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Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 21, 2021

Putin’s dangerous Ukraine narrative

Make no mistake: by denying Ukraine's right to independence, Putin is setting the stage for war. The West must quickly decide what it is willing to do to prevent it.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 21, 2021

Japan should reopen its doors to international students

The longer the ban goes on, the less likely talented students will want to travel to Japan and the progress it has made in internationalizing its universities will be quickly reversed.
Japan Times
BASKETBALL / NBA
Jul 21, 2021

Milwaukee Bucks beat Phoenix Suns to claim NBA championship

The Bucks won the franchise's first NBA championship in 50 years with a 105-98 win over the visiting Suns on Tuesday.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2021

Beijing 2022 Winter Olympics will need spectators, IOC says

'We need and we want to have spectators,' said Juan Antonio Samaranch Jr., who heads the IOC's coordination commission, overseeing preparations for the Games.
Japan Times
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2021

Japan pressed to tackle discrimination and abuse in sport

Though known for its strong civil society and democracy, Japan had serious rights issues to address, Human Rights Watch said Monday.
OLYMPICS
Jul 21, 2021

Kanoa Igarashi sticks to his routine as Japan eyes medals in surfing's Olympic debut

The California native has three top-five finishes on the World Surf League Championship Tour this season, including placing third in his most recent event.
SUMO / INSIDE SUMO
Jul 21, 2021

Hakuho and Terunofuji bout evokes memories of past sporting greats

Shots of the pair in action captured a moment truly significant to Japan's national sport.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2021

Honda scraps go-it-alone strategy for safer shift toward EVs

A partnership with GM is part of a trend of carmakers sharing the burden of bringing new technology to market.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 21, 2021

No-spectator Olympics produces winners and losers for Japanese stocks

Thanks to the resurgent pandemic, shares in the likes of fried-chicken chains, food-delivery operators and electronics stores selling TVs are seen as more likely to get a boost.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2021

Fan-free Olympics leaves hotels facing 1 million cancellations

Adding to the industry's woes, COVID-19 contributed to a 57% jump in hotel bankruptcies in 2020 to the highest level since 2011.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jul 21, 2021

Netflix promises growth ahead after languid start to year

The company added 1.54 million customers in the second quarter, above the 1.12 million forecast by analysts, but it's a far cry from the company's previous growth.
Japan Times
WORLD / Science & Health / FOCUS
Jul 21, 2021

Global quest underway to speed up COVID-19 vaccine trials

Researchers are trying to determine just what level of antibodies a vaccine must produce to provide protection against the illness.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2021

'Don't get sick': Indonesia's poor miss out on COVID-19 care

The pandemic has been a grinding descent toward poverty and hunger for many of the country's economically vulnerable.
Anti-abortion demonstrators take part in the annual March for Life rally in Washington on Friday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump targets abortion access at home and abroad

Trump revoked two executive orders signed by Joe Biden protecting abortion access.
Advertisements on Threads will come from a "handful of brands” and appear only in the U.S. and Japan to start, according to a post Friday from Instagram boss Adam Mosseri, who called the move a "test.”
BUSINESS / Tech
Jan 25, 2025

Meta’s Threads to show ads for the first time in U.S. and Japan

It’s not clear what the revenue potential for Threads will be long term, but the service will benefit from Meta’s existing pool of advertisers.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio waves to employees upon arrival at the State Department in Washington on Tuesday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2025

U.S. issues broad freeze on foreign aid after Trump orders review

The move risks cutting off billions of dollars of life-saving assistance. The United States is the largest single donor of aid globally.
Elon Musk makes a stiff arm salute during an inaugural event for U.S. President Donald Trump at Capitol One Arena in Washington on Monday. A time when the far right is once again on the rise, the interpretation of Musk's gesture was straightforward for many — especially in Germany.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2025

‘Awkward gesture’? ‘Roman salute’? In Germany, its meaning is clear.

