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CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 20, 2021

First Asian American muppet arrives on ‘Sesame Street’

Ji-Young, a guitar-playing Korean American character, will bring rock music and conversations about racism to the long-running children's show starting this month.
Japan Times
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 20, 2021

Yoko Kanno shaped the sound of ‘Cowboy Bebop,’ again

Yoko Kanno has become one of Japan's foremost composers since she created the eclectic score for the anime series “Cowboy Bebop.” She returned for Netflix's live-action version.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 20, 2021

U.S. teen Kyle Rittenhouse acquitted of all charges after divisive murder trial

A jury acquitted the teenager of murder in the fatal shooting of two men during racial justice protests in a decision that ignited fierce debate about gun rights in the United States.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Nov 20, 2021

Hide and seek: New looks for Japan’s leather industry

Three creators who are using the classic material in innovative and modern ways.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 19, 2021

A look at the intimate details Amazon knows about us

The company now makes the data it collects on U.S. customers available upon request failing to defeat a measure requiring such disclosures.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 19, 2021

Toyota eyes Panasonic as partner in North Carolina battery plant

The plant would be the latest in a string of announcements by major automakers preparing to pivot toward full electrification.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 19, 2021

Monkey-brain study with link to China's military roils top European university

Concerns about China's fusion of military and civilian technology have grown in recent years.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 19, 2021

Buffaloes and Swallows make final preparations ahead of Japan Series showdown

There was only one team in NPB with a worse record over the past two seasons combined than the Orix Buffaloes: the Yakult Swallows. Now they'll square off for a championship.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 19, 2021

South Korea scrambles jets as Chinese and Russian warplanes enter air defense zone

Moscow doesn't recognize the zone, while Beijing said that all countries should have freedom of movement there.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 19, 2021

Japan stimulus swells to record, but analysts say it amounts to 'pork-barrel spending'

While the stimulus package covers a range of policies and includes help for a battered health care system, many economists have raised doubts over whether it will shore up the economy.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Nov 19, 2021

Yoasobi, NiziU, BiSH and KAT-TUN to sing in the new year on 'Kohaku Uta Gassen'

According to NHK's official site, this year's theme is “Colorful” to represent the program's mission to bring “color” to the lives of people during COVID-19 and highlight Japan's diversity.
England coach Thomas Tuchel speaks during his introductory news conference at Wembley Stadium in London on Wednesday.
SOCCER
Oct 17, 2024

Thomas Tuchel takes England job with visions of winning 2026 World Cup

England head coach Thomas Tuchel strode confidently into Wembley Stadium on Wednesday with a single-minded vision to win the 2026 World Cup for the success-starved soccer nation.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses lawmakers as he presents a "victory plan" during a parliament session, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Zelenskyy rules out ceding Ukrainian land in 'victory plan'

The United States announced a $425 million arms package for Kyiv hours after a speech by the Ukrainian leader.
A civil defense member of the Islamic Health Authority inspects a site damaged in an Israeli strike in Nabatieh, southern Lebanon on Wednesday.
WORLD
Oct 17, 2024

Israel pounds Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, killing mayor

The Israeli military said its warplanes struck dozens of Hezbollah targets in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh.
Political parties are highlighting measures to reform the health care system for the elderly and the public pension system as the population ages.
JAPAN
Oct 17, 2024

Parties highlight measures for working generation

The country's health care and public pension systems are being discussed ahead of the upcoming general election.
U.S. President Joe Biden's letter on Sunday appeared to be the clearest ultimatum yet to the Israeli government since the conflict in the Gaza Strip began, outlining specific steps Israel must take within 30 days to improve the humanitarian situation in the territory.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Biden offers both a carrot and a stick to Israel as his term nears an end

His sending of U.S. soldiers to Israel along with an advanced anti-missile system comes with a warning that it must improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza.
A Blade battery on display at BYD’s headquarters in Shenzhen
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 17, 2024

Apple secretly worked with BYD on long-range EV battery, sources say

Sources claim the firms teamed up around 2017 to build a battery system using lithium iron phosphate cells.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte speaks during a news conference ahead of a meeting of NATO Defense Ministers in Brussels on Wednesday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Rutte says NATO must do more as Ukraine spending goal in reach

Rutte urged a new focus on scaling up defense production, including equipment for land, air and sea, as well as shells.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba greets voters in Nihonmatsu, Fukushima Prefecture, on Tuesday, as campaigning for the Oct. 27 Lower House election kicked off.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Parties pledge household support without debates on funding

Almost all the parties made pledges to raise the minimum wage.
McLaren driver Lando Norris has finished ahead of Red Bull's Max Verstappen in four consecutive races.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 17, 2024

Max Verstappen and Lando Norris set to renew F1 title chase in Austin

There is still everything to play for as the 24-race season starts its decisive final quarter.
Erika Worobec successfully sued to compel Washington County, Pennsylvania, officials to notify voters if their mail-in or absentee ballot had a clerical error.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

Ahead of U.S. election, Americans sue to ensure their votes count

Both the Democratic and Republican parties are fighting for every vote ahead of the Nov. 5 election.
The Champayan Lagoon in Altamira, Tamaulipas, Mexico. A new report finds that nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world’s food production are in areas experiencing a worsening water shortage.
ENVIRONMENT / Sustainability
Oct 17, 2024

Water crisis endangers 8% of GDP in high-income countries, report warns

The report finds that nearly 3 billion people and more than half of the world’s food production are in areas experiencing a worsening water shortage.
Damaged houses after deadly floods in Kavre, Nepal, on Oct. 1
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Oct 17, 2024

Climate change worsened deadly Nepal floods, scientists say

Rain from Sept. 26 sparked floods and landslides that killed 246 people and left 18 missing, according to Nepal's government.
Republican U.S. vice presidential nominee Sen. JD Vance speaks at Tucson Speedway in Tucson, Arizona, on Oct. 9
WORLD / Politics
Oct 17, 2024

JD Vance says Trump did not lose the 2020 U.S. election

In Pennsylvania, Vance said he was not espousing "some crazy conspiracy theory” in arguing Trump won.
A Louis Vuitton store under construction in the Sanlitun area of Beijing on Oct. 12
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 17, 2024

LVMH sales drop as Chinese demand for costly handbags cools

Organic revenue at its key fashion and leather goods unit fell 5% in the third quarter, its worst performance since the second quarter of 2020.
Exports declined 1.7% from a year ago, led by cars, mineral fuels and construction machinery and slipping to negative growth for the first time since November last year.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 17, 2024

Japan’s exports fall most since 2021 amid global slowdown

Exports declined 1.7% from a year ago, led by cars, mineral fuels and construction machinery.

Longform

Figure skater Akiko Suzuki was once told her ideal weight should be 47 kilograms, a number she now admits she “naively believed.” This led to her have a relationship with food that resulted in her suffering from anorexia.
The silent battle Japanese athletes fight with weight