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Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2021

SoftBank’s COO clashes with Masayoshi Son over Latin American spinoff

The 50-year-old Bolivian-American sees himself as a 'unicorn hunter,” often pushing for more authority and money.
Japan Times
Figure Skating
Oct 19, 2021

Nathan Chen says he has grown since disappointing Pyeongchang Games

The reigning world champion said he now realizes that every competition is an opportunity to show the work he has been putting into his craft.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / ANALYSIS
Oct 19, 2021

Xi dials back China’s economic overhaul as masses feel pain

Xi took a gamble shaking up key industries ahead of a political gathering that could decide whether he rules the country indefinitely. Now he's starting to hit the brakes.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Oct 19, 2021

Team USA to have plenty of mental health support in Beijing

Licensed mental health officers will be made available to U.S. athletes competing in Beijing along with therapists and psychiatrists at both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Oct 19, 2021

Toyota to build U.S. battery plant under $3.4 billion plan

Production would start in 2025 and at first focus on batteries for hybrid electric vehicles, creating 1,750 new jobs, the company said in a statement.
Japan Times
WORLD
Oct 18, 2021

Colin Powell, U.S. Army general-turned-top diplomat, dies at 84

Powell, the first African American to be U.S. secretary of state and chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, died Monday due to complications from COVID-19.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Oct 18, 2021

New disease command center may come after pandemic, Kishida says

The idea was not on a list of key LDP policies announced ahead of the Oct. 31 election, but at a debate with other party leaders, the prime minister said the idea has not been withdrawn.
Japan Times
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2021

Japan's LDP vows sharp defense budget hike, but public focus elsewhere

With voters and the party's coalition partner, Komeito, more concerned about resuscitating Japan's pandemic-hit economy, large increases to defense outlays are unlikely to win much support.
JAPAN / Politics / ANALYSIS
Oct 18, 2021

Loss of LDP majority could open up range of coalition options

With 465 seats up for grabs and opposition parties teaming up in some districts, the results of this year's Lower House election are far from certain.
Coach Ruben Amorim bid farewell to Sporting Lisbon in style on Sunday, securing a thrilling 4-2 comeback win at his former club Braga, ahead of his arrival at Old Trafford on Monday for a new role at Manchester United.
SOCCER
Nov 12, 2024

Ruben Amorim jets in to launch new era at Man Utd

Amorim will be under no illusions as to the scale of his task at United, which is languishing 13th in the Premier League table.
FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently announced that the FIFA Club World Cup will kick off at Hard Rock Stadium, home of the NFL's Miami Dolphins, in Miami Gardens, Florida, on June 15.
SOCCER
Nov 12, 2024

Draw for inaugural FIFA Club World Cup set for Dec. 5

Many questions still surround the competition, whose revenues and benefits for the clubs remain a mystery.
Shares in retailers may rise after Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba formed a minority government that may cut taxes to lure cooperation from opposition parties.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2024

Minority government in Japan can help retail stocks and utilities

Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba may cut taxes to keep smaller parties on side — increasing workers’ disposable income.
Spain's Carlos Alcaraz in action during his men's singles group stage match against Norway's Casper Ruud at the ATP Finals in Turin, Italy, on Monday
TENNIS
Nov 12, 2024

Alcaraz given Ruud awakening with defeat in ATP Finals opener

The round-robin format of the eight-man event means Alcaraz could still crown a standout year in style.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump with the then-leader of Vietnam's Communist Party, Nguyen Phu Trong, at the Presidential Palace in Hanoi in February 2019
BUSINESS / Markets
Nov 12, 2024

Vietnam may find it harder to profit from new U.S.-China trade war

Its growing trade surplus with the U.S. — which is fourth-largest, after China, Mexico and Canada — will likely put it in U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's sights.
An image of the planet Uranus captured by the NASA spacecraft Voyager 2 in 1986
WORLD / Science & Health
Nov 12, 2024

Scientists reveal misunderstanding about magnetic field around Uranus

The Voyager 2 probe encountered Uranus just a few days after solar wind had compressed its magnetosphere to about 20% of its usual volume.
In 2017, the Tokyo Metropolitan Government became the first among Japan's local authorities to issue green bonds.
JAPAN / FOCUS
Nov 12, 2024

More municipalities tap green bonds as demand makes rates favorable

Green bond issuance by local government authorities in Japan has risen from ¥149.3 billion in 2022 to ¥443.1 billion in 2023.
A destroyed bridge in the town of Pokrovsk in Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Nov. 4
WORLD
Nov 12, 2024

Flood fears as Ukraine says Russian strike damages dam

Environmental groups have warned of Russia's invasion devastating Ukraine's nature
Soldiers patrol as people flee armed gang violence in Yajalon, Chiapas state, Mexico, on June 9.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2024

Crime costs Latin America and Caribbean almost what region spends on education

Beyond the human toll, the cost of crime amounts to almost 80% of the region's public budgets for education.
Dodgers two-way player Shohei Ohtani during game four of the NLCS for the 2024 MLB playoffs against the Mets in New York on Oct. 17
BASEBALL / MLB
Nov 12, 2024

Ohtani nominated for MVP after historic campaign

Ohtani is bidding for back-to-back MVP honors after winning the award last season with the Los Angeles Angels.
Nojima will purchase about 93% of Vaio's outstanding shares from investment fund Japan Industrial Partners.
BUSINESS / Companies
Nov 12, 2024

Nojima to acquire PC company Vaio for ¥11.2 billion

Sony will continue to hold a 4.7% stake in Vaio.
A Russian Navy Yasen-class vessel that sailed westward through the Soya Strait on Monday
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2024

Russian nuclear-powered submarine sails through Soya Strait

The presence of a Yasen-class vessel, Russia's most advanced nuclear-powered attack submarine, was confirmed by the MSDF for the first time.
Japan will urge automakers to make all new passenger cars biofuel-compatible by the early 2030s, with an action plan from the industry ministry expected next summer.
BUSINESS / Economy
Nov 12, 2024

Japan to aim for all new cars to be biofuel-compatible in 2030s

The ministry will adopt an action plan around next summer and also plans to support the necessary renovation of gas stations.
Former Olympus President Stefan Kaufmann
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Nov 12, 2024

Papers sent on ex-Olympus president over illegal drug purchase

The 56-year-old ex-head of the Japanese medical equipment maker has admitted to the alleged violation of the special law on narcotics.
Fuel loading operations at the Shimane nuclear power plant's No. 2 reactor on Nov.1
JAPAN
Nov 12, 2024

Boiling water reactor at Shimane nuclear plant to be restarted in early December

The restart of the boiling water reactor will be the second of such units since reactors of the same type were crippled in the March 2011 nuclear accident.
Donald Trump in the past has netted important victories before the Supreme Court for his policies on trade, immigration and the environment.
WORLD / Politics
Nov 12, 2024

One of Trump’s few checks on power? The Supreme Court he shaped.

The president-elect hasn’t always gotten his way and he may need the court’s help to fulfill his campaign-trail promises.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
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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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