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BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 22, 2021

SBI's Yoshitaka Kitao 'totally agrees' with suggested delisting of Shinsei Bank

Having secured effective control of the bank, Kitao could delist it in order to pay back funds Shinsei has owed taxpayers since a 1998 bailout.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021

Top chipmaking adviser proposes tax breaks and spending to revive industry in Japan

Spending approved this week should be just the start of its efforts to reverse decades of decline, says Tetsuro Higashi, the leading chip expert advising the Kishida administration.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021

Amazon and Twitter scrap CES plans in Las Vegas after COVID-19 surge

The annual CES technology conference is still scheduled to get underway in early January. But efforts to return to normal have been hindered by the omicron variant.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Dec 22, 2021

Chinese chip mogul slams $9 billion rescue by state-backed fund as 'a crime'

The public spectacle around the envisioned rescue of one of China's most important semiconductor players has transfixed an industry accustomed to meticulously crafted private deals.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Dec 22, 2021

Australian Open confident on Nadal but uncertain on Djokovic

Nadal caught the novel coronavirus in Abu Dhabi last week where he was playing in an exhibition tournament.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2021

NASCAR starts building temporary track in Los Angeles stadium

Southern California racing fans will get to see NASCAR's Next Gen car models, which will be used in Cup Series competitions next year.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Dec 22, 2021

China puts regulatory spotlight on livestream retail boom

Viya, dubbed the country's 'queen of livestreaming,' had her e-commerce and social media accounts shut down after she was fined more than $200 million for tax evasion.
Japan Times
WORLD
Dec 22, 2021

Ethiopia’s Abiy Ahmed has civil war edge as Tigray rebels retreat

Government forces have made major advances in their fight against Tigrayan dissidents after a 13-month conflict that's triggered humanitarian and economic crises.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Dec 22, 2021

Hong Kong went from zero to 29 terrorism arrests in 18 months

The cases have been accompanied by a flurry of warnings by government officials that radicals could be planning more attacks.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Dec 22, 2021

NHL players expected to skip Beijing Olympics

The decision could give the league additional flexibility as it tries to reschedule regular season games as it is expected to announce more postponements.
Before Shohei Ohtani created the 50-50 club on Thursday, just two players in MLB history had hit 50 homers and stolen 50 bases in a season, but not in the same one.
BASEBALL / MLB
Sep 21, 2024

Others who had 50 steals or 50 homers admire Ohtani's feat

Before Shohei Ohtani created the 50-50 club on Thursday, just two players in MLB history had hit 50 homers and stolen 50 bases in a season, but not in the same one.
A vaccine that can protect against six types of cancer is available: the human papillomavirus vaccine. Despite its proven effectiveness, many parents and others remain hesitant over its use.
COMMENTARY / World
Sep 20, 2024

Boys need the HPV cancer vaccine as much as girls

The virus doesn’t only cause cervical cancer, it’s the culprit behind numerous other cancers
Scientists used a version of ChatGPT to challenge conspiracy theories and beliefs and found people more open to evidence than expected, contradicting the "post-truth" era idea.
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2024

AI can debunk conspiracy theories better than humans

Believers often invest huge amounts of time in researching their theories online. Maybe only LLMs can keep up.
U.S. Ambassador to Hungary David Pressman attends the annual Pride march in Budapest on June 22.
COMMENTARY
Sep 20, 2024

What does America stand for? The world no longer knows.

Pressman argues that Orban is miscalculating by betting on Trump’s return to power and warns of a shift in U.S.-Hungary relations if Kamala Harris becomes president.
Hashim Safieddine, a Shiite Muslim cleric and the head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, speaks Wednesday during a funeral in Beirut for some of those killed after paging devices exploded in a deadly wave across Lebanon the previous day.
EDITORIALS
Sep 20, 2024

Pager bombs just add more fuel to the Middle East fire

The tale that is emerging after the pager bombs is one that resembles a spy novel, a feat of derring-do by Mossad, the Israeli intelligence agency.
Taiwanese honor guards take part in the changing of the guard ceremony outside the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei in July. As new approaches to engaging with Taiwan have emerged in the global community, the notion that the U.N. must choose between China and the island is a false dichotomy.
COMMENTARY / Japan
Sep 20, 2024

