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JAPAN / Politics
Jul 20, 2022

Abe's faction faces uncertain future following his assassination

With Abe no longer in charge and no clear successor waiting in the wings, the caucus is experiencing internal dissent.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2022

U.S. spotlights Japan shortcomings in latest human trafficking report

Despite Japan's lackluster grade, the report highlighted the government's decision to address problems within its Technical Intern Training Program.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022

Putin’s war: The 'essence of miscalculation'

Russian President Vladimir Putin's disastrous Ukraine invasion is likely the result of the wrong lessons learned from his earlier and easier successful military ventures.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 20, 2022

Don’t cancel Russian culture

Refusing to engage with Russian culture will not change President Vladimir Putin's calculations, let alone impel him to withdraw his forces from Ukraine.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 20, 2022

Former education ministry official found guilty of bribery in Japan

The court sentenced Futoshi Sano, 62, formerly of the ministry's Science and Technology Policy Bureau, to two years and six months in prison, suspended for five years.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022

EV charger-makers look to scale up in rush for share of growing home market

The current scramble is likely to feed further dealmaking in the sector as tens of millions of units are installed globally over the next decade.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2022

Sri Lanka’s parliament picks Ranil Wickremesinghe as new president

It's not immediately clear how his win will be viewed by ordinary Sri Lankans, who are suffering prolonged power cuts and massive queues for fuel.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 20, 2022

Recently deceased yokozuna Wakanohana leaves mixed legacy

The giant portrait that commemorates his perfect 15-0 championship in November 1978 still hangs in JR Ryogoku Station and is visible to anyone getting off the train to visit the Kokugikan.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2022

Even senseless assassins can get lucky once

The murder of Shinzo Abe has put the spotlight on fringe religious and political groups. That doesn't necessarily help us find a future killer.
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022

Japan's power crunch seen continuing despite nuclear plant restarts

A total of 10 nuclear reactors in Japan have cleared new standards set by the Nuclear Regulation Authority and have received the green light from local municipalities.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 20, 2022

Raising temperatures: Pakistan climate catastrophist Sherry Rehman

Pakistan has a front-row seat for the cascading catastrophe of global warming, so for the 61-year-old former diplomat, calling it 'apocalyptic' isn't much of a stretch.
Japan Times
WORLD / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2022

Scientists seek sun-dimming stopgap for climate crisis as 1.5 C threshold nears

The technology carries serious and unpredictable risks, critics say — with some so worried that they believe research should stop and outdoor tests should be banned.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 20, 2022

South Korea’s homegrown KF-21 fighter takes to the skies for first time

First rolled out in April 2021, the twin-engined aircraft bore the flags of both South Korea and Indonesia — the only foreign partner in the program.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 20, 2022

It's not just China homebuyers. Now property suppliers are boycotting loans.

The payments protest is the latest sign of how a movement by homebuyers to boycott mortgages on unfinished homes in China is spreading to affect other sectors in the economy.
Shoma Uno warms up before his practice session ahead of the World Figure Skating Championships in Montreal on Monday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Mar 19, 2024

Sakamoto and Uno seek world figure skating three-peats

The 2024 World Figure Skating Championships features 200 top skaters.
U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Tuesday will be leading the monthly meeting known as the Ukraine defense contact group (UDCG) of about 50 allies that have been militarily supporting Ukraine.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2024

Out of money, Pentagon chief looks to convince allies of commitment to Ukraine

Lack of funding is already having an impact on the ground in Ukraine and Ukrainian forces are having to manage scarce resources, officials say.
Nvidia's CEO Jensen Huang displays products onstage during the annual Nvidia GTC Artificial Intelligence Conference at SAP Center in San Jose, California, on Monday.
BUSINESS / Tech
Mar 19, 2024

Nvidia unveils 'superchip' successor to all-conquering AI processor

The new chip, multiple times faster at handling AI models, will be the basis of new computers being deployed by the world’s largest data center operators.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal / FOCUS
Mar 19, 2024

Japan's 'hostage justice system' faces renewed scrutiny

The long-criticized system has come under the spotlight as executives wrongly accused of a crime continue their legal battle.
U.K. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak reportedly signed off on introducing a regulation bill after the Premier League failed to agree on a deal to share revenues with smaller clubs.
SOCCER
Mar 19, 2024

U.K. to set out soccer regulation law after club talks stall

The Football Governance Bill will be proposed in the House of Commons on Tuesday.
The outdoor version of an "instant house," developed and set up by architect Keisuke Kitagawa in Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2024

'Instant Houses' used widely in Noto quake-hit areas

The structure, which can be erected in an hour, is 4 meters tall with a floor area of 20 square meters.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda attends a news conference after a policy meeting at the bank's headquarters in Tokyo on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
Mar 19, 2024

BOJ introduces first rate hike in 17 years following pay gains

The negative rates policy, the last one in the world, had been a symbol of the Bank of Japan's ultraloose monetary stimulus lasting over a decade.
A screen at the headquarters of the Central Election Commission in Moscow shows the preliminary results of Russia's presidential election on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2024

West decries Putin's reelection while China and India vow closer ties

The contrasting reactions underscore the geopolitical fault lines that have gaped wider since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine two years ago.
Palestinians gather to receive aid outside an UNRWA warehouse as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2024

'Catastrophic' food shortages make mass death imminent in Gaza, agency warns

The number of people in parts of northern Gaza suffering the most severe food shortages is said to be more than triple the famine threshold.
Displaced Palestinians, who fled their houses due to Israeli strikes, shelter in a tent camp in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip this month.
WORLD
Mar 19, 2024

Displaced Palestinians in Gaza face compounding health risks

While the U.N. warns of famine, humanitarian officials say fast-deteriorating sanitation conditions are making people even more vulnerable.
JAPAN
Mar 19, 2024

Princess Yuriko shows symptoms of heart failure

The 100-year-old princess is also showing a recurrence of a symptom of cerebral infarction, having difficulty moving her right arm and leg.
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting in Moscow in February via video link.
WORLD / Politics
Mar 19, 2024

What are Putin's top challenges in new six-year term?

Putin won six more years in the Kremlin with a landslide victory in an election where he faced no serious competition. Now he faces important challenges.
Giovanna Gonzalez of Chicago demonstrates outside the U.S. Capitol following a press conference by TikTok creators to voice their opposition to the "Protecting Americans from Foreign Adversary Controlled Applications Act," pending crackdown legislation on TikTok in the House of Representatives, on Capitol Hill in Washington on March 12.
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 19, 2024

TikTok and its 'secret sauce' caught in U.S.-China tussle

China's ByteDance's algorithm has helped drive TikTok's stratospheric success since the app was launched for the international market in 2017.
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un watches a rocket salvo firing drill at an unconfirmed location in the country in this image released Tuesday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 19, 2024

North Korea's Kim oversees 'super-large' rocket launcher drills

The North has claimed the weapon has the capability to be equipped with a tactical nuclear warhead.
Tourists ride go-karts on a street in Tokyo's Asakusa area in October.
JAPAN / Society
Mar 19, 2024

Tokyo go-karts draw over 100 complaints in 2023

Common grievances include riders exiting karts at traffic lights for photos and disregarding red lights, according to the police.

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Koichi Tagawa’s diary entry from Aug. 9, 1945, describes the day of the atomic bombing of Nagasaki.
The horrors of Nagasaki, in first person