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Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2021

As COVID-19 cases surge, Suga remains reluctant to impose strict lockdown

Countries that have implemented strict restrictions “saw a decline in infections due to lockdowns, but the cases surged again ... they had to rely on vaccines after all,” Suga said.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Xander Schauffele clings to gold medal position in Olympic golf as Hideki Matsuyama lurks

Matsuyama drained a clutch putt for par on 18 to finish with a four-under 67, keeping him a stroke off the pace heading into the final round.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2021

Climate change is coming for the Great Barrier Reef

Coral reefs are one of the world's most visible and sensitive barometers of climate change.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Nadeshiko Japan ponders future after another major tournament exit

Friday's Olympic quarterfinal loss to Sweden highlighted the gap in physicalities and playing styles between head coach Asako Takakura's side and the rest of the world.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

Russia emboldened to continue cheating, says USADA chief

Russia is competing in Tokyo as representatives of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC) because the country was stripped of its flag and anthem for doping offenses.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 31, 2021

One person has Olympic accreditation revoked for leaving athletes' village for sightseeing

The organizers did not disclose how many people had their accreditation revoked, if the person or people involved were athletes, or when the violation took place.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Walmart and Disney impose vaccination measures on some staff

Disney says all salaried staff working in-person in the U.S. must be inoculated, and is giving affected workers 60 days to comply and making certain limited exceptions.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 31, 2021

Olympics ratings slump forces NBC to haggle with advertisers

With the coverage now at its halfway point, average nightly viewership through Tuesday was down 42% from the 2016 Summer Games across all of NBC's outlets.
LIFE / Language
Jul 31, 2021

Skateboarding slang comes to the hallowed halls of NHK

'Hella risky' and 'totally hot' are not the usual terms that NHK commentators use on air, but Ryo Sejiri isn't your usual commentator.
Japan Times
JAPAN
Jul 31, 2021

EU envoys back Frenchman on hunger strike over Japan child custody

Japan, unlike most countries, does not recognize joint custody and children often lose contact with the noncustodial parent.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 31, 2021

North Korea’s economy contracted the most in two decades in 2020

Gross domestic product fell to 31.4 trillion won ($27.4 billion), down from 33.8 trillion won in Kim Jong Un's first year at the helm.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 31, 2021

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris to visit Vietnam and Singapore

Former U.S. foe Vietnam has emerged as a key U.S. partner and a vocal opponent of China's territorial claims in the South China Sea.
Yuichiro Tamaki, currently the suspended leader of the Democratic Party for the People
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2025

Tamaki vows support for government budget if three-party pact implemented

The suspended leader of the Democratic Party for the People voiced support for the budget bill if the items in the pact with the ruling parties are carried out.
Mori Building has been offering yoga and body stretch programs in the shared common space of its Azabudai Hills complex in Tokyo's Minato Ward for workers of tenant firms.
JAPAN / Society
Jan 15, 2025

Realtors offer healthy options for office workers of tenant firms

Many companies have learned that preparing a workplace environment in which their employees can stay healthy is key to securing talent.
A damaged school bus is seen after residents fled from the Eaton fire, one of six simultaneous blazes that have swept across Los Angeles County, in Altadena, California, on Saturday.
WORLD / Society
Jan 15, 2025

LA schools rush to reopen as memories of COVID-19 disruption linger

Educators, administrators and parents are taking steps to mitigate learning loss and provide relief to families adversely affected by wildfires.
Pete Hegseth, U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the Pentagon, during his confirmation hearing before the Senate Armed Services Committee at the Capitol in Washington on Tuesday
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2025

Trump nominee Pete Hegseth weathers Democrat grilling largely unscathed

Hegseth, a former Fox News host and decorated veteran, is one of the most controversial figures ever nominated to be secretary of defense.
The flight data recorder retrieved from Jeju Air flight 2216, which crashed killing 179 people in December. Black boxes holding the flight data and cockpit voice recorders for the flight stopped recording four minutes before the disaster, South Korea's transport ministry said Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC
Jan 15, 2025

