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CULTURE / Books
Aug 5, 2021

Katie Kitamura and the cognitive dissonance of being alive right now

Her new novel, “Intimacies,” introduces readers to the perceptive, digressive mind of an interpreter at The Hague who is dealing with loss, an uncertain relationship and an insecure world.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Aug 5, 2021

China clampdown sparks a student exodus from Hong Kong schools

With youths at the forefront of demonstrations, Beijing has blamed the education system for fostering unrest and ordered schools to adopt a more patriotic curriculum.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

What to watch on Day 13 of the Tokyo Olympics

The first medals for sport climbing are ready to be handed out while karate makes its long-awaited Olympic debut as Tokyo 2020 moves into the final homestretch.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Why India struggles to win Olympic gold

The government has overhauled an athletic system that was once underfunded and corrupt, but the pressure to perform weighs on competitors.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Japan’s big hope in karate is from the home of the sport

Ryo Kiyuna, a three-time world champion, hails from Okinawa, where karate was developed centuries ago.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2021

U.S. developing plan to require foreign visitors to be vaccinated

The administration of U.S. President Joe Biden wants to reopen travel, which would boost business for the airline and tourism sectors.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2021

Biden plans shift in arms policy to add weight to human rights concerns

The United States is easily the world's biggest arms merchant, selling over $100 billion in weapons, services and training a year.
Japan Times
WORLD
Aug 5, 2021

$5,800 whiskey bottle, a gift from Japan to Pompeo, is missing, U.S. says

The State Department is investigating the whereabouts the bottle, according to two people briefed on the inquiry and a document made public this week.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Samurai Japan edges South Korea to punch ticket for gold medal game

Yamada hit a tiebreaking three-run double as Japan moved to within one win of its first Olympic gold medal in baseball.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 5, 2021

Day 12 recap: Women's 400-meter hurdles world record obliterated at Tokyo Games

A Belarusian athlete departs Tokyo for Poland three days after refusing an order to return home against her wishes and seeking diplomatic protection.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Japan's Miho Nonaka and Akiyo Noguchi qualify for sport climbing finals

The Olympic sport climbing competition, debuting in Tokyo, is divided into three disciplines: speed climbing, bouldering and lead climbing, with climbers scored across all three.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Poland's Wojciech Nowicki wins gold medal in men's hammer throw

Poland's Wojciech Nowicki won the men's hammer throw with a personal best of 82.52 meters on Wednesday, while his compatriot Pawel Fajdek avoided another Olympic disappointment by picking up the bronze.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Aug 4, 2021

Japan wins thriller over Belgium to move into women's basketball semis for the first time

Saki Hayashi was the hero on the day, sinking a clutch 3-pointer with just 15 seconds left in the fourth quarter to put Japan ahead for good.
Pan-roasted baby beets, carrots, turnips and orange may be an otherwise American dish, but Sonoko Sakai's addition of lemon-miso yogurt turns it into a 'wafū' (Japanese style) marvel.
LIFE / Food & Drink
Jan 12, 2025

The case for Japan-ifying everything you cook

“Wafu Cooking: Everyday Recipes with Japanese Style” coins the term “wafuing” — shorthand for bringing Japanese flavors into anything and everything.
Park Chong-jun, head of the Presidential Security Service, arrives outside the National Office of Investigation in Seoul on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2025

South Korea's presidential security chief urges 'no bloodshed' in Yoon arrest

Investigators seeking to question Yoon on insurrection charges linked to his ill-fated declaration of martial law secured a new arrest warrant this week.
Palestinians at the site of an Israeli strike on a house in Nuseirat, in the central Gaza Strip, on Thursday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2025

Gaza death toll 40% higher than recorded, peer-reviewed study estimates

New study used data from Gaza's health ministry, an online survey and social media obituaries to reach a best estimate of 64,260 deaths by June 30 last year.
Foreign Minister Takeshi Iwaya speaks at the Foreign Ministry in December.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2025

Japan's top envoy to visit the Philippines next week

The Philippines and Japan are longtime allies of the United States, which has been strengthening its alliances with regional partners in recent years.
An official participates in the investigation at the site where a Jeju Air aircraft crashed and burst into flames, at Muan International Airport in Muan, South Korea, on Jan 2.
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Jan 10, 2025

South Korea jet crash puts fast-growing Jeju Air's safety under scrutiny

Jeju Air flies its planes more than any other major airline in South Korea, and also outpaces most global peers such as Ireland's Ryanair and Malaysia's AirAsia.
U.S. President-Elect Donald Trump speaks to members of the media at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on Wednesday.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2025

U.S. court declines to block release of special counsel report on Trump

The ruling from the Atlanta-based U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit appeared to clear the way for the release of the report as early as next week.
Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi (second from right) addresses a ministerial meeting held Friday at the Prime Minister's Office to discuss measures to boost exports of farm produce and food products.
BUSINESS
Jan 10, 2025

Japan to step up efforts to increase food exports

The government will support efforts by Japanese food-related companies to team up with foreign businesses.
A resident sprays water outside the fire-stricken Pacific Palisades Presbyterian Church in Pacific Palisades, California, on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 10, 2025

California leaders criticized over fires as political clash ensues

The criticism, fanned by President-elect Trump across social media, has triggered a political clash over the two massive wildfires menacing Los Angeles from the east and west.
Footage released in December by the Israeli Army shows Israeli soldiers operating in a location given as the Golan Heights. Under new rules, media interviewing soldiers of the rank of colonel and under cannot display their full names or faces.
WORLD
Jan 10, 2025

Israeli military tightens media rules over legal action concern

The full names and faces of soldiers of the rank of colonel and under are not to be displayed by the media under the new rules.
The sun sets over the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in Death Valley National Park, near Furnace Creek, during a heat wave impacting Southern California in July.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change
Jan 10, 2025

Record heat pushed 2024 above global warming threshold of 1.5 C

A clear acceleration in rising temperatures has puzzled scientists, even as the evidence of the fast-warming atmosphere became impossible to miss.
Apollo Global Management is discussing a commitment of as much as ¥1.5 trillion for an equity stake in a bid by Seven & I’s founding Ito family to take the convenience store operator private.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 10, 2025

Apollo weighs $9.5 billion stake in Seven & I management buyout

Under the current proposal, Apollo would join the Ito family and Itochu, the operator of FamilyMart in Japan, as key investors.
Jannik Sinner speaks during a news conference ahead of the Australian Open on Friday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 10, 2025

Jannik Sinner declares innocence in doping case ahead of Australian Open

Defending Australian Open champion Sinner twice tested positive for traces of the steroid clostebol in March.
Airmen from the U.S. Air Force's 104th Fighter Wing complete post-flight checks on four F-15C fighter jets at Kadena Air Base in Okinawa Prefecture, in October 2023.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 10, 2025

U.S. falling behind on aircraft shelters in Asia as China’s missile arsenal grows

Beijing has also been making substantial investments to defend, expand and fortify its air bases.
The additional sanctions against Russia "are to contribute to international efforts for peace," Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi said on Friday at the Prime Minister's Office.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 10, 2025

Japan expands its sanctions against Russia

Japan will also ban the export of 335 more goods, including small motorcycles, to Russia starting on Jan. 23.
A portion of the Grand Ring at the site of the Osaka Expo during a media tour late last month
JAPAN
Jan 10, 2025

Race circuit and resort among post-event proposals for Osaka Expo site

One proposal envisages an entertainment complex housing a circuit and a large arena.

Longform

Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’