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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022

Growing ties between Pakistan and China raise concern in Washington and New Delhi

China's supply of advanced military equipment to Pakistan is part of an intensifying military and intelligence cooperation that reflects the growing level of trust between the two sides.
Japan Times
WORLD
Apr 4, 2022

What political upheaval in Pakistan means for rest of the world

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan's actions have created huge uncertainty in Islamabad, fueling anger among the opposition and deepening the country's political crisis.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Apr 4, 2022

Toyota says it will stick with U.K. in move to electric vehicles

The firm said it is ready to sell only zero-emission cars and reiterated its view that hybrids have a role to play in the transition by 2035.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022

Padres acquire LHP Sean Manaea from Athletics

Manaea, who joins a rotation that includes Yu Darvish, Blake Snell, Mike Clevinger and Joe Musgrove, posted an 11-10 record with a 3.91 ERA in 32 starts last season with Oakland.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022

China promotes traditional cures as Pfizer pill alternatives

China is struggling to persuade skeptics to put aside doubts about traditional medicine that hasn't gone through large, standardized clinical trials.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Apr 4, 2022

Putin’s pre-war allies dominate Hungarian and Serbian elections

The country's leaders are walking a tightrope between maintaining old ties and trying to get closer to the West.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Apr 4, 2022

BOJ should pay attention to yen, ruling coalition lawmaker says

Keiichi Ishii, secretary-general of Komeito, says efforts to hold down interest rates are weakening the currency.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Apr 4, 2022

The best game that money could buy

In MLB, where players' salaries are public but owners' revenues are not, teams can spend as little as they want. They can also spend as much as they want.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Apr 4, 2022

Russian ships switch flags at record rate amid sanctions scrutiny

A total of 18 ships, including 11 cargo vessels from the same fleet, changed to non-Russian flags last month, maritime consultancy Windward Ltd. found.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022

China's COVID-19 crisis grows with cases surging and new omicron sub-strains

Shanghai reported 9,006 cases Sunday as the city readies to test all 25 million residents in its latest efforts to weed out infections.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Apr 4, 2022

Climate change could cost U.S. $2 trillion a year by end of century, White House says

Flood, fire, and drought fueled by climate change could take a massive bite out of the U.S. federal budget.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Film
Apr 4, 2022

'Moonlight Shadow' director Edmund Yeo praises the Japanese work ethic and the dedication of producers

Though filmmaking is not a particularly popular career path in Malaysia, Edmund Yeo still managed to follow his dream of being a director.
On a board for election posters in Tokyo's Edogawa Ward on Monday, duplicates of one featuring a female kickboxer who is not running in the gubernatorial race take up half of all the spots.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2024

Seeing duplicates of a poster on election boards? It's due to a loophole.

The law only restricts details about other candidates or factually incorrect information from posters on boards set up for elections.
Renho left the CDP, Japan's largest opposition party, earlier this month to run in the Tokyo gubernatorial election as an independent candidate.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jun 24, 2024

Death threat sent to office of aspiring Tokyo governor Renho

The threat, made via fax, was also sent to a building that houses the headquarters of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, which Renho left in early June.
Amy Yang holds the trophy after winning the Women's PGA Championship in Sammamish, Washington, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jun 24, 2024

Amy Yang wins Women's PGA Championship

Amy Yang captured her long-awaited first major title on Sunday, hanging on late for a three-stroke victory at the Women's PGA Championship.
Kyosuke Matsuyama (right) competes against France's Erwann Le Pechoux during the men's team foil semifinals at the Tokyo Olympics in August 2021.
OLYMPICS
Jun 24, 2024

Japanese fencers heading to Paris Games with plenty of confidence

The men's national team is aiming to secure its first medal in three Olympics in the foil event, a category considered by many to be a Japanese specialty.
Philippine Defense Secretary Gilbert Teodoro speaks during the opening session of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations defense ministers' meeting in Jakarta last November.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jun 24, 2024

Philippines says China deliberately used 'illegal force' disrupt resupply mission

The Philippines' defense cheif said last week's maritime incident, which injured a sailor, was neither a misunderstanding nor an accident.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on June 12
BUSINESS / Markets
Jun 24, 2024

Yen nears lows as Bank of Japan leans dovish

The BOJ has suggested in recent weeks that it might not hurry in tightening monetary policy, unsettling the market.
A wind farm in Koriyama, Fukushima Prefecture. For Japan's future energy roadmap to center on clean sources, the government should reform the institutions overseeing energy policy to avoid vested interests from slowing the transition down.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2024

