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Jul 13, 2021

Female duo envision brighter future for women in football in Japan

A small number of women working in football are playing significant roles since returning to their school teams after graduation.
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WORLD
Jul 13, 2021

Jair Bolsonaro wages Trump-like campaign to sow doubt over voting in Brazil

After Trump's 'Stop the Steal” campaign, which sowed false claims of a rigged election, other defeated leaders have been quick to follow.
Japan Times
WORLD
Jul 13, 2021

Having eased virus controls, Israel changes strategy as delta variant hits

The country's government wants Israelis to learn to live with the virus — involving the fewest possible restrictions and avoiding a fourth national lockdown that could harm the economy.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2021

Local Olympics organizers face uninsured loss from spectator ban

The Tokyo Organising Committee used up much of its event cancellation policy on postponement costs last year, insurance sources say.
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BUSINESS / Economy
Jul 13, 2021

BOJ will offer cautiously upbeat view as COVID-19 curbs weigh, say sources

Renewed state-of-emergency measures intended to combat the pandemic are likely to hurt consumption and keep growth heavily reliant on overseas demand.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2021

Eisai pushes second Alzheimer's drug despite call to probe U.S. approval of first

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's June approval of Aduhelm caused resignations among a panel of independent experts who said the therapy was ineffective.
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JAPAN
Jul 13, 2021

Japan to provide millions more vaccine doses to Taiwan and other Asian neighbors

Japan will ship out 1 million doses each to Indonesia, Taiwan and Vietnam on Thursday as part of bilateral deals with those governments, Foreign Minister Toshimitsu Motegi said.
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COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021

The U.S. military needs a lot more recruits

Defending against new threats will require the U.S. to replenish its all-volunteer force — a task made harder by the dwindling number of Americans willing and able to serve.
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BUSINESS / Companies
Jul 13, 2021

Firms from Sony to noodle-maker urge Japan to pursue moon business

The Lunar Industry Vision Council on Tuesday submitted a white paper to the minister in charge of space policy urging closer cooperation between the state and the private sector.
Japan Times
BASEBALL / MLB
Jul 13, 2021

Shohei Ohtani puts on show at Home Run Derby but bows out in first round

The New York Mets' Pete Alonso, the defending champion, won the eight-man competition to retain his title.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021

The stickiness of pandemic-driven economic behavior

In a survey of 5,000 full-time employees in nine countries, 52% said they would like a hybrid remote-work plan in the future, a 22-percentage-point increase compared to before the pandemic.
Japan Times
COMMENTARY / World
Jul 13, 2021

Didi’s data wars will become the new normal

The real issue is more basic, however: It's national security. Like all such services, Didi collects vast amounts of user location and trip route data for legitimate business purposes.
Japan Exchange Group released a report Thursday compiled by an independent directors' investigation committee tasked to look into an insider trading case involving a former TSE employee.
BUSINESS
Jan 30, 2025

JPX and TSE cut executives' pay over 'unprecedented' insider trading case

JPX has also released a report compiled by an independent directors' investigation committee tasked with looking into the scandal.
An attendee records a virtual address by U.S. President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland, on Jan. 23.
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2025

Trump threats risk stretching Europe's fragile unity to breaking point

The European Commission urged member states in a private meeting last week to remain united, with some comparing the situation to the Brexit negotiations.
Winners Yevgenia Shishkova (front right) and Vadim Naumov (rear right) wave to fans during the medal ceremony at the NHK Trophy in Nagoya on Dec. 9, 1995. State-run news in Russia reported that the pair was on board a passenger plane that collided with a U.S. military helicopter in Washington on Wednesday.
MORE SPORTS / Figure skating
Jan 30, 2025

World champion Russian skaters reportedly on plane involved in midair collision

Shishkova and Naumov won the world championship in pairs in 1994.
U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin during a joint news conference in Helsinki on July 16, 2018
WORLD / Politics
Jan 30, 2025

Analysts are skeptical about U.S. and Russia's nuclear talks

Moscow, in particular, seems to have no interest in reducing its arsenal of nuclear warheads as its invasion of Ukraine enters its fourth year next month.
A member of the M23 armed group (center) stands in front of two Guatemalan soldiers from the United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) as they monitor access to the border crossing into Rwanda on Tuesday.
WORLD
Jan 30, 2025

What is happening in Congo and why are M23 rebels fighting?

