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Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

Tesla’s solar roof rollout is a bust — and a fixation for Elon Musk

The product is essential to Musk's vision for the company to become a one-stop shop for a household's clean energy needs.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021

Downtown Sydney to enter lockdown after spike in delta variant cases

Authorities have struggled to contain a spike in the highly contagious delta COVID-19 virus variant in the city.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

Tokyo prices' 10-month slide halts in June despite virus restrictions

Prices in the capital excluding fresh food were unchanged from a year earlier, the internal affairs ministry reported Friday.
Japan Times
MORE SPORTS
Jun 25, 2021

Confident Lizette Salas grabs lead at Women's PGA Championship

Lizette Salas shot a 5-under-par 67 to take sole possession of the lead after the opening round of the KPMG Women's PGA Championship at the Atlanta Athletic Club in Johns Creek, Georgia, on Thursday.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021

Biden balances climate need with human rights in Chinese solar product ban

The intersection of the solar supply chain with alleged human rights abuses creates a conflict between the president's environmental and human rights agendas.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021

U.N. says 230,000 displaced by Myanmar fighting

The organization said 177,000 people were displaced in Karen state bordering Thailand, 103,000 in the past month.
Japan Times
BUSINESS
Jun 25, 2021

Big Tech’s car obsession is all about taking eyes off the road

What's at stake, essentially, is something even more valuable than profitability: The last unclaimed corner of consumers' attention during their waking hours.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Jun 25, 2021

Japan's office workers get poetic on life during the pandemic

The nation's office workers express themselves on COVID-19 and pop culture for the 34th Senryu for Salaried Workers Contest.
Japan Times
ASIA PACIFIC
Jun 25, 2021

What else has Hong Kong lost, readers ask, as a paper is silenced

To many, Apple Daily was a symbol of the civil liberties that have been lost as Beijing has tightened its grip over the city.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / Vocabulary Boost
Jun 25, 2021

Variants, the Olympics and other boosters for your vocabulary

Frequent Japanese words popping up in the media have more to do with vaccinations, but could an Olympic shift be ahead?
Japan Times
WORLD
Jun 25, 2021

Nearly 100 missing as oceanfront Miami-area building collapses

Rescue crews picked through tons of rubble on Thursday looking for survivors after the collapse of part of an oceanfront apartment tower.
Japan Times
BUSINESS / Companies
Jun 24, 2021

New Panasonic CEO says efficiency to fuel Tesla business and spur growth

What's now critical to Panasonic's future growth is its relationship with the world's biggest maker of electric cars and ability to claim a share of the global market for EV batteries.
Artificial intelligence is fast becoming 'a new tool in the toolkit of scammers' preying on individuals looking for love online.
LIFE / Lifestyle
Feb 14, 2025

Got a digital crush this Valentine's? Beware of scams, says Meta.

At a Feb. 12 briefing, Meta outlined a recently disrupted romance scam that originated in Cambodia and targeted people in Chinese and Japanese languages.
While AI has added increased uncertainty over what is and isn't true, misinformation has been around for a while.
LIFE / Language / BILINGUAL
Feb 14, 2025

How to tell if what you're hearing is true (or just sounds like it is)

Some Japanese grammatical terms signal uncertainty, and that is when you need phrases to help you get to the truth of the matter.
Aaron Rodgers started all 17 games for the Jets last season and threw for 3,897 yards and 28 touchdowns.
MORE SPORTS / Football
Feb 14, 2025

Jets announce intention to part ways with Aaron Rodgers

Rodgers, a highly decorated quarterback, has options should he wish to continue playing in the NFL.
McLaren driver Lando Norris finished in second place behind Max Verstappen in the Formula One standings last season.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 14, 2025

Lando Norris ready to go head-to-head with Max Verstappen for F1 title

McLaren's Lando Norris is ready to take the fight to Max Verstappen after driving his new car for the first time on Thursday.
Dewi Sukarno (center) at a news conference in Tokyo on Wednesday
JAPAN / Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Celebrity Dewi Sukarno launches political group for animal rights

The 12 Heiwa To party, whose name is a play on "wan-nyan" (bow-meow), will focus on animal protection as its main policy.
Chelsea striker Sam Kerr arrives at Kingston Crown Court in London on Tuesday.
SOCCER
Feb 14, 2025

Chelsea has no plans to discipline star player Sam Kerr after acquittal

Kerr was found not guilty by a jury at Kingston Crown Court in London on Tuesday after calling a British police officer "stupid and white" during an incident in January 2023.
U.S. President Donald Trump with Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing in November 2017. For Xi, the concerns about Trump provide an opportunity to thwart a broader convergence between America and its allies.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2025

Trump gives Xi chance to court U.S. allies and repair global image

For Xi, the concerns about the U.S. president provide an opportunity to thwart a broader convergence between America and its allies.
Part of the Saudi Arabia World Cup bid exhibition is seen on Dec. 11, 2024, in Riyadh.
SOCCER / World cup
Feb 14, 2025

Saudi Arabia to ban alcohol at 2034 FIFA World Cup

The Saudi ambassador to the United Kingdom quipped that much like Saudi Arabia's dry weather, "It's a dry country."
Nissan Chief Executive Officer Makoto Uchida during a news conference at the company’s global headquarters in Yokohama on Thursday
BUSINESS / Companies
Feb 14, 2025

Honda and Nissan parting leaves both with unresolved problems

One needs scale to compete on the global stage, the other a lifeline to stay afloat.
A special police member monitors a protest, while inside the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) building, a day after members of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) led by billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk moved into the CFPB, in Washington last Saturday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 14, 2025

Rapid unraveling of U.S. consumer watchdog leaves financial firms in limbo

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau may be reviled by the industry, but its abrupt undoing is causing upheaval among those it regulates.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi (right) and U.S. President Donald Trump shake hands at the conclusion of a joint news conference in the White House in Washington on Thursday.
WORLD / Politics
Feb 14, 2025

India's Modi and Trump agree to trade talks to lower tensions

The agreements came hours after Trump unveiled a roadmap for reciprocal tariffs on every country that puts duties on U.S. imports, including India.
Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen celebrates after breaking the indoor mile world record in Lievin, France, on Thursday.
MORE SPORTS / Athletics
Feb 14, 2025

Jakob Ingebrigtsen breaks indoor mile world record

He also broke the indoor 1,500 mark he set on the same track three years ago.
The U.S. Navy's nuclear-powered aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (foreground), the Maritime Self-Defense Force destroyer Kaga (center) and the French Navy's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier conduct a joint drill in the Pacific Ocean east of the Philippines on Wednesday.
JAPAN
Feb 14, 2025

Japan, U.S., France hold joint naval exercise in Pacific

The drill is the first involving MSDF vessels along with U.S. and French aircraft carriers.
Michael Jordan watches during the Straight Talk Wireless 400 at Homestead-Miami Speedway in October 2024.
MORE SPORTS / Auto Racing
Feb 14, 2025

NASCAR appeals injunction for Michael Jordan’s 23XI Racing

NASCAR appealed the injunction that granted 23XI Racing and Front Row Motorsports permission to operate as chartered members despite not signing a charter.
Howard Lutnick (right), chief executive officer of Cantor Fitzgerald and U.S. commerce secretary nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, watches as Trump displays a signed executive order in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington on Thursday.
BUSINESS / Markets
Feb 14, 2025

Trump moves to impose reciprocal tariffs as soon as April

Fresh import taxes would be customized for each country, meant to offset not just their own levies on U.S. goods, but also other factors that act to limit U.S. trade.

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