It’s time for Japan to set up a climate change agency

The government is currently reviewing Japan's Strategic Energy Plan. But who's shaping this key document for the future? It's mostly older men with vested interests.
Far-right leader Marine Le Pen's National Rally party is expected to win snap parliamentary elections called by French President Emmanuel Macron.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2024

French elites’ silence on Le Pen is deafening

Despite the economically risky promises of the far right (and far left), France's business leaders are not weighing in on the crucial elections only a week away.
Sakana AI, prospected to become the fastest-ever Japanese company to achieve unicorn status, aims to create energy-efficient AI models that tackle long-term national-level issues.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jun 24, 2024

What a Japanese AI unicorn can teach Silicon Valley

Sakana AI, prospected to become the fastest-ever Japanese company to achieve unicorn status, is taking a long-term approach to the development of AI for good.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida has not yet formally announced whether he will seek another three-year term as party president.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2024

Pressure mounting on Kishida within LDP to give up on reelection

Veterans fear the LDP — under Kishida — will lose control of the government in a general election, while younger members don't want an unpopular president leading them.
The U.S. will no longer view itself through the lens of exceptionalism, regardless of whether Donald Trump or Joe Biden wins the next election.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2024

American exceptionalism is dead no matter who wins the election

The U.S. will no longer view itself through the lens of exceptionalism regardless of the presidential election's outcome, focusing instead on its narrow self-interests.
People await the arrival of the Dalai Lama in New York on Sunday. The Tibetan spiritual leader is in the U.S. to undergo knee surgery.
COMMENTARY / World
Jun 24, 2024

China must not choose the next Dalai Lama

The 14th Dalai Lama, who is in the U.S. to undergo knee surgery, should leave instructions to choose his successor, therefore delegitimizing any Beijing-anointed figure.
Renho, who is running for Tokyo governor, delivers a campaign speech in the capital's Setagaya Ward on Saturday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jun 24, 2024

Koike and Renho adopt contrasting approaches to Tokyo election

Incumbent Yuriko Koike has visited villages and towns in the capital, while challenger Renho has focused on giving speeches in central Tokyo.
Naoto Ohtake, president-elect of the Institute of Science Tokyo, said it aims to have international students make up 30% of all undergraduate science and engineering majors by 2050.
JAPAN
Jun 24, 2024

Institute of Science Tokyo will reapply for grant from ¥10 trillion fund

Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tokyo Medical and Dental University, which will merge to form the new university, had jointly applied before but failed.
Emergency workers are seen at the site of a deadly fire at a lithium battery factory owned by South Korean battery maker Aricell, in Hwaseong, South Korea, on Monday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 24, 2024

At least 16 killed after fire guts South Korea battery plant

The blaze began after a series of battery cells exploded inside a warehouse with some 35,000 units.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
Woman dies after possible knife attack in Setagaya
Police investigate the scene where a woman was found bleeding on a street in Tokyo's Setagaya Ward on Monday.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.
More sweltering days forecast for September after hottest summer on record
By the end of August, 8,341 people had been transported by ambulance for heatstroke in Tokyo alone.
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
A polar bear at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Thursday. The Arctic animals are among the most vulnerable species to Japan's scorching summer heat and zookeepers have to take a number of precautions in order to keep them safe.
‘Mount Fuji Lawson’ becomes a symbol of Japan’s overtourism problem
A couple poses for a wedding photo in front of a Lawson in the town of Kawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, on Aug. 25.
‘Cool’ Patagonia wants to take used items into the mainstream
"It's not just about sales. It's about system change," said Marty Pomphrey, general manager of Patagonia Japan, on Aug. 6.
How Tokyo's Ueno Zoo helps their animals cope with extreme heat
A polar bear at Ueno Zoo in Tokyo on Thursday. The Arctic animals are among the most vulnerable species to Japan's scorching summer heat and zookeepers have to take a number of precautions in order to keep them safe.
Japan is warming up to tattoos — just not permanent ones
Tattoos have a complex history in Japan, but new types of temporary ink are letting locals curious about body art experiment without the commitment.
Japan to launch broad review of immigration policies amid rise in foreign nationals
Foreign tourists at Narita Airport in June. A report released Friday stresses that Japan is at a turning point and that current ad-hoc measures on immigration are no longer sufficient.

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