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BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2021

Swallows make themselves at home at Tokyo Dome

Unable to chase their first Japan Series since 2001 at Jingu Stadium due to a scheduling conflict, the team and their fans are making the most of the Big Egg experience.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 24, 2021

Hong Kong jails activist for over three years in latest secession case

The latest sentence will add to concerns that the security law imposed by Beijing in June 2020 is being used to crack down on political opposition.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021

Peng Shuai case is the latest glimpse into the machinery of Beijing's control

The tennis star was not heard from publicly for nearly three weeks after alleging former vice premier Zhang Gaoli sexually assaulted her.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 24, 2021

Former U.S. official praises WTA's strong stance on Peng Shuai

The organization has called for a transparent investigation and assurances about Peng's safety and well-being, and has threatened to pull out of tournaments in China over the matter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 24, 2021

Biden's bet on oil reserves highlights complicated relations with China

The Biden administration's diplomatic inroads with China first surfaced this month in Scotland, where the two countries hammered out a surprise deal on boosting action on climate change.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 24, 2021

Moscow accuses U.S. of rehearsing nuclear strike on Russia earlier this month

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said flights by U.S. strategic bombers have more than doubled, with the planes coming within 20 kilometers of the Russian border during recent drills.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 24, 2021

Japan makes landmark decision to tap oil stockpiles, but impact remains unclear

Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on Wednesday that the government would release some of its oil reserves in concert with the United States.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2021
Nov 24, 2021

Hungary and Japan display a close affinity for one another

Japan Times
Hungary report 2021
Nov 24, 2021

Bridgestone provides the best solutions for your journey in Hungary

“Solutions for your journey,” Bridgestone’s global tagline, reflects the company’s vision to be a global leader in tires and rubber, building on its expertise to provide solutions for safe and sustainable mobility.
Japan Times
Hungary report 2021
Nov 24, 2021

Hungarian Investment Promotion Agency: Supporting Japanese investment

BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Nov 24, 2021

Domingo Santana lifts Swallows to victory in Game 3 with two-run homer

Yakult won a back-and-forth battle to take a 2-1 lead in the Japan Series.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 23, 2021

SoftBank-backed crypto firm in Brazil eyes multiple acquisitions

The SoftBank Latin America Fund announced a $200 million investment in Sao Paulo-based 2TM in July, valuing the company at $2.1 billion — the first crypto unicorn in the region.
SailGP F-50 teams compete in front of the Manhattan skyline during an event in New York Harbor on June 22.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Oct 14, 2024

Faster T-shaped foils in store for SailGP teams in 2025

While 11 national teams are due to line up for the first event of the 2025 season in Dubai, another is due to join for the second in Auckland, the organizers said.
U.S. President Joe Biden in Washington on Friday
JAPAN
Oct 15, 2024

Biden congratulates Nihon Hidankyo on winning Nobel Peace Prize

Biden's statement praised the national group of hibakusha atomic bomb sufferers "for their historic work to ensure that nuclear weapons are never used again."
The Dodgers' Shohei Ohtani heads to first for a single in the fourth inning against the Mets during Game 1 of the NLCS in Los Angeles on Sunday.
BASEBALL
Oct 14, 2024

Shohei Ohtani drives in run as Dodgers rout Mets to open NLCS

Mookie Betts had a three-run double, Max Muncy had a two-run single and Freddie Freeman had two hits with an RBI while playing on a sprained right ankle.
A North Korean soldier outside the Panmungak pavilion on the North Korean side of the border is seen from the South Korean side in the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone Paju, South Korea, on May 1, 2019.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2024

North Korea put border troops on high alert after drone claims

The order was issued on Saturday and was active until Sunday.
Japan has been trying to boost its fertility rate for 30 years and now the rest of the rich world is, too.
WORLD / Society
Oct 14, 2024

Can the government get people to have more babies?

The number of babies born in Japan last year fell to the lowest level since the government started collecting statistics in 1899.
Nick Kyrgios is planning to make his return in Abu Dhabi in December.
TENNIS
Oct 14, 2024

Nick Kyrgios determined to win Grand Slam to 'shut up' doubters

The one-time world No. 13 has played just one ATP Tour singles match in two years after suffering knee, foot and wrist injuries.
Toshiyuki Mimaki, the co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, offers flowers Sunday at the cenotaph for those who died in and after the atomic bombing in the city of Hiroshima.
JAPAN / Society
Oct 14, 2024

Aging A-bomb survivors face challenges in passing on their stories

The average age of hibakusha is now over 85, and many of their organizations have either suspended or ceased their activities altogether.
A Nepali paramilitary police force office in the village Hilsa, Nepal, on Oct. 12, 2023
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 14, 2024

China’s ‘new Great Wall’ casts a shadow on Nepal

The fortification building spree is placing intense pressure on China’s poorer, weaker neighbors.
A building that houses a museum of penises and an H&M in Reykjavik, Iceland, has become the virtual home to some of the world’s worst perpetrators of identity theft, ransomware, disinformation, and other wrongdoing.
BUSINESS / Tech
Oct 14, 2024

Some of the web’s sketchiest sites share an address in Iceland

The street address of the Icelandic Phallological Museum is also the registered address for a company that allows people to shield their identities online.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during a debate session with other political party leaders at the Japan National Press Club in Tokyo on Saturday
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2024

Japan’s sales tax likely to remain 10% as big parties avoid third rail

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba aims to fund social security programs without changing the current tax rate of 10%.
Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson runs the ball against the Commanders during the second half of their game in Baltimore, Maryland, on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS
Oct 14, 2024

Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry lead Ravens to win over Commanders

NFL rushing leader Derrick Henry ran 24 times for 132 yards and two touchdowns.
Kioxia has undergone years of upheaval and the attempt to list the company is closely watched as a test case for buyout firms in Japan where more companies are selling non-core assets or going private.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2024

Bain sought $10 billion valuation for Japan's Kioxia, but investors only wanted to pay half

The valuation gap complicates the buyout firm's effort to exit its six-year-old investment in Kioxia.
Norinchukin Bank kicked off its first dollar bond sale since March last year to finance environmentally related projects.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 14, 2024

Norinchukin kicks off first dollar bond sale since losses

The bank started marketing a five-year green bond on Oct. 8 at a spread of around 155 basis points over Treasurys.
Emirates Team New Zealand competes in the second race of the match against Ineos Britannia in Barcelona on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Sailing
Oct 14, 2024

New Zealand extends America's Cup lead over Britain after near clash

Britain was given a distance penalty after failing to keep clear in response to an aggressive close-quarters maneuver by New Zealand.
Tanks containing treated radioactive water at the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant in Fukushima Prefecture
JAPAN
Oct 14, 2024

Tepco ends 5th round of treated water discharge slated for fiscal 2024

About 7,800 metric tons of the water, diluted with seawater, was released about 1 kilometer offshore through an undersea tunnel.

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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