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SOCCER / World cup
Oct 13, 2021
FIFA chief Gianni Infantino backs biennial World Cup
Soccer's world governing body FIFA is conducting a feasibility study into the practicalities of staging a World Cup every two years, a move that has been met with fierce criticism.
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OLYMPICS
Oct 13, 2021
IOC's John Coates rules out pressuring China over human rights
Rights groups have called on the IOC to postpone next year's Games and relocate the event unless China ends what the United States deems ongoing genocide against Uyghurs.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Oct 13, 2021
Andy Murray supports restrictions on unvaccinated players at Australian Open
The tennis star expects unvaccinated players to compete at the Australian Open but says he would support moves by local authorities to impose stricter conditions on them.
Japan Times
SOCCER / World cup
Oct 13, 2021
Denmark reach World Cup with 1-0 win over Austria
Denmark became the second European nation to reach the 2022 World Cup after building an unassailable seven-point lead over second-placed Scotland in qualifying Group F.
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ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Oct 13, 2021
Global energy crunch ties China's hands ahead of COP26 climate conference
Two speeches from China's top leaders, delivered days apart, have revealed that Beijing plans to continue supporting fossil fuels even as it invests in renewable energy.
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WORLD
Oct 12, 2021
China’s response to U.S. trade talks shows gap between two rivals
On the trade deal signed last year, the two sides have opposing views on whether China is living up to its end of the bargain.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 12, 2021
Japan wholesale inflation hits 13-year high, squeezing corporate profits
Rising oil prices pushed up petroleum and coal costs by 32.4% in September, while prices of wood products spiked 48.3%.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 12, 2021
China says it carried out beach landing drills in province opposite Taiwan
The Chinese military exercises involved 'shock' troops, sappers and boat specialists 'divided into multiple waves to grab the beach and perform combat tasks at different stages.'
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BUSINESS / Regional Voices: Kyushu
Oct 11, 2021
Japanese real estate targeted by Chinese and Hong Kongers
As more people from overseas buy up land in Japan, authorities express frustration at potentially not being able to trace landowners when the need arises.
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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Oct 11, 2021
Netflix hit show 'Squid Game' spurs interest in learning Korean
Duolingo reported a 76% rise in new users signing up to learn Korean in Britain and 40% in the United States over the two weeks following the show's premiere.
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ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 11, 2021
China lodges stern representations with Australia on Taiwan comments
Former Australian leader Tony Abbott visited Taiwan in a personal capacity last week, telling a security forum that China may lash out with its economy slowing and finances 'creaking.'
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JAPAN / Regional voices: Chubu
Oct 11, 2021
Aichi universities resume exchange programs as vaccines ease pandemic fears
While many students have been unable to join exchange programs in person, online classes have lowered costs and made some more determined to go abroad.
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MORE SPORTS
Oct 11, 2021
Bills shut down Patrick Mahomes in win over Chiefs
Josh Allen passed for 315 yards and added 59 yards rushing as the Buffalo Bills' top-ranked defense stuffed Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs during a 38-20 win in soggy Kansas City, Missouri, on Sunday.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 11, 2021
Red Sox edge Rays on walk-off home run in 13th
Christian Vazquez sent the first pitch he saw from Rays reliever Luis Patino into seats above the Green Monster.
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BUSINESS
Oct 11, 2021
How Evergrande's rags-to-riches founder is trying to save his empire
Evergrande chairman Hui Ka Yan's fortune is plunging and his sprawling real estate empire is on the verge of collapse.
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WORLD
Oct 11, 2021
U.S. arrests couple on spy charges over sale of nuclear-sub data
The U.S. arrested a Navy Department employee and his wife on spying-related charges after they allegedly sold restricted data on nuclear-powered submarines to an FBI agent posing as a foreign official.
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ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 11, 2021
Sydney residents taste freedom after 107 days of lockdown
A sense of normalcy settled over the city as cafes abandoned their takeout setups and opened their doors to customers and commuter trains ferried workers to the central business district.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Oct 10, 2021
WADA sanctions Russian anti-doping laboratory
The ruling, which follows the lab's provisional suspension in January 2020, means it will not be allowed to process athletes' blood samples or conduct other doping-related testing.
Japan Times
Rugby
Oct 10, 2021
Canada eliminated from Rugby World Cup; Uruguay clinches spot
Despite a first-leg victory last week, Saturday's drubbling in Valparaiso meant Canada would miss the sport's marquee tournament for the first time.
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WORLD / Science & Health
Oct 9, 2021
Anxiety surged during pandemic, particularly among women: study
Many women found themselves bearing the brunt of household work and facing an increased risk of domestic violence, a study published in the Lancet on Friday found.
Foreign tourists with unpaid medical bills in Japan to be denied entry
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks during ministerial meeting meeting on foreign residents in Japan on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists
A tax-free shop in Kyoto in April 2024. Last week, members of a Liberal Democratic Party study group drafted a proposal seeking to scrap the country's tax-free shopping system altogether.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.
Japan won’t wait for G7 summit for possible U.S. trade deal
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's top negotiator in tariff talks with the U.S. speaks to reporters at the Japanese Embassy in Washington on Friday.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
What can Kenji Yanobe’s cosmic cats teach us about humanity?
Kenji Yanobe’s spacesuited cats are the main characters of “Ship’s Cat Island,” the inaugural exhibition at Hyper Museum Hanno in Saitama Prefecture.
From ridicule to redemption: Rice crisis returns Koizumi to the spotlight
Agriculture minister Shinjiro Koizumi speaks to the media as he inspects a warehouse storing stockpiled rice in Kanagawa Prefecture on May 30.
New Naoshima museum bets on Asia, not the West
Detail of Takashi Murakami, “Rakuchu-Rakugai-zu Byobu: Iwasa Matabei RIP” (2023-25)
Japan’s prison reform focuses on rehabilitation
Justice Minister Keisuke Suzuki speaks to reporters in Tokyo on Friday. Suzuki said preparations for the changes that will focus more on rehabilitation are being actively made at each correctional facility.
Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers
Keita Ueno (right), the owner of Kiki Driving School and an instructor who supports both foreign nationals and Japanese citizens returning from abroad in getting their foreign driver’s licenses converted, is worried about the current lax system for the process.

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