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/world/officially-hotter-since-jesus/ #commentary #worldnews #globalwarming #climatechange #pollution

thejapantimes, 6 hours ago to Japan

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's visit to Washington has initiated a new era of technology cooperation between the U.S. and Japan, emphasizing the pivotal role of technological innovation in their alliance. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/16/japan/us-japan-semiconductor-alliance/ #commentary #japan #us #usjapanrelations #technology #semiconductors #china

thejapantimes, 6 hours ago to Life

Achieving success at a young age, Yukio Mishima's creative use of compound verbs and kanji stand out in his writing. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2024/05/16/bilingual/yukio-mishima-confessions-mask-japanese-literature/ #life #bilingual #yukiomishima #japaneseliterature

thejapantimes, 7 hours ago to Japan

Police in Tochigi have arrested two men for attempted theft, with investigators on high alert for similar crimes in nearby prefectures. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/serial-robbers-arrested/ #japan #crimelegal #gunma #nagano #tochigi #fukushima #japanesepolice

thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to business

Toshiba said on Thursday it will cut up to 4,000 jobs domestically as the industrial conglomerate accelerates its restructuring under new ownership. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/toshiba-job-cuts/ #business #companies #toshiba #jobs #acquisitions #jip

thejapantimes, 11 hours ago to business

Honda is doubling down on electric vehicles and software despite a recent slowdown in EV sales in several markets. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/honda-strategy/ #business #companies #honda #carmakers #electricvehicles #batteries #canada #investments

thejapantimes, 11 hours ago to Japan

The aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan has departed the U.S. Navy's Yokosuka base in Kanagawa Prefecture after nine years of deployment in Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/uss-ronald-reagan-leaves-japan/ #japan #ussronaldreagan #aircraftcarriers #yokosuka #usnavy

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to business

Microsoft's relentless push to be the global leader in artificial intelligence is putting its climate goals in peril. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/microsoft-ai-carbon-emissions/ #business #companies #microsoft #emissions #climate #ai

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to business

Online job scams targeting desperate job-seekers have been on the rise in India, labor and cybersecurity experts say. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/cambodia-crypto-scam-indians-jobs/ #business #cambodia #cryptocurrencies #india #jobs #laos #myanmar #vietnam

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to Japan

Public support for Prime Minister Fumio Kishida's Cabinet edged up to 18.7% in May, a Jiji Press opinion poll has shown. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/politics/kishida-may-support-rate/ #japan #politics #surveys #kishida #cabinet #ldp #politicalfunds

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to China

Two months before the Paris Olympics, the global agency tasked with policing doping in sports is facing a growing crisis as it fends off allegations it helped cover up the positive tests of elite Chinese swimmers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/olympics/2024/05/16/wada-trust-issues-olympics/ #olympics #worldantidopingagency #lilyking #china #2020tokyoolympics #2024parisolympics

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to Japan

Japanese billionaire and influencer Yusaku Maezawa said that he sued Facebook's Japan branch and its American parent company Meta, for their negligence in regulating the use of his name and image in investment scams on their social media platforms. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/16/japan/crime-legal/maezawa-sues-meta/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #fraud #investments #socialmedia #yusakumaezawa

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to environment

Attempts in India to improve resilience to extreme heat have often been ill-conceived, despite a death toll estimated at more than 24,000 since 1992. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2024/05/16/climate-change/heat-waves-india-billion-people/ #environment #climatechange #india #climatechange #heatwaves

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to GoldenStateWarriors

The top-seeded Boston Celtics overpowered the Cleveland Cavaliers 113-98 to reach their third straight Eastern Conference finals on Wednesday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/16/basketball/celtics-mavericks-nba-playoffs/ #basketball #nbaplayoffs #bostonceltics #clevelandcavaliers #dallasmavericks #oklahomacitythunder

thejapantimes, 14 hours ago to business

JERA plans to invest ¥5 trillion ($32.4 billion) over the coming decade into renewable energy, new fuels like hydrogen and ammonia, and liquefied natural gas. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/companies/japan-jera-investments/ #business #companies #jera #energy #lng

thejapantimes, 14 hours ago to business

As the United States intensifies efforts to reduce trade with China by hiking tariffs, it has greatly boosted imports from Vietnam, data shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/16/markets/us-china-tariffs-imports-vietnam/ #business #markets #us #china #vietnam #trade