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BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021

Toyota cuts production forecast by 300,000 cars on COVID-19 and chips shortage

The world's No. 1 automaker is adjusting production in September and reviewing plans for October, while sticking to its forecast for operating profit of u00a52.5 trillion for the fiscal year.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Sep 10, 2021

Xi's reforms revisit China's socialist roots while tightening his grip on power

Since taking office, China's leader has targeted corruption, eliminated space for dissent and reasserted Communist Party power across all aspects of society.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Music
Sep 10, 2021

King & Prince eye J-pop’s throne

The Johnny's boy band explores English lyrics on its third album, “Re:Sense,' and embraces showing the more personal sides of its members on social media.
Japan Times
EDITORIALS
Sep 10, 2021

Europe’s military presence highlights Asia’s importance

European military forces have an expanding presence in Asia, a recognition of the ever-larger role the Indo-Pacific has assumed in their governments' strategic calculations.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Sep 10, 2021

SoftBank keeps up borrowing spree before bond repayments

SoftBank is having one of its busiest years ever in global issuance markets, and raised more than $7 billion in a debt offering across dollars and euros in June.
Japan Times
SPORTS
Sep 10, 2021

Cristiano Ronaldo says returning to Manchester United no vacation

Manchester United forward Cristiano Ronaldo says his return to Old Trafford is not a vacation and he hopes to prove himself again with consistent performances over the next three to four years.
Japan Times
SOCCER
Sep 10, 2021

Lionel Messi passes Pele for South American record with hat trick

His 77th, 78th and 79th goals marked his seventh hat trick for the national side and lifted him two above Pele on the South American scoring charts.
BUSINESS
Sep 10, 2021

Rebellious Tokyo bars flout virus measure requests

Bars and eateries account for about 17% of Japan's COVID-19-related bankruptcies, the most among any industry group, research shows.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is considering visiting Indonesia and Malaysia in early January, government sources have said.
JAPAN
Dec 9, 2024

Ishiba eyes visit to Indonesia and Malaysia in early January

Ishiba will postpone his planned visit to South Korea early next year due to political turmoil in the country.
Surging development costs, supply chain issues and higher inflation have heavily weighed on the offshore wind sector in recent years.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2024

BP and JERA to combine offshore wind operations in joint venture

The 50-50 venture, called JERA Nex BP, will include operating assets and development projects with a potential generation capacity of 13 gigawatts.
The annual number of corporate bankruptices may top 10,000 for the first time in 11 years, Tokyo Shoko Research has said.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 9, 2024

Japan's corporate bankruptcies increased 4.2% in November

The number of business failures grew for the third consecutive month amid a weak yen and soaring labor costs.
Nobel Peace Prize laureate and Nihon Hidankyo's representative Terumi Tanaka attends a news conference ahead of the Nobel Peace Prize ceremony in Oslo on Monday.
JAPAN
Dec 10, 2024

Nuclear weapons must never be used, hibakusha tells Putin before Nobel ceremony

Terumi Tanaka was referring to threats made by Putin and others to use nuclear bombs if necessary to counter what they see as a hostile West in the Ukraine war.
The exterior of a blast furnace building is seen during a media tour by Nippon Steel at their East Nippon Works Kashima Area facility in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture, on Friday.
BUSINESS / Companies
Dec 10, 2024

Nippon Steel makes final push to win over U.S. workers

Nippon Steel said it made new commitments with regards to where and when a previously announced $1.4 billion capital expenditure commitment would be spent.
Rebel commander Ahmed al-Sharaa, better known as Abu Mohammed al-Golani, speaks to a crowd in Damascus, Syria, on Monday.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2024

Syria's rebels work to form government and restore order after Assad ouster

With the mood in Damascus still celebratory, Assad's prime minister, Mohammed Jalali, has agreed to hand power to the rebel-led Salvation Government.
Abed, an asylum-seeker from the Syrian city of Raqqa uses his mobile phone to talk to a relative at the arrival center in Berlin's Reinickendorf district in October 2023.
WORLD
Dec 10, 2024

European countries suspend Syrian asylum decisions after Assad's fall

While Berlin and others said they were watching developments in the war-ravaged nation, Austria signaled it would soon deport refugees back to Syria.
Mindy Kailing announces the nominees for the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills on Monday.
CULTURE / Entertainment news
Dec 10, 2024

'Emilia Perez,' 'The Brutalist' lead Golden Globe film nominations

Representing Japan at the awards will be "Shogun," with three nods for acting and one for best TV drama.
Roki Sasaki delivers a pitch during the first inning of the World Baseball Classic semifinal against Mexico in Miami in March 2023.
BASEBALL / MLB
Dec 10, 2024

45-day negotiation window set to begin as Marines post Roki Sasaki

The right-handed flamethrower has until 7 a.m. (JST) on Jan. 24 to sign with an MLB team.
France and New Zealand in action at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France, on Nov. 16
MORE SPORTS / Rugby
Dec 10, 2024

New Zealand agree to keep 2025 France tests at home

The French Rugby Federation last week refused to play in North America.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrives to a press conference in Jerusalem on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024

Netanyahu to take the stand in his corruption trial for the first time

Charged with bribery, fraud and breach of trust, Netanyahu will testify three times a week, despite the war in Gaza.
A smartphone with a displayed Nvidia logo is placed on a computer motherboard in this illustration taken March 6, 2023.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024

Nvidia hit with China probe in global tech war escalation

The move against Nvidia is Beijing’s latest riposte to escalating U.S. technology curbs.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (left) walks with French President Emmanuel Macron (center) and U.S. President-elect Donald Trump after a meeting at the Elysee Presidential Palace in Paris on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Dec 10, 2024

Zelenskyy warns Trump and Macron about risk of frozen conflict

Ukraine can only enter into ceasefire talks with Russia from a position of strength, Ukrainian president says.
Red Bull's Sergio Perez during qualifying for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix at the Yas Marina Circuit in Abu Dhabi on Saturday
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Dec 10, 2024

Perez knows his F1 future is uncertain ahead of talks

Max Verstappen's struggling teammate has been adamant all season that he will still be there next year.
The government is preparing to set Japan’s new Nationally Determined Contribution, an emissions reduction commitment made by members of the United Nations climate framework's Paris Agreement.
ENVIRONMENT / Climate change / OUR PLANET
Dec 10, 2024

As Japan nears new climate goal, criticism of policy process ramps up

Critics say the process is not intended to facilitate genuine debate, and that those who support the energy status quo are overrepresented on policy panels.

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