thejapantimes

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to community

Forget Japan’s much-lauded four seasons. Here’s to those under-appreciated liminal periods, like right now when you’re prepping for the relentless, wet onslaught of “tsuyu” (rainy season). https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2024/05/31/voices/tsuyu-foreign-agenda-commentary/ #community #voices #tsuyu #rainyseason #seasons

thejapantimes, 1 hour ago to worldnews

A New York jury found Donald Trump guilty of multiple felonies at his hush-money trial, making him the first former U.S. president to be convicted of crimes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/31/world/crime-legal/trump-guilty-hush-money/ #worldnews #crimelegal #donaldtrump #us #2024uspresidentialelection

thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to conservative

Toshihiko Tanaka’s Rotterdam prizewinner is a flawed but oddly engrossing epic. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2024/05/30/film/rei-toshihiko-tanaka/ #culture #film #toshihikotanaka #takarasuzuki

thejapantimes, 3 hours ago to random

Eddie Jones told England on Thursday that "you never know what can happen on a hot day" as he plots to beat his former team at the start of his second stint as Japan head coach. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/30/more-sports/eddie-jones-rugby-japan/ #moresports #eddiejones #braveblossoms

thejapantimes, 4 hours ago to business

The Japan Fair Trade Commission has issued cease-and-desist orders to JTB and three other travel agencies in a bid-rigging case over a municipal project to transport COVID-19 patients. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/ftc-jtb-covid-order/ #business #fairtradecommission #jtb #travel #covid19

thejapantimes, 7 hours ago to Japan

A town will replace a barrier mounted to deter unruly tourists from taking photos of Mount Fuji after holes were poked in the mesh screen, local media has reported. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/mount-fuji-barrier-replacement/ #japan #mountfuji #fujikawaguchiko

thejapantimes, 8 hours ago to business

Toyota Motor’s sales and production growth went into reverse in April after a temporary suspension of Prius deliveries and a lull in Japan and China negated growth in Europe and North America. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/toyota-sales-output-fall/ #business #toyota #carmakers

thejapantimes, 8 hours ago to Japan

In Japan, people often live in close proximity to one another. So when the person next-door decides to light up, secondhand smoke isn't just a health concern, it's a neighborly one too. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/science-health/japan-passive-smoking/ #japan #sciencehealth #smoking #health #passivesmoking #cancer

thejapantimes, 9 hours ago to business

The end of Japan’s experiment in ultralow interest rates may be less of a shock to the system than feared, with corporations being better prepared for more expensive money than they were in the past. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/economy/japan-interest-rates/ #business #economy #boj #dollar #negativeinterestrates #japaneseeconomy #consumerspending

thejapantimes, 9 hours ago to worldwithoutus

Myanmar's junta has lost control of large areas and key borders, enabling ethnic armed groups to expand and consolidate power. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/asia-pacific/myanmar-ethnic-armies-junta/ #asiapacific #myanmar #southeastasia

thejapantimes, 9 hours ago to worldwithoutus

Taiwanese Foreign Minister Lin warns that China's military pressure on Taiwan aims to create a new normal. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/asia-pacific/politics/taiwan-china-create-a-new-normal/ #asiapacific #politics

thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to Japan

While the recent trilateral summit between Japan, South Korea and China was aimed at restarting dialogue, it yielded minimal concrete outcomes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/30/japan/japan-south-korea-china-trilateral-summit/ #commentary #japan #chinajapanrelations #southkoreajapanrelations #china #southkorea

thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to worldnews

Massive oil reserves mean the U.S. is less enthusiastic about energy transition than China, which is charging ahead with clean technology. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2024/05/30/world/biden-tariffs-china-fossil-fuels/ #commentary #worldnews #us #china #canada #australia #russia #oil #energy #cleanenergy #climatechange

thejapantimes, 10 hours ago to Japan

The OECD has said that it is problematic that foreign technical trainees often bear heavy debts to pay fees to the organizations that send them to Japan. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/oecd-japan-review-foreign-workers/ #japan #oecd #foreignworkers #foreigntrainees

thejapantimes, 11 hours ago to worldnews

An UNHCR official has warned that Sahel's humanitarian crisis demands urgent action to prevent regional spillover and global repercussions. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/sahel-crisis-world-unhcr/ #worldnews #politics #sahel #unhcr #africa #burkinafaso #cameroon #chad #mali #mauritania #niger #nigeria

thejapantimes, 11 hours ago to business

East Japan Railway and seven other railway operators in eastern Japan are looking to replace their decades-old magnetic ticketing system with a new one utilizing QR codes by March 2027. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/companies/train-tickets-qr-codes/ #business #companies #rail #jreast

thejapantimes, 11 hours ago to Japan

Japan's National Police Agency is looking to halve the speed limit on narrow roads in residential areas from the current 60 kilometer per hour to 30 kph. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/japan-speed-limit-revision/ #japan #japanesepolice #npa #trafficaccidents

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to business

Google says it will invest $2 billion in Malaysia to develop its first data center and Google Cloud region in the country. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2024/05/30/companies/google-data-center-cloud-malaysia/ #business #companies #google #malaysia #southeastasia

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to random

Mark Wood said his England is strong enough to cope with its curtailed preparations ahead of the T20 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/30/more-sports/england-prepration-twenty20-world-cup/ #moresports #matthewmott #josbuttler #markwood #twenty20worldcup #england

thejapantimes, 12 hours ago to Japan

The government will launch a My Number card feature for the Apple Wallet on the iPhone in the spring next year. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/society/my-number-ios/ #japan #society #mynumber #personalinformation #digitalization #timcook #apple #tech #fumiokishida #tarokono

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to australia

Australia will be aiming to become the first team to possess all three of cricket's global titles at the same time at the T20 World Cup. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2024/05/30/more-sports/australia-t20-cricket-treble/ #moresports #australia #twenty20worldcup

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to Japan

Bereaved relatives of a mother and a daughter killed by a runaway car in Tokyo's busy Ikebukuro district about five years ago met with the 92-year-old perpetrator for the first time Wednesday at the prison where the convict is detained. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/japan-elderly-driver-accident/ #japan #trafficaccidents #kozoiizuka #ikebukuro #takuyamatsunaga

thejapantimes, 13 hours ago to worldnews

Chinese President Xi Jinping outlined a range of areas, including finance and technology, in which his nation can enhance cooperation with Arab nations, underscoring Beijing’s push for greater influence in Middle East. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/world/politics/xi-vision-cooperation-arab-states/ #worldnews #politics #xijinping #china #middleeast

thejapantimes, 14 hours ago to Japan

A district court has sentenced three people to two years in prison over deaths caused by an avalanche during a school training program in Tochigi Prefecture in 2017. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/japan/crime-legal/japan-avalanche-death-ruling/ #japan #crimelegal #japanesecourts #snow #mountains #tochigi #students #schools

thejapantimes, 14 hours ago to worldwithoutus

Entrepreneur Lee Hee-tae is pushing forward for South Korea's adult content industry, arguing that it boosts the economy and curbs spycam crimes, despite strong conservative backlash and legal hurdles. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2024/05/30/asia-pacific/society/entrepreneur-south-korea-porn/ #asiapacific #society #southkorea #pornography