The latest advances are part of a major escalation of a decades-old conflict over power, identity and resources.
The Dentsu Group's headquarters building (center) in Tokyo. Tokyo District Court ordered Dentsu Group to pay ¥300 million in fines on Thursday as sought by prosecutors over bid-rigging related to the Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics in 2021.
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 30, 2025

Dentsu Group ordered to pay ¥300 million over Tokyo Games bid-rigging

The Tokyo District Court also sentenced the former assistant head of the sports department of core subsidiary Dentsu to two years in prison suspended for four years.
Shukan Bunshun published an editorial from the editor-in-chief on Thursday apologizing for the inaccuracy in its reporting on the Masahiro Nakai scandal.
JAPAN / Media
Jan 30, 2025

Shukan Bunshun criticized by former Osaka governor for not being upfront about correction

Toru Hashimoto has been critical of how the magazine had not been upfront about the change, despite it being a core issue of the scandal.
Rakuten Group said it no longer plans to list its securities arm on the Tokyo Stock Exchange, and will instead focus on deepening its partnership with Mizuho Securities.
BUSINESS / Markets
Jan 30, 2025

Rakuten scraps plan to list securities unit on Tokyo bourse

The Japanese e-commerce pioneer had planned an initial public offering for Rakuten Securities Holdings as part of a push to shore up finances.
Bank of Japan Deputy Gov. Ryozo Himino speaks during an interview in June 2023.
BUSINESS / Economy
Jan 30, 2025

BOJ deputy signals more room to hike given negative real rates

The deputy governor cemented the BOJ’s message that the central bank is looking to hike rates further in the future.
A young couple (Ryuya Wakaba and Mai Fukagawa) fulfill a lifelong dream of moving to the countryside, only to find their new community may have sinister intentions toward them in “Welcome to the Village.”
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2025

‘Welcome to the Village’: Tradition takes a twisted turn in the countryside

The ancient tradition of “murahachibu,” ostracizing community members as punishment, gets a contemporary twist in Hideo Jojo’s slow-burn thriller.
“The Rose of Versailles” centers on the real-life Marie Antoinette (voiced by Aya Hirano) and the fictional Oscar Francois de Jarjayes (Miyuki Sawashiro) a few years before the French Revolution.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2025

‘The Rose of Versailles’ opts for empty opulence

Riyoko Ikeda’s seminal manga that tackled themes of political and sexual revolution gets a film adaptation that lacks the depth of its source material.
Gensho Yasuda’s “Make a Girl” follows an inventor whose relationship with the robot girlfriend he builds becomes increasingly complicated as she develops an unexpected sense of independence.
CULTURE / Film
Jan 30, 2025

Indie animator Gensho Yasuda paves his own way with a DIY spirit

With “Make a Girl,” the young Japanese creator takes the leap from short videos to full-length films.
Takeda Pharmaceutical's headquarters in Tokyo
BUSINESS / Companies
Jan 30, 2025

Takeda picks first female CEO of centuries-old drugmaker

Julie Kim, 54, has been running Takeda’s U.S. operations since 2022 and will assume the role of CEO in June next year, subject to shareholder approval, the company said.
Players in Jakarta, Indonesia, take part in the “Red Light, Green Light” game from the Netflix series “Squid Game.”
CULTURE / TV & Streaming
Jan 30, 2025

'Cute and murderous': How the iconic killer doll in 'Squid Game' came to life

Young-hee, the innocent-looking robotic doll who has a deadly role in the mega-hit Netflix series, is partly inspired by the production designer's daughter.
Lawyers representing Masako Akagi at a news conference in the city of Osaka on Thursday following an Osaka High Court ruling that revoked the Finance Ministry's decision not to disclose documents related to a document-tampering scandal
JAPAN / Crime & Legal
Jan 31, 2025

Court nixes Finance Ministry decision against document disclosure

The Finance Ministry has said that public disclosure in a document-tampering case would impede investigations.

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