search

 
 
SOCCER / WE LEAGUE
Sep 12, 2021

Late goal seals Urawa comeback over Beleza as WE League debuts

Yuzuho Shiokoshi's right-footed rocket gave the defending Nadeshiko League champion a win to start Japan's new professional women's soccer league.
BUSINESS / Markets
Sep 12, 2021

Foreign traders buying most Japan stocks since Abenomics heyday as Suga exits

Foreign investors are set to buy the most Japanese stocks since the heyday of Abenomics after Suga's shock resignation put Japan back in the headlines.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 12, 2021

At 9/11 ceremonies, moments of silence, tributes and tears

Even as time has passed, the people who gathered across the U.S. and the globe said the wounds from 9/11 have remained fresh.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Tech
Sep 12, 2021

Smart glasses made Google look dumb. Now Facebook is giving them a try.

The company has teamed up with Ray-Ban to create glasses that can take photos, record video, answer phone calls and play podcasts.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Sep 12, 2021

How parents can help kids deal with back-to-school anxiety

Two experts from TELL who specialize in working with young people and schools offer some reassuring insights and tips to help kids and parents alike navigate these stressful times.
Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / 20 QUESTIONS
Sep 12, 2021

Kasumi Abe: ‘We have to tell younger generations what happened here’

On the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in New York, Japanese journalist Kasumi Abe reflects on her love for the city she now calls home.
Japan Times
LIFE / Style & Design / ON: FASHION
Sep 12, 2021

What makes virtual fashion shows work? Clever videos certainly help

With even big-name houses struggling for views, brands that abandoned the typical film format found the most success.
Japan Times
TENNIS
Sep 12, 2021

Emma Raducanu completes New York fairytale by winning U.S. Open

The 18-year-old became the first-ever qualifier to win a Grand Slam title and the first British woman to hoist a major trophy since Virginia Wade triumphed at Wimbledon in 1977.
Japan Times
WORLD
Sep 11, 2021

In U.S. drone strike, evidence suggests no Islamic State bomb

U.S. officials said a Reaper drone followed a car for hours and then fired based on evidence it was carrying explosives. But an in-depth analysis and interviews cast doubt on that account.
The United Nations once projected the world’s population would peak at 10.3 billion in the 2080s, but now expects 700 million fewer inhabitants by 2100.
COMMENTARY / World
Dec 4, 2024

Why falling fertility is not a crisis

The current population decline mirrors past transitions like the industrial revolution, where smaller families fueled economic growth and innovation.
A woman waves a Syrian opposition flag as she celebrates at Umayyad Square in Damascus on Sunday as celebrations erupted around Syria after Islamist-led rebels swept into Damascus and declared President Bashar Assad had fled the country.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2024

Assad’s fall in Syria puts world on watch for more Middle East chaos

Multiple Arab and U.S. officials said that a power vacuum could now be dangerous, with memories of Moammar Gadhafi in Libya and Saddam Hussein in Iraq still fresh.
Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako visit Merton College in Oxford, during their state visit to the United Kingdom in June.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2024

Empress Masako marks 61st birthday

The empress said that thoughts of people affected by disasters, including the massive Jan. 1 Noto Peninsula earthquake, continue to weigh on her mind.
Supporters of Georgia's opposition parties hold a rally to protest against the government's decision to suspend talks on joining the European Union, in Tbilisi on Sunday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 9, 2024

Georgia pro-EU protesters defiant as thousands rally for 11th day

Thousands of people gathered outside the parliament building in the capital Tbilisi on Sunday, waving EU flags and blowing whistles.
Since Oct. 24, there have been 406 cases of an unidentified illness in Congo’s southwest.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2024

‘Disease X’ outbreak widens as U.N. sends health team to Congo

The unidentified illness is marked by fever, headache, cough, runny nose, and body aches, with 31 deaths currently on record.
A Syrian rebel fighter kisses a child as they gather in Homs after Syria's army command notified officers on Sunday that President Bashar Assad's 24-year authoritarian rule had ended on Sunday.
WORLD / FOCUS
Dec 9, 2024

How Syrian rebels' stars aligned for Assad's ouster

Opposition militias sensed an opportunity to loosen the president grip on power when, about six months ago, they received Turkey's tacit blessing for a major offensive.
A protester holding a cardboard cutout of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol takes part in a demonstration calling for his ouster outside the National Assembly in Seoul on Sunday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Dec 9, 2024

After failed martial law, South Koreans ask: Who’s in charge?

President Yoon Suk Yeol's move has created a power vacuum in his governing camp, pushing the country deeper into what analysts call a constitutional crisis.
Japan's economy expanded in the July-September period at a faster pace than initially estimated, with consumer spending relatively solid for a second straight quarter, in a sign that underlying strength may be returning to the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2024

Japan’s economy shows more resilience as BOJ considers hike timing

GDP grew at an annualized pace of 1.2% in the three months through September from the previous quarter.
Syrian rebel fighters celebrate near the Clock Tower in Homs on Sunday after rebel forces entered Syria's third city overnight.
WORLD
Dec 9, 2024

Stunned, elated prisoners pour out as Syria's jails are flung open

Throughout the civil war that began in 2011 in Syria, security forces have held hundreds of thousands of people in detention camps known for torture.
A variety of rice cookers at a home appliance store
JAPAN / Regional Voices: Tohoku
Dec 16, 2024

Companies rush to high-end rice cookers as consumer tastes change

Appliance-makers are working with rice growers to boost demand, as well as debuting products that focus on flavor and features.
A Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicle (EV) at a dealership in Colma, California, on Jan. 26
BUSINESS / Tech
Dec 9, 2024

Trump's EV skepticism threatens $54 billion in Korean investments

Some Korean companies have slowed or hit the pause button on any ongoing construction of some plants in the U.S. because they’re concerned about reduced demand for EVs.
An employee holds a chocolate bar at Chocovi, in Abidjan, Cote d'Ivoire, on May 10.
WORLD / Science & Health
Dec 9, 2024

Could dark chocolate reduce your risk of diabetes?

While a new study links the food to a possible reduced risk, one researcher cautions that it is not a "magic bullet."
Lewis Hamilton waves to fans after the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix on Sunday. The race was Hamilton's last with Mercedes before his move to Ferrari.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 9, 2024

Lewis Hamilton ends Mercedes era with rousing drive in F1 season finale

The 39-year-old Briton will be driving for Ferrari next season.
Then-U.S. President Donald Trump looks on as Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell speaks at the White House in Washington on Nov. 2, 2017.
BUSINESS / Economy
Dec 9, 2024

Trump says he has no plan to remove Powell as Fed chair

Powell, whose term expires in May 2026, told reporters last month that he wouldn’t step aside early if Trump asked for his resignation.
Terumi Tanaka (front left), co-chair of Nihon Hidankyo, and others arrive at Oslo Airport on Sunday. Norwegian Nobel Committee Chairperson Jorgen Watne Frydnes stands in the back row on the right.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2024

Nihon Hidankyo delegation arrives in Oslo for Nobel Prize ceremony

The delegation comprises 30 people aged 32 to 92, including children and grandchildren of hibakusha.

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