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SOCCER / J. League / J. LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
May 31, 2022

June international break a welcome relief for struggling J. League teams

Three clubs initially expected to vie for the title will be especially grateful for the chance to reboot their campaigns.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022

Russia faces deepest economic crisis in a generation, but many have yet to feel it

Trade with the outside world has plunged, consumers are reluctant to spend and rising prices on basic items are starting to squeeze household budgets.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022

Drivers in Sri Lanka queue 12 hours for fuel amid worst economic crisis since 1948

Gas prices have soared 259% since October 2021 as the government slashed subsidies to try and stabilize a teetering economy.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Markets
May 31, 2022

Chinese banks overflow with cash that nobody wants to borrow

The reluctance to borrow stems in large part from uncertainty over China's COVID-19 curbs, and whether future outbreaks could lead to repeated lockdowns.
Japan Times
SOCCER
May 31, 2022

France blames Liverpool, ticket fraud for Champions League trouble

French Sports Minister Amelie Oudea-Castera has commissioned a report into the trouble at the match, which was delayed by 35 minutes due to chaos outside Paris' Stade de France.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 31, 2022

Tsai Ing-wen says U.S. National Guard planning 'cooperation' with Taiwan military

The United States is Chinese-claimed Taiwan's most important international supporter and arms supplier, despite the lack of formal diplomatic ties.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
May 31, 2022

Europe's dash for gas puts Australia's LNG import plans at risk

Most Australian projects have not yet reached the stage of locking in re-gasification infrastructure and are getting pipped by European users.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
May 31, 2022

Chris Kreider scores twice as Rangers eliminate Hurricanes in Game 7

The Rangers, who are 5-0 in elimination games this postseason, will face the two-time defending Stanley Cup champion Tampa Bay Lightning in the Eastern Conference finals.
Japan Times
WORLD
May 31, 2022

After Ukraine, 'whole world' is a customer for Turkish drone, maker says

Selcuk Bayraktar, who runs the Istanbul firm Baykar, said the drones had shown how technology was revolutionizing modern warfare.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2022

Relief and disbelief as Shanghai to start lifting COVID-19 lockdown

The city's prolonged lockdown has caused income losses, stress and despair to millions struggling to access food or get emergency health care.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
May 31, 2022

Taiwan air force suffers second fatal accident of 2022

While Taiwan's air force is well trained, it has been strained from repeatedly scrambling to see off Chinese military aircraft in the past two years, though the accidents have not been linked in any way to these intercept activities.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
May 31, 2022

Giant deep ocean turbine trial offers hope of endless green power

Power-hungry, fossil-fuel dependent Japan has successfully tested a system that could provide a constant, steady form of renewable energy, regardless of the wind or the sun.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida arrives at Tokyo's Haneda Airport on Monday after his trip to France, Brazil and Paraguay.
JAPAN / Politics
May 7, 2024

LDP weighs proposal to disclose usage of party's 'policy activity funds'

Policy activity funds are provided to lawmakers from parties to which they belong. How they are used is not presently subject to disclosure.
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese (right) gives an address to the Leaders’ Plenary during the 2024 ASEAN-Australia Special Summit at the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Center in Melbourne, on March 6.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
May 7, 2024

Australian PM Albanese calls Chinese military air incident 'unacceptable'

A Chinese fighter jet dropped flares above and ahead of an Australian helicopter above the Yellow Sea during an operation to enforce North Korea sanctions.
Auto parts maker Toyoda Gosei makes bags and other items by reusing its mainstay air bag products.
JAPAN
May 7, 2024

Upcycling efforts spread among Japanese companies

Japanese companies are increasingly engaging in upcycling efforts, or adding new value to used products and waste materials, as part of their environmental and social contributions and to generate profits.
Masato Kanda, vice minister of finance for international affairs, reiterated the currency authorities' readiness to step into the market for speculative-driven foreign exchange moves.
BUSINESS / Markets
May 7, 2024

Japan warns of action over rapid currency moves

Comments by the government's top currency diplomat, Masato Kanda, reinforced Tokyo's readiness to intervene again to support a fragile yen.
Her, a self-described feminist bar in Shanghai, on March 15. Women in Shanghai gather in bars, salons and bookstores to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
May 7, 2024

In China, ruled by men, women quietly find a powerful voice

Women in Shanghai gather to reclaim their identities as the country’s leader calls for China to adopt a “childbearing culture.”
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends the Orthodox Easter service at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior in Moscow on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
May 7, 2024

