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ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

'New normal' as Chinese warplanes push across Taiwan Strait median line

The push could help Beijing achieve two goals: delegitimizing Taipei's claim to statehood and exhausting the island's military resources.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 7, 2022

Low-carbon bitcoin? Crypto miners' green power talk angers people in Texas

Crypto miners have flocked to Texas, attracted by a supportive regulatory environment and relatively cheap power.
Japan Times
SOCCER / Women's World Cup
Sep 7, 2022

Tony Gustavsson wants challenging World Cup prep for Matildas

The Matildas lost a second game in four days against Canada at Sydney Football Stadium on Tuesday, heaping more pressure on the Swedish coach little more 10 months out from the tournament.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 7, 2022

Pakistan tries to avert lake overflow as U.N. warns of more misery

Flooding, brought by record monsoon rainfall and glacier melt in the north, has impacted 33 million people and killed at least 1,325, including 466 children.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

Japan opens borders to foreign travelers on ‘self-guided tours’

The country also raised the daily arrival cap to 50,000 and dropped a requirement that visitors test negative for COVID-19 within 72 hours of departing for Japan.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 7, 2022

Daiwa Securities creates virtual moon-landing for staffers

While it's partly a way to learn about the so-called metaverse, the company's main goal is to encourage workers to bond more.
JAPAN
Sep 7, 2022

Minister vows to fight Japanese food import curbs stemming from nuclear concerns

Japan's reconstruction minister unveiled a plan to establish a panel of experts to discuss tackling misunderstandings about the planned release of treated radioactive water.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 7, 2022

Dutch track star Sifan Hassan mulling marathon switch

The Ethiopian-born runner, who took gold at 5,000 and 10,000 meters in Tokyo, suggested that track's longest distance could be her next challenge.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 7, 2022

FBI found intel on foreign government's nuclear readiness at Trump home, report says

The 15 boxes handed over by Trump to the FBI were found to contain 184 documents marked as confidential, secret or top secret.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Sep 7, 2022

With an IMF deal in hand, Sri Lanka now courts China and India

To get debt to a sustainable level, Beijing, New Delhi, Tokyo, multilateral organizations and global asset managers must all swallow losses.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 7, 2022

WTA Finals moved to Texas, 'due' to return to China in 2023

The WTA said this year's championships would take place in Fort Worth from Oct. 31 to Nov. 7 at Dickies Arena.
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen runs the ball in the second half against the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 2024 AFC wild-card game in Orchard Park, New York, on Monday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 16, 2024

Bills torch Steelers in wild-card game

In freezing conditions at Buffalo's Highmark Stadium, the Bills advanced to a home playoff showdown with the Kansas City Chiefs next weekend.
Philippine Defense Minister Gilberto Teodoro arrives to attend the ASEAN Defense Ministers' Meeting in Jakarta in November.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

Philippines hopes to sign troops pact with Japan early this year

Manila hopes to sign in the first quarter of the year a deal with Tokyo allowing the deployment of military forces on each other's soil, the Philippines' defense chief said.
A vehicle carrying Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang arrives during an official visit in Kehrsatz, near Bern, in Switzerland, on Monday. Li is visiting Switzerland to attend the World Economic Forum in Davos.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

China set to woo global elites with large delegation at Davos forum

Chinese Prime Minister Li Qiang will make a special address on Tuesday, and will be the most senior Chinese official to attend Davos since President Xi Jinping in 2017.
A toy gun is assembled at an Aequs toy manufacturing facility in the city of Belgaum in India.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2024

Infrastructure hurdles hinder toy manufacturers' shift from China

That other countries struggle to match China for efficiency is limiting firms' efforts to shift to lower cost bases and raising the risk of higher toy prices in the future.
Shohei Ohtani has been appointed baseball game ambassador by Konami Group’s content unit.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 16, 2024

Konami hires Shohei Ohtani to champion Power Pros in 30th year

Ohtani's appointment to baseball game ambassador also marks the 20th anniversary of spinoff Professional Baseball Spirits.
Poland's Iga Swiatek plays during her first round match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. at the Australian Open in Melbourne on Tuesday.
TENNIS
Jan 16, 2024

Swiatek up and running at Australian Open as Alcaraz makes bow

In-form Swiatek, 22, twice came back from a break down in a grueling first set lasting 68 minutes but stepped on the gas in the second set.
A volunteer places a box containing medicines into a drone on Jan. 8 in the city of Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 16, 2024

Drones' potential put to test in Ishikawa quake relief

As relief efforts continue, some hope to see a boost in the role of drones in responding to disasters in the future.
The "wolf warrior" metaphor is used for Chinese diplomats who are known for aggressively making their country’s case on the world stage.
COMMENTARY / World
Jan 16, 2024

Doves, pandas and dragons: Decoding the global political zoo

Animal metaphors help us reflect on the rich and varied landscape of foreign policy discourse.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jan 16, 2024

Collapsed cakes and the price of perfection in Japan

As its labor crunch worsens, Japan might see more cases of skimping or slipshod quality.
An empty flag pole where Nauru's flag used to fly at the Diplomatic Quarter, which houses embassies in Taipei, on Monday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

U.S. decries Nauru dropping Taiwan and warns on China's promises

U.S. officials have previously expressed concern at China whittling away at Taiwan's allies, especially in Central America.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

Abe faction's seven senior members won't be prosecuted, reports say

Proving a criminal conspiracy between them and the group's treasurer to not report excess income from fundraising parties has been deemed too difficult by investigators.
Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 16, 2024

China summons Philippine ambassador over Taiwan election comments

The Chinese Foreign Ministry said Beijing "is strongly dissatisfied and resolutely opposes" Marcos's remarks.
Uniqlo's Round Mini Shoulder Bag on sale at a store in London
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 16, 2024

Uniqlo sues Chinese fast-fashion rival Shein to defend hit bag

Fast Retailing joins rival Hennes & Mauritz in suing Shein for copyright infringement in Hong Kong where litigation has been underway since 2021.
Guards raise Taiwan's national flag on the Democracy Boulevard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 16, 2024

China plays waiting game in run-up to Taiwan inauguration

China's muted response to the weekend victory by Taiwan President-elect Lai Ching-te may be the start of an uneasy four months before he takes office.
At stake in this year's spring negotiations between trade unions and large Japanese firms, analysts say, is whether wages will rise far enough to ignite the sustainable inflation that policymakers consider a prerequisite for ending negative interest rates.
BUSINESS
Jan 16, 2024

Japan's top business lobby calls for worker pay raises above inflation

The call sets the tone for annual wage talks that may pave the way for the Bank of Japan to exit its ultraeasy monetary policy.
JAPAN
Jan 17, 2024

Korean Air plane 'strikes' Cathay aircraft in Japan; no injuries

The incident at New Chitose Airport serving Sapporo came two weeks after a near-catastrophic collision at Tokyo's Haneda Airport.

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