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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 7, 2021

South Korea tech firms to provide U.S. with semiconductor data

The U.S. Commerce Department warned that the White House might invoke the Defense Production Act or other tools if South Korea firms don't respond to their data request.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 7, 2021

Iraqi PM safe after drone attack on residence, military says

Three drones were used in the attack, including two that were intercepted and downed by security forces while a third drone hit the prime minister's residence.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / OBITUARY
Nov 7, 2021

Joyce Lebra: Trailblazing scholar and witness to Japanese history

The world of academia lost a true pioneer when Joyce Lebra passed away last month. She received the Order of the Rising Sun award in a ceremony a month earlier.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2021

Marines advance to Climax Series final with draw against Eagles

A seventh-inning blast by Leonys Martin gave Chiba the result it needed to move on to a showdown with the PL champion Buffaloes for the chance to play in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 7, 2021

Can South Korea’s main presidential candidates revitalize relations with Japan?

The conservative opposition People Power Party has tapped former top prosecutor Yoon Seok-youl, 60, as its presidential candidate, while the ruling Democratic Party picked Lee Jae-myung, 56.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 7, 2021

There’s an unseemly rush to power EV batteries

While lithium has been through a similar surge on the back of EVs before, this time there's a legitimate demand-supply issue with a shortage on the horizon.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 7, 2021

'Reiwa Monster' Roki Sasaki lives up to hype in Climax Series debut

The 20-year-old Marines pitcher impressed in his first postseason appearance, giving fans a taste of what they can expect in seasons to come.
Georgian oligarch and founder of the ruling Georgian Dream party Bidzina Ivanishvili gives a speech Tbilisi on Saturday as Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze looks on.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

Ruling party set to win Georgia election amid opposition protests

If the partial results confirm the victory of the Georgian Dream party, the country could be heading for closer ties with neighboring Russia.
Police officers Sunday investigate a building in Tokyo's Minato Ward that houses bar where a female employee was stabbed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2024

Female employee at Tokyo girls bar stabbed to death

Police officers arrested the man at the scene and are still investigating motives.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani lies down after injuring his shoulder against the Yankees on Saturday in Game 2 of the World Series.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 27, 2024

Ohtani suffers shoulder injury in Dodgers win

Manager Dave Roberts said Ohtani had been diagnosed with a "little left shoulder subluxation" but expressed optimism that the star would be back soon.
A Tohoku Electric Power official explains the process of loading nuclear fuel into the No. 2 reactor of the Onagawa nuclear power plant in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, on Sept. 6.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 27, 2024

Onagawa No. 2 nuclear reactor set for restart amid mixed local reception

Some living around the power plant have expressed understanding for the restart while others are concerned over the possibility of an accident.
Kenichi and Kyoko Ino at their home in Ageo, Saitama Prefecture, earlier this month. Their daughter, Shiori Ino, was killed in October 1999 after being stalked.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 27, 2024

Parents of murdered stalking victim remain resolute 25 years later

Six months after his daughter's murder, he began speaking to audiences about the damage caused by stalking.
A polling station at a local school in Tokyo on Sunday
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

As it happened: Japan's Lower House election 2024

Recent polls have indicated Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party-Komeito bloc might lose its majority in the lower chamber for the first time in 15 years.
Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 19 Chinese aircraft on Sunday, including fighter jets and drones, near the island over a nearly four-hour period as part of Beijing's "joint combat readiness patrol" with warships.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 27, 2024

Taiwan says China holds 'combat' patrol after latest U.S. arms sales

Taiwan's Defense Ministry said it detected 19 Chinese aircraft on Sunday, including fighter jets and drones, near the island over a nearly four-hour period.
Gen. Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the leader of the Sudanese Armed Forces, is greeted by an honor guard upon arriving at Juba International Airport in South Sudan on Sept. 16.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2024

The dark reality of global capitalism and perpetual war

In countries like Sudan and the DRC, however, we have something closer to the feudalism of medieval times.
Japan's Yoshitaka Yazaki tries to tackle New Zealand's Mark Tele'a during a match on Saturday in Yokohama.
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Oct 27, 2024

After All Blacks loss, Brave Blossoms' new crop of players still needs time to bloom

The 64-19 score was not as bad as it looks on paper, but Saturday's game in Yokohama showed Japan has a long way to go to compete with the best.
This screen grab released on Oct. 26 by the Israeli military shows one of its air force planes departing to carry out strikes on Iran.
COMMENTARY / World
Oct 27, 2024

Israel’s strike on Iran was smart. Now take the win.

Both Iran and Israel need to reconsider their aggressive postures to prevent a devastating regional conflict.
Zheng Qinwen kisses the winner's trophy after her victory over Sofia Kenin in the final of the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo on Sunday.
TENNIS
Oct 27, 2024

Zheng Qinwen earns her crown at Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo

Zheng outlasted Sofia Kenin as she claimed her second WTA title of the season and avenged a loss in the 2022 Pan Pacific Open final.
Nico Echavarria of Colombia holds the trophy after winning the Zozo Championship on Sunday at Narashino Country Club in Inzai, Chiba Prefecture.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Oct 27, 2024

Nico Echavarria birdies final hole to win PGA Tour's Zozo Championship in Chiba

The birdie allowed Echavarria to avoid a playoff with two-time major winner Justin Thomas and Max Greyserman.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during an interview with reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Japan faces political upheaval after LDP-led coalition loses majority

The electoral rout opens up a potential path for the opposition to steer the lower chamber’s agenda if they can act cohesively.
Refugees from Darfur in eastern Chad on July 8. A major surge in fighting in Sudan has taken a searing toll on civilians, killing hundreds of people in aerial bombings and revenge attacks in late October, as Africa’s largest war shifts into a higher gear after the end of seasonal rains.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2024

Hundreds killed in days as war in Sudan surges

Territory has changed hands; a prominent commander has switched sides; and retreating fighters have sexually assaulted, kidnapped and killed villagers.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also LDP president, dissolved the Lower House only eight days after assuming office on Oct. 1
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

Why Ishiba’s strategy of a surprise battle backfired

His dissolution of the Lower House only eight days after assuming office and backtracking on previously touted policies left voters with little to base votes on.
Japan's cutting-edge railgun successfully strikes target vessel
The Defense Ministry’s Acquisition, Technology & Logistics Agency (ATLA) conducted a ship-board railgun shooting test from June to early July this year with the support of the Maritime Self-Defense Force.
Thousands without power in Tokyo as heavy rain batters Kanto region
Heavy rain hit Tokyo and surrounding areas Thursday afternoon, causing thousands to lose power, prompting flood warnings, grounding flights and causing transportation issues.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
Aging Japan’s centenarian population nears 100,000
Shigeko Kagawa, Japan's oldest person at 114, in Yamatokoriyama, Nara Prefecture, on July 30
Niinami’s ouster quick but not unusual as corporations protect reputation
Takeshi Niinami resigns as chairman and CEO of Suntory Holdings.
As Manila modernizes its military, new opportunities emerge for Tokyo
A Brahmos missile system is displayed during a rehearsal for a military parade in New Delhi in January. The Philippines will soon receive its second batch of the supersonic cruise missiles from India.
Shizuoka farmers fight to preserve sustainable tea method that’s steeped in tradition
As of August 2024, the number of confirmed chagusaba farmers had fallen to 302, just over half the 582 reported in 2015, according to the Shizuoka Chagusaba Farming Method Promotion Council.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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
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