To secure peace in the Indo-Pacific, include Taiwan in the U.N. system

As new approaches to engaging with Taiwan have emerged in the global community and the notion that the U.N. must choose between China and Taiwan is a false dichotomy.
Tokyo Metro will aim to raise $2.25 billion — making it the largest IPO in Japan for six years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 20, 2024

Tokyo Metro and Rigaku set stage for $3 billion Japan IPOs as listings gather pace

Tokyo Metro's indicative price of ¥1,100 per share would raise ¥319.55 billion ($2.25 billion), giving the company a market value of ¥639.1 billion.
The Japanese Embassy in Beijing on Thursday. The embassy and other organizations have urged swift and resolute actions to protect Japanese citizens in China.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2024

China works to avoid rift with Japan over killing of schoolchild

Beijing is characterizing the murder as a lone act and downplaying the political implications.
Gwangju Biennale’s artistic director Nicolas Bourriaud developed the theme “Pansori: A Soundscape of the 21st Century” to make the event “an opera you can walk into.”
CULTURE / Art
Sep 21, 2024

Japan’s art world seeks connection at Gwangju Biennale

At the longest-running contemporary art festival in East Asia, the Japan Pavilion's display nods to historical tensions between Japan and Korea.
Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan presidential candidates Harumi Yoshida (far left), Kenta Izumi (center left), Yukio Edano (center right) and Yoshihiko Noda pose at a news conference in Tokyo on Sept. 7.
JAPAN / Politics
Sep 20, 2024

CDP leader hopefuls must bridge internal and external differences

Once elected, the leader of the main opposition party must both unify the different groups within and choose who to work with to win the next general election.
A shopper browses through locally caught seafood at a fish market in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, in August 2023. China has not imported any seafood from Japan since September last year.
JAPAN
Sep 20, 2024

Japan agrees to stricter monitoring of Fukushima plant's treated water

Tokyo's nod to greater involvement of third-party inspectors — a key demand from Beijing — paves the way for a lifting of China's ban on Japanese seafood imports.
Members of the Secret Service counterassault team keep watch as U.S. President Joe Biden arrives aboard Marine One in New Castle, Delaware, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2024

Secret Service admits complacency over Trump shooting in July

A review "identified deficiencies in the advanced planning and its implementation," Acting Director Ronald Rowe Jr. said.
The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now up to three, officials said. All three have recovered.
WORLD / Science & Health
Sep 21, 2024

U.S. health worker who had contact with bird flu patient develops symptoms

The number of people who were in contact with the hospitalized bird flu patient in Missouri and developed symptoms is now three, officials said. All three have recovered.
People inspect the site of an Israeli strike in the southern suburbs of Beirut on Friday.
WORLD
Sep 21, 2024

Top Hezbollah commander among 14 killed in Israeli strike on Beirut

Ibrahim Aqil was killed with other senior members of an elite Hezbollah unit, sharply escalating the yearlong conflict between Israel and the Iran-backed group.
U.S. President Joe Biden meets with his Cabinet in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Sep 21, 2024

Prospects for a Gaza cease-fire dim even as U.S. maintains hopes

Reaching deal before end of Biden's term appears increasingly difficult, sources and officials say.
Workers say corporate South Korea was warned about questionable U.S. visas before Hyundai raid
Activists holding signs that reads "No one is illegal!" protest against a huge immigration raid last week in the U.S. state of Georgia, in front of the U.S. Embassy in Seoul on Tuesday.
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.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Goldman sells Tokyo office area to JR East for over ¥50 billion
GranTokyo South Tower (center). East Japan Railway has bought the 14th to 18th floors of the office building at a price of more than ¥50 billion from Goldman Sachs Group.
Ed Sheeran teams up with Tokyo’s Oedo Line
The “Oh! Ed! Collaboration Campaign,” launched on Tokyo's Keio Line to celebrate the Friday release of Ed Sheeran’s latest album, “Play,” includes a eight-car train dedicated to the pop star's music and trivia related to his career
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.
Search is on for loopholes in Japan’s $550 billion investment pledge
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick argues that U.S. President Donald Trump has sole authority to invest Japan's promised $550 billion.
In rural Hokkaido, the stops and starts of tourism revival on full display
Redevelopment plans for Kawayu Onsen have hit some snags — an example of how bringing tourists back to declining rural communities is far from easy work.

Podcast

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

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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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