The world’s hunger for salmon is linked to an ecological disaster (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Air China to buy 100 locally made C919 jets in $11 billion deal (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Hearing the impact of climate change in Okinawa, one bird call at a time (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Snake on a train: Discovery of serpent delays Tokyo-Nagoya shinkansen (www.japantimes.co.jp) French
17 minutes de retard pour un serpent dans le Skinkansen, moins tragique que dans les films
UNRWA chief warns human-caused famine 'tightening its grip' across Gaza (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The head of the U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees accused Israel of blocking their ability to deliver aid to Gaza, where many are starving.
Young Hong Kongers who defied Xi are now partying in China (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Tokyo lancia un allarme per l'aumento delle infezioni batteriche rare ma letali da STSS (www.japantimes.co.jp) Italian
Il governo metropolitano di Tokyo ha lanciato un allarme in quanto i casi di un tipo di infezione batterica rara ma grave hanno superato più della metà del numero dello scorso anno - 88 nella capitale - insieme a 517 infezioni a livello nazionale....
Japan confirms first human-to-human transmission of tick-borne SFTS virus (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Japan births hit record low and population down by largest margin in 2023 (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Festival with 1,000-year history succumbs to graying population (www.japantimes.co.jp)
[News] 'Better than real men': Young Chinese women turn to AI boyfriends (www.japantimes.co.jp)
In Beijing and beyond, young Chinese like 25-year-old Tufei are turning to AI chatbots for romantic and emotional companionship. Tufei, for example, uses “Glow,” a chatbot app by Shanghai’s MiniMax, for a relationship experience that she finds more understanding than real-life counterparts. This trend is driven by urban...
Japanese team creates miniaturized human placentas (www.japantimes.co.jp)
A Japanese research team said Thursday that it has become the world’s first to create miniaturized organs closely resembling the human placenta in structure and functions....
Ukraine-born Miss Japan relinquishes crown following affair (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Karolina Shiino's decision, the first time a Miss Japan winner has relinquished their title, follows a report that she was dating a married man.
China named as hypothetical enemy for first time in Japan-U.S. military exercise (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The Japanese Self-Defense Forces and the U.S. military named China as a hypothetical enemy for the first time in their joint command post exercise, government sources said Sunday, amid rising concerns over a potential invasion of Taiwan by Beijing in the future. The computer simulation exercise, which began on Feb. 1 and is...
China seized Japan's crown for vehicle exports in 2023, data shows (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Japan and Germany sign military supply-sharing pact (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Kyoto Animation arsonist given death penalty over 2019 mass murder (www.japantimes.co.jp)
A Kyoto court found Shinji Aoba guilty of setting a studio on fire because of a grudge he held against Kyoto Animation, in one of Japan's deadliest mass murders.
Japan's thirst for biomass is having a harmful impact on Canada's forests (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Vulcan rocket's debut brings long-awaited challenge to SpaceX dominance (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Dependence on SpaceX has been a concern for the Pentagon, which wants multiple vendors of rides to orbit.
Japan's 18-year-olds at record-low 1.06 million on falling births (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Strong quake prompts tsunami warning for Japan's western coast (www.japantimes.co.jp)
‘God is under the rubble in Gaza’: Bethlehem’s subdued Christmas (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The Israel-Hamas war has cast a pall over the birthplace of Jesus.
Japan hands over air radar system to Philippines (www.japantimes.co.jp)
Japan formally handed over an air surveillance radar system to the Philippines on Wednesday, the first export of a complete defense product since its long-held arms trade ban was eased in 2014....
Coca-Cola Japan to expand trial of dynamic-price vending machines (www.japantimes.co.jp)
The dynamic pricing scheme allows the prices of vending machine items to be raised when demand is high and lowered when sales are low.
