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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Nov 7, 2021

Pentathletes ask sport's board to quit after horse riding removed

The body decided on Thursday to remove horse riding from the 2028 Games after a broad outcry when a German coach punched a horse that refused to jump a fence at this year's Tokyo Olympics.
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BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 7, 2021

Carp's Seiya Suzuki to be made available to MLB teams

The five-time NPB All Star, a member of Japan's gold-medal-winning Olympic team, is expected to be one of the most coveted outfielders of the offseason.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021

Chips, coal and property top China traders’ plenum watch list

After a yearlong regulatory crackdown, investors are on high alert for the risk of more policy change as the Communist Party kicks off a major convention this week.
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CULTURE / Books / RECENTLY PUBLISHED BOOKS ABOUT JAPAN
Nov 7, 2021

‘Ogata Korin’: The libertine artist who made beauty his business

Curator Frank Feltens' informative monograph illustrates how the inability of a youthful Ogata Korin to manage his affairs had a profound impact on Japanese art.
Japan Times
LIFE / Digital / ON: GAMES
Nov 7, 2021

Beef bowl in hand, developer Toshihiro Nagoshi has left Sega

In a blow for the game maker, the long-time developer and force behind the Yakuza franchise has stepped away from his position following a series of unfortunate on-air gaffes.
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JAPAN / History / JAPAN TIMES GONE BY
Nov 7, 2021

Japan Times 1921: Premier dies from assassin's blow

The prime minister of Japan was assassinated 100 years ago on Nov. 4, 1921. Reports say the assassin was a 19-year-old railway employee who was 'mentally unbalanced.'
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WORLD
Nov 7, 2021

Nature and climate protection pledges pile up at COP26, amid ghosts of past failures

Agriculture, deforestation and other changes in land use account for about a quarter of humanity's planet-heating greenhouse gas emissions.
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BUSINESS
Nov 7, 2021

Energy crisis that revived coal in India and China is easing, for now

Officials pressed miners to rapidly boost output and lifted imports, allowing power plants and major industrial consumers to start rebuilding stockpiles.
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WORLD
Nov 7, 2021

Tired of COP26 promises, Glasgow protesters push climate justice from 'the outside'

Vulnerable people in countries that have contributed least to climate change bear the brunt of extreme weather and rising seas on a warming planet, speakers said.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives
Nov 7, 2021

Meet the unofficial mayor of New York’s ‘Little Tokyo’

With little fanfare, since the 1980s Bon Yagi has helped transform New York's grungy East Village into a trendy hub for Japanese cuisine. His motto? “Visit Japan without airfare.”
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / FOCUS
Nov 6, 2021

How long can China chase 'COVID zero'? Here’s what the experts say.

The last of the major 'COVID zero' holdouts, China is becoming ever more isolated, and its unpredictable curbs are beginning to disrupt the world's second-largest economy.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba during an interview with reporters at the Liberal Democratic Party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Japan faces political upheaval after LDP-led coalition loses majority

The electoral rout opens up a potential path for the opposition to steer the lower chamber’s agenda if they can act cohesively.
Refugees from Darfur in eastern Chad on July 8. A major surge in fighting in Sudan has taken a searing toll on civilians, killing hundreds of people in aerial bombings and revenge attacks in late October, as Africa’s largest war shifts into a higher gear after the end of seasonal rains.
WORLD
Oct 27, 2024

Hundreds killed in days as war in Sudan surges

Territory has changed hands; a prominent commander has switched sides; and retreating fighters have sexually assaulted, kidnapped and killed villagers.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba, who is also LDP president, dissolved the Lower House only eight days after assuming office on Oct. 1
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

Why Ishiba’s strategy of a surprise battle backfired

His dissolution of the Lower House only eight days after assuming office and backtracking on previously touted policies left voters with little to base votes on.
Donald Trump in West Palm Beach, Florida, on July 27. A sophisticated breach of American telecommunications systems has extended to the presidential campaigns, raising questions about the group behind the attack and the extent of its efforts at collecting intelligence.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

What to know about the Chinese hackers who targeted the 2024 campaigns

The far-reaching operation has been linked to the Chinese government and attributed to a group experts call Salt Typhoon.
Former U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama speaks during a campaign rally for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic presidential nominee, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 27, 2024

