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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Nov 17, 2021

Secretive Chinese committee draws up list to replace U.S. tech

China is accelerating plans to replace U.S. and foreign technology, quietly empowering an organization to vet and approve local suppliers in sensitive areas from cloud to semiconductors.
Japan Times
France Report 2021
Nov 17, 2021

An ‘exceptional partnership’

Following the success of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games, Paris is getting ready to welcome the world in 2024.
Japan Times
France Report 2021
Nov 17, 2021

Pioneering diagnostics in Japan with bioMérieux

Bridges spoke with Kentaro Yoshida, country general manager for bioMérieux Japan, on the company’s activities and pandemic innovations.
Japan Times
France Report 2021
Nov 17, 2021

Vision specialist Menicon celebrates 70 years

A leading manufacturer of innovative contact lenses and related products, Menicon Co. is celebrating its 70th anniversary this year.
Japan Times
France Report 2021
Nov 17, 2021

Partnerships built on passion

As Paris prepares to welcome the world to the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, construction and rail projects are well underway.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2021

Pfizer to allow generic versions of its COVID-19 pill in 95 countries

A Pfizer executive said last week the market for the drug might be up to 150 million people and that many countries might also be interested in buying doses for their strategic reserves.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Nov 16, 2021

Japan confirms H5N8 strain in third bird flu outbreak in the country

The outbreak was discovered on Monday at a farm with about 11,000 egg-laying chickens in Izumi City in Kagoshima prefecture.
Japan Times
WORLD
Nov 16, 2021

'Scary and chilling': AI surveillance takes U.S. prisons by storm

Law enforcement officials say the technology is crucial in keeping prisons and jails safe, but critics say such systems trample on privacy rights.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Nov 16, 2021

Biden-Xi talks focus on managing intensifying U.S.-China rivalry

Although no major breakthroughs were announced, the White House said the two leaders had discussed “the importance of managing competition responsibly.”
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021

New normal takes shape as Japan announces 'vaccine-test package'

Those showing proof of vaccination or a negative test result would be able to enter eating and drinking establishments as normal, even under a state of emergency.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Nov 16, 2021

Japan to allow COVID-19 booster shots six months after second dose

Although the health ministry has kept its initial eight-month timeline, local governments can bring the booster date forward if they see fit.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 16, 2021

Saudi Arabia's race to attract investment dogged by skepticism

Foreign direct investment remains short of targets despite it being five years since Vision 2030 was launched in an attempt to end the kingdom's dependence on fossil fuels.
Rescuers near the rubble of a building that was leveled by an Israeli airstrike in Abbassiyeh, Lebanon, on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2024

Foreign workers trapped and terrified amid conflict in Lebanon

The International Organization for Migration says Lebanon hosts more than 177,000 migrant workers, primarily from Africa and Asia.
A demonstrator holds a megaphone, as families and supporters of hostages kidnapped by Hamas protest against the government and demand their immediate release, in Tel Aviv on Thursday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2024

Sinwar's death clouds path to freeing Israeli hostages

Hamas now needs to appoint a replacement, and that person will play a key role in determining the fate of the Israelis kept hostage since its attack on Oct. 7, 2023.
Protesters, mainly Houthi supporters, stand near a screen displaying senior Hamas official Khalil al-Hayya during a rally to show support for Hezbollah and Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, in Sanaa, Yemen, on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Hamas likely to pick leader close to Iran after Sinwar's death

Qatar-based Khalil al-Hayya is a protege of Ismail Haniyeh, Sinwar’s predecessor who was killed in Tehran in July.
A condo complex in Tokyo
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2024

Japan's land ministry eyes bill to prevent overpriced condo repairs

The ministry plans to impose supervisory penalties on companies that are found to be in violation of the rules.
Lynx forwards Bridget Carleton and Alanna Smith celebrate after Minnesota won Game 4 of the WNBA Finals on Friday.
BASKETBALL
Oct 19, 2024

Lynx sneak by Liberty to force Game 5 in WNBA Finals

The series will shift to New York for a winner-take-all Game 5 on Sunday night.
Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass at city hall on Thursday.
OLYMPICS
Oct 19, 2024

'Time to get busy': LA mayor says 2028 Games preparations underway

The Paris Games were widely seen as a triumph of planning and execution and set a high bar for Los Angeles.
A woman boils water while another lights up the area with a mobile phone during a nationwide blackout in Matanzas, Cuba, on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 19, 2024

Cuba's electrical grid collapses again; entire country without power

Cuba's electrical grid first collapsed around midday on Friday after one of the island's largest power plants failed.
Shinto priests attend a ritual during the autumn festival at Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo on Thursday.
JAPAN
Oct 19, 2024

No Cabinet ministers visit Yasukuni Shrine during fall festival

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba only made a ritual tree offering to the controversial Shinto shrine.
Wakaba Higuchi competes in the Skate America women's free program in Allen, Texas, on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Oct 20, 2024

Wakaba Higuchi wins Skate America women's gold in Japan one-two

It was a big day for Japanese skaters as former world champions Riku Miura and Ryuichi Kihara claimed pairs gold.
Inter Miami forward Lionel Messi celebrates after scoring against the New England Revolution in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on Saturday.
SOCCER
Oct 20, 2024

Rampant Messi hits another hat trick as Miami break MLS points record

Miami's win, in its final game of the regular season, took the club to 74 points — one more than the previous record, set by New England in 2021.
Novak Djokovic and Rafael Nadal after their third-place match at an exhibition in Riyadh on Saturday.
TENNIS
Oct 20, 2024

'Don't leave tennis,' Djokovic tells Nadal after 'amazing rivalry'

Nadal, 38, announced on Oct. 10 that he would retire from tennis after the Davis Cup Finals in Malaga, Spain, next month.
Defense Minister Gen Nakatani
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 20, 2024

Japan and U.S. defense chiefs voice 'sense of crisis' amid China military moves

Defense Minister Gen Nakatani and U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin also agreed to work toward bolstering their command-and-control frameworks.
Prosecutors and child safety advocates say generative AI systems can allow offenders to morph and sexualize ordinary photos of children.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Oct 20, 2024

U.S. prosecutors see rising threat of AI-generated child sex abuse imagery

Cases involving AI-generated sex abuse imagery are likely to tread new legal ground, particularly when an identifiable child is not depicted.
British cyclist Chris Hoy takes part in a parade during a celebration to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth, in London in June 2022.
MORE SPORTS / Cycling
Oct 20, 2024

Six-time Olympic track cycling champion Chris Hoy reveals he has terminal cancer

The announcement comes after the 48-year-old Scot said in February he was feeling "optimistic and positive" as he was undergoing treatment.
Israeli security forces stand guard near the residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in Caesarea on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 20, 2024

Netanyahu says Iran-backed Hezbollah tried to kill him

Netanyahu's office said a drone was launched towards his residence but he and his wife were not home and there were no injuries.
Empress Emerita Michiko and her husband, Emperor Emeritus Akihito, stroll around the Akasaka Imperial Palace grounds in Tokyo this month.
JAPAN
Oct 20, 2024

Japan's Empress Emerita Michiko turns 90

The former empress sustained a fractured right femur after a fall at the palace on Oct. 6 and later underwent surgery at the University of Tokyo Hospital.
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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