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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 30, 2021

Making the snow stick: Wind challenges Winter Games slope makers

Competition snow requires a higher density than recreational snow to meet the requirements of professional skiing's governing body and ensure conditions are consistent for each competitor.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2021

Portugal finds 13 cases of omicron variant at Lisbon soccer club

A club spokesman said most of those infected were asymptomatic or had mild symptoms, and that 44 players and staff were self-isolating and waiting to repeat tests.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021

Chinese province targets journalists and foreign students with planned new surveillance system

While it is unclear if the surveillance system is currently operating, security officials in China plan to use it to track 'suspicious people.'
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 30, 2021

Twitter’s Jack Dorsey steps down from CEO role

Dorsey's exit marks a significant shift at the company, which has navigated years of pressure from investors who thought it did not make enough money and criticism from Washington.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Nov 30, 2021

FIFA to trial semi-automated offside technology at Arab Cup

The technology is based on limb tracking and provides the Video Assistant Referee (VAR) with information before the on-field official takes a final call.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 30, 2021

Tiger Woods hopes to return to golf, won’t be full-time

The 14-time major champion has not played since the Feb. 23 crash in Southern California, which he said left him wondering if he'd need the leg amputated.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 30, 2021

Shohei Ohtani picks up Outstanding Designated Hitter honors

Ohtani was unanimously named the American League's Most Valuable Player earlier this month and is the first player to earn MVP and ODH awards in the same season.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 30, 2021

Singapore’s long-awaited reopening fell flat even before omicron

It's not just the expense of travel during a pandemic but the uncertainty that's putting people off.
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Nov 30, 2021

Endo Manufacturing forges ahead in Japan’s golf world and beyond

Masaki Sukegawa has been crafting golf clubs for more than 18 years in his workshop at Endo Manufacturing Co. It’s his job to turn lumps of metal into master models for clubheads used by some of the world’s top professional golfers, as well as weekend duffers. 
Japan Times
Special Supplements
Nov 30, 2021

Traditional metalworking center stays on the cutting edge

Tsubame-Sanjo, which is centered on the cities of Tsubame and Sanjo in Niigata Prefecture, is a fertile, rice-producing region on the Sea of Japan coast. But the area is also well known as a metalworking powerhouse that has carried on for over 400 years since the Edo Period (1603 to 1868).
Security Service Director General Ken McCallum in London on Oct. 14, 2020. In a wide-ranging speech outlining the current threat picture, McCallum underlined a growing threat from resurgent al-Qaeda and the Islamic State group as his greatest terrorism concern.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024

Russia's GRU seeking to cause 'mayhem' in Britain and Europe, U.K. spy chief says

Security Service Director General Ken McCallum also accused Iran of being behind "plot after plot" on British soil.
A victim of forced sterilization (second from right) reacts Tuesday as the Upper House unanimously passed a bill into law to compensate victims of the practice.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 9, 2024

Informing forced sterilization victims of new law remains challenge

Some victims said that they did not want to remember the sterilizations, and others said that they had not told their families about their past.
People line up to buy wood to protect their assets before the hurricane Milton, in Orlando, Florida, on Tuesday.
WORLD
Oct 9, 2024

After Helene devastation, over 1 million people flee path of Hurricane Milton

Milton, which exploded Monday into one of the most intense Atlantic hurricanes on record, was forecast to make landfall late Wednesday or early Thursday.
Russia's gas pipeline export monopoly Gazprom plunged to a net loss of $7 billion in 2023, its first annual loss since 1999, because of the loss of the EU's gas markets.
BUSINESS
Oct 9, 2024

What happens when Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine stops?

Ukraine will not extend its gas transit agreement with Russia after it expires at the end of December, said Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during an economic forum in Budapest on March 4.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024

Sparks fly as Orban berates EU 'elites' in parliament trip

As Russian President Vladimir Putin's closest ally within the European Union, Orban's nationalist government is at loggerheads with its partners on a host of issues.
A sign in support of Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump is displayed in Bad Axe, Michigan, on Sept. 30.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 9, 2024

Election officials backing Trump’s 'Big Lie' stir unease in U.S.

Donald Trump's false ideas about voter fraud have become an article of faith among many Republican members of local election boards that certify results.
Couche-Tard isn’t giving up on its takeover effort of Seven & I Holdings, the owner of 7-Eleven stores.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2024

Couche-Tard reportedly sent higher price of $47 billion for Seven & I

The fresh attempt to enter talks shows that Couche-Tard isn’t giving up on its takeover effort.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te greets other guests at the annual Ketagalan Forum in Taipei on Aug. 21.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 9, 2024

China claims Taiwan's Lai is escalating tensions ahead of speech in Taipei

China is likely to launch military drills near Taiwan in response to Lai's speech, to pressure the island to accept its sovereignty claims, Taiwanese officials say.
Eiji Maeda, former executive of the Bank of Japan
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 9, 2024

BOJ’s next hike likely to come in January, former official says

The central bank will be watching the U.S. presidential election, the trend in service prices this autumn and momentum ahead of next year’s annual wage talks.
NHK plans to start charging online viewers in October of next year.
JAPAN
Oct 9, 2024

NHK to charge monthly online viewer fee of ¥1,100 starting next year

The fee will be collected from people who sign up only for the online service.
To lessen the impact from any shocks, including a U.S. economic slump, Mizuho has been buying Treasurys and other assets that are easier to sell or hedge against price falls.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 9, 2024

Mizuho choosing liquid assets, bracing for risk of failed U.S. soft landing

Market participants appear overconfident that U.S. policymakers will be able to tame inflation without causing a recession, the bank's co-head of global markets has said.
Padres outfielder Fernando Tatis Jr. celebrates after hitting a home run in the second inning of San Diego's Game 3 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 9, 2024

Six-run inning lifts Padres and sends Dodgers to brink

San Diego moved to within one victory of its second visit to the NL Championship Series in three seasons.
Shinobi, one of Sega's most popular video game series, is to be made into a movie.
LIFE / Digital
Oct 9, 2024

Sega's ninja game Shinobi to get the movie treatment

Sega did not give a target date for the movie's release.
Utah Hockey Club players celebrate the franchise's first goal, scored by Dylan Guenther, on Tuesday in Salt Lake City, Utah.
MORE SPORTS / Ice Hockey
Oct 9, 2024

Utah Hockey Club cruises to debut win over Blackhawks

Dylan Guenther scored two goals to help the Utah Hockey Club win their inaugural game 5-2 against the Chicago Blackhawks on Tuesday night in Salt Lake City.
Food replicas displayed on a table in the shape of the Japanese archipelago in an exhibition in London
JAPAN / Society
Oct 9, 2024

Japan House London introduces food replica culture

Food replicas, which were first made in Japan and are displayed at restaurants across the country, have recently become popular among foreign tourists as souvenirs.
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.
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
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.
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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