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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/ "Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda")
[BUSINESS](/business/ "BUSINESS") / [Economy](/business/economy/ "Economy")
[Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/ "Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda")
By [Leika Kihara](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/373/leika-kihara/ "Leika Kihara")
[Trump said he had told Japan and China they could not continue to reduce the value of their currencies, as doing so would be unfair to the United States.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/ "Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-yen-misunderstanding-fix/ "Japan must fix 'misunderstanding' it is manipulating yen, says ex-BOJ chief Kuroda")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/markets/japanese-stocks-downward-trend/ "Japanese stocks expected to remain on downward trend amid tariff turmoil")
[BUSINESS](/business/ "BUSINESS") / [Markets](/business/markets/ "Markets")
[Japanese stocks expected to remain on downward trend amid tariff turmoil](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/markets/japanese-stocks-downward-trend/ "Japanese stocks expected to remain on downward trend amid tariff turmoil")
[Uncertainties over U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs this week pushed the Nikkei 225 index below 37,000 for the first time in six months.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/markets/japanese-stocks-downward-trend/ "Japanese stocks expected to remain on downward trend amid tariff turmoil")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/ "Some 44% of Japanese lawmakers back selective dual surname system")
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[Some 44% of Japanese lawmakers back selective dual surname system](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/ "Some 44% of Japanese lawmakers back selective dual surname system")
[The figure far outstrips the 1% who said that the country should maintain its current same surname system.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japanese-lawmakers-back-dual-surname-system/ "Some 44% of Japanese lawmakers back selective dual surname system")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/ishiba-cancels-medical-expense-cap-hike/ "Ishiba cancels planned August medical expense cap hike")
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[Ishiba cancels planned August medical expense cap hike](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/ishiba-cancels-medical-expense-cap-hike/ "Ishiba cancels planned August medical expense cap hike")
[It is the third time for the Ishiba administration to change its policy about the high-cost medical care system.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/ishiba-cancels-medical-expense-cap-hike/ "Ishiba cancels planned August medical expense cap hike")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
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[Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
By [Tomoko Otake](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3264/tomoko-otake/ "Tomoko Otake")
[Despite longstanding taboos, evolving attitudes toward women's health highlight shifting cultural norms.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/economic-ties-japan-trump-survey/ "Majority in Japan expect stronger economic ties under Trump")
[Majority in Japan expect stronger economic ties under Trump](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/economic-ties-japan-trump-survey/ "Majority in Japan expect stronger economic ties under Trump")
[Also in the survey, 81.5% said they strongly or somewhat agree that the security environment in East Asia is becoming more severe.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/economic-ties-japan-trump-survey/ "Majority in Japan expect stronger economic ties under Trump")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/tokyo-metro-derailment-anniversary/ "Tokyo Metro marks 25th year since deadly derailment")
[Tokyo Metro marks 25th year since deadly derailment](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/tokyo-metro-derailment-anniversary/ "Tokyo Metro marks 25th year since deadly derailment")
[The subway derailment accident on March 8, 2000, killed five passengers and injured 64 others.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/tokyo-metro-derailment-anniversary/ "Tokyo Metro marks 25th year since deadly derailment")
[Japan and Britain stress free trade in Tokyo talks](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/japan/politics/japan-britain-free-trade-talks/ "Japan and Britain stress free trade in Tokyo talks")
[Japan partially lifts wildfire evacuation orders](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/wildfire-evacuation-orders-partially-lifted/ "Japan partially lifts wildfire evacuation orders")
[Japan's share of female lawmakers lowest among G7 members](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/share-of-female-lawmakers/ "Japan's share of female lawmakers lowest among G7 members")
[Three construction workers die inside manhole in Akita Prefecture](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/akita-sewage-deaths/ "Three construction workers die inside manhole in Akita Prefecture")
By [Jessica Speed](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/5338/jessica-speed/ "Jessica Speed")
[BUSINESS](/business/ "BUSINESS")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/covid-economy-lingers/ "Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers")
[Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/covid-economy-lingers/ "Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers")
By [Canan Sevgili](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3565/canan-sevgili/ "Canan Sevgili"), [Paolo Laudani](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6496/paolo-laudani/ "Paolo Laudani"), [Alessandro Parodi](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4484/alessandro-parodi/ "Alessandro Parodi") and [Alberto Chiumento](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4485/alberto-chiumento/ "Alberto Chiumento")
[Though the immediate shock has passed, COVID-19's legacy continues to reshape global economies and markets.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/covid-economy-lingers/ "Five years on, the economic impact of COVID-19 lingers")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/sri-lanka-japan-debt-deal/ "Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan")
[Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/sri-lanka-japan-debt-deal/ "Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan")
[Japan said it was granting concessions on a ¥369.45 billion ($2.5 billion) loan under a comprehensive debt treatment plan.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/sri-lanka-japan-debt-deal/ "Sri Lanka signs $2.5 billion debt deal with Japan")
[Japan to send trade minister Muto to U.S. amid tariff tensions](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/japan-trade-minister-us-tariffs/ "Japan to send trade minister Muto to U.S. amid tariff tensions")
By [Yoshiaki Nohara](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/383/yoshiaki-nohara/ "Yoshiaki Nohara")
[Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff strategy sows confusion](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/08/economy/trump-tariff-strategy/ "Trump’s on-again, off-again tariff strategy sows confusion")
By [Jennifer A Dlouhy](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3482/jennifer-a-dlouhy/ "Jennifer A Dlouhy") and [Shawn Donnan](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/2917/shawn-donnan/ "Shawn Donnan")
[Bank of America CEO willing to hire in Japan amid revival](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/bank-of-america-hiring-in-japan/ "Bank of America CEO willing to hire in Japan amid revival")
By [Lisa Du](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/441/lisa-du/ "Lisa Du") and [Shery Ahn](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4609/shery-ahn/ "Shery Ahn")
[Nintendo shares plunge on tariff fears as foreign investors retreat](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/07/companies/nintendo-shares-plunge/ "Nintendo shares plunge on tariff fears as foreign investors retreat")
By [Hideyuki Sano](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/2121/hideyuki-sano/ "Hideyuki Sano") and [Toshiro Hasegawa](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1137/toshiro-hasegawa/ "Toshiro Hasegawa")
[WORLD](/news/world/ "WORLD")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-free/ "South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from detention")
[South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from detention](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-free/ "South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from detention")
[The suspended president walked out of the detention center smiling, before bowing deeply to a small crowd of cheering supporters.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/asia-pacific/politics/yoon-free/ "South Korea's impeached President Yoon released from detention")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/kyiv-defiant-mood/ "Ten days that shook Ukraine’s world reverberate in defiant Kyiv")
[Ten days that shook Ukraine’s world reverberate in defiant Kyiv](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/kyiv-defiant-mood/ "Ten days that shook Ukraine’s world reverberate in defiant Kyiv")
By [Alan Crawford](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/674/alan-crawford/ "Alan Crawford") and [Daryna Krasnolutska](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3050/daryna-krasnolutska/ "Daryna Krasnolutska")
[The U.S. shift is as calamitous for Ukraine as it is shocking for European allies. But the mood remains defiant in Kyiv.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/kyiv-defiant-mood/ "Ten days that shook Ukraine’s world reverberate in defiant Kyiv")
[Alarmed by Trump, Poland must look at nuclear options, premier says](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/trump-poland-nuclear-weapons/ "Alarmed by Trump, Poland must look at nuclear options, premier says")
By [Andrew Higgins](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1339/andrew-higgins/ "Andrew Higgins")
[Inside the explosive meeting where Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/trump-officials-elon-musk-clash/ "Inside the explosive meeting where Trump officials clashed with Elon Musk")
By [Jonathan Swan](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/5208/jonathan-swan/ "Jonathan Swan") and [Maggie Haberman](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/968/maggie-haberman/ "Maggie Haberman")
[South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/crime-legal/us-firing-squad-execution/ "South Carolina carries out first firing squad execution in U.S. in 15 years")
[Trump says he sent Iran leader letter urging nuclear talks](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/08/world/politics/trump-iran-leader-letter-nuclear-talks/ "Trump says he sent Iran leader letter urging nuclear talks")
