TOKYO >> The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Japan’s commitment to allow the yen to move flexibly will help the central bank focus on achieving price stability, warning against growing calls by some analysts to use monetary policy to slow the currency’s decline.
The change could give workers in broadcast media more flexibility at a time when it is harder than ever to build a sustainable career in media.
The country has been hit by decades of crises and catastrophe, but its culture continues to thrive across the diaspora. Here, Haitian musicians celebrate its ’sounds of freedom’Even before March this year, when gun-toting gangs overran the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, dictatorships, poverty, health crises and earthquakes had defined the country in the eyes of global media. It passes for the archetypal failed state, a place where Unicef has declared that 3 million children urgently...
From the column: "Whatever the solution is to our nation’s demand for more energy, coal availability needs to remain part of the answer. It’s plentiful. It’s inexpensive."
No longer just drunk for courage at karaoke clubs, the ‘food-friendly’ rice spirit is becoming a first choice of connoisseursWhen sommelier Erika Haigh opened the UK’s first independent sake bar, in London’s West End in 2019, passersby would wander in and try to order milkshakes, bewildered by the unfamiliar drink advertised in the window.“Today, that confusion has largely disappeared,” said Haigh, who has since opened Mai Sake, a shop offering tasting events and meals. “You can now go on a sake...
The University of Hawaii men’s basketball team has secured a commitment from a multi-skilled, 6-foot-7 forward from Japan.
With opportunities to dig up and handle amazing rocks and fossils, enjoy unique shows and tours, and delve into a range of exciting demonstrations, visitors of all ages will enjoy this jam-packed day organised in partnership with Yorkshire Geological Society (YGS) on May 11, 10am to 5pm. The Museum, the former Caphouse Colliery, is on New Road, Overton, the main road between Wakefield and Huddersfield. Most events during the Geology Rocks day of activities, featuring exhibits and workshops,...
With opportunities to dig up and handle amazing rocks and fossils, enjoy unique shows and tours, and delve into a range of exciting demonstrations, visitors of all ages will enjoy this jam-packed day organised in partnership with Yorkshire Geological Society (YGS) on May 11, 10am to 5pm. The Museum, the former Caphouse Colliery, is on New Road, Overton, the main road between Wakefield and Huddersfield. Most events during the Geology Rocks day of activities, featuring exhibits and workshops,...
Alaska National Guardsmen from the 176th Wing and the 207th Aviation Troop Command, based out of Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, kicked off the initial phase of Kodiak Arctic Care ‘24 by flying equipment and personnel to Kodiak, Alaska, May 6. Scheduled for May 9-21, the Kodiak Arctic Care is part of the DoD-sponsored Innovative Readiness Training program and plans to deliver no-cost medical, dental, optometry and veterinary services to Kodiak Island residents without regular access to...
In a recent interview, former U.S. diplomat Chas Freeman contended that U.S. support for Israel is simply enabling the Middle Eastern country's own self-destruction, as the state's actions continue doing irreparable harm to its reputation.
Chef Jose Andres, founder of World Central Kitchen, addressed more than 50,000 attendees at the National Restaurant Association convention at McCormick Place in Chicago Monday.