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SUMO
Mar 11, 2022

Osaka-style upset back on the table for Spring Basho

Starved of sumo for so long, it's unlikely fans in Kansai will care whether we see dominance by the yokozuna as usual or a reclaiming of the basho's stormy reputation.
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BUSINESS
Mar 11, 2022

South Korean trade minister calls for ‘fresh look’ at Japan ties

'It's high time to have a fresh look at bilateral relations and forge forward-looking, more constructive relations between Korea and Japan,” South Korean Trade Minister Yeo Han-koo said.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2022

As war rages, a struggle to balance energy crunch and climate crisis

Nations remain extraordinarily dependent on fossil fuels and are struggling to shore up supplies precisely at a moment when scientists say the world must slash its use.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Mar 11, 2022

Naomi Osaka blows Sloane Stephens away on windy day at Indian Wells

After a lackluster first set, Osaka turned a switch in the second, racing out to a 4-0 lead as her serve and defense suddenly improved.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Mar 11, 2022

Panasonic readies new battery that Tesla sees as key to $25,000 EVs

Over the past year and a half, Panasonic has been working to develop a bigger '4680” battery it intends to sell to the American electric carmaker.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Mar 11, 2022

Can China help Russia sidestep international sanctions?

Beijing has declared its partnership with Moscow to be 'rock solid,' but it will be forced to walk a fine line.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 11, 2022

As sanctions hit more visible Russian assets, tax-haven free ports prepare for scrutiny

A series of scandals involving stolen art, and even looted antiquities from the war in Syria, that turned up in Geneva's free port has dented these warehouses' reputations.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 11, 2022

Why the left lost South Korea’s election

Less reported in the press is the fact that an alternative left-wing candidate, Sim Sang-jung, also ran, splitting the South Korean vote.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Mar 11, 2022

‘The worst is behind you’: Ukrainian family reunites in Poland

Polish resident Ksenia Kraft reunited with her cousins and their five children near the border with Ukraine. The families fled the town of Berdychiv in central Ukraine after Russia’s invasion.
Police officers stand guard in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, in April 2023 during a Lower House by-election campaign.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Japan police to tighten security after Trump shooting

Specifically, prefectural police across the country have been urged to enhance vigilance in areas around venues for political events.
A 25-miligram bottle of muscle relaxant was discovered missing at Osaka City General Hospital on Friday when hospital officials performed a routine check of a safe that stores pharmaceuticals.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Muscle relaxant goes missing at Osaka hospital

The 25-miligram bottle of the drug, equivalent to 1½ times the lethal dose for an adult, was discovered missing during a routine check on Friday.
United States Secret Service Counter Snipers stand guard on a rooftop during a campaign rally for U.S. President Donald Trump in Avoca, Pennsylvania, in 2020.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2024

After Trump shooting, U.S. presidential race might take a violent turn

In a country already on edge, the assassination attempt on the former president has enraged his supporters and paused the Democratic campaign.
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida speaks during a joint news conference with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Friday.
JAPAN / Politics
Jul 15, 2024

Can Kishida's diplomacy boost support at home?

Facing calls to step down even from within the LDP, the Prime Minister apparently hopes to shore up support through his latest meetings overseas.
A truck driven by a drunk man collided with a group of schoolchildren and killed two pupils in Yachimata, Chiba Prefecture, in June 2021.
JAPAN / Society
Jul 15, 2024

Japan to toughen penalties over drunken truck drivers

The annual number of traffic accidents caused by drunken truck drivers has remained between 30 and 50 a year since 2012.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Markets
Jul 15, 2024

Yen’s woes seem too big for even a BOJ hike this month to solve

Despite a boost and a favorable drop in U.S. bond yields, the yen still ended last week up less than 2% against the greenback.
Nihon University headquarters in Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2024

Official at Nihon University's weightlifting club defrauding members

The official pocketed money for nonexistent fees for 10 years, using most of it for private purposes.
A child receives an oral Malaria vaccine in Lilongwe, Malawi.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jul 15, 2024

Rising conflicts globally slowed childhood vaccination rate in 2023, U.N. says

About 14.5 million children failed to get vaccinated in 2023, compared with 13.9 million a year earlier, according to U.N. estimates.
A new rule of having prison officers use honorifics when addressing inmates sparked apprehension when it was introduced in April. Three months later, a prison officer said the rule helps avoid situations where older inmates might not feel comfortable being called by their names without honorifics by officers fresh out of school.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jul 15, 2024