[Sports](/sports/ "Sports")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/sumo/sumo-spring-basho-preview/ "New yokozuna Hoshoryu and rising star Onosato enter Spring Basho as favorites")
[New yokozuna Hoshoryu and rising star Onosato enter Spring Basho as favorites](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/sumo/sumo-spring-basho-preview/ "New yokozuna Hoshoryu and rising star Onosato enter Spring Basho as favorites")
By [John Gunning](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/286/john-gunning/ "John Gunning")
[Hoshoryu already has a pair of titles to his name, and is coming off perhaps the most impressive eight-bout stretch of his career to date.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/sumo/sumo-spring-basho-preview/ "New yokozuna Hoshoryu and rising star Onosato enter Spring Basho as favorites")
[England and Wales Cricket Board apologizes for 'ill-judged' post about pope](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/more-sports/ecb-apologizes-for-sns-post/ "England and Wales Cricket Board apologizes for 'ill-judged' post about pope")
[IPC chief tasks sports with setting own rules for transgender athletes](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/paralympics/2025/03/07/ipc-sports-transgender-rules/ "IPC chief tasks sports with setting own rules for transgender athletes")
[Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca delivers in Indian Wells debut](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/tennis/joao-fonseca-indian-wells/ "Brazilian teenager Joao Fonseca delivers in Indian Wells debut")
[Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho denies racism allegations](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/sports/2025/03/07/soccer/jose-mourinho-denies-racism-allegation/ "Fenerbahce coach Jose Mourinho denies racism allegations")
[Opinion](/opinion/ "Opinion")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/tokyo-has-a-revenue-hole/ "Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists")
[Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/tokyo-has-a-revenue-hole/ "Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists")
[Gearoid Reidy](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/378/gearoid-reidy/ "Gearoid Reidy")
[More than 35 years after sales tax was first introduced, it remains incredibly unpopular and reducing it is a regular promise of opposition parties.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/tokyo-has-a-revenue-hole/ "Japan has a revenue hole. Plug it with tourists")
[Europe braces for a post-American world. Is Japan ready?](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/editorials/2025/03/07/a-post-american-world/ "Europe braces for a post-American world. Is Japan ready?")
[Without women behind the camera, equality stays out of the frame](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/women-gender-equality-cinema-japan/ "Without women behind the camera, equality stays out of the frame")
By [Andrijana Cvetkovikj](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6276/andrijana-cvetkovikj/ "Andrijana Cvetkovikj")
[Breaking down Ukraine’s true value](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/06/world/ukraines-true-value/ "Breaking down Ukraine’s true value")
By [Anastassia Fedyk](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3641/anastassia-fedyk/ "Anastassia Fedyk") and [Emilia Marshall](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6485/emilia-marshall/ "Emilia Marshall")
[Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/06/japan/trumps-address-to-congress/ "Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership")
By [Kuni Miyake](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1298/kuni-miyake/ "Kuni Miyake")
[ENVIRONMENT](/environment/ "ENVIRONMENT")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/07/wildlife/us-butterfly-population-plummet/ "Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in U.S. since turn of century")
[Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in U.S. since turn of century](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/07/wildlife/us-butterfly-population-plummet/ "Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in U.S. since turn of century")
By [Will Dunham](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1814/will-dunham/ "Will Dunham")
[Studies in some other countries have documented declines at roughly the same rate as in the U.S. data.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/07/wildlife/us-butterfly-population-plummet/ "Butterfly populations plummet by 22% in U.S. since turn of century")
[Japan actress Mana Ashida named UNDP goodwill ambassador](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/07/climate-change/mana-ashida-undp-ambassador/ "Japan actress Mana Ashida named UNDP goodwill ambassador")
[Europe’s defense budget rips through its climate-crisis buffer](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/06/climate-change/europe-defense-budget-climate-crisis/ "Europe’s defense budget rips through its climate-crisis buffer")
By Gautam Naik
[Sheep grazing under solar panels help U.S. farmers to survive crop-price slump](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/04/sheep-solar-panels-us-farmers-crops/ "Sheep grazing under solar panels help U.S. farmers to survive crop-price slump")
By [P.J. Huffstutter](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1326/pj-huffstutter/ "P.J. Huffstutter")
[Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/03/02/energy/chiba-decarbonization-leaders/ "Japan’s climate heroes show potential and limits of local initiatives")
By [Tomoko Otake](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3264/tomoko-otake/ "Tomoko Otake")