U.S. and most EU nations to boycott Putin's inauguration over Ukraine war

France and some other EU states were expected to send an envoy despite a plea by Kyiv.
Tokyo DisneySea Fantasy Springs Hotel is set to open in June in the theme park's new section featuring areas based on "Frozen," "Tangled" and "Peter Pan."
BUSINESS
May 7, 2024

Tokyo DisneySea taps ‘Frozen’ and 'Peter Pan' in ¥320 billion expansion

The expansion, which opens to the public June 6, is expected to help boost total annual sales by ¥75 billion.
The United Kingdom's Tom Daley takes part in an interview after winning the men's 10m platform final at the FINA Diving World Cup in Tokyo in May 2021.
OLYMPICS / Diving
May 7, 2024

British diver Daley to compete at record fifth Games

The 29-year-old is set to defend his gold medal in the men's 10m synchronized platform event.
Visitors in Macau on May 2. More than a year since China reopened its borders, some 63% of its residents say they’re ready to return to exploring the world, according to a survey published on April 24.
BUSINESS / Economy
May 7, 2024

China’s thrifty travelers show consumer confidence is weak

While more traveled over the five-day Labor Day break in comparison with 2019, each of them spent less on average.
Sony’s shares have dropped more than 5% this year, compared with a 16% gain in the Topix index, amid a global electronics slump.
BUSINESS / Companies
May 7, 2024

Sony shares fall as offer for Paramount spurs financing concerns

Investors are worried because the $26 billion proposal is larger than the Japanese electronics company's cash holdings.
Workers head to Daihatsu Motor's plant at its headquarters in Ikeda, Osaka Prefecture, on Tuesday.
BUSINESS
May 7, 2024

Daihatsu resumes production at all plants

All of Daihatsu's four finished vehicle assembly plants in Japan are back online for the first time in about four months.
Cubs starting pitcher Shota Imanaga pitches against the New York Mets at Citi Field in New York on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 7, 2024

Shota Imanaga looks to continue stellar stretch as Cubs face Padres

Imanaga has sparkled for Chicago since the 30-year-old joined the Cubs after eight seasons in Japan's top league
The Netflix series "House of Ninjas" partially succeeds in elevating its subject, but there is still room in Hollywood to give ninja the "samurai" treatment.
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
May 8, 2024

Shine and shadow: Unpacking favoritism in ‘Shogun’ and ‘House of Ninjas’

When it comes to Japanese archetypes in Hollywood, samurai are like rock stars compared to the less-considered ninja. It's time ninja took the spotlight.
Dodgers pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto hrows in the first inning against the Arizona Diamondbacks at Chase Field in Phoenix on Wednesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
May 7, 2024

Dodgers' Japanese stars aim to take down Marlins

Yoshinobu Yamamoto will be on the mound to start against the Miami team for the first time in his career.
Demystifying the manufacturing success of China
China’s massive scale, strong education system and competitive local governance have enabled it to reach the technological frontier and dominate high-tech manufacturing despite its low per capita gross domestic product.
Japan to revise romanization rules for first time in 70 years
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is recommending replacing the government’s long-standing Kunrei system with more widely used Hepburn-style spellings.
Japanese manufacturers moving headquarters out of central Tokyo
A building in Kawasaki housing Toshiba's new headquarters
Is sumo becoming a victim of its own popularity?
A training session at Shikoroyama stable in June 2016. Sumo training sessions are increasingly simulated or the preserve of group tours.
Japanese man suspected of ordering double murder in Manila
Two suspects arrested over the killing of two Japanese last week are held in restraints in Manila on Tuesday.
Tokyo crowned No.1 'workation' spot
Workations were a burgeoning trend in the corporate world for years before the COVID-19 pandemic turbocharged it.
Atsushi Kitagawara’s exhibition finds poetry in architecture
The inverted cone, one of Atsushi Kitagawara’s six signature elements in architecture, is a key feature of the Nakamura Keith Haring Collection museum building.
Candidates preparing to make final pitches for Sawamura Award
Hawks pitcher Livan Moinelo has a 1.13 ERA in 19 starts this season.
Winning warship bid gives Japan confidence boost as Tokyo eyes more exports
Australia’s decision to select Japan's upgraded Mogami-class warship, seen in this computer-generated image, has been “well received across Japanese industry," a Defense Ministry official said.
In Paris, chefs Chizuko Kimura and Kei Kobayashi make their mark
Chef Kei Kobayashi is France's only Japanese chef with three Michelin stars.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Members of the nonprofit group Japan Youth Memorial Association search for the remains of dead soldiers in a cave in Okinawa Prefecture in February.
The long search for Japan’s lost soldiers
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