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Japan Times
SUMO / Basho reports
Mar 14, 2023

Takakeisho win puts yokozuna promotion bid on track

After the komusubi quartet began the tournament with perfect records, two suffered their first defeats.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2023

Kishida considering South Korea visit in summer amid thaw in ties

The development comes after Seoul unveiled its plan to settle a wartime labor compensation dispute with Tokyo last week.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / Japanese Baseball
Mar 14, 2023

Japanese fans earn share of spotlight at World Baseball Classic

Crowds in attendance at Tokyo Dome's Pool B have been praised both for their enthusiasm and their attitude.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023

Czech pitcher who struck out Shohei Ohtani cherishes memories and souvenirs

The 26-year-old got the Samurai Japan star to ground out in the first inning and struck him out in the third — probably becoming the world's most famous electrician in the process.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2023

Russia invited to play in central Asian soccer tournament

A move to Asia has been touted as a possible option to allow Russia's national teams and clubs to again participate in international competition.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

Tokyo sees another record early start to cherry blossom season

Cherry blossoms in the capital started blooming 10 days earlier than average, tying 2020 and 2021 for the earliest date since 1953, when data first began being collected.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

Companies in Japan to be required to accommodate the disabled from next year

Japan will legally oblige companies to provide necessary services and infrastructure to assist people with disabilities from April 2024.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

Deeply scarred Iraq still far from U.S.-envisioned liberal democracy

Former U.S. President George W. Bush's war, launched in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, is seared in the memory of Iraqis as a time of bloody turmoil.
Japan Times
BASEBALL
Mar 14, 2023

Mike Trout blast puts U.S. back on track at World Baseball Classic

The star-studded U.S. team was left reeling on Sunday after an 11-5 drubbing by Mexico that left the defending champion flirting with the possibility of first-round elimination.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2023

Japan weighs defense exports as it shows off fighter jet plans

The Global Combat Air Program is the country’s first major military development plan with partners other than the U.S. since World War II.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics
Mar 14, 2023

Upper House committee votes to expel GaaSyy from Japan's parliament

The decision, made unanimously among ruling and opposition lawmakers, will almost certainly be finalized during an Upper House plenary session on Wednesday.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2023

Low alcohol tolerance increases chance of hard-to-cure stomach cancer in East Asians

A Japanese study has found that certain genomic abnormalities specifically related to alcohol consumption are linked to the onset of “diffuse-type” stomach cancer.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

COVID-19 tracker: Tokyo reports 988 new cases

The seven-day average of new cases came to 744.3, compared with 791.4 a week earlier.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2023

SVB clients get a painful lesson: Bank failures are common

Such a long time without news of a bank collapse such as SVB seems to have lulled depositors into a false sense of security.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Mar 14, 2023

Nuclear weapons loom large in a post-Ukraine world

A resentful and exhausted Russia is increasingly relying on nuclear arms to achieve its goals.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health
Mar 14, 2023

Heartbeat may shape our perception of time, study shows

After an era of research focusing on the brain, the study provides further proof that no single organ registers the pace of time for humans.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

Remembering how to smile? Japan training sessions help prepare for life after masks

After three years of life with masks amid the pandemic, some people feel a need to practice their smiles and facial expressions before they take face coverings off in public.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Women at Work
Mar 14, 2023

A career in education shows lifetime employment can still work

Yumi Narushima quickly rose through the ranks at Benesse, and led a girls' school in Tokyo, forming a successful double act with her employer.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Mar 14, 2023

Regional U.S. banks slammed by fear of a broader financial crisis

Across the U.S., banks of various sizes are battling market turmoil as customers rushed to withdraw their deposits and investors, worried about more bank runs, dumped bank stocks.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

U.S. and U.K. announce nuclear-powered submarine plan for Australia

The multistage project will eventually see British and Australian production and operation of a new 'trilaterally developed' submarine class that will include 'cutting-edge' U.S. technology.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Mar 14, 2023

Japan OKs bill to reform sexual offense charge and raise age of consent

Among other things, the bill will make upskirting and producing images of genitalia without consent crimes punishable under the Penal Code.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

Taking page from Ukraine, Taiwan shows off new killer drones

Taipei's top research institute unveiled the single-use attack drones as the self-ruled island focuses on asymmetric capabilities to defend against the much larger Chinese military.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / FOCUS
Mar 14, 2023

Tokyo to get major new office spaces this year, but is there demand?

Massive redevelopment projects in central areas are opening at a time when the vacancy rate is already indicating oversupply.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Mar 14, 2023

BBC reaches deal with Gary Lineker after Twitter row

The former England star was suspended on Friday after using Twitter last week to compare the language used to launch the new policy to the rhetoric of Nazi-era Germany.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

China set to resume issuing visas as it emerges from 'zero-COVID'

The move will also see visa-free entry into Guangdong province resumed for foreigners in groups from Hong Kong and Macau, and for those on cruise ships stopping in Shanghai.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

The Arctic is the latest arena for NATO and Russia to flex their military muscle

The region is increasingly important for energy, trade and security, and an area where Russia, the U.S., China and others are vying for greater control.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Mar 14, 2023

'Wasted money': Rwanda splurges on sports despite criticism

President Paul Kagame has spent a small fortune on sports investments that he says will burnish the international image and diversify the economy of the tiny central African country.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

North Korea fires at least two ballistic missiles toward Sea of Japan

The latest launches come as South Korea and the United States are conducting their largest joint military drills in five years.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Mar 14, 2023

India's Supreme Court to start hearing same-sex marriage case

The petitions before the court seek marriage equality under various Indian statutes and religious personal laws. The push follows the decriminalization of homosexuality in 2018.
Japan Times
WORLD
Mar 14, 2023

Trump wades into education culture war as he eyes race with DeSantis

The former president has pledged to prohibit the teaching of so-called critical race theory in public schools and keep transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports.
J-pop act Mrs. Green Apple spikes ‘Columbus’ video after viewer backlash
Mrs. Green Apple has posted an apology on its official website after backlash over a music video that portrayed explorer Christopher Columbus in a charming way.
Rare tissue-damaging bacteria spreads in Japan
Group A Streptococcus typically causes swelling and sore throat in children, but some types of the bacteria can lead to symptoms developing rapidly.
North Korea building roads and walls inside DMZ, report says
What's believed to be loudspeakers at the top of a hill on the North Korean side of the Demilitarized Zone dividing the two Koreas, on Tuesday.
U.S. ran secret anti-vaccine campaign to undermine China during pandemic
A health worker puts on an adhesive bandage after inoculating a man with a booster shot of the Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine in Manila in January 2022.
The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
G7 leaders unite to hammer China over trade and Russian lifeline
U.S. President Joe Biden joins other world leaders, including Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, as they watch a skydiving demonstration at the annual Group of Seven summit in Savelletri, Italy, on Thursday.
Calls for Kishida to step down growing among local LDP chapters
Prime Minister Fumio Kishida listens to voters in the city of Kumamoto in April. Liberal Democratic Party politicians are afraid that Kishida's unpopularity could seal their own fates when they stand for local elections.
Renho, the liberal politician who might dethrone Tokyo's Koike
Renho speaks to reporters on Wednesday in Tokyo.
Despite its hardworking image, Japan might be No. 1 in quiet quitting
Only 6% of the Japanese workforce is engaged while a third of the workforce is job hunting or looking out for new opportunities, according to a Gallup report.

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Father's Day is said to have come to Japan around 1950, shortly after the establishment of Mother's Day.
The evolving nature of fatherhood in Japan
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