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Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
A global outpouring of grief mixes with criticism of the monarchy
Many of the official reactions of leaders read as prepackaged sentiment. But some seemed genuine, as if a profoundly important constant in life had suddenly vanished.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth mourned globally as a stabilizing force in tumultuous age
Her death prompted an outpouring of condolences from global leaders, many noting that her long reign provided constancy to a world beset by wars, a pandemic and other crises.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s death comes at moment of great uncertainty for Britain
The country faces its gravest economic threats in a generation, besieged by inflation, soaring energy bills and the specter of a prolonged recession.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Charles ascends to a role he has prepared for all his life
Once an awkward, self-doubting young man, he comes to the throne, at 73, as a self-assured, gray-haired eminence.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s reign: Golden age, or last embers of a bygone era?
Some commentators describe her reign as a ‘golden age’ reminiscent of that of her namesake Elizabeth I, who ruled England during a period of growing power and cultural flourishing.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 9, 2022
Planning for the end of Elizabeth’s reign began at the beginning
The death of Queen Elizabeth II has set in motion a meticulously choreographed process — known as Operation London Bridge — that the palace, and the nation, has spent decades planning.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 9, 2022
Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, dies at 96
Her reign took Britain from the age of steam to the era of the smartphone, and she oversaw the largely peaceful breakup of an empire that once spanned the globe.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 8, 2022
Queen Elizabeth’s family rush to side of ailing monarch
The queen’s doctors have recommended that the 96-year-old monarch remain under medical supervision at her castle in Scotland.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022
Britain’s new PM Liz Truss to get closer to Japan and tougher on China
Truss is reportedly set to label China a ‘threat’ to U.K. interests and seek closer ties to other Indo-Pacific countries such as Japan, India, Australia and South Korea.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 6, 2022
Incoming British leader Liz Truss can’t escape Boris Johnson’s legacy
Former Prime Minister Boris Johnson changed British politics, but he left his successor, Liz Truss, with a pile of problems.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 6, 2022
With economy in tailspin, U.K. ruling party chooses ‘disrupter-in-chief’ as next PM
Liz Truss has likened bureaucrats to ‘gremlins,” insulted domestic and foreign leaders, and said British workers need more graft.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 5, 2022
Liz Truss, elected leader of U.K.’s ruling party, set to become PM
Truss faces a long, costly and difficult to-do list, with the U.K. now facing what is forecast to be a long recession triggered by sky-rocketing inflation.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 5, 2022
Gone in 30 years? The Welsh village in crosshairs of climate change
As Britain confronts the threat of rising sea levels to coastal communities, Fairbourne is a cautionary tale of how to proceed.
JAPAN
Sep 5, 2022
Japan to join advanced nuclear reactor project in Britain
The Japan Atomic Energy Agency will work together with Britain’s National Nuclear Laboratory and nuclear company Jacobs to build a demonstration high-temperature gas reactor.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Sep 4, 2022
Liz Truss slumps in popularity polls with voting closed
The polls reinforce how damaging the leadership debates have been for both Truss and her rival, Rishi Sunak.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 2, 2022
Britain’s incoming Prime Minister faces an ‘80s playlist: Recession, unrest and runaway prices
If Truss beats former finance minister Rishi Sunak in an election to lead the ruling Conservative Party and becomes prime minister, she will face similar strife to 1980s Britain.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 1, 2022
Bernie Sanders joins striking British rail workers and calls out ‘corporate greed’
The event was hosted by the RMT union, which has been at the heart of strikes that have crippled Britain’s transport network in recent months.
Japan Times
JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Sep 1, 2022
Japan Times 1997: Japan shocked by news of Princess Diana’s death
Twenty-five years ago, news of Princess Diana’s death spread to Japan. Comparisons are drawn to media coverage of the Japanese royal family, and editors explain what made her popular here.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 31, 2022
Can Liz Truss exceed low expectations? Thatcher did
The odds favor an early bounce for the U.K.’s Liz Truss and a steady decline. But don’t write her off yet.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 29, 2022
Why the Ukraine outcome is central to all our futures
Can either side in the Ukraine war possibly “win” in the pure sense of inflicting full defeat on the other and how much pain is the West going to have to bear?
Japan needs caregivers. Young Indians are answering the call.
Young people in India's northeast are increasingly studying Japanese in hopes of building new lives and careers in Japan.
Osaka trumps Tokyo as both ranked among world’s top 10 most livable cities
Osaka’s infrastructure earned higher marks than Tokyo’s in the Economist Intelligence Unit’s latest Global Liveability Index.
Japanese teen arrested for booting users off streaming service
The Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department has arrested a 15-year-old boy for allegedly creating a malicious program and canceling subscription accounts on the Bandai Channel.
Japanese payment processor’s collapse hits banks and restaurants
Zentoshin served around 200,000 shops, many of which rely on early payments to maintain cash flow, raising concerns over their financial stability following the disruption.
Long-stalled maglev line finally gets green light from Shizuoka Prefecture
Environmental concerns relating to the construction of Central Japan Railway’s high-speed maglev line had contributed to years of delays for the project.
The beating heart inside ‘Human Vapor’
Different forms of love and connection form the emotional backbone of Netflix’s “Human Vapor,” says actor Shun Oguri, who plays troubled detective Kenji Okamoto.
Japan bets on character IP to drive global growth
Born on social media platforms in 2022, Opanchu Usagi has become a major hit, especially among Generation Z.
Filmmaker explores history of discrimination against foreign nationals in Japan
Takashi Nishihara, the director of "Now and Then," in Tokyo on Wednesday. The director has spent 10 years traversing politically charged terrain while exploring youth-driven grassroots political movements that scrutinize the status quo.
Okinawa’s prized seaweed under threat as oceans warm
Local harvesters gather <i>mozuku</i> during low tide at Hyakuna Beach in the city of Nanjo, Okinawa Prefecture. As the planet warms, rising ocean temperatures are placing increasing pressure on the seaweed industry.
Japanese nail salons are tourists’ new obsession
Tourists in Japan have always been interested in quintessentially Japanese approaches to modern culture, and, increasingly, visits to nail salons have become the new hot thing.

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