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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Nov 17, 2021

Nuclear fusion is close enough to start dreaming

The possibility of carbon-free energy generation raises a seldom discussed question: Just how much would it change the world if cheap and clean energy sources were truly abundant?
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Nov 17, 2021

Shinzo Abe became a faction boss. Now comes the tough part.

The former prime minister now leads the biggest LDP faction, but that doesn't automatically mean he will become kingmaker of the party
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 17, 2021

IOC introduces new framework for transgender athletes

The new guidance comes just months after New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard in Tokyo became the first transgender athlete to compete at the Olympics Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 17, 2021

Decision on China's Olympic men's hockey team set for Nov. 25

Hockey's governing body said in September that 'insufficient sporting standard' could lead to the Beijing 2022 host's replacement ahead of the February event.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 17, 2021

Cleveland Indians settle lawsuit with roller derby team over new name

Tuesday's settlement permits both teams to use the name Guardians, likely removing the final hurdle from the Major League Baseball team's plan to change its controversial name.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Nov 17, 2021

Dwyane Wade says LeBron James and revamped Lakers need time

The retired NBA star, who won two of his three championships with James when they both played for Miami, says the Lakers should focus on staying healthy and finding their comfort zones.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021

Japan's export growth fails to meet estimates as car shipments plunge

Exports gained at the slowest pace in eight months in October amid global supply constraints, compounding a greater than expected economic contraction last quarter.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021

Carbon-heavy Japanese utilities sell their first green bonds

Japan's greenhouse gas emissions totaled about 1.1 billion tons in fiscal 2019, and the power sector accounted for around 36% of that.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 17, 2021

One of Asia’s oldest hedge funds still bullish on distressed China debt

Hong Kong-based LIM Advisors has been buying distressed bonds in Chinese property developers even as the fallout from China Evergrande Group deepens.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics / FOCUS
Nov 17, 2021

After dust settles, son of late Philippine dictator emerges as presidential front-runner

Marcos's family is among the country's most famous dynasties and despite its fall from grace, has retained far-reaching and powerful connections.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Nov 17, 2021

Naomi Osaka concerned over Peng Shuai's whereabouts after allegations

The Japanese star added her voice to the tennis community's growing calls for assurances of Peng's safety by Chinese officials.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 17, 2021

Biden hints at Fed chair pick soon as senators rush to chime in

Biden is still deciding whether to reappoint Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell or replace him with Fed Gov. Lael Brainard, as key senators wade in with their views.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets with U.S. President Joe Biden at the White House in Washington on July 25.
WORLD / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2024

With Sinwar dead, Israel aims to lock in strategic gains before U.S. election

Goals include reshaping the regional landscape in Israel's favor and shielding its borders from any future attacks, according to sources.
Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump attends a roundtable in Auburn Hills, Michigan, on Friday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Trump says he would impose tariffs on China if it were to 'go into Taiwan'

Asked if he would use military force against a blockade on Taiwan by China, Trump said it would not come to that because Xi Jinping respected him.
Los Angeles Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani hits a single in the first inning against the New York Mets during game five of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs at Citi Field in New York on Friday.
BASEBALL
Oct 19, 2024

Mets top Dodgers 12-6 to stay alive in MLB playoffs

Dodgers superstar Shohei Ohtani had two singles in the loss, going 2-for-4, with two strikeouts and a walk.
A woman walks past campaign posters for the Lower House election in Tokyo on Tuesday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Ruling and opposition parties vow redoubled regional revitalization efforts

Both sides are offering ideas for stopping population outflow from regional communities in their campaigning for the Oct. 27 general election.
A South Korean drone recovered by North Korean authorities is seen in this image released Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Oct 19, 2024

Pyongyang says recovered remains of South Korean drone

The North released Images of the South Korean military drone that crashed in the capital, with some analysts confirming it was South Korean.
A drone flies as Chinese drone maker DJI demonstrates their app that tracks a drone's registration and owner. DJI, the world's largest drone manufacturer that sells more than half of all U.S. commercial drones, asked a U.S. district judge to order its removal from a Pentagon list designating it as a "Chinese military company," saying it "is neither owned nor controlled by the Chinese military."
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024

Drone maker DJI sues Pentagon over Chinese military listing

The company has said the designation is wrong and has caused it significant financial harm.
Interest on the federal debt exceeded $1 trillion for the first time in fiscal 2024 while spending grew for the Social Security retirement program, health care and the military, the Treasury Department said Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Oct 19, 2024

U.S. budget deficit tops $1.8 trillion in fiscal 2024, third-largest on record

The deficit for the year ended Sept. 30 was up 8%, or $138 billion, from the $1.695 trillion recorded in fiscal 2023.
Former U.S. President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Huntington Place in Detroit on Friday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2024

U.S. cities seek to 'Trump-proof' inequality action ahead of election

After the pandemic and protests following the death of George Floyd in 2020, racial and economic inequality moved to the center of federal policymaking.
People load a bus heading to the Manzanar War Relocation Center in California, in this 1943 handout photo.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Trump compares jailed Capitol rioters to WWII Japanese internment

The former U.S. president's comments were met with widespread criticism from Japanese American groups and others.
The Financial Services Agency in Tokyo. The financial instruments and exchange law prohibits corporate officials privy to important information, such as tender offers, from trading related shares before the information is made public.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Oct 19, 2024

Judge seconded to FSA probed over insider trading suspicions

Since summer, the SESC has been investigating individuals and places related to the judge and scrutinizing his transaction details.
Moninder Singh, a spokesperson for BC Gurdwara council, speaks at a news conference at the site of a 2023 murder of Sikh separatist leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar, in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada, in May.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Oct 19, 2024

Warned by police, some of Canada's Sikhs feel threatened by India

The Canadian police said this week it has communicated more than a dozen threats to people who are advocating for Sikh separatism.
A Tokyo Electric Power Co. employee opens a watertight door inside the Unit 7 reactor building at the Kashiwazaki-Kariwa nuclear power station in Kashiwazaki, Niigata Prefecture, on Aug. 6.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Oct 19, 2024

Japan shifting back to nuclear to ditch coal and power AI

Kashiwazaki-Kariwa, the world's biggest nuclear plant, could help Japan cut carbon emissions while also powering artificial intelligence.
A street in Zakir Nagar, a Muslim neighborhood in New Delhi, last month.
ASIA PACIFIC / Society
Oct 19, 2024

In Modi's Delhi, Indian Muslims segregate to seek security

There is no official data on segregation in India, but it appears to be increasing among Muslims in recent years due to rising Islamophobia.
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.
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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