Crashed Jeju jet’s black box failure shows decadeslong gap in power rules

The U.S. National Transportation Safety Board first recommended that cockpit voice recorders be fitted with an independent power source in the late 1990s.
Elon Musk, left, with Vivek Ramaswamy on Capitol Hill in Washington on Dec. 5.
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 15, 2025

SEC accuses Elon Musk of bilking Twitter investors out of millions

The agency’s complaint accuses Musk of failing to promptly report that he had amassed more than 5% of the social media platform’s stock in early 2022.
Zheng Qinwen reacts after a point against Germany's Laura Siegemund during their second round match at the Australian Open on Wednesday.
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2025

'Queen Wen' deposed in huge shock at Australian Open

The normally ice cool Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen got hot under the collar as she was sent packing 7-6 (3), 6-3 by the world No. 97.
The flag of Greenland flutters at the Inussivik hall in Nuuk in 2021.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 15, 2025

Why does Trump want Greenland and could he get it?

Greenland's strategic location and resources could benefit the U.S.
The influx of foreign tourists in Japan is pushing up hotel room prices, forcing some business travelers to stay at capsule hotels.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 15, 2025

Japan's tourism boom prices out local business travelers

The average price of a basic room at a business hotel in Tokyo has nearly doubled between 2019 and last year.
Naomi Osaka hits a return during her second round win over Karolina Muchova on Wednesday at the Australian Open in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 15, 2025

Osaka gets 'revenge' on Muchova in Australian Open fightback

The Japanese star, who won in Melbourne in 2019 and 2021, dropped the first set against 20th seed Karolina Muchova before winning 1-6, 6-1, 6-3.
Hoshoryu (right) defeats Kirishima on Sunday. Hoshoryu has the look of a contender in the early days of the year's first tournament.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jan 15, 2025

Wide-open field has the New Year Basho looking like anyone's tourney

There has still been enough shakiness among the top-rankers to preclude ruling out any kind of outcome in the year's first tournament.
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying Ispace's Resilience lunar lander lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Science & Health
Jan 15, 2025

Japanese space startup launches second bid for historic moon landing

A successful landing would make Ispace the first private Asian company to touch down on the moon.
Former MUFG Bank employee Yukari Imamura, a suspect in the theft of gold ingots worth ¥260 million, leaves the Nerima Police Station in Tokyo on Wednesday.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 15, 2025

Ex-MUFG Bank employee arrested over theft of 20 kg gold deposits

At least 60 clients have been victims of the safe deposit box thefts, with the total damage expected to exceed ¥1 billion.
Chinese Premier Li Qiang (center) with Komeito Secretary-General Makoto Nishida (left) and Liberal Democratic Party Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama in Beijing on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 15, 2025

Japan ruling party execs and Chinese premier agree to seek stable ties

Chinese Premier Li Qiang said that China-Japan relations are currently in a critical period for improvement and development.
Kinki Taxi President Kiyoto Morisaki in Kobe on Dec. 16
JAPAN
Jan 15, 2025

Disaster area tour helping Kobe revival 30 years after 1995 quake

The tour program began in around 2000, and over 100 schools have taken part so far.
Haneda Airport security staff arrested over theft
Tokyo police have arrested a 21-year-old security inspector at Haneda Airport after he allegedly stole cash from a passenger during a baggage inspection.
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.
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.
White House threatens broad crackdown on liberal groups
FBI Director Kash Patel (right) listens to senior White House adviser Stephen Miller speak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Monday.
Why more hotels in Japan are offering room-only service
Nipponia Hotel Ise Kawasaki Merchant Town in Ise, Mie Prefecture
Pole vault rivals in awe after Duplantis has another historic night in Tokyo
Sweden's Armand Duplantis competes in the men's pole fault final during the World Athletics Championships at National Stadium in Tokyo on Monday.
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.
Tara Davis-Woodhall leaps to gold and finds redemption at world championships
Tara Davis-Woodhall celebrates after winning the women's long jump final at the World Athletics Championships at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday night.
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.

Podcast

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

Longform

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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We are pleased to announce the winners of the 6th annual Sustainable Japan Award.
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