[CULTURE](/culture/ "CULTURE")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/07/music/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures/ "Ichiko Aoba’s intimate sonic fantasy born from dreams")
[Ichiko Aoba’s intimate sonic fantasy born from dreams](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/07/music/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures/ "Ichiko Aoba’s intimate sonic fantasy born from dreams")
By [Patrick St. Michel](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/226/patrick-st-michel/ "Patrick St. Michel")
[The singer-songwriter turns her subconscious into songs about the natural world and its interconnectedness on “Luminescent Creatures.”](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/07/music/ichiko-aoba-luminescent-creatures/ "Ichiko Aoba’s intimate sonic fantasy born from dreams")
[‘May You Have Delicious Meals’: The ugly taste of office and gender politics](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/08/books/junko-takase-book-review/ "‘May You Have Delicious Meals’: The ugly taste of office and gender politics")
By [Eric Margolis](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/819/eric-margolis/ "Eric Margolis")
[‘A Bad Summer’: A scorching drama of simmering rage and its consequences](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/07/film/a-bad-summer/ "‘A Bad Summer’: A scorching drama of simmering rage and its consequences")
By [Mark Schilling](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/242/mark-schilling/ "Mark Schilling")
[‘The Gesuidouz’ flips the bird at viewers](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/06/film/the-gesuidouz/ "‘The Gesuidouz’ flips the bird at viewers")
By [James Hadfield](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/243/james-hadfield/ "James Hadfield")
[Can a meal make you besties? ‘K-foodie meets J-foodie’ says yes.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2025/03/06/tv-streaming/k-foodie-meets-j-foodie/ "Can a meal make you besties? ‘K-foodie meets J-foodie’ says yes.")
By [Patrick St. Michel](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/226/patrick-st-michel/ "Patrick St. Michel")
[LIFE](/life/ "LIFE")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/08/lifestyle/vinyl-records-japan-overseas-buyers/ "Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’")
[Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/08/lifestyle/vinyl-records-japan-overseas-buyers/ "Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’")
By [Gabrielle Doman](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6480/gabrielle-doman/ "Gabrielle Doman")
[A weak yen makes rare vinyls a steal for tourists, and locals say it's all part of a circular musical exchange.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/08/lifestyle/vinyl-records-japan-overseas-buyers/ "Tokyo’s vinyl experts say overseas buyers are ‘sustaining the scene’")
[Scams, taxes and tariffs: It's that time of year.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/06/language/taxes-scams-tariffs-japanese/ "Scams, taxes and tariffs: It's that time of year.")
By [Yuko Tamura](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3406/yuko-tamura/ "Yuko Tamura")
[Stories from behind the bar at Shinjuku's Golden Gai](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/03/travel/shinjuku-golden-gai/ "Stories from behind the bar at Shinjuku's Golden Gai")
By Mika Inoue
[Toyama’s finest seafood underpins Ebitei Bekkan’s return to greatness](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/02/food-drink/ebitei-bekkan-seafood-toyama/ "Toyama’s finest seafood underpins Ebitei Bekkan’s return to greatness")
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[A French shepherd’s pie that's Japanese on the inside](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/02/food-drink/french-shepherd-pie-grande-maison-tokyo/ "A French shepherd’s pie that's Japanese on the inside")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/07/our-lives/tech-business-social-welfare-okuda/ "Hiromi Okuda: 'Humans and emerging tech should exist symbiotically'")
[Hiromi Okuda: 'Humans and emerging tech should exist symbiotically'](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/07/our-lives/tech-business-social-welfare-okuda/ "Hiromi Okuda: 'Humans and emerging tech should exist symbiotically'")
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[For the past 30 years, Hiromi Okuda has forged a career at the intersection of social welfare and technology.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/07/our-lives/tech-business-social-welfare-okuda/ "Hiromi Okuda: 'Humans and emerging tech should exist symbiotically'")
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By [Baye McNeil](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/264/baye-mcneil/ "Baye McNeil")
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OPINION
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[Andrijana Cvetkovikj](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6276/andrijana-cvetkovikj/ "Andrijana Cvetkovikj")
[Without women behind the camera, equality stays out of the frame](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/women-gender-equality-cinema-japan/ "Without women behind the camera, equality stays out of the frame")
[Cinema isn't only about what stories are told, but who tells them. Overcoming severe underrepresentation, women are reshaping the film industry and cultural narratives.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/07/japan/women-gender-equality-cinema-japan/ "Without women behind the camera, equality stays out of the frame")
