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Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

As athletics records tumble, new shoe technology puts comparisons in question

Since the arrival of thick-soled, carbon-plated road shoes and now their track spike equivalent, long-standing records set by the sport's all-time greats are being obliterated.
Japan Times
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 28, 2021

How the Tokyo area's recent COVID-19 surge is different

Compared with its third wave, the capital is now facing a larger number of daily infections, more cases among younger people and the threat from deadlier variants.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 28, 2021

Singapore braces for a leap of faith in its COVID-19 strategy

The tiny city-state that relies on being globally connected is eyeing the resumption of some international travel by September.
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Twice is nice: Japan's Yui Ohashi wins second gold of the Games in women's 200-meter IM

Tomoru Honda also added to Japan's medal haul in the pool, earning a silver in the men's 200-meter butterfly.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Samurai Japan squeaks out walk-off win over Dominican Republic in Olympic baseball opener

The first game of any tournament is always tough, especially on one of the biggest stages in sports, and that was certainly the case for Samurai Japan on Wednesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Naomi Osaka’s Olympics exit dashes her hopes of gold on home turf

While the first days of competition have brought some cheer for Japan, the loss of Osaka dealt a sharp emotional blow and generated discussion over the state of her game.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 28, 2021

Surprising stocks see windfall as Japan tops Olympic medal table

The nation's haul of 11 gold medals is lifting everything from real estate stocks to the shares of seafood vendors with the most tenuous of links to the medalists.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 28, 2021

Morning finals forcing swimmers to adjust in Tokyo

The format has been switched up in Tokyo, which has forced competitors to adjust from their usual schedule.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jul 28, 2021

North and South Korea in talks over summit and reopening liaison office

South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un have been exploring ways to improve strained ties by exchanging multiple letters since April.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

How climate change can bring Latin America back

For Latin America, this quickening green transition could attract hundreds of billions in investment, help spur an economic recovery and let nations leapfrog technologically.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

Shortages of milk and other U.K. staples are not just due to the ‘pingdemic’

Even before the highly contagious delta variant started spreading and causing supply chain snarl-ups, the U.K.'s food supplies were straining from Brexit.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 28, 2021

Japan’s newfound boldness on defending Taiwan

Japan's increasing concern with China's intimidation of its neighbors has triggered a shift toward a greater willingness to publicly align its national interests with the security of Taiwan.
U.S. President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden walk across the South Lawn of the White House in Washington in August 2022, after returning from a trip to Kentucky.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

How Biden’s inner circle protected a faltering president

“Your biggest issue is the perception of age,” Mike Donilon, the president’s longtime strategist, told him in 2022, according to people who heard him.
Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba poses for a photo with Dimitri Kerkentzes (second left), visiting secretary-general of the Paris-based Bureau International des Expositions, at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo on Friday.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2025

Ishiba vows to make Osaka Expo a success

"We will do our best to communicate (the attractions of) not only Osaka but also Japan as a whole to the world," Ishiba also said.
The SpaceX Starship rocket's Super Heavy booster lands, as seen from South Padre Island near Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday.
WORLD / Science & Health
Jan 18, 2025

U.S. grounds SpaceX's Starship after fiery midair explosion

Under established procedures, SpaceX will now be required to carry out a "mishap investigation."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and then-Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump greet each other at a campaign event sponsored by conservative group Turning Point USA, in Duluth, Georgia, in October.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. sought to stop COVID-19 shots six months after rollout

Donald Trump's pick to lead U.S. health agencies, petitioned the FDA to revoke authorization of the shots at a time when they were in high demand and considered life-saving.
Poland's Iga Swiatek hits a forehand during her third round match against Britain's Emma Raducanu on Saturday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2025

Rampant Swiatek has ball 'listening' to her in rout of Raducanu

Swiatek has only once reached the semifinal in Melbourne but signaled she is ready to go all the way with a 6-1, 6-0, destruction of the 2021 U.S. Open winner.
A Chinese district court is set to sentence a man next week over a knife attack in June last year, in which a Japanese woman and her child, and a Chinese woman were attacked in Suzhou, Jiangsu Province.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 18, 2025

China court to sentence man over Japanese school bus stabbings

In the sentencing hearing, attention will likely be paid to how the court will mention the attacker's motive as well as the severity of the sentence.
Eugene Kangawa's Atelier iii is a space where visitors are invited to engage directly with the artist’s evolving practice.
CULTURE / Art
Jan 18, 2025

Eugene Kangawa’s art space embraces impermanence

The artist’s Atelier iii studio resists spectacle and asks visitors to slow down and commit to being present.
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s potential role in any plan to save TikTok remains both intriguing and complicated. The ban is set to take effect just one day before his inauguration, and while it has been reported that President Joe Biden won’t enforce the ban on day one, the decision on what to do long-term will become Trump’s problem almost immediately.
BUSINESS / Tech / FOCUS
Jan 18, 2025

TikTok’s fate rests on Trump after U.S. Supreme Court upholds law

U.S. President -elect Donald Trump’s potential role in any plan to save TikTok remains both intriguing and complicated.
Reporters listen as President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at his Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, on Jan. 7
WORLD / Politics / ANALYSIS
Jan 18, 2025

Once an interloper, Trump returns to White House more powerful than before

The former real-estate developer now plausibly stands as the defining political figure of the early 21st century.
Learner Tien celebrates victory over France's Corentin Moutet during the third round of the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 18, 2025

Tien becomes the youngest man into Australian Open last 16 since Nadal

Tien's win in the battle of left-handers came two days after he pulled off the upset of the tournament by beating former U.S. Open champion Daniil Medvedev.
Yanaha Island in Okinawa Prefecture as seen from a ferry.
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2025

Chinese buyer of Okinawa island to make visit in summer

The woman is reportedly preparing a trip to the island for employees of a company she runs in July or August.
A training session for a new reporting system that the Japan Coast Guard began operating on Saturday
JAPAN
Jan 18, 2025

Japan Coast Guard launches emergency video reporting system

The coast guard hopes the new system will improve life-saving measures in the event of emergencies at sea.
Daiichi Sankyo's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS
Jan 18, 2025

AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo win U.S. approval for breast cancer drug

The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug for patients with advanced breast tumors whose cells bear a certain genetic signature.
Pro-Yoon Suk Yeol protesters participate in a rally outside a court in Seoul on Saturday where Yoon made an appearance before a judge.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 18, 2025

Yoon defends himself in court against longer detention

The president spoke before the judge for about 40 minutes in the first session and about five minutes in final remarks, according to local media.
A motorcade believed to be carrying impeached South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeo arrives at the Seoul Detention Center in Uiwang, South Korea, late Saturday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Politics
Jan 19, 2025

Protesters storm South Korea court after it extends Yoon's detention

The disgraced leader will now remain in custody, with a new warrant allowing investigators to keep him for up to 20 days.

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