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Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jul 21, 2021

Taiwan angers China with first Europe office using its name

Lithuania has backed Taiwan before, donating COVID-19 vaccines and supporting participation in the World Health Assembly.
Japan Times
PRESS / Events
Jul 21, 2021

『地域のシンボル「お城」を活用した持続可能なまちづくりの姿』

Japan Times Satoyama推進コンソーシアム（代表: 末松弥奈子　株式会社ジャパンタイムズ 代表取締役会長兼社長）は、2021年7月29日に「第18回Japan Times Satoyamaカフェ」をオンラインで開催いたします。
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 21, 2021

'Road to space': Billionaire Bezos has successful suborbital jaunt

The 57-year-old American billionaire, donning a blue flight suit and cowboy hat, took a trip to the edge of space lasting 10 minutes and 10 seconds.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / Japan
Jul 20, 2021

Tree-huggers know more than you think

Planting trees is good for the environment. The first and most immediate benefit is their ability to remove particulate matter and other forms of air pollution.
JAPAN
Jul 20, 2021

Organizers scramble to replace Tokyo Games composer after resignation

The scandal over the musician's admission of having bullied and assaulted people with disabilities is the latest in a long line to have beset the troubled Tokyo Olympics.
JAPAN / ANALYSIS
Jul 20, 2021

Moon’s Olympic absence points to protracted stalemate with Japan

Tokyo had been lukewarm on a visit, as it did not expect the South Korean president to propose solutions to festering grievances over historical, political and economic issues.
The four Israeli hostages stand on a stage just before their release, in Gaza City on Saturday.
WORLD
Jan 25, 2025

Hamas releases four Israeli hostages in second swap

The four hostages are being released in exchange for 200 Palestinian prisoners under a ceasefire agreement aimed at ending the 15-month-old war in Gaza.
The Bank of Japan headquarters in Tokyo on Friday
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 25, 2025

Central bank appears poised to break through 0.5% rate barrier this year

The central bank's board voted Friday to increase its target for its short-term policy rate to around 0.5% from around 0.25%.
The beach on Izu-Oshima island where Shizuka Takase's remains were found in October of last year.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2025

Suspect says woman found dead on remote Tokyo island killed herself

The suspect, tatami store manager Sotatsu Yanase, 45, was arrested Friday on suspicion of abandoning and damaging the body of Shizuka Takase.
Madison Keys celebrates with the trophy after winning the Australian Open title on Saturday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 25, 2025

Sparkling Keys stuns Sabalenka to claim maiden Grand Slam title

The 29-year-old became the fourth-oldest first-time Grand Slam champion in the professional era with an upset of the two-time defending champion.
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol attends a hearing for his impeachment trial at the Constitutional Court in Seoul on Thursday.
ASIA PACIFIC / Crime & Legal
Jan 25, 2025

Seoul court rejects second request to extend Yoon detention

Yoon was arrested last week on insurrection charges, becoming the first sitting South Korean head of state to be detained in a criminal probe.
A Nagano Prefectural Police official speaks during a news conference in the city of Nagano on Sunday following the arrest of a suspect in a deadly stabbing days earlier.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 26, 2025

Police arrest suspect in deadly Nagano stabbings

The suspect, a man in his 40s, is believed to have fatally stabbed one person and injured two others in front of Nagano Station days earlier.
Madison Keys celebrates with the trophy after winning the Australian Open on Saturday in Melbourne.
TENNIS
Jan 26, 2025

Madison Keys fulfills Grand Slam ambition after banishing doubts with therapy

Good things come to those who wait as the saying goes — but Keys' wait may have seemed interminable.
Canada's James Crawford celebrates on the podium after winning the Kitzbuehel World Cup downhill race on Saturday.
MORE SPORTS
Jan 26, 2025

Crawford wins Kitzbuehel downhill for maiden World Cup victory; Odermatt sixth

Crawford, with just four podium places to his name in seven seasons on the circuit, laid down a near-perfect run.
Taeko Oshioka, a member of the Japan Confederation of A- and H-Bomb Sufferers Organizations (Nihon Hidankyo) looks for visitors to sign a petition to call on the Japanese government to sign and ratify the Treaty of the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons, in front of the preserved Atomic Bomb Dome in the city of Hiroshima last October.
JAPAN / Politics
Jan 26, 2025

Japan rules out participating in nuke ban treaty meeting as observer

Instead, the country is considering sending lawmakers from the ruling bloc to the meeting, officials have said.
Then-South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem testifies during a Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee hearing on her nomination to be secretary of homeland security, on Capitol Hill in Washington on Jan. 17.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2025

Noem confirmed as DHS head to move Trump’s immigration plans forward

The vote clears the way for her to lead a 260,000-person department that will have a key role in Trump’s border security and immigration enforcement agenda.
Ayumi Matsuki, a priestess at Yoshiwara Shrine, shows off some "o-mamori" charms. She says visitors to the shrine have increased since the NHK drama “Unbound” began airing this month.
JAPAN / History / Longform
Jan 26, 2025

Tracing Tsutaya Juzaburo, Edo’s media maverick

Discover the hometown of the Yoshiwara publisher who helped shape Japan’s artistic legacy and inspired NHK’s latest period drama.
U.S. President Donald Trump attends an event about the economy at the Circa Resort and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2025

Trump’s frenzied debut delights base as thornier decisions await

The honeymoon is hardly assured to last, with the U.S. president so far avoiding drastic steps that would tempt backlash from his party, Wall Street or both.
U.S. President Donald Trump boards Air Force One upon departure from Harry Reid International Airport in Las Vegas on Saturday.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 26, 2025

Trump's firing of independent watchdog officials draws criticism

Donald Trump's late-night firing of inspectors general was called illegal by Democrats and others and drew concern from at least one fellow Republican.
U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks after being sworn in during a ceremony in Washington on Saturday.
WORLD
Jan 26, 2025

Pete Hegseth vote portends glide path for other Trump nominees

Trump's success in pushing through his Pentagon chief nomination despite private doubts among lawmakers amounted to a fresh testament to his hold over the GOP.
Former Bank of Canada and Bank of England Gov. Mark Carney speaks on the day he announces that he is running to replace Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as leader of the ruling Liberal Party, in Edmonton, Alberta, on Jan. 16.
WORLD / Politics / FOCUS
Jan 26, 2025

Trudeau’s Cabinet lines up behind Carney as ex-banker brushes up on French

The support shows that many believe the former central banker is the best bet to counter Donald Trump’s trade threats and boost the Liberal Party’s electoral fortunes.
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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