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COMMENTARY / World
Sep 14, 2021

The dangers of when there is 'nothing to lose'

A 'nothing-to-lose' attitude is what is driving the never-ending conflict between the Israelis and Palestinians.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Sep 14, 2021

Blue Jackets replace assistant coach who refuses vaccine

The team announced that it has promoted Steve McCarthy from the Cleveland Monsters to replace Sylvain Lefebvre, whose decision runs afoul of new NHL protocols.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 14, 2021

Most people don’t need COVID-19 vaccine booster, scientists say

Governments would be better served to focus on immunizing the unvaccinated and to wait for more data on which boosters would be most effective and at what doses, the experts said.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 14, 2021

WTA moves 2021 finals from Shenzhen to Guadalajara

Canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the event is the latest to be relocated outside of Asia by the WTA.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 14, 2021

CONCACAF open to FIFA's biennial World Cup proposal

While South America and Europe's confederations have criticized FIFA's plan, CONCACAF showed hope that the proposal could potentially lead to a more balanced international soccer calendar.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 14, 2021

Japan’s new richest person builds $38 billion automation fortune

Keyence Corp. founder Takemitsu Takizaki is now worth $38.2 billion, after the sensor-maker's shares almost doubled since the start of last year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 14, 2021

As climate talks near, pressure grows on Asia to cancel new coal projects

Coal remains a mainstay for power generation in Asia, which accounts for 75% of global coal demand.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Sep 14, 2021

Apple issues emergency security updates to close a spyware flaw

The spyware, called Pegasus, uses a novel method to invisibly infect Apple devices without victims' knowledge.
Japan Times
MULTIMEDIA
Sep 14, 2021

‘Imminent threat’ or aid worker: Did a U.S. drone strike in Afghanistan kill the wrong person?

The New York Times obtained exclusive security camera footage and witness accounts to show how the military launched a drone strike that killed 10 people in Kabul on Aug. 29 without knowing who it was hitting.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2021

Scientists scramble to harvest ice cores vital to climate study as glaciers melt

The realization glaciers are disappearing faster than expected is prompting renewed urgency, causing those who specialize in harvesting ice cores to accelerate missions.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 13, 2021

What will the next six months of the pandemic bring?

With billions of people around the world yet to be vaccinated and little chance now of eliminating the virus, we can expect more outbreaks over the coming months.
The publisher in Kawasaki, Kanagawa Prefecture, announced in 2016 that it would publish a reprinted version of a pre-World War II survey listing areas where the descendants of feudal outcasts lived. It published lists of the areas on its website.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Dec 6, 2024

Japan's top court finalizes order to erase feudal outcast area lists

The plaintiffs in the lawsuit said the publication of the lists violated their personal rights.
Starbucks Coffee Japan will replace paper straws with plant-based biomass plastic straws from next month.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2024

Starbucks in Japan to ditch paper straws for plant-based biomass plastic in 2025

The coffee company says the new straws are fully biodegradable in seawater and soil, and will not soften like paper ones.
“Shogun,” created by American channel FX and made by a joint American-Japanese team, utilized the strengths of both Japan and Hollywood to create a bona fide smash that critics adored. 
CULTURE / TV & Streaming / 2024 in Review
Dec 7, 2024

2024 was the year Japanese TV found its prestige

The triumph of “Shogun” at the Emmys served as an exclamation point for an industry taking big swings and opening up to trans-Pacific partnerships.
Yoshihiko Noda, the leader of the Constitutional Democratic Party of Japan, speaks during an interview in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 6, 2024

CDP leader calls for gradual BOJ rate hikes

Yoshihiko Noda urged the central bank to keep a close eye on economic and overseas developments when raising rates.
A Lower House plenary session in Tokyo on Monday. The Liberal Democratic Party will hold a meeting on Dec. 20 to discuss the use of social media in election campaigns.
JAPAN / Politics
Dec 6, 2024

LDP to hold meeting on social media use in election campaigns

The meeting on Dec. 20 comes ahead of major polls next year in which the party aims to win new supporters online and take measures to counter disinformation.
A year-old film on Netflix titled "12.12: The Day" saw a spike in viewers after the political turmoil that hit South Korea this week.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 6, 2024

Korean coup movie hits No. 1 on Netflix after martial law chaos

The film depicts the events surrounding a Dec. 12, 1979, coup in South Korea, a theme also tackled in Han Kang's novel "Human Acts."
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba speaks in parliament on Thursday.
JAPAN
Dec 6, 2024

Ishiba raised most funds among Japanese party leaders in 2023

An LDP chief has topped the rankings list for 10 years in a row.
Alexandre Pantoja at a news conference in Rio de Janeiro in May
MORE SPORTS
Dec 6, 2024

Newcomer Kai Asakura aims to dethrone Alexandre Pantoja at UFC 310

Asakura, a 31-year-old from Japan, is a two-time Rizin bantamweight champion.
JR East Executive Vice President Chiharu Watari speaks during a news conference in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS
Dec 6, 2024

JR East applies to raise fares by average of 7% in March 2026

The company plans to raise standard fares by 7.8%, commuter passes by 12% and student commuter passes by 4.9%.
Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te speaks during a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Friday for a new government facility in Palau that Taipei helped fund.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 6, 2024

Taiwan's Lai says he is 'confident' of deeper cooperation with Trump

Trump caused jitters during his campaign by suggesting Taiwan should pay the United States for its defense.
Shoppers wait at the checkout lines at an Ito-Yokado shopping centre after a sales tax hike in Tokyo April 1, 2014. Big firms expect to increase capital spending only modestly, the Bank of Japan's (BOJ) tankan quarterly survey showed on Tuesday, reflecting uncertainty over how much a sales tax hike that kicked off on Tuesday could hurt a fragile economic recovery.   REUTERS/Toru Hanai (JAPAN - Tags: BUSINESS)
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 6, 2024

Ito-Yokado to reduce headcount of permanent employees by 1,000

The Seven & I Holdings unit will implement the reduction through personnel relocations and natural reductions, mainly through mandatory retirement.
People stand near a damaged vehicle, after rebels have sought to capitalize on their swift takeover of Aleppo in the north and Hama in west-central Syria by pressing onward to Homs, in Hama, Syria, on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 7, 2024

Syrian rebel assault widens as Assad races to defend Homs and Damascus

With the fall of Daraa, Assad's forces have surrendered four important centers to the insurgents in a week.
A Ukrainian serviceman wipes a mirror at an outdoor washbasin near the Kharkiv region in November.
WORLD
Dec 7, 2024

In Ukraine, more and more exhausted soldiers abandon their posts

Since 2022, Ukraine opened nearly 96,000 criminal cases against servicemen who abandoned their positions since Russia’s invasion.
The decision significantly raises the prospects of an unprecedented ban in just six weeks on a social media app used by 170 million Americans.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Dec 7, 2024

U.S. appeals court upholds TikTok law forcing its sale

The decision is a major win for the Justice Department and opponents of the Chinese-owned app and a devastating blow to TikTok parent ByteDance.
David Sacks during an event in San Francisco in 2016. President-elect Donald Trump announced on Thursday that Sacks would take on the role of "White House A.I. & Crypto Czar."
BUSINESS / Tech / ANALYSIS
Dec 7, 2024

Trump's crypto team takes shape but questions remain over who will drive policy

Some analysts said the creation of a crypto czar, a new role, sowed ambiguity over who would drive policy and flagged the potential for clashes.

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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.
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