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SOCCER
Aug 12, 2021

Kepa the hero as Chelsea win Super Cup 6-5 on penalties

Goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga came off the bench to make two shootout saves as Champions League winners Chelsea beat Spain's Villarreal 6-5 on penalties to add the UEFA Super Cup to their trophy collection on Wednesday.
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SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Aug 12, 2021

Olympics were a missed opportunity for sumo

Hakuho would have been an ideal candidate to represent Japan's national sport at the Games, but neither he nor anyone else was given that chance.
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LIFE / Style & Design / ON: DESIGN
Aug 12, 2021

Liberty London shares a deep love for Japan

Liberty's rollout of its From Japan With Love collection of textiles, a collaboration with eight contemporary Japanese artists, includes a capsule collection of clothing and stationery.
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JAPAN / Society
Aug 12, 2021

Gender norms still hurt LGBTQ athletes despite Olympic profile

A record number of out LGBTQ athletes took part in the Games, but none were Japanese, and the host nation harbors opposition to issues such as same-sex marriage.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Aug 12, 2021

Can Moderna buy its way into the $200 billion club?

Moderna's COVID-19 windfall sees its market valuation surged by more than $100 billion since May.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Aug 12, 2021

Shimoji Island's airport takes on new importance amid China threat

Clearly, circumstances are different today compared to 1971. So the outdated Yara memo preventing Okinawa's Shimoji Airport from being used for military purposes needs to be reconsidered.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Aug 12, 2021

Wholesale inflation hits 13-year high in Japan as costs of imports rise

Inflation in global commodities and a weak yen have been pushing up raw material import costs for a broad range of goods, Bank of Japan data shows.
BUSINESS / Tech
Aug 12, 2021

Japan joins efforts to back women’s health tech businesses

The economy ministry has chosen 20 'femtech' firms for a combined subsidy of u00a5150 million to help them develop products and services that can help with issues such as menstruation.
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BUSINESS
Aug 12, 2021

China signals firms will face tougher regulation in coming years

Investors have been seeking to make sense of a regulatory onslaught in recent weeks that has roiled markets.
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BUSINESS / FOCUS
Aug 12, 2021

The fictitious world of 'carbon neutral' fossil fuel

Climate experts say some offset deals do virtually nothing to decrease carbon dioxide in the atmosphere, falling far short of neutral.
LIFE / Language
Aug 12, 2021

Giving an overall take on the end of the Olympics in Japanese

What did you like and dislike about the 2020 Tokyo Olympics closing ceremony? Let's practice some terms that help when we want to give our opinion in Japanese.
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WORLD / ANALYSIS
Aug 12, 2021

Is it sunrise or another false dawn for tech that buries carbon dioxide emissions?

Some experts say behavioral change alone is insufficient — carbon capture and storage technology will be essential to realizing net-zero by 2050.
A policeman stands near where people were killed by a man driving a truck in an attack during New Year's celebrations in New Orleans, Louisiana, on Wednesday.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025

Trucks in New Orleans attack and Las Vegas explosion were rented using the same app

Renters of both vehicles had used Turo, a peer-to-peer app. Officials are investigating possible connections between the two cases.
Police tape and vehicles are seen on Canal Street and Bourbon Street in New Orleans, where a pickup truck barreled through a crowd on Wednesday, killing at least 15 and injuring scores others.
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025

Attacks in New Orleans and Las Vegas rattle U.S. over security threats

Investigators are searching for possible links between the two events, which come less than a month before Donald Trump is sworn in as president.
A Dior store front in Rome. Despite passing audits, Dior's contractors in Italy have been accused of labor abuses.
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 2, 2025

Inside luxury goods' broken audit system

Revelations of worker exploitation in Dior's Italian production chain have exposed flaws in supply chain audits and triggered judicial action.
BYD electric vehicles outside one of the company's dealerships in Beijing
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 2, 2025

BYD chalks up new record as it narrows EV sales gap with Tesla

China’s BYD enjoyed a year-end surge to push total sales to 4.25 million passenger cars last year, as the two seek to be the top-selling electric-vehicle maker of 2024.
Checkpoint officers at the border between Romania and Bulgaria man their stations on Dec. 31, moments before both countries join the Schengen zone.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 2, 2025

Romania and Bulgaria become full members of EU's Schengen zone

The two countries join an expanded bloc whose residents can travel without passport checks.
With the continued wage and price hikes, the Japanese economy will likely grow steadily in fiscal 2025 that will start in April, according to some private think tanks.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 2, 2025