[Anastassia Fedyk](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3641/anastassia-fedyk/ "Anastassia Fedyk") and [Emilia Marshall](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6485/emilia-marshall/ "Emilia Marshall")
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[With the U.S. now increasingly acting in Russia’s interests, supporting Ukraine is not just a moral imperative for Europe, it is an existential one.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/06/world/ukraines-true-value/ "Breaking down Ukraine’s true value")
[Kuni Miyake](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/1298/kuni-miyake/ "Kuni Miyake")
[Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/06/japan/trumps-address-to-congress/ "Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership")
[Trump's speech to Congress, like the one eight years ago, was little more than domestic political propaganda.](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/06/japan/trumps-address-to-congress/ "Trump's speech was more campaign rhetoric than leadership")
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[Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/cherry-blossom-forecast-2025/ "Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/cherry-blossom-forecast-2025/ "Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo")
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[‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/04/lifestyle/granny-hobbies-japan-knitting/ "‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care")
By [Yuko Tamura](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/3406/yuko-tamura/ "Yuko Tamura")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/life/2025/03/04/lifestyle/granny-hobbies-japan-knitting/ "‘Granny hobbies’ are the new self-care")
[COMMENTARY](/opinion/commentary/ "COMMENTARY")
[Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/04/japan/black-box-diaries-japan-release/ "Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?")
By [Atsushi Funahashi](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6469/atsushi-funahashi/ "Atsushi Funahashi") and [Chelsea Szendi Schieder](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6470/chelsea-szendi-schieder/ "Chelsea Szendi Schieder")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/03/04/japan/black-box-diaries-japan-release/ "Can Shiori Ito’s documentary open Japan’s black box?")
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[Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/03/economy/nikkei-stuck-40000/ "Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates")
By [Kazuaki Nagata](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/142/kazuaki-nagata/ "Kazuaki Nagata")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/03/economy/nikkei-stuck-40000/ "Japanese stocks stalled at 1989 levels as investors weigh tariffs and rates")
[COMMUNITY](/community/ "COMMUNITY")
[Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/03/issues/nishiogikubo-redevelopment/ "Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2025/03/03/issues/nishiogikubo-redevelopment/ "Redevelopment and resistance in historic Nishiogikubo")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/2024/07/22/deep-dive/kabukicho-tokyo/ "Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’")
[Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/podcast/2024/07/22/deep-dive/kabukicho-tokyo/ "Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’")
Longform
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
[Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/science-health/history-japan-tampon-menstruation/ "Menstruation in Japan: Breaking the silence, slowly")
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[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
[Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/cherry-blossom-forecast-2025/ "Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo")
By [Jessica Speed](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/5338/jessica-speed/ "Jessica Speed")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/cherry-blossom-forecast-2025/ "Cherry blossom season set to kick off on March 21 in Tokyo")
[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
[Tokyo responds to Trump remarks on 'interesting' Japan-U.S. security pact](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/trump-japan-us-security-treaty/ "Tokyo responds to Trump remarks on 'interesting' Japan-U.S. security pact")
By [Eric Johnston](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/174/eric-johnston/ "Eric Johnston")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/politics/trump-japan-us-security-treaty/ "Tokyo responds to Trump remarks on 'interesting' Japan-U.S. security pact")
[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
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By [Karin Kaneko](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/4420/karin-kaneko/ "Karin Kaneko")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/crime-legal/same-sex-ruling-nagoya/ "Nagoya High Court rules not recognizing same-sex marriage unconstitutional")
[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
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By [Masako Watanabe](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/author/6489/masako-watanabe/ "Masako Watanabe")
[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/07/japan/foreign-single-mother/ "Foreign single mothers struggle with language barriers and visas")
[JAPAN](/news/japan/ "JAPAN")
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[](https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/03/06/japan/oldest-pharmacist/ "At 102, world's oldest pharmacist celebrates her calling")