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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 23, 2021

Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens face final shot at Cooperstown

In the final opportunity for two players whose names are tied to the sport's steroid era, voters will have to decide if their performances on the field outweigh the whispers off it.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 23, 2021

Adelaide to host two Australian Open warmups

The pair of tournaments at Memorial Drive Tennis Centre are among five that will be staged in Australia ahead of the marquee Grand Slam event.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2021

'Living hand to mouth': Europe's gas crunch shows little sign of easing

This year's power price shock has pushed several European and British energy suppliers out of business, as they cannot always pass on price rises to customers.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Nov 23, 2021

Anti-China forces stirring trouble ahead of Beijing Olympics, state media says

The comments came after the United States said it might consider a diplomatic boycott of the Games.
Japan Times
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 23, 2021

Suspect in Wisconsin parade carnage was out on bail from domestic abuse case

In addition to the five people killed, 48 were injured including six children who remained hospitalized in critical condition Monday, authorities said.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies / ANALYSIS
Nov 23, 2021

Visa's Amazon spat shows power is shifting to retailers in fee battle

Amazon said last week that it would stop accepting Visa credit cards issued in the United Kingdom from Jan. 19, 2022.
Japan Times
WORLD / Politics
Nov 23, 2021

White House says Biden intends to run again in 2024

Biden, 79, has suffered a dip in his job approval ratings in recent months, leading some Democrats to wonder whether he might not seek another four-year term.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 23, 2021

Biden reappoints Jerome Powell as U.S. Fed chief

The U.S. president said his decision would ensure stability and independence at the central bank, and avoid politicizing the role.
Employees work at a copper smelter in Yantai, Shandong province, in China, on April 26, 2023.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2024

Inside China's bid to build sway over global metals pricing

After buying mining assets around the world, China wants a bigger say in how the prices of the metals mined are determined.
Germany's Jamie Leweling (left) in action with the Netherlands' Ryan Gravenberch in Munich on Monday
SOCCER
Oct 15, 2024

Germany advances as Leweling debut goal secures 1-0 win over Dutch

The Germans had the visitors on the back foot from the start.
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said in an interview on Monday that the alliance will do what's necessary to make sure that Russian President Vladimir Putin will not get his way.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2024

NATO will not be intimidated by Russia's threats, Rutte says

The NATO secretary-general made the remarks on his first visit to the alliance's Ukraine mission in Wiesbaden, Germany.
Italy's Giovanni Di Lorenzo celebrates scoring his side's fourth goal in a Nations League clash against Israel in Udine, Italy, on Monday.
SOCCER
Oct 15, 2024

Italy outclass Israel 4-1 to inch closer to Nations League quarterfinals

Italy needs at least one point from its two remaining group games to guarantee a place in the next round.
Toshinori Yashiki, a senior official at the Financial Services Agency, says the regulator will examine Japanese megabanks’ lending to private equity and other funds in the U.S. for risk management.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2024

Japan regulator to scrutinize megabanks’ lending to U.S. funds

The nation's largest banks are increasing what is known as subscription finance and lending to funds that provide equity or credit to private companies.
A cyclist stops to look at an electronic share price board in Tokyo on Sept. 30. From Nov. 1, cyclists who use their cellphones while cycling or ride under the influence of alcohol may be fined or jailed.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2024

Road traffic law revisions for cycling offenses to kick in next month

Cyclists who use their cellphones while cycling or ride under the influence of alcohol will be liable to fines and imprisonment from Nov. 1.
As banking's behemoths gather at the COP16 summit, there is much talk about monetizing nature and biodiversity.
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 15, 2024

Global banks want to monetize biodiversity

Opportunities to invest in funds that target biodiversity are currently limited
Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau (center), with Minister of Foreign Affairs Melanie Joly (right), and Minister of Public Safety, Democratic Institutions and Intergovernmental Affairs Dominic LeBlanc, takes part in a news conference about the Royal Canadian Mounted Police's investigation into "violent criminal activity in Canada with connections to India," on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2024

Canada expels top India diplomats, linking them to murder of Sikh leader

India retaliated by ordering the expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian diplomats.
Nobuyuki Baba, leader of Nippon Ishin no Kai, says the party aims to secure seats in single-seat constituencies outside the Kansai region.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 15, 2024

Nippon Ishin may cooperate with LDP coalition if it loses majority

In a recent interview, Nippon Ishin leader Nobuyuki Baba hinted at the possibility and said he will decide after seeing the results of the Oct. 27 election.
Outrageous stories about Kamala Harris and Donald Trump online were widely mistaken as real across social media, underscoring how content from satirical websites is being repurposed to fuel political misinformation and sow confusion ahead of the Nov. 5 presidential election.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 15, 2024

'Stolen satire' feeds U.S. election misinformation

False claims are being widely mistaken as real across social media, underscoring how content from satirical websites is being repurposed to fuel political misinformation.
Members of Lebanon's Civil Defense prepare before responding to an emergency at their station in Beirut's Cola neighborhood on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 15, 2024

Lebanon rescuers defy danger and lack of resources to keep working

The latest escalation between Israel and Hezbollah comes with Lebanon still in the grips of a crippling economic crisis.
A young man waits for customers, while selling national flags and patriotic memorabilia in Karachi in August.
WORLD / Society
Oct 15, 2024

Pakistan 'vigilantes' behind rise in online blasphemy cases

Cases of online blasphemy — a crime that carries the death penalty in the country — have exploded in recent years, with arrests turning lives upside down.
Renault R4 E-Tech electric cars are displayed during the media day at the 2024 Paris Motor Show on Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 15, 2024

China-Europe rivalry heats up at Paris car show as EV tariffs loom

Struggling European automakers need to prove they are still in the game, while Chinese rivals are aiming to get a foothold in a competitive market.
Fighters manager Tsuyoshi Shinjo celebrates his team's defeat of the Marines in the first stage of the Pacific League Climax Series on Monday.
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball / Sac Bunts
Oct 15, 2024

Tsuyoshi Shinjo’s high-stakes gamble pays off in the Climax Series

Not every manager would willingly go into a three-game playoff series without planning for his best pitcher to throw.
Organic, unpasteurized butter is prepared at a milk farm in Saint-Colomban, near Nantes, France, in 2017.
BUSINESS / Markets
Oct 15, 2024

Bakers brace for costly Christmas as butter prices surge

Strong demand, tight supply and dairy processors' preference to use more milk for more profitable products such as cheese have driven the price surge.

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