Economists see continued rise in Japan's wages and prices in fiscal '25

Uncertainty surrounding the impact of policies under U.S. President-elect Donald Trump are seen as a key risk factor.
The strategic partnership agreement between Japan and the European Union took effect on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2025

Japan-EU strategic partnership agreement takes effect

Under the deal, both sides will strengthen cooperation in a wide range of fields, including security, environment and energy, and personnel exchanges.
The Japanese icebreaker Shirase arrived at Japan's Antarctic research base on Tuesday.
JAPAN
Jan 2, 2025

Japanese icebreaker Shirase reaches Showa Station in Antarctica

Goods and fuel will be transported to the base from the Shirase using snowmobiles following the arrival.
A birth notification document issued by Tokyo's Chiyoda Ward. Family registers, which record and certify citizens' familial relationships from birth to death, currently do not include the phonetic readings of names.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 2, 2025

Family registers to incorporate phonetic readings of names from end-May

Citizens who wish to register readings that differ from those listed on certificates of residence must notify municipal governments within a year.
Kenichi Tatsumi, 74, chairman of an association for people with visual impairment in the city of Ishinomaki in Miyagi Prefecture, speaks during an interview in November.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 2, 2025

App helping visually impaired in disasters gains traction one year on

The service, which uses the app to read out the names of evacuation centers and other necessary information, was launched in April this year.
New Orleans' French Quarter following an early-morning attack on Jan. 1
WORLD / Crime & Legal
Jan 2, 2025

‘No terrorist to me’: Relatives and friends saw few signs before attack

The violence appeared to explode out of nowhere to those who had known Shamsud-Din Bahar Jabbar as a quiet and caring person. But there were also signs of growing instability.
Broncos coach Sean Payton says the Chiefs earned the right to rest their players on Sunday.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Jan 2, 2025

Broncos coach Sean Payton says Chiefs earned right to rest players

The Chiefs will hold out quarterback Patrick Mahomes and other starters in the regular-season finale to keep the squad healthy for a run at a third consecutive Super Bowl title.
Gabriela Dabrowski (right) and Erin Routliffe celebrate after winning the doubles final at the WTA Finals in Riyadh on Nov. 9, 2024.
TENNIS
Jan 2, 2025

Gabriela Dabrowski reveals run to Olympic bronze came amid cancer treatment

Dabrowski said her "surreal" second half of the 2024 season included two surgeries and radiotherapy.
Carlos Sainz sits inside his car after a practice session ahead of the Dakar Rally in Bisha, Saudi Arabia, on Jan. 1.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Jan 2, 2025

'El Matador' Carlos Sainz ready to defend Dakar Rally crown

Sainz's fourth title came when he was 61 — making him the oldest winner of the race — and was the first Dakar victory for German outfit Audi.
Justin Thomas hits a shot during a practice round ahead of the British Open in Troon, Scotland, on July 15, 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Golf
Jan 2, 2025

Justin Thomas 'fully capable' of year like Scottie Scheffler had in 2024

The 31-year-old University of Alabama alumnus enters the season-opening event, The Sentry at Kapalua, Hawaii, this week, looking to have the best year of his career.
SDF spots China’s biggest aircraft carrier for first time
The Fujian aircraft carrier is seen in Shanghai in May 2024 as it leaves for its first sea trial.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Is America ready for Japanese-style 7-Elevens?
Convenience stores are a fixture of Japanese life and 7-Eleven, a chain that began in the U.S. in 1927, opened its first store in Japan in 1974 — and then became wholly Japanese-owned in 2005 through parent company Seven & I Holdings.
Final weeks of World Expo in Osaka likely to see large crowds
With one month left to go, crowds are expected to swell at the World Expo in Osaka during its final weeks.
Japan's elderly population down at around 36.2 million
The estimated number of people age 65 or older in Japan stands at 36.19 million as of Monday, accounting for record 29.4% of the country's total population, according to the internal affairs ministry.
Japan's major art events converge this fall
Shinji Ohmaki’s “Tokinokage” exhibited at Fuji Textile Week 2021 shows the use of fabric as art.
An aesthetic escape to Hakone’s art-drenched hills
Between traditional examples of fine art and sleek, modern exhibitions that blend with nature, Hakone offers a unique escape from Tokyo's urban sprawl.
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.

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One of the many entrances to the Kabukicho neighborhood in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Ward.
Kabukicho: Tokyo’s ‘stadium of desire’

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Sumadori Bar on Shibuya Ward's main Center Gai street targets young customers who prefer low-alcohol drinks or abstain altogether.
Rethinking that second drink: Japan’s Gen Z gets ‘sober curious’
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