A gesture associated with the Nazis has a surprising history. But in Germany, there was little doubt about its meaning.
U.S. airmen and U.S. Customs and Border Protection Agency personnel prepare to load undocumented migrants onto a C-17 Globemaster III at Tucson International Airport in Tucson, Arizona, on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump deploys visible military force to launch migrant crackdown

Long done in the shadows, Trump’s administration is releasing photos and videos of authorities herding migrants onto C-17s, military planes.
Posters of Israeli hostages (left to right) Liri Albag, Naama Levy, Karina Ariev and Daniela Gilboa, who have been held in the Gaza Strip since the Oct. 7, 2023, attack by Hamas militants
WORLD
Jan 25, 2025

Hamas names four Israeli female soldier hostages to be freed in second swap

The exchange follows the release on Sunday of three Israeli women and 90 Palestinian prisoners, the first such exchange in more than a year.
Bank of Japan Gov. Kazuo Ueda speaks during a news conference after a two-day monetary policy meeting at BOJ headquarters in Tokyo on Friday.
BUSINESS / Economy / FOCUS
Jan 25, 2025

BOJ’s clear guidance on rate hike calms markets but may backfire

For some economists, the latest move was too completely priced in, begging the question of how explicitly the BOJ intends to signal its plans in the future.
Palestinian fighters from the armed wing of Hamas take part in a military parade in the central Gaza Strip in July 2023.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2025

Hamas has added up to 15,000 fighters since start of war, U.S. figures show

The intelligence suggests the Iran-backed fighters could remain a persistent threat to Israel.
The A23a iceberg is seen in the waters of the Southern Ocean off Antarctica on Jan. 14.
ENVIRONMENT / Earth science
Jan 25, 2025

Mega-iceberg drifts toward Antarctic penguin island

The gigantic wall of ice is moving slowly from Antarctica on a potential collision course with a crucial wildlife breeding ground in the South Atlantic.
U.S. President Donald Trump throws pens to the crowd after signing executive orders during the inaugural parade inside Capital One Arena in Washington on Monday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump fires 17 inspectors general in late-night purge

The firings of the internal watchdogs who monitor federal agencies capped a week of dramatic shake-ups of the federal bureaucracy with a focus on loyalty to the president.
Ukrainian refugees, who recently crossed the border from Mexico, head to waiting transportation in Chula Vista, California, on April 4, 2022.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 25, 2025

Trump officials pause programs to let in immigrants, including Ukrainians

Department of Homeland Security officials have ordered what amounts to a pause for a range of programs that allowed immigrants to settle in the U.S. temporarily.
Celtic's Kyogo Furuhashi prior to a Champions League match against Young Boys in Glasgow, Scotland, on Wednesday
SOCCER
Jan 25, 2025

Celtic boss braces for life without Japan star Kyogo Furuhashi

Furuhashi, 30, has been strongly tipped to join French club Rennes as he seeks new challenges.
Alexander Zverev and Jannik Sinner, the top two players in the ATP rankings, will battle it out for the Australian Open title on Sunday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2025

Sinner wary of 'physical beast' Zverev in Australian Open final

The ice-cool runaway world No. 1 goes into Sunday's Melbourne Park decider on a 20-match win streak, dropping just two sets in his six matches so far.
Naoya Inoue throws a punch against Kim Ye-joon during their world super bantamweight title bout in Tokyo on Friday.
MORE SPORTS / Boxing
Jan 25, 2025

After racking up another KO, 'Monster' Inoue set for bright lights of Las Vegas

There may also be a big payday in Saudi Arabia on the horizon as Inoue takes his thrilling style overseas after a long run of bouts on home soil.
Fuji Media Holdings' headquarters in Tokyo's Minato Ward on Thursday
JAPAN / Media
Jan 25, 2025

Fuji TV board to meet on Monday to discuss scandal

The board is expected to discuss the company's response to calls for Fuji Television executives, including President Koichi Minato, to take responsibility over the scandal.
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.

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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.
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