Prison officers and inmates warm up to rule on use of honorifics

Since April, a new rule requires prison officers to use the honorifics san and kun when addressing inmates by their last names.
Workers assemble a car inside BYD's first electric vehicle factory in Southeast Asia in Rayong, Thailand, on July 4.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2024

Thai economy faces upheaval due to factory closures

Scores of companies are shuttering in Thailand, which is bearing the brunt of cheap imports from China and factors including rising energy prices and an aging workforce.
An Air Force CV-22 Osprey at U.S. military's Yokota base in Tokyo in May. U.S. forces in Japan plan to deploy the Navy's CMV-22 Osprey at Yamaguchi Prefecture's Iwakuni base.
JAPAN
Jul 15, 2024

U.S. to deploy Navy Ospreys at Iwakuni base

The CMV-22 Ospreys will replace C-2 transport planes that are currently stationed at the base in Yamaguchi Prefecture.
UAE Team Emirates team's Slovenian rider Tadej Pogacar cycles to the finish line to win the 15th stage of the 111th edition of the Tour de France cycling race, 197.7 kilometers between Loudenvielle and Plateau de Beille, in the Pyrenees mountains of southwestern France on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Jul 15, 2024

Pogacar pulverizes opposition at Tour de France

The Slovenian extended his overall lead to more than three minutes on Sunday with a convincing second straight stage win in the Pyrenees.
Ultra-Orthodox Jewish men protest against attempts to change government policy that grants them exemption from military conscription, in Jerusalem on April 11.
WORLD / Politics
Jul 15, 2024

Israeli government votes to extend mandatory military service

Israel's attorney general criticized the move as unconstitutional in the absence of concrete actions to draft ultra-Orthodox Jewish men as well.
Fans celebrate BTS' 11th debut anniversary during 2024 FESTA, an event for fans of the K-pop boy band a day after band member Jin was discharged from the South Korean army after 18 months of military service, in Seoul on June 13.
BUSINESS
Jul 15, 2024

TikTok sees K-culture spend doubling to $143 billion by 2030

In the U.S. and Southeast Asia, research has found that about 80% of social media users have found Korean culture through TikTok.
Pedestrians in the Wangfujing shopping area in Beijing on July 11, 2024. China's economic growth in the second quarter was lower than forecast, adding pressure on Chinese leaders to lift confidence at the Chinese Communist Party's third plenum this week.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 15, 2024

China’s economic growth comes in worse than expected

Underwhelming data for the second quarter puts pressure on Chinese leader Xi Jinping to lift confidence at this week's twice-a-decade policy meeting.
Most Japanese teens struggling with school find end of summer ‘painful’
Some 93.1% of Japanese teenagers who struggle with school life said they felt like they “wanted to disappear from the world" at the end of summer vacation ahead of the start of a new term, according to a recent survey released by Yokohama-based nonprofit Daisan Kazoku.
Philippine bid to acquire used Japanese warships gains steam
Tokyo is looking to transfer Abukuma-class vessels to the Philippines as part of broader efforts to boost the defense capabilities of like-minded neighbors amid growing Chinese military assertiveness in the region.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Akazawa's trip to Washington for tariff talks abruptly canceled
Ryosei Akazawa, Japan's chief tariff negotiator, had been set to fly to Washington on Thursday.
Can anime carry the memories of World War II?
Many schools in Japan show "Grave of the Fireflies" as educational material to tell the emotionally grueling story of a boy who has no means to prevent his sister from starving to death.
Japan looks to build drone ‘shield’ in record defense budget request
A group of Ground Self-Defense Force service members discuss drone operations and capabilities at a joint static display during the Orient Shield 24 opening ceremony at the Yausubetsu Training Area in Hokkaido in July last year.
Mitsubishi’s wind-power retreat a blow to Japan's alternative-energy goals
Wind turbines in the town of Happo in Akita prefecture. Wind power is a key part of Japan's alternative energy drive.
Virtual singer Kaf's music becomes magic in 'Kamitsubaki City Under Construction'
Virtual singer Kaf got her start in 2018 by posting songs and covers to YouTube. Now, after having performed live shows at major venues including Tokyo’s Nippon Budokan, she is turning to voice acting and starring in the new anime series “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction.”
In pictures: Koenji Awa Odori 2025
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Podcast

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

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Tetsuzo Shiraishi, speaking at The Center of the Tokyo Raids and War Damage, uses a thermos to explain how he experienced the U.S. firebombing of March 1945, when he was just 7 years old.
From ashes to high-rises: A survivor’s account of Tokyo’s postwar past
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