Michelle Obama makes a searing appeal to men: ‘Take our lives seriously’

Michelle Obama told her audience that Trump would further damage women’s health care, while Harris has vowed to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade in federal law.
Komeito chief Keiichi Ishii leaves the party's headquarters in Tokyo's Shinjuku Ward on Sunday. Ishii, who was elected party president just one month ago, failed to secure a seat in the Upper House election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Komeito chief's Lower House loss raises questions about party's future

Keiichi Ishii, who was elected party leader last month and did not stand for proportional representation, fell short in his bid to win a Saitama district seat.
Iranians walk next to an anti-U.S. and Israeli billboard with pictures on the left of Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iranian Armed Forces Chief of Staff, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Bagheri, and on the right, U.S. President Joe Biden and Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, on a street in Tehran on Sunday.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2024

Israel boasts strategic gains from attack on Iran, but quietly

Israel's mission may have set the stage for another attack, possibly after the U.S. election, which could be aimed at Iran’s nuclear program or its oil infrastructure.
Eiji Kidoguchi, fielded by the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, won a by-election for the House of Councilors on Sunday.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

CDP candidate wins Upper House by-election

Eiji Kidoguchi, elected to the chamber for the second time, focused his campaign on political reform.
United Nations' vehicles escort a damaged truck that was reportedly used by workers of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East, in Gaza last week.
JAPAN
Oct 28, 2024

Japan and others concerned over Israeli bill against UNRWA

The bill, now being debated by Israel's parliament, is aimed in part at revoking UNRWA's privileges and immunities.
Supporters react as Republican presidential nominee and former U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally in Novi, Michigan, on Saturday.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2024

Will Trump's unbridled rhetoric cost him the U.S. election?

Kamala Harris is increasingly pointing to Donald Trump's ramblings as evidence he isn't fit for the presidency.
Olympus CEO Stefan Kaufmann has resigned over an allegation he bought illegal drugs, the company announced Monday.
BUSINESS
Oct 28, 2024

Olympus CEO exits after probe into drug-buying allegation

Stefan Kaufmann has resigned all positions effective immediately, the company said in a statement.
Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani injured his left shoulder during the seventh inning in Game 2 of the World Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles on Saturday.
BASEBALL / MLB
Oct 28, 2024

Dodgers expect Shohei Ohtani to play in Game 3 of World Series

Ohtani partially dislocated his left shoulder during Game 2 of the World Series.
Lebanese soldiers inspect a damaged vehicle marked as 'Press' at the site of an Israeli strike that killed a few journalists and wounded several others as they slept in guesthouses used by media, Lebanon's health ministry and local media reported, in Hasbaya in southern Lebanon, on Friday.
WORLD
Oct 28, 2024

Deadly Israeli strike on journalists in Lebanon prompts global outcry

The strike hit a collection of guesthouses housing only reporters in the southern Lebanese town of Hasbaya, killing two journalists.
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends a welcoming ceremony upon his arrival to participate in the BRICS summit, at Kazan Airport, Russia, on Oct. 22. Sisi has proposed a truce in the Gaza Strip aimed at securing a complete cease-fire in the territory.
WORLD / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Egypt proposes two-day Gaza truce in hope of full cease-fire

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi did not say whether the plan involving a limited hostage exchange had been formally presented to either Israel or Hamas.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses for a photo with other members of the Liberal Democratic Party at the party's headquarters in Tokyo on Sunday night after polls closed in the 2024 general election.
JAPAN / Politics
Oct 28, 2024

Success and scandals: the Liberal Democratic Party

The LDP remains associated with the postwar economic miracle, said Tomoaki Iwai of Nihon University.
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.
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
JAL reprimand over drunken pilots adds to airline’s woes
Japan Airlines President Mitsuko Tottori (right) bows in apology Wednesday in Tokyo over the company's pilots causing flight delays due to drinking alcohol.
‘Fairytale’ Shirakawago ranked one of the world’s most beautiful villages
Forbes and Unforgettable Travel Company have ranked Shirakawago in Gifu Prefecture as Asia's most beautiful village.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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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
By Mai Yoshikawa

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